PIONEER LEAGUE
PHILADELPHIA (RK+) PHILLIES AT CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS
08/26/2106
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
PHILADELPHIA (RK+) PHILLIES AT CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS
GAME ID: 14108 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 26TH , 2106 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia (Rk+) Phillies (19-41) 0 0 0 5 0 0 1 0 2 8 11 0
Chicago (Rk+) Cubs (30-29) 1 1 1 3 0 1 0 0 2 9 19 2
Cubs Score Late to Nip Phillies, 9-8
In a high-scoring contest between Chicago (Rk+) and Philadelphia (Rk+), shortstop Tony Vargas was a difference-maker. Vargas, who is tied for 3rd in the PIO in runs scored with 38, distinguished himself in the 9-8 Chicago (Rk+) win. He went 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs. Chicago (Rk+) pitcher Clint Madore got the win. He's now 2-1. Jim Unknown was tagged with the loss. The last-place Phillies dropped to 19-41.

Chris Howard was the walk-off hero for Chicago (Rk+). With the game tied in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Cubs second baseman hit a dramatic run-scoring single to send the teams home.

"What a game," said Vargas. "We needed every last run."
PHILADELPHIA (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kennerson RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .249 5 28
J. Alcala 2B 5 2 3 2 0 1 2 .330 6 34
H. Puentes SS 3 1 2 1 2 0 3 .280 6 31
A. Alday 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .249 6 16
J. Mora LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .271 5 22
L. Gutierrez 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .238 3 27
T. Montanez DH 3 1 0 1 1 1 0 .234 1 18
V. Alejos CF 4 1 0 1 0 2 2 .196 1 9
R. Caballero C 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .136 2 7
   a-E. Macias PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .165 2 13
   b-J. Unknown C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 8 11 8 5 9 18      
a - E. Macias pinch hit for R. Caballero in the 9th
b - J. Unknown substituted for E. Macias in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Kennerson (13, 1st Inning off J. Hovis, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Alcala 2 (19, 7th Inning off A. Scott, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off C. Madore, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Kennerson 4 , J. Alcala 5 , H. Puentes 2 , A. Alday , J. Mora , L. Gutierrez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Mora , L. Gutierrez
GIDP: A. Alday
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Alday-Alcala-Gutierrez)
OF assists: 1 (Mora(Guzman at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Vargas SS 5 2 3 1 0 0 2 .267 5 17
   g-A. Majalca PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .071 0 0
C. Howard 2B 5 1 2 3 0 2 5 .308 1 22
A. Venecia DH 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .390 7 37
B. Buschke LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .371 4 30
   a-D. Castillo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .348 1 6
   b-A. Damasco LF, RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
E. Guzman C 5 1 3 1 0 1 3 .289 3 21
M. Lowery CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 6 .242 0 3
W. Mendez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .284 4 20
   c-E. Jasso PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .211 0 5
   f-K. Lynch PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .222 4 10
B. Buell RF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .221 2 20
   d-F. van Mook PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .156 2 6
J. Griffin 1B 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .284 4 15
   e-D. Gaston PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .346 0 5
Totals 40 9 19 9 4 8 25      
a - D. Castillo pinch hit for B. Buschke in the 4th
b - A. Damasco substituted for D. Castillo in the 5th
c - E. Jasso pinch hit for W. Mendez in the 9th
d - F. van Mook pinch hit for B. Buell in the 9th
e - D. Gaston pinch hit for J. Griffin in the 9th
f - K. Lynch pinch ran for E. Jasso in the 9th
g - A. Majalca pinch hit for T. Vargas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Guzman (6, 3rd Inning off G. Arnold, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Venecia (14, 4th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Gaston (2, 9th Inning off J. Unknown, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Lowery (1, 3rd Inning off G. Arnold, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Vargas (5, 1st Inning off G. Arnold, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Howard (1, 6th Inning off J. Unknown, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Vargas 6 , C. Howard 5 , A. Venecia 4 , B. Buschke , A. Damasco , E. Guzman 4 , M. Lowery 4 , W. Mendez , J. Griffin 2 , D. Gaston 2
2-out RBI: M. Lowery , J. Griffin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Howard , E. Guzman , M. Lowery , W. Mendez 2
GIDP: M. Lowery
Sac Bunt: W. Mendez
Sac Fly: C. Howard
Hit by Pitch: J. Griffin
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Buschke (5)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Howard (2) , M. Lowery (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Vargas-Howard-Griffin, Lowery-Guzman)
OF assists: 1 (Lowery(Caballero at home))
PHILADELPHIA (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Arnold 3.0 8 6 6 1 1 1 60 5.45   
J. Unknown 2.1 6 1 1 1 2 1 53 3.86   
A. Sanchez 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 19 1.62   
J. Unknown L (0-1) 1.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 41 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Arnold 17
Batters Faced: G. Arnold 19, J. Unknown 13, A. Sanchez 6, J. Unknown 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Arnold 4-4, J. Unknown 2-2, A. Sanchez 0-2, J. Unknown 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Arnold 60-38, J. Unknown 53-33, A. Sanchez 19-12, J. Unknown 41-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Unknown 3-3 , A. Sanchez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: G. Arnold
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hovis 3.1 5 5 5 5 3 0 71 4.10   
A. Scott 3.1 2 1 0 0 4 0 52 5.18   
N. Kress H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.17   
C. Madore W (2-1), BS (3) 0.2 4 2 2 0 1 0 22 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hovis 26
Batters Faced: J. Hovis 20, A. Scott 11, N. Kress 5, C. Madore 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hovis 3-3, A. Scott 1-4, N. Kress 1-3, C. Madore 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hovis 71-41, A. Scott 52-35, N. Kress 13-10, C. Madore 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Scott 3-0 , N. Kress 1-0
WP: C. Madore
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Vargas
Ballpark: Harbingers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:50
Attendance: 5337
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