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BOXSCORE: 2008 New York (AL) Yankees At 2008 Baltimore Orioles      4/20/2008
 
  Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Orioles            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Damon LF          4  0  1  0 .329     B.Roberts 2B        3  1  1  0 .311  
  D.Jeter SS          3  0  1  0 .333     M.Mora 3B           3  0  1  1 .340  
  B.Abreu RF          3  0  1  0 .296     N.Markakis RF       3  0  0  0 .356  
  A.Rodriguez 3B      3  0  0  0 .333     K.Millar 1B         3  1  1  0 .176  
  H.Matsui DH         4  0  0  0 .209     L.Scott DH          3  0  0  0 .375  
  R.Cano 2B           4  0  1  0 .359     J.Payton LF         3  0  0  0 .267  
  J.Giambi 1B         3  0  0  0 .367     A.Jones CF          2  0  0  0 .273  
  M.Cabrera CF        2  0  0  0 .305     G.Quiroz C          3  0  1  1 .222  
  C.Moeller C         1  0  0  0 .143     L.Hernandez SS      3  0  0  0 .226  
A-J.Posada PH         0  0  0  0 .286                                          
B-A.Gonzalez PR       0  0  0  0 .188                                          
C-J.Molina C          0  0  0  0 .222                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      27  0  4  0                 Totals      26  2  4  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Moeller In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Posada In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Gonzalez In 8th Inning
 
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  4  1
Orioles......... 0 1 1  0 0 0  0 0    -  2  4  0
 
Yankees                  IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Pettitte LOSS(1-2)      8       4   2   2   2   8   0 113   5.73
Totals                    8       4   2   2   2   8   0
 
Orioles (5-7)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
S.Trachsel WIN(1-1)       9       4   0   0   6   1   0 139   6.35
Totals                    9       4   0   0   6   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 21,223 DATE- Sunday, April 20th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Marty Foster, Derryl Cousins, Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper
T- 2:20
LEFT ON BASE- Yankees: 6  Orioles: 2
DOUBLE PLAYS- Yankees: 0  Orioles: 4
ERRORS- M.Cabrera
STOLEN BASES- J.Damon(5th), B.Roberts-2(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- B.Roberts, M.Mora, A.Jones
WALKS- D.Jeter, B.Abreu, A.Rodriguez, M.Cabrera, C.Moeller, J.Posada, B.Roberts,
       A.Jones
STRIKE OUTS- J.Giambi, N.Markakis-3, L.Scott-2, J.Payton, A.Jones, L.Hernandez
GIDP- J.Damon, D.Jeter, A.Rodriguez, H.Matsui
WILD PITCHES- A.Pettitte-2
 
Steve Trachsel blanked New York (AL) in a very well-pitched complete game at
Camden Yards where the Baltimore Orioles beat the New York (AL) Yankees by
the score of 2 to 0.
 
Trachsel(1-1) put on a good performance.  He didn't allow much, just 4 hits
and 6 walks in 9 innings.  Neither team managed to score after the 3rd
inning.  
 
Andy Pettitte(1-2) was the loser.  He pitched 8 innings allowing only 4 hits
and 2 walks.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Tampa Bay Rays At 2008 New York (AL) Yankees          4/7/2008
 
  Rays               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Iwamura 2B        4  1  1  0 .182     J.Damon LF          5  0  0  0 .321  
  C.Crawford LF       4  0  2  0 .250     D.Jeter SS          4  1  1  0 .214  
  C.Pena 1B           3  1  1  2 .150     B.Abreu RF          4  1  3  0 .296  
  B.Upton CF          4  0  1  0 .250     A.Rodriguez 3B      4  3  2  2 .357  
  E.Hinske RF         4  0  2  0 .250     H.Matsui DH         2  2  1  1 .158  
  W.Aybar 3B          3  0  1  0 .286     R.Cano 2B           4  1  2  4 .462  
  J.Gomes DH          4  0  0  0 .333     W.Betemit 1B        4  0  1  1 .250  
  M.Difelice C        4  0  0  0 .000     M.Cabrera CF        4  0  1  0 .286  
  J.Bartlett SS       3  0  0  0 .222     J.Molina C          4  0  0  0 .273  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  8  2                 Totals      35  8 11  8
 
 
Rays............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 2 0  -  2  8  1
Yankees......... 5 0 2  0 0 0  1 0    -  8 11  1
 
