Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Chi. Cubs 6, Texas 2
Thursday, April 18, 2013 2:20 PM
When: 2:20 PM ET, Thursday, April 18, 2013
Where: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
Temperature: 58°
Umpires: Home - Bill Miller, 1B - CB Bucknor, 2B - Todd Tichenor, 3B - Dale Scott
Attendance: 26083
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Texas 000100100240
Chi. Cubs 01401000-6130
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Texas 9-6 4-2 5-4 L1
Chi. Cubs 5-9 3-5 2-4 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Chicago Cubs have a 3-5 record at home this season. The Texas Rangers have a 5-4 record on the road.
  • Chi. Cubs has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Cubs have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Texas has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Rangers have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Carlos Villanueva pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 1.29. Alexi Ogando took the loss for Texas.
  • Anthony Rizzo, Alfonso Soriano hit homeruns for Chi. Cubs. Ian Kinsler, Nelson Cruz hit homeruns for Texas.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Texas   Chi. Cubs
Alexi Ogando Player Carlos Villanueva
Loss W/L Win
2.1 IP 7.0
2 Strikeouts 6
6 Hits 4
19.29 ERA 2.57
Hitting
Texas   Chi. Cubs
Nelson Cruz Player Welington Castillo
2 Hits 4
1 RBI 0
1 HR 0
5 TB 5
.667 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Texas 4 2 10 .143 9 2 1 0 0
Chi. Cubs 13 2 27 .361 8 5 3 2 0
Upcoming Games
  • Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Cubs have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Texas will play their next game at home against Seattle. The Rangers have a W/L % of .400 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.