Marcus Stroman all set to take
the mound for the cubs.
His last time out.
J.D. He was dominant against the
Phillies, giving up only one
earned run in seven innings and
he gave up just one run in seven
innings in the previous start at
Wrigley that he made on the 16th
of september.
So you mentioned earlier it took
him a while to get his first win
at Wrigley but he's pitched very
well here the last couple of
times.
TJ Friedel leading things off
for Cincinnati Stroman a quick
worker coming right back.
This ball is bounced out towards
second routine for McKinstry out
number one.
So India draws a one out walk
for Cincinnati here in the
first.
It will bring up the dangerous
shortstop Kyle Farmer, Good
breaking ball strikes out
farmer.
He chased a pitch that ended up
Lowe in a way out.
# two.
Here's the D.H. Jake.
He hits a pop fly shallow left
coming in half and going out and
that ball drops off the glove of
body in front of half and it
hits the ground.
It's a single friendly, not
running very hard, should
probably be at second base with
two outs.
India running all the way
reaches third.
It's going to be a hit you would
think got him swinging a sharp
breaking ball Stroman strikes
out a pair in the opening
inning.
The Reds get a walk and a single
but walk away empty handed cubs
coming up To the 34 year old
Chase Anderson nine years in the
major leagues including this
season with the Reds.
He is nine games over 500 earned
run average for his career is
4.2 and having a really good
Season here with the reds,
started off in the minor leagues
of the Detroit Tigers and red
picked him up.
He comes in here and he's
obviously eyeing maybe 2,023 as
a to this reds rotation.
Zack McKinstry liner into right
down the line, fair ball bounce
off the sidewalk.
History going to throw to second
base, not in time, it's a double
Play right in front of him.
A good read by Zack McKinstry
and he gets a leadoff two
bagger.
So the cubs now have the bases
loaded here in the bottom of the
first inning, no one out and the
cleanup man Ian half three to
ball four up.
High cubs take the lead.
McKinstry comes home half heads
to first one nothing cubs here
in the first still no one out,
bases loaded.
And Niko horner at the plate
hitting at 2 82 with nine home
runs and 52 R.B.I.S. Niko it's a
ground ball to first.
Selena goes to second.
They get one and that's all A
run scores Cubs lead two to
nothing.
A hustling horner beats the
relay, he gets his 53rd run
batted in at the corners, just
one away.
Franmil Reyes at the plate.
It's a base hit to left, Coming
in to score on the play as
Suzuki Cubs laid 3 to nothing.
Corner stops at 2nd.
Reyes picks up his 44th run
batted in.
Here's PJ Higgins, that's ball
four and let's see how much
longer chase Anderson will be on
the mound today and David Bell
says, we just can't wait any
longer.
We have to make a pitching
change chase.
Anderson works a grand total of
one third of an inning, three
runs are in the bank for the
cubs and he is responsible for
runners at every station upon
his departure.
So that comes off to a good
start leading by three in the
first.
This will be just the second
time that the 32 year old rookie
Fernando Cruz inherits the bases
loaded and David body swing into
this strikes out two down.
Bottom one comes leading,
Cincinnati three to nothing, the
bases still loaded.
And nelson velazquez, the number
nine hitter at the plate, that's
going to drive in a couple over
the back hand.
The ball is Fairchild racing to
third is Higgins on a two run
double for nelson velazquez and
the cubs lead five to nothing.
Open stance by Fairchild from
the right side call, strike
three got him with a fastball at
91 MPH.
It's with two away here in the
top of the fourth.
The center fielder Mike Siani at
the plate And that's strike
three Two strikeouts in the
Inning five for the day, Cubs
lead by five.
So now the cubs have men at 2nd
and 3rd and just one away here
in the last of the four.
Niko Horner with an R.B.I.
Opportunity and the two to in
the air to left tagging is
Suzuki.
The catch by Fairchild here
comes to the plate.
Sac fly Niko Horner Suzuki
scores cubs lead by half a dozen
holding its second on the play.
Was he in half Mike Siani
leading things off against the
new cubs.
Right hander Mark Leiter, Jr
working from the first base side
of the rubber base hit up the
middle for Siani and he got that
split finger slash changeup from
Leiter and he took it right back
up the box and that was a nice
piece of hitting, bounced body
gets the sure thing at first.
Probably a good decision in a
game in which you lead by six
always get one two Down and
Here's Jonathan India there's a
jam shot in the right field.
That's a base hit, can walk to
the plate because he walked
pretty fast 61 ball game.
India has the first reds are be
I Siani the first reds runner to
score on this afternoon At 2nd
and 3rd with two away here in
the last of the seven.
It will bring up Nelson
Velazquez 102 Vegasquez in the
air to right.
It's going to be off the vines.
Two runs will score velasquez
motoring the third.
He's got a two run triple and
the cubs lead it 8 to 1. It just
missed leaving the yard.
Fried didn't realize how close
he was to the vines and the cubs
have their biggest lead of the
day.
Ohlman, the right hander works
on the third base side of the
rubber Leo Lopez at the plate.
He swings first pitch, bouncing
ball, the second fielded by
McKinstry who throws to first in
time one away.
So it will bring up the center
fielder.
Mike Siani hit in the air to
left angling toward the line.
Hat he makes the catch two away.
So two down here in the ninth in
Cincinnati down to its final
out.
Here's Chuckie Robinson, the
catcher, seven in a row and 11
of 12.
They finish a perfect six in oh
home stand.
And the cubs win the ball game
by a score of 8 to 1