Cubs Vs. Red Sox: A Dream Of The World Series That Should Have Been
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| Final - 5.20.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
| Boston Red Sox | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | 15 | 19 | 1 |
Stories
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Overflow Thread 2: Cubs vs. Red Sox, Friday 5/20, 6:10 CT
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GameThreads
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Cubs Fans GameThread on Bleed Cubbie Blue
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chi. Cubs | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| Boston | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | X | 15 | 19 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starlin Castro, SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .322 |
| Darwin Barney, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| Jeff Baker, 3B | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .370 |
| Aramis Ramirez, DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| Tony Campana, ph,dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Carlos Pena, 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .229 |
| Marlon Byrd, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .308 |
| Blake DeWitt, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Alfonso Soriano, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| Reed Johnson, RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .404 |
| Koyie Hill, C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .225 |
| Totals | 38 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
Batting
Doubles - Barney, Ramirez, Johnson
Grounded into DP - Johnson
Hit by pitch - 2 Byrd
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Castro, Soriano, Hill
Passed Balls - Hill
Doubles - Barney, Ramirez, Johnson
Grounded into DP - Johnson
Hit by pitch - 2 Byrd
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Castro, Soriano, Hill
Passed Balls - Hill
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Davis (L, 0-2) | 3.2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8.31 | 0 | 89-47 |
| Scott Maine | 0.1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40.50 | 0 | 37-19 |
| James Russell | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.26 | 0 | 39-25 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.91 | 0 | 46-27 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacoby Ellsbury, CF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .297 |
| Dustin Pedroia, 2B | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .246 |
| Drew Sutton, 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Adrian Gonzalez, 1B | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .326 |
| Kevin Youkilis, 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| David Ortiz, DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| Jed Lowrie, SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| Mike Cameron, RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .152 |
| Carl Crawford, LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .212 |
| Darnell McDonald, LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .236 |
| Totals | 42 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Youkilis, Saltalamacchia
Doubles - Ellsbury, Pedroia, Youkilis 2, Ortiz 2
Grounded into DP - Gonzalez
Sacrifice flies - Youkilis
Stolen Bases - Ellsbury, Pedroia
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Lowrie
Home runs - Youkilis, Saltalamacchia
Doubles - Ellsbury, Pedroia, Youkilis 2, Ortiz 2
Grounded into DP - Gonzalez
Sacrifice flies - Youkilis
Stolen Bases - Ellsbury, Pedroia
Team LOB - 10
Fielding
Errors - Lowrie
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester (W, 6-1) | 6 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3.68 | 0 | 104-73 |
| Scott Atchison (S, 0-0; S,1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.32 | 0 | 33-24 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: S.Maine pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Brian O`Nora, First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base Umpire - Ed Hickox, Third Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
Duration: 3:35
Pitching notes: S.Maine pitched to 3 batters in the 5th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Brian O`Nora, First Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez, Second Base Umpire - Ed Hickox, Third Base Umpire - Ed Rapuano
Duration: 3:35
