PIONEER LEAGUE
CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
07/31/2109
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS AT BILLINGS MUSTANGS
GAME ID: 13934 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST , 2109 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago (Rk+) Cubs (26-14) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 9 1
Billings Mustangs (15-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 8 0
Cubs Rally to Nose Past Billings
Fans watched the Chicago (Rk+) Cubs and the Billings Mustangs fight to the finish.

Chicago (Rk+) Cubs starter Colt Vasquez pitched a strong game against the Billings Mustangs at Dehler Park, leading the Cubs to victory, 5-4. Jimmy Kupetz picked up the win in relief. His record improves to 1-0. Rocco Barry suffered the loss.

Who knows how it would've ended, had it not been for Paul Forcier? The 22-year old center fielder Forcier stroked a 2-run double in the top of the eighth inning to put Chicago (Rk+) up, 4-2. For the game, he was 2 for 4, including 1 double and 1 single.

Chicago (Rk+) manager Jose Agramonte praised his team's "businesslike approach."

The second-place Cubs hiked their record to 26-14.
CHICAGO (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Rustay CF 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .243 4 17
D. Aguirre SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .232 3 10
S. McGuire LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .322 6 31
P. Forcier RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .327 7 23
S. Heap 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .269 3 14
E. Amezcua 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .272 3 16
I. Gomez DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 2 16
   a-F. Ruiz DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 2 9
H. Cervantes 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .293 1 4
J. Unknown C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
Totals 35 5 9 5 1 10 15      
a - F. Ruiz inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Rustay (12, 1st Inning off D. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. McGuire (19, 1st Inning off D. Gordon, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Unknown (1, 8th Inning off R. Barry, 0 on, 0 outs) , S. Heap (7, 8th Inning off R. Barry, 1 on, 2 outs) , P. Forcier (6, 8th Inning off R. Barry, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Rustay 3 , D. Aguirre , S. McGuire 2 , P. Forcier 3 , S. Heap 3 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: P. Forcier , S. Heap
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Amezcua 2
GIDP: S. McGuire
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Heap (12)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Vasquez (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Heap-Aguirre-Cervantes)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. DiPaolo 1B 4 0 0 1 1 0 7 .298 3 14
R. Swanson 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 8 .275 2 9
J. Meador CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 3 .184 0 6
P. Young RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .293 4 20
I. Ortega 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 1 5
J. Michael C 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .398 3 23
M. Torres DH 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .476 0 3
A. Romero LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .211 0 2
J. Unknown SS 3 0 2 1 0 0 2 .667 0 1
   a-D. Duncan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .281 1 4
Totals 36 4 8 4 4 6 27      
a - D. Duncan pinch hit for J. Unknown in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Torres (2, 9th Inning off C. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Romero (1, 9th Inning off C. Cruz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Meador 2 , M. Torres 3 , A. Romero 3 , J. Unknown 2
2-out RBI: J. Meador
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Swanson , J. Meador , P. Young
GIDP: H. DiPaolo
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ortega-Swanson-DiPaolo)
CHICAGO (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Vasquez 5.1 4 0 0 1 4 0 82 1.69   
J. Kupetz W (1-0), BS (1) 1.2 1 2 2 2 1 0 30 6.23   
A. Mejias H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.40   
C. Cruz H (1) 1.1 3 2 2 1 0 0 28 1.69   
J. Moore SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 2.89   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Vasquez 63
Batters Faced: C. Vasquez 21, J. Kupetz 9, A. Mejias 1, C. Cruz 8, J. Moore 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Vasquez 4-7, J. Kupetz 4-1, A. Mejias 1-0, C. Cruz 2-2, J. Moore 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Vasquez 82-48, J. Kupetz 30-14, A. Mejias 5-3, C. Cruz 28-15, J. Moore 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Moore 2-0
WP: J. Kupetz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Gordon 6.1 6 2 2 0 7 0 79 5.40   
L. Elias 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 0.00   
R. Barry L (0-1) 0.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 24 40.50   
N. Eiland 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 6.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Gordon 60
Batters Faced: D. Gordon 24, L. Elias 2, R. Barry 6, N. Eiland 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Gordon 7-4, L. Elias 0-1, R. Barry 0-1, N. Eiland 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Gordon 79-52, L. Elias 7-5, R. Barry 24-16, N. Eiland 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Elias 1-0 , N. Eiland 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Colt Vasquez
Ballpark: Dehler Park
Weather: Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM MT
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 2711
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