Rays (1-4)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Hammel LOSS(0-1)        0 1/3   4   5   5   1   0   1  19 135.00  A1 A6
D.Wheeler                 2       2   2   2   1   0   0  40   3.86  A7 B6
G.Glover                  4       3   0   0   0   6   0  58   1.42  B7 D3
S.Dohmann                 1 2/3   2   1   0   0   0   0  25   0.00  D4
Totals                    8      11   8   7   2   6   1
 
Yankees (6-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Mussina WIN(1-1)        7 1/3   7   1   1   1   4   0 115   2.70  A1 D1
B.Bruney                  1 2/3   1   1   1   1   4   1  22   4.15  D2
Totals                    9       8   2   2   2   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 53,636 DATE- Monday, April 7th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Bill Miller, Paul Emmel, Gary Darling, Jerry Meals
T- 2:38
LEFT ON BASE- Rays: 6  Yankees: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rays: 0  Yankees: 3
ERRORS- E.Hinske, D.Jeter
DOUBLES- A.Iwamura(3rd), H.Matsui(1st), W.Betemit(2nd), M.Cabrera(1st)
TRIPLES- A.Rodriguez(1st)
HOME RUNS- C.Pena(1st), R.Cano(4th)
WALKS- C.Pena, W.Aybar, H.Matsui-2
STRIKE OUTS- A.Iwamura, C.Crawford, C.Pena-2, B.Upton, J.Gomes-2, M.Difelice,
             B.Abreu, A.Rodriguez, R.Cano, M.Cabrera-2, J.Molina
GIDP- E.Hinske, J.Gomes-2
PASSED BALLS- J.Molina
 
The New York (AL) Yankees had an easy time of it at Yankee Stadium defeating
the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 8 to 2.
 
Mike Mussina(1-1) gave New York (AL) a solid outing.  He went 7 and 1/3
innings surrendering 7 hits and 1 walk lowering his ERA from 4.50 to 2.70.
For the game New York (AL) out-hit Tampa Bay 11 to 8.  
 
Jason Hammel(0-1) was the loser.  He surrendered 5 runs and 4 hits in 1/3 of
an inning.
 
SCORESHEET: 2008 Tampa Bay Rays at 2008 New York (AL) Yankees
A.Iwamur-A1  A1:G/43    *4*:K      C1:E/6     D1:Do
                                              
                                              
C.Crawfo-A1  A2:G/53    B2:Si      C2:Si>12   D2:K
                                              
                                              
C.Pena-A1    A3:K       B3:K       C3:W>23 1  D3:HR>2#
                                   2 b1       b#
                                              
B.Upton-A1   *2*:Si     B4:G/63    C4:G/53    D4:K
                                              
                                              
E.Hinske-A1  A5:G-DP/4  *5*:Si     *7*:Si     *9*:F/9
             63>1o                            
                                              
W.Aybar-A1   A6:G/13    B6:Force/  C6:Si>12   D6:W>b1
                        36>1o b1              
                                              
J.Gomes-A1   *3*:K      B7:G-DP/6  C7:G-DP/6  D7:PB>12
                        43>1o      43>23 1o   K
                                              
M.Difeli-A1  A8:F/7     *6*:FO/5   C8:P/6     D8:K
                                              
                                              
J.Bartle-A1  A9:G/63    B9:G/43    *8*:G/53
                                   
                                   
 
J.Damon-A1   A1:G/53    B1:G/63    *4*:G/31   D1:FO/2    E1:G/13
                                                         
                                                         
D.Jeter-A1   A2:Si      B2:G/63    C2:G/13    D2:G/63
                                              
                                              
B.Abreu-A1   A3:Si>13   *3*:Si     C3:Si      *7*:K
                                              
                                              
A.Rodrig-A1  A4:Tr>3#   B4:Force/  C4:K       D4:Si+E/9
             1#         31>1o b1              
                                              
H.Matsui-A1  A5:W>b1    B5:W>12 b  *5*:Do     D5:G/23>3
                        1                     #
                                              
R.Cano-A1    A6:HR>3#   B6:Si>2#   C6:K       D6:G/43
             1# b#      12                    
                                              
W.Betemi-A1  A7:G/13    B7:Do>2#   C7:F/9     *8*:G/63
                        13                    
                                              
M.Cabrer-A1  A8:G/63    B8:K       C8:K       D8:Do
                                              
                                              
J.Molina-A1  *2*:G/53   B9:K       *6*:G/53   D9:F/8
                                              
                                              
 
