Showdown Cup Finals Game 1

The first game sure started the finals off with a bang. The Royals strike first with an Eric Hosmer single in the top of the first scoring Lorenzo Cain. The Cubs come right back and answer in the bottom half with an Anthony Rizzo single scoring Dexter Fowler. Then in the bottom of the second Javy Baez lead off with a double, followed by a Dexter Fowler single scoring and giving the Cubs a 2-1 lead and they never looked back. From this point forward it was a shut out on both sides with all the pitchers dominating the bats. Some of the things discussed in the preview like for the Royals to keep the lower half of the order in check basically happened. Only one hit but it was the lead off double by Baez to lead to the winning run for the Cubs. A 1-0 series lead for the Cubs gets them off to the right start but if the games all play this close, do not count the scrappy Royals out of it just yet.

        

Championship Gm 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	F	H
15 Royals	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
16 Cubs	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8
W: J. Lester (5-1) 7IP 6H 1ER 4BB 10K
L: J. Cueto (2-4) 7IP 7H 2ER 0BB 12K
S: A. Chapman (8)
E. Hosmer 3/4 (2)2B SB R
D. Fowler 2/4 R SB RBI

Royals			Cubs
Escobar	0/4 2K		Fowler	2/4 (2)1B 2RBI R SB
Zobrist	1/3 1B BB K		Bryant	2/4 (2)2B 2K
Cain	1/4 1B SB R 3K		Rizzo	2/4 (2)1B 2K RBI
Hosmer	3/4 (2)2B 1B RBI		Zobrist	1/4 1B K
Morales	0/3 BB 2K		Contreras	0/3 K
Moustakas	1/4 1B K		Soler	0/3 2K
Perez	0/4 2K		Russell	0/3 2K
Gordon	0/2 K 2BB		Heyward	0/3 2K
Rios	2/3 (2)1B		Baez	1/3 2B R K
Cueto	7IP 7H 2ER 12K		Lester	7IP 6H 1ER 4BB 10K
Madson	IP 1H 2K		Rondon	IP 2H 1K
			Chapman	IP 2K

Top1st
Eric Hosmer singled, Lorenzo Cain Scored	1-0 KC
Bot 1st
Anthony Rizzo singled, Dexter Fowler Scored	1-1
Bot 2nd
Dexter Fowler singled, Javy Baez Scored	2-1 CHC

Looking a head to game 2 we have two undefeated pitchers taking the mound in Edison Volquez and Jake Arrieta.

Edison Volquez (5-0) vs Jake Arrieta (3-0)