Cubs Blow 3-0 Lead, But Win On Ninth-Inning Home Runs
The Cubs played their longest game of the spring Tuesday, and won.
| Final - 3.27.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
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Cactus League 2012 Game 25: Reds vs. Cubs
Sorry for the lateness of the game thread, folks. I was on duty for it but ran into some...unpleasantness. Here it is, though. The Reds are at home against the Cubs, which is pretty much all the...
Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds, Goodyear, Arizona, Tuesday 3/27, 3:05 CT
The Cubs might have a taker or two for center fielder Marlon Byrd.
GameThreads
Reds Fans GameThread on Red Reporter
Cubs Fans GameThread on Bleed Cubbie Blue
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 2 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David DeJesus, RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .167 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .389 |
| Lendy Castillo, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Edgar Gonzalez, PH | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 |
| Blake Parker, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .350 |
| Dave Sappelt, LF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| Bryan LaHair, 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .309 |
| Joe Mather, 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .408 |
| Marlon Byrd, CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .255 |
| Alfredo Amezaga, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| Welington Castillo, C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .324 |
| Matt Garza, P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Shawn Camp, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Matt Tolbert, ph,4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 7 | |
Batting
Home runs - Castillo, Sappelt
Doubles - Barney 2, LaHair 2
Stolen Bases - Mather
Caught Stealing - LaHair
Team LOB - 8
Home runs - Castillo, Sappelt
Doubles - Barney 2, LaHair 2
Stolen Bases - Mather
Caught Stealing - LaHair
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Garza | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5.51 | 0 | |
| Shawn Camp (, 0-0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1.74 | 0 | |
| Lendy Castillo (W, 1-1) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3.38 | 0 | |
| Blake Parker | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4.35 | 0 |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Phillips, 2B | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| Zack Cozart, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .413 |
| Joey Votto, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 |
| Scott Rolen, 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .297 |
| Jay Bruce, RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .341 |
| Chris Heisey, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| Drew Stubbs, CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .231 |
| Dioner Navarro, C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Corky Miller, ph,2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Mat Latos, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Justin Freeman, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sean Marshall, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Juan Francisco, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .171 |
| Kanekoa Texeira, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daryl Jones, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 |
| Clayton Tanner, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Serrano, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Todd Frazier, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
Batting
Doubles - Phillips 2, Votto, Heisey
Sacrifices - Heisey
Sacrifice flies - Heisey
Team LOB - 15
Doubles - Phillips 2, Votto, Heisey
Sacrifices - Heisey
Sacrifice flies - Heisey
Team LOB - 15
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mat Latos | 4.2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.41 | 0 | |
| Justin Freeman | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | |
| Sean Marshall | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 | 0 | |
| Kanekoa Texeira | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.94 | 0 | |
| Clayton Tanner (L, 0-1) | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8.31 | 0 | |
| Mark Serrano | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: Garza pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Alan Porter, First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo, Second Base Umpire - Angel Campos, Third Base Umpire - Tyler Funneman
Duration: 3:33
Pitching notes: Garza pitched to 2 batters in the 5th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Alan Porter, First Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo, Second Base Umpire - Angel Campos, Third Base Umpire - Tyler Funneman
Duration: 3:33
