VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT CHICAGO CUBS
06/09/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND GUARDIANS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 870 - THURSDAY, JUNE 9TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Guardians (35-28) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 8 11 0
Chicago Cubs (34-29) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
Guardians Victorious at Chicago, 8-2
Cleveland pitcher Chien-Ming Wang had a large part in his team subduing the Chicago Cubs, 8-2. The opposition could never mount much of a rally against the right-hander. With the win, the Guardians improved to 35-28.

The Guardians got a big hit from catcher Josh Bard. Facing Chicago pitcher Ryan Madson in the top of the eighth, Bard pounded a bases-clearing double to right-center. His 3rd double of the season put the Guardians ahead, 5-1.

"Once I cross that chalk line, I'm all business," said Wang.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jackson 2B 5 0 1 2 0 2 1 .219 1 20
C. Granderson LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .245 8 25
R. Zimmerman 3B 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .327 5 19
G. Jones 1B 3 2 1 0 2 1 2 .240 13 43
N. Swisher RF 5 0 2 2 0 3 4 .266 13 30
J. Peralta SS 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .212 8 28
J. Bard C 4 1 2 3 0 0 3 .222 0 6
R. Langerhans CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .254 6 30
C. Wang P 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .161 0 3
Totals 38 8 11 8 4 12 18      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Swisher (11, 2nd Inning off W. Miller, 1 on, 0 outs) , G. Jones (10, 2nd Inning off W. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Bard 2 (3, 5th Inning off W. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off R. Madson, 3 on, 2 outs) , C. Granderson (17, 6th Inning off W. Miller, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Jackson (13, 8th Inning off M. Herges, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jackson 2 , C. Granderson 2 , R. Zimmerman 2 , G. Jones 2 , N. Swisher 3 , J. Peralta , J. Bard 4 , C. Wang
2-out RBI: D. Jackson , N. Swisher , J. Bard , C. Wang
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jackson , C. Granderson , J. Bard , R. Langerhans
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Peralta-Jackson-Jones, Jones-Peralta-Jones)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Infante 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .325 4 16
R. Klesko 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .205 7 21
J. Drew RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .269 12 38
L. Gonzalez LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .319 23 55
A. Huff 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 4 .333 11 46
C. Patterson CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .195 9 25
B. Jelinek C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .163 6 17
A. Cora SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .251 6 23
W. Miller P 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 0 2
   W. Ohman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-L. Matos PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .260 4 15
   R. Madson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   M. Herges P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-G. Soto PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295 3 13
Totals 32 2 8 2 3 3 18      
a - L. Matos pinch hit for W. Ohman in the 7th
b - G. Soto pinch hit for M. Herges in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Gonzalez (10, 1st Inning off C. Wang, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Huff (20, 6th Inning off C. Wang, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Drew (9, 8th Inning off C. Wang, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Infante , R. Klesko , J. Drew 2 , L. Gonzalez 3 , A. Huff 2 , B. Jelinek , A. Cora
2-out RBI: L. Gonzalez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Klesko , A. Huff 2 , C. Patterson
GIDP: B. Jelinek , A. Cora
Sac Bunt: A. Cora
Hit by Pitch: B. Jelinek
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Infante (20) , R. Klesko (19)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Wang W (5-4) 9.0 8 2 2 3 3 0 110 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Wang 63
Batters Faced: C. Wang 37
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Wang 14-8
Pitches - Strikes: C. Wang 110-67
Hit Batsmen: C. Wang
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Miller L (6-4) 6.0 7 2 2 0 6 0 105 4.37   
W. Ohman 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 3.90   
R. Madson 0.2 2 4 4 2 1 0 25 3.60   
M. Herges 1.1 2 2 2 2 3 0 43 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Miller 56
Batters Faced: W. Miller 25, W. Ohman 3, R. Madson 6, M. Herges 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Miller 5-7, W. Ohman 0-1, R. Madson 0-1, M. Herges 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Miller 105-67, W. Ohman 12-9, R. Madson 25-11, M. Herges 43-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Herges 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chien-Ming Wang
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 37504
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