Fleetwood Walkers

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

September 14-16, 2006: Fleetwood at Cincinnati

September 14: Fleetwood 9, Cincinnati 3

Derrek Lee clubs three home runs -- a two-run shot in the 1st, another two-run blast in the 3rd, and a solo homer in the 8th -- and Fleetwood never looks back.

Javier Valentin, Marcus Giles, and Jose Guillen also hit homers in the win. Mark Buehrle benefits from the offensive barrage, earning another victory. Fleetwood's bullpen gives up its first run in 34.2 innings, but the team's winning streak hits 12 games.

September 15: Fleetwood 5, Bloomington 4

Fleetwood is down 4-3 in the top of the 9th, and the team's winning streak seems over. Ryan Zimmerman comes through with a game-tying double, however, and Derrek Lee gives Fleetwood the lead two batters later with another double.

Scott Downs pitches the final two innings for the win, and Fleetwood wins its 13th consecutive game.

September 16: Fleetwood 6, Bloomington 3

David Wright hits two home runs and drives in four runs, leading Fleetwood to victory in a close game. The Walkers enjoyed a small lead of 4-3 in the 9th until Wright's 2-run blast provided much-needed insurance.

Greg Maddux earned the win with 5 innings before turning the game over to his stellar bullpen. Juan Dominguez earned just his 2nd save of the season in the process. Fleetwood's winning streak extends to 14 games.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Cincinnati Royals          9/14/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Zimmerman 3B      5  0  1  0 .200     W.Bergolla 2B       4  0  1  0 .231  
  D.Wright DH         4  2  2  1 .294     D.Murphy DH         4  0  1  1 .211  
  D.Lee 1B            5  3  3  5 .287     J.Fiorentino CF     4  0  0  0 .238  
  M.Cabrera LF        5  0  0  0 .321     M.Alou LF           4  1  1  1 .309  
  J.Valentin C        5  1  2  1 .328     M.Stairs 1B         3  1  1  0 .259  
  M.Giles 2B          5  1  2  1 .269     T.Wigginton 3B      4  0  0  0 .310  
  J.Guillen RF        4  1  3  1 .290     J.Piedra RF         4  0  1  1 .167  
  B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .314     C.Barmes SS         3  0  0  0 .248  
  D.Dejesus CF        5  1  2  0 .269   C-C.Everett PH        1  0  0  0 .245  
                                          M.Perez C           2  0  1  0 .333  
                                        A-R.Klesko PH         0  1  0  0 .249  
                                        B-A.Melhuse C         0  0  0  0 .174  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42  9 15  9                 Totals      33  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Perez In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Klesko In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Barmes In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 2 0 3  0 0 1  2 1 0  -  9 15  1
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 1 0  -  3  6  1
 
Walkers (97-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(15-8)       6 2/3   5   2   2   1   1   1   4.01  A1 C7
K.Escobar                 2 1/3   1   1   0   1   3   0   3.35  C8
Totals                    9       6   3   2   2   4   1
 
Royals (60-85)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
R.Ortiz LOSS(6-14)        7      13   8   8   2   7   5   5.78  A1 E1
T.Coffey                  2       2   1   1   1   0   1   5.57  E2
Totals                    9      15   9   9   3   7   6
 
ATTENDANCE- 21,630 DATE- Sunday, September 14th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
T- 3:20
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 9  Royals: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1  Royals: 1
ERRORS- R.Zimmerman, W.Bergolla
DOUBLES- D.Wright(28th), M.Giles(32nd), D.Dejesus(24th), M.Stairs(24th),
         J.Piedra(1st)
TRIPLES- D.Wright(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee-3(40th), J.Valentin(14th), M.Giles(15th), J.Guillen(21st),
           M.Alou(19th)
WALKS- D.Wright, J.Guillen, B.Crosby, M.Stairs, R.Klesko
STRIKE OUTS- R.Zimmerman, D.Wright, D.Lee-2, M.Cabrera, M.Giles, D.Dejesus,
             M.Alou, M.Stairs, T.Wigginton, J.Piedra
GIDP- D.Dejesus, T.Wigginton

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Cincinnati Royals          9/15/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Zimmerman 3B      5  0  2  1 .300     J.Fiorentino CF     4  0  0  0 .200  
C-C.Counsell PR,2B    0  1  0  0 .230     R.Klesko LF         4  1  1  0 .249  
  D.Wright DH         5  1  2  0 .295     J.Piedra RF         4  0  1  1 .188  
  D.Lee 1B            5  0  3  2 .290     C.Everett DH        4  0  1  1 .246  
  M.Cabrera LF        5  0  0  0 .318     M.Stairs 1B         0  1  0  0 .259  
  J.Valentin C        4  0  1  0 .326   A-R.Palmeiro PH,1B    3  0  0  0 .246  
  M.Giles 2B,3B       3  1  2  0 .271     A.Melhuse C         3  1  2  0 .191  
  J.Guillen RF        4  0  0  0 .288   F-M.Alou PH           1  0  0  0 .308  
  B.Crosby SS         2  1  0  0 .312     D.Murphy 2B         3  0  0  1 .182  
B-B.Bonds PH          1  0  0  0 .222     C.Koskie 3B         3  0  1  1 .300  
D-L.Matos SS          0  0  0  0 .286   G-W.Bergolla PH       1  0  0  0 .214  
  D.Dejesus CF        3  1  0  0 .267     O.Infante SS        3  1  1  0 .188  
E-J.Edmonds CF        0  0  0  0 .262                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  5 10  3                 Totals      33  4  7  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Stairs In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Zimmerman In 9th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Bonds In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Dejesus In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Melhuse In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Koskie In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 2 1  0 0 0  0 0 2  -  5 10  0
Royals.......... 0 2 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  -  4  7  2
 
Walkers (98-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza                  7       7   4   4   1   6   0   3.77  A1 D2
S.Downs WIN(2-1)          2       0   0   0   0   3   0   1.96  D3
Totals                    9       7   4   4   1   9   0
 
Royals (60-86)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Pineiro                 5       7   3   1   2   2   0   4.51  A1 C6
R.Betancourt HOLD(5th)    2       1   0   0   0   3   0   3.88  C7 D4
K.Mercker HOLD(6th)       1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.20  D5 D7
O.Dotel LOSS(0-3) BS(5th) 0 1/3   1   2   2   1   0   0   9.24  D8 E1
L.Carter                  0 2/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   5.91  E2
Totals                    9      10   5   3   3   5   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 12,167 DATE- Monday, September 15th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 8  Royals: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0  Royals: 2
ERRORS- J.Fiorentino, D.Murphy
DOUBLES- R.Zimmerman-2(2nd), D.Wright-2(30th), D.Lee-2(31st), J.Valentin(9th),
         M.Giles-2(34th), A.Melhuse(4th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Murphy
WALKS- M.Giles, B.Crosby, D.Dejesus, M.Stairs
STRIKE OUTS- R.Zimmerman, D.Wright, J.Guillen-2, B.Crosby, J.Fiorentino-2,
             R.Klesko, J.Piedra, C.Everett, M.Alou, D.Murphy, C.Koskie,
             W.Bergolla
GIDP- J.Valentin, D.Dejesus
WILD PITCHES- J.Pineiro
WEB GEMS- Bot 2nd: Marcus Giles robbed Omar Infante of a base hit.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Cincinnati Royals          9/16/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Zimmerman 3B      5  2  2  0 .333     J.Fiorentino CF     5  0  0  0 .167  
  D.Wright DH         5  2  2  4 .296     R.Klesko LF         5  1  1  0 .248  
  D.Lee 1B            3  1  2  1 .292     J.Piedra RF         4  2  3  2 .300  
  M.Cabrera LF        3  0  2  0 .320     M.Alou DH           3  0  1  0 .308  
A-J.Guillen LF        1  0  0  0 .287     R.Palmeiro 1B       3  0  1  1 .247  
  J.Edmonds CF        3  0  1  1 .262     A.Melhuse C         4  0  0  0 .183  
  M.Giles 2B          4  0  1  0 .271     W.Bergolla 2B       4  0  1  0 .222  
  R.Castro C          4  0  0  0 .286     C.Koskie 3B         2  0  1  0 .301  
  B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .308   B-C.Everett PH        1  0  0  0 .245  
  L.Matos RF          4  1  1  0 .286     O.Infante SS        4  0  1  0 .189  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  6 11  6                 Totals      35  3  9  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Koskie In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 1 0 0  0 0 2  0 1 2  -  6 11  0
Royals.......... 0 0 0  0 0 2  0 1 0  -  3  9  0
 
