Friday, August 18th, 2023 1:20PM CST
Kansas City earned a 4-3 victory over Chicago on Friday, August 18, putting an end to their three-game skid. The win was powered by a go-ahead blast from Bobby Witt Jr. and six effective innings pitched by Cole Ragans.
Date: Friday, August 18th, 2023
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 37,936
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
KC |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: Gomes (14, Ragans)
Runs Batted In: Candelario (57), Hoerner (60), Morel (60)
2-out Runs Batted In: Hoerner
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (Candelario 1-1, Wisdom 1-1, Bellinger 0-2, Swanson 0-1, Happ 0-2, Madrigal 0-1, Hoerner 1-1, Morel 0-1, Suzuki 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Bellinger 1; Happ 1; Morel 2

Wild Pitches: Cuas
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Taillon 15/23; Smyly 3/3; Fulmer 4/4; Cuas 4/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Taillon-17-9-19-20; Smyly-2-2-1-2; Fulmer-3-1-2-3; Cuas-4-0-3-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Taillon 5-9; Smyly 1-1; Fulmer 1-2; Cuas 1-2
Game Scores: J Taillon 51

Double Plays: 1 (Hoerner-Wisdom)
Errors: Candelario (8, throw); Wisdom (12, fielding)

Caught Stealing: Morel 2 (2, 3rd base by Ragans/Fermin, Home by Ragans/Fermin)
Picked Off: Morel (3rd base, Ragans), Morel (3rd base, Ragans)

Doubles: Melendez (25, Taillon)
Home Runs: Witt Jr. (24, 6th inning off Taillon 1 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Perez (55), Isbel (21), Witt Jr. 2 (78)
Sacrifice Flies: Perez
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (Perez 0-1, Velázquez 0-2, Isbel 1-2, Witt Jr. 0-1, Massey 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Perez 1; Velázquez 1; Massey 1

Wild Pitches: Coleman
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Clarke 1/3; Ragans 15/27; Hernández 2/4; Cox 2/2; Coleman 2/4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Clarke-2-3-2-2; Ragans-20-14-22-16; Hernández-2-4-11-1; Cox-3-0-0-1; Coleman-5-2-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Clarke 0-1; Ragans 2-6; Cox 1-0; Coleman 0-2
Game Scores: C Ragans 51

Errors: Duffy (9, throw)
Assists: Waters (Hoerner at 2nd base)

Caught Stealing: Melendez (3, 3rd base by Taillon)
Stolen Bases: Waters (8, 2nd base off Taillon/Gomes)
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