 

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Tampa Bay Rays At 2008 New York (AL) Yankees          4/6/2008
 
  Rays               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Iwamura 2B        4  0  1  1 .167     J.Damon LF          3  1  3  2 .391  
  C.Crawford LF       4  0  1  0 .200     D.Jeter SS          4  1  1  0 .208  
  C.Pena 1B           4  0  0  0 .118     B.Abreu RF          4  1  3  1 .217  
  B.Upton CF          4  0  1  0 .250     A.Rodriguez 3B      4  0  1  0 .333  
  C.Floyd DH          4  0  0  0 .000     H.Matsui DH         4  0  0  0 .118  
  E.Hinske RF         3  0  0  0 .167     R.Cano 2B           3  0  1  1 .455  
  W.Aybar 3B          3  0  1  0 .273     J.Posada C          3  0  0  0 .214  
  S.Riggans C         2  1  0  0 .333     W.Betemit 1B        3  1  0  0 .250  
  J.Bartlett SS       3  1  1  0 .267     M.Cabrera CF        2  0  0  0 .300  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  5  1                 Totals      30  4  9  4
 
 
Rays............ 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  5  1
Yankees......... 0 0 0  1 1 0  0 2    -  4  9  0
 
Rays (1-3)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Shields LOSS(0-1)       7 1/3   9   4   3   0   6   1 113   2.35  A1 D3
D.Wheeler                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   8   0.00  D4
Totals                    8       9   4   3   0   7   1
 
Yankees (5-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Wang WIN(2-0)           8       4   2   1   0   4   0 100   1.17  A1 D1
M.Rivera SAVE(4th)        1       1   0   0   0   1   0  19   0.00  D2
Totals                    9       5   2   1   0   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 52,811 DATE- Sunday, April 6th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Fieldin Culbreth, Jim Reynolds, Tim Timmons, Gary Cederstrom
T- 2:34
LEFT ON BASE- Rays: 3  Yankees: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rays: 1  Yankees: 0
ERRORS- W.Aybar
DOUBLES- J.Damon(2nd), D.Jeter(1st), B.Abreu-3(4th), R.Cano(2nd)
TRIPLES- W.Aybar(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Damon(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- B.Upton(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Iwamura
SACRIFICE HITS- M.Cabrera
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Damon
HIT BY PITCH- S.Riggans
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crawford, C.Pena, B.Upton, W.Aybar, S.Riggans, D.Jeter-2,
             A.Rodriguez, H.Matsui, J.Posada-3
GIDP- D.Jeter
 
Left fielder Johnny Damon connected with a 'big fly' and had 2 RBI and
Chien-Ming Wang pitched 8 strong innings at Yankee Stadium as the New York
(AL) Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4 to 2.
 
Wang(2-0) put on a good performance.  He surrendered only 4 hits and no walks
in 8 innings.  New York (AL) had 9 hits for the game and Tampa Bay had 5.
 
Mariano Rivera got the save, his 4th.  The losing pitcher was James
Shields(0-1).  He pitched 7 and 1/3 innings giving up 9 hits and no walks.
 
 
SCORESHEET: 2008 Tampa Bay Rays at 2008 New York (AL) Yankees
A.Iwamur-A1  A1:F/8     B1:Si>2#   *6*:G/13   D1:G/31
                        13                    
                                              
C.Crawfo-A1  A2:F/9     B2:CS/26>  C2:Si      *9*:K
                        3# 1o F/7             
                                              
C.Pena-A1    A3:F/7     *4*:K      C3:Force/  D3:G/13
                                   36>1o b1   
                                              
B.Upton-A1   *2*:F/9    B4:G/53    C4:K       D4:Si
                                              
                                              
C.Floyd-A1   A5:F/8     B5:G/43    *7*:G/3    D5:SB>12
                                              F/7
                                              
E.Hinske-A1  A6:G/43    *5*:G/43   C6:G/13
                                   
                                   
W.Aybar-A1   *3*:K      B7:Tr      C7:G/13
                                   
                                   
S.Riggan-A1  A8:HBP     B8:K       *8*:G/53
                                   
                                   
J.Bartle-A1  A9:Si>12   B9:G/63    C9:L/5
                                   
                                   
 
J.Damon-A1   A1:Si      B1:Do      C1:SF/9>3  D1:HR>b#
                                   #          
                                              
