Game 1 - Fleetwood at Bloomington
A.J. Burnett (15-5, 3.12 ERA) vs. Josh Beckett (23-4, 2.84 ERA)
The Bloomington Bees nipped the Fleetwood Walkers 5 to 4 at The Hive in a hard fought contest.
Bloomington had the winning rally in the bottom of the 8th inning with 2 runs. Jim Thome led off the inning for Bloomington when he was hit by a pitch. Alex Rodriguez stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk. Lopez proceeded to steal third base. After an out was recorded, Nick Swisher came to the plate and doubled knocking home two runners. J.J. Putz earned the save with a perfect ninth.
Matt Lindstrom (1-0) went 1 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Heath Bell (0-3) took the loss in relief. He surrendered 2 hits and 3 walks in 3 innings.
Game 2 - Fleetwood at Bloomington
Chad Billingsley (15-5, 3.51 ERA) vs. Chris Young (20-4, 3.14 ERA)
Third baseman Alex Rodriguez blasted 2 homeruns as the Bloomington Bees defeated the Fleetwood Walkers 7 to 3 at The Hive.
Bloomington wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning when they scored 4 runs on 5 hits. That was all the offense they were to need. Both teams totaled 8 on the afternoon.
The victory went to Chris Young (2-0) who went 5 and 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs. The losing pitcher was Chad Billingsley (2-2). He got hit hard, allowing 6 hits and 3 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings.
Bloomington leads series 2 games to none.
Game 3 - Bloomington at Fleetwood
Matt Cain (19-5, 3.92 ERA) vs. Kelvim Escobar (21-4, 4.27 ERA)
Matt Cain (1-1) and Kelvim Escobar (0-1) treated the Fleetwood fans to a fine pitching duel at John Locke Field. The sizzling Bloomington Bees eventually emerged as victors over the Fleetwood Walkers by the score of 3 to 0.
Cain gave Bloomington a solid outing. He surrendered 4 hits and 1 walk in 5 innings lowering his ERA to 3.46. Bloomington finished with 9 hits in the victory.
J.J. Putz recorded the save, his 2nd. Bloomington leads series 3 games to none.
Game 4 - Bloomington at Fleetwood
On the verge of elimination, the Fleetwood Walkers nipped the Bloomington Bees in 12 innings 3 to 2 at John Locke Field in a hard fought contest.
Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings. Fleetwood came out on top in the 12th inning. Nick Markakis doubled. After an out was recorded, Asdrubal Cabrera stepped in and he lined a single resulting in a mighty exciting win for Fleetwood and the 36,240 home town fans in
attendance. Bloomington had 13 hits in the game while Fleetwood had 10, but Fleetwood had the more timely hits.
Heath Bell (1-3) got the win allowing no runs in 3 innings. The losing pitcher was J.J. Putz (0-1) in relief. He gave up 1 run and 3 hits in 3 and 1/3 innings.
Bloomington leads series 3 games to 1.
Game 5 - Bloomington at Fleetwood
A.J. Burnett (15-5, 3.12 ERA) vs. Josh Beckett (23-4, 2.84 ERA)
The Bloomington Bees nipped the Fleetwood Walkers 5 to 4 at The Hive in a hard fought contest.
Bloomington had the winning rally in the bottom of the 8th inning with 2 runs. Jim Thome led off the inning for Bloomington when he was hit by a pitch. Alex Rodriguez stepped up to the plate and he drew a walk. Lopez proceeded to steal third base. After an out was recorded, Nick Swisher came to the plate and doubled knocking home two runners. J.J. Putz earned the save with a perfect ninth.
