Wednesday, August 19th, 2015 7:00PM CST
The Detroit Tigers earned a decisive 15-8 win against the Chicago Cubs. In a memorable moment, Tigers pitcher Daniel Norris hit a home run during his debut at the plate in the major leagues. Nick Castellanos provided significant offense for Detroit, launching two home runs, one of which was a grand slam. The Tigers' scoring surge included a tough outing for Cubs pitcher Jon Lester.
Date: Wednesday, August 19th, 2015
Time: 7:00PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 40,310
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
DET |
0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |

Doubles: Castro (12, Alburquerque); Herrera (5, Boyd); Fowler (22, Feliz)
Triples: Coghlan (2, Alburquerque); Bryant (5, Feliz)
Home Runs: Fowler (13, 3rd inning off Norris 0 on, 2 Out); Bryant (17, 3rd inning off Norris 1 on, 2 Out); Schwarber (10, 7th inning off VerHagen 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Fowler 2 (35), Bryant 2 (68), Coghlan (32), Schwarber (31), Soler (41)
2-out Runs Batted In: Fowler 2, Bryant 2
Sacrifice Flies: Soler
Ground Into Double Play: A. Russell; Soler
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (Soler 0-2, Fowler 1-1, Rizzo 0-2, Schwarber 0-1, A. Russell 0-1, Castro 0-1, Coghlan 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Soler 2; Schwarber 1; Castro 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Lester 9-18; Richard 8-15; Motte 5-7; J. Russell 5-11; Denorfia 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Lester 12-5-6-11; Richard 6-7-11-11; Motte 3-1-3-5; J. Russell 3-6-12-9; Denorfia 1-0-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Lester 2-2; Richard 3-3; Motte 1-1; J. Russell 1-2; Denorfia 1-0
Game Scores: J Lester 17

Doubles: Kinsler (31, Lester); Castellanos 2 (17, J. Russell, Richard); Collins (5, J. Russell); V. Martínez (16, J. Russell); Cabrera (19, J. Russell)
Triples: Gose (6, J. Russell)
Home Runs: Castellanos 2 (13, 2nd inning off Lester 0 on, 0 Out; 3rd inning off Lester 3 on, 0 Out); Norris (1, 2nd inning off Lester 1 on, 2 Out); Davis (4, 6th inning off Richard 0 on, 0 Out); J.D. Martinez (32, 9th inning off J. Russell 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Castellanos 5 (58), Norris 2 (2), Davis (18), Kinsler (56), Cabrera (58), Gose (21), Collins (12), V. Martínez (52), J.D. Martinez 2 (81)
2-out Runs Batted In: Norris 2, Cabrera, Gose, Collins, V. Martínez
Sacrifice Flies: Kinsler
Sacrifice Hit: Collins
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 7-18 (McCann 0-3, Davis 1-1, Gose 1-2, J.D. Martinez 1-3, Cabrera 1-2, V. Martínez 1-1, Iglesias 0-1, Collins 1-1, Kinsler 0-2, Castellanos 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: McCann 2; J.D. Martinez 2; Kinsler 3

Hit By Pitch: Davis (By Motte)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Norris 14-19; Gorzelanny 2-3; Alburquerque 4-6; VerHagen 4-5; Boyd 3-3; Feliz 3-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Norris 16-15-11-12; Gorzelanny 2-2-1-1; Alburquerque 4-4-2-5; VerHagen 3-1-3-5; Boyd 2-2-5-3; Feliz 2-3-2-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Norris 5-2; Gorzelanny 0-1; Alburquerque 2-2; VerHagen 3-0; Boyd 1-1; Feliz 1-2
Game Scores: D Norris 48

Double Plays: 2 (Iglesias-Kinsler-Cabrera 2)
Errors: Kinsler 2 (8, ground ball 2)

Stolen Bases: Iglesias (11, 2nd base off Lester/Ross); Romine (7, 3rd base off J. Russell/Montero)
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