MAJOR LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/31/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
SAN DIEGO PADRES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1525 - THURSDAY, JULY 31ST , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Diego Padres (59-42) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 4 8 0
Chicago Cubs (51-50) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 11 0
Chicago Beats San Diego, 5-4
Sammy Sosa was a vital contributor to the 5-4 Chicago victory over San Diego. The Cubs right fielder went 2 for 4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Rick Sutcliffe got the win, improving to 9-9. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 8 hits and 4 runs, while striking out 8 and walking 1. Sean Marshall recorded the save. In save chances, he's now 22 for 25.

With Chicago leading 3-2 in the bottom of the fifth, Sosa batted against San Diego pitcher Randy Jones. Sosa hit a fastball to left for a 2-run home run. His 15th home run of the season put the Cubs on top, 5-2.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Cubs manager .

The 4th-place Cubs go to 51-50.
SAN DIEGO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Templeton SS 4 0 1 1 0 3 1 .288 5 42
C. Maybin CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .237 0 4
F. Tatis Jr. RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 .295 22 75
M. Machado 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .263 12 60
T. Gwynn Sr LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .310 7 60
A. Gonzalez 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .239 6 18
   b-M. Loretta PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .244 0 10
   c-J. Clark 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 1 3
F. McGriff DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .248 9 20
B. Santiago C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .232 8 49
R. Ready 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .216 2 10
   a-B. Roberts PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 1 21
Totals 32 4 8 4 3 9 15      
a - B. Roberts pinch hit for R. Ready in the 7th
b - M. Loretta pinch hit for A. Gonzalez in the 8th
c - J. Clark substituted for M. Loretta in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Machado (12, 4th Inning off R. Sutcliffe, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Gonzalez (6, 6th Inning off R. Sutcliffe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Templeton , C. Maybin , M. Machado 4 , A. Gonzalez 5 , F. McGriff 2 , R. Ready
2-out RBI: G. Templeton , A. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Maybin , M. Loretta , B. Santiago
GIDP: B. Roberts
Hit by Pitch: C. Maybin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Templeton (29) , F. Tatis Jr. (24) , F. McGriff (3)
CS: C. Maybin (2) , R. Ready (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Machado-Ready-Gonzalez)
OF assists: 1 (Tatis Jr.(Wilson at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Cuyler DH 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 .245 8 31
S. Sosa RF 4 2 2 3 0 2 1 .239 15 44
B. Williams LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .371 17 67
A. Rizzo 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .257 15 52
G. Hartnett C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .212 6 21
H. Wilson CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .292 10 53
J. Evers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .228 0 13
W. English 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 0 9
J. Tinker SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .247 2 30
Totals 33 5 11 5 1 10 9      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Cuyler (14, 3rd Inning off R. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs) , H. Wilson (23, 6th Inning off M. Latos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Sosa (15, 5th Inning off R. Jones, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Cuyler 4 , S. Sosa 5 , B. Williams , G. Hartnett , H. Wilson 3 , W. English , J. Tinker
2-out RBI: G. Hartnett
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Hartnett
GIDP: A. Rizzo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Tinker (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tinker-Evers-Rizzo)
SAN DIEGO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Jones L (11-11) 4.0 8 5 5 1 3 1 69 4.25   
M. Latos 3.0 2 0 0 0 6 0 38 1.17   
L. Gregerson 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Jones 28
Batters Faced: R. Jones 20, M. Latos 10, L. Gregerson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Jones 6-2, M. Latos 2-0, L. Gregerson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Jones 69-42, M. Latos 38-28, L. Gregerson 11-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sutcliffe W (9-9) 7.0 8 4 4 1 8 2 111 4.68   
R. Myers H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.87   
S. Marshall SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 1.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sutcliffe 52
Batters Faced: R. Sutcliffe 28, R. Myers 5, S. Marshall 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sutcliffe 4-7, R. Myers 1-2, S. Marshall 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sutcliffe 111-70, R. Myers 17-7, S. Marshall 14-6
WP: R. Myers
Hit Batsmen: R. Myers
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sammy Sosa
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 16269
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