Walkers (99-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Maddux WIN(14-7)        5       4   2   2   2   2   1   4.21  A1 C3
K.Escobar HOLD(5th)       1 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.26  C4 C7
S.Downs HOLD(19th)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   1.95  C8 C8
F.Cabrera HOLD(9th)       1 1/3   3   1   1   0   2   0   1.96  C9 D6
J.Dominguez SAVE(2nd)     1       2   0   0   0   0   0   4.00  D7
Totals                    9       9   3   3   2   5   1
 
Royals (60-87)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Vargas LOSS(4-3)        5       4   3   3   3   5   1   3.86  A1 C3
T.Coffey                  2 2/3   4   1   1   0   2   1   5.44  C4 D6
L.Ayala                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4.52  D7 D7
R.King                    1       3   2   2   0   1   1   7.44  D8
Totals                    9      11   6   6   3   9   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 7,936 DATE- Tuesday, September 16th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 7  Royals: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1  Royals: 1
DOUBLES- R.Zimmerman-2(4th), D.Lee(32nd), J.Edmonds(35th), J.Piedra(2nd),
         C.Koskie(22nd), O.Infante(22nd)
TRIPLES- R.Klesko(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright-2(32nd), D.Lee(41st), J.Piedra(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- D.Lee(10th), L.Matos(13th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Edmonds
WALKS- D.Lee-2, M.Cabrera, R.Palmeiro, C.Koskie
HIT BY PITCH- M.Alou
STRIKE OUTS- R.Zimmerman, D.Lee, J.Edmonds, M.Giles-2, R.Castro-2, B.Crosby,
             L.Matos, J.Fiorentino-3, A.Melhuse, O.Infante
GIDP- O.Infante
WILD PITCHES- G.Maddux

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

September 13, 2006: A Scoreless Streak to Remember

Fleetwood was red hot, entering today's game with a 10-game winning streak. After just 1 inning, though, it did not look good for number 11.

Dave Bush, in the midst of a very strong season, did not bring his "A" game to the mound on this day. In fact, he barely escaped the first inning when he allowed a grand slam to Carl Everett and a 5th run on a Javier Lopez single. Bush would pitch one more inning before departing.

Fleetwood regained one run in the bottom of the first on a Jose Guillen single. In the 4th, the Walkers scored two more. And in the 5th, they scored another. Suddenly Fleetwood trailed by just 1 run through 5 innings.

In the 7th inning, the Walkers completed their comeback. Bobby Crosby launched a solo homer to lead off the inning, and the game was knotted 5-5. Two scoreless innings followed, and the game headed to extra innings.

Fleetwood's bullpen continued its amazing streak, throwing two more scoreless innings in the 10th and 11th. With 9 shutout innings on this day, the team's relief pitchers had run their scoreless streak to a mind-boggling 34.1 innings.

David Wright finally ended the game in the 11th inning, collecting his fourth hit of the game to drive in the winning run. Fleetwood had come from behind, it had swept the Cincinnati Royals, and it had run its winning streak to 11 games.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Cincinnati Royals At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers          9/13/2006
Gm 4: CIN scores 5 in 1st, but FLE claws back in win in extras; Wright stars.
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Figgins CF        5  1  1  0 .281     M.Giles 2B          7  0  1  0 .275  
  R.Klesko LF         5  1  2  0 .246     D.Wright DH,3B      6  1  4  2 .295  
  J.Piedra RF         4  1  1  0 .308     D.Lee 1B            5  0  1  1 .300  
  C.Everett DH        3  1  1  4 .242     M.Cabrera 3B,LF     4  0  1  0 .322  
  M.Stairs 1B         5  1  1  0 .260     J.Edmonds CF        3  0  1  0 .256  
  J.Lopez C           5  0  1  1 .208     J.Guillen RF        4  0  1  1 .283  
  D.Murphy 2B         5  0  0  0 .050   C-B.Bonds PH          0  0  0  0 .244  
  C.Koskie 3B         3  0  0  0 .297   E-J.Valentin C        1  0  0  0 .333  
G-C.Barmes PR         0  0  0  0 .248     D.Turnbow P         0  0  0  0 ----  
H-C.Woodward 3B       0  0  0  0 .272     R.Castro C          3  1  0  0 .282  
  O.Infante SS        5  0  0  0 .186   D-C.Counsell PH       1  0  0  0 .231  
                                          S.Downs P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          F.Cabrera P         0  0  0  0 ----  
                                          C.Eldred P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        F-R.Doumit C          1  0  0  0 .207  
                                          B.Crosby SS         4  3  1  1 .312  
                                          D.Dejesus LF        1  1  0  0 .266  
                                        A-R.Zimmerman PH      1  0  0  0 .457  
                                        B-L.Matos LF,RF       1  0  0  0 .294  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40  5  7  5                 Totals      42  6 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Dejesus In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Zimmerman In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Guillen In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Castro In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bonds In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Eldred In 11th Inning
G-Pinch Ran For Koskie In 11th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Barmes In 11th Inning
 
Royals.......... 5 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 -  5  7  0
Walkers......... 1 0 0  2 1 0  1 0 0  0 1 -  6 10  1
 
Royals (60-87)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Meche                   6       6   4   4   9   4   0   6.56  A1 D7
R.King BS(5th)            0       1   1   1   0   0   1   8.16  D8 D8
L.Ayala                   1 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4.43  D9 E4
J.Mays                    0       1   0   0   0   0   0   7.54  E5 E5
R.Betancourt              1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   3.45  E6 F1
A.Heilman LOSS(5-6)       1 2/3   2   1   1   3   2   0   3.05  F2
Totals                   10 2/3  10   6   6  13   8   1
 
Walkers (110-45)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Bush                    2       5   5   5   1   1   1   4.26  A1 B2
J.Dominguez               2       0   0   0   0   2   0   3.75  B3 B8
A.Rhodes                  1 2/3   1   0   0   0   3   0   0.23  B9 C5
K.Escobar                 1 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   2.89  C6 C9
S.Downs                   1       0   0   0   0   1   0   1.96  D1 D4 D3
F.Cabrera                 1       0   0   0   2   1   0   1.98  D4 D9
C.Eldred                  1       1   0   0   1   2   0   2.02  E1 E5
D.Turnbow WIN(5-6)        1       0   0   0   1   1   0   2.83  E6
Totals                   11       7   5   5   5  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 37,816 DATE- Saturday, September 13th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:52
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 7  Walkers:17
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 0  Walkers: 1
ERRORS- L.Matos
DOUBLES- C.Figgins(23rd), M.Stairs(25th), M.Giles(40th), D.Wright-3(35th),
         M.Cabrera(48th), J.Edmonds(38th)
HOME RUNS- C.Everett(19th), B.Crosby(16th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Everett(5th)
WALKS- J.Piedra, C.Everett-2, C.Koskie-2, D.Wright, D.Lee, M.Cabrera-2,
       J.Edmonds-3, B.Bonds, R.Castro, B.Crosby-2, D.Dejesus, L.Matos
HIT BY PITCH- D.Dejesus
STRIKE OUTS- C.Figgins, J.Piedra-2, C.Everett, M.Stairs-2, J.Lopez, D.Murphy,
             O.Infante-3, M.Giles-2, D.Wright, D.Lee, J.Edmonds, J.Valentin,
             R.Castro, L.Matos
GIDP- C.Koskie
WILD PITCHES- G.Meche, D.Bush

September 12, 2006: The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword

Both teams jumped out of the gates early in this one. First, Matt Stairs greeted Fleetwood pitcher Greg Maddux rudely with a 3-run homer in the 1st. Not to be outdone, the Walkers quickly scored 3 runs on Royals starting pitcher Matt Clement. After 1 inning, the game was tied 3-3.

