Chi. Cubs 3, Cleveland 2
When: 8:15 PM ET, Wednesday, September 16, 2020
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
79°
Umpires:
Home -
Chad Whitson, 1B -
Mark Carlson, 2B -
James Hoye, 3B -
Mike Estabrook
Attendance:
By Field Level Media
Javier Baez had an RBI single with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the host Chicago Cubs to a 3-2 victory over the reeling Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night.
With a runner already on second to begin the 10th inning, Kris Bryant singled to left-center field before Phil Maton (2-2) intentionally walked Anthony Rizzo to load the bases. Maton struck out the next two batters and got ahead in the count on Baez before he slapped an 0-2 curveball into left field to give Chicago its second walk-off win in as many nights.
The late offense allowed Jason Adam (2-1) to pick up the win. Adam overcame a leadoff walk in the 10th inning to retire the next three batters.
Jason Heyward and Cameron Maybin each had an RBI single for the Cubs (30-20), who have won four in a row overall and all four encounters with Cleveland this season.
Oscar Mercado homered to lead off the fifth inning and Francisco Lindor scored on a wild pitch in the first for the Indians (26-23), who extended their season-high losing streak to eight games.
Lindor, who belted a two-run tying homer in the ninth inning of Tuesday's 6-5 setback, opened the scoring in the first inning on Wednesday. He crossed the plate after Jon Lester uncorked a wild pitch before Chicago forged a tie in the second.
Kyle Schwarber worked a leadoff walk before coming around to score following consecutive singles from Baez and Heyward.
The Cubs claimed a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning after Maybin's two-out RBI single to shallow left field scored Baez. Maybin's RBI was his second in as many games after he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the ninth inning of Tuesday's contest.
Mercado answered by depositing a 1-0 fastball from Lester over the wall in left-center field in the fifth. The homer was Mercado's first of the season and first since he belted three in as many games in from Sept. 21-24, 2019.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cleveland |
|
Chi. Cubs |
Aaron Civale
|
Player |
Jon Lester |
No Decision |
W/L |
No Decision |
6.0 |
IP |
5.0 |
3 |
Strikeouts |
1 |
7 |
Hits |
4 |
3.00 |
ERA |
3.60 |
Hitting
Cleveland |
|
Chi. Cubs |
Jose Ramirez
| Player |
Cameron Maybin |
2 |
Hits |
2 |
0 |
RBI |
1 |
0 |
HR |
0 |
2 |
TB |
2 |
.500 |
Avg |
.667 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Cleveland
|
5 |
1 |
9 |
.156 |
17 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
Chi. Cubs
|
9 |
0 |
10 |
.257 |
24 |
10 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
0 |