Fleetwood Walkers: May 2006

Monday, May 29, 2006

Fleetwood Stats through May (56 games)

Fleetwood finishes May with a 17-11 record (11-3 at home, 6-8 on road), leaving the Walkers one game behind Maine in the NL Central with a 35-21 season record.

Fleetwood's offense was a bit weaker in May than in April, scoring 145 runs (5.2 per game) versus 168 runs (6.0 per game) the month before. Its pitching and defense improved, however, allowing 109 runs (3.9 per game) in May versus 141 runs (5.0 per game) in April.

Given Fleetwood's total runs scored (313) and total runs allowed (250) on the season, its Pythagorean Record would be 34-22 (.611 x 28 games). As such, it appears the Walkers' record is almost exactly as should be expected (+1 wins over expectations).

Fleetwood continues to dominate right-handed starters (30-12), but still struggles versus lefty pitchers (5-9). These trends are both consistent with April's results.

Fleetwood's most exceptional players so far are Miguel Cabrera, David Wright, A.J. Burnett and Esteban Loaiza. Derrek Lee (.283/.372/.566 in May), David Wright (.356/.412/.574 in May), Dave Bush (4-2, 3.78 ERA in May) and Derrick Turnbow (1-0, 3 SV, 1.29 ERA) improved greatly on their April performances.

Players who are struggling the most so far are Marcus Giles, Jermaine Dye, Mark Buehrle and Greg Maddux. Jermaine Dye (.188/.247/.235 in May) and Neifi Perez (.215/.246/.292 in May) in particular came crashing down for their April highs.

All in all, May was another great month for Fleetwood. The team remains close to the divisional lead, and appears well-rested heading into June. Hopefully the pitching will continue to improve in June, with the offense continuing its solid performance.

Looking ahead to June, Fleetwood will face the NL West. This division has averaged 29 wins and 27 losses so far in 2006, but is led by two powerhouse teams (Metropolis at 37-19, Ocala at 36-20). We will soon find out how the rebuilt Fleetwood Walkers compare with these two proven BRASSball juggernauts.

Primary Player Statistics For 2006 Fleetwood Walkers Totals After 56 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
M.Cabrera         .332  56 226  36  75 21  0  9  37  17  45  1  1  5   0  0  3
D.Wright          .316  55 212  33  67 14  1 11  43  19  35  1  0  5   4  0  2
L.Matos           .305  38  95  15  29  5  1  2  14  10  14  6  0  2   7  1  1
J.Phelps          .295  33  88  14  26  4  0  2  12  13  32  2  0  2   0  0  1
B.Crosby          .290  37 107  19  31  8  1  5  17  15  17  1  2  4   0  0  4
J.Dye             .282  52 181  25  51 13  1  3  19  12  35  2  0  5   1  2  5
J.Valentin        .279  22  61  14  17  2  1  3   6  12   7  0  0  3   0  0  1
R.Castro          .278  31  90  18  25  3  1  5  24  12  15  0  1  4   0  0  3
N.Perez           .268  46 138  12  37 11  0  2  25   6  12  1  6  3   1  0  3
D.Lee             .268  56 213  40  57 12  3 10  27  30  50  3  0  3   1  1  2
D.Dejesus         .266  47 128  24  34  7  4  2  22  15  17  4  4  2   1  1  0
M.Giles           .240  46 175  30  42 10  1  3  15  23  38  3  3  3   2  0  3
J.Edmonds         .240  51 150  27  36 10  0  9  26  22  47  1  0  6   1  1  2
R.Doumit          .200  15  40   5   8  2  0  1   9   2   8  2  0  0   0  0  2
J.Closser         .160  11  25   1   4  0  0  0   2   3   7  0  0  1   1  0  1
R.Zimmerman       ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
L.Nix             ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
M.Cabrera         ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
B.Bonds           ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
C.Jackson         ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
ALL PITCHERS      ----  56   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  2
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .279    1929     539    14    298     379    17     19    35
                        56     313    122    67     211     27    48      6
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
A.Rhodes          0.00  1  1  .500   9  0  0  0  1   8.2   5   1   0  0   1   9
C.Eldred          2.45  2  1  .667  18  0  0  0  0  18.1  13   6   5  2   7  15
D.Turnbow         2.84  3  2  .600  19  0  0  0  9  25.1  19   8   8  1   5  17
A.Burnett         3.12  8  3  .727  11 11  1  0  0  75.0  74  27  26  7  27  61
S.Downs           3.73  1  0 1.000  30  0  0  0  1  31.1  31  13  13  2  10  20
E.Loaiza          3.86  6  2  .750  11 11  0  0  0  67.2  72  30  29  4  15  52
D.Bush            4.53  5  4  .556  11 11  1  1  0  59.2  58  30  30  8  13  25
J.Dominguez       4.55  1  1  .500  20  0  0  0  0  27.2  27  14  14  5   8  11
E.Gagne           4.66  0  1  .000   9  0  0  0  1   9.2   9   5   5  3   4  17
G.Maddux          5.37  4  2  .667  11 11  2  0  0  68.2  80  41  41  8  24  34
M.Buehrle         5.63  3  4  .429  12 12  0  0  0  80.0 101  52  50 14  20  42
R.Vogelsong       5.87  1  0 1.000  25  0  0  0  0  30.2  38  23  20  1  21  16
F.Cabrera         ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
D.Bautista        ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Z.Greinke         ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
K.Foulke          ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
C.Schilling       ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                          5                   +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       4.31    21        56     4    12       527     241    155
                       35     .625     56     6    502.2     250     55     319

Misc/Sabermetric Statistics For 2006 Fleetwood Walkers Totals After 56 Games
 
 
NAME               OB%  SLUG   SB%    RC  RC/27 TOTAVG  PROD ISOPW   TB  AB/HR
B.Bonds           ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
M.Cabrera         .375  .544  ----  45.7   7.66   .904  .919  .212  123  25.11
M.Cabrera         ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
R.Castro          .359  .500  ----  15.6   5.93   .826  .859  .222   45  18.00
J.Closser         .250  .160 1.000   1.1   1.39   .364  .410  .000    4   ----
B.Crosby          .379  .523  ----  21.1   6.85   .900  .902  .234   56  21.40
D.Dejesus         .358  .430  .500  20.6   5.45   .773  .788  .164   55  64.00
R.Doumit          .273  .325  ----   3.8   3.23   .531  .598  .125   13  40.00
J.Dye             .330  .414  .333  23.5   4.57   .657  .744  .133   75  60.33
J.Edmonds         .333  .487  .500  24.0   5.18   .802  .820  .247   73  16.67
M.Giles           .333  .360 1.000  23.1   4.40   .669  .693  .120   63  58.33
C.Jackson         ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
D.Lee             .363  .493  .500  39.9   6.65   .869  .856  .225  105  21.30
L.Matos           .398  .442  .875  18.9   7.19   .942  .840  .137   42  47.50
L.Nix             ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
N.Perez           .297  .391 1.000  16.2   3.88   .596  .689  .123   54  69.00
J.Phelps          .398  .409  ----  15.1   6.37   .797  .807  .114   36  44.00
J.Valentin        .392  .492  ----  11.8   6.65   .894  .884  .213   30  20.33
D.Wright          .370  .547 1.000  43.5   7.67   .933  .917  .231  116  19.27
R.Zimmerman       ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
ALL PITCHERS      ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
---------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ ----- ----- ---- ------
TEAM TOTALS       .354        .760         5.83         .816        890
                        .461       321.2          .794        .182       28.79
 