D.Jeter-A1   A2:G-DP/5  B2:K       C2:K       D2:Do
             43>1o                            
                                              
B.Abreu-A1   A3:Do      *4*:Do     *6*:F/8    D3:Do>2#
                                              
                                              
A.Rodrig-A1  A4:Si>2o   B4:G/43>2  C4:G/53    D4:K
                        3                     
                                              
H.Matsui-A1  *2*:K      B5:FO/4    C5:L/4     D5:G/43
                                              
                                              
R.Cano-A1    A6:P/4     B6:Do>3#   *7*:G/53
                                   
                                   
J.Posada-A1  A7:K       B7:K       C7:K
                                   
                                   
W.Betemi-A1  *3*:F/7    *5*:E/5>b  C8:G/13
                        2          
                                   
M.Cabrer-A1  A9:F/7     B9:Sac/34  *8*:G/43
                        >23        
                                   
 
 

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Tampa Bay Rays At 2008 New York (AL) Yankees          4/4/2008
 
  Rays               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Yankees            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Iwamura 2B        4  1  0  0 .111     J.Damon CF          4  0  2  1 .250  
  C.Crawford LF       5  1  2  1 .273     D.Jeter SS          4  0  1  0 .250  
  C.Pena 1B           3  0  0  0 .125     B.Abreu RF          5  0  1  1 .067  
  B.Upton CF          4  0  1  2 .200     A.Rodriguez 3B      4  0  0  0 .333  
  C.Floyd DH          2  0  0  0 .000     J.Giambi 1B         4  0  1  0 .267  
  D.Navarro C         5  0  1  0 .333     R.Cano 2B           4  2  3  1 .400  
  E.Hinske 3B,RF      4  0  1  0 .222     J.Posada DH         3  1  1  0 .286  
  N.Haynes RF         3  0  0  0 .000     J.Chamberlain P     0  0  0  0 ----  
D-W.Aybar PH,3B       0  0  0  0 .250   C-S.Duncan PH         1  0  1  01.000  
  J.Bartlett SS       4  1  2  0 .250     R.Ohlendorf P       0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          M.Rivera P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          H.Matsui LF         3  1  1  0 .182  
                                          J.Molina C          2  1  1  0 .429  
                                        A-W.Betemit PH        1  0  1  21.000  
                                        B-M.Ensberg C         1  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3  7  3                 Totals      36  5 13  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Molina In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Betemit In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Chamberlain In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Haynes In 8th Inning
 
Rays............ 0 3 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  7  1
Yankees......... 0 0 0  0 1 3  1 0    -  5 13  0
 
Rays (1-1)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
A.Sonnanstin LOSS(0-1)    5 2/3  11   4   2   1   4   0 115   3.18
G.Glover                  2 1/3   2   1   1   1   1   1  33   3.86
Totals                    8      13   5   3   2   5   1
 
Yankees (3-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
I.Kennedy                 4 1/3   5   3   3   5   4   0 112   6.23
B.Bruney WIN(1-0)         1 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0  20   3.37
J.Chamberlai HOLD(1st)    1       0   0   0   1   2   0  14   0.00
R.Ohlendorf HOLD(1st)     0 1/3   2   0   0   1   1   0  14   6.75
M.Rivera SAVE(3rd)        1 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  29   0.00
Totals                    9       7   3   3   8   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 54,206 DATE- Friday, April 4th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Dan Iassogna, Dale Scott, Bill Hohn, Ron Kulpa
T- 3:14
LEFT ON BASE- Rays:12  Yankees:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Rays: 1  Yankees: 0
ERRORS- J.Bartlett
DOUBLES- J.Bartlett(1st), J.Damon(1st), B.Abreu(1st), J.Giambi(2nd),
         S.Duncan(1st), J.Molina(1st), W.Betemit(1st)
HOME RUNS- R.Cano(1st)
STOLEN BASES- C.Crawford(1st), B.Upton(1st), E.Hinske(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Damon
WALKS- A.Iwamura, C.Pena-2, B.Upton, C.Floyd-3, W.Aybar, D.Jeter, H.Matsui
STRIKE OUTS- A.Iwamura, C.Pena, B.Upton, C.Floyd, E.Hinske, N.Haynes,
             J.Bartlett, A.Rodriguez-2, H.Matsui, J.Molina, M.Ensberg
GIDP- H.Matsui
WILD PITCHES- I.Kennedy
 
Second baseman Robinson Cano lofted one into the 'cheap seats' as the New York
(AL) Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 5 to 3.
 
