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Hayden Wesneski, Cubs blank Angels 5-0

CHICAGO (AP) Hayden Wesneski threw 6 1/3 innings, Michael Busch hit a two-run home run and the Chicago Cubs shut out the Los Angeles Angels 5-0 on Sunday.

Wesneski (3-5) allowed a single to the second batter he faced, then retired the next 18 Angels to help Chicago win a series for the first time in five tries. He allowed a hit, walk and two strikeouts.

“I filled up the zone and made them swing earlier than they wanted to,” Wesneski said. “It’s always nice to help the bullpen.”

Relievers Porter Hodge, Luke Little and Héctor Neris finished the three-hit shutout and Miguel Amaya added a pair of hits and an RBI for Chicago. Neris got the final out for his 12th save after Los Angeles loaded the bases.

José Soriano (4-7) gave up three runs and six hits while striking out three and walking one in five innings.

Amaya and Nico Hoerner drove in runs in the third to give the Cubs a 2-0 lead and Amaya scored again in the fifth on a double play grounder. Busch gave the bullpen some insurance in the seventh after sending Matt Moore’s pitch into right field for his 11th homer of the season.

Wesneski won for the first time in five starts. He took Luis Guillorme’s hopper off his right hand in the third inning, but stayed in the game.

“I knew it wasn’t all that serious,” he said of the play, which started a 1-6-3 putout.

The Angels have dropped six of seven overall.

“We couldn’t get anything going,” manager Ron Washington said after his team finished a 1-5 trip that followed a 6-1 homestand.

“We left home and it’s like we forgot what we’re doing.”

The Cubs’ regional sports network featured an all-female booth for the first time in club history. Beth Mowins, Elise Menaker and Taylor McGregor handled the telecast.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Angels: Left fielder Tyler Ward made a hard slide into the wall trying to run down a foul ball in the seventh but remained in the game. He singled in the ninth and was replaced by a pinch-runner.

Cubs: Right-hander Colten Brewer punched a dugout wall after leaving Saturday’s game and later learned he’d fractured his left hand. “My frustration got the best of me,” he said Sunday morning after the club placed him on the 60-day injured list. Right-hander Hunter Bigge was recalled from Triple-A Iowa in a corresponding move.

UP NEXT

Angels: Davis Daniel (1-1, 2.70 ERA) faces Jon Gray (3-4, 3.92) on Monday night to start a home series against Texas.

Cubs: Neither team has announced a starter for Tuesday’s series opener at Baltimore.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Angels LAA37-52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Cubs CHC42-49	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	X	5	7	1

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

W: H. Wesneski (3-5)L: J. Soriano (4-7)S: H. Neris (12)
HR: CHC - M. Busch (21)

LAAAngels

CHCCubs

.H. WesneskiHayden Wesneski
P
6.1 IP, BB, 2 SO, 86 P
.H. NerisHector Neris
P
0.1 IP, SO, 4 P

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Schanuel 1B	4	0	0	0	0	.238	.312	.347	.659	0.0
B. Drury 2B	4	1	0	0	0	.172	.241	.227	.468	1.0
T. Ward LF	4	1	0	1	1	.238	.322	.419	.740	0.5
K. Hiura PR	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	0.0
W. Calhoun DH	2	0	1	0	1	.269	.339	.383	.722	1.0
a- K. Pillar PH	1	1	0	0	0	.293	.359	.521	.880	1.0
L. O'Hoppe C	3	0	1	0	2	.275	.330	.468	.798	1.0
Z. Neto SS	4	0	0	1	5	.240	.289	.413	.702	-0.5
M. Moniak CF	3	0	0	1	0	.191	.240	.298	.538	-0.5
J. Adell RF	3	0	0	0	0	.183	.247	.390	.637	0.0
L. Guillorme 3B	3	0	0	0	0	.236	.303	.326	.629	0.0

HITTERS	AB
N. Schanuel 1B	4
B. Drury 2B	4
T. Ward LF	4
K. Hiura PR	0
W. Calhoun DH	2
a- K. Pillar PH	1
L. O'Hoppe C	3
Z. Neto SS	4
M. Moniak CF	3
J. Adell RF	3
L. Guillorme 3B	3

a-singled for Calhoun in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Hoerner 2B	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.246	.329	.338	.667	4.0
M. Busch 1B	4	1	1	2	1	0	2	1	.264	.359	.457	.816	6.0
C. Bellinger CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.326	.411	.738	0.0
S. Suzuki RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.255	.329	.458	.787	0.5
I. Happ LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.241	.354	.445	.799	2.0
C. Morel DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.199	.304	.369	.673	1.0
D. Swanson SS	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.204	.281	.341	.621	3.0
M. Mastrobuoni 3B	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.145	.217	.182	.398	1.0
a- D. Bote PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.333	.375	.708	0.0
M. Amaya C	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.194	.255	.269	.524	5.0

