MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/16/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1739 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (50-66) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2
Chicago Cubs (62-54) 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 6 8 0
Cubs Deal Rays 6-3 Setback
Wet weather did not postpone the Chicago-Tampa Bay ballgame.

Getting offensive support from Billy Williams, the Chicago Cubs topped the Tampa Bay Rays, 6-3. Williams went 2-4 with a home run. He scored 3 runs for the Cubs. With the win, Chicago has a record of 62-54. Tampa Bay falls to 50-66.

Ron Santo had a big 3-run home run for the Cubs in the bottom of the first inning. With Chicago trailing 2-1 and runners on 1st and 2nd, he got a fastball from Wilson Alvarez and swatted a home run to right. It was his 9th home run of the season, and more importantly, it put the Cubs ahead, 4-2.

Postgame, Cubs manager lauded Williams for his premiere talent. "Billy is an elite player. He's special."
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 .244 8 36
K. Kiermaier CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .207 7 34
Y. Díaz 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .346 15 60
B. Lowe DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .219 23 69
E. Longoria 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .243 14 51
D. Martinez RF 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 .221 7 35
B. Zobrist 2B 3 1 1 1 0 1 3 .229 10 34
J. Lugo SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .206 1 27
D. Navarro C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .245 10 30
Totals 35 3 9 3 2 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Longoria (22, 6th Inning off R. Sutcliffe, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Lowe (23, 1st Inning off R. Sutcliffe, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Zobrist (10, 2nd Inning off R. Sutcliffe, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford , K. Kiermaier , Y. Díaz 2 , B. Lowe 4 , E. Longoria 3 , D. Martinez , B. Zobrist 4
2-out RBI: B. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Martinez , J. Lugo 2 , D. Navarro
Hit by Pitch: B. Zobrist
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Crawford (35) , D. Martinez (19)

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Díaz (7) , J. Lugo (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Zobrist-Lugo-Díaz, Lugo-Zobrist-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Cuyler DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .240 8 33
S. Sosa RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .237 19 54
B. Williams LF 4 3 2 1 0 0 2 .372 23 85
A. Rizzo 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .258 16 56
H. Wilson CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .295 13 62
R. Santo 3B 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .248 9 40
B. Herman 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .194 0 6
J. Tinker SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 2 36
J. Davis C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200 1 6
Totals 32 6 8 6 0 8 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Santo (9, 1st Inning off W. Alvarez, 2 on, 2 outs) , B. Williams (23, 8th Inning off J. McGee, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Cuyler , B. Williams 5 , A. Rizzo 2 , H. Wilson , R. Santo 4 , B. Herman
2-out RBI: R. Santo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Rizzo
GIDP: R. Santo , J. Davis
Hit by Pitch: K. Cuyler
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Sosa(Díaz at 2nd base))
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Alvarez L (9-10) 4.0 6 5 2 0 3 1 60 4.14   
J. Hellickson 3.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 41 3.16   
J. McGee 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 19 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 39
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 18, J. Hellickson 11, J. McGee 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 4-3, J. Hellickson 1-4, J. McGee 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 60-39, J. Hellickson 41-30, J. McGee 19-13
Hit Batsmen: J. Hellickson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Sutcliffe W (12-9) 6.0 7 3 3 1 4 2 105 4.58   
L. Smith H (3) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 3.12   
R. Myers H (9) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.00   
S. Marshall SV (29) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Sutcliffe 49
Batters Faced: R. Sutcliffe 26, L. Smith 8, R. Myers 1, S. Marshall 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Sutcliffe 10-4, L. Smith 2-1, R. Myers 0-0, S. Marshall 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Sutcliffe 105-69, L. Smith 26-12, R. Myers 6-3, S. Marshall 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Myers 2-0
WP: R. Sutcliffe , R. Myers
Hit Batsmen: L. Smith
Balk: L. Smith
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Williams
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 4:06
Attendance: 31903
Special Notes: Rain delay of 61 minutes in the 6th inning.
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