Suddenly, both Maddux and Clement settled in. Both pitched strongly the reminder of the game. Clement would pitch 7 total innings, allowing just two more Fleetwood runs. Maddux would throw 6 innings, allowing just one more Cincinnati run. After 6 innings, the Walkers led 5-4.

Once again, Fleetwood turned to its bullpen. And once again, the team's relief pitchers were up to the challenge. They threw 3 scoreless innings, running their scoreless streak to 25.1 innings. (The last run allowed: Derrick Turnbow's blown save on September 1.) Turnbow was sharp on this day, though, throwing the final 1.1 innings for the save. Greg Maddux earned the win.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Cincinnati Royals At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers          9/12/2006
Gm 3: Wright's solo HR in the 6th gives FLE the lead; its bullpen holds on.
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Figgins CF        5  1  2  0 .281     D.Dejesus LF        4  2  2  0 .267  
  R.Klesko LF         4  1  0  0 .245     D.Wright DH         3  2  2  1 .291  
  J.Piedra RF         4  0  1  0 .318     D.Lee 1B            4  1  2  1 .301  
  C.Everett DH        3  0  0  0 .241     M.Cabrera 3B        5  0  2  2 .323  
  M.Stairs 1B         4  1  2  3 .261   J-R.Zimmerman 3B      0  0  0  0 .471  
F-C.Barmes PR,SS      0  0  0  0 .248     J.Edmonds CF        3  0  1  1 .256  
  J.Lopez C           4  0  1  0 .208     J.Guillen RF        3  0  0  0 .284  
H-J.Fiorentino PR     0  0  0  0 .000     R.Doumit C          2  0  0  0 .209  
I-A.Melhuse C         0  0  0  0 .183   A-B.Bonds PH          0  0  0  0 .244  
  D.Murphy 2B         3  1  0  0 .067   B-B.Crosby PR,SS      1  0  0  0 .313  
G-R.Palmeiro PH,1B    1  0  0  0 .252     C.Counsell SS       3  0  0  0 .231  
  C.Koskie 3B         3  0  1  0 .299   C-J.Valentin C        1  0  1  0 .335  
  O.Infante SS        1  0  0  1 .189     M.Giles 2B          4  0  0  0 .277  
D-M.Alou PH           1  0  1  0 .315                                          
E-W.Bergolla SS,2B    0  0  0  0 .222                                          
K-C.Woodward PH       1  0  0  0 .272                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  8  4                 Totals      33  5 10  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Doumit In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Bonds In 5th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Counsell In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Infante In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Alou In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Stairs In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Murphy In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Ran For Lopez In 8th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Fiorentino In 8th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Cabrera In 9th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Bergolla In 9th Inning
 
Royals.......... 3 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  8  0
Walkers......... 3 1 0  0 0 1  0 0    -  5 10  2
 
Royals (60-86)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Clement LOSS(11-18)     7      10   5   5   6   8   1   5.77  A1 E1
R.Betancourt              1       0   0   0   0   2   0   3.54  E2
Totals                    8      10   5   5   6  10   1
 
Walkers (109-45)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Maddux WIN(16-7)        6       4   4   3   3   4   1   4.04  A1 C8
A.Rhodes HOLD(16th)       1 2/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0.24  C9 D4
F.Cabrera                 0       1   0   0   0   0   0   2.05  D5 D5
D.Turnbow SAVE(26th)      1 1/3   2   0   0   0   1   0   2.87  D6
Totals                    9       8   4   3   3   6   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 38,500 DATE- Friday, September 12th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:15
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 7  Walkers:11
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  Walkers: 2
ERRORS- M.Cabrera, G.Maddux
DOUBLES- J.Piedra(3rd), D.Dejesus(26th)
TRIPLES- C.Figgins(11th), D.Dejesus(9th)
HOME RUNS- M.Stairs(17th), D.Wright(36th)
STOLEN BASES- C.Figgins-3(83rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- O.Infante
WALKS- R.Klesko, C.Everett, C.Koskie, D.Dejesus, D.Wright, D.Lee, J.Edmonds,
       J.Guillen, B.Bonds
HIT BY PITCH- D.Wright
STRIKE OUTS- R.Klesko, J.Piedra, C.Everett-3, O.Infante, D.Dejesus, D.Lee,
             M.Cabrera-2, J.Edmonds-2, J.Guillen, R.Doumit, B.Crosby,
             C.Counsell
GIDP- M.Stairs, R.Doumit
WILD PITCHES- M.Clement

September 11, 2006: Jim Edmonds = Rock Star

Facing off today were rookie Jason Vargas for Cincinnati and veteran A.J. Burnett for Fleetwood.

The Walkers jumped out to a quick lead on a 2-run HR by Jim Edmonds in the 2nd. The Royals came back to tie, though, scoring once on a triple by Jorge Piedra in the 3rd and again on a solo homer by Moises Alou in the 5th.

In the bottom of the 5th, Fleetwood jumped ahead again when Luis Matos and Marcus Giles hit back-to-back doubles. The Walkers' bullpen took it from there, throwing 4 scoreless innings to end the game. The oft-injured Eric Gagne picked up just his 2nd save of the season for Fleetwood, while Burnett earned yet another win.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Cincinnati Royals At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers          9/11/2006
Gm 2: Edmonds & Lee hit HRs, and the Fleetwood bullpen holds Cincy scoreless.
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Figgins CF,LF     4  0  0  0 .280     M.Giles 2B          3  0  1  1 .279  
  D.Murphy 2B         4  0  0  0 .083     D.Wright DH         4  0  1  0 .289  
  M.Alou DH           4  2  2  1 .313     D.Lee 1B            4  1  1  1 .299  
  J.Piedra LF         2  0  1  1 .333     M.Cabrera 3B        3  1  0  0 .322  
D-M.Stairs PH         0  0  0  0 .258   H-R.Zimmerman 3B      0  0  0  0 .471  
E-C.Barmes PR         0  0  0  0 .248     J.Edmonds CF        3  1  1  2 .255  
G-R.Palmeiro 1B       0  0  0  0 .253     J.Guillen RF        3  0  0  0 .285  
  C.Everett RF        4  0  1  0 .243     J.Closser C         2  0  0  0 .159  
  R.Klesko 1B         3  0  0  0 .247   A-D.Dejesus PH,LF     1  0  0  0 .265  
F-J.Fiorentino PH,CF  1  0  0  0 .000     B.Crosby SS         3  0  0  0 .314  
  J.Lopez C           4  0  3  0 .208     L.Matos LF          2  1  1  0 .296  
  J.Bautista 3B       1  0  0  0 .000   B-B.Bonds PH          1  0  0  0 .244  
I-C.Woodward PH       1  0  1  0 .274   C-R.Castro C          0  0  0  0 .286  
  O.Infante SS        3  0  0  0 .189                                          
J-C.Koskie PH         1  0  0  0 .299                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      32  2  8  2                 Totals      29  4  5  4
 