HITTERS	AB
N. Hoerner 2B	2
M. Busch 1B	4
C. Bellinger CF	4
S. Suzuki RF	3
I. Happ LF	3
C. Morel DH	4
D. Swanson SS	3
M. Mastrobuoni 3B	2
a- D. Bote PH-3B	1
M. Amaya C	3

a-grounded out for Mastrobuoni in the 7th

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Z. Neto 4 (4)

2B - C. Morel (6), M. Amaya (5)
HR - M. Busch (11)
SF - N. Hoerner (2)
RBI - N. Hoerner (24), M. Busch 2 (32), M. Amaya (16)
2-Out RBI - M. Busch 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Mastrobuoni 2 (2)

Outfield Assist - T. Ward
DP - (Drury-Neto-Schanuel)

E - M. Mastrobuoni (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Soriano (L, 4-7)	5.0	6	3	3	1	3	0	3.87	1.18	1.5
H. Strickland	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.60	1.00	2.5
M. Moore	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	4.98	1.31	-1.0
C. Estevez	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.89	0.82	2.5

PITCHERS	IP
J. Soriano (L, 4-7)	5.0
H. Strickland	1.0
M. Moore	1.0
C. Estevez	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Wesneski (W, 3-5)	6.1	1	1	2	3.67	1.10	28.0
P. Hodge (H, 2)	1.2	0	0	0	1.32	0.88	5.0
L. Little	0.2	2	1	0	3.55	1.26	-1.0
H. Neris (S, 12)	0.1	0	0	1	4.06	1.58	8.5

PITCHERS	IP
H. Wesneski (W, 3-5)	6.1
P. Hodge (H, 2)	1.2
L. Little	0.2
H. Neris (S, 12)	0.1

Pitches-Strikes - J. Soriano 73-43, H. Strickland 20-11, M. Moore 21-12, C. Estevez 20-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Soriano 10-1, H. Strickland 1-1, M. Moore 2-2, C. Estevez 0-2
Batters Faced - J. Soriano 21, H. Strickland 4, M. Moore 5, C. Estevez 4

Pitches-Strikes - H. Wesneski 86-53, P. Hodge 15-10, L. Little 19-11, H. Neris 4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Wesneski 10-7, P. Hodge 3-2, L. Little 4-0
Batters Faced - H. Wesneski 22, P. Hodge 5, L. Little 5, H. Neris

.H. WesneskiHayden Wesneski
P
6.1 IP, BB, 2 SO, 86 P
.H. NerisHector Neris
P
0.1 IP, SO, 4 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Angels LAA37-52	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Cubs CHC42-49	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	X	5	7	1

Wrigley FieldChicago, IL

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Schanuel 1B	4	0	0	0	0	.238	.312	.347	.659	0.0
B. Drury 2B	4	1	0	0	0	.172	.241	.227	.468	1.0
T. Ward LF	4	1	0	1	1	.238	.322	.419	.740	0.5
K. Hiura PR	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.375	.375	.750	0.0
W. Calhoun DH	2	0	1	0	1	.269	.339	.383	.722	1.0
a- K. Pillar PH	1	1	0	0	0	.293	.359	.521	.880	1.0
L. O'Hoppe C	3	0	1	0	2	.275	.330	.468	.798	1.0
Z. Neto SS	4	0	0	1	5	.240	.289	.413	.702	-0.5
M. Moniak CF	3	0	0	1	0	.191	.240	.298	.538	-0.5
J. Adell RF	3	0	0	0	0	.183	.247	.390	.637	0.0
L. Guillorme 3B	3	0	0	0	0	.236	.303	.326	.629	0.0
Total	31	3	2	3	9	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
N. Schanuel 1B	4
B. Drury 2B	4
T. Ward LF	4
K. Hiura PR	0
W. Calhoun DH	2
a- K. Pillar PH	1
L. O'Hoppe C	3
Z. Neto SS	4
M. Moniak CF	3
J. Adell RF	3
L. Guillorme 3B	3
Total	31

