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Rangers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 8, 2023
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers, played on April 8, 2023 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 2023 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Martin Perez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Justin Steele |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 33,578 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Ramos 1B: Brian O'Nora 2B: Pat Hoberg 3B: Nestor Ceja |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | Second Baseman |
| Corey Seager | Shortstop |
| Nathaniel Lowe | First Baseman |
| Adolis Garcia | Center Fielder |
| Josh Jung | Third Baseman |
| Robbie Grossman | Right Fielder |
| Mitch Garver | DH |
| Jonah Heim | Catcher |
| Ezequiel Duran | Left Fielder |
| Bruce Bochy | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nico Hoerner | Second Baseman |
| Dansby Swanson | Shortstop |
| Ian Happ | Left Fielder |
| Trey Mancini | First Baseman |
| Patrick Wisdom | Right Fielder |
| Luis Torrens | DH |
| Cody Bellinger | Center Fielder |
| Yan Gomes | Catcher |
| Nick Madrigal | Third Baseman |
| David Ross | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 8, 2023
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Steele
Semien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madrigal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seager vs. Steele
Seager hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lowe vs. Steele
Lowe takes first base on ball four. Seager moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Steele
Garcia hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Swanson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Seager moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Jung vs. Steele
Jung hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Hoerner vs. Perez
Hoerner strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Swanson vs. Perez
Swanson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Seager picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Seager. Swanson moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Happ vs. Perez
The umpire calls a balk on Perez Swanson moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Happ vs. Perez
Happ hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lowe scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Happ for the out. Swanson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Mancini vs. Perez
Mancini hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Semien settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Steele
Grossman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hoerner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Steele
Garver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Heim vs. Steele
Heim hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoerner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garver moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Duran vs. Steele
Duran strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Semien vs. Steele
Semien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hoerner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Wisdom vs. Perez
Wisdom strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Torrens vs. Perez
Torrens hits a fly ball into right field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bellinger vs. Perez
Bellinger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Semien misplays the ball. That's an error on Semien. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gomes vs. Perez
There goes Bellinger. The throw from Heim and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gomes vs. Perez
Gomes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jung fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seager vs. Steele
Seager hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Happ. Seager reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowe vs. Steele
Lowe hits a fly ball into left field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Seager moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Garcia vs. Steele
Garcia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Jung vs. Steele
Jung hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seager scores. Garcia moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Grossman vs. Steele
Grossman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hoerner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Garver vs. Steele
Garver strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Madrigal vs. Perez
Madrigal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Grossman. Madrigal reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hoerner vs. Perez
Hoerner strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Swanson vs. Perez
Swanson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Madrigal scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Happ vs. Perez
Happ hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lowe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mancini vs. Perez
Mancini hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Happ moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Wisdom vs. Perez
Happ is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Heim vs. Steele
Heim hits a line drive into center field. Bellinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Duran vs. Steele
Duran hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoerner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Steele
Semien hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madrigal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wisdom vs. Perez
Wisdom hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Torrens vs. Perez
Torrens strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bellinger vs. Perez
Bellinger hits a fly ball into right field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Perez
Gomes hits a fly ball into center field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Seager vs. Steele
Seager hits a fly ball into left field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lowe vs. Steele
Lowe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garcia vs. Steele
Garcia hits a line drive into center field. Bellinger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Madrigal vs. Perez
Madrigal hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Perez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hoerner vs. Perez
Hoerner hits a line drive into center field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Swanson vs. Perez
Swanson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Jung vs. Steele
Jung hits a fly ball into right field. Wisdom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Steele
Grossman strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Steele
Garver takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Heim vs. Steele
Heim hits a ball on the ground towards third. Madrigal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Happ vs. Kennedy
Ian Kennedy now pitching.
Happ strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Mancini vs. Kennedy
Mancini hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Wisdom vs. Kennedy
Wisdom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Seager picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Seager. Mancini moves to third. Wisdom moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Hosmer vs. Burke
Eric Hosmer pinch hits for Luis Torrens. Brock Burke now pitching.
