MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT LAS VEGAS HUSTLE
07/26/2110
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT LAS VEGAS HUSTLE
GAME ID: 1966 - SATURDAY, JULY 26TH , 2110 - GAME LOG
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Chicago Cubs (55-38) 0 2 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 9 13 0
Las Vegas Hustle (48-45) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 6 1
Cubs Knock Off Hustle at Las Vegas Ballpark
Behind the hitting of Jimmy Esposito, the Chicago Cubs stopped the Las Vegas Hustle, 9-4. Esposito was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for the Cubs. Brian Martinko, the winner, improved to 11-8. He held Las Vegas to 4 runs on 6 hits over 7 innings, while racking up 7 strikeouts. Chicago now has a record of 55-38 with the win.

In the top of the second inning, catcher Joel Van Vleet had a 2-run home run for Chicago. It was his 12th home run of the season and put the Cubs on top, 2-0.

"Nice win for us," said Esposito. "Now we'll go after the next one."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE LAS VEGAS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hudkins RF 4 1 2 1 2 0 4 .270 2 27
J. Sanders DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .261 15 43
M. Gerena SS 5 1 1 1 0 3 6 .298 13 46
M. Jimenez 1B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .300 13 52
B. Buell CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .247 8 43
J. Van Vleet C 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .289 12 47
J. Esposito 2B 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .217 5 20
H. Naranjo 3B 4 0 0 1 1 1 2 .246 7 26
N. Wilder LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .260 8 37
Totals 38 9 13 9 6 8 25      
BATTING
Triples: N. Hudkins (5, 5th Inning off J. Fisher, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Jimenez (4, 5th Inning off J. Fisher, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Van Vleet (12, 2nd Inning off J. Fisher, 1 on, 0 outs) , J. Esposito (5, 7th Inning off S. Boothby, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Hudkins 4 , M. Gerena , M. Jimenez 4 , B. Buell , J. Van Vleet 4 , J. Esposito 7 , N. Wilder 2
2-out RBI: J. Esposito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Hudkins , M. Gerena , M. Jimenez , B. Buell
Sac Fly: B. Buell
Hit by Pitch: J. Van Vleet
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Sanders (12) , B. Buell (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Esposito-Gerena-Jimenez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Anderson SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .246 10 28
B. Tillman 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .226 3 16
C. Strickland 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 14 36
C. Bridgens 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .282 11 38
M. Morioka DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .246 29 77
Z. Coon RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .196 22 48
S. Charest CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .181 1 10
   a-J. Nuncio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .171 3 12
D. Alarcon C 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .154 5 15
   b-L. Rivas PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 5 25
D. Valdez LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .216 14 31
Totals 32 4 6 4 3 10 6      
a - J. Nuncio pinch hit for S. Charest in the 9th
b - L. Rivas pinch hit for D. Alarcon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Tillman (12, 6th Inning off B. Martinko, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Charest (7, 6th Inning off B. Martinko, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: Z. Coon (1, 6th Inning off B. Martinko, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morioka (29, 6th Inning off B. Martinko, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Tillman 2 , C. Bridgens 2 , M. Morioka 4 , Z. Coon 3 , S. Charest 2
2-out RBI: C. Bridgens , M. Morioka , S. Charest
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Alarcon
GIDP: C. Strickland
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Fisher (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Bridgens-Tillman)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE LAS VEGAS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Martinko W (11-8) 7.0 6 4 4 3 7 1 103 4.83   
J. Hager 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 31 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Martinko 53
Batters Faced: B. Martinko 29, J. Hager 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Martinko 7-6, J. Hager 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Martinko 103-61, J. Hager 31-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Fisher L (1-3) 4.1 8 6 6 1 4 1 78 5.10   
B. Alvarez 1.2 2 0 0 1 3 0 28 5.03   
S. Boothby 1.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 25 3.38   
A. Gibbs 1.2 1 1 1 3 1 0 37 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Fisher 26
Batters Faced: J. Fisher 22, B. Alvarez 8, S. Boothby 7, A. Gibbs 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Fisher 5-4, B. Alvarez 0-2, S. Boothby 2-2, A. Gibbs 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Fisher 78-54, B. Alvarez 28-19, S. Boothby 25-15, A. Gibbs 37-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Alvarez 1-1 , A. Gibbs 1-0
WP: J. Fisher
Hit Batsmen: A. Gibbs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Esposito
Ballpark: Las Vegas Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 39660
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