MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
07/06/2018
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 1677 - FRIDAY, JULY 6TH , 2018 - GAME LOG
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Chicago Cubs (55-38) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 6 0
Montreal Expos (41-52) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 4 0
Ventura K's 10 En Route to 3-2 Cubs Win
The Chicago Cubs eked out a 3-2 win versus the Montreal Expos at Olympic Stadium 1977-2004. Nobody did more than pitcher Yordano Ventura. He was terrific. Chicago has a record of 55-38, placing them second in the NL Central Division.

The Expos had their hands full with Ventura, who overpowered Montreal hitters while racking up 10 strikeouts.

"Yordano was electric," said Chicago manager Irish Turner.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .277 7 35
J. Tabata LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .277 5 38
Y. Moncada 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .260 13 49
J. Abreu 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .258 22 69
D. Viciedo DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .234 20 59
R. Quinn RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 7 24
Y. Munoz 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .305 3 24
T. Wolters C 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .244 2 17
G. Heredia CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .197 5 32
Totals 32 3 6 3 0 6 9      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Wolters (13, 3rd Inning off L. Giolito, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Tabata (23, 8th Inning off N. Wittgren, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Tabata (4, 6th Inning off L. Giolito, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Tabata 5 , D. Viciedo , T. Wolters 3 , G. Heredia
2-out RBI: J. Tabata
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Segura , Y. Moncada
Sac Fly: Y. Moncada
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Segura-Munoz-Abreu)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Garcia DH 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .224 21 45
M. Franco 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 7 22
   a-C. Utley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .233 10 35
   b-T. Plouffe 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Fielder 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .257 20 50
N. Castellanos RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .249 17 50
S. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .201 13 33
G. Springer LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .232 12 25
E. Suárez SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .211 13 37
B. Lawrie 2B 2 1 0 0 1 1 1 .208 3 10
B. Buxton CF 3 1 1 2 0 2 0 .206 1 7
Totals 30 2 4 2 2 16 6      
a - C. Utley pinch hit for M. Franco in the 8th
b - T. Plouffe substituted for C. Utley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Franco (10, 4th Inning off Y. Ventura, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Buxton (1, 8th Inning off D. Johnson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Garcia , M. Franco 2 , E. Suárez , B. Buxton 4
2-out RBI: B. Buxton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Perez
GIDP: B. Lawrie
Team LOB: 3
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Y. Ventura W (11-2) 6.1 2 0 0 1 10 0 96 1.69   
R. Brothers H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.50   
D. Johnson H (3) 0.2 2 2 2 1 2 1 19 5.11   
J. Broxton H (6) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.38   
J. Spence SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 12 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Ventura 78
Batters Faced: Y. Ventura 21, R. Brothers 2, D. Johnson 5, J. Broxton 1, J. Spence 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Ventura 7-1, R. Brothers 0-1, D. Johnson 0-0, J. Broxton 1-0, J. Spence 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Ventura 96-65, R. Brothers 7-4, D. Johnson 19-11, J. Broxton 2-2, J. Spence 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Broxton 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Giolito L (6-10) 7.0 4 2 2 0 5 0 89 5.69   
N. Wittgren 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 4.09   
A. Bass 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Giolito 66
Batters Faced: L. Giolito 25, N. Wittgren 5, A. Bass 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Giolito 7-9, N. Wittgren 2-1, A. Bass 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Giolito 89-62, N. Wittgren 13-9, A. Bass 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Yordano Ventura
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium 1977-2004
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 29210
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