 
NAME              OPPAV  H/9 BB/9 SO/9 HR/9 RNSUP  IR ISP IRS IRSC% SO/BB
D.Bautista         ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
M.Buehrle          .315 11.4  2.3  4.7  1.6  5.33   0   0   0  ----  2.10
A.Burnett          .263  8.9  3.2  7.3  0.8  6.09   0   0   0  ----  2.26
D.Bush             .254  8.7  2.0  3.8  1.2  5.09   0   0   0  ----  1.92
F.Cabrera          ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
J.Dominguez        .257  8.8  2.6  3.6  1.6   ---  10   3   5  .500  1.38
S.Downs            .258  8.9  2.9  5.7  0.6   ---  14   6   3  .214  2.00
C.Eldred           .200  6.4  3.4  7.4  1.0   ---  16  10   6  .375  2.14
K.Foulke           ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
E.Gagne            .231  8.4  3.7 15.8  2.8   ---   7   4   4  .571  4.25
Z.Greinke          ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
E.Loaiza           .276  9.6  2.0  6.9  0.5  6.55   0   0   0  ----  3.47
G.Maddux           .296 10.5  3.1  4.5  1.0  4.91   0   0   0  ----  1.42
A.Rhodes           .161  5.2  1.0  9.3  0.0   ---   6   4   3  .500  9.00
C.Schilling        ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
D.Turnbow          .209  6.7  1.8  6.0  0.4   ---  14   9   4  .286  3.40
R.Vogelsong        .309 11.2  6.2  4.7  0.3   ---  17   8   5  .294   .76
ALL NON-PITCHERS   ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
----------------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- --- --- --- ----- -----
TEAM TOTALS        .272       2.8       1.0        84      30        2.06
                         9.4       5.7       5.59      44      .357

May 29-31, 2006: Fleetwood at Brooklyn

May 29: Fleetwood 9, Brooklyn 1
This game was much closer than the score indicates, as Fleetwood blew it open late with 7 runs in the 9th inning. Highlighting the explosion was a 3-run double by David DeJesus, set up by some wild Brooklyn pitching (5 walks allowed in 9th inning alone).

Prior to that outburst, Javier Vazquez (6 IP, 10 K) and Kerry Wood (2 IP, 4 K) had pitched very well for the Bulldogs. Only a solo home run by Marcus Giles and an RBI double by David Wright in the 7th had marred their days.

Fleetwood's pitching was also strong. In fact, they did not allow an earned run all game. Esteban Loaiza (5 IP, 0 R, 7 K) led the staff, but the bullpen conributed 4 solid innings as well.

May 30: Fleetwood 5, Brooklyn 7
Brooklyn ended its losing ways versus Fleetwood, finally winning a game after 5 earlier loses. The Bulldogs took advantage of a shaky Dave Bush to score 5 runs in the first three innings. Fleetwood fought its way back, but fell just short. John Olerud starred at the plate for Brooklyn (4-5, 2B, HR, 2 RBI).

May 31: Fleetwood 4, Brooklyn 3 (11 innings)
Two lefties took the hill looking to deliver a series-win to their teams. Mark Buerhle started for Fleetwood and Jamie Moyer for Brooklyn. Both pitchers performed well, but this game would eventually be decided by the bullpens.

Neifi Perez broke a 1-1 tie in the 7th inning with a squeeze bunt, scoring David DeJesus. Michael Cuddyer delivered a solo home run in the bottom of the 7th, though, tying the game again.

Brooklyn took the lead in the bottom of the 8th on a Garrett Atkins RBI single. Moving to the top of the 9th, Fleetwood scratched a run across on a pinch-hit RBI single by Josh Phelps against Brooklyn closer Todd Jones. The game was headed to extra innings.

In the top of the 11th, Luis Matos singled in Marcus Giles. Fleetwood now led 4-3, and that's how the game would end after Scott Downs put down a Bulldog rally in the bottom of the inning.

Fleetwood wins the series 2 games to 1. Box scores are below.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Brooklyn Bulldogs          5/29/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bulldogs           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Giles 2B          4  2  1  1 .229     J.Lugo SS           4  1  2  0 .318  
  D.Wright 3B         4  0  2  1 .287     S.Podsednik LF      2  0  0  0 .288  
C-D.Dejesus LF        1  1  1  3 .276   E-G.Atkins PH         0  0  0  0 .269  
  D.Lee 1B            3  1  0  0 .245   F-J.Olerud PH         1  0  1  1 .214  
  M.Cabrera LF,3B     5  1  2  1 .319   G-P.Ozuna PR,LF       0  0  0  0 .283  
  J.Dye RF            3  1  0  0 .354     C.Crisp CF          4  0  1  0 .323  
  B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .259     J.Castro 3B         4  0  2  0 .262  
  J.Phelps DH         4  1  1  1 .283     A.Nunez DH          4  0  1  0 .326  
  R.Castro C          5  0  2  2 .250     M.Cuddyer 1B        3  0  0  0 .288  
  L.Matos CF          3  1  1  0 .357     D.Ardoin C          2  0  0  0 .136  
D-J.Edmonds CF        1  1  0  0 .270   A-A.Kearns PH         1  0  0  0 .248  
                                        B-G.Zaun C            1  0  1  0 .324  
                                          S.Sosa RF           4  0  0  0 .214  
                                          A.Cintron 2B        4  0  0  0 .171  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  9 10  9                 Totals      34  1  8  1
 
A-Pinch Hit For Ardoin In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Kearns In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Wright In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Matos In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Podsednik In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Atkins In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For Olerud In 8th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 1  0 0 0  1 0 7  -  9 10  2
Bulldogs........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 1 0  -  1  8  0
 
Walkers (19-10)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza WIN(4-0)         5       4   0   0   0   7   0   2.84  A1 C1
J.Dominguez HOLD(3rd)     1 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   4.32  C2 C5
R.Vogelsong HOLD(5th)     0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   7.56  C6 C8
C.Eldred HOLD(6th)        0 1/3   0   1   0   0   0   0   1.54  C9 D1
A.Rhodes SAVE(1st)        1 2/3   3   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D2
Totals                    9       8   1   0   1   8   0
 
Bulldogs (20-20)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Vazquez LOSS(4-3)       6       4   1   1   3  10   1   3.17  A1 C7
K.Wood                    2       2   1   1   0   4   0   3.94  C8 D6
D.Brazelton               0 1/3   0   3   3   3   1   0   9.45  D7 E1
R.Villone                 0       2   3   3   1   0   0   9.42  E2 E4
H.Bell                    0 2/3   2   1   1   1   1   0   0.60  E5
Totals                    9      10   9   9   8  16   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 47,498 DATE- Thursday, May 29th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 9  Bulldogs: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0  Bulldogs: 0
ERRORS- M.Cabrera, R.Castro
DOUBLES- D.Wright-2(9th), D.Dejesus(6th), M.Cabrera(14th), L.Matos(4th),
         A.Nunez(6th)
HOME RUNS- M.Giles(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Lugo(7th)
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Podsednik
WALKS- M.Giles, D.Lee-2, J.Dye-2, B.Crosby, J.Phelps, J.Edmonds, M.Cuddyer
STRIKE OUTS- M.Giles-3, D.Lee-2, M.Cabrera-2, J.Dye, B.Crosby, J.Phelps-3,
             R.Castro-2, L.Matos, J.Edmonds, S.Podsednik-2, J.Castro, A.Nunez,
             M.Cuddyer-2, S.Sosa, A.Cintron
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Marcus Giles robbed Danny Ardoin of a base hit.
          Bot 6th: Ramon Castro blocked the plate, saving a run!