New York (AL) brought 3 runs across the plate in the bottom of the 6th inning
when they had 3 base hits.  The key offensive moment was provided by Wilson
Betemit who made the crowd come alive when he doubled which was good for two
runs.  New York (AL) had 13 hits overall, while Tampa Bay had 7.  
 
Brian Bruney(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 and 2/3 innings and
allowing no runs. Bruney got help from Mariano Rivera who earned his 3rd
save.  Andy Sonnanstine(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  He pitched 5 and 2/3
innings giving up 11 hits and 1 walk.
 

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Cubs win 2nd straight and take series from Astros

The Cubbies mounted a rally, scoring 3 runs in the bottom of the 8th from a 2 run single off the bat of Ryan Theriot and a 2-out pinch-hit RBI single by Ronny Cedeno. Carlos Marmol earned the win, by striking out the 2 batters he faced in the top of the 8th with runners at 2nd and 3rd and only one out.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Houston Astros At 2008 Chicago (NL) Cubs              4/6/2008
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Bourn CF          4  1  1  0 .188     A.Soriano LF        3  0  0  0 .200  
  H.Pence RF          4  0  1  0 .429   B-F.Pie LF            0  0  0  0 .222  
  D.Erstad 1B         3  0  2  1 .400     R.Johnson CF        4  0  3  0 .500  
  C.Lee LF            4  0  1  0 .353     D.Lee 1B            4  1  1  0 .158  
  M.Tejada SS         3  0  1  0 .188     A.Ramirez 3B        4  1  0  0 .211  
  G.Blum 3B           4  0  0  0 .000     K.Fukudome RF       3  1  2  1 .294  
  T.Perez 2B          3  0  1  0 .333     M.Derosa 2B         3  1  0  0 .067  
C-L.Berkman PH        1  0  1  0 .455     R.Theriot SS        4  0  1  2 .278  
  J.Towles C          3  0  0  0 .167     H.Blanco C          3  0  0  0 .250  
D-T.Wigginton PH      1  0  0  0 .364     C.Zambrano P        3  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Backe P           3  1  1  1 .333     C.Marmol P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Brocail P         0  0  0  0 ----   A-R.Cedeno PH         1  0  1  1 .667  
E-M.Loretta PH        1  0  0  0 .182     K.Wood P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  2  9  2                 Totals      32  4  8  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Marmol In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Soriano In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Perez In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Towles In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Brocail In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  9  1
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 3    -  4  8  1
 
Astros (1-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
B.Backe LOSS(0-1)         7 2/3   8   4   2   4   7   1 142   2.35
D.Brocail                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4   0.00
Totals                    8       8   4   2   4   8   1
 
Cubs (3-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
C.Zambrano                7 1/3   8   2   2   1   7   1 113   4.73
C.Marmol WIN(1-0)         0 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   6   0.00
K.Wood SAVE(3rd)          1       1   0   0   0   2   0  12   0.00
Totals                    9       9   2   2   1  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,487 DATE- Sunday, April 6th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Ed Montague, Jerry Layne, Phil Cuzzi, Jim Wolf
T- 3:03
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 7  Cubs: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Cubs: 2
ERRORS- T.Perez, A.Soriano
TRIPLES- M.Bourn(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Backe(1st), K.Fukudome(1st)
STOLEN BASES- H.Pence(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- K.Fukudome
WALKS- D.Erstad, A.Soriano-2, M.Derosa, H.Blanco
HIT BY PITCH- M.Tejada
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bourn, H.Pence-2, C.Lee, M.Tejada, G.Blum, J.Towles-2, B.Backe-2,
             M.Loretta, A.Soriano, D.Lee-2, A.Ramirez, H.Blanco, C.Zambrano-3
GIDP- G.Blum, T.Perez
 
Kosuke Fukudome went yard as the Chicago (NL) Cubs topped the Houston Astros
by a score of 4 to 2 at Wrigley Field.
 
Chicago (NL) had the game winning rally in the 8th inning with 3 runs
utilizing 3 base hits.  Derrek Lee led off the inning for Chicago (NL) when
he hit a single.  Aramis Ramirez was next and he reached on an error.
Fukudome then laid down a sacrifice bunt.  Mark Derosa came up and he was
walked intentionally to load the bases.  Ryan Theriot stepped into the box
and singled.  Henry Blanco dug into the batters box next, but he struck out.
Ronny Cedeno came to the plate and stroked a single.  Alfonso Soriano struck
out, unable to help the rally.  Chicago (NL) managed 8 hits in their victory.
 
