PIONEER LEAGUE
CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS AT OAKLAND (RK+) ATHLETICS
07/22/2106
 
PIONEER LEAGUE
CHICAGO (RK+) CUBS AT OAKLAND (RK+) ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 5731 - THURSDAY, JULY 22ND , 2106 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago (Rk+) Cubs (14-13) 0 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 6 11 1
Oakland (Rk+) Athletics (14-12) 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 3 X 9 13 1
Cubs Nipped, 9-6, by Oakland (Rk+)
The home crowd had a good time watching the Chicago (Rk+) Cubs and Oakland (Rk+) Athletics get after it.

Oakland (Rk+) third baseman Juan Franco was instrumental in helping the Athletics triumph, 9-6, over the Chicago (Rk+) Cubs. Franco went 3 for 4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times. Their 14-12 record puts the Athletics second in the West.

Oakland (Rk+) took the lead on Franco's 3rd double of the season. The run-scoring double, which came against Antonio Calderon in the bottom of the eighth, made the score 7-6, Oakland (Rk+).

"We'll take this win and move on," said Franco.
CHICAGO (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND (RK+) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Vargas SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 2 5
   b-F. van Mook PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 1
   e-E. Jasso SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
B. Buschke CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .357 4 17
   c-M. Rocha PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .125 1 1
   f-M. Castaneda 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 1 4
A. Venecia DH 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .400 2 14
W. Ruiz LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .362 2 11
W. Mendez 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 4 .294 1 11
   g-G. Alonzo PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .067 0 0
C. Howard 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 4 .356 0 2
E. Guzman C 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .284 2 10
   h-D. Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
B. Buell RF 4 1 2 2 0 2 2 .225 1 11
J. Griffin 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 3 7
   a-B. Richardson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 1 4
   d-G. Aleman CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .290 1 7
Totals 39 6 11 5 3 7 22      
a - B. Richardson pinch hit for J. Griffin in the 8th
b - F. van Mook pinch hit for T. Vargas in the 8th
c - M. Rocha pinch hit for B. Buschke in the 8th
d - G. Aleman substituted for B. Richardson in the 8th
e - E. Jasso substituted for F. van Mook in the 8th
f - M. Castaneda substituted for M. Rocha in the 8th
g - G. Alonzo pinch hit for W. Mendez in the 9th
h - D. Castillo pinch hit for E. Guzman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Ruiz 2 (9, 4th Inning off J. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off J. Loeb, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Howard (7, 4th Inning off J. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Buschke (10, 5th Inning off J. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Mendez (1, 4th Inning off J. Martin, 1 on, 0 outs) , B. Buell (1, 6th Inning off J. Loeb, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Buschke 2 , A. Venecia 2 , W. Ruiz 4 , W. Mendez 5 , C. Howard 3 , B. Buell 5
2-out RBI: W. Ruiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Vargas , A. Venecia , W. Mendez , C. Howard , D. Castillo , B. Buell
Hit by Pitch: E. Guzman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: W. Ruiz (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Franco 3B 4 3 3 1 1 1 0 .400 3 7
M. Mattingly 1B 4 2 1 1 1 2 2 .209 2 11
J. Rowley LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 5 .308 0 3
C. Marriott SS 5 0 2 2 0 1 2 .255 3 14
M. Taylor 2B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .269 4 16
B. Christner CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .222 1 8
K. Witt RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .314 0 3
A. Jones DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .289 3 6
J. Rosa C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .154 0 1
   a-J. Watson PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 1 4
   b-R. Olivo C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 1 4
Totals 37 9 13 8 3 7 19      
a - J. Watson pinch hit for J. Rosa in the 8th
b - R. Olivo substituted for J. Watson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Mattingly (3, 7th Inning off B. Reed, 2 on, 0 outs) , C. Marriott (3, 7th Inning off A. Calderon, 2 on, 1 out) , J. Franco (3, 8th Inning off A. Calderon, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Jones (3, 2nd Inning off C. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Franco 4 , M. Mattingly 2 , J. Rowley 2 , C. Marriott 3 , B. Christner , K. Witt , A. Jones 5 , J. Rosa
2-out RBI: J. Rowley , B. Christner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Christner , K. Witt , A. Jones
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. Christner (1)
CHICAGO (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND (RK+) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Cruz 4.0 4 3 3 2 3 1 76 9.22   
B. Reed 2.1 4 3 3 1 3 0 42 15.95   
A. Calderon L (1-2), BS (1) 1.1 5 3 3 0 1 0 36 8.31   
T. Netsch 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Cruz 43
Batters Faced: C. Cruz 18, B. Reed 12, A. Calderon 9, T. Netsch 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Cruz 5-4, B. Reed 2-2, A. Calderon 2-1, T. Netsch 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Cruz 76-49, B. Reed 42-27, A. Calderon 36-24, T. Netsch 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Calderon 2-2 , T. Netsch 1-0
WP: A. Calderon
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Martin 5.0 7 4 4 1 3 1 85 4.32   
J. Loeb 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 1 24 1.74   
B. Vaught 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 0.00   
M. Ishii W (2-1) 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 32 0.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Martin 39
Batters Faced: J. Martin 25, J. Loeb 7, B. Vaught 3, M. Ishii 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Martin 8-4, J. Loeb 1-1, B. Vaught 1-0, M. Ishii 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Martin 85-51, J. Loeb 24-14, B. Vaught 15-8, M. Ishii 32-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Loeb 1-1
WP: J. Martin
Hit Batsmen: J. Martin
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Franco
Ballpark: Ballpark of League City
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 5640
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