Showdown Cup Finals Game 2

Game two is in the books and the Chicago Cubs have taken a 2 games to none lead over the Royals. This one was not as close as game one but the royals still had plenty of chances but couldn't get their runners across. Jake Arrieta remained the only undefeated pitcher in the duel of the starters. They bottom half of the order for the Cubs came up huge scoring 4 runs between their 8 and 9 hitters. This was the key for the Royals, preventing the lower half of the order from getting involved in the scoring. The Royals will look to right the ship when the series shifts to Kansas City for games 3 and 4 of the Showdown Cup.

     

Championship Gm 2	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	F	H
15 Royals	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	9
16 Cubs	0	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	6	13
W: J. Arrieta (4-0) 6IP 6H 2ER 7K
L: E. Volquez (5-1) 5IP 11H 5ER 3BB 6K
S: A. Chapman (9)
E. Hosmer 2/4 2B 2RBI SB R
K. Bryant 2/5 HR 2b R 4RBI

Royals			Cubs
Escobar	0/4 2K		Fowler	2/5 2B RBI 1B K
Zobrist	1/3 2BR BB		Bryant	2/5 HR R 4RBI 2B
Cain	1/4 2B R K		Rizzo	1/5 1B K
Hosmer	2/4 2B 1B 2RBI R SB		Zobrist	2/3 (2) 1B BB
Morales	2/4 2B 1B RBI K		Contreras	1/3 HR R RBI BB K
Moustakas	2/4 (2)1B K		Soler	0/4 K
Perez	1/4 1B		Russell	1/4 2B 3K
Gordon	0/4 2K		Heyward	1/3 1B BB 2R K
Rios	0/3 2K		Baez	3/4 (2)2B 2R 1B
Volquez	5IP 11H 5ER 6K		Arrieta	6IP 6H 2ER 7K
Herrera	IP H ER K		Montgomery	2IP 2H ER 2K
Davis	IP 2K		Chapman	IP H K
Madson	IP H

Scoring Summary
Bot 2nd
Bryant 3-Run HR, Heyward & Baez scored	3-0 CHC
Top 4th
E. Hosmer singled, Cain scored	3-1 CHC
K. Morales singled, Hosmer scored	3-2 CHC
Bot 4th
Bryant doubled, Baez scored	4-2 CHC
Bot 5th
Fowler Doubled, Heyward scored	5-2 CHC
Bot 6th
Contreras Homered	6-2 CHC
Top 8th
Hosmer Doubled, Zobrist scored	6-3 CHC

Game 3 will have

Kyle Hendriks (3-2) vs Yordano Ventura (2-1)