Carlos Marmol(1-0) went 2/3 of an inning allowing no runs for the win. Kerry
Wood was credited with his 3rd save.  Brandon Backe(0-1) was given the loss.
 

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Cubs get back to .500 mark

Jason Marquis pitched a solid game and Carlos Marmol and Kerry Wood shut the door, as the Cubs beat Roy Oswalt and the Astros 3-2. Geovany Soto hit his first homerun of the year to make the difference.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Houston Astros At 2008 Chicago (NL) Cubs              4/5/2008
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Bourn CF          2  1  0  0 .167     A.Soriano LF        4  0  0  0 .235  
  H.Pence RF          3  0  1  0 .500     R.Johnson CF        3  1  0  0 .250  
  L.Berkman 1B        2  0  1  1 .400     D.Lee 1B            4  0  2  0 .133  
  C.Lee LF            4  0  1  0 .385     A.Ramirez 3B        3  0  1  1 .267  
  M.Tejada SS         4  0  0  0 .154     K.Fukudome RF       3  0  0  0 .214  
  T.Wigginton 3B      4  1  3  0 .400     M.Derosa 2B         3  1  0  0 .083  
  M.Loretta 2B        3  0  0  0 .200     G.Soto C            4  1  1  2 .250  
  B.Ausmus C          4  0  0  1 .333     R.Theriot SS        4  0  3  0 .286  
  R.Oswalt P          3  0  1  0 .500     J.Marquis P         2  0  0  0 .000  
  W.Wright P          0  0  0  0 ----   A-R.Cedeno PH         1  0  1  0 .500  
  D.Brocail P         0  0  0  0 ----     C.Marmol P          0  0  0  0 ----  
C-D.Erstad PH         1  0  0  0 .000   B-H.Blanco PH         0  0  0  01.000  
                                          K.Wood P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  2  7  2                 Totals      31  3  8  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Marquis In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Marmol In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Brocail In 9th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  7  0
Cubs............ 0 2 1  0 0 0  0 0    -  3  8  1
 
Astros (1-2)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Oswalt LOSS(0-2)        6       7   3   3   3   9   1 111   6.57  A1 D1
W.Wright                  1 2/3   1   0   0   2   3   0  29   0.00  D2 D9
D.Brocail                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   0.00  E1
Totals                    8       8   3   3   5  12   1
 
Cubs (2-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Marquis WIN(1-0)        7       5   2   2   4   1   0  99   2.57  A1 C9
C.Marmol HOLD(1st)        1       1   0   0   2   1   0  21   0.00  D1 D5
K.Wood SAVE(2nd)          1       1   0   0   0   2   0  17   0.00  D6
Totals                    9       7   2   2   6   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,770 DATE- Saturday, April 5th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Ed Hickox, Joe West, Ed Rapuano, Cb Bucknor
T- 3:17
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 7  Cubs:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 0  Cubs: 3
ERRORS- G.Soto
DOUBLES- L.Berkman(2nd), T.Wigginton-2(2nd)
HOME RUNS- G.Soto(1st)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn(1st), C.Lee(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Bourn
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Ramirez
WALKS- M.Bourn-2, H.Pence, L.Berkman-2, M.Loretta, A.Soriano, R.Johnson,
       K.Fukudome, M.Derosa, H.Blanco
STRIKE OUTS- C.Lee, T.Wigginton, B.Ausmus, D.Erstad, A.Soriano, R.Johnson-3,
             D.Lee, A.Ramirez, K.Fukudome-2, M.Derosa-2, G.Soto, J.Marquis
GIDP- C.Lee
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Geovany Soto blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
38,770 fans were treated to a fine game at Wrigley Field as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end.  The Chicago (NL) Cubs won by the
slimmest of margins, 3 to 2.
 
Chicago (NL) brought 2 runs across the plate in the 2nd inning.  Mark Derosa
led off and started the attack as he drew a walk.  Geovany Soto came to the
plate and cracked a two-run shot (his 1st of the season).  After another out,
Jason Marquis was next to the plate, but was promptly struck out.  Alfonso
Soriano got his chance to keep things going, but he went down on strikes.
Houston had a chance in the 9th but they came up short.  
 
