Game 1: Tinley scored 2 quick runs in the 1st inning when Geovany Soto hit a homer off of Justin Duchscherer. "The Duke" settled down after that, though, and would not allow another run. Meanwhile, Fleetwood's Jason Bartlett hit a rare home run (a 3-run shot, no less) in the 4th inning to give the Walkers a 4-2 lead.Following a one-out single by Soto in the 8th inning, Nate McLouth was up next for Tinley. I had my manager Rube Foster "play the percentages" and replace Duchscherer with lefty J.P. Howell. The move worked splendidly, as McLouth hit into an inning-ending double play.
In the bottom of the 8th inning, the Walkers plated 3 insurance runs. A two-out, two-run double by Ryan Doumit highlighted the scoring, although a cement-footed Chris Iannetta was thrown out at home to end an inning for the second time this year (bringing back memories of Opening Day). Unlike Opening Day, though, Fleetwood would win this one by a score of 7-2.
Game 2: Both teams pounced on each other early. After just 1 inning, the score was 3-3. However, whereas Fleetwood's bats quickly went cold, Tinley just kept on scoring. The Redbirds scored another run in the 2nd, and 4 more in the 3rd to drive A.J. Burnett out of the game early.
Fleetwood's bullpen came through with 6.2 scoreless innings, but a win was not meant to be. Tinley would win 8-4, with the game's star being Ryan Sweeney (3-4, 3 RBI, 2B, HR).
Game 3: Miguel Cabrera suffered through a poor month of April, but came through for Fleetwood on this day. He hit a 2-run homer in the 1st, and added an RBI single in the 3rd. When the Walkers scored 4 runs in the 6th on a 2-run double by Cody Ross and a 2-run homer by Ryan Doumit, the game was as good as over. Zack Greinke had earned another win, improving his season-to-date record to 4-0.The series headed to Tinley for the next 4 games. In the first game, Fleetwood plated 5 runs in the 1st and Ervin Santana pitched a complete-game 6-hitter in a 6-1 win. The second game was closer, but Daisuke Matsuzka (6.2 IP, 2 R) and a rubber-armed Chad Billingsley (2.1 IP, 0 R) led Fleetwood to a 7-2 victory. The third game was close through 8 innings, with Justin Duchscherer and Wandy Rodriguez starring for each team on the mound. The Walkers exploded for 6 runs in the 9th, though, capped by a grand-slam by Ryan Doumit. In the final game, Tinley avoided a sweep with a 3-2 victory. They did so in dramatic fashion, taking the lead with 2 runs in the 8th off a wild Chad Billinglsey (who walked 3 and threw a wild pitch in the inning).
At the end of April, Fleetwood's record was a sparkling 21-7 (11-3 at home, 10-4 on the road). Its bullpen had some shaky moments -- and there were a few managerial blunders along the way -- but overall the team's performance was good enough for a 3-game lead over Ionia and a 4-game lead over Thousand Oaks.
NL Central WON LOST PCT GB MAGIC#
2009 Fleetwood FLE 21 7 .750 ---- 132
2009 Ionia ION 18 10 .643 3.0
2009 Thousand Oaks OAK 17 11 .607 4.0
2009 Texas TEX 13 15 .464 8.0
BOXSCORE: 2009 Tinley Redbirds At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/24/2009
Gm 1: Bartlett hits a rare HR; Duchscherer wins despite a shaky 1st inning.
Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
S.Victorino RF 4 1 2 0 .500 A.Cabrera 2B 3 1 1 0 .279
N.Punto SS 3 0 1 0 .333 N.Markakis RF 3 1 2 0 .304
G.Soto C 4 1 2 2 .500 D.Wright 3B 4 1 2 1 .377
N.McLouth CF 4 0 0 0 .000 M.Cabrera 1B 3 0 0 0 .241
L.Scott DH 4 0 0 0 .000 A-C.Pena PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .381
E.Encarnacion 3B 4 0 0 0 .000 C.Beltran CF 3 1 1 0 .404
R.Sweeney LF 3 0 1 0 .333 C.Iannetta C 3 0 0 1 .343
C.Kotchman 1B 4 0 1 0 .250 C.Ross LF 2 1 0 0 .243
A.Amezaga 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 B-J.Edmonds PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .286
R.Doumit DH 4 1 2 2 .292
J.Bartlett SS 3 1 1 3 .367
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 2 7 2 Totals 30 7 9 7
A-Pinch Hit For Cabrera In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Ross In 8th Inning
Redbirds........ 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 0
Walkers......... 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 - 7 9 2
Redbirds (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
W.Rodriguez LOSS(0-1) 3 2/3 6 4 4 2 2 1 9.82 A1 B9
J.Masterson 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 C1 C4
J.Speier 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 C5 D1
R.Madson 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 ---- D2 D3
R.Springer 1 1 1 1 2 1 0 9.00 D4
Totals 8 9 7 7 5 4 1
Walkers (13-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Duchschere WIN(3-0) 7 1/3 6 2 2 1 4 1 3.86 A1 D3
J.Howell HOLD(2nd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.84 D4 D4
C.Billingsle 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 D5
Totals 9 7 2 2 1 4 1
ATTENDANCE- 49,510 DATE- Friday, April 24th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Paul Naubert, Jerry Crawford, Tom Hallion, Brian O'Nora
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds: 6 Walkers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 1 Walkers: 1
ERRORS- J.Edmonds, J.Bartlett
DOUBLES- N.Markakis(5th), D.Wright(4th), R.Doumit(4th)
HOME RUNS- G.Soto(1st), J.Bartlett(1st)
STOLEN BASES- N.Punto(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Cabrera
SACRIFICE HITS- N.Punto
WALKS- R.Sweeney, A.Cabrera, N.Markakis, C.Beltran, C.Iannetta, C.Ross
STRIKE OUTS- N.Punto, N.McLouth, L.Scott, C.Kotchman, M.Cabrera, C.Iannetta-2,
J.Edmonds
GIDP- N.McLouth, J.Bartlett
PASSED BALLS- C.Iannetta
Ryan Doumit had 2 base hits and 2 RBI at John Locke Field where the Fleetwood
Walkers beat the Tinley Redbirds 7 to 2.
Fleetwood went ahead for good in the bottom of the 4th inning scoring 3
runners on 3 hits. The key offensive moment was provided by Jason Bartlett
who electrified John Locke Field when he smacked a three-run homer (his 1st
of the season). Fleetwood had a total of 9 hits for the game.
Justin Duchscherer(3-0) picked up the victory, allowing 2 runs in 7 and 1/3
innings. Wandy Rodriguez(0-1) was charged with the loss. He was touched for
6 hits and 2 walks in 3 and 2/3 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Tinley Redbirds At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/25/2009
Gm 2: Sweeney hammers Burnett early; Fleetwood wastes many comeback chances.
Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
S.Victorino RF 4 1 1 1 .375 N.Markakis RF 3 1 0 0 .288
N.Punto SS 5 1 1 2 .250 D.Wright 3B 5 1 1 0 .364
G.Soto C 3 2 1 0 .429 C.Pena 1B 4 1 2 0 .391
N.McLouth CF 5 1 1 0 .111 C-A.Cabrera 2B 0 0 0 0 .279
L.Scott DH 4 0 1 0 .125 M.Cabrera DH 5 0 1 0 .238
E.Encarnacion 3B 4 1 1 1 .125 C.Beltran CF 4 1 2 2 .410
R.Sweeney LF 4 2 3 3 .571 C.Iannetta C 1 0 0 0 .333
C.Kotchman 1B 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Edmonds LF 4 0 0 0 .250
A.Amezaga 2B 4 0 0 0 .000 H.Kendrick 2B 3 0 1 0 .211
B-R.Doumit PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .286
J.Bartlett SS 2 0 1 0 .373
A-R.Furcal PH,SS 1 0 1 0 .222
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 37 8 10 7 Totals 33 4 9 2
A-Pinch Hit For Bartlett In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Kendrick In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Pena In 9th Inning
Redbirds........ 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 10 0
Walkers......... 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 2
Redbirds (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
T.Redding WIN(1-0) 5 2/3 8 4 4 5 1 1 6.35 A1 C9
J.Masterson HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 D1 D4
J.Speier 0 2/3 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 D5 D9
R.Madson 1 2/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 10.80 E1
Totals 9 9 4 4 9 4 1
Walkers (13-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
A.Burnett LOSS(3-1) 2 1/3 7 8 7 2 3 2 6.46 A1 B7
C.Billingsle 4 2/3 3 0 0 2 2 0 3.24 B8 D8
B.Ryan 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 0.00 D9 E3
H.Bell 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.70 E4
Totals 9 10 8 7 6 9 2
ATTENDANCE- 49,892 DATE- Saturday, April 25th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Tom Hallion, Brian O'Nora, Paul Naubert
T- 3:07
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds: 8 Walkers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 3 Walkers: 1
ERRORS- H.Kendrick, A.Burnett
DOUBLES- N.McLouth(1st), R.Sweeney(1st), C.Pena(4th)
HOME RUNS- N.Punto(1st), R.Sweeney(1st), C.Beltran(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- S.Victorino-2(2nd)
WALKS- S.Victorino, G.Soto-2, L.Scott, E.Encarnacion, R.Sweeney, N.Markakis-2,
C.Pena, C.Beltran, C.Iannetta-4, R.Furcal
STRIKE OUTS- S.Victorino, N.Punto-3, G.Soto, L.Scott, E.Encarnacion, C.Kotchman,
A.Amezaga, D.Wright-2, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds
GIDP- E.Encarnacion, M.Cabrera, C.Beltran, J.Bartlett
WILD PITCHES- A.Burnett-2
The Tinley Redbirds put 4 runs on the scoreboard in the 3rd inning and
defeated the Fleetwood Walkers by a score of 8 to 4 at John Locke
Field.
