James Russell Leads Cubs To 4-3 Defeat By Rockies
The Cubs have to ditch the "College of Pitchers". Now.
| Final - 4.26.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Rockies | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Colorado Rockies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dexter Fowler, CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .273 |
| Jonathan Herrera, 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| Todd Helton, 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .317 |
| Troy Tulowitzki, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .326 |
| Jose Lopez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Ty Wigginton, LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .233 |
| Rafael Betancourt, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Huston Street, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ryan Spilborghs, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .159 |
| Chris Iannetta, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .163 |
| Jorge De La Rosa, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .231 |
| Carlos Gonzalez, LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Helton, Wigginton
Doubles - Tulowitzki, Wigginton
Hit by pitch - Fowler
Stolen Bases - Wigginton, Iannetta
Caught Stealing - Herrera
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Tulowitzki
Home runs - Helton, Wigginton
Doubles - Tulowitzki, Wigginton
Hit by pitch - Fowler
Stolen Bases - Wigginton, Iannetta
Caught Stealing - Herrera
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Tulowitzki
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jorge De La Rosa (W, 4-0) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2.61 | 1 | 110-71 |
| Rafael Betancourt (, 1-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.38 | 0 | 8-6 |
| Huston Street (S, 0-0; S,9) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.35 | 0 | 12-8 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starlin Castro, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .329 |
| Marlon Byrd, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .281 |
| Kerry Wood, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| John Grabow, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Aramis Ramirez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .325 |
| Jeff Baker, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .409 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Reed Johnson, 9,8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| James Russell, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Justin Berg, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Marshall, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kosuke Fukudome, ph,9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .458 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 | |
Batting
Home runs - Soriano
Hit by pitch - Johnson
Stolen Bases - Castro
Team LOB - 7
Home runs - Soriano
Hit by pitch - Johnson
Stolen Bases - Castro
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Russell (L, 1-3) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8.31 | 0 | 82-47 |
| Justin Berg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 23-14 |
| Sean Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 0 | 12-7 |
| Kerry Wood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.16 | 0 | 15-11 |
| John Grabow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.06 | 0 | 14-11 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: J.Russell pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Paul Schrieber, First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild, Second Base Umpire - Joe West, Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Duration: 2:52
Pitching notes: J.Russell pitched to 1 batter in the 5th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Paul Schrieber, First Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild, Second Base Umpire - Joe West, Third Base Umpire - Angel Hernandez
Duration: 2:52