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Brooklyn Bulldogs          5/30/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bulldogs           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Crosby SS         5  2  3  1 .288     J.Lugo SS           5  1  2  0 .321  
  J.Edmonds CF        4  1  0  0 .256     S.Podsednik LF      3  1  0  0 .282  
  D.Lee 1B            3  1  1  0 .248     C.Crisp CF          5  1  2  2 .325  
  M.Cabrera 3B        5  0  3  2 .331     G.Atkins 3B         5  1  2  1 .274  
  D.Wright DH         4  0  0  1 .277     D.Ardoin DH         5  0  1  0 .143  
  J.Dye RF            2  0  0  1 .347     J.Olerud 1B         5  2  4  2 .277  
  R.Doumit C          3  1  1  0 .333     G.Zaun C            3  1  2  1 .333  
  L.Matos LF          4  0  2  0 .370     S.Sosa RF           5  0  2  0 .223  
  N.Perez 2B          4  0  0  0 .299     J.Castro 2B         4  0  1  1 .262  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  5 10  5                 Totals      40  7 16  7
 
 
Walkers......... 2 1 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  5 10  2
Bulldogs........ 1 1 3  0 0 1  1 0    -  7 16  0
 
Walkers (19-11)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Bush LOSS(1-3)          2 2/3   5   5   5   3   0   2   6.52  A1 B7
R.Vogelsong               2 1/3   4   0   0   1   0   0   6.63  B8 C9
J.Dominguez               1       5   2   2   0   0   1   5.09  D1 D8
A.Rhodes                  0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D9 E1
S.Downs                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5.74  E2 E2
C.Eldred                  1 1/3   2   0   0   0   2   0   1.38  E3
Totals                    8      16   7   7   4   3   3
 
Bulldogs (21-20)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Estes WIN(1-1)          6       6   3   3   3   2   0   3.86  A1 C8
R.Villone                 0 2/3   2   2   2   1   1   0  10.20  C9 D4
D.Brazelton HOLD(1st)     0 1/3   0   0   0   2   0   0   9.30  D5 D7
K.Wood HOLD(3rd)          1       1   0   0   0   1   0   3.71  D8 E2
B.Wickman SAVE(5th)       1       1   0   0   0   0   0   3.07  E3
Totals                    9      10   5   5   6   4   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,636 DATE- Friday, May 30th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:16
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 9  Bulldogs:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2  Bulldogs: 2
ERRORS- M.Cabrera, A.Rhodes
DOUBLES- R.Doumit(1st), J.Lugo(9th), J.Olerud(2nd)
HOME RUNS- C.Crisp(5th), J.Olerud(1st), G.Zaun(1st)
STOLEN BASES- S.Podsednik(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Lee
WALKS- J.Edmonds, D.Lee-2, D.Wright, J.Dye, R.Doumit, S.Podsednik-2, G.Zaun-2
HIT BY PITCH- J.Dye
STRIKE OUTS- B.Crosby, J.Edmonds, D.Lee, N.Perez, C.Crisp, D.Ardoin, J.Castro
GIDP- J.Edmonds, D.Wright, S.Sosa
WILD PITCHES- R.Villone
PASSED BALLS- G.Zaun-2

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Brooklyn Bulldogs          5/31/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bulldogs           AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .270     C.Crisp CF          6  1  1  0 .320  
C-J.Phelps PH         1  0  1  1 .298     J.Lugo SS           5  0  1  0 .317  
D-R.Castro C          1  0  0  0 .246     G.Atkins 3B         6  1  3  2 .284  
  J.Edmonds CF        6  0  0  0 .238     A.Kearns RF         4  0  0  0 .238  
  D.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .239     S.Podsednik LF      5  0  0  0 .272  
  M.Cabrera 3B        5  0  1  0 .325     M.Cuddyer 1B        3  1  2  1 .298  
  D.Wright DH         5  0  2  0 .282   A-J.Olerud 1B         0  0  0  0 .277  
  D.Dejesus LF        3  1  0  0 .266     A.Nunez 2B          5  0  0  0 .314  
  R.Doumit C          4  0  1  0 .286     S.Sosa DH           4  0  2  0 .234  
B-M.Giles PR,2B       0  2  0  0 .229     G.Zaun C            4  0  1  0 .330  
  L.Matos RF          3  1  3  2 .408   E-P.Ozuna PR          0  0  0  0 .283  
  N.Perez 2B,SS       3  0  0  1 .288                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  4  8  4                 Totals      42  3 10  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cuddyer In 9th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Doumit In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Phelps In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Zaun In 11th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 1 0  1 0 1  0 1 -  4  8  1
Bulldogs........ 1 0 0  0 0 0  1 1 0  0 0 -  3 10  0
 
Walkers (20-11)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle                 7       6   3   3   1   6   2   5.16  A1 D1
D.Turnbow                 2       2   0   0   2   1   0   4.05  D2 E2
S.Downs WIN(1-0)          2       2   0   0   2   0   0   5.09  E3
Totals                   11      10   3   3   5   7   2
 
Bulldogs (21-21)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Moyer                   7       4   2   2   2   4   1   4.57  A1 D1
H.Bell                    1       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.56  D2 D5
B.Wickman BS(2nd)         2       2   1   1   2   1   0   3.24  D6 E6
R.Villone LOSS(0-2)       1       1   1   1   1   0   0  10.13  E7
Totals                   11       8   4   4   5   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 42,238 DATE- Saturday, May 31st 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:58
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:10  Bulldogs:12
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2  Bulldogs: 0
ERRORS- J.Edmonds
DOUBLES- C.Crisp(10th), S.Sosa(5th)
HOME RUNS- L.Matos(1st), G.Atkins(5th), M.Cuddyer(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Wright(4th), D.Dejesus(1st), L.Matos(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Perez-2
WALKS- D.Lee, D.Dejesus, M.Giles, L.Matos-2, J.Lugo, M.Cuddyer, J.Olerud,
       S.Sosa, G.Zaun
HIT BY PITCH- D.Dejesus, A.Kearns
STRIKE OUTS- B.Crosby, J.Edmonds-2, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, D.Dejesus, C.Crisp,
             J.Lugo, G.Atkins, A.Kearns, S.Podsednik, M.Cuddyer, G.Zaun
GIDP- S.Podsednik, A.Nunez
WILD PITCHES- R.Villone
PASSED BALLS- G.Zaun

May 28, 2006: Fighting Till the End

Fleetwood entered this game looking for a four-game sweep of Brooklyn. While always good news, this would be especially true after the Walkers' struggles versus Toledo (3-4) and Santa Barbara (2-5) earlier in May.

