MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/17/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
TAMPA BAY RAYS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1761 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Rays (51-66) 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 8 0
Chicago Cubs (62-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 10 0
Rays Do In Cubs, 5-3
The Tampa Bay Rays picked up a win at Wrigley Field, dropping the Chicago Cubs, 5-3. Matt Garza was the difference-maker. Garza yielded no runs over 6.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 5 hits, walked 2, and struck out 5. His record improves to 6-13. J P Howell nailed down his 1st save.

It could have been a different outcome for Tampa Bay, had it not been for Carlos Pena, the 29-year old first baseman . Pena contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the fourth inning to put Tampa Bay up, 3-0.

"Matt is one tough hombre," said Tampa Bay manager .

Tampa Bay now sports a record of 51-66.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .243 8 36
K. Kiermaier CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205 7 34
Y. Díaz 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .347 16 61
B. Lowe 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .222 23 70
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .241 14 51
D. Martinez RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .221 7 36
B. Zobrist SS 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 .229 10 34
C. Pena DH 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .179 5 11
D. Navarro C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .245 10 31
Totals 35 5 8 5 4 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Lowe (18, 4th Inning off C. Griffith, 1 on, 0 outs) , Y. Díaz (26, 4th Inning off C. Griffith, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Crawford (15, 9th Inning off L. Lancaster, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: Y. Díaz (16, 5th Inning off C. Griffith, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 2 , Y. Díaz 6 , B. Lowe 3 , D. Martinez , C. Pena , D. Navarro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Crawford , Y. Díaz , B. Zobrist , C. Pena , D. Navarro
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Longoria (13) , D. Martinez (20) , B. Zobrist (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Díaz-Zobrist-Díaz, Lowe-Zobrist-Díaz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Cuyler DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .240 8 33
H. Wilson CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .293 13 62
B. Williams LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .373 23 85
A. Rizzo 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .257 16 56
S. Sosa RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .234 19 54
G. Hartnett C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .216 8 30
   a-M. Grace PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328 0 10
J. Evers 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .237 0 18
R. Santo 3B 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .254 9 41
J. Tinker SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .245 2 36
Totals 34 3 10 3 3 7 16      
a - M. Grace pinch hit for G. Hartnett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Santo (17, 2nd Inning off M. Garza, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Grace (6, 9th Inning off G. Balfour, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Evers (5, 9th Inning off G. Balfour, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Cuyler , B. Williams 2 , M. Grace 2 , J. Evers 4 , R. Santo 4 , J. Tinker
2-out RBI: M. Grace , J. Evers , R. Santo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Cuyler , S. Sosa , J. Tinker
GIDP: S. Sosa , J. Evers
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Cuyler (18)
CS: J. Evers (5)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Garza W (6-13) 6.1 5 0 0 2 5 0 101 4.42   
E. Yan 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 28 3.08   
G. Balfour 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 0 19 3.49   
J. Howell SV (1) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 4.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Garza 66
Batters Faced: M. Garza 24, E. Yan 7, G. Balfour 3, J. Howell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Garza 3-9, E. Yan 1-2, G. Balfour 1-0, J. Howell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Garza 101-64, E. Yan 28-16, G. Balfour 19-12, J. Howell 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Balfour 2-1 , J. Howell 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Griffith L (11-7) 4.1 7 5 5 1 6 1 84 3.64   
C. Zambrano 3.1 0 0 0 3 2 0 58 2.60   
L. Lancaster 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Griffith 34
Batters Faced: C. Griffith 21, C. Zambrano 13, L. Lancaster 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Griffith 5-2, C. Zambrano 5-3, L. Lancaster 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Griffith 84-50, C. Zambrano 58-34, L. Lancaster 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Lancaster 2-0
WP: C. Zambrano
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Garza
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:20 PM CT
Time: 3:52
Attendance: 29483
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