MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/16/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 7240 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (90-65) 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 6 0
Chicago Cubs (85-70) 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 X 6 14 2
Cubs Solve Rockies, 6-4
Starting pitcher Brandon Claussen pitched well enough to help the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies, 6-4. Claussen picked up the win for Chicago, going 8 innings. He gave up 4 runs on 6 hits. He now sports a record of 6-6. The save went to Carlos Marmol, his 28th this season.

Had Dustin Ackley not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and the bases loaded, Ackley hit a 2-run single. That made the score 6-4, in favor of the Cubs.

"Glad to get this win," said Claussen. "But we need to keep playing at a high level."

With the victory, the Cubs upped their record to 85-70.
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Brantley RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .247 4 25
A. Callaspo 3B 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .307 6 54
T. Tulowitzki 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .297 24 104
C. Gillaspie 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .266 27 84
N. McLouth LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .204 16 49
C. Davis DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 1 .250 2 4
J. Morales C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .295 1 26
D. Descalso SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .220 0 4
J. Schafer CF 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .333 0 2
Totals 34 4 6 4 1 6 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Morales (13, 2nd Inning off B. Claussen, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Gillaspie (27, 5th Inning off B. Claussen, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Callaspo (6, 7th Inning off B. Claussen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Callaspo 5 , C. Gillaspie 5 , J. Morales 2 , D. Descalso
2-out RBI: A. Callaspo , C. Gillaspie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Tulowitzki
Sac Fly: J. Schafer
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brantley-Morales)
OF assists: 1 (Brantley(Johnson at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Segura SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .297 5 37
   a-J. Lowrie PH, SS 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 .234 9 38
J. Tabata CF 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .288 6 51
K. Youkilis 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .295 26 101
D. Ackley LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .259 23 95
E. Hinske DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .214 8 34
   b-J. Donald DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .133 0 1
E. Aybar 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .249 4 39
R. Johnson RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .281 3 44
M. Carpenter 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .233 6 49
A. Ellis C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .217 2 25
Totals 36 6 14 6 0 2 14      
a - J. Lowrie pinch hit for J. Segura in the 7th
b - J. Donald inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Tabata (32, 3rd Inning off J. Odorizzi, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Carpenter (33, 7th Inning off J. Odorizzi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Youkilis (26, 6th Inning off J. Odorizzi, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Segura , J. Lowrie , J. Tabata 4 , K. Youkilis 5 , D. Ackley 2 , E. Hinske , E. Aybar , R. Johnson 2 , M. Carpenter 2
2-out RBI: J. Lowrie , J. Tabata , D. Ackley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lowrie , K. Youkilis , J. Donald
Hit by Pitch: M. Carpenter
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Aybar (3)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Segura (17) , D. Ackley (4)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Odorizzi L (11-10) 6.2 12 6 6 0 2 1 106 3.64   
T. Skaggs 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Odorizzi 28
Batters Faced: J. Odorizzi 30, T. Skaggs 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Odorizzi 7-9, T. Skaggs 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Odorizzi 106-63, T. Skaggs 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Skaggs 3-2
Hit Batsmen: T. Skaggs
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Claussen W (6-6) 8.0 6 4 2 1 5 2 108 2.85   
C. Marmol SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Claussen 62
Batters Faced: B. Claussen 33, C. Marmol 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Claussen 6-13, C. Marmol 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Claussen 108-68, C. Marmol 12-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brandon Claussen
Ballpark: Wrigley Field 1979-2005
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 38942
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