I'm not sure what happened...
I think maybe Starlin Castro put a spell on the Cubs when he was called up from AA Tennessee. He made a debut that is fitting for a Hollywood movie. He hit a 3-run homer in his first at-bat, then later hit a bases loaded triple to drive in 6 RBI in his first game in the major leagues. Obviously, he didn't have any time to think about butterflies or where exactly he was.
As a result, the Cubs won 14-7 over the Cincinnati Reds, almost blowing it in the late innings when John Grabow couldn't get anyone out. Carlos Silva wasn't exactly lights out, but go the win anyway. The Cubs needed Marlon Byrd's 2-run homer and Mike Fontenot's grand slam to make it a somewhat comfortable lead.
Cubs SS Castro has record debut in win over Reds
It was just the shot in the arm the Cubbies needed.
Chi Cubs 14, Cincinnati 7
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(14-16)
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chi Cubs 0 3 2 0 4 1 0 4 0 14 15 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 7 16 0
WP: C. Silva (3-0)
LP: H. Bailey (0-2)
(14-15)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Chi Cubs
- S. Castro homered to right, A. Soriano and G. Soto scored
Top 3rd: Chi Cubs
- M. Byrd homered to deep left center, D. Lee scored
Top 5th: Chi Cubs
- G. Soto walked, K. Fukudome scored, D. Lee to third, A. Ramirez to second
- S. Castro tripled to left center, D. Lee, A. Ramirez and G. Soto scored
Bot 5th: Cincinnati
- M. Owings homered to deep right center, R. Hernandez scored
- J. Bruce singled to shallow center, J. Votto and S. Rolen scored
Top 6th: Chi Cubs
- K. Fukudome doubled to shallow right, R. Theriot scored
Top 8th: Chi Cubs
- M. Fontenot homered to right, D. Lee, M. Byrd and A. Ramirez scored
Bot 9th: Cincinnati
- M. Cairo ground rule double to right, J. Votto scored
- J. Gomes doubled to shallow right, M. Cairo and J. Bruce scored
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot 2b 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
K. Fukudome rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 .329
D. Lee 1b 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 .227
M. Byrd cf 6 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 5 .339
A. Ramirez 3b 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 .153
J. Baker 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
A. Soriano lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 .316
S. Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Fontenot ph 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .306
J. Russell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G. Soto c 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .362
S. Castro ss 5 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 3 .400
C. Silva p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .100
J. Berg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Colvin ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .271
Totals 41 14 15 14 3 8 6 2 23
Batting
2B - K Fukudome (7, M Owings); D Lee (2, D Herrera); M Byrd (12, C Fisher); G Soto (4, C Fisher).
3B - S Castro (1, M Owings).
HR - M Byrd (6, 3rd inning off H Bailey 1 on, 0 Out), M Fontenot (1, 8th inning off C Fisher 3 on, 1 Out), S Castro (1, 2nd inning off H Bailey 2 on, 0 Out).
RBI - K Fukudome (18), M Byrd 2 (21), M Fontenot 4 (10), G Soto (10), S Castro 6 (6).
2-out RBI - G Soto, S Castro 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Theriot 2, M Byrd 1, A Ramirez 2, C Silva 1, T Colvin 1.
GIDP - A Soriano.
Team LOB - 8.
Base Running
SB - R Theriot (6, 2nd base off M Owings/R Hernandez), K Fukudome (2, 2nd base off H Bailey/R Hernandez).
Fielding
E - A Ramirez (5, throw).
DP - 2 (S Castro-R Theriot-D Lee, A Ramirez-R Theriot-D Lee).
Cincinnati
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
O. Cabrera ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .264
B. Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .248
P. Janish 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J. Votto 1b 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .317
S. Rolen 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273
M. Cairo 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160
J. Bruce rf 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 .245
J. Gomes lf 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 .240
D. Stubbs cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .175
R. Hernandez c 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .259
H. Bailey p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M. Owings p 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .143
C. Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Heisey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
D. Herrera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 42 7 16 7 1 2 10 0 14
Batting
2B - J Votto (5, J Grabow); S Rolen (4, C Silva); M Cairo (1, J Grabow); J Gomes (2, J Grabow).
