Thursday, April 18th, 2013 1:20PM CST
On Thursday, April 18, 2013, at a soggy Wrigley Field, the Chicago Cubs earned a six-to-two victory over the Texas Rangers. The Cubs' win was aided by home runs hit by Alfonso Soriano, his first of the season, and also by Anthony Rizzo.
Date: Thursday, April 18th, 2013
Time: 1:20PM CST
Stadium: Wrigley Field
Location: Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 26,083
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHC |
0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
TEX |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: N Schierholtz (6, A Ogando); D DeJesus (6, D Lowe); L Valbuena (2, D Lowe); S Castro (4, J Ortiz); W Castillo (3, J Ortiz); S Hairston (1, J Frasor)
Triples: D DeJesus (1, A Ogando)
Home Runs: A Rizzo (4, 3rd inning off A Ogando 1 on, 0 Out); A Soriano (1, 3rd inning off A Ogando 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: L Valbuena 2 (5), A Rizzo 2 (11), A Soriano (1)
Team Left On Base: 10
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-15 (W Castillo 1-1, C Villanueva 0-2, A Rizzo 0-2, A Soriano 0-3, S Castro 0-2, D Barney 0-3, L Valbuena 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Villanueva 3; A Soriano 4; D Barney 1

Hit By Pitch: A Rizzo (By D Lowe)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: C Villanueva 14-23; J Russell 1-3; C Marmol 2-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: C Villanueva 15-10-14-16; J Russell 2-3-0-2; C Marmol 5-2-0-1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Villanueva 11-3; J Russell 2-0; C Marmol 1-0
Game Scores: C Villanueva 66

Double Plays: 3 (S Castro-D Barney-A Rizzo 2, C Villanueva-A Rizzo)

Stolen Bases: L Valbuena (1, 2nd base off A Ogando/A Pierzynski); S Castro (2, 2nd base off J Frasor/A Pierzynski)

Home Runs: I Kinsler (5, 4th inning off C Villanueva 0 on, 0 Out); N Cruz (2, 7th inning off C Villanueva 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: I Kinsler (10), N Cruz (6)
2-out Runs Batted In: N Cruz
Ground Into Double Play: E Andrus; I Kinsler
Team Left On Base: 0
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-0

Wild Pitches: A Ogando
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Ogando 9-14; D Lowe 9-13; J Ortiz 5-8; J Frasor 4-5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Ogando 5-7-20-10; D Lowe 5-3-3-10; J Ortiz 11-2-15-4; J Frasor 5-1-6-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Ogando 3-1; D Lowe 5-1; J Ortiz 0-3; J Frasor 1-1
Game Scores: A Ogando 25

Double Plays: 1 (M Moreland)
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