BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/21/2012
 
BALCO-92
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 3044 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2012 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (65-88) 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 6 1
Minnesota Twins (80-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2
Cubs Reel In 5-0 Win
Behind an impressive start by Jose Ascanio, Chicago beat Minnesota, 5-0. Ascanio, the winner, moves to 5-8. He threw 5.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 2 and giving up 2 walks. The win puts the Cubs at 65-88, while the Twins drop to 80-74.

Matt Dryer hit a run-scoring triple off Jose Ramos in the top of the second, which put the Cubs in front, 1-0. Dryer had 2 walks, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 1 for 2.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Dryer told a Chicago Daily News reporter. "Sometimes we just need to relax."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Stubbs RF 5 0 0 0 0 3 6 .231 20 57
C. Guillen 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 14 72
M. Cabrera CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 8 82
M. Cuddyer 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .270 19 73
G. Sassetti C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .209 25 64
D. Ackley 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .251 12 79
M. Dryer DH 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .189 0 8
C. Crisp LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .276 9 42
B. Crosby SS 4 0 2 4 0 0 3 .226 11 62
Totals 33 5 6 5 5 9 14      
BATTING
Triples: M. Dryer (2, 2nd Inning off J. Ramos, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Ackley (5, 4th Inning off J. Ramos, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Sassetti , D. Ackley 3 , M. Dryer 3 , C. Crisp , B. Crosby 2
2-out RBI: M. Dryer , B. Crosby 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Stubbs 2
GIDP: D. Ackley
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Cabrera (4)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Crosby (10)
Double Plays: 4 (Ackley-Crosby-Cuddyer, Crosby-Ackley-Cuddyer, Ackley-Crosby-Cuddyer, Ackley-Crosby-Cuddyer)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bruce CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .274 28 94
J. Olivas 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .267 13 71
A. Dykstra DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .212 31 99
J. Barajas LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .264 30 88
K. Morales RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .269 8 42
D. Strange-Gordon 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .284 3 35
J. Bautista 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 29 80
B. Urrea SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 7 59
D. Navarro C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .244 4 36
Totals 31 0 8 0 3 3 15      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Bruce 2 , J. Barajas 2 , K. Morales , D. Strange-Gordon 2 , D. Navarro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bruce , K. Morales , J. Bautista
GIDP: J. Olivas , A. Dykstra , D. Strange-Gordon , J. Bautista
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Navarro (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Olivas (19) , D. Strange-Gordon (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Urrea-Strange-Gordon-Bautista)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ascanio W (5-8) 5.1 4 0 0 2 2 0 68 5.94   
C. Gutierrez 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 12.71   
Z. Zinicola 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ascanio 60
Batters Faced: J. Ascanio 21, C. Gutierrez 6, Z. Zinicola 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ascanio 8-4, C. Gutierrez 2-1, Z. Zinicola 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ascanio 68-40, C. Gutierrez 24-15, Z. Zinicola 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Gutierrez 1-0 , Z. Zinicola 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Ramos L (9-10) 5.2 3 4 4 5 5 0 102 4.59   
M. Melancon 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 21 3.66   
M. Lowe 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4.74   
M. Kretzschmar 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 1.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Ramos 47
Batters Faced: J. Ramos 25, M. Melancon 6, M. Lowe 3, M. Kretzschmar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Ramos 6-6, M. Melancon 1-0, M. Lowe 1-1, M. Kretzschmar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Ramos 102-58, M. Melancon 21-14, M. Lowe 13-10, M. Kretzschmar 12-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Melancon 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Ascanio
Ballpark: Target Field
Start Time: 2:10 PM CT
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 37637
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