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| Final - 8.9.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Stories
Alfonso Soriano HR Gives Cubs Rain-Delayed, Unexpected Win
The Cubs came into Thursday's game 22 games behind the Reds, but played well and defeated them. "Unexpected" doesn't even begin to describe the night's events.
Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Reds, Thursday 8/9, 7:05 CT
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Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds Preview, Thursday 8/9, 7:05 CT
The Cubs open a four-game series against the division-leading Reds Thursday night.
GameThreads
Cubs Fans GameThread on Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Reds Fans GameThread on Red Reporter
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zack Cozart, SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| Drew Stubbs, CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .233 |
| Brandon Phillips, 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| Ryan Ludwick, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .260 |
| Jay Bruce, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .243 |
| Todd Frazier, 5,3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .266 |
| Miguel Cairo, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| Logan Ondrusek, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Devin Mesoraco, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| Xavier Paul, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .385 |
| Mike Leake, P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .256 |
| Jose Arredondo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Marshall, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wilson Valdez, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Cozart, Frazier
Doubles - Phillips, Frazier
Grounded into DP - Valdez
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Cozart
Home runs - Cozart, Frazier
Doubles - Phillips, Frazier
Grounded into DP - Valdez
Team LOB - 8
Fielding
Errors - Cozart
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Leake | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4.51 | 0 | 97-63 |
| Jose Arredondo | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2.58 | 0 | 11-8 |
| Sean Marshall (L, 4-4) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2.49 | 0 | 25-15 |
| Logan Ondrusek | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3.19 | 0 | 13-9 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .301 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .268 |
| Carlos Marmol, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| Luis Valbuena, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .207 |
| Brett Jackson, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| Steve Clevenger, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .232 |
| Welington Castillo, ph,2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .255 |
| Chris Volstad, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Manuel Corpas, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bryan LaHair, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Mather, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
Batting
Home runs - Soriano
Doubles - DeJesus, Rizzo, Castro
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Castro
Home runs - Soriano
Doubles - DeJesus, Rizzo, Castro
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Castro
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Volstad | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6.94 | 1 | 99-62 |
| Manuel Corpas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.62 | 0 | 12-8 |
| Shawn Camp (W, 3-5) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.54 | 0 | 13-9 |
| Carlos Marmol (S, 1-2; S,14) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.58 | 0 | 16-8 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson, First Base Umpire - Alan Porter, Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf, Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Duration: 2:55
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jeff Nelson, First Base Umpire - Alan Porter, Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf, Third Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
Duration: 2:55
