Summary
9/28/2024 8:55PM PDT
W: Ronel Blanco (3-1, 4.50), L: Keegan Thompson (2-3, 4.71)
Game Log
Inning 1:
Cubs batting. Verlander pitching. Hoerner struck out chasing a fastball low and away. Bellinger struck out chasing a low curveball. Suzuki homered to center (459 feet).* Happ was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and in.
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 18 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Steele pitching. Altuve grounded to shortstop for a single, out while advancing extra bases (6-2-4). Alvarez doubled to right. Tucker lined to left for a single. Alvarez advances to 3rd. Bregman popped out to Busch (P3). Diaz at bat. (2-1). Alvarez out.
Runs: 0 Hits: 3 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 2:
Cubs batting. Paredes doubled to center. Tauchman grounded to left for a single. Paredes scores. Tauchman advances to 2nd. Busch flied out to Meyers (F8). Tauchman was caught stealing. Swanson grounded out to Pena (6-3).
Runs: 1 Hits: 2 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Diaz grounded out to Paredes (5-3). Pena flied out to Bellinger (F8). Singleton grounded out to Hoerner (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 10 Runners Left On: 0
Inning 3:
Cubs batting. Bethancourt grounded out to Pena (6-3). Hoerner grounded out to Bregman (5-3). Bellinger struck out chasing an inside curveball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Meyers lined out to Bellinger (L8). Heyward popped out to Paredes (P5). Altuve walked. Alvarez doubled to right. Altuve scores. Tucker struck out swinging late at a fastball high and in.
Runs: 1 Hits: 1 Walks: 1 Errors: 0 Pitches: 24 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 4:
Cubs batting. Suzuki lined out to Heyward (L7). Happ grounded out to Singleton (3U). Paredes flied out to Tucker (F9).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 15 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Bregman flied out to Suzuki (F9). Diaz grounded to shortstop for a single. Pena reached first on fielder's choice (4-6 FC). Diaz out. Pena stole 2nd. Singleton flied out to Happ (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 5:
Cubs batting. Tauchman lined to right for a single. Busch was called out on strikes looking on a fastball high and away. Swanson struck out chasing a changeup low and away. Bethancourt flied out to Heyward (F7).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 1
Astros batting. Meyers grounded out to Hoerner (4-3). Heyward walked. Altuve reached first on fielder's choice (4U FC). Heyward out. Altuve stole 2nd. Alvarez walked. Tucker lined out to Bellinger (L8).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 2 Errors: 0 Pitches: 24 Runners Left On: 2
Inning 6:
Cubs batting. Hoerner grounded out to Bregman (5-3). Hader in bullpen. Thompson in bullpen. Hodge in bullpen. Blanco in bullpen. Bellinger struck out on a fastball high and in. Suzuki grounded out to Bregman (5-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Bregman lined out to Bellinger (L8). Diaz grounded out to Swanson (6-3). Pena lined to right for a single. Singleton struck out chasing a low curveball.
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 14 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 7:
Cubs batting. Happ flied out to Heyward (F7). Paredes grounded out to Bregman (5-3). Blanco in bullpen. Blanco pitching. Tauchman grounded out to Altuve (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 12 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Thompson in bullpen. Thompson pitching. Meyers doubled to center. Heyward grounded to right for a single. Meyers advances to 3rd. Altuve grounded to left for a single. Meyers scores. Heyward advances to 3rd. Altuve advances to 2nd. Alvarez homered to center (395 feet). Heyward scores. Altuve scores.* Tucker grounded out to Paredes (5-3). Bregman grounded to center for a single. Diaz grounded into a double play (5-4-3 DP). Bregman out.
Runs: 4 Hits: 5 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 30 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 8:
Cubs batting. Busch flied out to Heyward (F7). Swanson grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Bethancourt struck out chasing a changeup high and in.
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 11 Runners Left On: 0
Astros batting. Pena flied out to Suzuki (F9). Singleton grounded out to Busch (3U). Meyers grounded to third baseman for a single. Heyward grounded out to Hoerner (4-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 1 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 16 Runners Left On: 1
Inning 9:
Cubs batting. Hoerner struck out chasing a slider low and away. Bellinger grounded out to Altuve (4-3). Suzuki grounded out to Bregman (5-3).
Runs: 0 Hits: 0 Walks: 0 Errors: 0 Pitches: 17
Game Log Legend
Critical Play
Run Scored
Critical Situation
Simulated Play
* Go-Ahead Play
Perfect Contact Hits (Perfect-Perfect)
Suzuki: 111 mph (Suzuki homered to center (459 feet). 1 RBI)
Minute Maid Park™ (40 ft elevation)
Hitting Difficulty is Rookie.
Pitching Difficulty is All-Star.
2024 Online Game
Maximum attendance: 35,965 (88% capacity)
Weather: 84 degrees, Clear
No Wind
Scheduled First Pitch: 1:00pm
Game Scores: 67 (Verlander), 57 (Steele)
UMPIRES
HP: Freddie Ferguson. 1B: Joe MacDonald. 2B: Carl Dixon. 3B: Eric Summersgill.