MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/26/2108
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2900 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH , 2108 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (88-67) 1 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 1 8 11 0
Cincinnati Reds (86-70) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 1 6 17 0
Big Game from Powers Not Enough, Reds Lose
Cincinnati got a terrific game from first baseman Adam Powers. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Chicago, 8-6. Powers went 4-5 with a home run, a double, and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. Scott Andrus sewed up the save, his 1st. The Cubs now have a record of 88-67 with the win over Cincinnati.

Chicago used a clutch at-bat from Miguel Gerena to capture the win. The shortstop hammered a grand slam home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Cubs ahead, 6-1. It was his lone hit in 3 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"You can't hate how you win if you win," said Chicago skipper Vin Calia.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Naranjo 3B 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 .216 12 44
J. Crouch DH 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 .186 0 3
M. Jimenez 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .331 36 104
T. Ash 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .267 27 66
N. Wilder LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .271 17 64
J. Van Vleet C 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .320 9 52
C. Buffington CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .233 24 70
   a-A. Northup CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 3 13
W. Lopez RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .292 14 59
M. Gerena SS 3 1 1 4 1 1 1 .250 21 82
Totals 38 8 11 8 3 14 14      
a - A. Northup substituted for C. Buffington in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Naranjo (23, 3rd Inning off M. Watson, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Crouch (1, 1st Inning off M. Watson, 1 on, 0 outs) , N. Wilder (3, 5th Inning off M. Rangel, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Gerena (21, 4th Inning off M. Watson, 3 on, 1 out) , M. Jimenez (36, 5th Inning off M. Rangel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Naranjo 3 , J. Crouch 3 , M. Jimenez 4 , T. Ash , N. Wilder 3 , J. Van Vleet , C. Buffington , W. Lopez 2 , M. Gerena 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Jimenez , N. Wilder 2 , C. Buffington
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Naranjo 2 (31)
CS: T. Ash (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Naranjo-Ash-Jimenez, Ash-Gerena-Jimenez)
PB: J. Van Vleet
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Arbogast CF 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .272 14 77
G. Machado 3B 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 .261 36 86
M. Draper DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 .287 36 105
E. Starnes RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .272 21 72
A. Powers 1B 5 2 4 3 0 0 1 .291 35 96
P. Warner LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .277 25 93
O. Vallejo C 5 0 2 0 0 2 5 .273 7 29
D. Blanchard 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 .269 9 45
   a-J. Hamlin PH, 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .268 4 44
A. Alessi SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 3 .260 8 53
Totals 42 6 17 6 3 10 30      
a - J. Hamlin pinch hit for D. Blanchard in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Warner (30, 4th Inning off J. Baum, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Starnes (35, 5th Inning off J. Baum, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Powers (28, 5th Inning off J. Baum, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Powers (35, 2nd Inning off J. Baum, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Machado 2 , M. Draper , E. Starnes 2 , A. Powers 8 , P. Warner 4 , O. Vallejo 2 , D. Blanchard , J. Hamlin , A. Alessi 2
2-out RBI: A. Alessi
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Arbogast , M. Draper , E. Starnes , O. Vallejo , A. Alessi
GIDP: G. Arbogast , D. Blanchard
Hit by Pitch: M. Draper
Team LOB: 13
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Baum W (10-8) 6.1 10 4 4 2 6 1 103 3.86   
J. Hager H (3) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 31 5.26   
A. Gray H (1) 1.1 3 1 1 0 3 0 25 2.09   
S. Andrus SV (1) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Baum 41
Batters Faced: J. Baum 30, J. Hager 7, A. Gray 7, S. Andrus 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Baum 7-4, J. Hager 0-2, A. Gray 1-0, S. Andrus 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Baum 103-64, J. Hager 31-19, A. Gray 25-17, S. Andrus 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Hager 1-0 , A. Gray 3-0 , S. Andrus 3-1
Hit Batsmen: J. Baum
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Watson L (6-8) 3.1 8 6 6 0 4 1 71 4.13   
M. Rangel 2.1 2 1 1 1 4 1 41 4.15   
P. Diaz 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.35   
Z. Carter 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 2.57   
K. Dragisic 1.0 0 1 1 2 2 0 17 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Watson 22
Batters Faced: M. Watson 18, M. Rangel 10, P. Diaz 1, Z. Carter 7, K. Dragisic 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Watson 3-3, M. Rangel 2-1, P. Diaz 0-0, Z. Carter 1-2, K. Dragisic 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Watson 71-44, M. Rangel 41-27, P. Diaz 7-5, Z. Carter 24-20, K. Dragisic 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Diaz 1-0
WP: K. Dragisic
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Powers
Ballpark: Great American Ball Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (48 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 8:35 PM CT
Time: 3:58
Attendance: 42238
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