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4		 
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8
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@BOS		9
3
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@CHW		2
9
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2
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@KCR		3
0
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7
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7
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9
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5
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3
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2
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6
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@SDP		4
0
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@SFG		0
3
Saturday, May 21, 2011, 7:16PM
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 37,798, Time of Game: 3:51
Cubs
9
20-24
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Red Sox
3
24-21
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Sean Marshall (2-0)
L: Matt Albers (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  1   0  0  0   0  8  0    9  9  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  0  1   0  0  0    3  9  3

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kosuke Fukudome RF 2 2 0 0 2 1 .321 .801 29 14 0.015 0.97 0.082 -0.067 0.5 2 0 SB,HBP
Darwin Barney 2B 4 1 2 0 1 1 .323 .755 25 16 0.147 1.18 0.170 -0.023 1.8 2 5
Starlin Castro SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 .324 .780 16 14 0.047 1.46 0.156 -0.109 0.8 4 6 2B
Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .297 .742 23 16 0.092 1.82 0.217 -0.125 0.1 0 1 2B,GDP
Carlos Pena 1B 3 1 0 1 2 1 .223 .740 26 10 0.095 1.77 0.215 -0.120 -0.1 11 1 CS
Marlon Byrd CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .765 4 2 0.026 0.66 0.026 0.000 0.3 1 0 HBP
   Reed Johnson PR-CF 4 1 1 2 0 1 .392 1.135 15 10 0.179 1.79 0.249 -0.071 0.9 1 0 2B
Alfonso Soriano DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 .263 .807 22 19 -0.008 0.88 0.057 -0.065 0.1
Blake DeWitt LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .583 10 7 -0.077 0.99 0.000 -0.077 -0.7 1 0
   Jeff Baker PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 .378 .881 1 1 0.059 0.89 0.059 0.000 1.5 2B
   Tony Campana LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Koyie Hill C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .227 .678 15 11 -0.044 0.68 0.020 -0.064 -0.9 3 0
Carlos Zambrano P 1 0
   Sean Marshall P 0 0
   Kerry Wood P 0 0
   Carlos Marmol P 0 0
Team Totals 35 9 9 6 6 7 .257 .767 186 120 0.531 1.26 1.251 -0.721 4.3 27 13
2B: J Baker (6, off F Morales); A Ramirez (11, off A Aceves); S Castro (11, off F Morales); R Johnson (7, off M Albers).
HBP: K Fukudome (1, by A Aceves); M Byrd (5, by A Aceves).
TB: S Castro 3; J Baker 2; R Johnson 2; D Barney 2; A Ramirez 2; A Soriano; K Hill.
GIDP: A Ramirez (2).
RBI: R Johnson 2 (15); J Baker (13); C Pena (19); A Ramirez (17); S Castro (21).
2-out RBI: A Ramirez; S Castro.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Castro-D Barney-C Pena.
PB: K Hill (2).
E: K Hill (5).
Baserunning
SB: K Fukudome (1, 2nd base off A Aceves/J Varitek).
CS: C Pena (2, 2nd base by D Wheeler/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .296 .792 22 12 0.064 1.03 0.136 -0.072 0.6 3 0 SB
Dustin Pedroia 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .238 .664 21 14 -0.092 0.87 0.004 -0.096 -1.2 2 3 SB
Adrian Gonzalez 1B 5 0 2 0 0 0 .328 .938 23 15 -0.048 0.71 0.028 -0.076 -0.4 8 0
Kevin Youkilis 3B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .280 .952 20 9 0.112 0.80 0.120 -0.007 0.7 0 3 HBP,GDP
David Ortiz DH 5 1 1 2 0 0 .294 .895 25 14 0.119 1.17 0.206 -0.087 0.4 HR
J.D. Drew RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .734 8 6 -0.119 1.02 0.000 -0.119 -1.5 4 1
Jed Lowrie SS 2 0 1 0 2 1 .316 .836 17 7 0.031 0.72 0.053 -0.022 0.4 2 1 IW
Carl Crawford LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .213 .529 18 11 -0.059 0.97 0.023 -0.082 -0.9 1 0
Jason Varitek C 3 0 1 0 1 0 .197 .526 17 9 0.021 0.73 0.050 -0.029 0.1 7 2
Alfredo Aceves P 0 0
   Dan Wheeler P 0 0
   Rich Hill P 0 0
   Matt Albers P 0 0
   Franklin Morales P 0 0
Team Totals 35 3 9 3 4 2 .257 .693 171 97 0.029 0.89 0.620 -0.590 -1.7 27 10
HR: D Ortiz (9, off C Zambrano; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
IBB: J Lowrie (1, by S Marshall).
