PIONEER LEAGUE
CLEVELAND (RK+) GUARDIANS AT CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS
07/08/2107
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
CLEVELAND (RK+) GUARDIANS AT CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS
GAME ID: 5595 - FRIDAY, JULY 8TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland (Rk+) Guardians (9-6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
Chicago (Rk+) Cubs (13-2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 2 7 2
Cubs Eke Out 2-1 Win Versus Cleveland (Rk+)
The Chicago (Rk+) Cubs and Cleveland (Rk+) Guardians put on a pitchers' duel.

Chicago (Rk+) Cubs starter Carlos Cruz hurled his team past the Cleveland (Rk+) Guardians, 2-1. Chicago (Rk+) reliever Jimmy Kaufmann picked up the win, upping his record to 2-0. Alex Gomez was saddled with the loss. The save went to Justin Sorensen, his 2nd this season.

Chicago (Rk+) took the lead, 2-1, on Elias Jasso's 2nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Cleveland (Rk+) pitcher Alex Gomez in the bottom of the seventh.

"I feel like we're rolling now," Cruz told the Chicago (Rk+) Daily."The dugout is coming alive."

Chicago (Rk+) is now 13-2.
CLEVELAND (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Santana CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .210 0 3
B. Roller 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 1 2
   a-J. Bell PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 2 8
   c-S. Thomas RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .111 0 0
F. Osoria LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 3 .625 0 1
J. Peterson 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .333 0 2
K. Dillhoff RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .216 1 4
   b-E. Zetino PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .263 1 3
D. Simonds SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 2 7
D. Ball 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .167 1 7
J. Kay C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 2 4
A. Eberwein DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .200 1 2
Totals 34 1 9 1 1 6 15      
a - J. Bell pinch hit for B. Roller in the 8th
b - E. Zetino pinch hit for K. Dillhoff in the 8th
c - S. Thomas substituted for J. Bell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Peterson (2, 1st Inning off C. Cruz, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Osoria (2, 4th Inning off C. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Santana , B. Roller , F. Osoria 4 , J. Peterson 3 , D. Ball , A. Eberwein
2-out RBI: J. Peterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Osoria , K. Dillhoff , E. Zetino
GIDP: K. Dillhoff , D. Simonds , J. Kay
Team LOB: 7
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thrash RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 .216 0 0
   a-J. Griffin PH, RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .087 0 2
B. Buell LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .388 2 9
C. Virgen 3B, 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .300 2 12
E. Guzman C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .265 1 7
N. Barr CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .224 1 5
   f-A. Rustay CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Serrano 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .300 0 0
   g-E. Amezcua SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
T. O'Connor 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .349 0 8
   b-W. Mendez PH, 2B, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .316 1 5
A. Dias DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .059 0 1
   c-V. Avalos DH 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 .636 1 6
J. Motley SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .176 0 3
   d-E. Jasso PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .667 2 3
   e-S. Hood 2B, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .500 0 2
Totals 31 2 7 2 6 6 21      
a - J. Griffin pinch hit for M. Thrash in the 5th
b - W. Mendez pinch hit for T. O'Connor in the 6th
c - V. Avalos inserted as DH in the 7th
d - E. Jasso pinch hit for J. Motley in the 7th
e - S. Hood substituted for E. Jasso in the 8th
f - A. Rustay substituted for N. Barr in the 8th
g - E. Amezcua substituted for J. Serrano in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Virgen (6, 3rd Inning off A. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Jasso (2, 7th Inning off A. Gomez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Virgen 2 , N. Barr 2 , J. Serrano , W. Mendez , J. Motley , E. Jasso 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Thrash , B. Buell , N. Barr 2 , J. Serrano , W. Mendez
Hit by Pitch: T. O'Connor
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Thrash 2 (7) , C. Virgen (6)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Barr (1) , J. Serrano (1)
Double Plays: 3 (Virgen-O'Connor-Serrano, Virgen-O'Connor-Serrano, Virgen-O'Connor-Serrano)
CLEVELAND (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Gomez L (1-1) 6.2 5 2 2 4 3 1 91 2.00   
B. White 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 13 0.00   
J. Espinosa 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 18 0.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Gomez 55
Batters Faced: A. Gomez 30, B. White 3, J. Espinosa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Gomez 6-11, B. White 0-0, J. Espinosa 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Gomez 91-56, B. White 13-5, J. Espinosa 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. White 1-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Gomez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Cruz 5.2 7 1 1 1 4 0 79 0.66   
J. Kaufmann W (2-0) 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 33 0.00   
J. Sorensen SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cruz 54
Batters Faced: C. Cruz 23, J. Kaufmann 9, J. Sorensen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cruz 8-2, J. Kaufmann 1-4, J. Sorensen 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cruz 79-48, J. Kaufmann 33-22, J. Sorensen 4-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carlos Cruz
Ballpark: Harbingers Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 8794
Special Notes: SP Carlos Cruz was injured while pitching.
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