PIONEER LEAGUE
CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS AT TEXAS (RK+) RANGERS
09/09/2107
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS AT TEXAS (RK+) RANGERS
GAME ID: 14208 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago (Rk+) Cubs (53-20) 1 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 8 11 1
Texas (Rk+) Rangers (23-50) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 12 1
Cubs Deal Rangers 8-3 Defeat
The Chicago (Rk+) Cubs downed the Texas (Rk+) Rangers, 8-3, at Black Diamonds Ballpark. The Cubs were led by Travis O'Connor. O'Connor went 3 for 5 with a double and 2 singles, while scoring 2. Chicago (Rk+), at 53-20, is 13 games up in the East.

Emilio Amezcua had a big 2-run home run for the Cubs in the top of the second inning. With Chicago (Rk+) leading 1-0 and a runner on 1st, he sized up a fastball from Ramon Acosta, who is tied for 7th in the PIO in strikeouts with 75, and punished it. The result was his 4th home run of the season, which put the Cubs on top, 3-0.

"Solid performance from our side," said Cubs manager Josh Simms.
CHICAGO (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE TEXAS (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. O'Connor SS 5 2 3 0 0 2 0 .285 4 31
M. Castaneda 1B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .277 6 26
C. Virgen 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .268 5 33
S. Hood 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 4 .284 4 26
J. Griffin RF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .285 4 27
J. Serrano LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .301 2 9
A. Trevino C 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .429 0 9
E. Amezcua CF 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 .155 4 15
   b-V. Avalos PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 9
   c-J. McNelis CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 6
D. Aguirre DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-W. Mendez DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .327 2 26
Totals 38 8 11 8 1 11 14      
a - W. Mendez inserted as DH in the 6th
b - V. Avalos pinch hit for E. Amezcua in the 8th
c - J. McNelis substituted for V. Avalos in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Virgen 2 (23, 1st Inning off R. Acosta, 2 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off R. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Castaneda (14, 5th Inning off R. Acosta, 1 on, 0 outs) , S. Hood (15, 5th Inning off M. DuFresne, 1 on, 1 out) , T. O'Connor (17, 9th Inning off J. Kolb, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Amezcua (4, 2nd Inning off R. Acosta, 1 on, 0 outs) , W. Mendez (2, 6th Inning off M. DuFresne, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Serrano (2, 8th Inning off M. DuFresne, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. O'Connor 4 , M. Castaneda 3 , C. Virgen 4 , S. Hood 2 , J. Serrano 4 , E. Amezcua 4 , W. Mendez 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Serrano , A. Trevino
Sac Fly: J. Griffin
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Strawn (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Virgen-Hood-Castaneda)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Cansino RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .304 7 26
K. Perry LF, CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .278 0 2
A. Ruiz DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 1 .216 0 12
S. Stewart CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .182 0 2
   c-B. Medina PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .333 4 9
M. Allegra 3B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 .289 1 4
   a-B. Youngs PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 4 14
   d-A. Sha PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .359 0 9
E. Cullins SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 3 .217 5 31
B. Bijak 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .227 2 9
J. Owens 1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .179 2 10
   b-J. Perera PH, 1B 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .298 0 16
D. Salinas C 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .333 3 16
Totals 39 3 12 3 1 5 21      
a - B. Youngs pinch hit for M. Allegra in the 7th
b - J. Perera pinch hit for J. Owens in the 7th
c - B. Medina pinch hit for S. Stewart in the 8th
d - A. Sha pinch hit for B. Youngs in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Allegra (4, 4th Inning off A. Arriaga, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Perera (19, 9th Inning off E. Galdamez, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Cullins (8, 9th Inning off B. Strawn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. Cansino , K. Perry , A. Ruiz 2 , S. Stewart , M. Allegra 3 , E. Cullins 4 , J. Perera 2 , D. Salinas 2
2-out RBI: A. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Medina , A. Sha , E. Cullins , D. Salinas
GIDP: A. Ruiz
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Youngs (8)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Allegra (3)
CHICAGO (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE TEXAS (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Arriaga 4.1 4 0 0 0 2 0 62 5.71   
B. Strawn W (4-1) 3.2 4 1 1 1 3 0 60 2.79   
J. Figura 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00   
E. Galdamez 0.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 7 3.22   
O. Zaragoza 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Arriaga 57
Batters Faced: A. Arriaga 16, B. Strawn 17, J. Figura 1, E. Galdamez 3, O. Zaragoza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Arriaga 8-2, B. Strawn 5-3, J. Figura 1-0, E. Galdamez 0-0, O. Zaragoza 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Arriaga 62-37, B. Strawn 60-36, J. Figura 1-1, E. Galdamez 7-5, O. Zaragoza 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Figura 1-0 , E. Galdamez 1-1 , O. Zaragoza 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Acosta L (2-5) 4.0 7 6 5 0 6 1 80 5.50   
M. DuFresne 3.0 3 2 2 1 5 2 46 3.94   
J. Kolb 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 26 4.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Acosta 32
Batters Faced: R. Acosta 20, M. DuFresne 13, J. Kolb 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Acosta 2-4, M. DuFresne 3-1, J. Kolb 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Acosta 80-54, M. DuFresne 46-32, J. Kolb 26-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. DuFresne 1-1
WP: R. Acosta 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Travis O'Connor
Ballpark: Black Diamonds Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:35
Attendance: 3945
Special Notes: RP Alex Arriaga was injured while pitching.
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