HR - M Owings (1, 5th inning off C Silva 1 on, 0 Out).
RBI - M Cairo (2), J Bruce 2 (13), J Gomes 2 (15), M Owings 2 (2).
2-out RBI - M Cairo, J Bruce 2, J Gomes 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen 1, J Gomes 2, D Stubbs 1, R Hernandez 1.
GIDP - B Phillips, D Stubbs.
Team LOB - 10.
Fielding
DP - 1 (B Phillips-O Cabrera-J Votto).
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Silva (W, 3-0) 5.0 10 4 4 1 3 1 1.17 3.50
J. Berg 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.38 2.77
S. Marshall 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.81 2.25
J. Russell 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.10 2.70
J. Grabow 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 2.14 9.26
Cincinnati
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
H. Bailey (L, 0-2) 4.0 5 7 7 5 3 2 1.86 7.24
M. Owings 3.0 6 3 3 1 3 0 1.41 4.41
C. Fisher 1.0 3 4 4 2 0 1 2.77 16.62
D. Herrera 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.18 1.93
D. Ray Herrera 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA
WP - J Grabow, C Silva, J Berg, M Owings.
IBB - A Ramirez (by C Fisher).
Pitches-strikes - S Marshall 15-12; J Russell 18-13; J Grabow 25-14; C Silva 93-61; J Berg 15-10; H Bailey 94-56; M Owings 63-43; C Fisher 27-15; D Herrera 13-8.
Ground balls-fly balls - S Marshall 0-0; J Russell 0-1; J Grabow 0-2; C Silva 9-6; J Berg 3-0; H Bailey 4-3; M Owings 4-4; C Fisher 3-3; D Herrera 1-2.
Batters faced - S Marshall 3; J Russell 4; J Grabow 8; C Silva 25; J Berg 4; H Bailey 21; M Owings 16; C Fisher 8; D Herrera 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Mike Winters.
As a result, the Cubs won 14-7 over the Cincinnati Reds, almost blowing it in the late innings when John Grabow couldn't get anyone out. Carlos Silva wasn't exactly lights out, but go the win anyway. The Cubs needed Marlon Byrd's 2-run homer and Mike Fontenot's grand slam to make it a somewhat comfortable lead.
Cubs SS Castro has record debut in win over Reds
It was just the shot in the arm the Cubbies needed.
Chi Cubs 14, Cincinnati 7
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(14-16)
Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chi Cubs 0 3 2 0 4 1 0 4 0 14 15 1
Cincinnati 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 3 7 16 0
WP: C. Silva (3-0)
LP: H. Bailey (0-2)
(14-15)
Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Top 2nd: Chi Cubs
- S. Castro homered to right, A. Soriano and G. Soto scored
Top 3rd: Chi Cubs
- M. Byrd homered to deep left center, D. Lee scored
Top 5th: Chi Cubs
- G. Soto walked, K. Fukudome scored, D. Lee to third, A. Ramirez to second
- S. Castro tripled to left center, D. Lee, A. Ramirez and G. Soto scored
Bot 5th: Cincinnati
- M. Owings homered to deep right center, R. Hernandez scored
- J. Bruce singled to shallow center, J. Votto and S. Rolen scored
Top 6th: Chi Cubs
- K. Fukudome doubled to shallow right, R. Theriot scored
Top 8th: Chi Cubs
- M. Fontenot homered to right, D. Lee, M. Byrd and A. Ramirez scored
Bot 9th: Cincinnati
- M. Cairo ground rule double to right, J. Votto scored
- J. Gomes doubled to shallow right, M. Cairo and J. Bruce scored
Chi Cubs
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
R. Theriot 2b 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333
K. Fukudome rf 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 .329
D. Lee 1b 4 3 2 0 0 2 1 0 2 .227
M. Byrd cf 6 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 5 .339
A. Ramirez 3b 3 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 .153
J. Baker 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204
A. Soriano lf 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 .316
S. Marshall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Fontenot ph 1 1 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 .306
J. Russell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
J. Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
G. Soto c 4 2 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 .362
S. Castro ss 5 1 2 6 1 0 0 0 3 .400
C. Silva p 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .100
J. Berg p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
T. Colvin ph-lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 .271
Totals 41 14 15 14 3 8 6 2 23
Batting
2B - K Fukudome (7, M Owings); D Lee (2, D Herrera); M Byrd (12, C Fisher); G Soto (4, C Fisher).
