Cubs' Pitching, Defense Fails Again In 8-7 Loss To Phillies
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| Final - 5.17.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 1 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Rollins, SS | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .232 |
| Juan Pierre, LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .343 |
| John Mayberry, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 |
| Shane Victorino, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .244 |
| Hunter Pence, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .253 |
| Carlos Ruiz, C | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .363 |
| Ty Wigginton, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .258 |
| Hector Luna, 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Freddy Galvis, 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Roy Halladay, P | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| Mike Fontenot, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .667 |
| Jake Diekman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jonathan Papelbon, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | |
Batting
Doubles - Pence, Ruiz
Grounded into DP - Galvis
Stolen Bases - Victorino, Ruiz
Team LOB - 11
Doubles - Pence, Ruiz
Grounded into DP - Galvis
Stolen Bases - Victorino, Ruiz
Team LOB - 11
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Halladay (W, 4-3) | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3.22 | 0 | 99-69 |
| Jake Diekman | 0.2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 | 26-11 |
| Jonathan Papelbon (S, 0-1; S,11) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.35 | 0 | 6-5 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| Tony Campana, CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .315 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| Bryan LaHair, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .330 |
| Jeff Baker, PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .207 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Michael Bowden, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Mather, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 |
| Ian Stewart, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .203 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .208 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| Chris Volstad, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Casey Coleman, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Adrian Cardenas, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .083 |
| Blake Parker, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Reed Johnson, LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | |
Batting
Home runs - Castro, Castillo
Doubles - DeJesus, Castillo
Grounded into DP - Stewart, Castillo
Hit by pitch - Stewart
Sacrifices - Campana
Sacrifice flies - Castro
Caught Stealing - DeJesus
Team LOB - 2
Fielding
Errors - Parker
Passed Balls - Castillo
Home runs - Castro, Castillo
Doubles - DeJesus, Castillo
Grounded into DP - Stewart, Castillo
Hit by pitch - Stewart
Sacrifices - Campana
Sacrifice flies - Castro
Caught Stealing - DeJesus
Team LOB - 2
Fielding
Errors - Parker
Passed Balls - Castillo
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Volstad (L, 0-6) | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.46 | 0 | 58-32 |
| Casey Coleman | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4.50 | 1 | 64-36 |
| Blake Parker | 1.2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 40-24 |
| Michael Bowden | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 27-18 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gerry Davis, First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson, Third Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Duration: 3:06
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Gerry Davis, First Base Umpire - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base Umpire - Greg Gibson, Third Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Duration: 3:06
