05/22 Cubs (Russell) @ Red Sox (Wakefield) 7:05 pm CDT, ESPN

[Guest]

So who predicted that this thing would be 0-0 with four combined hits through three innings?

[SouthSideRyan]

The good news is Russell is pitching well, the bad news is that knowing the Cubs this will probably earn him another start.

 

At the expense of who?

[Fred Hornkohl]

Fukudome bunted out to second base , 4-3

[Fred Hornkohl]

Barney flied out to center field

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Fukudome bunted out to second base , 4-3

Barney flied out to center field

Castro popped out (foul) to first base

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 0 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 0                        0  1  0
Boston          0 0 0                          0  3  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Boston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Russell       3.0  3  0  0  0  1  0  34

 

Boston         IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Wakefield     4.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  35

[Fred Hornkohl]

             CUBS      Boston
P/PA          2.92        3.09
RBI%          0.00        0.00
R/BR          0.00        0.00
BA           0.083       0.273
OBP          0.083       0.273
SLG          0.083       0.273
OPS          0.167       0.545
ERA           0.00        0.00
BB/9          0.00        0.00
K/9           3.00        2.25

[Fred Hornkohl]

The good news is Russell is pitching well, the bad news is that knowing the Cubs this will probably earn him another start.

 

At the expense of who?

 

Whom.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Gonzalez singled to left field

[SouthSideRyan]

The good news is Russell is pitching well, the bad news is that knowing the Cubs this will probably earn him another start.

 

At the expense of who?

 

Whom.

 

Yeah, I just caught that.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Youkilis walked, Gonzalez to second

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ortiz singled to left field, Gonzalez to third, Youkilis to second

[SouthSideRyan]

That '92 NLCS they were referencing had some outrageous abuse by Jim Leyland in game 6. The Pirates went up 8-0 in the top of the 2nd, and then made it 12-1 in the top of the 4th and 13-1 in the top of the 5th. Leyland ran Wakefield out there for a complete game and 141 pitches.

[Fred Hornkohl]

Lowrie hit a sacrifice fly to right center field, Gonzalez scored, Youkilis to third

[Fred Hornkohl]

Cameron hit a sacrifice fly to center field, Youkilis scored

[BCVM22]

That inning could have been a hell of a lot worse.

[Fred Hornkohl]

BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING

 

Gonzalez singled to left field

Youkilis walked, Gonzalez to second

Ortiz singled to left field, Gonzalez to third, Youkilis to second

Lowrie hit a sacrifice fly to right center field, Gonzalez scored, Youkilis to third

Cameron hit a sacrifice fly to center field, Youkilis scored

Crawford struck out swinging

 

2 runs 2 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 0                        0  1  0
Boston          0 0 0 2                        2  5  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Boston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Russell       4.0  5  2  1  1  2  0  50

 

Boston         IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Wakefield     4.0  1  0  0  0  1  0  35

[Fred Hornkohl]

             CUBS      Boston
P/PA          2.92        2.94
RBI%          0.00        0.22
R/BR          0.00        0.33
BA           0.083       0.357
OBP          0.083       0.462
SLG          0.083       0.357
OPS          0.167       0.819
ERA           2.25        0.00
BB/9          2.25        0.00
K/9           4.50        2.25

[Fred Hornkohl]

Cincinnati     4
Cleveland     12  F

Houston        3
Toronto        2  F

Detroit        2
Pittsburgh     0  F

Colorado       1
Milwaukee      3  F

St. Louis      9
Kansas City    8  F

LA Dodgers     3
white sox      8  F

[Fred Hornkohl]

TOP OF THE FIFTH INNING

 

Ramirez grounded out to third, 5-3

Pena flied out to left field

Baker struck out swinging , safe at first on a wild pitch

Soriano popped out to second base

 

0 runs 0 hits 0 errors 1 men left on base

 

                1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9              R  H  E
CUBS            0 0 0 0 0                      0  1  0
Boston          0 0 0 2                        2  5  0

 

Home runs:

CUBS: none

Boston: none

 

CUBS           IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Russell       4.0  5  2  1  1  2  0  50

 

Boston         IP  H  R ER BB  K HR PIT
Wakefield     5.0  1  0  0  0  2  0  50

[Fred Hornkohl]

             CUBS      Boston
P/PA          3.13        2.94
RBI%          0.00        0.22
R/BR          0.00        0.33
BA           0.063       0.357
OBP          0.063       0.462
SLG          0.063       0.357
OPS          0.125       0.819
ERA           1.80        0.00
BB/9          1.80        0.00
K/9           3.60        3.60

[Fred Hornkohl]

Saltalamacchia homered to left field

[hardcorecubfan]

could be worse, someone could have been on

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ellsbury grounded an IF single to shortstop

[Fred Hornkohl]

Berg in to pitch for the CUBS

[Fred Hornkohl]

Ellsbury caught stealing, 2-4