VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT BOSTON RED SOX
09/16/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 2156 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (63-92) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 7 8 0
Boston Red Sox (81-74) 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 2 8 10 2
Red Sox Bedevil White Sox, 8-7
The Boston Red Sox did just enough to sneak past the Chicago White Sox, 8-7, at Fenway Park. Boston pitcher Roy Oswalt, in particular, had a standout performance. With the win over Chicago, the Red Sox improved to 81-74.

Boston got a knockout punch from Emilio Bonifacio. The center fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to win the game. It might've been his only hit, but it decided the outcome.

"Very good win for our guys," said Oswalt.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hill 2B 5 1 2 0 0 2 0 .247 8 36
M. Morse RF, SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .234 26 77
J. Crede 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .215 19 55
J. Paul C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 7 31
E. Kratz 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .219 10 39
M. Christensen CF 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 .220 19 53
J. McGrath LF 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .224 5 17
L. Borges SS 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .168 1 15
   a-J. Thome PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 30 73
   M. Belisle P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   J. Rincon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Borchard PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .162 15 43
J. Bonderman P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .131 3 3
   b-R. Bautista SS 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .242 3 7
   d-J. Jaso PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .307 7 24
   R. Mendoza P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 7 8 7 2 12 10      
a - J. Thome pinch hit for L. Borges in the 7th
b - R. Bautista substituted for J. Bonderman in the 7th
c - J. Borchard pinch hit for J. Rincon in the 9th
d - J. Jaso pinch hit for R. Bautista in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Hill (25, 1st Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Kratz (14, 7th Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Morse (26, 8th Inning off R. Oswalt, 2 on, 0 outs) , J. Jaso (7, 9th Inning off D. Graves, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Hill 3 , M. Morse 4 , E. Kratz 3 , L. Borges , J. Borchard , J. Jaso 4
2-out RBI: J. Jaso
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Paul , J. McGrath , J. Thome
GIDP: J. Paul
Sac Bunt: M. Christensen
Sac Fly: J. McGrath
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Borges-Hill-Kratz)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu LF, RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 1 .264 17 66
F. Catalanotto 2B, 1B 5 2 3 0 0 1 2 .288 10 57
J. Giambi 3B 1 2 0 0 3 1 1 .317 37 115
   b-J. Sherrod 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .165 4 18
M. Ramirez RF 3 1 1 3 1 2 5 .303 38 153
   c-E. Bonifacio CF 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .134 2 15
J. Gerut CF, LF 4 0 1 2 0 1 4 .306 31 114
J. Olerud 1B 4 0 2 1 0 2 2 .250 14 71
   d-B. Pinckney 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .151 2 10
R. Fick C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .274 19 54
B. Kent SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .154 5 26
R. Oswalt P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .092 0 2
   a-S. Hillenbrand PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .287 5 32
   D. Graves P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 8 10 8 7 11 21      
a - S. Hillenbrand pinch hit for R. Oswalt in the 8th
b - J. Sherrod substituted for J. Giambi in the 9th
c - E. Bonifacio substituted for M. Ramirez in the 9th
d - B. Pinckney substituted for J. Olerud in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: M. Ramirez (38, 7th Inning off M. Belisle, 2 on, 1 out) , E. Bonifacio (2, 9th Inning off R. Mendoza, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Abreu 2 , F. Catalanotto 3 , M. Ramirez 4 , E. Bonifacio 4 , J. Gerut , J. Olerud 2
2-out RBI: J. Gerut , J. Olerud
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gerut , J. Olerud , R. Fick
GIDP: B. Kent
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Abreu 2 (42)
CS: R. Fick (2)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Gerut (6) , J. Olerud (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Oswalt-Olerud, Catalanotto-Kent-Olerud)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Bonderman 6.0 6 3 3 4 7 0 106 4.38   
M. Belisle 0.1 2 3 3 1 1 1 15 5.90   
J. Rincon 1.2 0 0 0 2 3 0 27 5.28   
R. Mendoza L (5-4), BS (6) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 10 1.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Bonderman 51
Batters Faced: J. Bonderman 27, M. Belisle 4, J. Rincon 6, R. Mendoza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Bonderman 5-5, M. Belisle 0-0, J. Rincon 0-1, R. Mendoza 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Bonderman 106-60, M. Belisle 15-8, J. Rincon 27-14, R. Mendoza 10-8
WP: J. Bonderman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Oswalt 8.0 6 5 3 2 12 1 116 3.28   
D. Graves W (13-3), BS (5) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 13 3.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Oswalt 64
Batters Faced: R. Oswalt 32, D. Graves 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Oswalt 4-7, D. Graves 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Oswalt 116-76, D. Graves 13-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Roy Oswalt
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 33904
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