PIONEER LEAGUE
CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS AT WASHINGTON (RK+) NATIONALS
06/26/2113
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS AT WASHINGTON (RK+) NATIONALS
GAME ID: 5496 - MONDAY, JUNE 26TH , 2113 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago (Rk+) Cubs (3-2) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 0
Washington (Rk+) Nationals (3-2) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 8 1
Cubs Tag Nationals with 3-2 Loss
Starting pitcher Zack Ruff gave the Chicago (Rk+) Cubs a rock-solid effort. The Lancaster, California native helped his team defeat the Washington (Rk+) Nationals, 3-2, at Swine Ballpark. The winner was Ruff. He threw 5.1 innings allowing 1 run. The loser was Guadalupe Torres. Willie Ruiz finished to wrap up his 1st save.

Nick Tucker had a direct impact on the outcome. Tucker contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the sixth inning to put Chicago (Rk+) up, 3-1.

"Good teams find a way to win close games," Tucker said.

The loss drops the Nationals to 3-2.
CHICAGO (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Clark CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .353 0 0
M. Sapp 2B 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .278 0 1
L. Villoldo 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .167 0 3
A. Robb RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .357 0 3
E. Ortega DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .385 1 5
   b-N. Tucker DH 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 .333 0 1
A. Velez 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-A. Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   e-H. Cervantes 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0
J. Prieto SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .235 1 2
A. Fabela C 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   f-J. Morton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .308 0 4
   g-A. Williams C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Longle LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   a-A. Quinones PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 1
   d-J. de la Rosa LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3 2 11 16      
a - A. Quinones pinch hit for S. Longle in the 6th
b - N. Tucker inserted as DH in the 6th
c - A. Garcia pinch hit for A. Velez in the 6th
d - J. de la Rosa substituted for A. Quinones in the 6th
e - H. Cervantes substituted for A. Garcia in the 6th
f - J. Morton pinch hit for A. Fabela in the 9th
g - A. Williams substituted for J. Morton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Clark (2, 4th Inning off G. Torres, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Clark 2 , L. Villoldo , A. Robb 2 , H. Cervantes , A. Fabela 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sapp , A. Robb , A. Garcia , J. Prieto
GIDP: P. Clark
Sac Fly: N. Tucker
Hit by Pitch: P. Clark , J. de la Rosa
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Clark (4) , A. Robb (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Nilsson CF 5 0 2 1 0 2 0 .409 0 4
M. Sauer LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 2
   b-E. Muhammad PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
   c-R. Brito LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-N. Kane PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
P. Taylor 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .000 0 1
B. Clark SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .118 0 1
T. Jacobs C 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .235 0 0
J. Alvarez DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .562 1 4
   a-O. Montanez DH 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
G. Banditelli RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .500 1 5
E. Sotelo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .267 0 0
I. Valdez 2B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0
   d-W. Molina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 10 17      
a - O. Montanez inserted as DH in the 6th
b - E. Muhammad pinch hit for M. Sauer in the 7th
c - R. Brito substituted for E. Muhammad in the 8th
d - W. Molina pinch hit for I. Valdez in the 9th
e - N. Kane pinch hit for R. Brito in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Sotelo (2, 5th Inning off Z. Ruff, 0 on, 1 out) , I. Valdez (1, 7th Inning off D. Hilditch, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Nilsson 2 , T. Jacobs , O. Montanez , G. Banditelli , E. Sotelo 2 , I. Valdez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Taylor , E. Sotelo 2
Sac Fly: P. Taylor
Hit by Pitch: G. Banditelli
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Jacobs (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Taylor-Clark)
CHICAGO (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Ruff W (1-0) 5.1 5 1 1 1 7 0 80 1.69   
D. Hilditch H (1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 26 3.86   
H. Caballero H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.91   
W. Ruiz SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Ruff 60
Batters Faced: Z. Ruff 22, D. Hilditch 9, H. Caballero 4, W. Ruiz 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Ruff 3-6, D. Hilditch 0-4, H. Caballero 0-1, W. Ruiz 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Ruff 80-54, D. Hilditch 26-16, H. Caballero 20-12, W. Ruiz 8-8
Hit Batsmen: D. Hilditch
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Bejarano 2.0 0 0 0 0 5 0 29 0.00   
G. Torres L (0-1) 4.1 4 3 3 1 5 0 79 6.23   
J. Case 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0.00   
J. Richmond 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 31 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Bejarano 57
Batters Faced: V. Bejarano 6, G. Torres 19, J. Case 4, J. Richmond 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Bejarano 0-1, G. Torres 2-6, J. Case 1-1, J. Richmond 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: V. Bejarano 29-20, G. Torres 79-48, J. Case 16-8, J. Richmond 31-20
Hit Batsmen: G. Torres , J. Case
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Zack Ruff
Ballpark: Swine Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 3450
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