Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Cincinnati 5, Chi. Cubs 3
Thursday, September 20, 2012 2:20 PM
When: 2:20 PM ET, Thursday, September 20, 2012
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 68°
Umpires: Home - Mike Everitt, 1B - Lazaro Diaz, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Paul Schrieber
Attendance: 25891
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Cincinnati 000000500590
Chi. Cubs 0000001113110
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Cincinnati 91-59 47-28 44-31 W4
Chi. Cubs 58-92 36-39 22-53 L4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Chicago Cubs have a 36-39 record at home this season. The Cincinnati Reds have a 44-31 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Cubs have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Cincinnati has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Reds have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Johnny Cueto pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.84. Alfredo Simon closed out the game to get the save and has 1 save for the season. Manny Corpas took the loss for Chi. Cubs.
  • Welington Castillo had the only homerun for Chi. Cubs.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cincinnati   Chi. Cubs
Johnny Cueto Player Jason Berken
Win W/L Loss
6.0 IP 6.0
2 Strikeouts 5
5 Hits 2
0.00 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Cincinnati   Chi. Cubs
Xavier Paul Player Welington Castillo
2 Hits 2
1 RBI 1
0 HR 1
3 TB 5
.500 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Cincinnati 9 0 12 .250 7 5 4 0 0
Chi. Cubs 11 1 17 .314 4 3 6 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Cubs have a W/L % of .407 after a win and .374 after a loss.
  • Cincinnati will play their next game at home against LA Dodgers. The Reds have a W/L % of .593 after a win and .627 after a loss.