Samardzija Solid; Cubs Beat Reds 3-1
The Cubs rode a great pitching performance by Jeff Samardzija to victory.
| Final - 5.2.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Stories
Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Reds, Wednesday 5/2, 6:05 CT
Baseball in Cincinnati!
Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds Preview, Wednesday 5/2, 6:10 CT
95 years ago today, something historic happened in the then-new ballpark at Clark & Addison.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Tony Campana, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .355 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .340 |
| Bryan LaHair, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .381 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Carlos Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Ian Stewart, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .173 |
| Blake DeWitt, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .155 |
| Jeff Samardzija, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Rafael Dolis, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reed Johnson, ph,7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - LaHair, Stewart
Doubles - Castro
Sacrifices - Samardzija
Caught Stealing - Castro
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - LaHair, Stewart
Doubles - Castro
Sacrifices - Samardzija
Caught Stealing - Castro
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Samardzija (W, 3-1) | 7.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 3.41 | 1 | 94-60 |
| Rafael Dolis (, 1-1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 4-4 |
| Carlos Marmol (S, 0-1; S,2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5.19 | 0 | 15-10 |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Cozart, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .258 |
| Drew Stubbs, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .231 |
| Joey Votto, 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .278 |
| Brandon Phillips, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .254 |
| Jay Bruce, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| Scott Rolen, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .178 |
| Chris Heisey, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Ryan Hanigan, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| Bronson Arroyo, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Willie Harris, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .097 |
| Sam LeCure, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Todd Frazier, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .385 |
| J.J. Hoover, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
Batting
Doubles - Bruce
Grounded into DP - Bruce, Hanigan
Team LOB - 3
Doubles - Bruce
Grounded into DP - Bruce, Hanigan
Team LOB - 3
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo (L, 1-1) | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3.03 | 0 | 99-67 |
| Sam LeCure | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.63 | 0 | 26-14 |
| J.J. Hoover | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 12-9 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth, First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Third Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Duration: 2:37
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Dana DeMuth, First Base Umpire - Kerwin Danley, Second Base Umpire - Doug Eddings, Third Base Umpire - Paul Nauert
Duration: 2:37