Ryan Sweeney had a big day with his bat. He doubled in the 2nd inning, lofted
a three-run bomb (his 1st of the season) in the 3rd inning and laced a
base-hit in the 6th inning. Neither team managed to score after the 3rd
inning.
The win was credited to Tim Redding(1-0) who went 5 and 2/3 innings allowing 4
runs. A.J. Burnett(3-1) took the loss. He allowed 7 hits and 2 walks in 2
and 1/3 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Tinley Redbirds At 2009 Fleetwood Walkers 4/26/2009
Gm 3: Fleetwood hits 3 homers, and Zack Greinke picks up another victory.
Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG Walkers AB R H RBI AVG
S.Victorino RF 4 0 0 0 .250 A.Cabrera 2B 4 0 0 0 .255
N.Punto SS 4 0 1 0 .250 N.Markakis RF 2 1 0 0 .279
G.Soto C 3 1 1 0 .400 D.Wright 3B 2 1 0 0 .353
N.McLouth CF 4 0 0 0 .077 M.Cabrera 1B 2 2 2 3 .262
L.Scott DH 4 1 1 1 .167 A-C.Pena PH,1B 1 0 0 0 .383
E.Encarnacion 3B 4 0 0 0 .083 C.Beltran CF 3 1 1 0 .406
R.Sweeney LF 3 0 1 1 .500 C.Iannetta C 4 1 1 0 .325
C.Kotchman 1B 3 0 1 0 .273 C.Ross LF 4 2 2 4 .268
A.Amezaga 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 R.Doumit DH 3 1 1 2 .288
B-R.Cedeno PH 1 0 0 0 .250
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 1 0 .364
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 32 2 5 2 Totals 30 9 8 9
A-Pinch Hit For Cabrera In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Doumit In 8th Inning
Redbirds........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 5 0
Walkers......... 2 0 1 0 0 4 0 2 - 9 8 0
Redbirds (1-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
B.Zito LOSS(0-1) 5 2/3 5 7 7 5 7 2 11.12 A1 C8
R.Springer 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 3 0 3.86 C9 D4
R.Madson 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 13.50 D5
Totals 8 8 9 9 6 10 3
Walkers (14-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
Z.Greinke WIN(4-0) 6 2/3 4 2 2 0 5 0 3.21 A1 C7
H.Bell 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.35 C8 D2
B.Ryan 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 D3
Totals 9 5 2 2 0 9 0
ATTENDANCE- 34,885 DATE- Sunday, April 26th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Jeff Kellogg, Mark Wegner, Tony Randazzo, Rick Reed
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Redbirds: 4 Walkers: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Redbirds: 0 Walkers: 0
DOUBLES- G.Soto(1st), L.Scott(1st), C.Kotchman(1st), C.Ross(3rd)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(2nd), C.Ross(2nd), R.Doumit(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- J.Bartlett(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- N.Markakis
WALKS- N.Markakis-2, D.Wright-2, M.Cabrera, C.Beltran
HIT BY PITCH- G.Soto
STRIKE OUTS- S.Victorino-2, N.Punto, G.Soto, L.Scott, E.Encarnacion, R.Sweeney,
A.Amezaga-2, A.Cabrera-2, D.Wright-2, C.Pena, C.Iannetta, C.Ross-2,
J.Bartlett-2
Cody Ross lofted one into the 'cheap seats' and had 4 RBI as the Fleetwood
Walkers beat the Tinley Redbirds by a score of 9 to 2.