A-Pinch Hit For Closser In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Matos In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bonds In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Piedra In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Ran For Stairs In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Klesko In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Barmes In 8th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Cabrera In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Bautista In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Infante In 9th Inning
 
Royals.......... 0 0 1  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  2  8  1
Walkers......... 0 2 0  0 1 0  0 1    -  4  5  0
 
Royals (60-85)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Vargas LOSS(4-3)        6       4   3   2   2   2   1   3.40  A1 C6
A.Heilman                 2       1   1   1   1   1   1   3.01  C7
Totals                    8       5   4   3   3   3   2
 
Walkers (108-45)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(23-6)       5       6   2   2   3   6   1   3.22  A1 C6
K.Escobar HOLD(6th)       2       1   0   0   0   2   0   2.96  C7 D3
S.Downs HOLD(21st)        1       0   0   0   1   0   0   1.99  D4 D6
E.Gagne SAVE(2nd)         1       1   0   0   0   1   0   4.22  D7
Totals                    9       8   2   2   4   9   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 39,163 DATE- Thursday, September 11th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:30
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 7  Walkers: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 1  Walkers: 3
ERRORS- R.Klesko
DOUBLES- M.Giles(39th), L.Matos(8th)
TRIPLES- J.Piedra(1st)
HOME RUNS- M.Alou(19th), D.Lee(45th), J.Edmonds(37th)
WALKS- J.Piedra, M.Stairs, J.Bautista-2, M.Giles, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds
STRIKE OUTS- C.Figgins, D.Murphy-2, M.Alou, C.Everett-2, R.Klesko, J.Lopez,
             J.Bautista, J.Edmonds, B.Crosby-2
GIDP- C.Everett, O.Infante, C.Koskie, J.Guillen

September 10, 2006: A Big Rebound

Looking to make a pennant run, the Fleetwood Walkers traded away Aaron Cook and Gavin Floyd to the divisional rival Cincinnati Royals in the off season. In return, the team received the rights to pay Mark Buehrle a lot of money for a long time...7 years, $28 million to be exact.

That was a high price to pay for the Walkers, but championship opportunities don't come around every season. And while Buehrle got off to a slow start for Fleetwood in 2006, he had been a star contributor since.

This game saw Aaron Cook return to Fleetwood. He would not face Buehrle, but rather Esteban Loaiza. Coming into the series, Fleetwood had won 7 games in a row. They hoped to make it 8 today.

The Walkers got off to a good start, scoring one run in the 1st inning on a Javier Valentin RBI single. In the 2nd inning, though, Marcus Giles booted a groundball that should have been the second out of the inning. Two walks a single soon followed, and Cincinnati had scored two unearned runs and taken the lead.

As it turns out, the Cincinnati lead was short lived. Giles atoned for his error quickly, hitting a solo home run in the bottom of the 2nd inning to tie the game 2-2. Derrek Lee followed with a home run the next inning, and Fleetwood grabbed a one-run lead.

Both pitchers settled down, but Loaiza in particular was impressive. He pitched 6 innings, allowing no earned runs in the process. Fleetwood strong bullpen then took control, throwing three scoreless innings.

Marcus Giles would later add an RBI double, ending the day 3-4 with a 2B and a HR.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Cincinnati Royals At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers          9/10/2006
Gm 1: Giles commits a costly error in 2nd, but atones with a HR and two 2Bs.
 
  Royals             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Figgins CF        4  0  1  0 .282     D.Dejesus LF        4  1  1  0 .265  
  R.Klesko LF         4  0  1  0 .249     D.Wright DH         4  0  0  0 .290  
  J.Piedra RF         4  0  0  0 .313   H-R.Doumit PH         1  0  0  0 .212  
  C.Everett DH        4  0  0  0 .243     D.Lee 1B            4  1  2  1 .300  
  M.Stairs 1B         4  1  0  0 .258     M.Cabrera 3B        4  0  1  0 .324  
  J.Lopez C           3  0  0  0 .202   I-L.Matos RF          0  0  0  0 .294  
C-M.Alou PH           1  0  0  0 .311     J.Valentin C        4  0  1  1 .332  
D-A.Melhuse C         0  0  0  0 .183     J.Edmonds CF        2  1  1  0 .255  
  D.Murphy 2B         1  1  0  0 .125     J.Guillen RF        3  0  0  0 .287  
J-C.Woodward PH       1  0  0  0 .269   E-B.Bonds PH          0  0  0  0 .250  
  C.Koskie 3B         2  0  0  0 .300   F-R.Zimmerman PH,3B   1  1  1  1 .471  
  O.Infante SS        2  0  1  2 .191     C.Counsell SS       3  0  1  0 .233  
A-R.Palmeiro PH       1  0  1  0 .253   G-B.Crosby PH,SS      0  0  0  0 .317  
B-W.Bergolla SS       0  0  0  0 .222     M.Giles 2B          4  1  3  2 .278  
K-J.Fiorentino PH     0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  2  4  2                 Totals      34  5 11  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Infante In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Palmeiro In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Lopez In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Alou In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Guillen In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Bonds In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Counsell In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Wright In 8th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Cabrera In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Murphy In 9th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Bergolla In 9th Inning
 
Royals.......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  4  2
Walkers......... 1 1 1  0 0 0  0 2    -  5 11  1
 
Royals (60-84)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Cook LOSS(3-6)          6       8   3   3   3   1   2   5.92  A1 D2
L.Ayala                   1       1   1   1   0   1   0   4.55  D3 D6
R.King                    0       1   1   1   0   0   0   7.88  D7 D7
R.Betancourt              1       1   0   0   0   1   0   3.60  D8
Totals                    8      11   5   5   3   3   2
 
Walkers (107-45)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza WIN(19-5)        6       3   2   0   5   5   0   3.51  A1 C9
S.Downs HOLD(20th)        1       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.01  D1 D3
A.Rhodes HOLD(15th)       0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.25  D4 D5
D.Turnbow SAVE(25th)      1 1/3   1   0   0   1   2   0   2.93  D6
Totals                    9       4   2   0   7   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,636 DATE- Wednesday, September 10th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Royals: 9  Walkers: 9
DOUBLE PLAYS- Royals: 2  Walkers: 1
ERRORS- D.Murphy, A.Cook, M.Giles
DOUBLES- R.Palmeiro(11th), J.Edmonds(37th), R.Zimmerman(12th), M.Giles-2(38th)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(44th), M.Giles(17th)
SACRIFICE HITS- B.Crosby
WALKS- C.Figgins, R.Klesko, D.Murphy-2, C.Koskie-2, J.Fiorentino, D.Dejesus,
       J.Edmonds-2
STRIKE OUTS- C.Figgins, C.Everett-2, M.Stairs, C.Woodward, C.Koskie-2, R.Doumit,
             D.Lee, J.Edmonds
GIDP- R.Klesko, D.Wright, J.Guillen

Monday, September 25, 2006

September 5-8, 2006: Fleetwood at Bloomington

September 5: Fleetwood 15, Bloomington 6
The Walkers pounded Bloomington's pitchers for 6 home runs. Miguel Cabrera led the charge, hitting two homers and driving in 3 runs. David Wright also had a big game, going 2-3 with a HR, 3 runs scored and 4 RBI. A.J. Burnett struggled a bit, but still earned the win.

