Final · MLB · Tue Aug 18, 7:05 PM CDT
- Probable pitchers
- Bryan Hudson (CWS) vs Kevin Gausman (CHC)
- TV
- TBS/HBO MAX
- Where
- Wrigley Field
Cubs hold off White Sox 4-3. Cubs took the lead for good in the 9th.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| CWS | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
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| CHC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
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Win: Jacob Webb. Loss: Trevor Richards. Home runs: Murakami (CWS), Crow-Armstrong (CHC), Busch (CHC).
By the numbers: Hits CWS 10, CHC 8; Errors CWS 0, CHC 1; Left on base CWS 15, CHC 20.
Team stats
| CWS | CHC |
|---|
| Hits | 10 | 8 |
| Errors | 0 | 1 |
| Left on base | 15 | 20 |
| Home runs | 1 | 2 |
| Walks | 3 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 7 | 9 |
Box score
Chicago White Sox
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Antonacci LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Murakami 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Vargas, M 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Montgomery, B RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Montgomery, C SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Meidroth 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Peters CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Romo C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Grichuk PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rogers C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Hudson, B | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
| Fedde | 4.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 78 |
| Brazobán | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Taylor, G | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Richards, T (L) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 152 |
Chicago Cubs
Batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | HR |
|---|
| Crow-Armstrong CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Suzuki DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bregman 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Busch 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hoerner SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Happ LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Amaya C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Alcántara PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelly, C C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conforto RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP |
|---|
| Gausman | 4.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 86 |
| Assad | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 |
| Thielbar | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| Webb, J (W) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 151 |
Play-by-play
Top 1st 4
- 0 out CWS Sam Antonacci walks.
- 0 out CWS Munetaka Murakami walks. Sam Antonacci to 2nd.
- 2 out CWS Miguel Vargas grounds into a double play, shortstop Nico Hoerner to second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Sam Antonacci to 3rd. Munetaka Murakami out at 2nd. Miguel Vargas out at 1st.
- 3 out CWS Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.
Bottom 1st 5
- 0 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong homers (31) on a fly ball to right center field. CWS 0, CHC 1
- 1 out CHC Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes.
- 2 out CHC Alex Bregman grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
- 2 out CHC Michael Busch homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field. CWS 0, CHC 2
- 3 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
Top 2nd 6
- 1 out CWS Braden Montgomery strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CWS Colson Montgomery flies out to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 2 out CWS Chase Meidroth singles on a ground ball to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 2 out CWS Tristan Peters singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Chase Meidroth to 2nd.
- 2 out CWS Drew Romo singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Chase Meidroth scores. Tristan Peters to 2nd. CWS 1, CHC 2
- 3 out CWS Sam Antonacci grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Kevin Gausman.
Bottom 2nd 6
- 0 out CHC Pedro Ramírez singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters.
- 0 out CHC Ian Happ singles on a ground ball to right fielder Braden Montgomery. Pedro Ramírez to 3rd.
- 1 out CHC Miguel Amaya strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Michael Conforto flies out to second baseman Chase Meidroth.
- 2 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong walks. Ian Happ to 2nd.
- 3 out CHC Seiya Suzuki grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
Top 3rd 4
- 0 out CWS Munetaka Murakami homers (29) on a fly ball to left center field. CWS 2, CHC 2
- 1 out CWS Miguel Vargas lines out to third baseman Alex Bregman.
- 2 out CWS Andrew Benintendi grounds out, first baseman Michael Busch to pitcher Kevin Gausman.
- 3 out CWS Braden Montgomery grounds out, pitcher Kevin Gausman to first baseman Michael Busch.
Bottom 3rd 3
- 1 out CHC Alex Bregman flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.
- 2 out CHC Michael Busch strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CHC Nico Hoerner grounds out, shortstop Colson Montgomery to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
Top 4th 5
- 0 out CWS Colson Montgomery doubles (20) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Michael Conforto.
