MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/18/2048
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 2379 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18TH , 2048 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (60-61) 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 15 15 2
Minnesota Twins (73-48) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 9 1
Cubs Win, Norton goes 3-for-3
Cubs center fielder Kevin Norton put his stamp on his team's 15-4 win over the Minnesota Twins. Norton went 3-3 with a double, 2 singles, and 2 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3 for Chicago in the contest. Chicago pitcher Randy Budgell got the win. He's now 7-6. Scott Shank was tagged with the loss. The 4th-place Cubs sport a record of 60-61.

In the top of the first, with the game still scoreless, Norton hit a 2-run single to put his team in the lead.

"We'll try to build on that win," Norton told the Chicago Gazette.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Casas DH 5 2 1 0 1 2 0 .255 7 17
J. Kalman RF 6 3 3 2 0 2 0 .299 6 19
E. Vargas 1B 2 3 1 1 2 1 0 .288 34 98
K. Norton CF 3 3 3 3 2 0 0 .310 23 79
S. Bartman Jr. 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 .291 10 45
M. Lester LF 5 2 3 3 0 2 3 .222 11 45
X. Davis SS 5 0 1 2 0 2 3 .276 2 22
A. Oxenrider 3B 5 0 2 3 0 1 1 .282 12 59
A. Arbuckle C 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .233 6 41
Totals 40 15 15 15 6 13 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Bartman Jr. (23, 1st Inning off S. Shank, 2 on, 0 outs) , A. Oxenrider (23, 2nd Inning off J. Overbeek, 3 on, 1 out) , E. Vargas (20, 3rd Inning off J. Overbeek, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Norton (22, 3rd Inning off J. Overbeek, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Kalman (4, 2nd Inning off S. Shank, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Kalman (6, 8th Inning off M. Torres, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lester (11, 8th Inning off M. Torres, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Casas , J. Kalman 8 , E. Vargas 2 , K. Norton 4 , S. Bartman Jr. 2 , M. Lester 6 , X. Davis , A. Oxenrider 3
2-out RBI: K. Norton , A. Oxenrider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Bartman Jr. , X. Davis , A. Arbuckle
Sac Fly: E. Vargas
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: X. Davis (3) , A. Oxenrider (5)
Double Plays: 3 (Oxenrider-Bartman Jr.-Vargas, Vargas-Davis-Vargas, Davis-Bartman Jr.-Vargas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Diaz DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .273 12 36
R. Flynn Jr. CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .261 7 35
M. Gonzalez 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 .278 15 59
   a-J. Molina PH, 2B 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 .196 3 24
W. Leslie 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 4 .281 24 83
R. Batista 1B 4 1 1 3 0 0 6 .294 20 81
C. Huting RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .304 3 13
   b-G. Harman PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229 4 17
   c-I. Montoya RF, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
M. Dunn C 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .218 12 36
A. Rodriguez Jr. SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .182 5 9
H. Vink LF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .205 3 23
Totals 35 4 9 4 4 9 20      
a - J. Molina pinch hit for M. Gonzalez in the 8th
b - G. Harman pinch hit for C. Huting in the 8th
c - I. Montoya substituted for G. Harman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Flynn Jr. (19, 3rd Inning off R. Budgell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Batista (20, 8th Inning off J. MacQueen, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Diaz , R. Flynn Jr. 3 , M. Gonzalez , W. Leslie , R. Batista 4 , C. Huting , M. Dunn , H. Vink
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Gonzalez , R. Batista , H. Vink 2
GIDP: M. Diaz , R. Batista , A. Rodriguez Jr.
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Flynn Jr. (31) , M. Gonzalez (16) , W. Leslie (10)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Huting (2)
OF assists: 1 (Huting(Davis at home))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Budgell W (7-6) 6.1 8 1 1 1 6 0 104 4.90   
J. MacQueen 2.2 1 3 2 3 3 1 44 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Budgell 58
Batters Faced: R. Budgell 27, J. MacQueen 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Budgell 7-4, J. MacQueen 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: R. Budgell 104-68, J. MacQueen 44-28
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Shank L (8-10) 1.0 6 7 7 2 1 0 38 6.34   
J. Overbeek 3.0 7 4 4 1 1 0 54 4.57   
J. Storer 3.0 0 0 0 1 6 0 51 4.25   
M. Torres 0.1 2 4 4 2 1 2 17 4.00   
M. Lundy 1.2 0 0 0 0 4 0 20 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Shank 6
Batters Faced: S. Shank 11, J. Overbeek 16, J. Storer 10, M. Torres 5, M. Lundy 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Shank 1-1, J. Overbeek 3-4, J. Storer 2-1, M. Torres 0-0, M. Lundy 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Shank 38-23, J. Overbeek 54-31, J. Storer 51-33, M. Torres 17-8, M. Lundy 20-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Overbeek 1-1
WP: J. Storer
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Norton
Ballpark: Target Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:10 PM CT
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 38856
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