Top 1st
José Ramírez to second. Francisco Lindor scores.
Wild Pitch

Bottom 2nd
Jason Heyward singles to shallow center field. Kyle Schwarber scores.
67.1 mph
226 ft
36 deg
Bottom 4th
Cameron Maybin singles to shallow left field. Jason Heyward to second. Javier Báez scores.
83 mph
136 ft
11 deg
Top 5th
Oscar Mercado homers to center field.
104.1 mph
371 ft
35 deg
Bottom 10th
Javier Báez singles to left field. Anthony Rizzo to second. Kris Bryant to third. Ian Happ scores.
77.6 mph
171 ft
15 deg

1
HR
0
2
R
3
5
H
9
0
SB
0
6
LOB
11
.156
AVG
.257
.250
OBP
.381
.281
SLG
.286
1.86
ERA
1.80
10
K
8
5
BB
4
Current Series
Indians
5
Cubs
6
Game 1
Final
Indians
2
Cubs
3
Game 2
Final
2020 AL Central
Game Summary
The Chicago Cubs squeaked out a win over the Cleveland Indians, 3 to 2, on September 16, 2020.
Game Info
Wrigley Field
Chicago, Illinois
Home Plate: Chad Whitson
First Base: Mark Carlson
Second Base: James Hoye
Third Base: Mike Estabrook
1
HR
0
2
R
3
5
H
9
0
SB
0
6
LOB
11
.156
AVG
.257
.250
OBP
.381
.281
SLG
.286
1.86
ERA
1.80
10
K
8
5
BB
4
Current Series
Indians
5
Cubs
6
Game 1
Final
Indians
2
Cubs
3
Game 2
Final
2020 AL Central
Game Summary
The Chicago Cubs squeaked out a win over the Cleveland Indians, 3 to 2, on September 16, 2020.
Game Info
Wrigley Field
Chicago, Illinois
Home Plate: Chad Whitson
First Base: Mark Carlson
Second Base: James Hoye
Third Base: Mike Estabrook
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Lindor SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
D. DeShields CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
J. Ramírez 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Santana 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
F. Reyes DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
J. Luplow RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Naquin PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ó. Mercado LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Naylor PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Hedges C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Freeman PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. León C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Y. Chang 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hernandez PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Happ CF-LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Bryant 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Rizzo 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
W. Contreras C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Schwarber DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
J. Báez SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
J. Heyward RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
C. Maybin LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kipnis PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hoerner 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
I. Vargas PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
Batting
2B: J. Luplow
HR: Ó. Mercado
TB: J. Luplow 2, Ó. Mercado 4, J. Ramírez 2, F. Reyes
RBI: Ó. Mercado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Y. Chang, F. Lindor, F. Reyes
SAC: D. DeShields
Team RISP: 1-for-9
Team LOB: 6
Batting
2B: N. Hoerner
TB: J. Báez 2, K. Bryant, J. Heyward, C. Maybin 2, A. Rizzo, I. Happ, N. Hoerner 2
RBI: J. Báez, J. Heyward, C. Maybin
2-out RBI: J. Báez, C. Maybin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: W. Contreras 2, I. Happ 2
IBB: A. Rizzo 2
HBP: K. Bryant, W. Contreras
GIDP: A. Rizzo, N. Hoerner
Team RISP: 4-for-11
Team LOB: 11
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Civale | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
J. Karinchak | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
O. Perez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Quantrill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
P. Maton (L) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lester | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 |
R. Tepera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
R. Wick | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Kimbrel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Jeffress | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Adam (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Pitches-strikes: O. Perez 13-9, C. Quantrill 12-9, P. Maton 14-10, A. Civale 107-61, J. Karinchak 13-8
Groundouts-flyouts: C. Quantrill 0-1, A. Civale 7-2, J. Karinchak 1-0
Batters faced: O. Perez 3, C. Quantrill 3, P. Maton 5, A. Civale 27, J. Karinchak 4
Inherited runners-scored: J. Karinchak 2-0
WP: J. Lester
Pitches-strikes: J. Adam 12-6, J. Jeffress 18-12, C. Kimbrel 16-11, J. Lester 62-34, R. Tepera 21-9, R. Wick 11-7
Groundouts-flyouts: J. Adam 1-1, J. Jeffress 1-0, C. Kimbrel 0-1, J. Lester 6-2, R. Wick 2-0
Batters faced: J. Adam 4, J. Jeffress 4, C. Kimbrel 3, J. Lester 19, R. Tepera 4, R. Wick 3
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F. Lindor SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
D. DeShields CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
J. Ramírez 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Santana 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
F. Reyes DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
J. Luplow RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
T. Naquin PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ó. Mercado LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
J. Naylor PH-LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
A. Hedges C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
M. Freeman PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
S. León C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Y. Chang 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
C. Hernandez PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Batting
2B: J. Luplow
HR: Ó. Mercado
TB: J. Luplow 2, Ó. Mercado 4, J. Ramírez 2, F. Reyes
RBI: Ó. Mercado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Y. Chang, F. Lindor, F. Reyes
SAC: D. DeShields
Team RISP: 1-for-9
Team LOB: 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. Civale | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
J. Karinchak | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
O. Perez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Quantrill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
P. Maton (L) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Pitches-strikes: O. Perez 13-9, C. Quantrill 12-9, P. Maton 14-10, A. Civale 107-61, J. Karinchak 13-8
Groundouts-flyouts: C. Quantrill 0-1, A. Civale 7-2, J. Karinchak 1-0
Batters faced: O. Perez 3, C. Quantrill 3, P. Maton 5, A. Civale 27, J. Karinchak 4
Inherited runners-scored: J. Karinchak 2-0
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | SB | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. Happ CF-LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Bryant 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
A. Rizzo 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
W. Contreras C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
K. Schwarber DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
J. Báez SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
J. Heyward RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
C. Maybin LF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
J. Kipnis PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
B. Hamilton CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
N. Hoerner 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
I. Vargas PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
Batting
2B: N. Hoerner
TB: J. Báez 2, K. Bryant, J. Heyward, C. Maybin 2, A. Rizzo, I. Happ, N. Hoerner 2
RBI: J. Báez, J. Heyward, C. Maybin
2-out RBI: J. Báez, C. Maybin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: W. Contreras 2, I. Happ 2
IBB: A. Rizzo 2
HBP: K. Bryant, W. Contreras
GIDP: A. Rizzo, N. Hoerner
Team RISP: 4-for-11
Team LOB: 11
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Lester | 5.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.60 |
R. Tepera | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
R. Wick | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
C. Kimbrel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Jeffress | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Adam (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
WP: J. Lester
Pitches-strikes: J. Adam 12-6, J. Jeffress 18-12, C. Kimbrel 16-11, J. Lester 62-34, R. Tepera 21-9, R. Wick 11-7
Groundouts-flyouts: J. Adam 1-1, J. Jeffress 1-0, C. Kimbrel 0-1, J. Lester 6-2, R. Wick 2-0
Batters faced: J. Adam 4, J. Jeffress 4, C. Kimbrel 3, J. Lester 19, R. Tepera 4, R. Wick 3
Top 1st
Francisco Lindor walks.

