'A Day Late And A Dollar Short': Cubs Lose Again
The visitors from Boston evened up their series with the Cubs Saturday night.
| Final - 6.16.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Stories
Chicago Cubs vs. Boston Red Sox Preview, Saturday 6/16, 6:15 CT
The Cubs look to win their second straight against the visitors from Boston.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Podsednik, 7,8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .390 |
| Dustin Pedroia, 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 |
| David Ortiz, 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .308 |
| Daniel Nava, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .254 |
| Will Middlebrooks, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| Adrian Gonzalez, 9,3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .261 |
| Ryan Sweeney, 8,9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .292 |
| Mike Aviles, SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Jon Lester, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Scott Atchison, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Vicente Padilla, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nick Punto, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .206 |
| Alfredo Aceves, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | |
Batting
Home runs - Saltalamacchia
Doubles - Ortiz, Saltalamacchia, Aviles
Hit by pitch - Podsednik
Caught Stealing - Aviles
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Middlebrooks
Home runs - Saltalamacchia
Doubles - Ortiz, Saltalamacchia, Aviles
Hit by pitch - Podsednik
Caught Stealing - Aviles
Team LOB - 7
Fielding
Errors - Middlebrooks
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester (W, 4-4) | 6.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4.53 | 0 | 102-68 |
| Scott Atchison (, 1-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.27 | 0 | 6-5 |
| Vicente Padilla (, 1-0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4.32 | 0 | 12-9 |
| Alfredo Aceves (S, 0-4; S,16) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.68 | 0 | 14-11 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Johnson, 9,8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| Jeff Baker, 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| Steve Clevenger, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 |
| Joe Mather, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| Randy Wells, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Tony Campana, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| Manuel Corpas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bryan LaHair, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .200 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .111 |
| Jeff Samardzija, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| David DeJesus, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .261 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 11 | |
Batting
Home runs - Valbuena
Doubles - Baker
Grounded into DP - Castillo
Caught Stealing - Castro
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Johnson
Home runs - Valbuena
Doubles - Baker
Grounded into DP - Castillo
Caught Stealing - Castro
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Johnson
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Samardzija (L, 5-5) | 5.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 4.04 | 0 | 108-67 |
| Randy Wells | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.50 | 0 | 29-15 |
| Manuel Corpas | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.29 | 0 | 25-13 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, First Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora, Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion, Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Duration: 3:06
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, First Base Umpire - Brian O`Nora, Second Base Umpire - Tom Hallion, Third Base Umpire - Chad Fairchild
Duration: 3:06
