PIONEER LEAGUE
BILLINGS MUSTANGS AT CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS
07/31/2110
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
BILLINGS MUSTANGS AT CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS
GAME ID: 13943 - THURSDAY, JULY 31ST , 2110 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Mustangs (20-19) 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Chicago (Rk+) Cubs (19-20) 3 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 X 10 12 0
Cubs Tally 10-2 Win
A 4-RBI performance from the 23-year old third baseman Eddie Wills helped the Chicago (Rk+) Cubs beat the Billings Mustangs, 10-2. Antonio Mercado picked up the save for Chicago (Rk+), his 1st of the year. The win puts the Cubs at 19-20, while the Mustangs drop to 20-19.

With Chicago (Rk+) trailing 1-0 in the bottom of the first, Wills hit a fastball from Mike Shaw for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 3-1.

"Not much to say," Billings manager Jon Koehn said, when asked afterward about the defeat.
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Sickle CF 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .258 0 1
J. Rop 3B 5 0 1 1 0 3 1 .167 0 2
J. Sullivan DH 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .287 1 17
J. Miller 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .295 3 12
J. Ward RF 2 0 0 0 2 0 3 .250 1 12
J. Sims 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .236 3 14
J. Omundson C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .196 2 16
C. Gilmore LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .269 2 15
J. Holick SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 0 4
   a-R. Ayala SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .167 0 0
Totals 34 2 7 2 5 8 20      
a - R. Ayala substituted for J. Holick in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rop (1, 1st Inning off J. McKelvey, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Sickle , J. Rop 2 , J. Sullivan , J. Miller , J. Sims , J. Omundson , R. Ayala
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Sickle , J. Ward , J. Sims , J. Omundson , R. Ayala
Hit by Pitch: C. Gilmore
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Sickle (2) , J. Miller (5) , C. Gilmore (8)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Sickle (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ayala-Miller-Sims)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Acosta CF 3 2 1 0 1 2 4 .231 2 13
   b-R. Balderas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-M. LeMieux SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 2
T. Wipf 1B 4 0 2 3 0 0 3 .400 0 3
   c-A. Avalos PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
I. Gomez LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .256 5 17
   e-A. Garcia PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
M. DeLauder RF 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .246 2 9
   f-H. Cervantes PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Wills 3B 4 2 2 4 0 2 2 .217 1 5
   g-A. Pulido PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Rich DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .297 1 9
L. Villoldo C 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .255 0 5
A. Barraza 2B 4 1 2 3 0 1 3 .278 1 9
J. Marsden SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 3 .500 0 0
   a-B. Dupuis PH, 1B, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .159 0 3
Totals 35 10 12 10 6 9 22      
a - B. Dupuis pinch hit for J. Marsden in the 7th
b - R. Balderas pinch hit for L. Acosta in the 7th
c - A. Avalos pinch hit for T. Wipf in the 7th
d - M. LeMieux substituted for R. Balderas in the 8th
e - A. Garcia pinch hit for I. Gomez in the 8th
f - H. Cervantes pinch hit for M. DeLauder in the 8th
g - A. Pulido pinch hit for E. Wills in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Barraza (7, 3rd Inning off M. Shaw, 3 on, 1 out) , T. Wipf (1, 5th Inning off B. Reyes, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Wills (1, 1st Inning off M. Shaw, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Acosta , T. Wipf 3 , I. Gomez , M. DeLauder 2 , E. Wills 5 , T. Rich , A. Barraza 3 , J. Marsden
2-out RBI: T. Wipf , E. Wills
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Wipf , E. Wills , J. Marsden
GIDP: L. Villoldo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Acosta 2 (16) , J. Marsden (1)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Shaw L (0-1) 2.1 6 8 8 4 2 1 66 30.86   
B. Reyes 2.2 6 2 2 2 5 0 69 6.75   
T. Cordova 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 43 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Shaw 7
Batters Faced: M. Shaw 17, B. Reyes 16, T. Cordova 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Shaw 2-3, B. Reyes 1-2, T. Cordova 4-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Shaw 66-38, B. Reyes 69-44, T. Cordova 43-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Reyes 1-1 , T. Cordova 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McKelvey W (1-0) 5.1 4 2 2 4 3 0 81 3.38   
A. Mercado SV (1) 3.2 3 0 0 1 5 0 64 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McKelvey 51
Batters Faced: J. McKelvey 24, A. Mercado 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McKelvey 4-9, A. Mercado 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. McKelvey 81-47, A. Mercado 64-41
Hit Batsmen: A. Mercado
Balk: J. McKelvey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Wills
Ballpark: Harbingers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:42
Attendance: 3403
Special Notes: SS Joe Holick was injured while throwing the ball.
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