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								| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT CHICAGO CUBS 08/05/2044 |  |  
								
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					| MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL |  
					| ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS AT CHICAGO CUBS |  
					| GAME ID: 2205 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 5TH , 2044 - GAME LOG |  
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								|  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |  
								| Arizona Diamondbacks (66-42) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 0 |  
								| Chicago Cubs (75-34) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 8 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 
	
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					| Victory Pushes Cubs Record to 75-34 |  
					| Yasuhide Kasahara helped his team muscle past the Arizona Diamondbacks, 6-3. In the game, the Chicago shortstop went 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2. Tony Ramirez converted his 1st save in 1 tries. Chicago raised its record to 75-34 with the win. 
 Early in the game, Kasahara had a 2-run  home run for Chicago. It was his 5th home run of the season and put the Cubs on top, 4-2.
 
 Kasahara attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
 
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					| ARIZONA BATTING LINESCORE |  | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| a - E. Klasek substituted for M. Soto in the 8th b - D. Dunham pinch hit for B. Ballard in the 9th
 
 BATTING
 Doubles: 
D. Price Jr.
 (24, 2nd Inning off A. Rhammar, 1 on, 0 outs)
 Triples: 
P. Tuckfard
 (4, 6th Inning off A. Rhammar, 0 on, 0 outs)
 Total Bases: 
B. Crookston
, 
P. Tuckfard
 3
, 
M. Soto
, 
E. Klasek
, 
D. Price Jr.
 3
, 
R. Steigerwald
 2
, 
A. Thorpe
 3
, 
V. Laporte
 2
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
B. Crookston
, 
S. Suehiro
 2
 GIDP: 
D. Price Jr.
, 
B. Ballard
 2
 Sac Fly: 
D. Price Jr.
 Team LOB: 
8
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
A. Thorpe
 (12)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
1 (Thorpe-Tuckfard)
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								| BATTING Doubles: 
A. Kent
 (10, 4th Inning off A. Nobles, 1 on, 0 outs)
 Triples: 
E. Vargas
 (6, 1st Inning off A. Nobles, 1 on, 1 out)
 Home Runs: 
Y. Kasahara
 (5, 2nd Inning off A. Nobles, 1 on, 2 outs) 
, 
K. Zirpoli
 (6, 5th Inning off A. Gaillard, 0 on, 2 outs)
 Total Bases: 
Y. Kasahara
 5
, 
E. Vargas
 3
, 
T. Tuckfard
, 
K. Zirpoli
 4
, 
W. Leslie
, 
A. Kent
 2
, 
A. O'Hare
 2-out RBI: 
Y. Kasahara
, 
K. Zirpoli
 Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: 
E. Campbell
, 
T. Tuckfard
, 
W. Leslie
 GIDP: 
A. O'Hare
 Team LOB: 
5
 
 BASERUNNING
 SB: 
T. Tuckfard
 (23)
, 
A. O'Hare
 (1)
 
 FIELDING
 Double Plays: 
3 (Kasahara-Campbell-Vargas, Tuckfard-Kasahara-Vargas, Kasahara-Campbell-Vargas)
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					| ARIZONA PITCHING LINESCORE |  | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE |  | 
	
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								| PITCHING Game Score: 
A. Nobles
 27
 Batters Faced: 
A. Nobles
 18, 
A. Gaillard
 7, 
S. Placard
 2, 
A. Coker
 4, 
J. Rodriguez
 4
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
A. Nobles
 4-3, 
A. Gaillard
 4-2, 
S. Placard
 1-0, 
A. Coker
 1-1, 
J. Rodriguez
 2-0
 Pitches - Strikes: 
A. Nobles
 67-41, 
A. Gaillard
 25-15, 
S. Placard
 12-5, 
A. Coker
 18-12, 
J. Rodriguez
 15-6
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
A. Gaillard
 2-0
 WP: 
A. Nobles
, 
A. Coker
 
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		| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA |  
	| A. Rhammar W (13-8) | 6.2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 3.70 |  
	| Y. Suck H (8) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.09 |  
	| E. Oakes H (12) | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2.08 |  
	| T. Ramirez SV (1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.38 |  
							
								| PITCHING Game Score: 
A. Rhammar
 45
 Batters Faced: 
A. Rhammar
 28, 
Y. Suck
 4, 
E. Oakes
 5, 
T. Ramirez
 1
 Ground Outs - Fly Outs: 
A. Rhammar
 8-8, 
Y. Suck
 1-1, 
E. Oakes
 0-0, 
T. Ramirez
 0-1
 Pitches - Strikes: 
A. Rhammar
 100-64, 
Y. Suck
 12-7, 
E. Oakes
 19-12, 
T. Ramirez
 2-2
 Inherited Runners - Scored: 
Y. Suck
 1-0
, 
T. Ramirez
 3-0
 
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		| GAME NOTES | 
	
		| Player of the Game: 
Yasuhide Kasahara Ballpark: 
Wrigley Field
 Weather: 
Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
 Start Time: 
12:15 PM CT
 Time: 
3:21
 Attendance: 
45981
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