MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/17/2048
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2372 - MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (59-61) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 2
Minnesota Twins (73-47) 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 1 X 6 13 1
Twins Win, 6-3, Versus Cubs
Starting pitcher Brad Harth pitched well enough to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Chicago Cubs, 6-3. Minnesota, at 73-47, is 6½ games up in the American League Central Division.

Minnesota took a 5-3 lead on Will Leslie's 24th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Chicago pitcher Mike Alexander in the bottom of the seventh.

Leslie called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Casas DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .257 7 17
J. Kalman RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 5 17
E. Vargas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .287 34 97
K. Norton CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .305 23 76
S. Bartman Jr. 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291 10 44
M. Lester LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .217 10 42
X. Davis SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .279 2 20
A. Oxenrider 3B 2 0 0 1 0 1 3 .280 12 56
A. Arbuckle C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .237 6 41
   a-J. Balderrama PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .270 6 29
Totals 30 3 5 3 4 8 15      
a - J. Balderrama pinch hit for A. Arbuckle in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Vargas (19, 1st Inning off B. Harth, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Kalman , E. Vargas 2 , K. Norton , S. Bartman Jr. , A. Arbuckle
2-out RBI: A. Arbuckle
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Vargas , K. Norton , A. Oxenrider
GIDP: M. Lester
Sac Fly: A. Oxenrider
Hit by Pitch: J. Kalman , A. Oxenrider
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lester (25)
CS: A. Arbuckle (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Bartman Jr. (8) , A. Arbuckle (8)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Diaz DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .275 12 36
R. Flynn Jr. CF 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .259 7 35
M. Gonzalez 2B 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .277 15 59
W. Leslie 3B 5 1 1 3 0 0 5 .280 24 83
R. Batista 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .295 19 78
C. Huting RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 3 12
A. Rodriguez Jr. SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .189 5 9
H. Vink LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .204 3 23
J. Molina C 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .198 3 24
Totals 38 6 13 6 2 5 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Diaz (27, 7th Inning off N. Volnov, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Leslie (24, 7th Inning off M. Alexander, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Diaz 3 , R. Flynn Jr. 3 , M. Gonzalez 2 , W. Leslie 4 , C. Huting , A. Rodriguez Jr. 2 , H. Vink , J. Molina
2-out RBI: M. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Leslie , R. Batista , H. Vink , J. Molina 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Flynn Jr. (30) , M. Gonzalez (15) , A. Rodriguez Jr. (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Rodriguez Jr. (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez Jr.-Gonzalez-Batista)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
N. Volnov L (1-3) 6.1 8 4 3 2 3 0 100 6.51   
M. Alexander BS (4) 0.2 3 1 1 0 2 1 33 2.97   
E. Oakes 1.0 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 5.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: N. Volnov 44
Batters Faced: N. Volnov 30, M. Alexander 5, E. Oakes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: N. Volnov 12-4, M. Alexander 0-0, E. Oakes 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: N. Volnov 100-60, M. Alexander 33-23, E. Oakes 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Alexander 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Harth 5.0 4 3 3 3 4 0 81 4.46   
G. van de Bilt W (9-4) 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 37 3.53   
I. Wakamatsu SV (18) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 30 0.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Harth 48
Batters Faced: B. Harth 21, G. van de Bilt 9, I. Wakamatsu 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Harth 8-2, G. van de Bilt 2-1, I. Wakamatsu 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Harth 81-45, G. van de Bilt 37-21, I. Wakamatsu 30-19
Hit Batsmen: G. van de Bilt , I. Wakamatsu
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brad Harth
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM CT
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 38788
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