ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHICAGO N (AZL) CUBS AT OAKLAND (AZL) ATHLETICS
06/23/2108
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHICAGO N (AZL) CUBS AT OAKLAND (AZL) ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 12250 - SATURDAY, JUNE 23RD , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago N (AZL) Cubs (1-0) 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 8 12 0
Oakland (AZL) Athletics (0-1) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 12 3
Cubs Spill Athletics, 8-4
Papago Park Sports Facility was the site of the home opener for the Oakland (AZL) Athletics. The contest featured a prime matchup between Matt Hale of the visiting Chicago N (AZL) Cubs and Bruce Caruso of the Athletics. The final score was 8-4, the Cubs getting the win. Armando Dias turned in the best performance.

With Chicago N (AZL) leading 1-0 in the top of the third, Dias hit a fastball from Bruce Caruso for a bases-clearing double. It was his 1st double of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 4-0.

"We believe in ourselves and we're willing to work hard. It's a good combination," Dias told the Chicago N (AZL) Herald.
CHICAGO N (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Motley SS 4 1 2 0 1 2 1 .500 0 0
M. Pena RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .200 0 1
P. Welde C 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .400 0 2
V. Romero DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .000 0 0
   c-J. Chapman DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Dias LF 4 1 3 3 1 0 0 .750 0 3
O. Hercules 3B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
J. Mann CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .250 0 1
D. Kelly 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
S. Heap 2B 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 1
   a-K. Jirra PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
   b-P. Stirling 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 8 12 8 3 8 15      
a - K. Jirra pinch hit for S. Heap in the 8th
b - P. Stirling substituted for K. Jirra in the 8th
c - J. Chapman inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Motley (1, 1st Inning off B. Caruso, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Dias (1, 3rd Inning off B. Caruso, 3 on, 2 outs) , P. Welde (1, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: A. Dias (1, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Motley 3 , M. Pena , P. Welde 3 , A. Dias 6 , J. Mann , D. Kelly , S. Heap , K. Jirra
2-out RBI: P. Welde , A. Dias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Pena , V. Romero 2 , J. Mann
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Jirra (1)
CS: A. Dias 2 (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Martin 2B, SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .400 0 0
J. Vargas DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .400 0 1
M. Steinman 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .400 0 0
B. Oien RF, LF 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .750 0 2
M. Montolio C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .200 0 0
J. Ahtisaari CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 4 .250 0 1
R. de la Rosa 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Medina SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
   a-E. Adams PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Diaz LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
K. Owens LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
   b-T. Williams PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 38 4 12 4 4 10 17      
a - E. Adams pinch hit for R. Medina in the 8th
b - T. Williams pinch hit for K. Owens in the 8th
c - A. Diaz substituted for E. Adams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Steinman (1, 4th Inning off M. Hale, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Oien (1, 4th Inning off M. Hale, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Vargas 2 (2, 5th Inning off M. Hale, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off J. Caban, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: C. Martin (1, 5th Inning off M. Hale, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Martin 4 , J. Vargas 4 , M. Steinman 3 , B. Oien 4 , M. Montolio , J. Ahtisaari , R. Medina
2-out RBI: B. Oien
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Montolio , J. Ahtisaari 2 , R. Medina , K. Owens
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Martin (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Steinman (1) , R. de la Rosa (1) , R. Medina (1)
OF assists: 1 (Oien(Dias at 3rd base))
CHICAGO N (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Hale W (1-0) 6.0 8 3 3 2 7 0 87 4.50   
J. Caban SV (1) 3.0 4 1 1 2 3 0 41 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hale 49
Batters Faced: M. Hale 27, J. Caban 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hale 6-4, J. Caban 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hale 87-52, J. Caban 41-25
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Caruso L (0-1) 3.1 9 7 7 1 3 0 72 18.90   
J. Unknown 2.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 49 3.38   
J. Unknown 3.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Caruso 14
Batters Faced: B. Caruso 18, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Caruso 4-1, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Caruso 72-46, J. Unknown 49-29, J. Unknown 35-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-2
WP: J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Armando Dias
Ballpark: Papago Park Sports Facility
Weather: Partly Cloudy (93 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 7412
Special Notes: SP Matt Hale was injured while pitching.
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