MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
07/16/2098
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1875 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 16TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (49-38) 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 0
Cincinnati Reds (60-26) 3 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 X 10 14 0
Cubs Fall to Reds, 10-5
A nice crowd turned out for a clash between the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs.

The Cincinnati Reds knocked off the Chicago Cubs, 10-5, at Great American Ball Park. Jesus Najera hit 2 singles and 2 doubles, while driving in 2 runs. Mike Yates got the save, his 9th in 11 chances.

Tim Mercer, who is tied for 10th in the NL in triples with 6, chipped in for Cincinnati with a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the center fielder had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 2 runs scored, and 2 runs batted in.

"It's good to win," Mercer told the Cincinnati Daily. "I like to have fun doing it."

The first-place Reds now have a win-loss record of 60-26.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Valenzuela CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .301 0 27
K. Luzzo RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .311 15 52
E. Fairchild LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 1 .283 17 55
E. Castro 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .226 5 25
A. Shaw DH 3 0 1 0 2 0 3 .272 13 53
I. Perez 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .232 5 15
J. Tillman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .242 19 52
D. Benjamin C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .232 6 13
B. Griffin SS 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .246 4 42
   a-D. Williams PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 2 8
   b-D. Conley SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .307 0 23
Totals 35 5 10 5 5 7 15      
a - D. Williams pinch hit for B. Griffin in the 6th
b - D. Conley substituted for D. Williams in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Griffin (28, 4th Inning off M. Lewis, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Valenzuela (9, 4th Inning off M. Lewis, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Valenzuela 3 , K. Luzzo , E. Fairchild 3 , E. Castro , A. Shaw , I. Perez , D. Benjamin , B. Griffin 2
2-out RBI: E. Castro , I. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Castro , J. Tillman
GIDP: A. Shaw , D. Conley
Hit by Pitch: A. Valenzuela
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Fairchild (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tillman-Perez-Castro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Nelson DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .332 21 52
D. Truax C 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .272 13 50
S. Carbone 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .261 25 62
J. Moore RF 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 .270 13 24
J. Najera LF 5 2 4 2 0 1 3 .251 19 50
E. Schmidt 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .253 2 28
T. Mercer CF 5 2 3 2 0 1 3 .300 9 34
A. Tejeda SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .238 3 30
E. Boivin 2B 4 1 1 2 0 3 2 .318 2 34
Totals 36 10 14 9 6 11 20      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Truax 2 (17, 1st Inning off A. Alvarez, 1 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off J. Cease, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Najera 2 (18, 1st Inning off A. Alvarez, 1 on, 2 outs; 5th Inning off A. Alvarez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Mercer (9, 6th Inning off J. Cease, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Nelson , D. Truax 5 , J. Moore , J. Najera 6 , E. Schmidt , T. Mercer 6 , E. Boivin
2-out RBI: D. Truax , J. Najera , E. Schmidt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Najera , A. Tejeda , E. Boivin
GIDP: D. Truax
Sac Fly: S. Carbone
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Najera (14) , E. Boivin (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Tejeda-Boivin-Carbone, Tejeda-Boivin-Carbone)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Alvarez L (3-4) 4.0 10 8 8 4 7 0 104 5.79   
J. Cease 1.1 3 2 2 2 2 1 34 6.72   
J. Karr 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 6.75   
T. Linden 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Alvarez 13
Batters Faced: A. Alvarez 25, J. Cease 9, J. Karr 5, T. Linden 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Alvarez 2-2, J. Cease 2-0, J. Karr 2-1, T. Linden 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Alvarez 104-65, J. Cease 34-21, J. Karr 25-16, T. Linden 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Cease 2-2
WP: A. Alvarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Lewis 3.2 7 5 5 3 3 0 76 4.04   
L. Estevez W (5-1) 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 35 2.02   
I. Castillo 2.1 3 0 0 1 2 0 28 3.38   
M. Yates SV (9) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Lewis 25
Batters Faced: M. Lewis 21, L. Estevez 8, I. Castillo 11, M. Yates 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Lewis 6-2, L. Estevez 2-3, I. Castillo 1-3, M. Yates 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Lewis 76-45, L. Estevez 35-18, I. Castillo 28-19, M. Yates 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Estevez 1-0 , M. Yates 3-0
Hit Batsmen: I. Castillo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Najera
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 42252
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