Things did not get off to a good start for Fleetwood, who trailed 3-0 after the top of the 4th inning. In the bottom of the 4th inning, though, Fleetwood scored 2 runs. A David Wright double highlighted that inning, and drew the Walkers within 1 run of the lead.

Both Brandon Webb of Brooklyn and A.J. Burnett of Fleetwood pitched well, and neither team scored again through the 7th inning. In the bottom of the 8th inning, however, Brooklyn called on Dewon Brazelton to relieve a tired Brandon Webb.

Needless to say, Brazelton had seen some troubles this season. And unfortunately for Bulldog fans, those struggles continued when he surrendered home runs to Derrek Lee and David Wright in the bottom of the 8th inning. The lead now belonged to Fleetwood, and Burnett would retire Brooklyn in order in the 9th inning.

Fleetwood had swept the four-game series, and would now head to Brooklyn for 3 more games versus the Bulldogs.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Brooklyn Bulldogs At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers          5/28/2006
Gm 4: Fleetwood earns comeback win and sweep with Lee and Wright HRs in 8th.
 
  Bulldogs           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Lugo SS           5  0  2  1 .321     M.Giles 2B          4  0  1  0 .240  
  S.Podsednik LF      4  1  1  0 .286     J.Edmonds CF        3  1  1  0 .259  
  C.Crisp CF          5  0  0  0 .318     D.Lee 1B            4  2  3  1 .276  
  G.Atkins 3B         4  0  2  1 .307     M.Cabrera 3B        4  0  2  0 .327  
  A.Nunez DH          4  1  1  0 .339     J.Valentin C        4  0  0  0 .279  
  M.Cuddyer 1B        3  1  0  0 .291     D.Wright DH         4  1  3  2 .317  
C-J.Olerud 1B         0  0  0  0 .200     D.Dejesus LF        2  0  0  0 .266  
  G.Zaun C            2  0  0  0 .313     J.Dye RF            2  0  0  0 .290  
  A.Kearns RF         4  0  1  1 .253   A-R.Doumit PH         1  0  0  0 .182  
  A.Cintron 2B        4  0  1  0 .217   B-L.Matos RF          0  0  0  0 .271  
                                          N.Perez SS          3  0  1  0 .282  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  3  8  3                 Totals      31  4 11  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dye In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Doumit In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cuddyer In 8th Inning
 
Bulldogs........ 1 0 0  2 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  8  0
Walkers......... 0 0 0  2 0 0  0 2    -  4 11  1
 
Bulldogs (17-15)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
B.Webb                    7       9   2   2   2   5   0   2.45  A1 D2
D.Brazelton L(1-2)B(3rd)  1       2   2   2   1   0   2   9.77  D3
Totals                    8      11   4   4   3   5   2
 
Walkers (33-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(8-3)        9       8   3   3   4   6   0   3.12  A1
Totals                    9       8   3   3   4   6   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 25,926 DATE- Wednesday, May 28th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:26
LEFT ON BASE- Bulldogs: 9  Walkers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bulldogs: 2  Walkers: 0
ERRORS- J.Dye
DOUBLES- J.Lugo(8th), G.Atkins(8th), J.Edmonds(10th), D.Wright(12th)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(10th), D.Wright(11th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Lugo(7th), S.Podsednik-2(10th)
CAUGHT STEALING- G.Zaun, D.Dejesus
WALKS- S.Podsednik, M.Cuddyer, G.Zaun-2, J.Edmonds, D.Dejesus-2
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crisp-2, M.Cuddyer-2, G.Zaun, A.Kearns, M.Giles, J.Edmonds,
             M.Cabrera, J.Valentin, D.Wright
GIDP- J.Edmonds, J.Valentin

May 27, 2006: Shining Stars

Invariably, a team whose star players actually play like stars on that given day will win. And today saw Fleetwood's stars shine the brightest.

Derrek Lee, Jim Edmonds and Miguel Cabrera each hit solo home runs, and Greg Maddux provided 7 exceptional innings. Arthur Rhodes and Derrick Turnbow then came in finish what Maddux had started.

Fleetwood wins 3-2, and goes for a four-game sweep of Brooklyn tomorrow.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Brooklyn Bulldogs At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers          5/27/2006
Gm 3: Lee, Edmonds & Cabrera hit solo HRs; Maddux is sharp in Fleetwood win.
 
  Bulldogs           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Lugo SS           4  1  1  0 .317     B.Crosby SS         4  0  1  0 .298  
  S.Podsednik LF      4  0  1  1 .287     J.Edmonds CF        3  1  1  1 .257  
  C.Crisp CF          4  0  0  0 .331     D.Lee 1B            4  1  1  1 .266  
  G.Atkins 3B         4  0  1  0 .301     M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  2  1 .324  
  A.Nunez DH          3  1  1  1 .342     D.Wright DH         3  0  2  0 .308  
  M.Cuddyer 1B,RF     3  0  0  0 .300     J.Dye RF            4  0  0  0 .293  
  G.Zaun C            3  0  0  0 .319     R.Doumit C          3  0  0  0 .188  
  A.Kearns RF         2  0  0  0 .253     L.Matos LF          3  0  0  0 .271  
B-J.Olerud PH         1  0  1  0 .200   A-D.Dejesus LF        0  0  0  0 .270  
C-P.Ozuna PR,1B       0  0  0  0 .346     N.Perez 2B          3  0  0  0 .281  
  A.Cintron 2B        3  0  0  0 .214                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  5  2                 Totals      31  3  7  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Matos In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kearns In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Olerud In 8th Inning
 
Bulldogs........ 0 0 0  0 0 1  1 0 0  -  2  5  0
Walkers......... 1 0 0  0 0 2  0 0    -  3  7  0
 
Bulldogs (17-14)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Hendrickso LOSS(3-3)    6       6   3   3   1   2   3   4.78  A1 C7
R.Villone                 2       1   0   0   1   2   0   4.26  C8
Totals                    8       7   3   3   2   4   3
 
Walkers (32-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Maddux WIN(4-2)         7       4   2   2   1   5   1   5.37  A1 C7
A.Rhodes HOLD(3rd)        0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  C8 D1
D.Turnbow SAVE(9th)       1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.09  D2
Totals                    9       5   2   2   1   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,206 DATE- Tuesday, May 27th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:49
LEFT ON BASE- Bulldogs: 3  Walkers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bulldogs: 0  Walkers: 1
DOUBLES- S.Podsednik(6th), J.Olerud(2nd), B.Crosby(8th), M.Cabrera(20th)
HOME RUNS- A.Nunez(4th), J.Edmonds(9th), D.Lee(9th), M.Cabrera(9th)
STOLEN BASES- S.Podsednik(8th)
WALKS- A.Nunez, J.Edmonds, D.Wright
STRIKE OUTS- J.Lugo, S.Podsednik, C.Crisp, M.Cuddyer, G.Zaun, A.Cintron,
             J.Edmonds, D.Lee, J.Dye, R.Doumit
GIDP- M.Cuddyer
PASSED BALLS- G.Zaun

May 26, 2006: Two in a Row

Game 2 of this four-game homestand versus Brooklyn saw a matchup of Mark Buehrle for Fleetwood and Ryan Drese for the visting Bulldogs.

