Chi. Cubs 1, Cincinnati 0
When: 2:20 PM ET, Friday, September 27, 2024
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature:
71°
Umpires:
Home -
Brennan Miller, 1B -
Chris Conroy, 2B -
Shane Livensparger, 3B -
Brian O'Nora
Attendance:
32083
By Field Level Media
Jameson Taillon scattered four hits across seven scoreless innings as the host Chicago Cubs blanked the Cincinnati Reds 1-0 on Friday afternoon in the opener of a three-game set.
Taillon (12-8) walked two and fanned two in his final outing of the season. He finished the 2024 campaign strong, going 4-0 with a 1.63 ERA over his last six starts.
Tyson Miller took over for Taillon and worked around a hit batsman in the eighth before Porter Hodge logged a 1-2-3 ninth for his eighth save of the year.
Cincinnati starter Nick Martinez (10-7) traded zeros with Taillon until the fifth. Nico Hoerner opened the frame with a double, advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt from Pete Crow-Armstrong and scored on Miguel Amaya's sacrifice fly to put the Cubs up 1-0.
That was all Chicago (82-78) could muster against Martinez, who gave up the one run on five hits in a career-high eight innings. Martinez didn't issue a walk and recorded three strikeouts.
Taillon got some help from his outfield to keep Cincinnati (76-84) off the board in the first inning.
Elly De La Cruz lofted a fly ball to the warning track in center that deflected off Crow-Armstrong's glove. De La Cruz flew past second to try and stretch a double into a triple, but Crow-Armstrong recovered to cut him down at third.
The Reds threatened again in the second, with TJ Friedl and Ty France each drawing a one-out walk. After Jake Fraley flied out, Santiago Espinal lined out to right to end the inning.
Spencer Steer led off the top of the seventh with a base hit, but Taillon shut Cincinnati down once again by getting three straight groundouts.
Both teams seemingly had places to be following Friday's game, as the contest lasted just 1 hour, 48 minutes.
Hoerner and Cincinnati second baseman Jonathan India were the only two players to tally more than one hit, finishing with two apiece.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Cincinnati
|
4 |
0 |
5 |
.138 |
12 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Chi. Cubs
|
5 |
0 |
6 |
.200 |
5 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
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