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Retrosheet Boxscore: Toronto Blue Jays 11, Chicago Cubs 4

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Toronto Blue Jays 11, Chicago Cubs 4

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Game Played on Sunday, August 13, 2023 (D) at Rogers Centre

CHI N    2  0  0    0  0  0    2  0  0  -   4  5  2
TOR A    0  5  0    3  0  0    0  3  x  -  11 14  1
BATTING
Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morel dh                      4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Hoerner 2b                    3   1   1   0       1   0       1   0
Happ lf                       4   1   0   0       0   0       2   0
Bellinger cf                  3   0   0   0       1   0       1   0
Swanson ss                    3   1   2   2       1   0       3   4
Suzuki rf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Wisdom 1b                     4   1   1   2       0   3       6   2
Madrigal 3b                   4   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
Amaya c                       3   0   0   0       0   0       7   0
Taillon p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Wesneski p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smyly p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Palencia p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kilian p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       32   4   5   4       3   6      24   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Swanson-Wisdom.
E: Hoerner (7), Madrigal (4).
BATTING - 
2B: Swanson (19,off Ryu).
HR: Wisdom (20,7th inning off Jackson 1 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 4.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Hoerner (4,2nd base by Ryu/Jansen).
Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Merrifield lf                 6   2   4   1       0   0       4   0
Belt 1b                       3   2   1   0       3   0       6   0
Guerrero dh                   5   1   2   2       0   0       0   0
Springer rf                   4   0   1   1       1   3       4   0
Biggio 2b                     4   2   2   0       0   1       3   0
Jansen c                      2   1   0   0       1   1       6   1
Varsho cf                     5   2   2   5       0   0       2   0
Espinal 3b                    5   1   1   1       0   1       2   3
DeJong ss                     5   0   1   1       0   1       0   2
Ryu p                         0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Cabrera p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Jackson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Swanson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pearson p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       39  11  14  11       5   7      27   7
FIELDING - 
E: Belt (1).
BATTING - 
2B: Merrifield (21,off Kilian).
HR: Varsho (14,2nd inning off Taillon 2 on 0 out).
HBP: Jansen 2 (8,by Taillon,by Kilian); Biggio (5,by Kilian).
GDP: Varsho (4,off Smyly).
Team LOB: 12.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Merrifield (22,2nd base off Taillon/Amaya).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs                 IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Taillon L(7-7)                3     8   8   8   2   2   1  21
Wesneski                      2     1   0   0   2   3   0  10
Smyly                         1     1   0   0   1   0   0   4
Palencia                      1     1   0   0   0   1   0   4
Kilian                        1     3   3   3   0   1   0   8
Totals                        8    14  11  11   5   7   1  47
Taillon faced 3 batters in the 4th inning
WP: Kilian (2).
HBP: Taillon (4,Jansen); Kilian 2 (4,Biggio,Jansen).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Wesneski 2-2.
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Toronto Blue Jays            IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Ryu W(1-1)                    5     2   2   0   2   3   0  19
Cabrera                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Jackson                       1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5
Swanson                       1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Pearson                       1     1   0   0   1   2   0   5
Totals                        9     5   4   2   3   6   1  35

Umpires: HP - Nate Tomlinson, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Pat Hoberg, 3B - Nestor Ceja
Official Scorer: Roger Lajoie
Time of Game: 2:56   Attendance: 41960
Starting Lineups:

   Chicago Cubs                  Toronto Blue Jays        
1. Morel               dh        Merrifield          lf
2. Hoerner             2b        Belt                1b
3. Happ                lf        Guerrero            dh
4. Bellinger           cf        Springer            rf
5. Swanson             ss        Biggio              2b
6. Suzuki              rf        Jansen              c
7. Wisdom              1b        Varsho              cf
8. Madrigal            3b        Espinal             3b
9. Amaya               c         DeJong              ss
   Taillon             p         Ryu                 p

CUBS 1ST: Morel struck out; Hoerner walked; Happ reached on an
error by Belt [Hoerner to second, Happ to first]; Bellinger
lined to left; Swanson doubled to left [Hoerner scored
(unearned), Happ scored (unearned)]; Suzuki flied to right; 2 R
(0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 1ST: Merrifield flied to center; Belt walked; Guerrero
forced Belt (shortstop to second) [Guerrero to first]; Springer
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Blue
Jays 0.

