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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

2013-08-31 Β· Day game Β· Wrigley Field Β· Att: 36410 Β· 72Β°F Β· Wind 11 mph from CF Β· 3:22

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–3. Carlos Villanueva earned the win and Kevin Gregg picked up the save. Starlin Castro went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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PHI01110000036
CHN01101100411

W: Carlos Villanueva   L: Zach Miner   SV: Kevin Gregg

Umpires β€” HP: Jim Reynolds Β· 1B: Bob Davidson Β· 2B: Quinn Wolcott Β· 3B: James Hoye Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Michael Young503100
Jimmy Rollins400011
Chase Utley410000
Carlos Ruiz401100
Darin Ruf200021
John Mayberry400000
Kevin Frandsen311101
Roger Bernadina300000
Cliff Lee210000
Pete Orr101000
Domonic Brown100001

Chicago Cubs β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Starlin Castro512101
Darwin Barney402010
Anthony Rizzo400010
Donnie Murphy421001
Junior Lake302010
Welington Castillo412101
Darnell McDonald301010
Cole Gillespie301200
Chris Rusin100000
Cody Ransom100001
Brian Bogusevic100000

Philadelphia Phillies β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Cliff Lee5.0934
Zach Miner1.0210
Cesar Jimenez1.0000
B. J. Rosenberg1.0000

Chicago Cubs β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Chris Rusin5.0433
Carlos Villanueva1.1100
James Russell0.1000
Blake Parker0.1000
Pedro Strop1.0000
Kevin Gregg1.0101

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Michael Young: S7/L8LS+
  • Jimmy Rollins: K
  • Chase Utley: 8/F8LM
  • Carlos Ruiz: 9/F89M

Bot 1

  • Starlin Castro: K
  • Darwin Barney: D7/G5+
  • Anthony Rizzo: W
  • Donnie Murphy: K+CS3(25)/DP

Top 2

  • Darin Ruf: K
  • John Mayberry: 63/G56+
  • Kevin Frandsen: HR/F78XD+
  • Roger Bernadina: HP
  • Cliff Lee: 43/G4-

Bot 2

  • Junior Lake: 4/L4
  • Welington Castillo: S8/G4M
  • Darnell McDonald: S5/G6S-.1-2
  • Cole Gillespie: S8/G6M+.2-H;1-2
  • Chris Rusin: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
  • Starlin Castro: 8/F89D

Top 3

  • Michael Young: 53/G56S
  • Jimmy Rollins: 63/G6
  • Chase Utley: 5E3/G6S-.B-1
  • Carlos Ruiz: SB2
  • Carlos Ruiz: D7/L7LD+.2-H(UR)
  • Darin Ruf: WP.2-3
  • Darin Ruf: W
  • John Mayberry: 3/F3F-

Bot 3

  • Darwin Barney: 8/L8RM+
  • Anthony Rizzo: 3/G34
  • Donnie Murphy: E5/G
  • Junior Lake: S7/L78M.1-3
  • Welington Castillo: S9/L89S.3-H(UR);1-3
  • Darnell McDonald: 63/G6

Top 4

  • Kevin Frandsen: HP
  • Roger Bernadina: 36(1)/FO/G34S
  • Cliff Lee: 16(1)/FO/BG
  • Michael Young: T9/L9LS-.1-H
  • Jimmy Rollins: W
  • Chase Utley: 3/G34S+

Bot 4

  • Cole Gillespie: 4!3/G4M-
  • Chris Rusin: 8/F8RM
  • Starlin Castro: D9/L3D
  • Darwin Barney: W
  • Anthony Rizzo: 3/G34S-

Top 5

  • Carlos Ruiz: 63/G6S-
  • Darin Ruf: W
  • John Mayberry: 8/F78M
  • Kevin Frandsen: K

Bot 5

  • Donnie Murphy: D7/L7LS+
  • Junior Lake: S7/G56.2-3
  • Welington Castillo: K
  • Darnell McDonald: W.1-2
  • Cole Gillespie: 8/SF/F8RD+.3-H;2-3
  • Cody Ransom: K

Top 6

  • Roger Bernadina: 31/G34
  • Pete Orr: S8/G6+
  • Michael Young: 8/LDP/L89M.1X1(83)

Bot 6

  • Starlin Castro: HR/F8LXD+
  • Darwin Barney: S8/G6M+
  • Anthony Rizzo: 7/F7LM
  • Donnie Murphy: 6/P5F
  • Junior Lake: SB2
  • Junior Lake: W
  • Welington Castillo: 53/G5

Top 7

  • Jimmy Rollins: 31/G3-
  • Chase Utley: 5/P5F
  • Carlos Ruiz: 7/F7D

Bot 7

  • Darnell McDonald: 9/F9M
  • Cole Gillespie: 53/G56
  • Brian Bogusevic: 8/F8LD

Top 8

  • Darin Ruf: 9!/L9S
  • John Mayberry: 5/L56+
  • Kevin Frandsen: 43/G4M

Bot 8

  • Starlin Castro: 5/F25F-
  • Darwin Barney: 7/F7M
  • Anthony Rizzo: 7/F7M

Top 9

  • Roger Bernadina: 7/F7M
  • Domonic Brown: K
  • Michael Young: S8/L89S
  • Jimmy Rollins: 3/G34S

Notes & reviews

  • advance to 3rd originally scored E7, error removed on 9-03-2013