The Volstad Act: Cubs' New Righthander Solid In 5-4 Win Over Giants
The Cubs won their second straight game behind some solid pitching.
| Final - 3.13.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| San Francisco Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
Stories
Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco Giants, Scottsdale, Arizona, Tuesday 3/13, 3:05 CT
The Cubs head to Scottsdale to take on the Giants on another beautiful afternoon in the Valley of the Sun.
GameThreads
Giants Fans GameThread on McCovey Chronicles
Cubs Fans GameThread on Bleed Cubbie Blue
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| Brett Jackson, LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .385 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .421 |
| Edgar Gonzalez, SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Starlin Castro, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Adrian Cardenas, 2B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .529 |
| Anthony Rizzo, 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .357 |
| Bryan LaHair, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .150 |
| Jay Jackson, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Andy Sonnanstine, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alberto Cabrera, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joe Mather, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Blake DeWitt, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .545 |
| Steve Clevenger, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .417 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 |
| Dave Sappelt, CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| Tony Campana, CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Chris Volstad, P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Josh Vitters, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Scott Maine, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Matthew Szczur, RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 11 | |
Batting
Home runs - Rizzo
Triples - Sappelt, Vitters
Doubles - DeJesus, Cardenas, Soriano, Mather
Stolen Bases - Jackson, Castro
Caught Stealing - Castillo
Team LOB - 7
Home runs - Rizzo
Triples - Sappelt, Vitters
Doubles - DeJesus, Cardenas, Soriano, Mather
Stolen Bases - Jackson, Castro
Caught Stealing - Castillo
Team LOB - 7
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Volstad (W, 1-0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Scott Maine (, 0-0) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Jay Jackson (, 0-0) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 0 | |
| Andy Sonnanstine | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.00 | 0 | |
| Alberto Cabrera (S, 0-0; S,1) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 |
| San Francisco Giants | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angel Pagan, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Gary Brown, CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| Melky Cabrera, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .481 |
| Jeremy Affeldt, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mike Fontenot, 2B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .556 |
| Nick Noonan, PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Pablo Sandoval, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Brett Pill, 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .300 |
| Buster Posey, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Chris Stewart, C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Gregor Blanco, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .522 |
| Aubrey Huff, 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| Sergio Romo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Joaquin Arias, 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 |
| Brandon Belt, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Justin Christian, LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| Ryan Theriot, 4,5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Tyler Graham, RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .100 |
| Brandon Crawford, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .389 |
| Guillermo Mota, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hector Sanchez, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .438 |
| Heath Hembree, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Madison Bumgarner, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Steve Edlefsen, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Nate Schierholtz, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Emmanuel Burriss, 7,6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .391 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
Batting
Triples - Pagan
Doubles - Pagan, Fontenot
Sacrifices - Crawford
Stolen Bases - Brown
Team LOB - 9
Triples - Pagan
Doubles - Pagan, Fontenot
Sacrifices - Crawford
Stolen Bases - Brown
Team LOB - 9
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Bumgarner (L, 0-1) | 4 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3.72 | 0 | |
| Steve Edlefsen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Jeremy Affeldt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.80 | 0 | |
| Sergio Romo | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | |
| Guillermo Mota | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.75 | 0 | |
| Heath Hembree | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.25 | 0 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Winters, First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Second Base Umpire - Ted Barrett, Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Duration: 2:44
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Mike Winters, First Base Umpire - Jim Reynolds, Second Base Umpire - Ted Barrett, Third Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Duration: 2:44
