ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHICAGO N (AZL) CUBS AT ARIZONA (AZL) DIAMONDBACKS
09/02/2107
 
ARIZONA ROOKIE LEAGUE
CHICAGO N (AZL) CUBS AT ARIZONA (AZL) DIAMONDBACKS
GAME ID: 12517 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago N (AZL) Cubs (29-25) 1 4 1 0 0 5 0 0 2 13 15 0
Arizona (AZL) Diamondbacks (4-49) 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 7 8 0
Welde Slugs 2 Home Runs, Cubs Beat Diamondbacks, 13-7
Another game, another loss for the struggling Arizona (AZL) Diamondbacks.

The Chicago N (AZL) Cubs beat the Arizona (AZL) Diamondbacks, 13-7, at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. The Cubs got a fine performance from catcher Peter Welde, who hit 2 home runs, while adding 6 RBI and scoring twice. Matt Whitlatch snagged the win in relief. He goes to 5-4 on the season. Jim Unknown suffered the loss.

With Chicago N (AZL) leading 7-3 in the top of the sixth, Welde came up to bat against Arizona (AZL) pitcher Jim Unknown. Welde hit a fastball to left for a grand slam home run. His 2nd home run of the season put the Cubs on top, 11-3.

"We're not really clicking on anything right now," said Arizona (AZL) manager Gabe Figueroa.

Now 4-49, Arizona (AZL) has lost 15 in a row.
CHICAGO N (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE ARIZONA (AZL) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Motley SS 4 2 0 0 2 2 4 .292 1 12
J. Craighead LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .302 6 35
   b-K. Jirra PH, LF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   h-F. Ruiz PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .238 2 3
   k-T. Wipf RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 0 3
A. McCloskey 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .318 1 12
   c-J. Rider PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   d-L. Alfaro 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   i-A. Laffin PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 5 19
A. James CF 6 1 2 1 0 2 4 .261 2 13
A. Dias RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .252 3 15
   e-S. McGuire PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .324 3 13
   f-M. Pena RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 0 6
V. Romero DH 3 2 2 1 0 1 0 .277 5 18
   a-J. Chapman DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 .403 1 13
S. Barajas 3B 4 1 1 0 1 3 5 .298 2 14
P. Welde C 4 2 3 6 1 0 1 .340 2 20
O. Hercules 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 3 9
   g-V. Barraza PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .438 4 12
   j-J. Stephens 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 2 5
Totals 42 13 15 12 7 11 25      
a - J. Chapman inserted as DH in the 6th
b - K. Jirra pinch hit for J. Craighead in the 7th
c - J. Rider pinch hit for A. McCloskey in the 7th
d - L. Alfaro substituted for J. Rider in the 7th
e - S. McGuire pinch hit for A. Dias in the 8th
f - M. Pena substituted for S. McGuire in the 8th
g - V. Barraza pinch hit for O. Hercules in the 9th
h - F. Ruiz pinch hit for K. Jirra in the 9th
i - A. Laffin pinch hit for L. Alfaro in the 9th
j - J. Stephens substituted for V. Barraza in the 9th
k - T. Wipf substituted for F. Ruiz in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. James 2 (4, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs) , P. Welde (6, 5th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Craighead (16, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. McCloskey (4, 1st Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Craighead (7, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out) , V. Romero (2, 3rd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Welde 2 (2, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 3 on, 2 outs) , V. Romero (5, 2nd Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs) , F. Ruiz (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Craighead 5 , F. Ruiz 4 , A. McCloskey 3 , J. Rider , A. James 4 , V. Romero 7 , J. Chapman , S. Barajas , P. Welde 10 , V. Barraza
2-out RBI: P. Welde
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Motley , A. Dias 3 , P. Welde
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Chapman (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (McCloskey-Motley-McCloskey, Motley-Hercules-McCloskey, Barajas-Hercules-Alfaro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Caraballo 2B, SS 3 1 0 0 2 2 2 .170 2 7
A. Deppen SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .186 2 6
   a-A. Jones PH, 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .286 1 10
K. Ishizaki DH 2 2 1 0 3 0 1 .309 1 9
J. Vander Wal C 5 0 1 1 0 0 7 .240 4 17
T. Hamrin 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .240 2 6
   b-D. Moncada PH, 3B 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .241 1 4
A. Baxter 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .237 2 11
J. Amaya LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 1 .273 0 1
M. McMahon RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .167 0 1
J. Middleton CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .168 0 11
Totals 32 7 8 7 6 11 20      
a - A. Jones pinch hit for A. Deppen in the 7th
b - D. Moncada pinch hit for T. Hamrin in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Vander Wal (3, 3rd Inning off J. Caban, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Ishizaki (6, 9th Inning off J. Foster, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Moncada (1, 7th Inning off T. Melendez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Deppen , A. Jones , K. Ishizaki 3 , J. Vander Wal 2 , D. Moncada 4 , J. Amaya 2 , M. McMahon
2-out RBI: D. Moncada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Ishizaki , J. Vander Wal , J. Amaya
GIDP: J. Vander Wal , M. McMahon 2
Hit by Pitch: T. Hamrin , A. Baxter
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Caraballo (7)
CHICAGO N (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE ARIZONA (AZL) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ybarra 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 0 16 5.60   
M. Whitlatch W (5-4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.04   
J. Caban 4.2 2 1 1 3 7 0 63 6.30   
T. Melendez 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 1 24 12.19   
J. Foster 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 28 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ybarra 27
Batters Faced: B. Ybarra 5, M. Whitlatch 4, J. Caban 18, T. Melendez 5, J. Foster 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ybarra 1-0, M. Whitlatch 1-0, J. Caban 4-2, T. Melendez 0-1, J. Foster 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ybarra 16-7, M. Whitlatch 9-7, J. Caban 63-36, T. Melendez 24-15, J. Foster 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Whitlatch 3-2 , T. Melendez 1-1
Hit Batsmen: B. Ybarra , M. Whitlatch
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.1 5 5 5 3 0 2 48 33.75   
J. Unknown 2.1 2 1 1 1 4 0 43 3.86   
J. Unknown 2.0 3 4 4 3 4 0 43 18.00   
J. Unknown 2.1 3 1 1 0 2 1 35 3.86   
J. Unknown 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 16 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Unknown 15
Batters Faced: J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 12, J. Unknown 10, J. Unknown 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Unknown 4-0, J. Unknown 2-1, J. Unknown 1-1, J. Unknown 2-3, J. Unknown 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Unknown 48-21, J. Unknown 43-25, J. Unknown 43-25, J. Unknown 35-21, J. Unknown 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 2-0 , J. Unknown 1-0 , J. Unknown 3-3
WP: J. Unknown , J. Unknown
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Peter Welde
Ballpark: Salt River Fields at Talking Stick
Weather: Partly Cloudy (94 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 2849
Special Notes: SP Matt Whitlatch was injured while pitching.
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