The winning pitcher was Marquis(1-0) who allowed 2 runs in 7 innings. Kerry
Wood recorded the save, his 2nd.  Roy Oswalt(0-2) was hit with the loss.
Despite losing, he struckout 9 Chicago (NL) batters in 6 innings.  
 
 
SCORESHEET: 2008 Houston Astros at 2008 Chicago (NL) Cubs
M.Bourn-A1   A1:G/23    B1:W>b1    C1:F/7     *8*:W>b1
                                              
                                              
H.Pence-A1   A2:F/7     B2:SB>12   C2:G/63    D2:CS/24>
                        W>b1                  1o Si
                                              
L.Berkma-A1  A3:G/3     B3:Do>2#   *6*:W>b1   D3:W>12 b
                        13                    1
                                              
C.Lee-A1     *2*:Si     B4:F-DP/7  C4:G-DP/6  D4:K
                        2>3o       43>1o      
                                              
M.Tejada-A1  A5:SB+E/2  *4*:G/53   C5:L/5     D5:G/63
             >13 L-DP/                        
             5>3o                             
T.Wiggin-A1  A6:Do      B6:K       *7*:Do     *9*:Si
                                              
                                              
M.Lorett-A1  A7:IW>b1   B7:F/8     C7:G/43>2  D7:Force/
                                   3          46>1o b1
                                              
B.Ausmus-A1  A8:F/8     *5*:G/63   C8:G/53>3  D8:K
                                   #          
                                              
R.Oswalt-A1  *3*:P/4    B9:Si      C9:F/7     D9:K
W.Wright-D1                                   
D.Brocai-D6+                                  
 
A.Sorian-A1  A1:G/63    B1:K       C1:F/9     D1:W>b1    E1:G/53
                                                         
                                                         
R.Johnso-A1  A2:K       *3*:W>b1   *5*:K      D2:K
                                              
                                              
D.Lee-A1     A3:Si      B3:Si>13   C3:F/9     D3:K
                                              
                                              
A.Ramire-A1  A4:Si>12   B4:SF/8>3  C4:K       D4:G/63
                        # 12                  
                                              
K.Fukudo-A1  A5:K       B5:K       *6*:G/43   *8*:W>b1
                                              
                                              
M.Derosa-A1  *2*:W>b1   B6:K       C6:G/63    D6:K
                                              
                                              
G.Soto-A1    A7:HR>1#   *4*:G/63   C7:K       D7:L/6
             b#                               
                                              
R.Therio-A1  A8:F/9     B8:Si      *7*:Si     D8:Si>13
                                              
                                              
J.Marqui-A1  A9:K       B9:Force/  C9:Si>13   D9:W>b1
R.Cedeno-C9             36>1o b1              
C.Marmol-D5+                                  
 
 

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Cubs lose second straight

Rich Hill had troubles with his control and Cubs are shut out by former Lexington Legend Chris Sampson, 6-0.

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BOXSCORE: 2008 Houston Astros At 2008 Chicago (NL) Cubs              4/4/2008
 
  Astros             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Cubs               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Bourn CF          5  0  0  0 .200     A.Soriano LF        4  0  2  0 .308  
  H.Pence RF          3  1  2  2 .571     R.Theriot SS        3  0  0  0 .100  
  L.Berkman 1B        4  0  1  0 .375     D.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Lee LF            4  0  1  0 .444     A.Ramirez 3B        4  0  0  0 .250  
  M.Tejada SS         4  1  1  0 .222     K.Fukudome RF       3  0  1  0 .273  
  T.Wigginton 3B      2  1  1  0 .167     M.Derosa 2B         3  0  0  0 .111  
  M.Loretta 2B        3  1  0  0 .286     G.Soto C            3  0  0  0 .250  
  J.Towles C          3  2  1  4 .333     F.Pie CF            3  0  1  0 .222  
  C.Sampson P         3  0  0  0 .000     R.Hill P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          K.Hart P            0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        A-D.Ward PH           1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          B.Howry P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        B-M.Fontenot PH       1  0  1  0 .333  
                                          M.Wuertz P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  6  7  6                 Totals      29  0  5  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Hart In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Howry In 8th Inning
 
Astros.......... 0 0 2  4 0 0  0 0 0  -  6  7  0
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
 