Matt Lindstrom (1-0) went 1 and 1/3 innings allowing no runs for the victory. Heath Bell (0-3) took the loss in relief. He surrendered 2 hits and 3 walks in 3 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Fleetwood Walkers At 2008 Bloomington Bees 10/20/2008
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Bees AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 4 1 2 0 .182 I.Suzuki CF 4 0 0 1 .444
D.Wright 3B 3 0 0 0 .288 H.Ramirez SS 4 0 0 0 .292
B.Bonds LF 4 1 1 2 .167 J.Thome DH 2 1 1 0 .318
A-M.Cabrera LF 0 0 0 0 .333 B-F.Lopez PR,DH 0 1 0 0 ----
M.Cabrera DH 3 1 1 0 .226 A.Rodriguez 3B 3 2 1 0 .300
C.Pena 1B 4 1 2 2 .204 M.Ordonez RF,LF 3 0 1 0 .304
C.Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 .259 N.Swisher 1B 3 1 2 3 .300
H.Kendrick 2B 3 0 0 0 .176 A.Soriano 2B 3 0 0 1 .091
F-J.Phelps PH 1 0 0 0 .333 E-T.Graffanino 2B 0 0 0 0 ----
R.Doumit C 4 0 1 0 .257 G.Matthews Jr LF 2 0 0 0 .368
J.Bartlett SS 3 0 0 0 .061 C-T.Perez PH 0 0 0 0 .333
G-C.Ross PH 1 0 0 0 .250 D-F.Gutierrez PR,RF 0 0 0 0 ----
I.Rodriguez C 4 0 2 0 .450
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 4 7 4 Totals 28 5 7 5
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Bonds In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Thome In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Matthews Jr In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Perez In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Soriano In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 7 0
Bees............ 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2 - 5 7 0
Walkers (8-6) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
A.Burnett 5 5 3 3 3 5 0 2.84 A1 C4
H.Bell LOSS(0-3) BS(2nd) 3 2 2 2 3 2 0 3.78 C5
Totals 8 7 5 5 6 7 0
Bees (5-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Beckett 1 1/3 6 2 2 1 2 1 1.69 A1 B2
J.Santana 2 2/3 0 0 0 0 4 0 0.00 B3 C1
T.Saito 2 2/3 1 2 2 1 5 1 3.86 C2 D2
M.Lindstrom WIN(1-0) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D3 D6
J.Putz SAVE(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 D7
Totals 9 7 4 4 2 13 2
ATTENDANCE- 47,443 DATE- Monday, October 20th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 5 Bees: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2 Bees: 0
DOUBLES- M.Ordonez(1st), N.Swisher(2nd)
HOME RUNS- B.Bonds(3rd), C.Pena(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- F.Lopez(1st), A.Rodriguez(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- A.Soriano
WALKS- D.Wright, M.Cabrera, J.Thome, A.Rodriguez, M.Ordonez, N.Swisher,
G.Matthews Jr, T.Perez
HIT BY PITCH- J.Thome
STRIKE OUTS- N.Markakis, D.Wright, B.Bonds, C.Beltran-2, H.Kendrick-2, J.Phelps,
R.Doumit-2, J.Bartlett-2, C.Ross, H.Ramirez-2, A.Rodriguez,
N.Swisher, A.Soriano, G.Matthews Jr, I.Rodriguez
GIDP- M.Ordonez, G.Matthews Jr
Game 2 - Fleetwood at Bloomington
Chad Billingsley (15-5, 3.51 ERA) vs. Chris Young (20-4, 3.14 ERA)
Third baseman Alex Rodriguez blasted 2 homeruns as the Bloomington Bees defeated the Fleetwood Walkers 7 to 3 at The Hive.
Bloomington wasted no time and took the lead in the first inning when they scored 4 runs on 5 hits. That was all the offense they were to need. Both teams totaled 8 on the afternoon.
The victory went to Chris Young (2-0) who went 5 and 1/3 innings, allowing 3 runs. The losing pitcher was Chad Billingsley (2-2). He got hit hard, allowing 6 hits and 3 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings.