While Buehrle still had his struggles, he was able to scatter 10 hits over his 6 innings and earn the win. David Wright and Miguel Cabrera both shined on offense for the Walkers, with each collecting 2 hits and 2 RBI.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Brooklyn Bulldogs At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers          5/26/2006
Gm 2: Fleetwood's pitchers scatter 11 hits and win; Wright & Cabrera star.
 
  Bulldogs           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Crisp CF          5  0  2  0 .341     M.Giles 2B          3  2  1  1 .240  
  J.Lugo SS           5  0  1  0 .320     D.Wright 3B         3  1  2  2 .302  
  G.Atkins 3B         5  0  3  1 .303   B-J.Edmonds CF        0  0  0  0 .256  
  A.Kearns RF         4  0  0  0 .258     D.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .267  
  S.Podsednik LF      3  0  1  0 .288     M.Cabrera LF,3B     4  0  2  2 .320  
  M.Cuddyer 1B        2  1  0  0 .309     J.Phelps DH         4  0  0  0 .289  
  A.Nunez 2B          4  0  2  0 .342     J.Dye RF            3  0  1  0 .300  
  S.Sosa DH           3  1  2  1 .275   A-D.Dejesus CF,LF     0  0  0  0 .270  
  G.Zaun C            2  1  0  0 .330     R.Doumit C          3  0  0  0 .207  
C-J.Olerud PH         1  0  0  0 .172     L.Matos CF,RF       3  1  0  0 .280  
D-D.Ardoin C          0  0  0  0 .067     N.Perez SS          2  1  1  0 .288  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  3 11  2                 Totals      29  5  7  5
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Dye In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Wright In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Zaun In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Olerud In 8th Inning
 
Bulldogs........ 0 0 1  0 0 0  1 1 0  -  3 11  3
Walkers......... 2 0 0  0 2 0  1 0    -  5  7  0
 
Bulldogs (17-13)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Drese LOSS(0-2)         4 1/3   6   4   3   2   1   0   4.65  A1 C2
H.Bell                    1 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  C3 C7
D.Brazelton               2       1   1   0   2   0   0   9.20  C8
Totals                    8       7   5   3   4   2   0
 
Walkers (31-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(3-4)        6      10   2   2   2   2   0   5.79  A1 D2
A.Rhodes HOLD(2nd)        1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  D3 D4
C.Eldred HOLD(8th)        1       1   1   1   2   0   0   2.70  D5 D9
D.Turnbow SAVE(8th)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.27  E1
Totals                    9      11   3   3   4   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,865 DATE- Monday, May 26th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Bulldogs: 9  Walkers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bulldogs: 2  Walkers: 2
ERRORS- G.Atkins, A.Nunez-2
DOUBLES- C.Crisp(7th), G.Atkins(7th), D.Wright(11th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Matos(6th)
CAUGHT STEALING- S.Podsednik
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Perez
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Sosa, M.Giles
WALKS- S.Podsednik, M.Cuddyer-2, G.Zaun, D.Wright, D.Dejesus, R.Doumit, L.Matos
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kearns, S.Podsednik, M.Cuddyer, D.Wright, R.Doumit
GIDP- G.Atkins, S.Sosa, M.Giles, J.Phelps
WILD PITCHES- R.Drese

May 25, 2006: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Bush

It's been a very up-and-down season so far for Fleetwood's Dave Bush. When he's on, he's on...mowing hitters down and throwing scoreless frame after scoreless frame. But when he's been off, he's been hammered hard. Real hard. This is a man living on the extremes.

Through the end of May (yes, we're using a bit of a crystal ball here and including his next two starts), here are his stats:

          Record    ERA  GS   IP  H   R ER HR BB SO
Overall      5-4   4.53  11 59.2 58  30 30  8 13 25
Good Bush    5-1   1.33   7 47.1 32   7  7  2  7 20
Bad Bush     0-3  16.78   4 12.1 26  23 23  6  6  5

Granted, most pitchers probably exhibit this type of split performance at some level. With that said, Bush seems to be turning it into an art form.

Getting back to the May 25 game, Fleetwood was fortunate to see the good side of Dave Bush on the mound. Specifically, Bush threw 8 innings and allowed just 6 hits and 1 run.

On the offensive side for the Walkers, the struggling Ryan Doumit surprised many with his best game of the season (2-4, 2B, 4 RBI).

All in all, Fleetwood would win its first game versus Brooklyn by a score of 7-2.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Brooklyn Bulldogs At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers          5/25/2006
Gm 1: Bush pitches a great game for Fleetwood; Doumit provides the offense.
 
  Bulldogs           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  J.Lugo SS           4  0  1  0 .325     B.Crosby SS         4  0  1  0 .300  
  S.Podsednik LF      4  0  0  0 .287     D.Dejesus CF,LF     5  1  0  0 .270  
  C.Crisp CF          4  0  1  0 .339     D.Lee 1B            4  1  2  1 .272  
  G.Atkins 3B         4  0  0  0 .289     M.Cabrera 3B        3  1  0  0 .317  
  A.Nunez DH          4  0  0  0 .336     D.Wright DH         2  2  2  1 .296  
  M.Cuddyer 1B        4  1  2  0 .316     J.Dye RF            3  0  1  0 .299  
  G.Zaun C            4  1  2  1 .337   A-J.Phelps PH         0  0  0  0 .304  
  A.Kearns RF         4  0  1  1 .271   B-J.Edmonds PR,CF     0  1  0  0 .256  
  A.Cintron 2B        4  0  2  0 .226     R.Doumit C          4  1  2  4 .231  
                                          L.Matos LF,RF       3  0  0  0 .291  
                                          N.Perez 2B          4  0  0  0 .285  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  2  9  2                 Totals      32  7  8  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dye In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Phelps In 8th Inning
 
Bulldogs........ 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 1  -  2  9  3
Walkers......... 0 1 2  0 0 0  0 4    -  7  8  0
 
Bulldogs (17-12)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Moyer LOSS(4-3)         7       7   3   1   0   6   1   4.67  A1 D3
D.Brazelton               1       1   4   3   3   0   0  10.66  D4
Totals                    8       8   7   4   3   6   1
 
Walkers (30-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Bush WIN(5-3)           8       6   1   1   0   3   1   3.95  A1 D3
R.Vogelsong               1       3   1   1   0   0   0   6.51  D4
Totals                    9       9   2   2   0   3   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,413 DATE- Sunday, May 25th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Bulldogs: 7  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bulldogs: 1  Walkers: 0
ERRORS- S.Podsednik, G.Atkins-2
DOUBLES- C.Crisp(6th), A.Kearns(9th), R.Doumit(1st)
TRIPLES- D.Lee(3rd)
HOME RUNS- G.Zaun(1st), D.Wright(10th)
STOLEN BASES- A.Cintron(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Crosby
WALKS- M.Cabrera, D.Wright, J.Phelps
HIT BY PITCH- D.Wright, L.Matos
STRIKE OUTS- C.Crisp, G.Atkins, G.Zaun, B.Crosby, D.Lee-2, J.Dye, R.Doumit,
             N.Perez
GIDP- J.Dye
WILD PITCHES- J.Moyer

May 20-23, 2006: Fleetwood at Santa Barbara

May 20: Fleetwood 1, Santa Barbara 3
Mark Buehrle and Tomo Ohka battled each other in a classic pitchers' duel, with both pitchers throwing 7 scoreless innings to begin the game. When Carlos "El Caballo" Lee connected for a 3-run homer off Buehrle in the 8th inning, though, the game went to the Outlaws.