Delino DeShields out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Kris Bryant to Anthony Rizzo. Francisco Lindor to second.
28.6 mph
15 ft
-7 deg
José Ramírez singles to shallow right field. Francisco Lindor to third.
99.6 mph
96 ft
3 deg

Carlos Santana lines out to shortstop to Javier Báez.
52.4 mph
155 ft
34 deg

José Ramírez to second. Francisco Lindor scores.
Wild Pitch

Franmil Reyes strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st
Ian Happ lines out to deep left field to Oscar Mercado.
93.5 mph
312 ft
27 deg

Kris Bryant flies out to right field to Jordan Luplow.
93.4 mph
239 ft
50 deg

Anthony Rizzo singles to left field.
97.2 mph
184 ft
10 deg

Willson Contreras flies out to shallow center field to Oscar Mercado.
81.7 mph
280 ft
39 deg

Top 2nd
Jordan Luplow doubles to deep left field.
104.6 mph
360 ft
24 deg
Oscar Mercado grounds out to third base, Kris Bryant to Anthony Rizzo.
99.3 mph
11 ft
-14 deg
Austin Hedges lines out to center field to Ian Happ.
100.2 mph
298 ft
13 deg
Yu Chang flies out to right field to Jason Heyward.
73.1 mph
244 ft
33 deg
Bottom 2nd
Kyle Schwarber walks.