a-singled for Calhoun in the 9th

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
N. Hoerner 2B	2	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.246	.329	.338	.667	4.0
M. Busch 1B	4	1	1	2	1	0	2	1	.264	.359	.457	.816	6.0
C. Bellinger CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.326	.411	.738	0.0
S. Suzuki RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.255	.329	.458	.787	0.5
I. Happ LF	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.241	.354	.445	.799	2.0
C. Morel DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	2	.199	.304	.369	.673	1.0
D. Swanson SS	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.204	.281	.341	.621	3.0
M. Mastrobuoni 3B	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.145	.217	.182	.398	1.0
a- D. Bote PH-3B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.313	.333	.375	.708	0.0
M. Amaya C	3	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	.194	.255	.269	.524	5.0
Total	29	5	7	4	1	4	5	10	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
N. Hoerner 2B	2
M. Busch 1B	4
C. Bellinger CF	4
S. Suzuki RF	3
I. Happ LF	3
C. Morel DH	4
D. Swanson SS	3
M. Mastrobuoni 3B	2
a- D. Bote PH-3B	1
M. Amaya C	3
Total	29

a-grounded out for Mastrobuoni in the 7th

Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Z. Neto 4 (4)

2B - C. Morel (6), M. Amaya (5)
HR - M. Busch (11)
SF - N. Hoerner (2)
RBI - N. Hoerner (24), M. Busch 2 (32), M. Amaya (16)
2-Out RBI - M. Busch 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - M. Mastrobuoni 2 (2)

Outfield Assist - T. Ward
DP - (Drury-Neto-Schanuel)

E - M. Mastrobuoni (3)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
J. Soriano (L, 4-7)	5.0	6	3	3	1	3	0	3.87	1.18	1.5
H. Strickland	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	3.60	1.00	2.5
M. Moore	1.0	1	2	2	1	0	1	4.98	1.31	-1.0
C. Estevez	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.89	0.82	2.5
Total	8.0	7	5	5	4	5	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
J. Soriano (L, 4-7)	5.0
H. Strickland	1.0
M. Moore	1.0
C. Estevez	1.0
Total	8.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Wesneski (W, 3-5)	6.1	1	1	2	3.67	1.10	28.0
P. Hodge (H, 2)	1.2	0	0	0	1.32	0.88	5.0
L. Little	0.2	2	1	0	3.55	1.26	-1.0
H. Neris (S, 12)	0.1	0	0	1	4.06	1.58	8.5
Total	9.0	3	2	3	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
H. Wesneski (W, 3-5)	6.1
P. Hodge (H, 2)	1.2
L. Little	0.2
H. Neris (S, 12)	0.1
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - J. Soriano 73-43, H. Strickland 20-11, M. Moore 21-12, C. Estevez 20-12
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - J. Soriano 10-1, H. Strickland 1-1, M. Moore 2-2, C. Estevez 0-2
Batters Faced - J. Soriano 21, H. Strickland 4, M. Moore 5, C. Estevez 4

Pitches-Strikes - H. Wesneski 86-53, P. Hodge 15-10, L. Little 19-11, H. Neris 4-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Wesneski 10-7, P. Hodge 3-2, L. Little 4-0
Batters Faced - H. Wesneski 22, P. Hodge 5, L. Little 5, H. Neris

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

3RD INNING
Amaya singled to left, Swanson scored, Mastrobuoni to third, Amaya out at second 0 1
Hoerner hit sacrifice fly to center, Mastrobuoni scored 0 2
5TH INNING
Busch grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Amaya scored, Hoerner out at second 0 3
7TH INNING
Busch homered to right, Hoerner scored 0 5

3RD INNING
	Amaya singled to left, Swanson scored, Mastrobuoni to third, Amaya out at second	0	1
	Hoerner hit sacrifice fly to center, Mastrobuoni scored	0	2

5TH INNING
	Busch grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Amaya scored, Hoerner out at second	0	3

