SINGLE A BASEBALL
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
08/15/2059
 
SINGLE A BASEBALL
WEST MICHIGAN WHITECAPS AT SOUTH BEND CUBS
GAME ID: 17729 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 15TH , 2059 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
West Michigan Whitecaps (62-58) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 1
South Bend Cubs (90-30) 0 1 4 0 2 1 0 0 X 8 12 0
Cubs Win Streak Now at 7 After 8-2 Victory
South Bend parlayed a decent outing from starter Chris Spearman into a solid win over the West Michigan Whitecaps. The final score was 8-2. South Bend currently is in first place in the Midwest League Eastern Division at 90-30.

South Bend designated hitter T.J. Brinson contributed a timely at-bat in the bottom of the third. With two down, he hit a sinker to center field for a 2-run single. It was his 44th hit of the season and put the Cubs ahead, 5-0.

"You start putting runs on the board and winning, everyone's going to get excited," said Brinson.
WEST MICHIGAN BATTING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Sosa CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 5 .228 4 8
S. Lee RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .252 2 12
D. Perez SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .279 9 46
K. Rivera LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .329 1 6
I. Holguin 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .274 9 39
J. Soliz 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .237 5 27
M. Romero DH 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .217 1 8
   a-R. Neel DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .324 0 3
B. Chapa 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .129 2 22
   b-M. Simons PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .271 3 10
V. Carrasco C 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 0 5 7 22      
a - R. Neel inserted as DH in the 8th
b - M. Simons pinch hit for B. Chapa in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: L. Sosa , D. Perez , I. Holguin , M. Romero , V. Carrasco 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Lee 2 , K. Rivera , M. Simons
GIDP: D. Perez
Sac Bunt: S. Lee
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: M. Norton (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Chapa-Soliz-Holguin, Soliz-Perez-Holguin)
OF assists: 1 (Sosa(Brinson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Dunbar 3B 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .311 3 35
W. Ruiz 1B 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .285 10 53
C. Nichols LF 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 .333 12 69
A. Vizuete CF 3 1 0 0 2 0 3 .312 4 49
M. Sotillo 2B 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .304 7 48
T. Lozano RF 4 2 1 2 1 2 5 .332 15 86
R. Bilski C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .332 6 44
T. Brinson DH 4 0 3 2 0 0 0 .312 4 27
J. Bobet SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .235 7 37
   a-B. Fox PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 4 14
Totals 33 8 12 8 9 2 14      
a - B. Fox pinch hit for J. Bobet in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Brinson (4, 7th Inning off O. Schmidt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Ruiz (10, 3rd Inning off R. de la Garza, 1 on, 0 outs) , T. Lozano (15, 5th Inning off M. Norton, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Dunbar , W. Ruiz 5 , M. Sotillo 3 , T. Lozano 4 , R. Bilski , T. Brinson 4 , J. Bobet
2-out RBI: M. Sotillo , T. Brinson , J. Bobet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Dunbar , T. Lozano 2 , J. Bobet
GIDP: C. Nichols , A. Vizuete
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Dunbar (30) , M. Sotillo 2 (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Bobet-Sotillo-Ruiz)
WEST MICHIGAN PITCHING LINESCORE SOUTH BEND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. de la Garza L (1-5) 2.2 7 5 5 4 1 1 51 5.20   
M. Norton 3.0 3 3 3 4 0 1 54 2.77   
O. Schmidt 2.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 39 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. de la Garza 17
Batters Faced: R. de la Garza 17, M. Norton 15, O. Schmidt 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. de la Garza 4-1, M. Norton 5-3, O. Schmidt 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. de la Garza 51-24, M. Norton 54-27, O. Schmidt 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Norton 2-0 , O. Schmidt 3-0
WP: O. Schmidt
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Spearman W (10-3) 5.2 5 0 0 1 3 0 77 2.43   
M. Casanova 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 20 2.25   
M. Motsinger 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2.59   
O. Rios 2.0 1 1 1 3 2 0 47 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Spearman 61
Batters Faced: C. Spearman 23, M. Casanova 5, M. Motsinger 1, O. Rios 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Spearman 10-4, M. Casanova 1-0, M. Motsinger 1-0, O. Rios 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Spearman 77-47, M. Casanova 20-14, M. Motsinger 5-2, O. Rios 47-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Casanova 1-0 , M. Motsinger 2-1
WP: C. Spearman , M. Motsinger , O. Rios
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Spearman
Ballpark: Four Winds Field at Coveleski Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:29
Attendance: 4935
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