Ross made sure the Fleetwood fans enjoyed themselves. He doubled plating two
runs in the 6th inning and lifted one out of the park for a two run home run
(his 2nd of the season) in the 8th inning. For the game Fleetwood out-hit
Tinley 8 to 5.
The victory was credited to Zack Greinke(4-0) who went 6 and 2/3 innings,
allowing 2 runs. Barry Zito(0-1) was charged with the loss. He was knocked
around pretty good, giving up 7 runs in 5 and 2/3 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Tinley Redbirds 4/27/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 5 1 1 0 .200 S.Victorino RF 4 1 2 0 .259
D.Wright 3B 3 1 1 0 .333 N.Punto SS 4 0 2 0 .191
C.Pena 1B 3 2 1 1 .333 G.Soto C 4 0 1 1 .313
M.Cabrera DH 3 0 0 1 .000 N.McLouth CF 4 0 0 0 .149
C.Beltran CF 4 1 0 0 .000 L.Scott DH 4 0 1 0 .314
J.Edmonds LF 4 1 1 4 .250 E.Encarnacion 3B 4 0 0 0 .200
H.Kendrick 2B 4 0 2 0 .500 R.Sweeney LF 3 0 0 0 .191
R.Doumit C 3 0 0 0 .000 C.Kotchman 1B 3 0 0 0 .246
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 0 0 .000 A.Amezaga 2B 3 0 0 0 .239
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 33 6 6 6 Totals 33 1 6 1
Walkers......... 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 6 6 1
Redbirds........ 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1
Walkers (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
E.Santana WIN(1-0) 9 6 1 0 0 9 0 0.00 A1
Totals 9 6 1 0 0 9 0
Redbirds (7-12) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
B.Looper LOSS(0-3) 0 1/3 3 5 4 1 0 1 13.86 A1 A6
J.Speier 1 2/3 2 1 1 0 1 1 2.31 A7 B4
J.Masterson 2 1 0 0 1 3 0 1.02 B5 C3
R.Madson 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.64 C4 C9
R.Springer 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.72 D1 D7
T.Hoffman 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.69 D8
Totals 9 6 6 5 3 8 2
ATTENDANCE- 30,702 DATE- Monday, April 27th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bill Welke, Laz Diaz, Tim Welke, Chuck Meriwether
T- 2:55
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 4 Redbirds: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Redbirds: 0
ERRORS- J.Bartlett, N.Punto
HOME RUNS- C.Pena(1st), J.Edmonds(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cabrera
WALKS- D.Wright, C.Pena, R.Doumit
STRIKE OUTS- N.Markakis, D.Wright-2, C.Pena-2, J.Edmonds, H.Kendrick, R.Doumit,
N.Punto, G.Soto, N.McLouth, L.Scott-2, E.Encarnacion, R.Sweeney,
C.Kotchman, A.Amezaga
GIDP- R.Sweeney
Ervin Santana pitched 9 strong innings at Busch Stadium where the Fleetwood
Walkers beat the Tinley Redbirds by the score of 6 to 1.
Santana(1-0) was virtually untouchable. He allowed only 6 hits and no walks
in 9 innings. The pitchers took over after the 3rd inning as neither team
was able to score again.
Braden Looper(0-3) took the loss. He pitched 1/3 of an inning giving up 3
hits and 1 walk. 'We didn't have a whole lot of chances tonight,' Brook
Hoffman said. 'Santana just was too much for our guys.'
