Cubs Wait Out Longest Rain Delay In Wrigley History, Beat D'backs 8-1
It rained really hard for a real long time at Wrigley Field Friday. But when the rain ended, the Cubs started raining base hits and home runs, and won easily.
| Final - 7.13.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 0 |
Stories
Diamondbacks 1, Cubs 8 - The Alfonso Soriano Show
The Diamondbacks aimed to continue their winning streak on the road in Chicago, but they ran into Diamondbacks killer Alfonso Soriano. Soriano hit two monster home runs off of Ian Kennedy, and the Cubs routed Arizona 8-1.
Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Diamondbacks, Friday 7/13, 1:20 CT
Could some wins be coming?
Overflow Thread 1: Cubs vs. Diamondbacks, Friday 7/13, 1:20 CT
First game after the break!
Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks Preview, Friday 7/13, 1:20 CT
The Cubs begin the second half of the 2012 season with a weekend series against the Diamondbacks.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Bloomquist, 5,6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| Aaron Hill, 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| Justin Upton, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| Jason Kubel, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 |
| Gerardo Parra, LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| Paul Goldschmidt, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| Miguel Montero, C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Chris Young, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Stephen Drew, SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Patrick Corbin, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| Ian Kennedy, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .042 |
| Mike Zagurski, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Brad Ziegler, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Geoff Blum, ph,5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Bloomquist, Drew
Grounded into DP - Upton, Montero
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Goldschmidt
Doubles - Bloomquist, Drew
Grounded into DP - Upton, Montero
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Goldschmidt
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Kennedy (L, 6-8) | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4.55 | 2 | 88-55 |
| Mike Zagurski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.91 | 0 | 13-8 |
| Brad Ziegler | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.91 | 0 | 19-13 |
| Patrick Corbin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.15 | 0 | 11-9 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .365 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| Bryan LaHair, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Geovany Soto, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .181 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .217 |
| Paul Maholm, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .061 |
| Manuel Corpas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Mather, ph,9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 6 | |
Batting
Home runs - Soriano
Doubles - Soriano 2, Soto
Grounded into DP - DeJesus
Hit by pitch - Soto
Sacrifices - Maholm
Stolen Bases - Barney
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Soriano
Doubles - Soriano 2, Soto
Grounded into DP - DeJesus
Hit by pitch - Soto
Sacrifices - Maholm
Stolen Bases - Barney
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Maholm (W, 7-6) | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4.33 | 0 | 101-65 |
| Manuel Corpas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.69 | 0 | 15-11 |
| Shawn Camp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.74 | 0 | 14-9 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: I.Kennedy pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett, First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson, Second Base Umpire - Brian Runge, Third Base Umpire - Tim McClelland
Duration: 2:37
Pitching notes: I.Kennedy pitched to 2 batters in the 6th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Ted Barrett, First Base Umpire - Marvin Hudson, Second Base Umpire - Brian Runge, Third Base Umpire - Tim McClelland
Duration: 2:37