Javier Báez singles to center field, tagged out at second, Delino DeShields to José Ramírez to Yu Chang. Kyle Schwarber to third.
103 mph
251 ft
9 deg

Jason Heyward singles to shallow center field. Kyle Schwarber scores.
67.1 mph
226 ft
36 deg
Cameron Maybin reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow center field. Jason Heyward to third. Fielding error by José Ramírez.
79.1 mph
28 ft
-4 deg
Nico Hoerner grounds out to third base. Cameron Maybin out at second.
79.8 mph
12 ft
-13 deg

Top 3rd
Francisco Lindor lines out to deep left field to Cameron Maybin.
109.9 mph
298 ft
16 deg

Delino DeShields grounds out to third base, Kris Bryant to Anthony Rizzo.
94.3 mph
11 ft
-14 deg
José Ramírez flies out to deep left field to Cameron Maybin.
106 mph
335 ft
41 deg

Bottom 3rd
Ian Happ singles to deep right field.
100.2 mph
242 ft
17 deg

Kris Bryant lines out to shallow infield to Aaron Civale. Ian Happ doubled off first.
84.8 mph
79 ft
5 deg

Anthony Rizzo lines out to center field to Delino DeShields.
108.6 mph
312 ft
13 deg

Top 4th
Carlos Santana grounds out to third base, Kris Bryant to Anthony Rizzo.
78.1 mph
6 ft
-33 deg

Franmil Reyes singles to left center field.
109.6 mph
45 ft
-1 deg
Jordan Luplow lines out to shortstop to Javier Báez. Franmil Reyes doubled off first.
92.3 mph
155 ft
11 deg
Bottom 4th
Willson Contreras hit by pitch.

Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging.

Javier Báez reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop, advances to 3rd. Willson Contreras out at second. Throwing error by Yu Chang.
46.1 mph
4 ft
-44 deg

Jason Heyward walks.
Cameron Maybin singles to shallow left field. Jason Heyward to second. Javier Báez scores.
83 mph
136 ft
11 deg
Nico Hoerner walks. Cameron Maybin to second. Jason Heyward to third.

Ian Happ grounds out to shallow right field to Carlos Santana.
91.5 mph
18 ft
-7 deg

Top 5th
Oscar Mercado homers to center field.
104.1 mph
371 ft
35 deg
Austin Hedges lines out to deep center field to Ian Happ.
94.5 mph
371 ft
27 deg
Yu Chang grounds out to shallow left field, Javier Báez to Anthony Rizzo.
83.1 mph
86 ft
5 deg
Francisco Lindor grounds out to second base, Nico Hoerner to Anthony Rizzo.
79.7 mph
3 ft
-39 deg

Bottom 5th
Kris Bryant hit by pitch.

Anthony Rizzo grounds out to second base. Kris Bryant out at second.
104.9 mph
97 ft
4 deg

Willson Contreras grounds out to shallow infield, Aaron Civale to Carlos Santana.
15.8 mph
3 ft
54 deg

Top 6th
Ryan Tepera (P) replaces Jon Lester (P).
Delino DeShields walks.
Delino DeShields picked off.
José Ramírez lines out to left field to Cameron Maybin.
84.2 mph
284 ft
23 deg

Carlos Santana walks.

Franmil Reyes strikes out swinging.
Bottom 6th
Kyle Schwarber grounds out to second base, Yu Chang to Carlos Santana.
103.3 mph
15 ft
-8 deg

Javier Báez strikes out swinging.