7TH INNING
	Busch homered to right, Hoerner scored	0	5

1ST INNING
Angels
H. Wesneski Pitching:
N. Schanuel: Schanuel grounded out to second
B. Drury: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Drury singled to center
T. Ward: Strike looking, Ward flied out to deep center
W. Calhoun: Strike looking, Calhoun grounded out to first
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Cubs
J. Soriano Pitching:
N. Hoerner: Strike looking, Hoerner grounded out to shortstop
M. Busch: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Busch struck out looking
C. Bellinger: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Bellinger grounded out to first
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Angels
H. Wesneski Pitching:
L. O'Hoppe: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, O'Hoppe lined out to right
Z. Neto: Ball, Neto grounded out to shortstop
M. Moniak: Moniak flied out to deep left
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
J. Soriano Pitching:
S. Suzuki: Suzuki grounded out to second
I. Happ: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Happ popped out to shortstop
C. Morel: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Morel struck out swinging
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Angels
H. Wesneski Pitching:
J. Adell: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Adell lined out to center
L. Guillorme: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Guillorme grounded out to pitcher
N. Schanuel: Ball, Schanuel grounded out to first
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
J. Soriano Pitching:
D. Swanson: Swanson singled to right
M. Mastrobuoni: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Mastrobuoni reached on fielder's choice to second, Swanson to second
M. Amaya: Ball, Amaya singled to left, Swanson scored, Mastrobuoni to third, Amaya out at second
N. Hoerner: Foul, Ball, Hoerner hit sacrifice fly to center, Mastrobuoni scored
M. Busch: Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Busch struck out looking
End of the 3rd (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Angels
H. Wesneski Pitching:
B. Drury: Foul, Drury grounded out to shortstop
T. Ward: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ward struck out looking
W. Calhoun: Strike swinging, Calhoun grounded out to third
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
J. Soriano Pitching:
C. Bellinger: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Bellinger grounded out to first
S. Suzuki: Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Suzuki popped out to second
I. Happ: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Happ singled to right center
C. Morel: Strike looking, Ball, Morel doubled to left, Happ to third
D. Swanson: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Swanson walked
M. Mastrobuoni: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Mastrobuoni grounded out to second
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Angels
H. Wesneski Pitching:
L. O'Hoppe: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, O'Hoppe flied out to deep center
Z. Neto: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Neto grounded out to third
M. Moniak: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Moniak struck out swinging
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
J. Soriano Pitching:
M. Amaya: Strike looking, Ball, Amaya doubled to deep left
N. Hoerner: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Hoerner singled to right, Amaya to third
M. Busch: Pickoff attempt to first, Busch grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Amaya scored, Hoerner out at second
C. Bellinger: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Bellinger popped out to third
End of the 5th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Angels
H. Wesneski Pitching:
J. Adell: Foul, Adell flied out to deep left
L. Guillorme: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Guillorme flied out to left
N. Schanuel: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Schanuel flied out to shallow center
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Hunter Strickland relieved Jose Soriano
S. Suzuki: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Suzuki struck out swinging
I. Happ: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike (foul tip), Ball, Happ walked
C. Morel: Ball, Morel flied out to deep center
D. Swanson: Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Swanson reached on fielder's choice to third, Happ out at second
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Angels
H. Wesneski Pitching:
B. Drury: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Drury flied out to shallow center
T. Ward: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ward safe at first on 3rd baseman Mastrobuoni fielding error
W. Calhoun: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ward to second on balk, Ball, Ball, Calhoun walked
Porter Hodge relieved Hayden Wesneski
L. O'Hoppe: Ball, O'Hoppe grounded out to pitcher, Ward to third, Calhoun to second
Z. Neto: Strike looking, Neto flied out to right
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Matt Moore relieved Hunter Strickland
David Bote hit for Miles Mastrobuoni
D. Bote: Ball, Strike looking, Bote grounded out to shortstop
M. Amaya: Ball, Strike swinging, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Ball, Amaya grounded out to shortstop
N. Hoerner: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Hoerner walked
M. Busch: Ball, Pickoff attempt, Ball, Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Busch homered to right, Hoerner scored
C. Bellinger: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Bellinger flied out to center
End of the 7th (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
8TH INNING
Angels
David Bote at third base
M. Moniak: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Moniak grounded out to first
J. Adell: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Adell flied out to deep left
L. Guillorme: Ball, Guillorme grounded out to second
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Cubs
Carlos Estevez relieved Matt Moore
S. Suzuki: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Suzuki walked
I. Happ: Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Happ flied out to center
C. Morel: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Morel struck out swinging
D. Swanson: Swanson flied out to deep left
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Angels
Luke Little relieved Porter Hodge
N. Schanuel: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Schanuel grounded out to second
B. Drury: Drury grounded out to third
T. Ward: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ward reached on an infield single to shortstop
Kevin Pillar hit for Willie Calhoun
Keston Hiura ran for Taylor Ward
K. Pillar: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Pillar reached on an infield single to shortstop, Hiura to second
L. O'Hoppe: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, O'Hoppe walked, Hiura to third, Pillar to second
Hector Neris relieved Luke Little
Z. Neto: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Neto struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)