CUBS 2ND: Wisdom struck out; Madrigal grounded out (third to
first); Amaya flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Blue Jays 0.

BLUE JAYS 2ND: Biggio singled to first; Jansen was hit by a
pitch [Biggio to second]; Varsho homered to right [Biggio
scored, Jansen scored]; Espinal struck out; DeJong lined to
third; Merrifield singled to right; Merrifield stole second;
Belt walked; Guerrero singled to left [Merrifield scored, Belt
to second]; Springer singled to right [Belt scored, Guerrero to
third]; Biggio flied to right; 5 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2,
Blue Jays 5.

CUBS 3RD: Morel lined to left; Hoerner singled to center;
Hoerner was caught stealing second (catcher to second); Happ
flied to right; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Blue Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 3RD: Jansen flied to left; Varsho popped to third in
foul territory; Espinal reached on an error by Hoerner [Espinal
to first]; DeJong grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Blue Jays 5.

CUBS 4TH: Bellinger walked; Swanson flied to right; Suzuki flied
to right; Wisdom struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Blue
Jays 5.

BLUE JAYS 4TH: Merrifield singled to left; Belt singled to right
[Merrifield to third]; Guerrero singled to left [Merrifield
scored, Belt to second]; WESNESKI REPLACED TAILLON (PITCHING);
Springer walked [Belt to third, Guerrero to second]; Biggio
struck out; Jansen struck out; Varsho singled to center [Belt
scored, Guerrero scored, Springer to second]; Espinal lined to
left; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Blue Jays 8.

CUBS 5TH: Madrigal grounded out (third to first); Amaya grounded
out (pitcher to first); Morel flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 2, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 5TH: DeJong grounded out (third to first); Merrifield
grounded out (first unassisted); Belt walked; Guerrero reached
on an error by Madrigal [Belt to second, Guerrero to first];
Springer struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Cubs 2, Blue Jays 8.

CUBS 6TH: CABRERA REPLACED RYU (PITCHING); Hoerner popped to
second; Happ popped to second; Bellinger flied to center; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 2, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 6TH: SMYLY REPLACED WESNESKI (PITCHING); Biggio
singled to center; Jansen walked [Biggio to second]; Varsho
grounded into a double play (shortstop to first) [Biggio to
third, Jansen out at second]; Espinal grounded out (shortstop to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Cubs 2, Blue Jays 8.

CUBS 7TH: JACKSON REPLACED CABRERA (PITCHING); Swanson singled
to center; Suzuki struck out; Wisdom homered to center [Swanson
scored]; Madrigal grounded out (shortstop to first); Amaya
grounded out (third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Cubs 4,
Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 7TH: PALENCIA REPLACED SMYLY (PITCHING); DeJong struck
out; Merrifield singled to center; Belt popped to shortstop;
Guerrero grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Cubs 4, Blue Jays 8.

CUBS 8TH: SWANSON REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Morel popped to
third in foul territory; Hoerner grounded out (shortstop to
first); Happ popped to third in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Cubs 4, Blue Jays 8.

BLUE JAYS 8TH: KILIAN REPLACED PALENCIA (PITCHING); Springer
struck out; Biggio was hit by a pitch; Kilian threw a wild pitch
[Biggio to second]; Jansen was hit by a pitch; Varsho forced
Jansen (first to shortstop) [Biggio to third, Varsho to first];
Espinal singled to left [Biggio scored, Varsho to second];
DeJong singled to right [Varsho scored, Espinal to third];
Merrifield doubled to left [Espinal scored, DeJong to third];
Belt grounded out (first to pitcher); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Cubs 4, Blue Jays 11.

CUBS 9TH: PEARSON REPLACED SWANSON (PITCHING); Bellinger flied
to left; Swanson walked; Suzuki singled to center [Swanson to
second]; Wisdom struck out; Madrigal struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
2 LOB.  Cubs 4, Blue Jays 11.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Cubs             4   5   2    4
 Blue Jays       11  14   1   12
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