September 6: Fleetwood 4, Bloomington 1
The Walkers scored in only one inning, but plated 4 runs in that frame. Highlighting the scoring was David Wright's 3-run homer off Bloomington rookie Matt Cain. Meanwhile, Greg Maddux held the Bees lineup in check with 7 strong innings.

September 7: Fleetwood 9, Bloomington 3
Fleetwood trailed 3-2 in the top of the 7th. After two quick outs, the Walkers placed 7 consecutive batters on base and plated 6 runs in the process.

This late explosion of runs made a winning pitcher out of Dave Bush (6 IP, 3 R, 1 BB, 8 K), and allowed Scott Downs to earn a three-inning save. Miguel Cabrera once again starred at the plate for Fleetwood, going 2-4 with a 2B and 3 RBI.

September 8: Fleetwood 12, Bloomington 2
Looking to complete a four-game sweep and run its winning streak to 7 games, the Walkers once again punished Bloomington rookie Scott Olsen. All in all, Fleetwood scored 10 runs against Olsen in just 4 2/3 innings. Derrek Lee did the most damage on the night, hitting a home run and driving in 5 runs.

Meanwhile, Mark Buehrle was very sharp for the Walkers. He went the distance, allowing just 2 runs while striking out 7 batters against zero walks.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Bloomington Bees            9/5/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bees               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Zimmerman 3B      5  2  3  1 .600     I.Suzuki CF         5  1  1  0 .347  
  D.Wright DH         3  3  2  4 .295     T.Sledge LF         4  1  1  1 .250  
  D.Lee 1B            5  1  1  2 .284     J.Hermida RF        3  1  0  0 .000  
  M.Cabrera LF        6  2  3  3 .325     A.Soriano 2B        4  0  2  1 .265  
  J.Valentin C        5  1  1  1 .323     F.Lopez SS          3  2  1  0 .284  
  M.Giles 2B          6  2  3  0 .270     N.Swisher 1B        4  1  1  2 .266  
  J.Guillen RF        5  1  2  2 .287     M.Matheny C         3  0  2  2 .259  
  B.Crosby SS         3  2  2  0 .322   A-J.Hairston Jr PR    0  0  0  0 .248  
  D.Dejesus CF        3  1  1  2 .268   B-R.Hernandez C       1  0  1  0 .332  
                                          K.Millar DH         4  0  1  0 .248  
                                          M.Edwards 3B        3  0  1  0 .189  
                                        C-G.Matthews Jr PR    0  0  0  0 .254  
                                        D-J.Hernandez 3B      0  0  0  0 .236  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      41 15 18 15                 Totals      34  6 11  6
 
A-Pinch Ran For Matheny In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hairston Jr In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Edwards In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Matthews Jr In 8th Inning
 
Walkers......... 2 5 3  2 0 0  1 0 2  - 15 18  1
Bees............ 1 0 1  2 0 2  0 0 0  -  6 11  0
 
Walkers (97-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(22-6)       5 1/3   7   6   5   2   5   2   3.35  A1 C5
J.Dominguez               2 2/3   2   0   0   0   0   0   3.88  C6 D5
S.Downs                   1       2   0   0   1   1   0   1.98  D6
Totals                    9      11   6   5   3   6   2
 
Bees (76-65)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
J.Beckett LOSS(12-8)      2       6   9   9   4   2   4   4.62  A1 B6
M.Wood                    4       8   3   3   2   1   1   7.67  B7 D9
J.Mesa                    0 2/3   2   1   1   1   0   0   5.84  E1 E5
A.Benitez                 1 1/3   1   1   1   2   2   0   6.75  E6 F2
L.Cormier                 1       1   1   1   0   0   1   7.34  F3
Totals                    9      18  15  15   9   5   6
 
ATTENDANCE- 41,647 DATE- Friday, September 5th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:56
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 9  Bees: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 2  Bees: 3
ERRORS- A.Burnett
DOUBLES- R.Zimmerman(1st), J.Valentin(9th), M.Giles(32nd), J.Guillen(25th),
         B.Crosby(18th), F.Lopez(35th)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright(31st), D.Lee(38th), M.Cabrera-2(27th), J.Guillen(21st),
           D.Dejesus(12th), T.Sledge(1st), N.Swisher(23rd)
STOLEN BASES- I.Suzuki(46th), J.Hermida(1st), J.Hairston Jr(9th)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Hermida, A.Soriano-2
WALKS- R.Zimmerman, D.Wright-3, D.Lee, J.Valentin, B.Crosby-2, D.Dejesus,
       J.Hermida, F.Lopez, J.Hernandez
HIT BY PITCH- D.Dejesus
STRIKE OUTS- R.Zimmerman, D.Lee, M.Giles-2, B.Crosby, T.Sledge, J.Hermida,
             F.Lopez, N.Swisher, K.Millar, M.Edwards
GIDP- R.Zimmerman, M.Cabrera, J.Guillen, I.Suzuki, T.Sledge
PASSED BALLS- J.Valentin

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Bloomington Bees            9/6/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bees               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus LF        4  1  1  1 .268     I.Suzuki CF         4  0  0  0 .345  
  D.Wright DH         4  1  1  3 .294     T.Sledge LF         4  0  0  0 .125  
  D.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .282     J.Hermida RF        4  0  0  0 .000  
  M.Cabrera 3B        4  0  2  0 .327     A.Soriano 2B        4  1  1  0 .265  
A-R.Zimmerman 3B      0  0  0  0 .600     F.Lopez SS          4  0  2  0 .285  
  J.Valentin C        3  0  1  0 .323     N.Swisher 1B        3  0  1  1 .267  
  J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .259     M.Matheny C         3  0  0  0 .257  
  J.Guillen RF        4  0  0  0 .285     K.Millar DH         3  0  0  0 .246  
  C.Counsell SS       3  1  1  0 .231     M.Edwards 3B        2  0  0  0 .187  
B-B.Crosby SS         1  0  0  0 .321   C-J.Hernandez PH,3B   1  0  0  0 .235  
  M.Giles 2B          3  1  1  0 .271                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  4  7  4                 Totals      32  1  4  1
 
A-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Counsell In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Edwards In 8th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 4 0  0 0 0  -  4  7  2
Bees............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  4  0
 
Walkers (98-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Maddux WIN(14-7)        7       4   1   1   0   7   0   4.12  A1 C7
A.Rhodes HOLD(15th)       1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.26  C8 D1
F.Cabrera SAVE(4th)       1       0   0   0   0   2   0   1.59  D2
Totals                    9       4   1   1   0  10   0
 
Bees (76-66)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Cain LOSS(0-1)          9       7   4   4   1   7   1   4.00  A1
Totals                    9       7   4   4   1   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 19,195 DATE- Saturday, September 6th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 3:01
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 4  Bees: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0  Bees: 0
ERRORS- B.Crosby, G.Maddux
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera-2(49th), A.Soriano(43rd), F.Lopez(36th), N.Swisher(32nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Wright(32nd)
STOLEN BASES- F.Lopez(17th)
CAUGHT STEALING- T.Sledge, A.Soriano
WALKS- J.Valentin
STRIKE OUTS- D.Lee-2, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds-2, J.Guillen-2, T.Sledge,
             J.Hermida-2, F.Lopez, N.Swisher, M.Matheny-2, M.Edwards-2,
             J.Hernandez
WILD PITCHES- F.Cabrera

