Cubs Get Good Start From Chris Volstad, Lose Anyway
The Cubs have now lost 10 straight games in NL West stadiums.
| Final - 8.4.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Stories
Overflow Thread 3: Cubs vs. Dodgers, Saturday 8/4, 8:10 CT
Likely not happening.
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Against a NL West team in their park?
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The Cubs haven't won a road game vs. a NL West team this year. That is not likely to change tonight.
GameThreads
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .270 |
| Jeff Baker, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 |
| Bryan LaHair, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Joe Mather, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .198 |
| Chris Volstad, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David DeJesus, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Russell, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 28 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | |
Batting
Doubles - Soriano
Sacrifices - Volstad
Team LOB - 4
Doubles - Soriano
Sacrifices - Volstad
Team LOB - 4
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Volstad (L, 0-8) | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.22 | 100-67 | |
| Shawn Camp | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.69 | 12-5 | |
| James Russell | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.28 | 9-5 |
Pitching
IBB - Kemp by Camp
IBB - Kemp by Camp
| Los Angeles Dodgers | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shane Victorino, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Mark Ellis, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 |
| Matt Kemp, CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .351 |
| Andre Ethier, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .285 |
| Hanley Ramirez, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| James Loney, 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr., 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 |
| A.J. Ellis, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| Clayton Kershaw, P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .162 |
| Tony Gwynn Jr., PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 |
| Ronald Belisario, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kenley Jansen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Batting
Home runs - Kemp
Doubles - Victorino
Grounded into DP - Ramirez
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Kemp
Doubles - Victorino
Grounded into DP - Ramirez
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Kershaw (W, 9-6) | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.88 | 112-74 | |
| Ronald Belisario (, 3-1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.12 | 14-10 | |
| Kenley Jansen (S, 4-3; S,21) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.81 | 9-9 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller, First Base Umpire - Dale Scott, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Duration: 2:33
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Bill Miller, First Base Umpire - Dale Scott, Second Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna, Third Base Umpire - CB Bucknor
Duration: 2:33
