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Blue Jays
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 18, 2017
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on August 18, 2017 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 18, 2017 |
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Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 18, 2017 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | J.A. Happ |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jake Arrieta |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 41,814 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 2 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ben May 1B: Joe West 2B: Andy Fletcher 3B: Hunter Wendelstedt |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jose Bautista | Right Fielder |
Josh Donaldson | Third Baseman |
Justin Smoak | First Baseman |
Steve Pearce | Left Fielder |
Miguel Montero | Catcher |
Kevin Pillar | Center Fielder |
Ryan Goins | Shortstop |
Darwin Barney | Second Baseman |
J.A. Happ | Pitcher |
John Gibbons | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Albert Almora | Center Fielder |
Kris Bryant | Third Baseman |
Anthony Rizzo | First Baseman |
Ben Zobrist | Left Fielder |
Ian Happ | Second Baseman |
Victor Caratini | Catcher |
Jason Heyward | Right Fielder |
Javier Baez | Shortstop |
Jake Arrieta | Pitcher |
Joe Maddon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Blue Jays
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 18, 2017
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Arrieta
Bautista hits a popup, foul, towards first. Rizzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Arrieta
Donaldson hits a fly ball into center field. Almora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Arrieta
Smoak hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heyward. Smoak reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Pearce vs. Arrieta
Pearce hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Smoak scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Montero vs. Arrieta
Montero hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Happ scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Almora vs. Happ
Almora strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Happ
Bryant strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Happ
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Goins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pillar vs. Arrieta
Pillar strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Goins vs. Arrieta
Goins strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Arrieta
Barney hits a line drive into center field. Almora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Happ
Zobrist takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Happ vs. Happ
Happ strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Caratini vs. Happ
Caratini hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bautista. Caratini reaches second base with a double. Zobrist moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Heyward vs. Happ
Heyward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smoak fields the ball and throws to Happ covering. Safe. Zobrist scores. Caratini moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Baez vs. Happ
Baez hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Caratini scores. Heyward moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Arrieta vs. Happ
Arrieta hits a fly ball into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Almora vs. Happ
Almora hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Heyward scores. There goes Baez trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Arrieta
Happ strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Arrieta
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Arrieta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Donaldson vs. Arrieta
Donaldson strikes out. There goes Bautista. The throw from Caratini to Happ, and back to Rizzo, who tags Bautista out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Happ
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards third. Donaldson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Happ
Rizzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Happ
Zobrist hits a line drive into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Happ vs. Happ
Happ strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Arrieta
Smoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearce vs. Arrieta
Pearce hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Happ settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Montero vs. Arrieta
Montero hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smoak moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Pillar vs. Arrieta
Pillar hits a fly ball into center field. Almora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Goins vs. Arrieta
Goins hits a fly ball into center field. Almora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Caratini vs. Happ
Caratini hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heyward vs. Happ
Heyward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smoak scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heyward for the out. Caratini moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Baez vs. Happ
Baez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Arrieta vs. Happ
Arrieta strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Arrieta
Barney hits a popup towards first. Rizzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Arrieta
Happ hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Happ reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Arrieta
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Happ scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Almora vs. Happ
Almora hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Bryant vs. Happ
Bryant hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pearce. Bryant reaches second base with a double. Almora moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rizzo vs. Happ
Rizzo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Almora scores. Bryant scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Zobrist vs. Happ
Zobrist hits a line drive into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Happ vs. Happ
Happ strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Caratini vs. Happ
There goes Rizzo. The throw from Montero and he is safe. Rizzo steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Caratini vs. Happ
Caratini is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Heyward vs. Happ
Heyward strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Arrieta
Donaldson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Smoak vs. Arrieta
Smoak strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pearce vs. Arrieta
Pearce strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Montero vs. Arrieta
Montero hits a popup towards third. Bryant settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baez vs. Loup
Aaron Loup now pitching.
