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September 23, 2013

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Luis Valbuena Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .219
OBP .000 .332
At Bats 3 329
Hits 0 72
• Singles 0 44
• Doubles 0 15
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 12
Walks 0 53
RBI’s 0 37

Mark Melancon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 16
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Wrigley Field - September 23, 2013
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Strikeout
Mark Melancon
Russell Martin
Justin Morneau
Neil Walker
Pedro Alvarez
Clint Barmes
Starling Marte
Andrew McCutchen
Marlon Byrd
Luis Valbuena
Donnie Murphy
Count: 0-2, 2 Outs
Count: 0-2, 0 Outs

Valbuena strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Castro hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bogusevic scores.
Bottom 8 Donnie Murphy pinch hits for Hector Rondon. There's a wild pitch. Bogusevic moves to third.
Bottom 8 Barney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melancon fields it and throws to first for the out. Bogusevic moves to second.
Bottom 8 Clint Barmes now playing shortstop. Mark Melancon now pitching. Bogusevic hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Alvarez hits a popup towards short. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Hector Rondon now pitching. Byrd hits a line drive towards first. Rizzo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards second. Walker fields it, throws to first for one, and over to second, with Mercer covering. It's a double play.
Bottom 7 Schierholtz strikes out.
Bottom 7 Starling Marte now playing left field. Navarro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Morneau strikes out.
Top 7 McCutchen hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Carlos Villanueva now pitching. Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rizzo for the out.
Bottom 6 Valbuena hits a ball on the ground towards first. Morneau fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Castro for the double play.
Bottom 6 Castro hits a line drive beyond first. Morneau can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Top 6 Tabata strikes out.
Top 6 Morton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second.
Top 6 Mercer strikes out.
Top 6 Martin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Samardzija strikes out.
Bottom 5 Barney is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 5 Bogusevic strikes out.
Bottom 5 Sweeney strikes out.
Top 5 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 5 Morneau takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 The ball gets by Navarro for a passed ball. McCutchen moves to second.
Top 5 McCutchen takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Walker strikes out.
Top 5 Tabata strikes out.
Bottom 4 Schierholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Navarro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Morton strikes out.
Top 4 Mercer is walked intentionally.
Top 4 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. Alvarez moves to second.
Top 4 Alvarez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Byrd strikes out.
Bottom 3 Valbuena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Castro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Samardzija strikes out.
Top 3 Morneau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCutchen hits a fly ball into right field. Schierholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Barney hits a line drive into left field. Tabata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Bogusevic hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Byrd. Bogusevic reaches second base with a double. Sweeney moves to third.
Bottom 2 Sweeney takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Schierholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mercer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Navarro hits a line drive into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Morton bunts towards the mound. Samardzija fields it and throws to home to get Martin. Mercer moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 2 Mercer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena juggles the ball. That's an error on Valbuena. Martin moves to third.
Top 2 Martin takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Alvarez strikes out.
Bottom 1 Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Valbuena hits a popup towards short. Mercer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 There's a wild pitch. McCutchen moves to second.
Top 1 Morneau hits a fly ball into right field. Schierholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McCutchen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Walker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 1 Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out.