Hosmer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mancini scores. Wisdom scores. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Bellinger vs. Burke
Bellinger hits a popup towards first. Lowe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gomes vs. Burke
Gomes strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
vs. Thompson
Keegan Thompson now pitching. Unknown Player pinch hits for Ezequiel Duran.
takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Semien vs. Thompson
Semien hits a line drive into right field. Wisdom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Seager vs. Thompson
Seager takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowe vs. Thompson
Lowe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Seager moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Garcia vs. Thompson
Garcia hits a fly ball into right field. Wisdom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Jung vs. Thompson
There's a wild pitch. Seager moves to third. Lowe moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Jung vs. Thompson
Jung strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Madrigal vs. Hearn
Unknown Player now playing left field. Taylor Hearn now pitching.
Madrigal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jung fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hoerner vs. Hearn
Hoerner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Swanson vs. Hearn
Swanson hits a fly ball into center field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Happ vs. Hearn
There goes Hoerner. The throw from Heim and he is safe. Hoerner steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Happ vs. Hearn
Happ takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Mancini vs. Hearn
Mancini hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hoerner scores. Happ moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Wisdom vs. Hearn
Wisdom strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Grossman vs. Boxberger
Brad Boxberger now pitching.
Grossman hits a fly ball into left field. Happ settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Garver vs. Boxberger
Garver hits a ball on the ground towards short. Swanson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Heim vs. Boxberger
Heim hits a fly ball into right field. Wisdom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hosmer vs. Hearn
Hosmer strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bellinger vs. Hearn
Bellinger hits a line drive into right field. Grossman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Hearn
Gomes hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Madrigal vs. Hearn
Madrigal hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hoerner vs. Hearn
Hoerner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Madrigal moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Swanson vs. Dunning
Dane Dunning now pitching.
Swanson takes first base on ball four. Madrigal moves to third. Hoerner moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Happ vs. Dunning
Happ hits a ball on the ground into center field. Garcia picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Garcia. Madrigal scores. Hoerner scores. Swanson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Mancini vs. Dunning
Mancini hits a line drive into center field. Garcia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
vs. Rucker
Michael Rucker now pitching.
hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hoerner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Semien vs. Rucker
Semien hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Happ. Semien reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Seager vs. Rucker
Seager strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 2 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Lowe vs. Rucker
Lowe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Semien scores. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Garcia vs. Rucker
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Lowe moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Garcia vs. Rucker
Garcia strikes out. Gomes drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Garcia out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/2023 -- Texas at CHN (D)
Texas AB R H RBI CHN AB R H RBI
Semien M, 2b 5 1 1 0 Nico Hoerner, 2b 5 2 2 0
Seager C, ss 4 1 2 0 Dansby Swanson, ss 4 2 2 1
Lowe N, 1b 4 0 2 2 Ian Happ, lf 4 0 1 3
Garcia A, cf 4 0 0 0 Trey Mancini, 1b 5 1 3 1
Jung J, 3b 4 0 1 1 Patrick Wisdom, rf 4 2 2 1
Grossman R, rf 4 0 0 0 Luis Torrens, dh 2 0 0 0
Garver M, dh 2 0 0 0 Eric Hosmer, ph-dh 2 0 1 2
Heim J, c 4 0 1 0 Cody Bellinger, cf 4 0 0 0
Duran E, lf 2 0 0 0 Yan Gomes, c 4 1 1 1
Smith J, ph-lf 1 1 0 0 Nick Madrigal, 3b 4 2 2 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 7 3 38 10 14 9
Texas 001 000 101 -- 3
CHN 101 102 14x -- 10
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Perez M (L) 5.0 5 3 2 0 5
Kennedy I 0.1 2 2 1 0 1
Burke B 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
Hearn T 1.2 5 4 4 1 2
Dunning D 0.1 1 1 0 1 0
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Justin Steele (W) 6.0 4 1 1 4 3
Keegan Thompson 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
Brad Boxberger 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Michael Rucker 1.0 2 1 1 0 2
E -- Seager C 2, Semien M, Heim J, Garcia A
LOB -- Texas 10, CHN 6
2B -- Seager C, Nick Madrigal, Semien M
HR -- Patrick Wisdom, Yan Gomes
SB -- Cody Bellinger, Nico Hoerner
CS -- Ian Happ
WP -- Keegan Thompson
Balk -- Perez M
T -- 2:55
A -- 33578
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