Chi Cubs at Kansas City — MLB March 21, 2023

6 – 2

Final 7

Surprise Stadium, Surprise, AZ

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHC	2	1	0	0	1	0	2			6	8	0
KC	0	0	2	0	0	0				2	4	0

Decisions

Win J. Taillon CHC

5.0 IP · 4 H · 2 ER · 9 K · 3.91 ERA

Loss J. Lyles KC

3.2 IP · 3 H · 3 ER · 3 K · 4.42 ERA

Save M. Leiter Jr. CHC

1.0 IP · 0 H · 0 ER · 3 K · 3.99 ERA

Scoring plays All plays ›

Play	CHC	KC
Top 1st Patrick Wisdom singled to left center, Eric Hosmer to second, Ian Happ scored, Dansby Swanson scored	2	0
Top 2nd Christopher Morel homered (428 ft.) to deep left center	3	0
Bottom 3rd MJ Melendez homered (400 ft.) to deep left center, Kyle Isbel scored	3	2
Top 5th Eric Hosmer singled to left center, Ian Happ scored	4	2
Top 7th Nelson Maldonado singled to right center, Mike Tauchman scored	5	2
Top 7th Matt Mervis hit sacrifice fly, Nelson Velázquez to third, Nelson Maldonado scored	6	2

Box score

Chi Cubs

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG
N. Hoerner 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.281
D. Swanson SS	3	1	0	0	1	1	.277
I. Happ LF	1	2	1	0	2	0	.271
M. Tauchman LF	0	1	0	0	1	0	–
E. Hosmer 1B	2	0	1	1	1	0	.268
I. Mena 1B	1	1	1	1	0	0	–
P. Wisdom 3B	4	0	2	2	0	1	.207
N. Velázquez RF	4	0	1	0	0	2	.205
M. Mervis DH	3	0	0	1	0	2	–
T. Barnhart C	2	0	0	0	1	0	.221
C. Morel CF	2	1	1	1	1	0	.235
Totals		6	8		7	7

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC
J. Taillon W	5.0	4	2	2	0	9	40
M. Leiter Jr. S	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	9

Kansas City

Batting	AB	R	H	RBI	K	AVG
M. Melendez C	3	1	1	2	1	.217
L. Porter C	0	0	0	0	0	–
V. Pasquantino 1B	3	0	0	0	3	.295
J. Means 1B	0	0	0	0	0	–
H. Dozier 3B	3	0	0	0	3	.236
N. Loftin 3B	0	0	0	0	0	–
M. Massey 2B	3	0	0	0	2	.243
B. Lee 2B	0	0	0	0	0	–
N. Lopez SS	2	0	1	0	0	.227
T. Tolbert SS	0	0	0	0	0	–
T. Gentry RF	2	0	0	0	2	–
J. Bonifacio RF	0	0	0	0	0	–
J. Bradley Jr. LF	2	0	0	0	1	.203
T. Bradley LF	0	0	0	0	0	–
K. Isbel CF	2	1	2	0	0	.211
J. Rave CF	0	0	0	0	0	–
J. Reetz DH	2	0	0	0	0	–
Totals		2	4		12