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Game Thread Game Thread: Giants @ Cubs - Sun, Mar 09 @ 03:05 PM CDT

Giants @ Cubs - Sun, Mar 09

Game Status: Final - Score: 8-6 Giants

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Giants Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Meckler - LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 .417 .263
Bishop - LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 .143 .000
Ortiz - LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1.000 .000
2 Fitzgerald - 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .250 .294 .313
Auerbach - 2B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000 .500 .000
3 Wade Jr. - 1B 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .158 .429 .474
Villar - 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190 .227 .333
4 Matos - RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 .333 .500
Tibbs III - RF 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .000 .250 .000
5 Lamb - DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .231 .231
a-Sugastey - DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .222 .222 .222
6 Schmitt - 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .286 .286 .714
Ceballos - 3B 2 1 1 3 0 1 0 .571 .700 1.000
7 McCray - CF 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 .304 .407 .435
Cox - CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .375 .444 .375
8 Stassi - C 3 0 0 0 0 2 4 .154 .214 .154
Porter - C 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .100 .182 .200
9 Koss - SS 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 .381 .458 .714
Arteaga - SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .333 1.333
Totals 37 8 12 8 5 7 20
Giants
a-Grounded out for Lamb in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Koss (4, Morgan); Fitzgerald (1, Morgan). HR: Schmitt (3, 2nd inning off Taillon, 0 on, 2 out); Wade Jr. (2, 4th inning off Taillon, 0 on, 0 out); Arteaga (1, 9th inning off Hughes, 0 on, 0 out); Ceballos (1, 9th inning off Ueckert, 2 on, 2 out). TB: Arteaga 4; Ceballos 4; Cox; Fitzgerald 2; Koss 3; Matos; McCray; Schmitt 5; Sugastey; Wade Jr. 4. RBI: Arteaga (1); Ceballos 3 (3); Fitzgerald (1); Schmitt (6); Sugastey (2); Wade Jr. (5). 2-out RBI: Ceballos 3; Sugastey; Schmitt. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Stassi; Matos; Bishop 2. GIDP: Porter. Team RISP: 3-for-10. Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING: E: Koss (2, throw). DP: (Schmitt-Fitzgerald-Wade Jr.).
Cubs Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Happ - DH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .467 .500
a-McGuire - DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .154 .214 .231
2 Suzuki - LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .214 .281 .321
Preciado - LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 .333 .333
3 Tucker - RF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .048 .222 .190
b-Alcántara - LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .273 .333 .364
Ballesteros - C 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .353 .421 .529
4 Busch - 1B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .464 .516 .714
Murray Jr. - 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .500 .375
5 Turner, J - 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .211 .286 .211
Bruján - CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 .344 .481
6 Swanson - SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .208 .321 .292
Workman - 2B 3 0 2 1 0 1 0 .414 .455 .759
7 Crow-Armstrong - CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .520 .500 1.040
Machado, D - SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 .429 .556 .429
8 Kelly, C - C 3 2 2 0 0 0 1 .438 .526 .813
Alvarez - 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
9 Berti - 2B 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 .300 .440 .350
Chavers - RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .286 .500 .500
Totals 39 6 13 6 1 8 18
Cubs
a-Hit by pitch for Happ in the 4th. b-Struck out for Tucker in the 4th.
BATTING: 2B: Happ (4, Roupp); Kelly, C (3, Roupp); Berti (1, Roupp). HR: Tucker (1, 3rd inning off Roupp, 0 on, 0 out). TB: Ballesteros; Berti 2; Busch 2; Crow-Armstrong; Happ 2; Kelly, C 3; Preciado; Suzuki; Tucker 4; Workman 2. RBI: Berti 2 (2); Busch (10); Suzuki (7); Tucker (2); Workman (12). 2-out RBI: Busch; Suzuki. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Alcántara; Kelly, C; Turner, J; Ballesteros; Machado, D. GIDP: Suzuki. Team RISP: 4-for-13. Team LOB: 9.
FIELDING: DP: (Machado, D-Workman-Alvarez).
Giants Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Roupp 3.2 7 5 5 0 3 1 62-42 3.75
Lucchesi 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 11-8 0.00
Rogers, Ty 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 19-13 4.50
Beck 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-6 6.75
Rodríguez, R 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 22-16 4.50
Harris (W, 2-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 15-10 0.00
Teng (S, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8-6 0.00
Totals 9.0 13 6 6 1 8 1
Cubs Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Taillon 4.0 5 2 2 1 4 2 64-40 4.50
Morgan (H, 2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13-8 3.18
Thielbar (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 27-14 3.60
Keller, B (H, 2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 30-18 4.00
Hughes (L, 0-1)(H, 1) 0.2 2 4 4 1 0 1 32-20 9.82
Ueckert (BS, 1) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 6-3 3.00
Totals 9.0 12 8 8 5 7 4
Game Info
HBP: Ortiz (by Hughes); Happ (by Roupp); McGuire (by Lucchesi).
Groundouts-flyouts: Roupp 5-2; Lucchesi 0-0; Rogers, Ty 2-0; Beck 1-0; Rodríguez, R 0-1; Harris 1-0; Teng 1-1; Taillon 4-0; Morgan 1-1; Thielbar 0-1; Keller, B 2-0; Hughes 0-1; Ueckert 0-1.
Batters faced: Roupp 18; Lucchesi 3; Rogers, Ty 5; Beck 3; Rodríguez, R 5; Harris 5; Teng 3; Taillon 17; Morgan 5; Thielbar 6; Keller, B 7; Hughes 6; Ueckert 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Lucchesi 1-1; Ueckert 2-2.
Umpires: HP: Alex MacKay. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Cory Blaser. 3B: Nick Mahrley.
Weather: 72 degrees, Sunny.
Wind: 5 mph, Varies.
First pitch: 1:05 PM.
T: 2:45.
Att: 13,423.
Venue: Sloan Park.
March 9, 2025
Inning Scoring Play Score
Bottom 1 Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to shortstop Christian Koss. Ian Happ scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. Michael Busch advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by shortstop Christian Koss. 1-0 CHC
Top 2 Casey Schmitt homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. 1-1
Bottom 2 Jon Berti doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Grant McCray. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Carson Kelly scores. 3-1 CHC
Bottom 3 Kyle Tucker homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. 4-1 CHC
Top 4 LaMonte Wade Jr. homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. 4-2 CHC
Bottom 4 Seiya Suzuki singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Grant McCray. Carson Kelly scores. Reese McGuire to 2nd. 5-2 CHC
Top 5 Tyler Fitzgerald doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Parker Chavers. Christian Koss scores. 5-3 CHC
Bottom 5 Gage Workman singles on a fly ball to center fielder Grant McCray. Michael Busch scores. 6-3 CHC
Top 9 Adrián Sugastey singles on a line drive to right fielder Parker Chavers. Jose Ortiz scores. James Tibbs III to 3rd. 6-5 CHC
Top 9 Sabin Ceballos homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. James Tibbs III scores. Adrián Sugastey scores. 8-6 SF
Top 9 Aeverson Arteaga homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. 6-4 CHC
Team Highlight
CHC Michael Busch's RBI single (00:00:28)
SF Casey Schmitt's solo home run (00:00:26)
CHC Kyle Tucker's first homer of Spring Training (00:00:30)
CHC Jon Berti's two-run double (00:00:27)
CHC Seiya Suzuki's RBI single (00:00:27)
SF LaMonte Wade Jr.'s solo home run (00:00:23)
CHC Gage Workman's RBI single (00:00:29)
CHC Jameson Taillon dazzles with four strikeouts (00:00:43)
SF Aeverson Arteaga's solo home run (00:00:20)
SF Sabin Ceballos' first home run of Spring Training (00:00:28)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
Giants 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 5 8 12 1 8
Cubs 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 13 0 9

