VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
06/03/2005
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CHICAGO CUBS AT MONTREAL EXPOS
GAME ID: 832 - FRIDAY, JUNE 3RD , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (32-26) 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Montreal Expos (26-32) 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 X 4 5 0
Expos Bridle Cubs, 4-3
Montreal beat Chicago at Olympic Stadium, escaping with a 4-3 win. The win in large part was due to center fielder Grady Sizemore. He went 2-3 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The winner was Montreal reliever Ricky Bottalico, now 2-3. The loser was Ricky Nolasco. Kevin Gregg closed the game out for Montreal, earning his 1st save.

Sizemore had a timely hit for Montreal in the bottom of the seventh. With Montreal trailing 3-2, he turned a 2-1 fastball into a 2-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season, making it 4-3, Montreal.

Sizemore attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."

Montreal is 21st in the Virtual Baseball League with a record of 26-32.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MONTREAL BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Klesko 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .206 6 20
C. Patterson CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 1 .189 8 21
J. Drew RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .259 11 31
L. Gonzalez LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .312 23 51
A. Cora 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .237 5 22
N. Perez 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .186 1 3
J. Wilson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .231 1 5
   a-A. Huff PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .350 11 43
B. Jelinek C 2 1 0 0 1 1 5 .157 6 15
   b-L. Matos PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .264 4 15
R. Nolasco P 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 .000 0 0
   M. Herges P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-O. Infante PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .318 4 16
Totals 35 3 10 3 1 6 22      
a - A. Huff pinch hit for J. Wilson in the 9th
b - L. Matos pinch hit for B. Jelinek in the 9th
c - O. Infante pinch hit for M. Herges in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Infante (12, 9th Inning off K. Gregg, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Patterson (8, 3rd Inning off T. Wakefield, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Klesko , C. Patterson 5 , J. Drew , L. Gonzalez , A. Cora 2 , N. Perez 2 , O. Infante 2
2-out RBI: C. Patterson , J. Drew
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Klesko , J. Drew , R. Nolasco
GIDP: B. Jelinek
Hit by Pitch: A. Cora
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Klesko (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Cora-Wilson-Klesko)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Boone 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .259 5 8
W. Bloomquist 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 0 8
B. Wilkerson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 12 31
   c-J. Keppinger 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .174 0 2
M. Tejada SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .285 16 48
B. Moss LF 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 .221 9 34
R. Spilborghs RF 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .237 3 9
T. Hall C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 7 37
G. Sizemore CF 3 1 2 2 0 0 0 .244 2 9
T. Wakefield P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-M. Bradley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 4 12
   R. Bottalico P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1
   b-B. Phillips PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 8 23
   K. Gregg P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 4 5 4 3 4 10      
a - M. Bradley pinch hit for T. Wakefield in the 5th
b - B. Phillips pinch hit for R. Bottalico in the 7th
c - J. Keppinger substituted for B. Wilkerson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Tejada (5, 4th Inning off R. Nolasco, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Spilborghs (3, 4th Inning off R. Nolasco, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Sizemore (2, 7th Inning off R. Nolasco, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Boone , M. Tejada 2 , R. Spilborghs 4 , G. Sizemore 5
2-out RBI: R. Spilborghs , G. Sizemore
GIDP: W. Bloomquist
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Bloomquist-Tejada-Wilkerson, Boone-Wilkerson)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MONTREAL PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Nolasco L (0-1) 7.0 5 4 4 3 3 2 101 5.14   
M. Herges 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 2.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Nolasco 51
Batters Faced: R. Nolasco 28, M. Herges 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Nolasco 8-9, M. Herges 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Nolasco 101-56, M. Herges 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Herges 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Wakefield 5.0 6 3 3 1 3 1 70 5.92   
R. Bottalico W (2-3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 4.22   
K. Gregg SV (1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Wakefield 45
Batters Faced: T. Wakefield 22, R. Bottalico 8, K. Gregg 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Wakefield 6-6, R. Bottalico 1-3, K. Gregg 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Wakefield 70-42, R. Bottalico 23-14, K. Gregg 27-20
Hit Batsmen: R. Bottalico
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Grady Sizemore
Ballpark: Olympic Stadium
Start Time: 8:35 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 31711
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