VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT CINCINNATI REDS
08/24/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1855 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (63-70) 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 8 8 0
Cincinnati Reds (54-79) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Cincinnati Roughed Up By Guardians
Guardians third baseman Ryan Zimmerman left his mark on his team's 8-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Zimmerman, who is tied for 4th in the VBL in doubles with 37, was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice for Cleveland in the contest. Cleveland is 17th in the Virtual Baseball League with a record of 63-70.

With Cleveland leading 1-0 in the top of the first, Zimmerman hit a slider from Jason Hammel for a 2-run home run. It was his 18th home run of the season and put the Guardians ahead, 3-0.

"We put our best foot forward tonight," said a smiling Zimmerman.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jackson 2B 5 1 1 1 0 2 0 .188 6 39
J. Peralta SS 4 2 1 0 1 1 0 .216 16 54
R. Zimmerman 3B 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .330 18 58
   a-R. Vazquez PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .187 1 12
N. Swisher RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .256 16 48
C. Granderson LF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .233 21 49
K. Youkilis 1B, 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .203 9 22
V. Martinez C 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .220 13 49
R. Langerhans CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .220 11 44
C. Sabathia P 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .157 2 7
   Z. Day P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 8 5 8 9      
a - R. Vazquez pinch hit for R. Zimmerman in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Langerhans (25, 4th Inning off J. Hammel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Zimmerman 2 (18, 1st Inning off J. Hammel, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Sauerbeck, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Jackson (6, 1st Inning off J. Hammel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jackson 4 , J. Peralta , R. Zimmerman 8 , C. Granderson , V. Martinez 2 , R. Langerhans 2
2-out RBI: V. Martinez , R. Langerhans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Sabathia 2
GIDP: R. Langerhans
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vazquez-Peralta-Vazquez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hairston Jr. CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .218 11 35
B. Kielty RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237 9 28
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .280 16 55
A. Dunn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 33 98
E. Encarnacion 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .291 36 98
G. Anderson LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .289 13 65
R. Theriot 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .239 1 32
   c-D. Dellucci PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .218 9 18
D. Wilson C 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .248 13 42
J. Hammel P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 0 0
   a-O. Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 5
   S. Sauerbeck P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Astacio P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 0 0
   b-J. Varitek PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .221 10 31
   G. Ribas P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1 2 4 15      
a - O. Cabrera pinch hit for J. Hammel in the 5th
b - J. Varitek pinch hit for P. Astacio in the 8th
c - D. Dellucci pinch hit for R. Theriot in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Varitek (10, 8th Inning off C. Sabathia, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Dunn (29, 9th Inning off C. Sabathia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Kielty , A. Dunn 2 , E. Encarnacion , D. Wilson , J. Varitek 2
2-out RBI: D. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garciaparra , D. Dellucci , J. Hammel
GIDP: G. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: E. Encarnacion
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Theriot-Wilson-Dunn)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Sabathia W (17-7) 8.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 119 2.24   
Z. Day 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 6.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Sabathia 71
Batters Faced: C. Sabathia 31, Z. Day 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Sabathia 11-9, Z. Day 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Sabathia 119-81, Z. Day 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: Z. Day 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Sabathia
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Hammel L (2-4) 5.0 5 5 5 1 4 2 75 5.47   
S. Sauerbeck 2.0 1 3 3 3 2 1 48 4.72   
P. Astacio 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 21 7.39   
G. Ribas 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 4.99   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hammel 40
Batters Faced: J. Hammel 21, S. Sauerbeck 10, P. Astacio 5, G. Ribas 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hammel 6-5, S. Sauerbeck 3-1, P. Astacio 1-1, G. Ribas 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hammel 75-52, S. Sauerbeck 48-27, P. Astacio 21-13, G. Ribas 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Astacio 1-1
Balk: J. Hammel
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ryan Zimmerman
Ballpark: Cinergy Field
Weather: Cloudy (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:59
Attendance: 26141
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