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0–9Final · Mar 8, 2021
TEX 0 CHC 9 Final
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TEX3-3-200000000022
CHC5-2-110015119142
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  1. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    0–1

  2. Pederson singled to right, Rizzo scored, Bryant to second.

    0–1

  3. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    0–2

  4. Hoerner singled to right center, Pederson scored, Báez to third.

    0–2

  5. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    0–3

  6. Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    0–3

  7. Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    0–3

  8. Pitch 4 : Ball 4

    0–3

  9. Pederson walked, Rivas stole home, Giambrone to second.

    0–3

  10. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    0–6

  11. Báez homered to center, Giambrone scored and Martini scored.

    0–6

  12. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    0–7

  13. Vargas singled to right, Hoerner scored.

    0–7

  14. Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    0–8

  15. Gushue doubled to deep right, Payne scored.

    0–8

  16. Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    0–9

  17. Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    0–9

  18. Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    0–9

  19. Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    0–9

  20. Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    0–9

  21. Strumpf homered to left.

    0–9

Play-by-play

  1. Top 1 Zach Davies pitches to Leody Taveras
  2. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  3. Top 1 Taveras grounded out to shortstop.
  4. Top 1 Zach Davies pitches to Nick Solak
  5. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  6. Top 1 Solak grounded out to second.
  7. Top 1 Zach Davies pitches to Willie Calhoun
  8. Top 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  9. Top 1 Calhoun grounded out to first.
  10. Bot 1 Kohei Arihara pitches to Ian Happ
  11. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  12. Bot 1 Happ singled to center.
  13. Bot 1 Kohei Arihara pitches to Anthony Rizzo
  14. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  15. Bot 1 Rizzo grounded into fielder's choice to second, Happ out at second.
  16. Bot 1 Kohei Arihara pitches to Kris Bryant
  17. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  18. Bot 1 Rizzo safe at second on fielding error by shortstop Culberson.
  19. Bot 1 Bryant safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Culberson, Rizzo to second.
  20. Bot 1 Kohei Arihara pitches to Joc Pederson
  21. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 0–1
  22. Bot 1 Pederson singled to right, Rizzo scored, Bryant to second. 0–1
  23. Bot 1 Kohei Arihara pitches to Javier Baez
  24. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  25. Bot 1 Báez safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Ibáñez, Pederson to second, Bryant to third.
  26. Bot 1 Báez safe at first on throwing error by third baseman Ibáñez, Pederson to second, Bryant to third.
  27. Bot 1 Kohei Arihara pitches to David Bote
  28. Bot 1 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  29. Bot 1 Bote grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Báez out at second.
  30. Top 2 Zach Davies pitches to David Dahl
  31. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  32. Top 2 Dahl flied out to left.
  33. Top 2 Zach Davies pitches to Ronald Guzman
  34. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  35. Top 2 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  36. Top 2 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  37. Top 2 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  38. Top 2 Guzmán walked.
  39. Top 2 Zach Davies pitches to Jose Trevino
  40. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  41. Top 2 Trevino safe at first on fielding error by right fielder Vargas, Guzmán safe at second on error.
  42. Top 2 Trevino safe at first on fielding error by right fielder Vargas, Guzmán safe at second on error.
  43. Top 2 Trevino safe at first on fielding error by right fielder Vargas, Guzmán safe at second on error.
  44. Top 2 Zach Davies pitches to Nate Lowe
  45. Top 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  46. Top 2 Lowe grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Trevino out at second.
  47. Bot 2 Kohei Arihara pitches to Nico Hoerner
  48. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  49. Bot 2 Hoerner grounded out to shortstop.
  50. Bot 2 Kohei Arihara pitches to Ildemaro Vargas
  51. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  52. Bot 2 Vargas popped out to shortstop.
  53. Bot 2 Kohei Arihara pitches to P.J. Higgins
  54. Bot 2 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  55. Bot 2 Higgins grounded out to third.
  56. Top 3 Zach Davies pitches to Charlie Culberson
  57. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  58. Top 3 Culberson flied out to center.
  59. Top 3 Zach Davies pitches to Andy Ibanez
  60. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  61. Top 3 Ibáñez flied out to right.
  62. Top 3 Zach Davies pitches to Leody Taveras
  63. Top 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  64. Top 3 Taveras grounded out to first.
  65. Bot 3 Kohei Arihara pitches to Ian Happ
