VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/20/2005
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VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 2213 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (83-75) 0 0 2 4 0 1 6 3 0 16 15 1
Chicago Cubs (85-73) 1 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 2 9 10 3
Giambi Helps Red Sox Defeat Cubs, 16-9
The Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs lit up the scoreboard.

In the 16-9 Boston win over Chicago, the impact of Jason Giambi was substantial. Giambi, who is on pace for 124 RBI this season, was 4 for 5 with a double, 3 singles, and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. The victory gives Boston a record of 83-75.

A key moment came with two out in the top of the fourth. That's when Giambi hit a fastball from Dontrelle Willis for a run-scoring single, putting Boston up, 4-2.

"It doesn't matter if you're 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win," Giambi told the Boston Gazette.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu LF 5 2 1 3 1 0 3 .265 17 69
F. Catalanotto 2B 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 .287 11 62
J. Giambi 3B 5 1 4 3 1 1 0 .326 38 121
M. Ramirez RF 5 0 1 3 0 0 6 .299 38 157
J. Gerut CF 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .306 31 115
J. Olerud 1B 5 2 1 0 0 1 4 .250 14 71
R. Fick C 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 .280 19 56
B. Kent SS 5 3 3 2 0 0 1 .157 5 28
J. Smoltz P 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .017 1 1
   a-J. Baker PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .241 10 29
   M. Thompson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 3 5
   b-J. Sherrod PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .163 4 19
   B. Rudrude P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Elmore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 2
   c-E. Bonifacio PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .134 2 15
   K. Ligtenberg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 16 15 15 5 4 23      
a - J. Baker pinch hit for J. Smoltz in the 6th
b - J. Sherrod pinch hit for M. Thompson in the 7th
c - E. Bonifacio pinch hit for C. Elmore in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Kent (7, 4th Inning off D. Willis, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Fick (36, 4th Inning off D. Willis, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Ramirez (38, 4th Inning off D. Willis, 2 on, 2 outs) , J. Giambi (46, 6th Inning off C. Carpenter, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Catalanotto (61, 7th Inning off M. Bruback, 1 on, 1 out) , B. Abreu (35, 7th Inning off C. Carpenter, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Abreu 2 , F. Catalanotto 2 , J. Giambi 5 , M. Ramirez 2 , J. Gerut 3 , J. Olerud , R. Fick 2 , B. Kent 4
2-out RBI: , J. Giambi 2 , M. Ramirez , J. Gerut
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Catalanotto , M. Ramirez , J. Gerut , J. Olerud
GIDP: M. Ramirez 2
Sac Fly: M. Ramirez , R. Fick , J. Sherrod
Hit by Pitch: F. Catalanotto , J. Gerut , R. Fick , J. Smoltz
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: F. Catalanotto (18)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Infante 2B 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .277 8 43
C. Patterson CF 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .239 16 67
J. Drew RF 3 1 1 2 2 0 0 .258 33 86
L. Gonzalez LF 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .281 40 118
R. Klesko 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .244 25 77
A. Huff 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 5 .269 23 88
G. Soto C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .284 12 36
A. Cora SS 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .254 13 52
D. Willis P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .113 0 5
   J. Karp P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091 0 0
   a-X. Nady PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .170 2 7
   C. Carpenter P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .083 0 0
   M. Bruback P 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .444 1 1
   b-B. Jelinek PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .193 19 47
Totals 38 9 10 9 4 7 19      
a - X. Nady pinch hit for J. Karp in the 5th
b - B. Jelinek pinch hit for M. Bruback in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Infante (33, 7th Inning off B. Rudrude, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Drew (33, 1st Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Huff (23, 2nd Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 1 out) , X. Nady (2, 5th Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Cora (13, 7th Inning off B. Rudrude, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Infante 2 , J. Drew 4 , L. Gonzalez , R. Klesko , A. Huff 5 , A. Cora 5 , X. Nady 4 , B. Jelinek
2-out RBI: O. Infante , J. Drew , R. Klesko , A. Cora , X. Nady
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Patterson , A. Huff , G. Soto
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Cora (18)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Infante (11) , J. Drew (6) , L. Gonzalez (6)
Double Plays: 2 (Klesko-Cora-Willis, Cora-Infante-Klesko)
PB: G. Soto
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Smoltz W (14-7) 5.0 4 4 4 0 3 3 73 4.60   
M. Thompson H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.46   
B. Rudrude 0.2 3 3 3 1 0 1 23 7.59   
C. Elmore 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 7.33   
K. Ligtenberg 2.0 3 2 0 3 2 0 61 3.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 46
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 19, M. Thompson 3, B. Rudrude 6, C. Elmore 1, K. Ligtenberg 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 3-9, M. Thompson 1-1, B. Rudrude 1-1, C. Elmore 0-0, K. Ligtenberg 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 73-44, M. Thompson 10-6, B. Rudrude 23-15, C. Elmore 4-4, K. Ligtenberg 61-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Elmore 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Willis L (17-7) 3.2 6 6 6 3 2 0 72 2.02   
J. Karp 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 4.43   
C. Carpenter 1.1 4 6 5 1 0 0 34 5.36   
M. Bruback 2.2 5 4 4 1 2 0 51 5.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Willis 22
Batters Faced: D. Willis 22, J. Karp 4, C. Carpenter 11, M. Bruback 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Willis 1-7, J. Karp 3-1, C. Carpenter 3-1, M. Bruback 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Willis 72-41, J. Karp 15-10, C. Carpenter 34-22, M. Bruback 51-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Karp 1-0 , M. Bruback 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Willis 3 , C. Carpenter
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Giambi
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:28
Attendance: 39319
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