Chi. Cubs 5, San Francisco 2
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 10:15 PM
Location -
AT&T Park
Temperature -
59°
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Paul Nauert,
First Base -
Doug Eddings,
Second Base -
Dana DeMuth,
Third Base -
Kerwin Danley,
Attendance -
41165
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap
Alfonso Soriano homered for the second straight game and the visiting Chicago Cubs defeated the fading San Francisco Giants 5-2 on Tuesday.
The Giants have lost eight of their last 12 games to fall a season-high six games behind Arizona in the National League West.
Matt Garza (7-10) gave up two runs and struck out six over 6 2/3 innings. He also had his first career two-hit game.
Carlos Marmol tossed a scoreless ninth for his 31st save.
Geovany Soto doubled in two runs in the seventh, and Starlin Castro became the Cubs’ first shortstop with nine triples in a season since Ivan DeJesus had 10 in 1979.
Carlos Beltran, who has four RBIs in 19 games since joining the Giants, went 0-for-4 and left six runners on base. San Francisco has scored 12 runs in its last seven games.
The Giants' Ryan Vogelsong (10-5) fell to 1-4 in his last five starts after giving up three runs over five innings.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Chi. Cubs |
|
San Francisco |
|
Matt Garza
| Player |
Jeff Keppinger |
|
2 |
Hits |
3 |
|
0 |
RBI |
2 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
2 |
TB |
4 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.600 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Chi. Cubs
|
10 |
1 |
17 |
.286 |
16 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
| San Francisco
|
9 |
0 |
10 |
.250 |
18 |
9 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
San Francisco
will play their next game at home against Chi. Cubs.
The
Giants
have a W/L % of
.528
after a win and
.516
after a loss.
-
Chi. Cubs will play their next game on the road against San Francisco.
The
Cubs
have a W/L % of
.379
after a win and
.474
after a loss.