  66. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  67. Bot 3 Happ grounded out to shortstop.
  68. Bot 3 Kohei Arihara pitches to Anthony Rizzo
  69. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  70. Bot 3 Rizzo lined out to center.
  71. Bot 3 Kohei Arihara pitches to Kris Bryant
  72. Bot 3 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  73. Bot 3 Bryant grounded out to second.
  74. Top 4 Stewart relieved Davies
  75. Top 4 Kohl Stewart pitches to Nick Solak
  76. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  77. Top 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  78. Top 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  79. Top 4 Solak struck out swinging.
  80. Top 4 Kohl Stewart pitches to Willie Calhoun
  81. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  82. Top 4 Calhoun lined out to left.
  83. Top 4 Kohl Stewart pitches to David Dahl
  84. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  85. Top 4 Dahl doubled to deep center.
  86. Top 4 Kohl Stewart pitches to Ronald Guzman
  87. Top 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  88. Top 4 Guzmán grounded out to second.
  89. Bot 4 King relieved Arihara
  90. Bot 4 John King pitches to Joc Pederson
  91. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  92. Bot 4 Pederson singled to center.
  93. Bot 4 John King pitches to Javier Baez
  94. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  95. Bot 4 Báez singled to center, Pederson to second.
  96. Bot 4 John King pitches to David Bote
  97. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  98. Bot 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  99. Bot 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  100. Bot 4 Bote struck out swinging.
  101. Bot 4 John King pitches to Nico Hoerner
  102. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 0–2
  103. Bot 4 Hoerner singled to right center, Pederson scored, Báez to third. 0–2
  104. Bot 4 John King pitches to Ildemaro Vargas
  105. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul
  106. Bot 4 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  107. Bot 4 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  108. Bot 4 Vargas struck out swinging, Hoerner stole second.
  109. Bot 4 John King pitches to P.J. Higgins
  110. Bot 4 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  111. Bot 4 Higgins flied out to center.
  112. Top 5 Kohl Stewart pitches to Jose Trevino
  113. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  114. Top 5 Trevino hit by pitch.
  115. Top 5 Brothers relieved Stewart
  116. Top 5 Rex Brothers pitches to Nate Lowe
  117. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking
  118. Top 5 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  119. Top 5 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  120. Top 5 Lowe struck out looking.
  121. Top 5 Rex Brothers pitches to Charlie Culberson
  122. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  123. Top 5 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  124. Top 5 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  125. Top 5 Culberson struck out swinging.
  126. Top 5 Rex Brothers pitches to Andy Ibanez
  127. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  128. Top 5 Ibáñez safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Hoerner, Trevino to second.
  129. Top 5 Ibáñez safe at first on fielding error by shortstop Hoerner, Trevino to second.
  130. Top 5 Rex Brothers pitches to Leody Taveras
  131. Top 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  132. Top 5 Trevino picked off second.
  133. Top 5 Trevino picked off second.
  134. Bot 5 John King pitches to Ian Happ
  135. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  136. Bot 5 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  137. Bot 5 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  138. Bot 5 Happ struck out swinging.
  139. Bot 5 John King pitches to Anthony Rizzo
  140. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  141. Bot 5 Rizzo singled to right.
  142. Bot 5 Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Alfonso Rivas replaces Anthony Rizzo.
  143. Bot 5 Gaviglio relieved King
  144. Bot 5 Sam Gaviglio pitches to Kris Bryant
  145. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  146. Bot 5 Bryant singled to left, Rivas to third.
  147. Bot 5 Rivas ran for Rizzo
  148. Bot 5 Giambrone ran for Bryant
  149. Bot 5 Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Trent Giambrone replaces Kris Bryant.
  150. Bot 5 Sam Gaviglio pitches to Joc Pederson
  151. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 0–3
  152. Bot 5 Pitch 2 : Ball 2 0–3
  153. Bot 5 Pitch 3 : Ball 3 0–3
  154. Bot 5 Pitch 4 : Ball 4 0–3
  155. Bot 5 Pederson walked, Rivas stole home, Giambrone to second. 0–3
  156. Bot 5 Martini ran for Pederson
  157. Bot 5 Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Nick Martini replaces Joc Pederson.
  158. Bot 5 Sam Gaviglio pitches to Javier Baez
  159. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 0–6
  160. Bot 5 Báez homered to center, Giambrone scored and Martini scored. 0–6
  161. Bot 5 Sam Gaviglio pitches to David Bote
  162. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  163. Bot 5 Bote flied out to right.
  164. Bot 5 Sam Gaviglio pitches to Nico Hoerner
  165. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  166. Bot 5 Hoerner hit a ground rule double to deep center.
  167. Bot 5 Sam Gaviglio pitches to Ildemaro Vargas