Bloomington leads series 2 games to none.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Fleetwood Walkers At 2008 Bloomington Bees 10/21/2008
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Bees AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 4 1 0 0 .169 I.Suzuki CF 5 1 1 0 .406
D.Wright 3B 3 0 1 0 .291 H.Ramirez SS 3 0 0 0 .259
B.Bonds LF 4 0 2 0 .206 J-T.Graffanino SS 0 0 0 0 ----
C-M.Cabrera PR,LF 1 0 0 0 .250 J.Thome DH 3 1 1 1 .320
M.Cabrera DH 5 1 2 2 .241 D-M.Thames PH 1 0 0 0 .000
C.Pena 1B 3 1 0 0 .192 A.Rodriguez 3B 3 2 2 2 .348
C.Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 .246 M.Ordonez RF 4 1 1 1 .296
R.Gotay 2B 2 0 1 1 .333 E-F.Gutierrez RF 0 0 0 0 ----
A-A.Cabrera PH,2B,SS 2 0 0 0 .267 N.Swisher 1B 3 1 1 1 .304
R.Doumit C 2 0 0 0 .243 A.Soriano 2B 3 1 1 0 .120
B-J.Phelps PH,C 2 0 2 0 .455 K-F.Lopez 2B 0 0 0 0 ----
H-J.Flores C 0 0 0 0 .313 G.Matthews Jr LF 3 0 1 1 .364
J.Bartlett SS 3 0 0 0 .056 I.Rodriguez C 2 0 0 0 .409
F-C.Ross PH 1 0 0 0 .238 I-T.Perez PH 0 0 0 1 .333
G-H.Kendrick 2B 0 0 0 0 .176 L-R.Hernandez C 0 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 35 3 8 3 Totals 30 7 8 7
A-Pinch Hit For Gotay In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Doumit In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Bonds In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Thome In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ordonez In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Ross In 8th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Phelps In 8th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 8th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Ramirez In 9th Inning
K-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Soriano In 9th Inning
L-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Perez In 9th Inning
Walkers......... 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0
Bees............ 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 7 8 1
Walkers (8-7) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
C.Billingsle LOSS(2-2) 3 2/3 6 5 5 3 4 1 4.97 A1 C2
S.Downs 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.86 C3 C4
C.Janssen 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 C5 C9
R.Johnson 1 1/3 1 1 1 0 1 1 2.25 D1 D4
M.Corpas 1 2/3 1 1 0 0 2 0 1.50 D5
Totals 8 8 7 6 6 9 2
Bees (6-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
C.Young WIN(2-0) 5 1/3 5 3 3 2 7 1 2.77 A1 C6
J.Santana HOLD(1st) 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 C7 D3
T.Saito HOLD(2nd) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 4 0 2.84 D4 D9
J.Putz 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 E1
Totals 9 8 3 3 4 13 1
ATTENDANCE- 49,094 DATE- Tuesday, October 21st 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 2:57
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:10 Bees: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0 Bees: 0
ERRORS- H.Ramirez
DOUBLES- J.Thome(2nd), M.Ordonez(2nd), A.Soriano(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(3rd), A.Rodriguez-2(3rd)
CAUGHT STEALING- I.Rodriguez
SACRIFICE FLIES- T.Perez
WALKS- N.Markakis, D.Wright-2, C.Pena, H.Ramirez, A.Rodriguez, N.Swisher,
A.Soriano, G.Matthews Jr, I.Rodriguez
HIT BY PITCH- C.Beltran
STRIKE OUTS- B.Bonds, M.Cabrera, C.Pena-2, C.Beltran, R.Gotay, A.Cabrera,
R.Doumit-2, J.Bartlett-3, C.Ross, H.Ramirez, J.Thome-2, M.Ordonez,
N.Swisher-2, A.Soriano-2, I.Rodriguez
BALKS- C.Young
WILD PITCHES- C.Billingsley, C.Young
PASSED BALLS- J.Phelps
Game 3 - Bloomington at Fleetwood
Matt Cain (19-5, 3.92 ERA) vs. Kelvim Escobar (21-4, 4.27 ERA)
Matt Cain (1-1) and Kelvim Escobar (0-1) treated the Fleetwood fans to a fine pitching duel at John Locke Field. The sizzling Bloomington Bees eventually emerged as victors over the Fleetwood Walkers by the score of 3 to 0.
Cain gave Bloomington a solid outing. He surrendered 4 hits and 1 walk in 5 innings lowering his ERA to 3.46. Bloomington finished with 9 hits in the victory.
