MAJOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
09/05/2014
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MAJOR LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT COLORADO ROCKIES
GAME ID: 2820 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (55-71) 0 0 0 1 5 0 5 0 0 11 14 1
Colorado Rockies (61-65) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
Cubs Whack Rockies, 11-2
The Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies, 11-2, at Coors Field. The Cubs got a fine performance from right fielder Sammy Sosa, who was 4-5 with a home run and 2 doubles, while scoring 2 and driving in 4. Rick Reuschel was the winner. Over 8.1 innings, he yielded 2 runs on 7 hits, with 1 walk and 7 strikeouts. The 4th-place Cubs have a record of 55-71.

With Chicago leading 2-1 in the top of the fifth, Sosa batted against Colorado pitcher Dick Redding. Sosa hit a forkball to right for a grand slam home run. His 18th home run of the season put the Cubs on top, 6-1.

"We need to get back to basics," said Colorado manager .
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Cuyler DH 5 1 0 0 0 2 2 .276 7 34
H. Wilson CF 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 .222 10 35
B. Williams LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .317 30 80
A. Rizzo 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .277 19 68
S. Sosa RF 5 2 4 4 0 0 2 .185 18 45
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .182 5 23
W. English 3B 5 1 2 4 0 1 4 .240 1 22
R. Sandberg 2B 4 1 1 2 1 2 4 .217 5 14
J. Tinker SS 4 0 2 0 1 2 2 .227 0 37
Totals 40 11 14 11 6 10 20      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Sosa 2 (8, 2nd Inning off D. Redding, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Redding, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Tinker (21, 6th Inning off J. Francis, 0 on, 1 out) , W. English (10, 7th Inning off J. Francis, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Sosa (18, 5th Inning off D. Redding, 3 on, 1 out) , R. Sandberg (5, 7th Inning off J. Francis, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Williams 2 , A. Rizzo 2 , S. Sosa 9 , R. Wilkins , W. English 3 , R. Sandberg 4 , J. Tinker 3
2-out RBI: W. English
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sandberg , J. Tinker
GIDP: H. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: K. Cuyler
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Cuyler (8)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Sandberg (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Tinker-Sandberg-Rizzo, Sandberg-Tinker-Rizzo)
OF assists: 1 (Williams(LeMahieu at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Gonzalez LF, RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217 23 54
   e-D. Fowler PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .400 0 0
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .280 4 29
C. Blackmon CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .317 15 71
D. Kennard DH 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .257 18 81
T. Helton 1B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .297 22 66
   a-E. Young Sr PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .231 0 1
   d-E. Wesley 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .119 1 7
L. Walker RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .259 16 59
   b-M. Holliday PH, LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235 1 9
T. Tulowitzki SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 8 46
   c-W. Weiss PH, SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .125 0 0
J. Cirillo 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .281 2 5
B. Mayne C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .226 1 39
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 7 11      
a - E. Young Sr pinch hit for T. Helton in the 7th
b - M. Holliday pinch hit for L. Walker in the 7th
c - W. Weiss pinch hit for T. Tulowitzki in the 7th
d - E. Wesley substituted for E. Young Sr in the 8th
e - D. Fowler pinch hit for C. Gonzalez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Kennard (37, 4th Inning off R. Reuschel, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Kennard (18, 9th Inning off R. Reuschel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. LeMahieu , D. Kennard 7 , T. Helton , E. Young Sr , B. Mayne
2-out RBI: T. Helton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Blackmon , W. Weiss
GIDP: W. Weiss , B. Mayne
Hit by Pitch: J. Cirillo
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (LeMahieu-Tulowitzki-Helton)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Reuschel W (9-11) 8.1 7 2 2 1 7 1 98 3.71   
K. Wood 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reuschel 67
Batters Faced: R. Reuschel 33, K. Wood 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reuschel 11-5, K. Wood 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reuschel 98-66, K. Wood 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Wood 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Reuschel
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Redding L (9-11) 4.1 5 6 6 5 4 1 102 4.21   
J. Francis 2.1 6 5 5 1 2 1 59 12.27   
J. Jimenez 1.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 26 3.40   
M. Belisle 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Redding 28
Batters Faced: D. Redding 23, J. Francis 14, J. Jimenez 7, M. Belisle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Redding 4-5, J. Francis 2-2, J. Jimenez 0-1, M. Belisle 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Redding 102-55, J. Francis 59-36, J. Jimenez 26-20, M. Belisle 5-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Jimenez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Francis
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sammy Sosa
Ballpark: Coors Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 26216
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