The Scorecard ·
Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Guardians (Game 2)
CJ Kayfus's first homer of the year tied it in the eighth, and Gabriel Arias put Cleveland ahead two batters later.
Final · Cleveland Guardians 6, Chicago Cubs 5 · W Shawn Armstrong · L Jacob Webb · S Cade Smith · Plate Mark Ripperger (graded)
Box score
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | x | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HoernerNico Hoerner 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| BregmanAlex Bregman 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| HappIan Happ DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| KingeryScott Kingery PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KellyCarson Kelly C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| BuschMichael Busch 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SwansonDansby Swanson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| ShawMatt Shaw RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Crow-ArmstrongPete Crow-Armstrong CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| CarlsonDylan Carlson LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BallesterosMoisés Ballesteros PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 12 |
2B: Hoerner. HR: Happ, Swanson, Shaw.
| Cleveland Guardians | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KwanSteven Kwan CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| MartínezAngel Martínez LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| RamírezJosé Ramírez 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FryDavid Fry RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| KayfusCJ Kayfus PH-RF | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DeLauterChase DeLauter DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| HoskinsRhys Hoskins 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| AriasGabriel Arias SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| HedgesAustin Hedges C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| RocchioBrayan Rocchio 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
2B: Kwan, Hedges. HR: Kayfus.
| Chicago Cubs | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ImanagaShota Imanaga | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| BrownBen Brown | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| WebbJacob WebbL | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| RobertsEthan Roberts | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MessickParker Messick | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| FestaMatt Festa | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| SabrowskiErik Sabrowski | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ArmstrongShawn ArmstrongW | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| SmithCade SmithS | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
CJ Kayfus's first home run of the season tied the game in the eighth, and Cleveland scored three in the inning to take the lead for good. Jacob Webb came in for the Cubs and faced four hitters — three singles and a walk — without recording an out. Gabriel Arias's line-drive single to left brought in one run, his second RBI of the night. Dansby Swanson's two-run homer in the sixth, his first of the year, had given Chicago its lead. Ian Happ's solo shot in the eighth put them back ahead. Cade Smith walked two in the ninth and still got the save. Chicago took the lead in the sixth and took it again in the eighth. Cleveland scored three in the eighth and never gave it back.
Chicago Cubs at Cleveland Guardians (Game 2)
Chicago Cubs
Cleveland Guardians
The hit chart
Where every ball landedAll 16 hits located, and 51 balls in play with them. Coordinates are the game’s own, from the same feed the engine reads.
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