J.J. Putz recorded the save, his 2nd. Bloomington leads series 3 games to none.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Bloomington Bees At 2008 Fleetwood Walkers 10/23/2008
Bees AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
I.Suzuki CF 5 0 1 0 .378 N.Markakis RF 5 0 3 0 .203
H.Ramirez SS 3 0 1 0 .267 D.Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 .271
K-T.Graffanino SS 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Bonds LF 3 0 1 0 .216
J.Thome DH 2 1 1 0 .333 D-C.Ross PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .217
B-M.Thames PH 0 0 0 0 .000 M.Cabrera DH 4 0 0 0 .226
C-T.Perez PH 2 0 0 0 .250 C.Pena 1B 1 0 1 0 .208
A.Rodriguez 3B 4 0 0 0 .296 C.Beltran CF 3 0 1 0 .250
M.Ordonez RF 3 1 1 0 .300 H.Kendrick 2B 2 0 0 0 .167
E-F.Gutierrez RF 0 0 0 0 ---- A-R.Gotay PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .308
N.Swisher 1B 4 1 2 3 .333 G-J.Phelps PH,C 0 0 0 0 .455
A.Soriano 2B 4 0 2 0 .172 R.Doumit C 3 0 1 0 .250
F-F.Lopez 2B 0 0 0 0 ---- H-J.Flores PH 0 0 0 0 .313
G.Matthews Jr LF 3 0 0 0 .320 I-M.Cabrera PH 1 0 0 0 .200
I.Rodriguez C 4 0 1 0 .385 J-J.Bartlett SS 0 0 0 0 .056
A.Cabrera SS,2B 4 0 1 0 .263
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 3 9 3 Totals 33 0 8 0
A-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Thome In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Thames In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Bonds In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ordonez In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Soriano In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Gotay In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Doumit In 8th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Flores In 8th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Cabrera In 9th Inning
K-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Ramirez In 9th Inning
Bees............ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 3 9 0
Walkers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 8 0
Bees (7-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
M.Cain WIN(1-1) 5 4 0 0 1 5 0 3.46 A1 C3
T.Saito HOLD(3rd) 1 2/3 2 0 0 1 1 0 2.25 C4 D2
J.Santana HOLD(2nd) 0 2/3 1 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 D3 D7
J.Putz SAVE(2nd) 1 2/3 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 D8
Totals 9 8 0 0 4 11 0
Walkers (8-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
K.Escobar LOSS(0-1) 6 1/3 6 1 1 4 5 0 2.86 A1 C9
S.Downs 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.68 D1 D2
H.Bell 2 1/3 3 2 2 0 1 1 4.26 D3
Totals 9 9 3 3 5 6 1
ATTENDANCE- 46,677 DATE- Thursday, October 23rd 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Bees: 9 Walkers:13
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bees: 1 Walkers: 1
DOUBLES- J.Thome(3rd), M.Ordonez(3rd), I.Rodriguez(5th), N.Markakis-2(4th),
C.Beltran(3rd)
HOME RUNS- N.Swisher(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- I.Suzuki(2nd), H.Ramirez(2nd), A.Soriano(2nd), G.Matthews Jr(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Soriano
SACRIFICE HITS- C.Beltran
WALKS- H.Ramirez-2, J.Thome, M.Ordonez, G.Matthews Jr, C.Pena-3, J.Phelps
HIT BY PITCH- D.Wright, M.Cabrera
STRIKE OUTS- I.Suzuki, A.Rodriguez-2, M.Ordonez, A.Soriano, G.Matthews Jr,
D.Wright-3, C.Ross-2, M.Cabrera-3, C.Beltran, H.Kendrick-2
GIDP- A.Rodriguez, A.Cabrera
WILD PITCHES- M.Cain
Game 4 - Bloomington at Fleetwood
Josh Beckett (23-4, 2.84 ERA) vs. Greg Maddux (23-3, 3.47 ERA)
On the verge of elimination, the Fleetwood Walkers nipped the Bloomington Bees in 12 innings 3 to 2 at John Locke Field in a hard fought contest.
Both teams were tied at 2 runs apiece after nine innings. Fleetwood came out on top in the 12th inning. Nick Markakis doubled. After an out was recorded, Asdrubal Cabrera stepped in and he lined a single resulting in a mighty exciting win for Fleetwood and the 36,240 home town fans in
attendance. Bloomington had 13 hits in the game while Fleetwood had 10, but Fleetwood had the more timely hits.
Heath Bell (1-3) got the win allowing no runs in 3 innings. The losing pitcher was J.J. Putz (0-1) in relief. He gave up 1 run and 3 hits in 3 and 1/3 innings.
