MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/12/2098
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2199 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 12TH , 2098 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (40-69) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 0 9 8 1
Chicago Cubs (62-47) 1 0 3 4 3 0 0 3 X 14 15 0
Criswell, Cubs Beat Cardinals, 14-9
Nick Criswell was the difference-maker for the Chicago Cubs in what turned into a shootout with the St. Louis Cardinals. Criswell went 4-for-5 in the 14-9 Cubs win. Rodrigo Gonzales, the winning pitcher, is now 9-4. He went 7 innings, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits, while fanning 5 and walking 2. The Cubs move to 62-47 with the win, while the Cardinals drop to 40-69.

Kevin Luzzo, who is tied for 4th in the NL in extra base hits with 56, chipped in for Chicago with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the third. For the game, the right fielder had 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 1 home run, 2 singles, 2 runs scored, and 4 runs batted in.

"We want to make a habit of winning," Luzzo said after the game.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Vega 3B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .276 3 12
R. Collier 1B 5 1 1 2 0 2 4 .272 25 69
J. Nieto DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .246 6 14
B. Smolka RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .215 17 33
J. Ford LF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .342 3 12
   a-J. Saxton PH, LF 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 .269 3 21
B. Corter 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .319 1 3
   b-J. Whaley PH, 2B 1 1 1 4 0 0 0 .256 9 39
B. Rinehart CF 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .240 2 17
   c-D. Martinez PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 1 10
B. Herian SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .210 8 35
J. Guzman C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .198 8 29
Totals 33 9 8 9 5 8 10      
a - J. Saxton pinch hit for J. Ford in the 8th
b - J. Whaley pinch hit for B. Corter in the 8th
c - D. Martinez pinch hit for B. Rinehart in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Vega (11, 3rd Inning off R. Gonzales, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Nieto (11, 8th Inning off B. Long, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Collier (25, 3rd Inning off R. Gonzales, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Whaley (9, 8th Inning off T. Linden, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Vega 3 , R. Collier 4 , J. Nieto 2 , J. Ford , J. Whaley 4 , B. Herian 2
2-out RBI: J. Saxton , J. Whaley
GIDP: R. Collier , B. Corter
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rinehart (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Herian (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Corter-Herian-Collier, Vega-Corter-Collier)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Griffin SS 4 3 2 3 1 0 0 .246 4 51
N. Criswell 1B 5 3 4 2 0 1 0 .423 1 5
E. Fairchild LF 2 1 0 0 3 2 3 .281 22 70
K. Luzzo RF 5 2 3 4 0 1 1 .309 21 73
A. Shaw DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 2 .270 14 55
J. Tillman 3B 4 0 2 2 1 0 3 .242 21 65
D. Williams CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .328 5 15
D. Conley 2B 5 1 0 0 0 1 5 .294 0 24
D. Benjamin C 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .226 8 21
   a-N. Love PR, C 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 .237 2 20
Totals 38 14 15 12 7 9 20      
a - N. Love pinch ran for D. Benjamin in the 4th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Criswell (2, 3rd Inning off S. Kocis, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Williams (8, 4th Inning off S. Kocis, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Griffin (35, 4th Inning off S. Kocis, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Benjamin (5, 4th Inning off S. Kocis, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Griffin (5, 5th Inning off I. Duran, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Luzzo (21, 3rd Inning off S. Kocis, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Griffin 5 , N. Criswell 5 , K. Luzzo 6 , A. Shaw 2 , J. Tillman 2 , D. Williams 2 , D. Benjamin 2
2-out RBI: B. Griffin , N. Criswell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Conley , N. Love
GIDP: A. Shaw , J. Tillman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Tillman-Conley-Criswell, Tillman-Conley-Criswell)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Kocis L (4-10) 3.1 8 7 7 2 2 1 71 5.11   
I. Duran 1.1 2 4 3 3 1 0 31 11.74   
E. Anderson 0.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 16 2.22   
D. Herman 1.2 2 2 2 1 3 0 36 5.86   
J. McCullough 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 18 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Kocis 14
Batters Faced: S. Kocis 19, I. Duran 9, E. Anderson 4, D. Herman 8, J. McCullough 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Kocis 4-3, I. Duran 2-0, E. Anderson 0-0, D. Herman 2-0, J. McCullough 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Kocis 71-43, I. Duran 31-12, E. Anderson 16-9, D. Herman 36-22, J. McCullough 18-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Duran 1-1 , E. Anderson 1-1 , D. Herman 1-0 , J. McCullough 2-2
WP: S. Kocis , J. McCullough
Balk: I. Duran
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Gonzales W (9-4) 7.0 4 4 4 2 5 1 99 4.05   
B. Long 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 0 19 40.50   
T. Linden 1.1 2 2 2 2 2 1 28 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Gonzales 56
Batters Faced: R. Gonzales 26, B. Long 5, T. Linden 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Gonzales 8-7, B. Long 1-0, T. Linden 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Gonzales 99-64, B. Long 19-10, T. Linden 28-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Linden 3-3
WP: R. Gonzales
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Criswell
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:48
Attendance: 31436
Special Notes: C Derick Benjamin was injured while running the bases.
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