MAJOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
09/03/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 2818 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (53-71) 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 8 14 0
Colorado Rockies (61-63) 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 6 13 1
Williams Slugs 3 Homers, Cubs Get 8-6 Win
The Chicago Cubs powered past the Colorado Rockies, 8-6, at Coors Field. Billy Williams slugged 3 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring three times, to lead the charge. Earning his 27th save of the year was Sean Marshall. Chicago is now 53-71. Colorado is 61-63.

In the top of the third, Williams had a 2-run home run for Chicago. It was his 30th home run of the season and put the Cubs on top, 5-3.

"There's a lot in this game you can't control. Just take what the game gives you. I was just doing my best to help the team win," Williams told the Chicago Bulletin.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tinker SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .224 0 37
H. Wilson CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 2 .222 9 31
B. Williams LF 5 3 4 4 0 1 0 .319 30 80
A. Rizzo 1B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .278 19 67
K. Cuyler RF 5 1 3 2 0 0 1 .279 7 34
J. Evers 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .251 1 20
R. Stephenson DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 3 23
R. Santo 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .205 7 17
G. Hartnett C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .325 2 8
Totals 41 8 14 8 0 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Cuyler (28, 7th Inning off J. Francis, 0 on, 2 outs) , G. Hartnett (4, 8th Inning off J. Francis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Wilson (9, 1st Inning off B. Byrd, 0 on, 1 out) , K. Cuyler (7, 1st Inning off B. Byrd, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Williams 3 (30, 3rd Inning off B. Byrd, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off A. Cook, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off H. Street, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Tinker , H. Wilson 5 , B. Williams 13 , A. Rizzo , K. Cuyler 7 , R. Stephenson , G. Hartnett 3
2-out RBI: J. Tinker , K. Cuyler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Tinker 2 , H. Wilson 2 , J. Evers
Sac Bunt: J. Tinker
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gonzalez LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .220 23 54
D. LeMahieu 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .279 4 29
C. Blackmon CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 3 .321 15 71
D. Kennard DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .255 17 80
T. Helton 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .298 22 65
N. Arenado 3B 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .287 18 62
   a-L. Walker PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .263 16 59
   c-J. Cirillo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 2 5
T. Tulowitzki SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .219 8 46
D. Bichette RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 1 4
B. Mayne C 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 .227 1 39
   b-E. Wesley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .120 1 7
   d-W. Rosario C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 3
Totals 39 6 13 6 0 5 21      
a - L. Walker pinch hit for N. Arenado in the 8th
b - E. Wesley pinch hit for B. Mayne in the 8th
c - J. Cirillo substituted for L. Walker in the 9th
d - W. Rosario substituted for E. Wesley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Gonzalez (21, 1st Inning off R. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Kennard (36, 1st Inning off R. Davis, 1 on, 1 out) , N. Arenado (29, 1st Inning off R. Davis, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. LeMahieu (15, 9th Inning off S. Marshall, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Helton (22, 8th Inning off L. Warneke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Gonzalez 2 , D. LeMahieu 2 , C. Blackmon 2 , D. Kennard 2 , T. Helton 4 , N. Arenado 3 , L. Walker , T. Tulowitzki , D. Bichette , B. Mayne 2
2-out RBI: N. Arenado , B. Mayne
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Blackmon , D. Kennard , T. Tulowitzki , E. Wesley
Sac Fly: B. Mayne
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Tulowitzki (4)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Arenado (7)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Davis W (6-10) 5.2 10 5 5 0 3 0 81 4.12   
L. Warneke H (1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 1 17 6.75   
R. Myers H (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.77   
S. Marshall SV (27) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Davis 32
Batters Faced: R. Davis 27, L. Warneke 6, R. Myers 3, S. Marshall 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Davis 5-9, L. Warneke 1-2, R. Myers 1-1, S. Marshall 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Davis 81-53, L. Warneke 17-11, R. Myers 8-6, S. Marshall 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Warneke 1-0 , R. Myers 1-0
WP: R. Davis , R. Myers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Byrd L (8-9) 2.1 7 5 5 0 1 3 56 4.46   
A. Cook 3.2 3 2 1 0 2 1 42 2.45   
K. Freeland 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 5.95   
J. Francis 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 17 0.00   
H. Street 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 15 2.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Byrd 20
Batters Faced: B. Byrd 14, A. Cook 15, K. Freeland 2, J. Francis 6, H. Street 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Byrd 3-3, A. Cook 3-6, K. Freeland 0-1, J. Francis 0-3, H. Street 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Byrd 56-35, A. Cook 42-34, K. Freeland 11-7, J. Francis 17-11, H. Street 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cook 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Williams
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 22407
Special Notes: Billy Williams ties the NL regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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