Jason Heyward strikes out swinging.
Top 7th
Rowan Wick (P) replaces Ryan Tepera (P).
Tyler Naquin pinch-hitting for Jordan Luplow.
Tyler Naquin grounds out to shallow center field, Javier Báez to Anthony Rizzo.
104.3 mph
63 ft
2 deg
Oscar Mercado called out on strikes.
Austin Hedges grounds out to shortstop, Javier Báez to Anthony Rizzo.
101.4 mph
42 ft
-1 deg
Bottom 7th
Tyler Naquin remains in the game as RF.
Cameron Maybin singles to left field.
95.7 mph
178 ft
11 deg
Nico Hoerner doubles to deep left field. Cameron Maybin to third.
103.9 mph
322 ft
16 deg

James Karinchak (P) replaces Aaron Civale (P).
Ian Happ strikes out swinging.

Kris Bryant strikes out swinging.

Anthony Rizzo is intentionally walked.

Willson Contreras grounds out to shortstop, Francisco Lindor to Carlos Santana.
80.3 mph
5 ft
-27 deg

Top 8th
Craig Kimbrel (P) replaces Rowan Wick (P).

César Hernández pinch-hitting for Yu Chang.
César Hernández strikes out swinging.
Francisco Lindor flies out to deep left field to Cameron Maybin.
95.8 mph
319 ft
39 deg

Delino DeShields strikes out swinging.
Bottom 8th
César Hernández remains in the game as 2B.
Oliver Pérez (P) replaces James Karinchak (P).
Kyle Schwarber lines out to shortstop to José Ramírez.
71.1 mph
122 ft
11 deg

Javier Báez called out on strikes.

Jason Heyward strikes out swinging.
Top 9th
Jeremy Jeffress (P) replaces Craig Kimbrel (P).
José Ramírez singles to shallow right field.
90.2 mph
101 ft
5 deg

Carlos Santana called out on strikes.

Franmil Reyes strikes out swinging.
Tyler Naquin grounds out to shallow infield, Javier Báez to Anthony Rizzo.
100.7 mph
75 ft
3 deg
Bottom 9th
Cal Quantrill (P) replaces Oliver Pérez (P).
Jason Kipnis pinch-hitting for Cameron Maybin.
Jason Kipnis flies out to right field to Tyler Naquin.
75.6 mph
236 ft
47 deg
Ildemaro Vargas pinch-hitting for Nico Hoerner.

Ildemaro Vargas called out on strikes.

Ian Happ lines out to center field to Delino DeShields.
97.8 mph
354 ft
19 deg

Top 10th
Ian Happ switches from CF to LF.

Billy Hamilton (CF) replaces Jason Kipnis (PH), batting 8th.

Ildemaro Vargas remains in the game as 2B.

Jason Adam (P) replaces Jeremy Jeffress (P).
Tyler Naquin placed on 2nd.
Josh Naylor pinch-hitting for Oscar Mercado.

Josh Naylor walks.

Mike Freeman pinch-hitting for Austin Hedges.
Mike Freeman reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield. Josh Naylor to second. Tyler Naquin out at third.
40.8 mph
5 ft
-42 deg
César Hernández flies out to shallow center field to Billy Hamilton.
91.4 mph
204 ft
58 deg
Francisco Lindor strikes out swinging.

Bottom 10th
Josh Naylor remains in the game as LF.

Sandy León (C) replaces Mike Freeman (PH), batting 8th.
Phil Maton (P) replaces Cal Quantrill (P).
Ian Happ placed on 2nd.

Kris Bryant singles to shallow center field. Ian Happ to third.
106.6 mph
34 ft
-3 deg

Anthony Rizzo is intentionally walked. Kris Bryant to second.

Willson Contreras strikes out swinging.

Kyle Schwarber strikes out swinging.

Javier Báez singles to left field. Anthony Rizzo to second. Kris Bryant to third. Ian Happ scores.
77.6 mph
171 ft
15 deg

CLE
CHC