MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LAS VEGAS HUSTLE AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/23/2114
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
LAS VEGAS HUSTLE AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2445 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 2114 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Las Vegas Hustle (41-85) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
Chicago Cubs (67-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 8 0
Hustle Fall Short at Chicago, 3-2
Chicago turned a good effort from starter Justin Sorensen into a win over the Las Vegas Hustle at Wrigley Field. The final score was 3-2. The 4th-place Cubs now have a win-loss record of 67-58.

The decisive blow was delivered by Anthony James in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a solo home run off 26-year old right-handed pitcher Alex Casillas to win the game for Chicago. The home crowd went nuts.

"It's a thrill to get that kind of win," Sorensen said.
LAS VEGAS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
I. Mason RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 7 26
V. Flores DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 7 37
O. Cabanas 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 16 61
V. Aristondo 1B 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .265 1 3
C. Anderson SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .265 12 41
J. Lamkin LF 3 0 2 2 1 1 0 .207 0 3
J. Knipp 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .145 4 14
   a-T. Tippett PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .192 13 38
   c-P. Capito C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 2 10
K. Hochstetler CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .205 4 21
D. Alarcon C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .134 2 15
   b-D. Cutting PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .190 6 22
Totals 33 2 7 2 3 10 15      
a - T. Tippett pinch hit for J. Knipp in the 9th
b - D. Cutting pinch hit for D. Alarcon in the 9th
c - P. Capito substituted for T. Tippett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Anderson (30, 2nd Inning off J. Sorensen, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Mason (41, 5th Inning off J. Sorensen, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Lamkin (2, 9th Inning off J. Hager, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: I. Mason 2 , V. Aristondo , C. Anderson 2 , J. Lamkin 3 , J. Knipp , D. Alarcon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Flores , O. Cabanas , D. Alarcon , D. Cutting
GIDP: C. Anderson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Alarcon (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Anderson-Cabanas-Aristondo, Anderson-Cabanas-Aristondo, Knipp-Alarcon-Aristondo)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hudkins LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .326 2 15
L. Johnston RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .258 15 50
M. Jimenez 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .339 33 121
J. Kincaid DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .293 12 66
J. Motley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .211 17 44
A. James CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .286 9 56
J. Van Vleet C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 13 39
C. Everett SS 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .221 3 11
   a-A. Dias PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .279 0 5
   b-M. Gerena SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .297 13 60
S. Heap 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .172 2 21
Totals 29 3 8 3 4 1 11      
a - A. Dias pinch hit for C. Everett in the 8th
b - M. Gerena substituted for A. Dias in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jimenez (31, 4th Inning off C. Ross, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Hudkins (11, 8th Inning off C. Ross, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. James (9, 9th Inning off A. Casillas, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Hudkins 2 , L. Johnston , M. Jimenez 3 , A. James 5 , J. Van Vleet , A. Dias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Motley
GIDP: J. Motley , J. Van Vleet , S. Heap
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Hudkins (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Motley-Everett-Jimenez)
LAS VEGAS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Ross 7.1 7 2 2 4 1 0 103 2.84   
J. Bruder 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.31   
A. Casillas L (0-10) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 3.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Ross 53
Batters Faced: C. Ross 31, J. Bruder 1, A. Casillas 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Ross 9-10, J. Bruder 1-0, A. Casillas 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Ross 103-66, J. Bruder 6-4, A. Casillas 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bruder 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sorensen 7.0 6 1 1 1 9 0 98 3.72   
D. Joplin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.47   
J. Hager W (3-6), BS (5) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 19 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sorensen 69
Batters Faced: J. Sorensen 27, D. Joplin 3, J. Hager 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sorensen 4-7, D. Joplin 2-1, J. Hager 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sorensen 98-68, D. Joplin 14-7, J. Hager 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Joplin 1-0
WP: J. Hager
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Justin Sorensen
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 40116
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