PIONEER LEAGUE
CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS AT WASHINGTON (RK+) NATIONALS
07/19/2107
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS AT WASHINGTON (RK+) NATIONALS
GAME ID: 5704 - TUESDAY, JULY 19TH , 2107 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago (Rk+) Cubs (20-5) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 6 11 0
Washington (Rk+) Nationals (9-16) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 0
Cubs Deal Nationals 6-3 Loss
Starting pitcher Jesus Rueda pitched well enough to help the Chicago (Rk+) Cubs beat the Washington (Rk+) Nationals, 6-3. Justin Sorensen earned the save for Chicago (Rk+), his 5th. The triumph puts Chicago (Rk+) at 20-5 for the season.

Chicago (Rk+) used the hitting of Andy Rustay to pick up the win. The center fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Cubs on top, 6-1. For the game, Rustay had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Rustay.
CHICAGO (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Thrash RF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .262 1 2
S. Hood 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .351 0 4
M. Castaneda 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .279 1 6
C. Virgen 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .326 2 15
   b-W. Mendez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .343 1 9
J. Serrano DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .391 0 1
   a-J. Griffin DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209 0 5
T. O'Connor SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .296 1 12
A. Tabares C 4 1 1 1 0 3 3 .308 1 5
A. Rustay CF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .167 1 3
E. Amezcua LF 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 .375 0 2
   c-E. Jasso PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 5
   d-J. McNelis LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
Totals 35 6 11 6 4 11 21      
a - J. Griffin inserted as DH in the 8th
b - W. Mendez substituted for C. Virgen in the 8th
c - E. Jasso pinch hit for E. Amezcua in the 9th
d - J. McNelis substituted for E. Jasso in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Virgen (8, 1st Inning off T. Santillan, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Rustay (1, 6th Inning off T. Gordon, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Thrash 2 , S. Hood , C. Virgen 2 , J. Serrano , J. Griffin , T. O'Connor , A. Tabares , A. Rustay 5 , E. Amezcua
2-out RBI: T. O'Connor , A. Tabares , A. Rustay
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Castaneda , C. Virgen , A. Tabares , A. Rustay
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Thrash 3 (11) , J. Griffin (1)
CS: S. Hood (2) , A. Rustay (1) , E. Amezcua (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mendez-Hood-Castaneda)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Boring RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .183 1 3
   a-D. Ramos PH, LF 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .300 0 3
B. Cannon 1B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .250 1 2
M. McDermott DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .191 3 11
   b-T. Madsen DH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 0 4
B. Baker CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 2 .277 0 3
B. Rine 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .256 1 8
J. Calvin LF, RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .180 0 5
M. Bryant 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .291 0 5
J. Navarro SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .243 0 7
A. Baker C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .278 0 0
Totals 34 3 8 3 6 7 25      
a - D. Ramos pinch hit for C. Boring in the 7th
b - T. Madsen inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Baker (4, 4th Inning off J. Rueda, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: J. Calvin (2, 8th Inning off B. Strawn, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Ramos , B. Cannon , B. Baker 3 , B. Rine , J. Calvin 3 , M. Bryant , A. Baker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. McDermott , B. Baker 2 , B. Rine , M. Bryant , J. Navarro 2
GIDP: A. Baker
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Boring (7) , B. Baker (3) , M. Bryant (4) , J. Navarro (3)
CHICAGO (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE WASHINGTON (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rueda W (1-0) 6.0 4 2 2 4 4 0 86 3.68   
B. Strawn 2.0 3 1 1 2 2 0 44 1.38   
J. Sorensen SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rueda 56
Batters Faced: J. Rueda 26, B. Strawn 10, J. Sorensen 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rueda 6-8, B. Strawn 2-1, J. Sorensen 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rueda 86-51, B. Strawn 44-27, J. Sorensen 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Strawn 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Santillan L (0-4) 0.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 23 18.00   
T. Gordon 5.0 6 4 4 2 6 1 81 4.78   
D. Ortega 3.1 2 0 0 1 3 0 41 1.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Santillan 31
Batters Faced: T. Santillan 6, T. Gordon 21, D. Ortega 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Santillan 0-0, T. Gordon 1-6, D. Ortega 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Santillan 23-14, T. Gordon 81-49, D. Ortega 41-27
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Gordon 2-0 , D. Ortega 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jesus Rueda
Ballpark: Swine Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:32
Attendance: 2898
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