August 18, 2006: A Burly Buehrle

With expectations high after a large free-agency contract, Mark Buehrle got off to a horrible start for the Fleetwood Walkers in 2006. Through his first 10 starts, Buehrle was just 2-4 with a 6.04 earned run average.

By August, however, Buehrle turned things around. From late May through the end of July, Buehrle showed his talent with an 8-4 record and a 3.77 earned run average. And with 2 strong victories at home already in August, the resilient lefty looked to keep things going versus Plaza.

Miguel Cabrera provided Buehrle with an early lead, smacking a 2-run double off of Plaza starting pitcher Ervin Santana. Little did anyone know at the time, but those runs would be all Buehrle would need.

By the end of the evening, Buehrle had thrown a complete game four-hitter. He walked just one batter, and allowed only 1 unearned run. Fleetwood had defeated Plaza again, this time by a score of 7-1.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Plaza Lions At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers                8/18/2006
Gm 2: Mark Buehrle dominates Plaza, allowing only 4 hits and 0 earned runs.
 
  Lions              AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Young SS          4  0  1  0 .312     D.Dejesus CF,LF     3  1  0  0 .270  
  M.Loretta 2B        4  0  1  0 .260     D.Wright DH         3  1  1  0 .295  
  D.Ortiz DH          4  0  0  0 .277     D.Lee 1B            3  2  1  1 .278  
  P.Wilson LF         4  1  1  0 .293     M.Cabrera 3B        3  1  1  2 .328  
  A.Dunn 1B           3  0  0  1 .236     J.Guillen RF        4  0  2  1 .293  
  J.Randa 3B          3  0  0  0 .275   C-J.Edmonds CF        0  0  0  0 .261  
  G.Jenkins RF        2  0  1  0 .283     M.Giles 2B          3  1  2  1 .263  
  A.Rowand CF         3  0  0  0 .261     R.Castro C          2  0  0  0 .290  
  M.Lieberthal C      3  0  0  0 .217   A-J.Closser PH,C      2  0  0  0 .194  
                                          B.Crosby SS         2  1  1  2 .319  
                                        B-C.Counsell PH,SS    2  0  0  0 .230  
                                          L.Matos LF,RF       3  0  1  0 .290  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  4  1                 Totals      30  7  9  7
 
A-Pinch Hit For Castro In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 6th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Guillen In 8th Inning
 
Lions........... 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  4  1
Walkers......... 2 0 0  2 3 0  0 0    -  7  9  3
 
Lions (70-48)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Santana LOSS(3-5)       4 1/3   7   5   4   2   2   1   6.93  A1 C2
D.Sanchez                 3 2/3   2   2   2   2   3   0   4.43  C3
Totals                    8       9   7   6   4   5   1
 
Walkers (89-42)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(14-8)       9       4   1   0   1   3   0   4.10  A1
Totals                    9       4   1   0   1   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,607 DATE- Monday, August 18th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Lions: 5  Walkers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Lions: 1  Walkers: 1
ERRORS- A.Dunn, M.Giles-2, L.Matos
DOUBLES- M.Young(37th), G.Jenkins(31st), D.Wright(27th), M.Cabrera(46th)
HOME RUNS- B.Crosby(13th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Dunn, M.Giles
WALKS- J.Randa, D.Dejesus, D.Wright, D.Lee, M.Cabrera
HIT BY PITCH- G.Jenkins
STRIKE OUTS- D.Ortiz, P.Wilson, A.Rowand, D.Dejesus, D.Wright, D.Lee,
             J.Guillen-2
GIDP- A.Dunn, R.Castro
WILD PITCHES- D.Sanchez