May 21: Fleetwood 5, Santa Barbara 6 (12 innings)
Santa Barbara knocked Greg Maddux out of the game in the 2nd inning, and led 5-3 heading into the 9th inning. Down to their last out, Fleetwood mounted a rally and scored twice (once on a Josh Phelps RBI single, again on a Ramon Castro RBI single). The game was tied and soon went to extra innings.

In the bottom of the 12th inning, Santa Barbara shortstop Juan Uribe led off with a double versus Cal Eldred. Adam Kennedy was up next, and promptly knocked Uribe in with an RBI single. Santa Barbara had earned its 4th win in 5 games versus the Walkers, and also handed Fleetwood its first extra-inning loss of the season (against 3 victories year-to-date).

May 22: Fleetwood 4, Santa Barbara 0
A.J. Burnett had all his pitches working, shutting out the Outlaws for 7 innings. Ryan Vogelsong and Scott Downs picked up where Burnett left off, combining for 2 more scoreless innings in relief. Meanwhile, David DeJesus went 4-4 with a home run (his 2nd of the season).

May 23: Fleetwood 4, Santa Barbara 7
After being held scoreless the day before, Santa Barbara's bats explode in the 1st inning. In total, the Outlaws score 4 runs in the opening inning against Fleetwood starter Esteban Loaiza. The Walkers would eventually pull within one run at 5-4, but Chad Tracy put the game away in the 7th inning with a 2-run homer off Fleetwood reliever Scott Downs.

Santa Barbara wins 3 of 4 games in the series, and takes 5 of 7 games from Fleetwood on the season. The Walkers slump continues, with the team now saddled with a 2-8 record in its last 10 games. Toledo and Santa Barbara had proven to be tough foes, indeed.

Box scores are below.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Santa Barbara Outlaws      5/20/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Outlaws            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Giles 2B          4  1  1  1 .227     L.Gonzalez LF       3  0  1  0 .228  
  D.Wright 3B         4  0  1  0 .303   A-M.Bradley CF        0  0  0  0 .340  
  D.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .252     J.Uribe SS          3  0  0  0 .302  
  M.Cabrera LF        4  0  3  0 .303     M.Barrett C         2  1  0  0 .294  
  J.Dye RF            4  0  0  0 .339     C.Lee DH            4  1  1  3 .265  
  B.Crosby SS         3  0  0  0 .271     A.Kennedy 2B        3  0  0  0 .316  
  J.Phelps DH         3  0  1  0 .352     R.Langerhans RF     3  0  0  0 .232  
  R.Castro C          2  0  0  0 .231     R.Winn CF,LF        3  0  2  0 .310  
  L.Matos CF          2  0  0  0 .298     A.Boone 3B          3  0  0  0 .194  
                                          B.Eldred 1B         2  1  0  0 .270  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  1  6  1                 Totals      26  3  4  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Gonzalez In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  1  6  1
Outlaws......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 3    -  3  4  0
 
Walkers (21-15)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle LOSS(2-4)       7 2/3   4   3   3   5   5   1   6.15  A1 D4
S.Downs                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5.68  D5
Totals                    8       4   3   3   5   5   1
 
Outlaws (26-18)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Ohka WIN(5-4)           8       5   1   1   1   4   1   3.19  A1 D1
T.Jones SAVE(9th)         1       1   0   0   0   0   0   1.88  D2
Totals                    9       6   1   1   1   4   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 52,866 DATE- Tuesday, May 20th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:27
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 4  Outlaws: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2  Outlaws: 3
ERRORS- M.Cabrera
DOUBLES- D.Wright(8th), M.Cabrera(15th)
HOME RUNS- M.Giles(2nd), C.Lee(9th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Uribe
WALKS- R.Castro, L.Gonzalez, M.Barrett-2, A.Kennedy, B.Eldred
HIT BY PITCH- L.Matos
STRIKE OUTS- M.Giles, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, J.Phelps, J.Uribe, C.Lee, A.Kennedy,
             R.Winn, A.Boone
GIDP- J.Dye, B.Crosby, L.Matos, A.Boone
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Aaron Boone robbed Jermaine Dye of a base hit.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Santa Barbara Outlaws      5/21/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Outlaws            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Giles 2B          6  1  2  1 .232     J.Uribe SS          6  1  2  0 .304  
  D.Wright 3B         6  0  3  1 .311     C.Biggio 2B         3  0  0  1 .313  
  D.Lee 1B            7  0  1  0 .247   D-A.Kennedy 2B        2  0  1  1 .321  
  M.Cabrera LF        5  1  3  0 .313     R.Winn CF           5  1  1  0 .307  
  J.Dye RF            6  1  1  0 .331     C.Tracy 1B          3  0  2  1 .318  
  B.Crosby SS         3  0  1  1 .274   A-B.Eldred PH,1B      2  0  0  0 .263  
E-J.Valentin PH       1  0  1  0 .275     C.Lee DH            3  0  0  0 .260  
F-N.Perez PR,SS       1  1  1  0 .313   B-M.Bradley PR,DH     1  0  1  0 .352  
  J.Phelps DH         6  0  1  1 .333     L.Gonzalez LF       4  1  1  0 .229  
  R.Castro C          5  0  1  1 .229     A.Boone 3B          3  1  1  0 .198  
  L.Matos CF          5  1  1  0 .288     A.Pierzynski C      3  1  2  3 .241  
                                        C-M.Barrett PH,C      2  0  0  0 .287  
                                          R.Langerhans RF     4  1  1  0 .233  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      51  5 16  5                 Totals      41  6 12  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Tracy In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Lee In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Pierzynski In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Biggio In 9th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Valentin In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 0  1 2 0  0 0 2  0 0 0  -  5 16  1
Outlaws......... 0 3 1  0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  6 12  0
 
Walkers (21-16)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Maddux                  1 1/3   4   3   3   1   0   1   6.15  A1 A9
R.Vogelsong               2 2/3   3   1   1   0   0   0   7.15  B1 B9
J.Dominguez               2       2   1   1   1   0   0   4.24  C1 C9
A.Rhodes                  2       0   0   0   1   2   0   0.00  D1 D8
D.Turnbow                 2       1   0   0   0   1   0   4.05  D9 E6
C.Eldred LOSS(2-1)        1       2   1   1   0   1   0   1.93  E7
Totals                   11      12   6   6   3   4   1
 