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Bloomington Bees            9/7/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bees               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  1  2  0 .556     I.Suzuki CF         4  1  1  1 .344  
  D.Wright DH         4  2  2  0 .296     T.Sledge LF         3  1  1  1 .182  
  D.Lee 1B            4  2  3  0 .285   D-J.Hairston Jr PH,RF 1  0  0  0 .248  
  M.Cabrera LF        4  1  2  3 .328     J.Hermida RF        2  1  1  0 .111  
  J.Edmonds CF        4  2  1  1 .259   E-R.Hernandez PH      1  0  0  0 .331  
  M.Giles 2B          4  1  2  2 .273   F-F.Gutierrez LF      0  0  0  0 ----  
  R.Castro C          5  0  2  1 .295     A.Soriano 2B        4  0  0  0 .263  
  B.Crosby SS         2  0  1  0 .322     F.Lopez SS          4  0  1  1 .285  
A-B.Bonds PH          2  0  0  0 .216     N.Swisher 1B        4  0  1  0 .267  
B-C.Counsell SS       1  0  1  0 .232     J.Thome DH          3  0  0  0 .235  
  L.Matos RF          5  0  1  0 .284     M.Matheny C         3  0  1  0 .258  
                                          D.McPherson 3B      2  0  0  0 .200  
                                        C-J.Hernandez PH,3B   1  0  0  0 .234  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  9 17  7                 Totals      32  3  6  3
 
A-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Bonds In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McPherson In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Sledge In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hermida In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Hernandez In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 2 0 0  0 0 0  6 0 1  -  9 17  0
Bees............ 2 0 0  0 1 0  0 0 0  -  3  6  1
 
Walkers (99-44)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Bush WIN(14-5)          6       6   3   3   1   8   2   4.00  A1 C6
S.Downs SAVE(3rd)         3       0   0   0   0   3   0   1.91  C7
Totals                    9       6   3   3   1  11   2
 
Bees (76-67)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Maholm                  6       9   2   2   3   3   0   3.00  A1 C7
J.Putz LOSS(3-1) H(12th)  0 2/3   2   3   3   1   0   0   4.97  C8 D3
D.Wheeler BS(6th)         0       4   3   3   0   0   0   2.93  D4 D7
E.Brito                   2       2   1   0   2   0   0   0.00  D8 E8
M.Burns                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   6.00  E9
Totals                    9      17   9   8   6   3   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 21,961 DATE- Sunday, September 7th 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 3:15
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 9  Bees: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0  Bees: 5
ERRORS- F.Lopez
DOUBLES- R.Zimmerman(2nd), D.Lee-2(31st), M.Cabrera(50th), M.Giles(33rd),
         J.Hermida(1st), F.Lopez(37th), M.Matheny(28th)
HOME RUNS- I.Suzuki(20th), T.Sledge(2nd)
WALKS- R.Zimmerman, D.Wright, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds, M.Giles, J.Hermida
STRIKE OUTS- R.Zimmerman, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds, T.Sledge-2, A.Soriano-2,
             F.Lopez-3, N.Swisher-2, J.Thome, M.Matheny
GIDP- R.Zimmerman, D.Lee, R.Castro
BALKS- E.Brito
PASSED BALLS- M.Matheny

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Bloomington Bees            9/8/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Bees               AB  R  H RBI AVG
  R.Zimmerman 3B      4  3  3  1 .615     N.Swisher LF        3  0  0  0 .265  
  D.Wright DH         4  2  1  2 .296     R.Hernandez DH      4  0  0  0 .327  
  D.Lee 1B            5  1  2  5 .286     A.Soriano 2B        4  1  1  0 .263  
  M.Cabrera LF        5  1  1  2 .327     I.Suzuki RF         4  1  2  0 .345  
  J.Edmonds CF        5  1  1  0 .259     J.Hernandez 3B      4  0  1  0 .234  
  M.Giles 2B          5  1  1  1 .272     M.Matheny C         3  0  0  1 .256  
  R.Castro C          4  1  2  1 .299     K.Millar 1B         3  0  1  0 .246  
  B.Crosby SS         5  0  0  0 .317     J.Hairston Jr CF    3  0  1  0 .248  
  D.Dejesus RF        3  2  2  0 .271     F.Lopez SS          3  0  1  0 .285  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      40 12 13 12                 Totals      31  2  7  1
 
 
Walkers......... 4 0 1  3 4 0  0 0 0  - 12 13  0
Bees............ 0 1 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  7  0
 
Walkers (100-44)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(15-8)       9       7   2   2   0   7   0   3.96  A1
Totals                    9       7   2   2   0   7   0
 
Bees (76-68)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Olsen LOSS(0-1)         4 2/3  10  10  10   3   4   3  19.29  A1 C9
A.Benitez                 0       2   2   2   1   0   0   7.65  D1 D3
M.Burns                   4       1   0   0   0   4   0   4.74  D4 E7
F.Liriano                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00  E8
Totals                    9      13  12  12   4   8   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 22,007 DATE- Monday, September 8th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 5  Bees: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 3  Bees: 0
DOUBLES- R.Zimmerman-3(5th), D.Wright(28th), D.Lee(32nd), R.Castro(12th),
         A.Soriano(44th)
TRIPLES- I.Suzuki(12th)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(39th), M.Cabrera(28th), M.Giles(15th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Castro(1st)
WALKS- R.Zimmerman, D.Wright, R.Castro, D.Dejesus
HIT BY PITCH- N.Swisher
STRIKE OUTS- D.Wright-3, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds, M.Giles, R.Castro,
             N.Swisher, A.Soriano-2, J.Hernandez-2, K.Millar, F.Lopez
GIDP- R.Hernandez, J.Hernandez, M.Matheny

September 4, 2006: Exterminated

Looking to earn a split of the four-game series, Bloomington scored two quick runs in the 1st inning. Alfonso Soriano and Nick Swisher knocked in the runs with an RBI single and an RBI double respectively.

Once again, though, Fleetwood answered back in a big way. In the bottom of the 1st frame, Miguel Cabrera connected off Bloomington rookie Francisco Liriano for a 3-run homer. The Walkers then added two more runs in the 2nd inning on a Bobby Crosby home run.

Given an early lead, Fleetwood starting pitcher Esteban Loaiza never looked back. He pitched his team into the 7th inning, allowing just 2 runs in the process. Scott Downs, Arthur Rhodes, and Derrick Turnbow pitched well in relief, and Fleetwood had won 3 in a row after a tough loss to open its September schedule.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Bloomington Bees At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers            9/4/2006
Gm 4: BLO scores 2 quick runs, but FLE responds with 10; Giles hits 3B & HR.
 
  Bees               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Suzuki CF         4  0  1  0 .343     R.Zimmerman 3B      3  1  2  0 .500  
  T.Sledge LF         3  1  1  0 .364     D.Wright DH         3  1  0  1 .293  
  J.Hermida RF        4  1  1  0 .091     D.Lee 1B            3  1  0  0 .287  
  A.Soriano 2B        4  0  1  1 .267   D-B.Bonds PH          1  0  0  0 .256  
  F.Lopez SS          2  0  0  0 .277   E-J.Phelps 1B         0  0  0  0 .296  
  N.Swisher 1B        4  0  1  1 .265     M.Cabrera LF        4  2  2  3 .328  
  R.Hernandez C       4  0  1  0 .325   C-J.Guillen RF        0  0  0  0 .283  
  K.Millar DH         4  0  0  0 .238     J.Edmonds CF        4  0  0  0 .256  
  M.Edwards 3B        4  0  1  0 .184     M.Giles 2B          4  2  2  3 .272  
                                          R.Castro C          0  1  0  0 .292  
                                        A-C.Counsell PH,SS    2  0  0  0 .229  
                                          B.Crosby SS         2  1  2  2 .328  
                                        B-R.Doumit PH,C       2  0  0  0 .214  
                                          D.Dejesus RF,LF     3  1  1  0 .267  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      33  2  7  2                 Totals      31 10  9  9
 
