BALCO-92
TAMPA BAY GIANTS AT CHICAGO CUBS
07/28/2009
 
BALCO-92
TAMPA BAY GIANTS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1519 - TUESDAY, JULY 28TH , 2009 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Tampa Bay Giants (39-62) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Chicago Cubs (54-49) 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 X 5 9 0
Giants Suffer 5-0 Loss to Chicago
Chicago Cubs starter Tony Saunders was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Tampa Bay Giants, 5-0. Saunders went 6.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 2, and struck out 3. His record improves to 11-5. Chicago is 4th in the NL Central Division with a record of 54-49.

The Cubs got a big hit from first baseman Danny Dorn. In the bottom of the fifth, Dorn pounded a run-scoring double to left. His 33rd double of the season put the Cubs ahead, 1-0.

"We did a lot of things right," said Saunders.
TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Eckstein SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .274 1 28
G. Sheffield DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .183 3 22
J. Munoz 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .273 10 50
K. Griffey Jr. LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .213 10 36
R. Hidalgo CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .267 15 58
T. Nixon RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .254 10 31
S. Rodriguez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .277 3 16
   a-R. Radmanovich PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 1 2
S. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .275 11 33
C. Maldonado C 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .141 0 5
Totals 31 0 7 0 4 5 15      
a - R. Radmanovich pinch hit for S. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Gonzalez (10, 7th Inning off T. Saunders, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Sheffield , J. Munoz , K. Griffey Jr. 2 , S. Rodriguez , S. Gonzalez 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Eckstein , R. Hidalgo 2 , T. Nixon
GIDP: K. Griffey Jr.
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Griffey Jr. (6)
CS: S. Rodriguez (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Izturis 2B 5 2 3 1 0 1 2 .283 11 38
D. Dorn 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .258 16 69
J. Ellsbury CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .322 5 58
D. Stubbs LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .267 13 48
O. Garza DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .214 13 60
D. Young RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .265 15 58
K. Greene SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .276 7 43
W. Aybar 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .231 3 14
J. Dewey C 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .219 1 10
Totals 31 5 9 5 4 3 12      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Greene (26, 2nd Inning off J. Masterson, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Izturis (28, 3rd Inning off J. Masterson, 0 on, 1 out) , D. Dorn (33, 5th Inning off J. Masterson, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Izturis (11, 7th Inning off M. Arias, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Izturis 7 , D. Dorn 2 , J. Ellsbury , D. Stubbs 2 , K. Greene 2 , W. Aybar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Izturis , O. Garza , W. Aybar
Sac Fly: J. Dewey
Hit by Pitch: W. Aybar
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Ellsbury (19)
CS: D. Stubbs (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Izturis-Greene-Dorn)
TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Masterson L (3-8) 6.0 7 3 3 2 1 0 93 4.02   
M. Arias 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 20 4.86   
J. Arredondo 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 17 4.59   
B. An 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Masterson 45
Batters Faced: J. Masterson 27, M. Arias 4, J. Arredondo 4, B. An 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Masterson 9-7, M. Arias 1-1, J. Arredondo 1-0, B. An 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Masterson 93-57, M. Arias 20-13, J. Arredondo 17-8, B. An 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. An 3-1
WP: J. Arredondo
Hit Batsmen: J. Masterson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Saunders W (11-5) 6.1 7 0 0 2 3 0 95 3.10   
A. Ashley H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.35   
M. Duvall 0.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 12 4.86   
J. Ascanio H (6) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 18 2.10   
J. Prestash 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 5.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Saunders 60
Batters Faced: T. Saunders 26, A. Ashley 2, M. Duvall 2, J. Ascanio 4, J. Prestash 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Saunders 8-6, A. Ashley 1-1, M. Duvall 0-0, J. Ascanio 3-0, J. Prestash 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Saunders 95-58, A. Ashley 8-5, M. Duvall 12-4, J. Ascanio 18-13, J. Prestash 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Ashley 1-0 , J. Ascanio 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Saunders
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 19638
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