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Tinley Redbirds 4/28/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 3 1 1 1 .250 S.Victorino RF 4 0 0 0 .247
D.Wright 3B 4 0 1 3 .286 N.Punto SS 3 1 0 0 .180
C.Pena 1B 5 0 2 1 .375 G.Soto C 5 0 0 0 .292
M.Cabrera DH 5 0 0 0 .000 N.McLouth CF 3 0 1 1 .156
C.Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 .000 L.Scott DH 3 0 1 0 .315
C.Iannetta C 4 3 2 2 .500 E.Encarnacion 3B 4 0 0 0 .188
J.Edmonds LF 4 0 0 0 .125 R.Sweeney LF 4 1 2 0 .216
H.Kendrick 2B 4 1 0 0 .250 C.Kotchman 1B 3 0 2 1 .264
J.Bartlett SS 3 2 2 0 .286 A.Amezaga 2B 4 0 0 0 .220
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 36 7 8 7 Totals 33 2 6 2
Walkers......... 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 1 - 7 8 0
Redbirds........ 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 2
Walkers (2-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
D.Matsuzaka WIN(1-0) 6 2/3 5 2 2 5 8 0 2.70 A1 D4
C.Billingsle 2 1/3 1 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 D5
Totals 9 6 2 2 5 13 0
Redbirds (7-13) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
E.Jackson LOSS(2-3) 5 4 4 4 4 2 1 5.12 A1 C6
J.Masterson 0 1/3 2 2 2 2 0 0 2.00 C7 D3
J.Speier 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.03 D4 D8
R.Madson 1 2/3 2 1 1 1 2 1 1.15 D9 E7
R.Springer 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.69 E8
Totals 9 8 7 7 7 6 2
ATTENDANCE- 35,055 DATE- Tuesday, April 28th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Marty Foster, Derryl Cousins, Angel Hernandez, Eric Cooper
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:10 Redbirds:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0 Redbirds: 1
ERRORS- A.Amezaga-2
DOUBLES- N.McLouth(5th), R.Sweeney(1st), C.Kotchman(7th)
HOME RUNS- C.Iannetta-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Wright(1st), C.Beltran(1st), S.Victorino(6th)
WALKS- N.Markakis-2, D.Wright, C.Beltran, C.Iannetta, J.Edmonds, J.Bartlett,
S.Victorino, N.Punto-2, L.Scott, C.Kotchman
HIT BY PITCH- H.Kendrick, N.McLouth
STRIKE OUTS- C.Pena, M.Cabrera, C.Iannetta-2, J.Edmonds-2, S.Victorino,
N.Punto-2, G.Soto, N.McLouth, L.Scott, E.Encarnacion-2,
R.Sweeney-2, A.Amezaga-3
GIDP- M.Cabrera
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Nate McLouth robbed Jim Edmonds of an extra base hit.
Catcher Chris Iannetta slammed 2 homeruns and scored 3 times as the Fleetwood
Walkers defeated the Tinley Redbirds by a score of 7 to 2 at Busch
Stadium.
Iannetta had a big day with his bat. He smashed a bases-empty 'big-fly' in
the 3rd inning and ripped a solo home run (his 2nd of the season) in the 9th
inning. Fleetwood rapped out 8 hits for the night.
Daisuke Matsuzaka(1-0) went 6 and 2/3 innings allowing 2 runs for the victory.
Edwin Jackson(2-3) suffered the loss. He gave up 4 hits and 4 walks in 5
innings.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Tinley Redbirds 4/29/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG
A.Cabrera 2B 4 1 1 0 .250 S.Victorino RF 4 0 1 0 .247
N.Markakis RF 4 1 1 0 .250 N.Punto SS 4 0 2 0 .204
D.Wright 3B 4 1 1 1 .273 G.Soto C 4 1 1 0 .289
M.Cabrera 1B 3 1 1 1 .091 N.McLouth CF 4 0 1 0 .160
A-C.Pena 1B 0 1 0 0 .375 L.Scott DH 4 0 0 0 .293
C.Beltran CF 3 1 1 1 .091 E.Encarnacion 3B 3 0 1 1 .194
C.Iannetta C 4 0 0 0 .250 R.Sweeney LF 4 0 1 0 .218
C.Ross LF 4 0 1 0 .250 C.Kotchman 1B 3 0 0 0 .253
R.Doumit DH 4 1 1 4 .143 A.Amezaga 2B 3 0 0 0 .208
J.Bartlett SS 4 0 2 0 .364
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 34 7 9 7 Totals 33 1 7 1
A-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
Walkers......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 - 7 9 0
Redbirds........ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 0
Walkers (3-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
J.Duchschere WIN(1-0) 9 7 1 1 1 5 0 1.00 A1
Totals 9 7 1 1 1 5 0
Redbirds (7-14) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
W.Rodriguez LOSS(2-1) 8 6 3 3 0 6 1 3.24 A1 D2
B.Morrow 0 2/3 2 4 4 2 2 1 16.87 D3 D8
R.Madson 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 D9
Totals 9 9 7 7 2 8 2
ATTENDANCE- 40,359 DATE- Wednesday, April 29th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Gary Darling, Jerry Meals, Bill Miller, Paul Emmel
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 3 Redbirds: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Redbirds: 2
DOUBLES- N.Punto-2(4th), G.Soto(6th), N.McLouth(6th), E.Encarnacion(2nd)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(1st), R.Doumit(1st)
STOLEN BASES- S.Victorino(7th)
WALKS- C.Pena, C.Beltran, E.Encarnacion
HIT BY PITCH- A.Cabrera
STRIKE OUTS- A.Cabrera-2, D.Wright, C.Iannetta-2, C.Ross-2, R.Doumit, N.Punto,
L.Scott-2, A.Amezaga-2
GIDP- C.Ross, R.Sweeney
WILD PITCHES- R.Madson
Justin Duchscherer allowed Joal Kjarsgaard to rest his bullpen, tossing a
complete game as the Fleetwood Walkers topped the Tinley Redbirds by a score
of 7 to 1 at Busch Stadium.