Astros (1-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Sampson WIN(1-0)        9       5   0   0   1   6   0  94   0.00  A1
Totals                    9       5   0   0   1   6   0
 
Cubs (1-2)               IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Hill LOSS(0-1)          5       6   6   6   3   3   2  90  10.80  A1 C6
K.Hart                    1       0   0   0   0   1   0  12   0.00  C7 C9
B.Howry                   2       1   0   0   1   1   0  34   0.00  D1 D7
M.Wuertz                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0  10  11.57  D8
Totals                    9       7   6   6   4   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,623 DATE- Friday, April 4th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Alfonso Marquez, Andy Fletcher, Mike Reilly, Bob Davidson
T- 2:43
LEFT ON BASE- Astros: 4  Cubs: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Astros: 2  Cubs: 0
DOUBLES- C.Lee(1st), M.Tejada(1st), M.Fontenot(1st)
HOME RUNS- H.Pence(1st), J.Towles(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- H.Pence
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Sampson, R.Hill
WALKS- H.Pence, T.Wigginton-2, M.Loretta, R.Theriot
HIT BY PITCH- J.Towles
STRIKE OUTS- M.Bourn-2, L.Berkman, T.Wigginton, C.Sampson-2, A.Soriano, D.Lee,
             A.Ramirez, M.Derosa, F.Pie, D.Ward
GIDP- D.Lee, A.Ramirez
PASSED BALLS- G.Soto
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Geovany Soto blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Chris Sampson delivered 9 solid innings as the Houston Astros defeated the
Chicago (NL) Cubs by the score of 6 to 0 at Wrigley Field.
 
Houston took the lead for good in the 3rd inning when they tallied 2 runs on 2
hits.  That was all the offense they were to need.  The pitchers took over
after the 4th inning as neither team was able to score again.  
 
Sampson(1-0) went the distance for the shutout. Rich Hill(0-1) was tagged with
the loss.  Houston scored big getting 6 runs off him in 5 innings.  
 
Lou Piniella lamented, 'Sampson was really aggressive today.  He kept coming
after our hitters.  Heck, why not. he kept sitting our guys down one after
another - like so many bowling pins!'
 
SCORESHEET: 2008 Houston Astros at 2008 Chicago (NL) Cubs
M.Bourn-A1   A1:K       B1:G/63    C1:G/43    *7*:F/9    E1:K
                                                         
                                                         
H.Pence-A1   A2:Si      B2:HR>2#   C2:G/63    D2:W>b1
                        b#                    
                                              
L.Berkma-A1  A3:CS/24>  B3:Si      *5*:K      D3:F/7
             1o G/63                          
                                              
C.Lee-A1     *2*:G/43   B4:G/53    C4:G/53    D4:Do>1o
                                              
                                              
M.Tejada-A1  A5:G/53    *4*:Do     C5:G/43    *8*:F/9
                                              
                                              
T.Wiggin-A1  A6:Si      B6:W>b1    *6*:W>b1   D6:K
                                              
                                              
M.Lorett-A1  A7:G/23    B7:W>23 1  C7:Force/  D7:F/8
                        2 b1       54>1o b1   
                                              
J.Towles-A1  *3*:HBP    B8:HR>3#   C8:G/43>1  *9*:G/63
                        2# 1# b#   2          
                                              
C.Sampso-A1  A9:Sac/34  B9:K       C9:PB>23   D9:G/53
             >12                   K          
                                              
 
A.Sorian-A1  A1:Si      B1:G/43    C1:Si      D1:K
                                              
                                              
R.Therio-A1  A2:F/9     *4*:L/6    C2:L/5     *9*:W>b1
                                              
                                              
D.Lee-A1     A3:G-DP/6  B3:F/8     *7*:G/53   D3:K
             43>1o                            
                                              
A.Ramire-A1  *2*:G/63   B4:F/7     C4:K       D4:G-DP/6
                                              43>1o
                                              
K.Fukudo-A1  A5:G/13    *5*:G/43   C5:Si
                                   
                                   
M.Derosa-A1  A6:K       B6:G/53    C6:F/8
                                   
                                   
G.Soto-A1    *3*:G/63   B7:F/8     *8*:G/53
                                   
                                   
F.Pie-A1     A8:Si      *6*:K      C8:G/63
                                   
                                   
R.Hill-A1    A9:Sac/14  B9:K       C9:Do
K.Hart-B8    >12                   
D.Ward-B9+                         
 
 

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