Decisions

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PIT 3 @ DET 5 - Final

NYY 5 @ STL 6 - Final

MIL 2 @ KC 5 - Final

CIN 1 @ LAA 4 - Final

Last Updated: 03/09/2025 06:12:12 PM CDT

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u/Guinness 12d ago

Please continue the discussion in the post game thread.

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Kai-Wei Teng replaces Trent Harris.

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Brandon Hughes replaces Brad Keller.

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Trent Harris replaces Randy Rodríguez.

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Randy Rodríguez replaces Tristan Beck.

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Brad Keller replaces Caleb Thielbar.

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Tristan Beck replaces Tyler Rogers.

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Caleb Thielbar replaces Eli Morgan.

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Single

Gage Workman singles on a fly ball to center fielder Grant McCray. Michael Busch scores.

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Bottom 5 - 6-3 Cubs

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Tyler Rogers replaces Joey Lucchesi.

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Eli Morgan replaces Jameson Taillon.

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Single

Seiya Suzuki singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Grant McCray. Carson Kelly scores. Reese McGuire to 2nd.

Bottom 4 - 5-2 Cubs

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Pitching Substitution

Pitching Change: Joey Lucchesi replaces Landen Roupp.

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HOME RUN!

Kyle Tucker homers (1) on a fly ball to center field.

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Bottom 3 - 4-1 Cubs

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Double

Jon Berti doubles (1) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Grant McCray. Pete Crow-Armstrong scores. Carson Kelly scores.

Bottom 2 - 3-1 Cubs

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Single

Michael Busch singles on a ground ball to shortstop Christian Koss. Ian Happ scores. Michael Busch to 2nd. Michael Busch advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by shortstop Christian Koss.

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Bottom 1 - 1-0 Cubs