Outlaws (27-18)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Tejeda                  4       5   3   3   2   5   0   3.46  A1 C1
J.Duchschere              1 2/3   2   0   0   3   3   0   2.33  C2 D2
J.Speier HOLD(4th)        2       1   0   0   1   3   0   3.06  D3 E1
U.Urbina HOLD(4th)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   5.12  E2 E2
T.Jones BS(2nd)           2       6   2   2   0   1   0   2.76  E3 F4
J.Mateo WIN(1-0)          2       2   0   0   2   1   0   3.32  F5
Totals                   12      16   5   5   8  14   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 53,290 DATE- Wednesday, May 21st 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:43
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:18  Outlaws: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2  Outlaws: 0
ERRORS- D.Wright
DOUBLES- M.Giles(6th), D.Wright(9th), D.Lee(8th), M.Cabrera(16th),
         B.Crosby(6th), J.Uribe(6th), R.Winn(9th), C.Tracy-2(9th),
         L.Gonzalez(11th)
TRIPLES- R.Langerhans(1st)
HOME RUNS- A.Pierzynski(4th)
STOLEN BASES- L.Matos(2nd), J.Uribe(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- R.Winn, A.Boone
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Biggio
WALKS- M.Giles, D.Wright, M.Cabrera-2, J.Dye, B.Crosby, R.Castro, L.Matos,
       C.Lee, A.Boone, R.Langerhans
HIT BY PITCH- L.Gonzalez, A.Boone
STRIKE OUTS- D.Wright, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, B.Crosby-2, J.Phelps-5, R.Castro-2,
             L.Matos-2, J.Uribe, R.Winn, B.Eldred, R.Langerhans
GIDP- J.Uribe, R.Langerhans

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Santa Barbara Outlaws      5/22/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Outlaws            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Giles 2B          5  0  1  0 .231     L.Gonzalez LF       4  0  0  0 .224  
  J.Edmonds CF        4  1  1  0 .268     C.Biggio 2B         4  0  0  0 .302  
  D.Lee 1B            4  0  2  1 .253     R.Winn CF           3  0  1  0 .308  
  M.Cabrera 3B        4  0  1  0 .311     C.Lee DH            4  0  0  0 .254  
  J.Valentin C        4  1  1  0 .273     C.Tracy 1B          3  0  1  0 .318  
  D.Wright DH         4  0  0  0 .303   A-B.Eldred PH,1B      1  0  0  0 .260  
  D.Dejesus LF        4  2  4  1 .306     A.Boone 3B          4  0  0  0 .191  
  J.Dye RF            3  0  1  1 .331     R.Langerhans RF     2  0  1  0 .238  
  N.Perez SS          2  0  0  1 .306     J.Uribe SS          3  0  2  0 .313  
                                          A.Pierzynski C      2  0  0  0 .235  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4 11  4                 Totals      30  0  5  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Tracy In 8th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 1  1 0 0  1 0 1  -  4 11  1
Outlaws......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  1
 
Walkers (22-16)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(6-2)        7       4   0   0   1   7   0   2.58  A1 D1
R.Vogelsong HOLD(5th)     1 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   6.75  D2 D6
J.Dominguez               0       0   0   0   1   0   0   4.24  D7 D7
S.Downs                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   5.49  D8
Totals                    9       5   0   0   2   8   0
 
Outlaws (27-19)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Garcia LOSS(5-3)        7 2/3   9   3   3   1   9   1   3.55  A1 D4
J.Mateo                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.27  D5 D5
U.Urbina                  1       2   1   1   0   1   0   5.23  D6
Totals                    9      11   4   4   1  10   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 50,592 DATE- Thursday, May 22nd 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 6  Outlaws: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0  Outlaws: 2
ERRORS- J.Valentin, J.Uribe
DOUBLES- D.Lee(9th), J.Dye(13th)
HOME RUNS- D.Dejesus(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- R.Winn(15th), C.Tracy(2nd), R.Langerhans(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Pierzynski-2
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Dye, N.Perez
WALKS- N.Perez, R.Langerhans, J.Uribe
HIT BY PITCH- R.Winn, R.Langerhans
STRIKE OUTS- M.Giles-3, J.Edmonds-2, D.Lee-2, M.Cabrera-2, J.Dye, L.Gonzalez,
             C.Biggio-2, R.Winn-2, C.Lee-2, R.Langerhans
GIDP- J.Valentin, D.Wright
WILD PITCHES- F.Garcia
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Jermaine Dye robbed A.J. Pierzynski of an extra base hit.
          Top 7th: Juan Uribe robbed Marcus Giles of a base hit.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Santa Barbara Outlaws      5/23/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Outlaws            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  B.Crosby SS         4  2  2  1 .288     J.Uribe SS          4  1  2  0 .323  
  J.Edmonds CF        3  1  1  1 .270     L.Gonzalez LF       3  0  0  0 .220  
  D.Lee 1B            4  1  3  1 .266   A-R.Winn LF           0  0  0  0 .314  
  M.Cabrera 3B        4  0  1  0 .310     C.Biggio 2B         3  2  2  1 .315  
  D.Wright DH         3  0  0  1 .297     C.Tracy 1B          4  3  3  3 .310  
  J.Dye RF            4  0  0  0 .321     A.Boone 3B          3  1  1  1 .195  
  R.Doumit C          3  0  0  0 .091     C.Lee RF            2  0  1  2 .250  
  L.Matos LF          3  0  0  0 .273   B-M.Bradley CF        0  0  0  0 .394  
  N.Perez 2B          3  0  0  0 .297     R.Langerhans CF,RF  3  0  0  0 .231  
                                          B.Eldred DH         4  0  1  0 .259  
                                          A.Pierzynski C      4  0  1  0 .229  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  4  7  4                 Totals      30  7 11  7
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Gonzalez In 9th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Lee In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 1 0 0  1 0 2  0 0 0  -  4  7  2
Outlaws......... 4 0 1  0 0 0  2 0    -  7 11  0
 
Walkers (22-17)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza LOSS(4-1)        6      10   6   5   1   4   0   3.94  A1 D3
S.Downs                   2       1   1   1   1   1   1   5.40  D4
Totals                    8      11   7   6   2   5   1
 
Outlaws (30-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Chacin WIN(4-5)         5       4   2   2   0   3   1   6.29  A1 B9
U.Urbina HOLD(5th)        3       3   2   2   0   3   1   5.14  C1 D3
T.Jones SAVE(11th)        1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.45  D4
Totals                    9       7   4   4   0   6   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 55,854 DATE- Friday, May 23rd 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 2  Outlaws: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1  Outlaws: 1
ERRORS- B.Crosby, R.Doumit
DOUBLES- D.Lee(10th), C.Biggio(13th), C.Tracy-2(11th), C.Lee(17th)
TRIPLES- B.Crosby(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Crosby(3rd), D.Lee(6th), C.Tracy(4th)
STOLEN BASES- J.Uribe(5th)
SACRIFICE HITS- L.Gonzalez-2, C.Biggio, C.Lee, R.Langerhans
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Edmonds, D.Wright
WALKS- A.Boone, C.Lee
STRIKE OUTS- J.Edmonds-2, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, J.Dye-2, C.Biggio, C.Tracy,
             R.Langerhans, B.Eldred, A.Pierzynski
GIDP- D.Wright, L.Gonzalez
CATCHERS INTERFERENCE- J.Uribe
WEB GEMS- Bot 3rd: Bobby Crosby robbed A.J. Pierzynski of a base hit.

May 19, 2006: Salvaging a Series

Looking to avoid a sweep and end a season-long 5-game losing streak, Fleetwood sent out Dave Bush to face Santa Barbara's Tim Hudson.

Both pitchers were sharp early, throwing 3 scoreless innings apiece. In the bottom of the 4th inning, though, Fleetwood drew first blood. A two-run double by David Wright and an RBI single by David DeJesus gave Fleetwood a 3-0 lead.