A-Pinch Hit For Castro In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 5th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Cabrera In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Lee In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Bonds In 9th Inning
 
Bees............ 2 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  2  7  0
Walkers......... 3 2 0  0 3 0  1 1    - 10  9  0
 
Bees (77-67)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
F.Liriano LOSS(0-1)       4 1/3   6   8   8   5   2   3  16.62  A1 C6
L.Cormier                 3       3   2   2   1   4   0   6.91  C7 E1
A.Benitez                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   7.32  E2
Totals                    8       9  10  10   6   6   3
 
Walkers (99-45)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza WIN(17-5)        6 2/3   7   2   2   2   6   0   3.69  A1 D1
S.Downs                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   1.99  D2 D3
A.Rhodes                  0 2/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0.25  D4 D6
D.Turnbow                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0   3.00  D7
Totals                    9       7   2   2   3   7   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,774 DATE- Thursday, September 4th 2006 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Bees: 7  Walkers: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bees: 1  Walkers: 0
DOUBLES- N.Swisher(32nd), R.Zimmerman(3rd), B.Crosby(20th), D.Dejesus(24th)
TRIPLES- M.Giles(4th)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(28th), M.Giles(15th), B.Crosby(14th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Wright
WALKS- T.Sledge, F.Lopez-2, R.Zimmerman-2, D.Wright, R.Castro-2, D.Dejesus
HIT BY PITCH- D.Lee
STRIKE OUTS- T.Sledge, J.Hermida, F.Lopez, N.Swisher-2, K.Millar, M.Edwards,
             R.Zimmerman, D.Wright, D.Lee, J.Edmonds-2, R.Doumit
GIDP- D.Wright
WILD PITCHES- L.Cormier

September 3, 2006: Eruption

Poor Scott Olsen...he never knew what hit him.

Fleetwood bolted from the gates, plating 7 runs in the 1st inning alone. The eruption included back-to-back homers by David Wright and Derrek Lee, a two-run double by Bobby Crosby, a two-run single by David DeJesus, and a run-scoring balk by Bloomington relief pitcher Eude Brito. All in all, it took three Bloomington pitchers to escape the 1st inning alone.

Needless to say, things did not get much better for the Bees. Fleetwood starter Mark Buehrle shut down Bloomington's bats over 7 strong innings, and cruised to his 15th win of the season. Derrick Turnbow pitched the last two innings in the win.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Bloomington Bees At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers            9/3/2006
Gm 3: Fleetwood erupts for 7 runs in the 1st inning and cruises to victory.
 
  Bees               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  N.Swisher LF        4  0  1  0 .265     D.Dejesus LF        4  1  2  3 .267  
  A.Soriano 2B        4  0  0  0 .267     D.Wright DH         1  1  1  1 .295  
  I.Suzuki RF         4  0  0  0 .343   A-J.Guillen PH        4  0  0  0 .283  
  G.Matthews Jr CF    4  1  1  1 .254     D.Lee 1B            4  2  3  2 .288  
  J.Hernandez 3B      4  0  3  0 .246     M.Cabrera 3B        3  3  2  1 .327  
  M.Matheny C         3  0  0  0 .254   E-J.Phelps PH         0  0  0  1 .296  
  K.Millar 1B         4  0  0  0 .240   F-R.Zimmerman PR,3B   0  0  0  0 .400  
  R.Hernandez DH      4  0  1  0 .326     J.Edmonds CF        3  1  0  0 .259  
  F.Lopez SS          3  0  0  0 .278     M.Giles 2B          5  1  3  2 .271  
                                          R.Castro C          0  1  0  0 .292  
                                        B-R.Doumit PH,C       3  1  1  0 .217  
                                          B.Crosby SS         2  1  1  2 .323  
                                        C-B.Bonds PH          1  0  0  0 .263  
                                        D-C.Counsell SS       2  1  1  0 .230  
                                          L.Matos RF          4  1  2  1 .290  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  1  6  1                 Totals      36 14 16 13
 
A-Pinch Hit For Wright In 1st Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Castro In 2nd Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 5th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Bonds In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Cabrera In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Phelps In 7th Inning
 
Bees............ 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  6  1
Walkers......... 7 0 0  1 0 3  3 0    - 14 16  1
 
Bees (77-66)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
S.Olsen LOSS(0-1)         0 1/3   3   5   5   2   0   2 135.00  A1 A6
E.Brito                   0 1/3   2   2   2   1   0   0  13.50  A7 B1
L.Cormier                 1 2/3   4   0   0   0   2   0   6.98  B2 B9
J.Mesa                    1 2/3   1   1   1   0   1   1   6.43  C1 C5
C.Reitsma                 2       4   3   3   1   1   0   3.94  C6 D6
A.Benitez                 0 1/3   2   3   2   1   0   0   7.58  D7 E1
J.Crain                   1 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   1.61  E2
Totals                    8      16  14  13   6   5   3
 
Walkers (98-45)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle WIN(15-8)       7       6   1   1   1   5   1   3.96  A1 D2
D.Turnbow                 2       0   0   0   0   2   0   3.05  D3
Totals                    9       6   1   1   1   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,116 DATE- Wednesday, September 3rd 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Bees: 7  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bees: 1  Walkers: 0
ERRORS- J.Crain, M.Buehrle
DOUBLES- R.Hernandez(19th), M.Giles(32nd), B.Crosby(19th), C.Counsell(27th)
HOME RUNS- G.Matthews Jr(20th), D.Wright(32nd), D.Lee(39th), M.Cabrera(27th)
SACRIFICE HITS- D.Dejesus
SACRIFICE FLIES- L.Matos
WALKS- M.Matheny, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds-2, R.Castro, R.Doumit
HIT BY PITCH- J.Phelps
STRIKE OUTS- N.Swisher, A.Soriano, G.Matthews Jr, J.Hernandez, M.Matheny,
             R.Hernandez, F.Lopez, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds, R.Doumit, B.Crosby,
             B.Bonds
GIDP- D.Dejesus
BALKS- E.Brito

September 2, 2006: A Wright Turn

Following its comeback win the day before, Bloomington grabbed a quick lead versus Fleetwood's Dave Bush. Nick Swisher did the initial damage, hitting a two-run homer in the 2nd inning. Fleetwood answered with two of its own in the 3rd inning, highlighted by a double from September call-up Ryan Zimmerman.

The Bees regained the lead in the 4th inning when Alfonso Soriano smashed a solo home run. Again, though, Fleetwood came back to tie the game...this time on 5th inning doubles from Bobby Crosby and David Wright. After 5 frames, the game was tied 3-3.

In the 6th inning, the momentum shifted to Fleetwood in a big way thanks to a 5-run explosion. A three-run homer by David Wright led the scoring, which also included a solo home run by Derrek Lee.

Fleetwood added two more insurance runs, making the final score 10-3 in favor of the Walkers. David Wright was the days' star, going 3-4 with two doubles, a home run, and 5 RBI.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Bloomington Bees At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers            9/2/2006
Gm 2: FLE comes back twice before exploding for 5 in 6th; Wright hits big HR.
 
