Thursday, August 23rd, 2018 7:05PM CST
On Thursday night, August 24, 2018, the NL Central-leading Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7-1 as Cole Hamels pitched a complete game to continue his dramatic turnaround, while Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez each contributed a home run.
Date: Thursday, August 23rd, 2018
Time: 7:05PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 41,130
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - |
CIN |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Happ (15, DeSclafani); Báez (34, DeSclafani)
Home Runs: Rizzo (21, 1st inning off DeSclafani 1 on, 1 Out); Báez (27, 3rd inning off DeSclafani 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Rizzo 3 (83), Báez (93), Zobrist (48), Caratini 2 (12)
2-out Runs Batted In: Caratini 2
Sacrifice Flies: Rizzo
Sacrifice Hit: Hamels
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-11 (Schwarber 0-2, Zobrist 1-2, Hamels 0-2, Bote 0-3, Caratini 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Schwarber 1; Bote 3

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Hamels 22/33
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Hamels 19-10-24-23
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Hamels 10-8
Game Scores: C Hamels 72

Double Plays: 3 (Bote-Rizzo 2, Bote-Murphy-Rizzo)

Stolen Bases: Báez (21, 3rd base off DeSclafani/Casali); Happ (6, 2nd base off DeSclafani/Casali)

Doubles: Hamilton (10, Hamels)
Runs Batted In: Ervin (21)
2-out Runs Batted In: Ervin
Sacrifice Hit: DeSclafani
Ground Into Double Play: Suárez; Barnhart
Team Left On Base: 5
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-9 (Barnhart 0-2, Gennett 0-1, Ervin 2-2, Hamilton 0-1, Suárez 0-2, Peraza 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Barnhart 2; Hamilton 1

Pitcher Notes: DeSclafani pitched to 1 batter in the 7th
Wild Pitches: DeSclafani
Intentional Walks: Rizzo (By Lorenzen)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: DeSclafani 17/28; Lorenzen 4/10
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: DeSclafani 11-12-13-22; Lorenzen 6-4-6-6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: DeSclafani 7-6; Lorenzen 2-0
Game Scores: A DeSclafani 42

Errors: Peraza (16, throw)
Assists: Hamilton (Happ at 3rd base); Ervin (Báez at 2nd base)

Caught Stealing: Hamilton (6, 2nd base by Hamels)
Stolen Bases: Peraza (20, 2nd base off Hamels/Caratini); Ervin (4, 2nd base off Hamels/Caratini)
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