Santa Barbara soon clawed back to within a run on a Nomar Garciaparra RBI double in the 5th inning and a Carlos Guillen solo homer to lead off the 6th inning.

Little did Santa Barbara know, but Guillen's homer would be its last base runner. Cal Eldred, Scott Downs, Arthur Rhodes and Derrick Turnbow combined to retire 12 consecutive batters and end the game. Final score: Fleetwood 3, Santa Barbara 2.

Fleetwood had salvaged the last game of the series, and ended its 5-game losing streak in the process. The Walkers would now head to Santa Barbara for 4 more games against the Outlaws.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Santa Barbara Outlaws At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers      5/19/2006
Gm 3: Fleetwood's pitchers avoid a Santa Barbara sweep by hurling a 4-hitter.
 
  Outlaws            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Guillen SS        4  1  1  1 .238     M.Giles 2B          4  0  1  0 .238  
  A.Kennedy 2B        4  0  0  0 .288     J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .256  
  R.Winn LF           4  0  0  0 .309     D.Lee 1B            2  1  0  0 .267  
  C.Tracy 1B          3  0  0  0 .360     M.Cabrera LF,3B     4  1  1  0 .321  
  C.Lee DH            3  1  1  0 .269     J.Valentin C        2  0  1  0 .298  
  L.Gonzalez RF       3  0  0  0 .211   D-R.Castro PH,C       1  0  0  0 .274  
  N.Garciaparra 3B    3  0  1  1 .359     D.Wright 3B         3  1  1  2 .289  
  A.Pierzynski C      3  0  1  0 .269   A-J.Dye RF            1  0  0  0 .299  
  M.Bradley CF        3  0  0  0 .214     D.Dejesus RF,LF     3  0  1  1 .282  
                                          J.Phelps DH         3  0  1  0 .304  
                                        B-L.Matos PR,DH       0  0  0  0 .303  
                                          N.Perez SS          2  0  0  0 .294  
                                        C-B.Crosby PH,SS      1  0  0  0 .302  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  2  4  2                 Totals      30  3  6  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Wright In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Phelps In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Perez In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Valentin In 8th Inning
 
Outlaws......... 0 0 0  0 1 1  0 0 0  -  2  4  1
Walkers......... 0 0 0  3 0 0  0 0    -  3  6  0
 
Outlaws (23-12)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
T.Hudson LOSS(3-2)        5 1/3   5   3   3   2   5   0   5.79  A1 C5
U.Urbina                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   5.25  C6 C8
J.Mateo                   1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   1.89  C9 D4
J.Speier                  0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.25  D5
Totals                    8       6   3   3   2   8   0
 
Walkers (29-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Bush WIN(4-3)           5       3   1   1   1   4   0   4.41  A1 B9
C.Eldred HOLD(7th)        0 2/3   1   1   1   0   1   1   2.30  C1 C3
S.Downs HOLD(8th)         1 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   4.03  C4 C8
A.Rhodes HOLD(1st)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00  C9 D1
D.Turnbow SAVE(7th)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.43  D2
Totals                    9       4   2   2   1   8   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 26,181 DATE- Monday, May 19th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 2:40
LEFT ON BASE- Outlaws: 2  Walkers: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Outlaws: 0  Walkers: 0
ERRORS- N.Garciaparra
DOUBLES- C.Lee(13th), N.Garciaparra(5th), M.Giles(10th), D.Wright(10th)
HOME RUNS- C.Guillen(1st)
STOLEN BASES- L.Matos(5th)
WALKS- C.Tracy, D.Lee, J.Valentin
HIT BY PITCH- D.Lee
STRIKE OUTS- C.Guillen-2, A.Kennedy, R.Winn-2, L.Gonzalez-2, N.Garciaparra,
             M.Giles, J.Edmonds-2, D.Lee, M.Cabrera-2, R.Castro, D.Wright

May 18, 2006: Nomah!

Nomar Garciaparra, struggling through injuries in recent years, proved that he still has some juice left in his bat. He did damage early and late, hitting a solo home run in the 2nd inning (for Santa Barbara's first run) and delivering an RBI single in the 9th inning (for Santa Barbara's last–and game-winning–run).

Gustavo Chacin provided the Outlaws with a great start, allowing just one run through the first 8 innings. While he did tire out in the 9th inning (somehow surrendering a 3-run homer to Neifi Perez in the process), he and his teammates still held on for the win.

Having lost the first 2 games of the 3-game series, Fleetwood was now assured of losing its first home series of the year.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Santa Barbara Outlaws At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers      5/18/2006
Gm 2: Santa Barbara hits 3 home runs, and Chacin is sharp into the 9th inn.
 
  Outlaws            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Guillen SS        4  1  1  0 .237     B.Crosby SS         3  1  1  1 .306  
  A.Kennedy 2B        4  0  0  0 .309     J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .264  
  R.Winn LF           4  1  2  1 .318     D.Lee 1B            2  0  0  0 .270  
  C.Tracy 1B          3  1  1  1 .375     M.Cabrera 3B        4  0  0  0 .323  
  C.Lee DH            4  1  1  2 .267     D.Wright DH         4  1  2  0 .288  
  L.Gonzalez RF       4  1  1  0 .216     J.Dye RF            3  0  0  0 .301  
  N.Garciaparra 3B    4  1  2  2 .361     R.Castro C          3  0  1  0 .277  
  A.Pierzynski C      4  0  1  0 .266   A-R.Doumit PH         0  1  0  0 .182  
  M.Bradley CF        4  0  0  0 .231     L.Matos LF          4  0  0  0 .303  
                                          N.Perez 2B          4  1  1  3 .299  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6  9  6                 Totals      31  4  5  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Castro In 9th Inning
 
Outlaws......... 0 1 0  0 0 3  0 1 1  -  6  9  0
Walkers......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  4  5  0
 
Outlaws (23-11)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Chacin WIN(4-3)         8 2/3   5   4   4   6   7   2   4.53  A1 E1
T.Jones SAVE(10th)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.40  E2
Totals                    9       5   4   4   6   8   2
 
Walkers (28-20)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza LOSS(5-2)        5 2/3   5   4   4   1   5   2   4.16  A1 C5
J.Dominguez               2       2   1   1   0   0   1   4.26  C6 D4
R.Vogelsong               1 1/3   2   1   1   0   0   0   6.41  D5
Totals                    9       9   6   6   1   5   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,072 DATE- Sunday, May 18th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- Outlaws: 3  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Outlaws: 1  Walkers: 1
DOUBLES- R.Winn-2(9th), L.Gonzalez(8th), A.Pierzynski(4th), R.Castro(3rd)
HOME RUNS- C.Tracy(5th), C.Lee(9th), N.Garciaparra(2nd), B.Crosby(5th),
           N.Perez(2nd)
WALKS- C.Tracy, B.Crosby-2, J.Edmonds, D.Lee-2, J.Dye
HIT BY PITCH- R.Doumit
STRIKE OUTS- C.Guillen, C.Tracy-2, A.Pierzynski, M.Bradley, B.Crosby,
             J.Edmonds-3, D.Lee, J.Dye-2, N.Perez
GIDP- A.Pierzynski, R.Castro