DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/12/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1134 - SUNDAY, JULY 12TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (35-60) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 2
St. Louis Cardinals (48-48) 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 X 4 7 0
Cardinals Top Cubs to Even Record
St. Louis rode a good effort from starter Mark Portugal to beat the Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium. The final score was 4-2. Randy Myers was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 5 of 6 save opportunities. The Cardinals move to 48-48 with the win, while the Cubs drop to 35-60.

Placido Polanco, who leads the FL in triples with 7, aided the St. Louis cause with a 2-run double in the bottom of the fourth. For the game, the third baseman was 1-4 with a double. He drove in 2 runs.

"We'll relax tonight and enjoy this win," said Polanco.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vidro 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236 4 25
T. Nixon CF 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .216 7 42
J. Cruz RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 4 .168 15 34
M. Piazza C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .249 13 40
W. Greene 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .242 13 34
R. Becker LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .187 4 10
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 12 37
C. Martinez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 11 24
M. Alexander SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .223 5 25
Totals 30 2 5 2 2 6 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Cruz (15, 3rd Inning off M. Portugal, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Vidro , J. Cruz 4 , T. Nixon , M. Piazza , M. Alexander
2-out RBI: J. Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Piazza
GIDP: M. Piazza
Sac Bunt: J. Vidro
Hit by Pitch: T. Nixon
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: W. Greene (2) , M. Alexander (18)
Double Plays: 1 (Alexander-Vidro-Mattingly)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .254 11 40
E. Alfonzo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 1 6
B. Giles RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .288 22 54
M. Vaughn DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .213 3 5
P. Wilson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .274 20 62
S. Javier CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .246 3 19
I. Calderon 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .246 7 24
P. Polanco 3B 4 0 1 2 0 0 2 .251 4 31
R. Clayton SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .249 3 16
Totals 31 4 7 3 4 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Polanco (13, 4th Inning off L. Hawkins, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Giles (22, 5th Inning off L. Hawkins, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Calderon , P. Wilson 2 , P. Polanco 2 , B. Giles 4 , S. Javier 2
2-out RBI: P. Polanco , B. Giles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Wilson , P. Polanco , R. Clayton
GIDP: P. Polanco
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Wilson (11)
CS: S. Javier (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Alfonzo-Calderon)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
L. Hawkins L (3-8) 5.0 5 3 3 2 5 1 92 54 5.07   
R. Springer 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 32 18 4.56   
T. Davis 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 15 4.50   
J. Tavarez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hawkins 48
Batters Faced: L. Hawkins 22, R. Springer 6, T. Davis 5, J. Tavarez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hawkins 6-3, R. Springer 2-0, T. Davis 1-2, J. Tavarez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hawkins 92-54, R. Springer 32-18, T. Davis 24-15, J. Tavarez 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Davis 1-0 , J. Tavarez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Portugal W (7-2) 6.1 5 2 2 2 2 1 98 57 3.48   
T. Mathews H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 1.69   
R. Myers SV (5) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 19 16 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Portugal 55
Batters Faced: M. Portugal 26, T. Mathews 2, R. Myers 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Portugal 6-10, T. Mathews 1-0, R. Myers 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Portugal 98-57, T. Mathews 9-6, R. Myers 19-16
Hit Batsmen: M. Portugal
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Portugal
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 34840
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