Baez hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Arrieta vs. Loup
Arrieta hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Almora vs. Loup
Almora strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bryant vs. Loup
Bryant hits a line drive into right field. Bautista settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pillar vs. Arrieta
Pillar hits a line drive off the glove of Baez, and into shallow left field. Pillar reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Goins vs. Arrieta
Goins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Happ scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pillar moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Carrera vs. Arrieta
Ezequiel Carrera pinch hits for Darwin Barney.
Carrera takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Morales vs. Edwards
Kendrys Morales pinch hits for Aaron Loup. Carl Edwards now pitching.
Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Rizzo has Pillar trapped. There's the throw to Caratini and over to Bryant, who tags Pillar for the out. Carrera moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Bautista vs. Edwards
Bautista strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rizzo vs. Mayza
Jose Bautista now playing third base. Josh Donaldson now playing shortstop. Ryan Goins now playing second base. Ezequiel Carrera now playing right
Rizzo strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zobrist vs. Mayza
Zobrist hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pearce. Zobrist reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Happ vs. Mayza
There goes Zobrist. The throw from Montero and he is out, Bautista applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Mayza
Happ strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Strop
Pedro Strop now pitching.
Donaldson hits a fly ball into right field. Heyward settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smoak vs. Strop
Smoak hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Happ scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pearce vs. Strop
Pearce hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Montero vs. Strop
Montero hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pearce moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Pillar vs. Strop
Pillar hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Zobrist. Pillar reaches second base with a double. Pearce scores. Montero moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Goins vs. Strop
Goins hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Montero scores. Pillar scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carrera vs. Strop
Carrera hits a fly ball into center field. Almora settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Caratini vs. Mayza
Caratini hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heyward vs. Mayza
Heyward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Smoak fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Baez vs. Mayza
Baez hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Jay vs. Mayza
Jon Jay pinch hits for Pedro Strop.
Jay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Almora vs. Tepera
Nori Aoki now playing right field. Ryan Tepera now pitching.
Almora hits a fly ball into center field. Pillar settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bryant vs. Tepera
Bryant hits a fly ball into right field. Aoki settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Aoki vs. Davis
Wade Davis now pitching.
Aoki hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bautista vs. Davis
Bautista hits a ball on the ground towards short. Baez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Donaldson vs. Davis
Donaldson strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/18/2017 -- Toronto at Chicago (D) Toronto AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Bautista J, rf-3b 5 0 1 0 Almora A, cf 5 1 2 1 Donaldson J, 3b-ss 4 0 0 0 Bryant K, 3b 5 1 1 0 Smoak J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Rizzo A, 1b 4 0 2 2 Pearce S, lf 4 1 2 1 Zobrist B, lf 3 1 1 0 Montero M, c 4 1 2 0 Happ I, 2b 4 0 0 0 Pillar K, cf 4 1 2 1 Caratini V, c 3 1 3 0 Goins R, ss-2b 4 0 1 2 Heyward J, rf 4 2 1 1 Barney D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Baez J, ss 4 1 2 3 Carrera E, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 Arrieta J, p 3 0 1 0 Tepera R, p 0 0 0 0 Edwards C, p 0 0 0 0 Happ J, p 2 0 0 0 Strop P, p 0 0 0 0 Loup A, p 0 0 0 0 Jay J, ph 0 0 0 0 Morales K, ph 1 0 0 0 Davis W, p 0 0 0 0 Mayza T, p 0 0 0 0 Aoki N, rf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 10 4 35 7 13 7 Toronto 100 000 030 -- 4 Chicago 030 020 02x -- 7 Toronto IP H R ER BB SO Happ J (L) 5.0 9 5 5 2 8 Loup A 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Mayza T 1.1 3 2 2 1 2 Tepera R 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Arrieta J (W) 6.1 6 1 1 2 6 Edwards C 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 Strop P 1.0 4 3 3 0 0 Davis W (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Toronto 7, Chicago 7 2B -- Smoak J, Caratini V, Bryant K, Pillar K 2, Zobrist B HR -- Baez J SB -- Rizzo A CS -- Bautista J, Zobrist B T -- 3:02 A -- 41814
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