  Bees               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Suzuki CF         4  0  0  0 .345     R.Zimmerman 3B      4  3  2  0 .400  
  T.Sledge LF         4  0  0  0 .375     D.Wright DH         4  1  3  5 .294  
  J.Hermida RF        4  0  0  0 .000   G-D.Dejesus PH,LF     1  0  0  0 .264  
  A.Soriano 2B        4  2  4  1 .269     D.Lee 1B            2  1  1  2 .285  
  F.Lopez SS          4  0  0  0 .280   H-J.Phelps PH,1B      1  0  1  0 .296  
  N.Swisher 1B        3  1  1  2 .265     M.Cabrera LF        3  0  1  0 .325  
  R.Hernandez C       3  0  1  0 .327   A-J.Guillen PH,RF     2  0  1  1 .285  
  K.Millar DH         3  0  0  0 .243     J.Dominguez P       0  0  0  0 ----  
  M.Edwards 3B        2  0  0  0 .183     J.Edmonds CF        5  1  1  0 .260  
E-J.Thome PH          0  0  0  0 .239     M.Giles 2B          4  1  2  0 .267  
F-J.Hernandez 3B      0  0  0  0 .235     J.Closser C         3  0  0  0 .167  
                                        B-B.Bonds PH          1  0  1  1 .270  
                                        C-C.Counsell PR,SS    0  0  0  0 .229  
                                          B.Crosby SS         3  2  2  1 .322  
                                        D-R.Doumit PH,C       1  0  0  0 .214  
                                          L.Matos RF,LF,RF    4  1  1  0 .286  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      31  3  6  3                 Totals      38 10 16 10
 
A-Pinch Hit For Cabrera In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Closser In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Ran For Bonds In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Edwards In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Thome In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Wright In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Lee In 8th Inning
 
Bees............ 0 2 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  6  0
Walkers......... 0 0 2  0 1 5  1 1    - 10 16  0
 
Bees (77-65)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
P.Maholm LOSS(0-1)        5 2/3  10   7   7   2   3   1  11.12  A1 D2
J.Mesa                    0 2/3   3   2   2   0   1   1   6.57  D3 D7
E.Brito                   1 2/3   3   1   1   0   1   0   5.40  D8
Totals                    8      16  10  10   2   5   2
 
Walkers (97-45)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Bush WIN(14-5)          6 2/3   5   3   3   0   6   2   3.98  A1 C6
K.Escobar                 0 2/3   0   0   0   0   2   0   3.47  C7 C8
J.Dominguez               1 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   3.95  C9 D2
Totals                    9       6   3   3   1   8   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 36,895 DATE- Tuesday, September 2nd 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
T- 2:33
LEFT ON BASE- Bees: 2  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bees: 1  Walkers: 1
DOUBLES- A.Soriano(44th), R.Zimmerman-2(2nd), D.Wright-2(29th), J.Edmonds(35th),
         B.Crosby(18th)
HOME RUNS- A.Soriano(29th), N.Swisher(23rd), D.Wright(31st), D.Lee(38th)
CAUGHT STEALING- A.Soriano
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Lee
WALKS- J.Thome, R.Zimmerman, D.Lee
STRIKE OUTS- T.Sledge, J.Hermida, F.Lopez-3, N.Swisher, R.Hernandez, K.Millar,
             J.Edmonds, M.Giles, J.Closser-2, L.Matos
GIDP- I.Suzuki, R.Doumit

Sunday, September 24, 2006

September 1, 2006: Sledge Hammer!

Entering the final month in a dead heat with Maine, the Fleetwood Walkers looked to kick off their divisional schedule on the right foot. First up were the Bloomington Bees.

Rookie Matt Cain made his BRASSball debut for Bloomington, dazzling everybody in attendance with a complete game in his first start. By evening's end, he had allowed just two runs.

Luckily for Fleetwood, veteran Greg Maddux was nearly as impressive as Cain. Maddux threw 6 full innings, allowing just one run in the process. Another veteran, Arthur Rhodes, added another scoreless inning in the 7th.

With a 2-1 lead in the 8th inning, Fleetwood then turned to one of its rookies to slam the door on the Bees. Derrick Turnbow had pitched in tight spots all season, and looked to go two innings today to end the game.

Turnbow struck out Kevin Millar to begin the 8th, but then walked pinch-hitter Jim Thome. After retiring the always-difficult Ichiro Suzuki, the Walkers were looking ahead to the 9th.

Bloomington left fielder Terrmel Sledge had other ideas, though, and crushed a Turnbow offering deep into the black night. The two-run homer gave Bloomington the lead, and Cain retired Fleetwood in the 9th to end the game. Final score: Bloomington 3, Fleetwood 2.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Bloomington Bees At 2006 Fleetwood Walkers            9/1/2006
Gm 1: FLE leads late but Sledge hits big 2-run HR vs. Turnbow for a Bees win.
 
  Bees               AB  R  H RBI AVG     Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Suzuki CF         4  1  1  0 .348     D.Dejesus LF        4  0  0  0 .265  
  T.Sledge LF         4  2  3  2 .750     D.Wright DH         4  0  0  0 .290  
  J.Hermida RF        3  0  0  1 .000     D.Lee 1B            4  0  1  0 .284  
F-G.Matthews Jr RF    0  0  0  0 .254     M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  2  1 .325  
  A.Soriano 2B        4  0  1  0 .263     J.Valentin C        2  0  1  0 .328  
  F.Lopez SS,3B       3  0  0  0 .282     J.Edmonds CF        1  0  0  0 .261  
E-J.Hernandez 3B      1  0  0  0 .235   H-L.Matos PR          0  0  0  0 .286  
  N.Swisher 1B        3  0  0  0 .264     J.Guillen RF        3  0  0  0 .284  
  R.Hernandez C       3  0  0  0 .327   I-R.Zimmerman PH      1  0  0  0 .000  
G-M.Matheny C         0  0  0  0 .256     C.Counsell SS       2  0  0  0 .229  
  K.Millar DH         3  0  0  0 .245   A-B.Bonds PH          1  1  1  1 .250  
  M.Edwards 3B        2  0  0  0 .185   B-B.Crosby SS         0  0  0  0 .318  
C-J.Thome PH          0  0  0  0 .239   J-J.Phelps PH         1  0  0  0 .290  
D-J.Hairston Jr PR,SS 0  0  0  0 .248     M.Giles 2B          4  0  0  0 .266  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  3  5  3                 Totals      31  2  5  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Counsell In 7th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Bonds In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Edwards In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Thome In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Lopez In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Hermida In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hernandez In 8th Inning
H-Pinch Ran For Edmonds In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Guillen In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Crosby In 9th Inning
 
Bees............ 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 2 0  -  3  5  1
Walkers......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  1 0 0  -  2  5  1
 
Bees (77-64)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Cain WIN(1-0)           9       5   2   2   4   6   2   2.00  A1
Totals                    9       5   2   2   4   6   2
 
Walkers (96-45)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
G.Maddux                  6       4   1   1   0   3   0   4.14  A1 C3
A.Rhodes                  1       0   0   0   1   0   0   0.26  C4 C7
D.Turnbow L(4-6) BS(8th)  2       1   2   2   1   4   1   3.16  C8
Totals                    9       5   3   3   2   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 35,470 DATE- Monday, September 1st 2006 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
T- 2:32
LEFT ON BASE- Bees: 3  Walkers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Bees: 2  Walkers: 0
ERRORS- M.Edwards, M.Giles
DOUBLES- T.Sledge(1st), A.Soriano(43rd)
HOME RUNS- T.Sledge(1st), M.Cabrera(26th), B.Bonds(4th)
STOLEN BASES- T.Sledge-2(2nd)
CAUGHT STEALING- I.Suzuki, A.Soriano
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Hermida
WALKS- N.Swisher, J.Thome, J.Valentin-2, J.Edmonds-2
HIT BY PITCH- J.Edmonds
STRIKE OUTS- J.Hermida, A.Soriano, J.Hernandez, N.Swisher, R.Hernandez,
             K.Millar-2, D.Wright, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, R.Zimmerman, J.Phelps,
             M.Giles
GIDP- J.Valentin, J.Guillen