MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/02/2048
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2159 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (38-68) 0 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 6 10 0
St. Louis Cardinals (43-64) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 12 2
Cubs Beat Cardinals, 6-3
The Chicago Cubs dealt the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-3 loss at Busch Stadium. Julio Medina was the star on offense. He was 3-4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2. Daniel Stubbs got the win, improving to 7-8. He held the Cardinals to 1 run on 6 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 6 and walking 2. Pat Litherland earned his 23rd save in 27 chances.

Ernie Duvall cracked a home run off Bob Veldhuis in the top of the sixth. His 3-run blast put the Cubs on top, 4-1. In all, Duvall had 1 single in addition to the home run, while going 2 for 4.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Medina told the Chicago Today.

The 4th-place Cubs have a record of 38-68.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Inscore CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .220 6 28
A. Phillips 2B 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .285 17 49
L. Loredo LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .238 12 45
K. Turner 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .258 26 69
K. Snider DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .233 27 64
E. Duvall RF 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .211 18 39
J. Gonzales 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .238 6 19
J. Medina SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .239 5 22
J. Connolly C 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .205 4 19
Totals 38 6 10 5 2 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Loredo (24, 9th Inning off L. Nichol, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Medina (5, 6th Inning off B. Veldhuis, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Duvall (18, 6th Inning off B. Veldhuis, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Inscore , L. Loredo 2 , K. Turner , K. Snider , E. Duvall 5 , J. Gonzales , J. Medina 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Phillips , K. Turner , E. Duvall
GIDP: J. Connolly
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Gonzales-Phillips-Turner, Phillips-Medina-Turner)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walker LF, RF 4 0 3 0 1 0 0 .265 2 17
J. Brown 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .240 6 31
L. Silva SS, 2B 5 2 3 1 0 0 3 .314 13 29
D. Garner 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 5 .260 8 27
R. Alvarez CF, SS, LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .263 23 63
J. Carter DH 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .231 10 38
T. Hill RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217 0 1
   b-G. Sanfratello PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .265 2 7
C. Aldana 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 8 38
   a-A. McKinzie PH, CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .275 14 66
J. Jolly C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .256 4 13
Totals 37 3 12 3 3 8 21      
a - A. McKinzie pinch hit for C. Aldana in the 7th
b - G. Sanfratello pinch hit for T. Hill in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Silva (13, 4th Inning off D. Stubbs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Walker 3 , L. Silva 6 , D. Garner 2 , R. Alvarez , J. Carter 2 , J. Jolly
2-out RBI: R. Alvarez , J. Carter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Brown , D. Garner , G. Sanfratello , C. Aldana
GIDP: J. Brown , D. Garner
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Walker (11)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Silva (6) , C. Aldana (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Alvarez-Silva-Garner)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Stubbs W (7-8) 7.0 6 1 1 2 6 1 105 6.49   
D. Chronister 1.0 4 2 2 0 0 0 20 2.19   
P. Litherland SV (23) 1.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 18 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Stubbs 65
Batters Faced: D. Stubbs 28, D. Chronister 6, P. Litherland 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Stubbs 6-8, D. Chronister 2-0, P. Litherland 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Stubbs 105-69, D. Chronister 20-14, P. Litherland 18-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Chronister 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Morett L (11-6) 5.0 3 2 1 2 6 0 95 3.98   
B. Veldhuis 0.0 4 4 4 0 0 2 11 7.42   
L. Nichol 3.2 3 0 0 0 2 0 60 1.98   
E. McGuiness 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Morett 59
Batters Faced: F. Morett 22, B. Veldhuis 4, L. Nichol 13, E. McGuiness 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Morett 6-3, B. Veldhuis 0-0, L. Nichol 4-4, E. McGuiness 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Morett 95-60, B. Veldhuis 11-7, L. Nichol 60-36, E. McGuiness 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Veldhuis 1-1 , E. McGuiness 1-0
Balk: F. Morett
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Julio Medina
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:15 PM ET
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 29498
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