- 1 out CWS Chase Meidroth grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 1 out CWS Tristan Peters doubles (25) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Colson Montgomery scores. CWS 3, CHC 2
- 2 out CWS Drew Romo strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CWS Sam Antonacci strikes out swinging.
Bottom 4th 3
- 1 out CHC Pedro Ramírez grounds out, third baseman Miguel Vargas to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
- 2 out CHC Ian Happ flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
- 3 out CHC Miguel Amaya strikes out swinging.
Top 5th 3
- 1 out CWS Munetaka Murakami strikes out swinging.
- 1 out CWS Miguel Vargas singles on a ground ball to second baseman Pedro Ramírez.
- 3 out CWS Andrew Benintendi grounds into a double play, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch. Miguel Vargas out at 2nd. Andrew Benintendi out at 1st.
Bottom 5th 3
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto grounds out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
- 2 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong lines out to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
- 3 out CHC Seiya Suzuki called out on strikes.
Top 6th 4
- 1 out CWS Braden Montgomery grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 1 out CWS Colson Montgomery singles on a line drive to left fielder Ian Happ. Colson Montgomery to 2nd. Colson Montgomery advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 2 out CWS Chase Meidroth grounds out, second baseman Pedro Ramírez to first baseman Michael Busch. Colson Montgomery to 3rd.
- 3 out CWS Tristan Peters flies out to left fielder Ian Happ.
Bottom 6th 5
- 1 out CHC Alex Bregman flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.
- 1 out CHC Drew Romo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Michael Busch walks.
- 1 out CHC Nico Hoerner singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Michael Busch to 2nd.
- 2 out CHC Pedro Ramírez strikes out swinging.
- 3 out CHC Ian Happ flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.
Top 7th 4
- 1 out CWS Drew Romo grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 1 out CWS Sam Antonacci singles on a ground ball to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 2 out CWS Munetaka Murakami strikes out on a foul tip. Sam Antonacci steals (16) 2nd base.
- 3 out CWS Miguel Vargas flies out to right fielder Michael Conforto.
Bottom 7th 6
- 0 out CHC Miguel Amaya walks.
- 0 out CHC Michael Conforto walks. Kevin Alcántara to 2nd.
- 1 out CHC Pete Crow-Armstrong strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Seiya Suzuki strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CHC Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci. Kevin Alcántara scores. Michael Conforto to 2nd. CWS 3, CHC 3
- 3 out CHC Michael Busch grounds out, second baseman Chase Meidroth to first baseman Munetaka Murakami.
Top 8th 4
- 1 out CWS Andrew Benintendi strikes out swinging.
- 2 out CWS Braden Montgomery flies out sharply to center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 2 out CWS Colson Montgomery singles on a ground ball to right fielder Michael Conforto.
- 3 out CWS Chase Meidroth grounds out, third baseman Alex Bregman to first baseman Michael Busch.
Bottom 8th 3
- 1 out CHC Nico Hoerner flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
- 2 out CHC Pedro Ramírez flies out to center fielder Tristan Peters.
- 3 out CHC Ian Happ flies out to right fielder Braden Montgomery.
Top 9th 4
- 1 out CWS Tristan Peters lines out to left fielder Ian Happ.
- 2 out CWS Randal Grichuk grounds out, shortstop Nico Hoerner to first baseman Michael Busch.
- 2 out CWS Sam Antonacci walks.
- 3 out CWS Munetaka Murakami grounds out softly, pitcher Jacob Webb to first baseman Michael Busch.
Bottom 9th 5
- 0 out CHC Carson Kelly doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Sam Antonacci.
- 1 out CHC Michael Conforto called out on strikes.
- 1 out CHC Trevor Richards intentionally walks Pete Crow-Armstrong.
- 2 out CHC Seiya Suzuki pops out softly to first baseman Munetaka Murakami in foul territory.
- 2 out CHC Alex Bregman singles on a line drive to center fielder Tristan Peters. Carson Kelly scores. Pete Crow-Armstrong to 2nd. CWS 3, CHC 4