HBP: K Youkilis (4, by C Zambrano).
TB: D Ortiz 4; A Gonzalez 2; K Youkilis 2; J Lowrie; J Varitek; C Crawford; J Ellsbury.
GIDP: K Youkilis (4).
RBI: D Ortiz 2 (22); J Ellsbury (22).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Varitek-D Pedroia; K Youkilis-D Pedroia-A Gonzalez.
E: J Lowrie (7); K Youkilis (4); C Crawford (2).
Outfield Assists: J Drew (A Soriano at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: D Pedroia (9, 2nd base off S Marshall/K Hill); J Ellsbury (15, 2nd base off C Zambrano/K Hill).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Carlos Zambrano 5.2 7 3 3 3 2 1 4.88 29 122 72 48 7 16 10 12 4 0 42 -0.098 1.08 -0.4
Sean Marshall, W (2-0) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1.42 6 25 11 8 0 3 5 0 0 0 2 0 0.056 0.77 1.0
Kerry Wood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.50 3 14 8 7 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.008 0.11 0.5
Carlos Marmol 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 3 10 6 3 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.13 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 3 3 4 2 1 3.00 41 171 97 66 7 23 17 16 6 0 42 2 0 -0.031 1.26 1.7

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Alfredo Aceves 5 3 1 1 2 2 0 2.42 21 86 56 37 4 15 7 8 1 0 57 0.163 1.21 1.6
Dan Wheeler, H (1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 10.03 4 19 10 4 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.117 1.45 0.8
Rich Hill, H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 17 11 5 2 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.038 0.88 0.3
Matt Albers, BS (1), L (0-2) 0 3 6 5 2 0 0 4.15 6 31 19 13 0 6 0 4 3 0 0 0 -0.767 3.00 -5.0
Franklin Morales 2 2 2 0 1 2 0 3.38 9 33 24 14 5 5 1 5 0 0 2 2 -0.081 0.29 -1.9
Team Totals 9 9 9 6 6 7 0 6.00 43 186 120 73 12 35 9 19 5 0 57 2 2 -0.530 0.89 -4.3
M Albers faced 6 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: C Zambrano (3; K Youkilis); A Aceves 2 (3; K Fukudome, M Byrd).
IBB: S Marshall (1; J Lowrie).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Alfonso Marquez, 1B - Ed Hickox, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Brian O'Nora.
Time of Game: 3:51.
Attendance: 37,798.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 53° F, Wind 6mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Boston Red Sox
1 Kosuke Fukudome RF 1 Jacoby Ellsbury CF
2 Darwin Barney 2B 2 Dustin Pedroia 2B
3 Starlin Castro SS 3 Adrian Gonzalez 1B
4 Aramis Ramirez 3B 4 Kevin Youkilis 3B
5 Carlos Pena 1B 5 David Ortiz DH
6 Marlon Byrd CF 6 J.D. Drew RF
7 Alfonso Soriano DH 7 Jed Lowrie SS
8 Blake DeWitt LF 8 Carl Crawford LF
9 Koyie Hill C 9 Jason Varitek C
Carlos Zambrano P Alfredo Aceves P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 2-3 0 123 2,(0-1)  RR CHC R. Johnson M. Albers 25% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Castro Scores; Ramirez Scores; Pena to 3B
b4 0-1 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR BOS D. Ortiz C. Zambrano -21% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Youkilis Scores
t8 1-3 0 123 7,(3-2)  R CHC C. Pena M. Albers 17% 63% Walk; Barney Scores; Castro to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
t8 1-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  CHC S. Castro M. Albers 15% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Barney to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R CHC A. Ramirez A. Aceves 12% 62% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Fukudome Scores; Castro to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Alfredo Aceves facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  CHC K. Fukudome A. Aceves 4% 54% Hit By Pitch
t1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  CHC D. Barney A. Aceves 5% 59% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Fukudome to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O CHC S. Castro A. Aceves -5% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO CHC A. Ramirez A. Aceves -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS J. Ellsbury C. Zambrano -3% 42% Reached on Interference on C
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia C. Zambrano 3% 45% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS A. Gonzalez C. Zambrano 3% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  BOS K. Youkilis C. Zambrano -1% 47% Ellsbury Steals 2B
b1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS K. Youkilis C. Zambrano -1% 46% Walk
b1 0-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz C. Zambrano 4% 50% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Alfredo Aceves facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHC C. Pena A. Aceves -2% 48% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  CHC M. Byrd A. Aceves 3% 50% Hit By Pitch
Reed Johnson pinch runs for Marlon Byrd (CF) batting 6th
t2 0-0 1 1-- 6,(1-2)  O CHC A. Soriano A. Aceves -3% 47% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC B. DeWitt A. Aceves -2% 45% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 6-7-8
Reed Johnson moves from PR to CF