Bloomington leads series 3 games to 1.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Bloomington Bees At 2008 Fleetwood Walkers 10/24/2008
Bees AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
I.Suzuki CF 5 0 1 0 .357 N.Markakis RF 6 1 2 1 .214
H.Ramirez SS 6 0 1 0 .250 D.Wright 3B 4 0 0 0 .254
J.Thome DH 3 0 2 0 .367 B.Bonds LF 3 0 0 0 .200
C-M.Thames PH 2 0 1 0 .333 G-A.Cabrera 2B 2 0 1 1 .286
A.Rodriguez 3B 5 1 2 1 .313 M.Cabrera DH 5 0 0 0 .209
M.Ordonez RF,LF 6 0 2 0 .306 C.Pena 1B 5 0 2 0 .224
N.Swisher 1B 4 1 1 0 .323 C.Beltran CF 5 0 1 0 .246
A.Soriano 2B 3 0 0 0 .156 H.Kendrick 2B 2 0 0 0 .158
B-F.Lopez 2B 2 0 0 0 .000 D-R.Gotay PH 0 0 0 0 .308
G.Matthews Jr LF 1 0 0 0 .308 E-J.Phelps PH,C 2 1 1 1 .462
A-F.Gutierrez PH,RF 3 0 1 0 .333 R.Doumit C 2 0 2 0 .286
I.Rodriguez C 3 0 1 1 .379 F-C.Ross PH,LF 3 1 1 0 .231
H-T.Perez PH 1 0 1 0 .333 J.Bartlett SS 4 0 0 0 .050
I-R.Hernandez C 1 0 0 0 .000
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 45 2 13 2 Totals 43 3 10 3
A-Pinch Hit For Matthews Jr In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Soriano In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Thome In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Gotay In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Doumit In 7th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Bonds In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Rodriguez In 9th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Perez In 9th Inning
Bees............ 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 13 1
Walkers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 0
Bees (7-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Beckett 5 3 0 0 1 8 0 1.29 A1 C3
T.Saito HOLD(4th) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 C4 C6
J.Santana 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1.59 C7 C7
C.Schroder BS(1st) 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 C8 D3
L.Gardner 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D4 D4
M.Lindstrom 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 D5 D6
J.Putz LOSS(0-1) 3 1/3 3 1 1 1 4 0 1.13 D7
Totals 11 1/3 10 3 3 2 13 1
Walkers (9-8) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
G.Maddux 5 1/3 9 2 2 1 3 1 5.93 A1 C6
R.Johnson 1 1/3 3 0 0 0 4 0 1.93 C7 D4
M.Corpas 2 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.26 D5 E3
S.Downs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.68 E4 E4
H.Bell WIN(1-3) 3 0 0 0 2 3 0 3.68 E5
Totals 12 13 2 2 4 12 1
ATTENDANCE- 36,240 DATE- Friday, October 24th 2008 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
T- 4:25
LEFT ON BASE- Bees:12 Walkers:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bees: 1 Walkers: 2
ERRORS- H.Ramirez
DOUBLES- M.Ordonez(4th), N.Swisher(3rd), N.Markakis(5th), R.Doumit-2(3rd),
C.Ross(2nd)
HOME RUNS- A.Rodriguez(4th), J.Phelps(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- I.Suzuki, J.Bartlett
WALKS- M.Thames, A.Rodriguez, N.Swisher, G.Matthews Jr, B.Bonds, J.Phelps
HIT BY PITCH- D.Wright-2
STRIKE OUTS- H.Ramirez-3, M.Thames, A.Rodriguez-3, M.Ordonez, N.Swisher,
A.Soriano, I.Rodriguez, R.Hernandez, N.Markakis-3, D.Wright,
B.Bonds-2, M.Cabrera-2, C.Pena, C.Beltran, H.Kendrick, C.Ross-2
GIDP- I.Suzuki, M.Ordonez
Game 5 - Bloomington at Fleetwood
Roy Halladay (22-5, 4.03 ERA) vs. A.J. Burnett (15-5, 3.12 ERA)
Alex Rodriguez blasted 2 homeruns as the Bloomington Bees defeated the Fleetwood Walkers by a score of 10 to 4 at John Locke Field.
Bloomington took the lead for keeps in the top of the 4th inning as they scored 2 runs on 4 base hits. Overall Bloomington out-hit Fleetwood 15 to 10.
