MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/27/2039
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2508 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2039 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Cardinals (70-59) 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 7 14 0
Chicago Cubs (68-62) 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 6 X 10 9 0
Sorenson scores 3 runs in Cubs Win
The Chicago Cubs stopped the St. Louis Cardinals, 10-7, at Wrigley Field. The Cubs got a big game from Chris Sorenson, who was 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Chicago reliever Garret Rust picked up the win, upping his record to 8-1. Alex Velasquez took the loss. The Cubs raised their record to 68-62.

Chicago took a 10-7 lead in the bottom of the eighth inning, when Willie Malpica hit a clutch grand slam home run to bring Cubs fans to their feet.

"I give credit to my teammates for this win. We got it done," Malpica told the Chicago Daily.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Valencia 2B 3 2 1 0 2 1 3 .304 6 22
M. Mayne CF 5 1 2 3 0 1 1 .259 29 52
T. Calvo DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .263 30 74
T. Woods RF 5 2 2 2 0 0 1 .262 26 74
T. Smith 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .297 18 50
   b-S. McDaniel PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .254 22 61
   c-M. Paul 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 1 4
S. Van Meter 1B 5 0 3 0 0 2 2 .287 7 26
A. Lara LF 5 0 2 0 0 2 4 .267 16 48
D. Lewis C 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .217 2 5
J. Gutierrez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .139 4 32
   a-S. Szumski PH, SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .247 0 5
Totals 41 7 14 6 4 9 22      
a - S. Szumski pinch hit for J. Gutierrez in the 6th
b - S. McDaniel pinch hit for T. Smith in the 7th
c - M. Paul substituted for S. McDaniel in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Valencia (16, 3rd Inning off J. Evans, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Mayne (21, 3rd Inning off J. Evans, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Woods (25, 7th Inning off B. Bellamy, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Smith (18, 4th Inning off J. Evans, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Mayne (29, 8th Inning off G. Rust, 1 on, 1 out) , T. Woods (26, 8th Inning off G. Rust, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Valencia 2 , M. Mayne 6 , T. Calvo , T. Woods 6 , T. Smith 4 , S. Van Meter 3 , A. Lara 2 , D. Lewis 2
2-out RBI: M. Mayne , T. Woods
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Valencia , T. Calvo , D. Lewis , J. Gutierrez
Team LOB: 11
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Willin 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 5 .230 28 77
E. Herron SS 2 2 1 1 2 0 0 .258 29 74
C. Sorenson LF 4 3 2 3 1 1 2 .288 4 18
W. Malpica DH 5 1 1 4 0 1 3 .181 25 61
J. Lomeli 3B 5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .260 11 52
K. Neumann C 2 1 0 0 2 1 3 .134 3 10
P. Bannon RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .252 6 33
Y. Ben-Yisrael 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 2 33
   a-D. Staten PH, 2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .312 19 66
T. Maclin CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 8 28
   b-J. Bates PH, CF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .274 1 13
Totals 32 10 9 10 6 9 19      
a - D. Staten pinch hit for Y. Ben-Yisrael in the 8th
b - J. Bates pinch hit for T. Maclin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sorenson (6, 1st Inning off E. Velasquez, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Willin (28, 5th Inning off E. Velasquez, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Sorenson (4, 7th Inning off E. Velasquez, 0 on, 1 out) , W. Malpica (25, 8th Inning off A. Velasquez, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Willin 4 , E. Herron , C. Sorenson 6 , W. Malpica 4 , J. Lomeli 2 , P. Bannon , T. Maclin
2-out RBI: E. Herron , C. Sorenson , W. Malpica , J. Lomeli
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Willin , J. Lomeli , K. Neumann
Sac Bunt: Y. Ben-Yisrael
Hit by Pitch: E. Herron , D. Staten
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Herron (7)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Velasquez 7.0 7 4 4 3 7 2 112 2.65   
B. Lombardi H (26) 0.1 0 2 2 1 0 0 14 2.61   
A. Velasquez L (2-6), BS (7) 0.1 2 4 4 2 1 1 23 3.70   
J. Flynn 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Velasquez 51
Batters Faced: E. Velasquez 32, B. Lombardi 3, A. Velasquez 5, J. Flynn 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Velasquez 6-8, B. Lombardi 0-1, A. Velasquez 0-0, J. Flynn 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Velasquez 112-68, B. Lombardi 14-7, A. Velasquez 23-11, J. Flynn 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Velasquez 2-2
Hit Batsmen: E. Velasquez , B. Lombardi
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Evans 5.0 6 2 2 2 3 1 86 4.21   
D. Carter H (2) 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 0 25 3.13   
B. Bellamy BS (2) 1.0 3 3 3 2 2 0 38 5.07   
G. Rust W (8-1) 0.2 2 2 2 0 0 2 15 4.20   
J. Exposito SV (29) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 5.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Evans 48
Batters Faced: J. Evans 23, D. Carter 6, B. Bellamy 8, G. Rust 4, J. Exposito 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Evans 5-7, D. Carter 0-1, B. Bellamy 0-1, G. Rust 1-1, J. Exposito 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Evans 86-51, D. Carter 25-16, B. Bellamy 38-24, G. Rust 15-9, J. Exposito 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Carter 1-0 , G. Rust 1-1
WP: B. Bellamy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chris Sorenson
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM CT
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 24412
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