October 23, 2006: NLCS Game 3

Second baseman Marcus Giles had 3 base hits and 2 RBI at the Hall of Justice as the Fleetwood Walkers beat the Metropolis Avengers 8 to 4. With the victory, the Walkers took the series lead 2 games to 1.

Fleetwood wasted no time, grabbing the lead in the first inning with 2 runs on 1 hit. The key offensive moment was provided by Jim Edmonds. He disappointed the partisan crowd when he doubled, bringing in two baserunners. Fleetwood managed 9 hits in their victory.

Mark Buehrle (2-0) got the win, allowing 4 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings. Buehrle was helped out by Derrick Turnbow who recorded his 3rd save. Andy Pettitte (1-1) was the loser.

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BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Metropolis Avengers       10/23/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Avengers           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .097     J.Michaels DH       4  0  1  0 .200  
  D.Wright DH         4  2  1  0 .229     B.Roberts 2B        4  0  0  0 .421  
  D.Lee 1B            2  3  1  0 .265     R.Sexson 1B         4  1  0  0 .211  
  M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  0  0 .343     V.Guerrero RF       4  2  2  0 .205  
  J.Edmonds CF        3  0  1  4 .207     B.Abreu LF,CF       4  1  1  1 .308  
  M.Giles 2B          4  1  3  2 .333     V.Wells CF          3  0  2  2 .265  
A-C.Counsell PR,2B    1  0  0  0 .000   D-M.Mora PH           0  0  0  0 .333  
  R.Castro C          3  0  2  1 .308   F-T.Pratt C           0  0  0  0 .286  
B-B.Bonds PH          0  0  0  0 .000     E.Chavez 3B         4  0  2  1 .316  
C-J.Valentin C        0  0  0  0 .333     J.Posada C          3  0  0  0 .172  
  D.Dejesus LF        3  0  0  0 .323   E-R.Branyan PH,LF     1  0  0  0 .500  
  L.Matos RF          3  0  0  0 .250     R.Furcal SS         4  0  0  0 .184  
G-J.Guillen PH,RF     1  1  1  0 .250                                          
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         Totals      32  8  9  7                 Totals      35  4  8  4
 
A-Pinch Ran For Giles In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Castro In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bonds In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Wells In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Posada In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Mora In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Matos In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 2 0 3  0 0 0  0 1 2  -  8  9  0
Avengers........ 0 0 0  3 0 1  0 0 0  -  4  8  0
 
Walkers (6-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(2-0)        5 1/3   6   4   4   1   6   0   1.89  A1 C5
K.Escobar                 0       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.25  C6 C6
F.Cabrera HOLD(1st)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   4.15  C7 C9
D.Turnbow SAVE(3rd)       2 2/3   1   0   0   2   3   0   0.00  D1
Totals                    9       8   4   4   3  10   0
 
Avengers (5-5)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Pettitte LOSS(1-1)      7 2/3   8   6   6   2   6   0   5.25  A1 D6
C.Politte                 1       1   2   1   3   1   0   4.50  D7 E5
T.Mulholland              0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.00  E6
Totals                    9       9   8   7   5   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,931 DATE- Monday, October 23rd 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 7  Avengers: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0  Avengers: 0
DOUBLES- D.Lee(2nd), J.Edmonds(5th), M.Giles(2nd), V.Guerrero(2nd),
         V.Wells(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- M.Giles
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Crosby, D.Dejesus
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Edmonds
WALKS- D.Wright, D.Lee-2, J.Edmonds, B.Bonds, J.Michaels, B.Roberts, R.Sexson
HIT BY PITCH- D.Lee, M.Cabrera, M.Mora
STRIKE OUTS- B.Crosby, D.Wright, M.Cabrera-2, J.Edmonds-2, L.Matos,
             J.Michaels-2, B.Roberts-2, R.Sexson-3, J.Posada, R.Branyan,
             R.Furcal
PASSED BALLS- T.Pratt
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Andy Pettitte robbed Miguel Cabrera of a base hit.
          Top 4th: Rafael Furcal robbed David Wright of a base hit.