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Drew C. Zambrano 2% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Lowrie C. Zambrano -3% 45% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 9,(3-2)  O BOS C. Crawford C. Zambrano 3% 48% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Varitek C. Zambrano 2% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Alfredo Aceves facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC K. Hill A. Aceves -3% 47% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CHC K. Fukudome A. Aceves 3% 50% Walk
t3 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  CHC D. Barney A. Aceves 2% 52% Fukudome Steals 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  CHC D. Barney A. Aceves 2% 54% Walk
t3 0-0 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O CHC S. Castro A. Aceves -4% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Fukudome to 3B
t3 0-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R CHC A. Ramirez A. Aceves 12% 62% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Fukudome Scores; Castro to 3B
t3 1-0 2 -23 4,(2-1)  O CHC C. Pena A. Aceves -6% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury C. Zambrano 3% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b3 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia C. Zambrano 2% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS A. Gonzalez C. Zambrano 1% 62% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Alfredo Aceves facing 6-7-8
t4 1-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CHC R. Johnson A. Aceves -2% 60% Flyball: CF
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  CHC A. Soriano A. Aceves 3% 62% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t4 1-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. DeWitt A. Aceves -3% 59% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CHC K. Hill A. Aceves -2% 57% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS K. Youkilis C. Zambrano -5% 52% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b4 0-1 0 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR BOS D. Ortiz C. Zambrano -21% 32% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Youkilis Scores
b4 2-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Drew C. Zambrano 2% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Lowrie C. Zambrano -2% 31% Walk
b4 2-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS C. Crawford C. Zambrano 3% 34% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
b4 2-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Varitek C. Zambrano -2% 32% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Crawford to 2B
b4 2-1 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O BOS J. Ellsbury C. Zambrano 4% 36% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Alfredo Aceves facing 1-2-3
t5 1-2 0 --- 9,(3-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome A. Aceves -3% 33% Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
t5 1-2 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O CHC D. Barney A. Aceves -2% 31% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC S. Castro A. Aceves -2% 29% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 2-3-4
b5 2-1 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS D. Pedroia C. Zambrano 2% 32% Flyball: CF
b5 2-1 1 --- 9,(3-2)  BOS A. Gonzalez C. Zambrano -2% 29% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b5 2-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS K. Youkilis C. Zambrano -3% 26% Hit By Pitch; Gonzalez to 2B
b5 2-1 1 12- 6,(2-2)  O BOS D. Ortiz C. Zambrano 4% 30% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b5 2-1 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Drew C. Zambrano 4% 34% Popfly: P (Front of Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Dan Wheeler facing 4-5-6
Dan Wheeler replaces Alfredo Aceves pitching
t6 1-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHC A. Ramirez D. Wheeler -4% 31% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t6 1-2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  CHC C. Pena D. Wheeler 4% 35% Walk
t6 1-2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO CHC R. Johnson D. Wheeler -9% 26% Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Pena Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Cubs' Carlos Zambrano facing 7-8-9
b6 2-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Lowrie C. Zambrano 2% 28% Strikeout Swinging
b6 2-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS C. Crawford C. Zambrano -2% 26% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b6 2-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  BOS J. Varitek C. Zambrano -3% 23% Walk; Crawford to 2B
b6 2-1 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R BOS J. Ellsbury C. Zambrano -9% 14% Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Crawford Scores; Varitek to 2B
b6 3-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia C. Zambrano 2% 16% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Varitek to 3B
Sean Marshall replaces Carlos Zambrano pitching