  168. Bot 5 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 0–7
  169. Bot 5 Vargas singled to right, Hoerner scored. 0–7
  170. Bot 5 Sam Gaviglio pitches to P.J. Higgins
  171. Top 6 Gushue catching.
  172. Top 6 Rivas at first base.
  173. Top 6 Giambrone at third base.
  174. Top 6 Martini in left field.
  175. Top 6 Biagini relieved Báez
  176. Top 6 I. Miller in center field.
  177. Top 6 Strumpf at second base.
  178. Top 6 Weber at shortstop.
  179. Top 6 Marisnick in right field.
  180. Top 6 Biagini relieved Brothers
  181. Top 6 Joe Biagini pitches to Leody Taveras
  182. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  183. Top 6 Taveras grounded out to second.
  184. Top 6 Joe Biagini pitches to Nick Solak
  185. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  186. Top 6 Solak grounded out to shortstop.
  187. Top 6 A. García hit for Giambrone
  188. Top 6 Offensive Substitution: Pinch-hitter Adolis Garcia replaces Willie Calhoun.
  189. Top 6 Joe Biagini pitches to Adolis Garcia
  190. Top 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  191. Top 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  192. Top 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  193. Top 6 A. García struck out swinging.
  194. Bot 6 J. Martin in center field.
  195. Bot 6 Wendzel at second base.
  196. Bot 6 A. García in left field.
  197. Bot 6 Jung at third base.
  198. Bot 6 Jung at third base.
  199. Bot 6 Y. Hernández at shortstop.
  200. Bot 6 Y. Hernández at shortstop.
  201. Bot 6 Ozuna relieved Gaviglio
  202. Bot 6 D. Garcia catching.
  203. Bot 6 Fernery Ozuna pitches to Tyler Payne
  204. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  205. Bot 6 Payne singled to right.
  206. Bot 6 Fernery Ozuna pitches to Taylor Gushue
  207. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play 0–8
  208. Bot 6 Gushue doubled to deep right, Payne scored. 0–8
  209. Bot 6 Fernery Ozuna pitches to Alfonso Rivas
  210. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  211. Bot 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  212. Bot 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  213. Bot 6 Rivas struck out swinging.
  214. Bot 6 Fernery Ozuna pitches to Trent Giambrone
  215. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  216. Bot 6 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  217. Bot 6 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  218. Bot 6 Giambrone struck out swinging.
  219. Bot 6 Fernery Ozuna pitches to Nick Martini
  220. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Ball 1
  221. Bot 6 Gushue to third on wild pitch by Ozuna.
  222. Bot 6 Gushue to third on wild pitch by Ozuna.
  223. Bot 6 Pitch 2 : Ball 2
  224. Bot 6 Pitch 3 : Ball 3
  225. Bot 6 Pitch 4 : Ball 4
  226. Bot 6 Martini walked.
  227. Bot 6 Avelino hit for Biagini
  228. Bot 6 Fernery Ozuna pitches to Abiatal Avelino
  229. Bot 6 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  230. Bot 6 Avelino grounded out to first.
  231. Top 7 Megill relieved Avelino
  232. Top 7 Megill relieved Guzmán
  233. Top 7 Wisdom in right field.
  234. Top 7 Wisdom in right field.
  235. Top 7 Wisdom in right field.
  236. Top 7 Trevor Megill pitches to David Dahl
  237. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  238. Top 7 Dahl grounded out to second.
  239. Top 7 Trevor Megill pitches to Ronald Guzman
  240. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  241. Top 7 Guzmán doubled to left.
  242. Top 7 Offensive Substitution: Pinch-runner Steele Walker replaces Ronald Guzman.
  243. Top 7 Walker ran for Megill
  244. Top 7 Trevor Megill pitches to Josh Jung
  245. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  246. Top 7 Jung flied out to left.
  247. Top 7 Trevor Megill pitches to Nate Lowe
  248. Top 7 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  249. Top 7 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  250. Top 7 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  251. Top 7 Lowe struck out looking.
  252. Bot 7 Walker in right field.
  253. Bot 7 Walker in right field.
  254. Bot 7 Terry at first base.
  255. Bot 7 Terry at first base.
  256. Bot 7 Patton relieved Ozuna
  257. Bot 7 Patton relieved Brothers
  258. Bot 7 Spencer Patton pitches to Ian Miller
  259. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  260. Bot 7 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  261. Bot 7 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging
  262. Bot 7 I. Miller struck out swinging.
  263. Bot 7 Spencer Patton pitches to Chase Strumpf
  264. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Ball 1 0–9
  265. Bot 7 Pitch 2 : Ball 2 0–9
  266. Bot 7 Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul 0–9
  267. Bot 7 Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging 0–9
  268. Bot 7 Pitch 5 : Ball In Play 0–9
  269. Bot 7 Strumpf homered to left. 0–9
  270. Bot 7 Spencer Patton pitches to Andy Weber
  271. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  272. Bot 7 Weber doubled to left.
  273. Bot 7 Spencer Patton pitches to Patrick Wisdom
  274. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging
  275. Bot 7 Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging
  276. Bot 7 Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Looking
  277. Bot 7 Wisdom struck out looking.
  278. Bot 7 Spencer Patton pitches to Taylor Gushue
  279. Bot 7 Pitch 1 : Ball In Play
  280. Bot 7 Gushue grounded out to shortstop.

