August 22, 2018 · 7:10 PM EDT
Javier Báez
SS2-5H-ABHR · 3 RBI · 1 RTop hitterNC
Nick Castellanos
RF3-4H-AB2B
Jon LesterP5.2IP1 ER · 3 K · WWinning pitcher
Francisco LirianoP5.1IP4 ER · 3 K · LBiggest lead CHC by 6 · DET by 1 · 1 lead change
| National League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1MI Brewers | 96 | 67 | .589 | — |
| 2CHCubs | 95 | 68 | .583 | 1.0 |
3LA Dodgers | 92 | 71 | .564 | 4.0 |
4CO Rockies | 91 | 72 | .558 | 5.0 |
5AT Braves | 90 | 72 | .556 | 5.5 |
6ST Cardinals | 88 | 74 | .543 | 7.5 |
7PI Pirates | 82 | 79 | .509 | 13.0 |
8AZ D-backs | 82 | 80 | .506 | 13.5 |
9WS Nationals | 82 | 80 | .506 | 13.5 |
10PH Phillies | 80 | 82 | .494 | 15.5 |
11NY Mets | 77 | 85 | .475 | 18.5 |
12SF Giants | 73 | 89 | .451 | 22.5 |
13CI Reds | 67 | 95 | .414 | 28.5 |
14SD Padres | 66 | 96 | .407 | 29.5 |
15MI Marlins | 63 | 98 | .391 | 32.0 |
| American League | W | L | PCT | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1BO Red Sox | 108 | 54 | .667 | — |
2HO Astros | 103 | 59 | .636 | 5.0 |
3NY Yankees | 100 | 62 | .617 | 8.0 |
4OA Athletics | 97 | 65 | .599 | 11.0 |
5CL Guardians | 91 | 71 | .562 | 17.0 |
6TB Rays | 90 | 72 | .556 | 18.0 |
7SE Mariners | 89 | 73 | .549 | 19.0 |
8LA Angels | 80 | 82 | .494 | 28.0 |
9MI Twins | 78 | 84 | .481 | 30.0 |
10TO Blue Jays | 73 | 89 | .451 | 35.0 |
11TE Rangers | 67 | 95 | .414 | 41.0 |
| 12DETigers | 64 | 98 | .395 | 44.0 |
13CW White Sox | 62 | 100 | .383 | 46.0 |
14KC Royals | 58 | 104 | .358 | 50.0 |
15BA Orioles | 47 | 115 | .290 | 61.0 |
61 balls in play · 19 hits · filled is a hit, hollow is an out
Catcher's view. Count is after the pitch.
DM Daniel Murphy2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JBJavier BáezSS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
AR Anthony Rizzo1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
BZ Ben Zobrist2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JH Jason HeywardRF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
AA Albert Almora Jr.CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
DB David Bote3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
WC Willson ContrerasC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
IH Ian HappLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
BK Brandon KintzlerP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Zobrist, Almora Jr.
HR: Báez, Rizzo, Bote
RBI: Murphy, Báez 3, Rizzo, Bote 2, Contreras
LOB: 10
CE Carl Edwards Jr.H | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| JLJon LesterW | 5.2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 100 |
JW Justin Wilson | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
PS Pedro StropH | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
SC Steve CishekH | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
| BKBrandon Kintzler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 157 |
JC Jeimer Candelario3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
JI Jose IglesiasSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NCNick CastellanosRF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
NG Niko GoodrumLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
VM Victor MartinezDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MM Mikie MahtookLF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
JM James McCannC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
RR Ronny Rodríguez2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
VR Victor ReyesCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
JA James Adduci1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
2B: Castellanos
RBI: Rodríguez, Adduci
LOB: 21
AW Alex Wilson | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
BF Buck Farmer | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 |
DS Daniel Stumpf | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| FLFrancisco LirianoL | 5.1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 88 |
LC Louis Coleman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
VA Victor Alcántara | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 159 |
The Cubs routed the Tigers 8-2 at Comerica Park.
Jon Lester got the win and Francisco Liriano took the loss. Javier Báez went 2-for-5 for the Cubs, while Nick Castellanos went 3-for-4 for the Tigers.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
