PIONEER LEAGUE
BILLINGS MUSTANGS AT CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS
07/15/2111
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PIONEER LEAGUE
BILLINGS MUSTANGS AT CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS
GAME ID: 5718 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 15TH , 2111 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Billings Mustangs (17-9) 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 9 1
Chicago (Rk+) Cubs (12-14) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Cubs Handed 6-0 Loss
The Billings Mustangs rode a solid performance from 20-year-old starting pitcher Ralph Taggart to a win, beating the Chicago (Rk+) Cubs, 6-0, at Harbingers Ballpark. Taggart got the win, improving to 3-0. He gave up 2 hits and walked 2 over 6 innings. He allowed no runs. Vinny Torrez closed it out for his 1st save.

It could have been a different outcome for Billings, had it not been for Bryan Behle, the 21-year old center fielder . Behle contributed a bases-clearing double in the top of the second inning to put Billings up, 3-0.

"Ralph set the tone," said Jon Koehn, the Mustangs manager.

Billings, now 17-9, holds down first place in the North.
BILLINGS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Behle CF 5 1 2 3 0 2 2 .280 0 14
S. Sickle LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 1 .273 2 13
L. Vasquez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 0 1
   a-M. Costa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .406 0 6
   b-V. De Faria 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 3
C. Sapia RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .385 0 6
A. Grooms C 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .278 1 6
R. Mares 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .308 1 2
M. Tapia 2B 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .400 5 11
I. Jimenez SS 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 .278 1 7
R. Normandeau DH 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .242 3 10
Totals 37 6 9 6 3 6 8      
a - M. Costa pinch hit for L. Vasquez in the 9th
b - V. De Faria substituted for M. Costa in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Behle 2 (11, 2nd Inning off J. McKelvey, 3 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Ford, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Normandeau (4, 4th Inning off J. McKelvey, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Costa (6, 9th Inning off J. Ford, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Sickle (2, 9th Inning off J. Ford, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Behle 4 , S. Sickle 4 , L. Vasquez , M. Costa 2 , A. Grooms , R. Normandeau 4
2-out RBI: B. Behle , S. Sickle , R. Normandeau
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Behle , S. Sickle , A. Grooms , R. Mares
Hit by Pitch: C. Sapia
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Tapia (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Rich 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .361 2 14
D. Sanchez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .140 2 8
I. Gomez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .189 0 6
G. Davenport RF, CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .293 4 15
J. Jackson DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 1 5
   d-R. Vargas DH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 1 3
L. Acosta CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .196 2 3
   a-J. de la Rosa PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .600 0 0
L. Villoldo C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .286 4 17
J. Marsden SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 1 8
A. Barraza 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 1 6
   b-R. Rees PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 8
   c-R. Balderas 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 0 4 0 2 8 12      
a - J. de la Rosa pinch hit for L. Acosta in the 7th
b - R. Rees pinch hit for A. Barraza in the 8th
c - R. Balderas substituted for R. Rees in the 9th
d - R. Vargas inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: T. Rich , D. Sanchez , R. Vargas , J. Marsden
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Rich , I. Gomez , J. Marsden
Hit by Pitch: J. Jackson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Jackson (5)
CS: T. Rich (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Marsden (2)
BILLINGS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Taggart W (3-0) 6.0 2 0 0 2 7 0 86 1.23   
V. Torrez SV (1) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 36 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Taggart 73
Batters Faced: R. Taggart 22, V. Torrez 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Taggart 4-6, V. Torrez 3-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Taggart 86-50, V. Torrez 36-25
Hit Batsmen: R. Taggart
Balk: R. Taggart
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. McKelvey L (2-2) 5.1 5 4 1 2 2 0 94 1.84   
D. Speight 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 35 1.05   
J. Ford 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 1 17 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. McKelvey 48
Batters Faced: J. McKelvey 25, D. Speight 9, J. Ford 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. McKelvey 9-5, D. Speight 1-3, J. Ford 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. McKelvey 94-58, D. Speight 35-26, J. Ford 17-8
Hit Batsmen: J. McKelvey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ralph Taggart
Ballpark: Harbingers Ballpark
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 4852
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