3B - S Castro (1, M Owings).
HR - M Byrd (6, 3rd inning off H Bailey 1 on, 0 Out), M Fontenot (1, 8th inning off C Fisher 3 on, 1 Out), S Castro (1, 2nd inning off H Bailey 2 on, 0 Out).
RBI - K Fukudome (18), M Byrd 2 (21), M Fontenot 4 (10), G Soto (10), S Castro 6 (6).
2-out RBI - G Soto, S Castro 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - R Theriot 2, M Byrd 1, A Ramirez 2, C Silva 1, T Colvin 1.
GIDP - A Soriano.
Team LOB - 8.
Base Running
SB - R Theriot (6, 2nd base off M Owings/R Hernandez), K Fukudome (2, 2nd base off H Bailey/R Hernandez).
Fielding
E - A Ramirez (5, throw).
DP - 2 (S Castro-R Theriot-D Lee, A Ramirez-R Theriot-D Lee).
Cincinnati
AB R H RBI HR BB K SB LOB Season Avg
O. Cabrera ss 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .264
B. Phillips 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .248
P. Janish 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300
J. Votto 1b 5 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .317
S. Rolen 3b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .273
M. Cairo 3b 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160
J. Bruce rf 3 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 .245
J. Gomes lf 5 0 3 2 0 0 1 0 3 .240
D. Stubbs cf 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .175
R. Hernandez c 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .259
H. Bailey p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
M. Owings p 2 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 .143
C. Fisher p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C. Heisey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 .000
D. Herrera p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 42 7 16 7 1 2 10 0 14
Batting
2B - J Votto (5, J Grabow); S Rolen (4, C Silva); M Cairo (1, J Grabow); J Gomes (2, J Grabow).
HR - M Owings (1, 5th inning off C Silva 1 on, 0 Out).
RBI - M Cairo (2), J Bruce 2 (13), J Gomes 2 (15), M Owings 2 (2).
2-out RBI - M Cairo, J Bruce 2, J Gomes 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - S Rolen 1, J Gomes 2, D Stubbs 1, R Hernandez 1.
GIDP - B Phillips, D Stubbs.
Team LOB - 10.
Fielding
DP - 1 (B Phillips-O Cabrera-J Votto).
Chi Cubs
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
C. Silva (W, 3-0) 5.0 10 4 4 1 3 1 1.17 3.50
J. Berg 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.38 2.77
S. Marshall 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.81 2.25
J. Russell 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.10 2.70
J. Grabow 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 2.14 9.26
Cincinnati
IP H R ER BB K HR WHIP Season ERA
H. Bailey (L, 0-2) 4.0 5 7 7 5 3 2 1.86 7.24
M. Owings 3.0 6 3 3 1 3 0 1.41 4.41
C. Fisher 1.0 3 4 4 2 0 1 2.77 16.62
D. Herrera 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.18 1.93
D. Ray Herrera 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NA NA
WP - J Grabow, C Silva, J Berg, M Owings.
IBB - A Ramirez (by C Fisher).
Pitches-strikes - S Marshall 15-12; J Russell 18-13; J Grabow 25-14; C Silva 93-61; J Berg 15-10; H Bailey 94-56; M Owings 63-43; C Fisher 27-15; D Herrera 13-8.
Ground balls-fly balls - S Marshall 0-0; J Russell 0-1; J Grabow 0-2; C Silva 9-6; J Berg 3-0; H Bailey 4-3; M Owings 4-4; C Fisher 3-3; D Herrera 1-2.
Batters faced - S Marshall 3; J Russell 4; J Grabow 8; C Silva 25; J Berg 4; H Bailey 21; M Owings 16; C Fisher 8; D Herrera 4.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Brian Runge. 1B--Jerry Layne. 2B--Sam Holbrook. 3B--Mike Winters.