Box score

TEX

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Leody TaverasCF0-330000000.111.200.111
Nick Solak2B0-330000010.231.231.231
Willie CalhounLF0-220000000.091.231.091
Adolis GarciaLF0-000000000.400.333.600
Ronald GuzmanRF1-220100100.556.6671.333
Steele WalkerRF0-000000000.400.5001.000
Jose TrevinoC0-110000000.000.167.000
Nathaniel Lowe1B0-330000020.083.083.167
Charlie CulbersonSS0-220000010.500.571.500
Andy Ibanez3B0-220000000.222.222.556
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Kohei AriharaP3.0210000-----5.40--
John KingP1.1422030-----7.71--
Sam GaviglioP0.2444101-----13.50--
Fernery OzunaP1.0211120-----9.00--

CHC

batting
PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Ian HappCF1-330100010.333.500.778
Anthony Rizzo1B1-331100000.250.400.750
Alfonso Rivas III1B0-000000000.000.167.000
Kris Bryant3B1-330100000.300.500.300
Trent Giambrone3B0-000000000.167.167.167
Joc PedersonLF2-221210100.364.500.909
Nick MartiniLF0-000000000.286.444.429
Javier BaezDH2-331231000.417.462.667
Joe BiaginiP0-000000000.000.000.000
Abiatal AvelinoPH0-110000000.000.000.000
David Bote2B0-330000010.091.231.273
Nico HoernerSS2-331210000.692.7141.154
Ildemaro VargasRF1-330110010.462.462.615
P.J. HigginsC0-220000000.286.375.286
Jake MarisnickRF0-000000000.000.000.000
Tyler PaynePH1-1111000001.0001.0001.000
pitching
PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Zach DaviesP3.0000100-----0.00--
Kohl StewartP1.0100010-----9.00--
Rex BrothersP1.0000020-----0.00--
Joe BiaginiP1.0000010-----0.00--

Starting lineups

CHC

  1. 1 Ian Happ CF
  2. 2 Anthony Rizzo 1B
  3. 3 Kris Bryant 3B
  4. 4 Joc Pederson LF
  5. 5 Javier Baez DH
  6. 6 David Bote 2B
  7. 7 Nico Hoerner SS
  8. 8 Ildemaro Vargas RF
  9. 9 P.J. Higgins C

TEX

  1. 1 Leody Taveras CF
  2. 2 Nick Solak 2B
  3. 3 Willie Calhoun LF
  4. 5 Ronald Guzman RF
  5. 6 Jose Trevino C
  6. 7 Nathaniel Lowe 1B
  7. 8 Charlie Culberson SS
  8. 9 Andy Ibanez 3B

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