b6 3-1 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  BOS A. Gonzalez S. Marshall -0% 15% Pedroia Steals 2B
b6 3-1 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O BOS A. Gonzalez S. Marshall 4% 19% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Dan Wheeler facing 7-8-9
t7 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHC A. Soriano D. Wheeler -4% 15% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Rich Hill replaces Dan Wheeler pitching
t7 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHC B. DeWitt R. Hill -2% 13% Strikeout Swinging
t7 1-3 2 --- 6,(2-2)  CHC K. Hill R. Hill 2% 15% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 1-3 2 1-- 7,(3-2)  O CHC K. Fukudome R. Hill -3% 11% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 1, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Cubs' Sean Marshall facing 4-5-6
b7 3-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS K. Youkilis S. Marshall -2% 10% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b7 3-1 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  BOS D. Ortiz S. Marshall -1% 8% Passed Ball; Youkilis to 2B
b7 3-1 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz S. Marshall 0% 9% Groundout: 2B-1B; Youkilis to 3B
b7 3-1 1 --3 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Drew S. Marshall 3% 12% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 3-1 2 --3 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Lowrie S. Marshall -0% 12% Intentional Walk
b7 3-1 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  O BOS C. Crawford S. Marshall 2% 14% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Cubs 1, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Matt Albers facing 2-3-4
Matt Albers replaces Rich Hill pitching
t8 1-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  CHC D. Barney M. Albers 7% 21% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t8 1-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  CHC S. Castro M. Albers 15% 35% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Barney to 3B
t8 1-3 0 1-3 10,(3-2)  CHC A. Ramirez M. Albers 10% 45% Walk; Castro to 2B
t8 1-3 0 123 7,(3-2)  R CHC C. Pena M. Albers 17% 63% Walk; Barney Scores; Castro to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
t8 2-3 0 123 2,(0-1)  RR CHC R. Johnson M. Albers 25% 87% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Castro Scores; Ramirez Scores; Pena to 3B
t8 4-3 0 -23 4,(2-1)  R CHC A. Soriano M. Albers 3% 91% Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Deep SS); Pena Scores/No RBI
Franklin Morales replaces Matt Albers pitching
Jeff Baker pinch hits for Blake DeWitt (LF) batting 8th
t8 5-3 0 12- 1,(0-0)  R CHC J. Baker F. Morales 6% 97% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Johnson Scores; Soriano to 3B
t8 6-3 0 -23 3,(0-2)  O CHC K. Hill F. Morales -1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t8 6-3 1 -23 6,(3-2)  CHC K. Fukudome F. Morales 0% 95% Walk
t8 6-3 1 123 2,(0-1)  RRO CHC D. Barney F. Morales 3% 98% Flyball: RF; Soriano Scores/Safe on E5 (catch)/unER; Baker Scores/Adv on E7 (throw to Hm)/unER; Fukudome to 3B
t8 8-3 2 --3 3,(0-2)  R CHC S. Castro F. Morales 1% 99% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Fukudome Scores/unER
t8 9-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CHC A. Ramirez F. Morales -0% 99% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
8 runs, 5 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Cubs 9, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Cubs' Kerry Wood facing 9-1-2
Kerry Wood replaces Sean Marshall pitching
Tony Campana replaces Jeff Baker (PH) playing LF batting 8th
b8 3-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Varitek K. Wood 0% 99% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
b8 3-9 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Ellsbury K. Wood 0% 100% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b8 3-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS D. Pedroia K. Wood 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 9th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-3, Red Sox' Franklin Morales facing 5-6-7
t9 9-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O CHC C. Pena F. Morales -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t9 9-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHC R. Johnson F. Morales -0% 100% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t9 9-3 2 --- 7,(0-2)  O CHC A. Soriano F. Morales -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-9, Cubs' Carlos Marmol facing 3-4-5
Carlos Marmol replaces Kerry Wood pitching
b9 3-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS A. Gonzalez C. Marmol -0% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b9 3-9 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO BOS K. Youkilis C. Marmol 1% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
b9 3-9 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Ortiz C. Marmol 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, Red Sox 3.

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