VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT DETROIT TIGERS
08/28/2005
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VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT DETROIT TIGERS
GAME ID: 1928 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Chicago Cubs (70-67) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 7 12 0
Detroit Tigers (63-74) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 2
Cubs Deal Tigers 7-3 Loss
Chicago Cubs starter Jose Contreras pitched well against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park, leading his team to a win, 7-3. Chicago reliever Will Ohman picked up the win, upping his record to 1-3. Onan Masaoka was saddled with the loss. The win gives Chicago a season record of 70-67.

Who knows how it might've ended, had it not been for Alex Cora? The Chicago shortstop had a 2-run single in the top of the tenth inning to put the Cubs on top, 5-3. For the game, Cora had 1 double and 1 single in 4 at-bats.

Cora said his team "played with determination."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Infante 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .275 6 37
   R. Madson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-G. Soto PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .289 8 31
   W. Ohman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-J. Wilson PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 3 13
   C. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
C. Patterson CF 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .240 15 55
J. Drew RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .257 29 73
L. Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .272 35 100
   a-L. Matos LF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .245 8 25
R. Klesko 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .240 21 61
   b-N. Perez 3B, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .218 3 20
A. Huff 3B, 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .268 20 74
B. Jelinek C 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .189 14 39
A. Cora SS 4 2 2 2 0 1 2 .256 10 41
J. Contreras P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .073 0 1
   c-X. Nady 3B 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .091 0 3
Totals 42 7 12 7 2 9 21      
a - L. Matos substituted for L. Gonzalez in the 8th
b - N. Perez substituted for R. Klesko in the 8th
c - X. Nady substituted for J. Contreras in the 8th
d - G. Soto pinch hit for R. Madson in the 9th
e - J. Wilson pinch hit for W. Ohman in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gonzalez (20, 2nd Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Cora (21, 3rd Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Infante (31, 3rd Inning off G. Maddux, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Klesko (6, 8th Inning off J. Birtwell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Huff (20, 6th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Infante 2 , G. Soto , J. Drew , L. Gonzalez 2 , L. Matos , R. Klesko 4 , A. Huff 4 , B. Jelinek , A. Cora 3 , X. Nady
2-out RBI: G. Soto , A. Cora , X. Nady
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Drew , L. Gonzalez , A. Huff , B. Jelinek , A. Cora
Sac Bunt: A. Cora
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Klesko (41)
CS: X. Nady (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Klesko)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
V. Diaz 2B 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .214 13 40
J. Posada 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .268 14 63
M. Kotsay CF 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .274 13 55
J. Kendall C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .277 4 26
M. Holliday 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .282 5 29
T. Hunter RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .246 14 63
M. Young SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .233 13 53
S. Hairston LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 5 17
   a-L. Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .251 0 19
   b-C. Ross LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .192 2 10
G. Maddux P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .111 0 5
   J. Birtwell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-R. Raburn PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .271 14 55
   B. Groom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-B. Higginson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .243 6 31
   O. Masaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 3 8 3 4 11 20      
a - L. Castillo pinch hit for S. Hairston in the 7th
b - C. Ross substituted for L. Castillo in the 8th
c - R. Raburn pinch hit for J. Birtwell in the 8th
d - B. Higginson pinch hit for B. Groom in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Holliday (8, 7th Inning off J. Contreras, 0 on, 0 outs) , V. Diaz (9, 8th Inning off R. Madson, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Kotsay (19, 10th Inning off C. Carpenter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Hunter (14, 9th Inning off W. Ohman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: V. Diaz 2 , J. Posada , M. Kotsay 3 , J. Kendall , M. Holliday 2 , T. Hunter 4 , C. Ross
2-out RBI: T. Hunter
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Holliday 2 , M. Young , L. Castillo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: V. Diaz (2) , J. Posada (3)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Contreras 7.0 4 2 2 3 10 0 115 4.96   
R. Madson BS (1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 2.50   
W. Ohman W (1-3), BS (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 23 4.52   
C. Carpenter 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 5.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Contreras 68
Batters Faced: J. Contreras 27, R. Madson 5, W. Ohman 5, C. Carpenter 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Contreras 6-4, R. Madson 3-0, W. Ohman 1-1, C. Carpenter 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Contreras 115-75, R. Madson 9-6, W. Ohman 23-18, C. Carpenter 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Madson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Maddux 6.1 5 2 2 1 5 1 95 3.96   
J. Birtwell 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 3.98   
B. Groom 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 17 4.66   
O. Masaoka L (1-1) 1.0 4 4 4 1 1 0 20 7.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 59
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 27, J. Birtwell 6, B. Groom 5, O. Masaoka 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 7-7, J. Birtwell 2-0, B. Groom 2-1, O. Masaoka 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 95-63, J. Birtwell 22-15, B. Groom 17-11, O. Masaoka 20-12
WP: G. Maddux
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Contreras
Ballpark: Comerica Park
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 39749
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