Roy Halladay (2-0) allowed 4 runs in 7 innings, and picked up the victory. A.J. Burnett (2-2) absorbed the loss. He allowed 5 homeruns in 6 and 1/3 innings of work.
Bloomington wins the series 4 games to 1.
Alex Rodriguez blasted 2 homeruns as the Bloomington Bees defeated the Fleetwood Walkers by a score of 10 to 4 at John Locke Field.
Bloomington took the lead for keeps in the top of the 4th inning as they scored 2 runs on 4 base hits. Overall Bloomington out-hit Fleetwood 15 to 10.
Roy Halladay (2-0) allowed 4 runs in 7 innings, and picked up the victory. A.J. Burnett (2-2) absorbed the loss. He allowed 5 homeruns in 6 and 1/3 innings of work.
Bloomington wins the series 4 games to 1.
BOXSCORE: 2008 Bloomington Bees At 2008 Fleetwood Walkers 10/25/2008
Bees AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
I.Suzuki CF 6 1 2 1 .354 B.Bonds LF 3 0 0 0 .186
H.Ramirez SS 4 1 1 1 .250 D-M.Cabrera PR,LF 0 0 0 0 .200
F-N.Swisher 1B 0 0 0 0 .323 I-J.Phelps PH 0 0 0 0 .462
J.Thome DH 2 0 0 0 .344 D.Wright 3B 5 1 2 0 .265
C-M.Thames PH 1 0 0 0 .250 C.Ross RF 5 1 1 0 .226
E-T.Perez PH 1 0 1 2 .400 M.Cabrera DH 4 1 2 2 .225
A.Rodriguez 3B 4 2 2 2 .333 C.Pena 1B 3 0 0 1 .213
M.Ordonez LF 4 0 0 0 .275 C.Beltran CF 4 0 1 0 .246
G-G.Matthews Jr LF 0 0 0 0 .308 H.Kendrick 2B 4 1 2 0 .190
A.Soriano 2B 5 1 1 1 .162 R.Doumit C 4 0 2 0 .304
H-F.Lopez 2B 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Bartlett SS 2 0 0 1 .048
T.Graffanino 1B,SS 5 3 3 1 .600 A-R.Gotay PH 1 0 0 0 .286
F.Gutierrez RF 5 2 2 1 .375 B-A.Cabrera SS 1 0 0 0 .273
I.Rodriguez C 5 0 3 1 .412
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 42 10 15 10 Totals 36 4 10 4
A-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Gotay In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Thome In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Bonds In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Thames In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Ramirez In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Ordonez In 9th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Soriano In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Cabrera In 9th Inning
Bees............ 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 - 10 15 1
Walkers......... 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 10 1
Bees (8-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
R.Halladay WIN(2-0) 7 8 4 4 2 3 1 3.77 A1 D4
M.Lindstrom 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D5 D9
L.Gardner 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 E1
Totals 9 10 4 4 2 4 1
Walkers (9-9) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
A.Burnett LOSS(2-2) 6 1/3 8 5 5 2 5 5 3.55 A1 D2
R.Johnson 1 1/3 3 3 3 1 3 0 4.22 D3 E1
M.Corpas 0 2/3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1.80 E2 E6
C.Janssen 0 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 0 1.17 E7
Totals 9 15 10 10 4 10 6
ATTENDANCE- 49,828 DATE- Saturday, October 25th 2008 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:35
LEFT ON BASE- Bees: 9 Walkers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bees: 1 Walkers: 0
ERRORS- T.Graffanino, R.Doumit
DOUBLES- T.Graffanino(1st), C.Ross(3rd), C.Beltran(4th), R.Doumit-2(5th)
HOME RUNS- H.Ramirez(2nd), A.Rodriguez-2(6th), A.Soriano(2nd),
T.Graffanino(1st), F.Gutierrez(1st), M.Cabrera(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Pena
WALKS- H.Ramirez, J.Thome, A.Rodriguez, M.Ordonez, B.Bonds, M.Cabrera
HIT BY PITCH- J.Phelps
STRIKE OUTS- I.Suzuki, H.Ramirez, J.Thome-2, M.Thames, M.Ordonez, A.Soriano,
T.Graffanino, F.Gutierrez, I.Rodriguez, D.Wright, C.Ross, C.Pena,
R.Gotay
GIDP- D.Wright
