Cubs Lose Comically Bad Game, 4-3 To Reds
The Cubs lost another series; they have yet to win one in 2012.
| Final - 4.22.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
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The Cubs go for their first series win of 2012 against their division rivals.
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Cozart, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 |
| Drew Stubbs, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .242 |
| Joey Votto, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .291 |
| Ryan Ludwick, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .195 |
| Jay Bruce, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| Scott Rolen, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .170 |
| Willie Harris, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .077 |
| Wilson Valdez, ph,4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Ryan Hanigan, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .219 |
| Johnny Cueto, P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Logan Ondrusek, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Aroldis Chapman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Marshall, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - Votto 2, Bruce
Hit by pitch - Ludwick
Sacrifices - Cozart, Cueto
Caught Stealing - Harris
Team LOB - 13
Fielding
Errors - Votto, Harris, Cueto
Doubles - Votto 2, Bruce
Hit by pitch - Ludwick
Sacrifices - Cozart, Cueto
Caught Stealing - Harris
Team LOB - 13
Fielding
Errors - Votto, Harris, Cueto
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cueto (W, 2-0) | 6.1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1.78 | 111-77 | |
| Logan Ondrusek (, 0-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 9-4 | |
| Aroldis Chapman (, 2-0) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 29-15 | |
| Sean Marshall (S, 0-1; S,3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.38 | 19-14 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| Tony Campana, CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Reed Johnson, ph,8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .365 |
| Bryan LaHair, 1B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .361 |
| Rodrigo Lopez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Scott Maine, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Steve Clevenger, ph,3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .556 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jeff Baker, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Ian Stewart, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .196 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .136 |
| Blake DeWitt, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .105 |
| Darwin Barney, ph,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| Randy Wells, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Mather, ph,3,7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |
Batting
Triples - Castro
Hit by pitch - Castro, Mather
Sacrifices - Campana
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Soto
Triples - Castro
Hit by pitch - Castro, Mather
Sacrifices - Campana
Team LOB - 12
Fielding
Errors - Soto
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Wells | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3.60 | 93-52 | |
| Rodrigo Lopez (L, 0-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.68 | 11-5 | |
| Scott Maine | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 33-20 | |
| Shawn Camp | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.22 | 30-20 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barrett, Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Duration: 3:12
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gary Darling, First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals, Second Base Umpire - Lance Barrett, Third Base Umpire - Scott Barry
Duration: 3:12