Fleetwood jumped on top to stay in the top of the 7th inning scoring a single
run. The teams had been locked in a scoreless duel until the 7th inning.
Duchscherer(1-0) allowed 1 run on the game. Wandy Rodriguez(2-1) took the
loss. He was stingy with the baserunners, allowing just 6 hits and no walks
in 8 innings.
BOXSCORE: 2009 Fleetwood Walkers At 2009 Tinley Redbirds 4/30/2009
Walkers AB R H RBI AVG Redbirds AB R H RBI AVG
N.Markakis RF 4 2 2 0 .313 S.Victorino RF 4 0 0 0 .237
D.Wright 3B 4 0 2 1 .333 N.Punto SS 3 0 1 0 .211
C.Pena 1B 4 0 0 0 .250 G.Soto C 4 1 0 1 .275
M.Cabrera DH 3 0 0 1 .071 N.McLouth CF 3 0 1 0 .167
C.Beltran CF 3 0 0 0 .071 L.Scott DH 4 0 1 1 .290
J.Edmonds LF 3 0 0 0 .091 E.Encarnacion 3B 3 0 0 0 .187
B-C.Ross LF 0 0 0 0 .250 R.Sweeney LF 3 0 0 0 .207
H.Kendrick 2B 3 0 0 0 .182 C.Kotchman 1B 2 1 1 0 .260
C-A.Cabrera 2B 0 0 0 0 .250 A.Amezaga 2B 3 1 1 0 .214
R.Doumit C 3 0 0 0 .100
A-C.Iannetta C 0 0 0 0 .250
J.Bartlett SS 3 0 0 0 .286
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 30 2 4 2 Totals 29 3 5 2
A-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Doumit In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Edmonds In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Kendrick In 8th Inning
Walkers......... 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 2 4 1
Redbirds........ 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 5 0
Walkers (3-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
A.Burnett 6 4 1 0 0 9 0 0.00 A1 C5
C.Billingsle L(0-1)B(1st) 2 1 2 2 3 2 0 4.15 C6
Totals 8 5 3 2 3 11 0
Redbirds (8-14) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
T.Redding 5 1/3 4 2 2 0 5 0 5.53 A1 C2
J.Masterson 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.83 C3 C7
R.Springer WIN(1-1) 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 1.50 C8
Totals 9 4 2 2 0 12 0
ATTENDANCE- 21,852 DATE- Thursday, April 30th 2009 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Joyce, Jeff Nelson, Mark Carlson, Tim Tschida
T- 2:31
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 2 Redbirds: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1 Redbirds: 0
ERRORS- A.Burnett
DOUBLES- N.Markakis(1st), D.Wright(1st), C.Kotchman(8th), A.Amezaga(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- N.Punto-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Cabrera
WALKS- N.Punto, N.McLouth, C.Kotchman
STRIKE OUTS- N.Markakis, D.Wright, C.Pena-3, M.Cabrera-3, C.Beltran, J.Edmonds,
H.Kendrick, J.Bartlett, S.Victorino, N.Punto, G.Soto-2, N.McLouth,
L.Scott, E.Encarnacion-2, C.Kotchman, A.Amezaga-2
GIDP- R.Sweeney
WILD PITCHES- C.Billingsley
One run was the difference at Busch Stadium as the Tinley Redbirds defeated
the Fleetwood Walkers 3 to 2.
Russ Springer(1-1) came on to close the door tight in relief. No one got on
base in his perfect 2 innings and struckout 4 Fleetwood batters. Tinley had
only 5 hits for the game.
Chad Billingsley(0-1) was given the loss in relief. With this win, Tinley has
a 8-14 record. They have been 3-7 lately. With the loss Fleetwood now has a
record of 3-1.
