MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/28/2017
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MONTREAL EXPOS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 7163 - MONDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2017 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Montreal Expos (71-70) 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 9 0
Chicago Cubs (79-62) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
Montreal Hands Chicago 5-1 Defeat
The Montreal Expos beat the Chicago Cubs, 5-1, at Wrigley Field 1979-2005. Starting pitcher Joe Musgrove was a big reason why. He held his opponent in check all game. Musgrove, now 12-7, was the winner. In 8.1 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 4, walking 1, and allowing 1 run. With the win, Montreal pushed its record to 71-70.

Montreal used the hitting of Nick Castellanos to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 2-run home run in the top of the first inning to put the Expos on top, 2-0. For the game, Castellanos had 1 home run and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Montreal manager .
MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strange-Gordon 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .292 2 47
D. Peralta RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .255 20 59
N. Castellanos LF 4 2 2 2 1 2 2 .233 22 86
P. Fielder 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .291 12 28
C. Utley DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .250 17 64
G. Springer CF 4 0 1 0 0 3 2 .196 19 53
E. Suárez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .239 14 46
M. Franco 3B 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .173 3 7
C. Vázquez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .179 0 2
Totals 35 5 9 4 5 12 16      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Utley (26, 1st Inning off C. Martinez, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Strange-Gordon (34, 5th Inning off C. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: N. Castellanos (22, 1st Inning off C. Martinez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Strange-Gordon 3 , D. Peralta , N. Castellanos 5 , P. Fielder , C. Utley 2 , G. Springer , E. Suárez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Utley 2 , G. Springer , C. Vázquez
GIDP: M. Franco
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Strange-Gordon-Suárez-Fielder)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .339 20 69
J. Tabata LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .308 12 53
D. Ackley RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .269 27 85
J. Crawford 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .228 6 35
E. Nunez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 18 66
E. Aybar 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .306 3 36
J. Abreu DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .197 1 2
T. Wolters C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 3 36
G. Heredia CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .253 5 37
Totals 31 1 5 1 1 4 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Segura , J. Tabata , D. Ackley , E. Aybar , J. Abreu
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Nunez 2
GIDP: G. Heredia
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Crawford (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Aybar-Segura-Nunez)
OF assists: 1 (Tabata(Fielder at home))
PB: T. Wolters
MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Musgrove W (12-7) 8.1 5 1 1 1 4 0 103 3.06   
A. Bass 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Musgrove 72
Batters Faced: J. Musgrove 30, A. Bass 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Musgrove 10-10, A. Bass 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Musgrove 103-67, A. Bass 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Bass 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Martinez L (7-9) 5.0 7 5 4 3 6 1 99 4.58   
D. Webb 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4.21   
A. Alburquerque 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 5.12   
J. Cosart 1.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 36 3.72   
C. Marmol 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 7.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Martinez 38
Batters Faced: C. Martinez 25, D. Webb 2, A. Alburquerque 5, J. Cosart 7, C. Marmol 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Martinez 2-6, D. Webb 2-0, A. Alburquerque 0-2, J. Cosart 0-1, C. Marmol 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Martinez 99-56, D. Webb 10-5, A. Alburquerque 24-13, J. Cosart 36-22, C. Marmol 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Webb 1-0 , C. Marmol 1-0
WP: C. Martinez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Musgrove
Ballpark: Wrigley Field 1979-2005
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 38895
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