Tuesday, September 26, 2006

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Fleetwood Stats through August (140 games)

Fleetwood finished August with a strong 19-9 record (12-2 at home, 7-7 on road), keeping the Walkers tied for first with Maine in the NL Central race with a 96-44 overall season record.

Fleetwood's offense had a slightly down month by its standards in August, scoring just 150 runs (5.4 per game; Fleetwood's season average = 6.0 per game). Its pitching and defense came through with another good month, though, allowing only 102 runs (3.6 per game; Fleetwood's season average = 3.8 per game).

Given Fleetwood's total runs scored (833) and total runs allowed (530) on the season, its Pythagorean Record would be 100-40 (.712 x 140 games). As such, it appears the Walkers' record remains slightly below what might be expected (-4 wins versus expected record). Again, this is likely due to some large blow-out victories by Fleetwood during the summer.

Fleetwood continues to dominate right-handed starters (70-26, .729), while also steadily improving its record versus lefty pitchers (5-9 through May; 13-12 through June; 24-17 through July; 26-18 through August).

Fleetwood's most exceptional players so far on the season are Miguel Cabrera, Derrek Lee, Jim Edmonds, A.J. Burnett and Esteban Loaiza. In the month of August only, Derrek Lee (.365/.413/.765), Jim Edmonds (.284/.433/.617), Miguel Cabrera (.321/.408/.468), Javier Valentin (.364/.488/.636), Mark Buehrle (4-0, 1.74 ERA), A.J. Burnett (3-1, 3.68 ERA), Arthur Rhodes (1-0, , 9 IP, 0 H, 0.00 ERA), Scott Downs (0-1, 17 IP, 1.59 ERA), and Fernando Cabrera (1-2, 11.1 IP, 2.38 ERA, 3 SV) all excelled.

Players who have struggled the most during the season are Marcus Giles and Ryan Doumit. In August specifically, Jose Guillen (.177/.236/..219), David Wright (.234/.328/.421), Esteban Loaiza (3-1, 4.74 ERA), and Greg Maddux (2-2, 4.50 ERA) had difficult months.

All in all, August was yet another great month for Fleetwood. Although it lost a game in the standings to Maine, the team continues to lead its division and is a virtual lock to make the playoffs for the first time since 2003.

Looking ahead to September, Fleetwood will face its divisional foes in the NL Central...including 7 games versus the co-leader Maine Black Flies. Overall, the opposing teams in this division have averaged 77 wins against 63 losses so far in 2006, making it a tough conclusion to the regular season. At the very least, though, the Walkers will get a chance to battle for the divisional crown versus the rival Maine Black Flies.

Primary Player Statistics For 2006 Fleetwood Walkers Totals After 140 Games
 
 
NAME              BAVG  GM  AB   R   H 2B 3B HR RBI  BB  SO HB SH DP  SB CS  E
J.Valentin        .326  66 181  44  59  8  2 13  36  37  27  0  0  7   0  0  2
M.Cabrera         .324 140 547 104 177 47  1 25  92  63 113  4  1 13   3  0 12
B.Crosby          .318 101 292  54  93 17  4 13  54  31  52  4  2 11   0  0  9
J.Dye             .311 103 350  56 109 28  1 11  46  29  70  4  0  9   4  3  8
J.Phelps          .293  49 123  21  36  7  0  2  15  16  45  2  0  2   0  0  1
D.Wright          .293 135 523  92 153 27  1 30  95  61 105  8  0 17   8  0  4
R.Castro          .292  75 178  36  52 11  1 10  44  29  41  0  2  9   0  0  4
L.Matos           .286  92 213  30  61  7  2  3  25  18  34 12  0  2  12  1  2
D.Lee             .284 140 545 105 155 29  6 37  95  63 117  5  1 17   9  1  7
N.Perez           .275  75 204  20  56 15  0  2  31   9  17  1  6  6   3  1  4
M.Giles           .268 130 508  83 136 31  3 14  76  54 102  5  6 14   9  3 14
D.Dejesus         .268 123 400  64 107 23  8 11  59  40  72 12  4  7   3  1  2
J.Edmonds         .262 135 424  85 111 34  1 35  94  80 126  2  1 14   2  1  4
C.Counsell        .242  21  62   6  15  4  0  0   4   7   5  0  0  0   2  0  0
B.Bonds           .229  25  35   6   8  0  0  3   6   6   7  0  0  2   0  0  0
R.Doumit          .216  39 125  12  27  8  0  1  15   6  22  3  0  0   0  0  5
J.Closser         .179  17  39   3   7  1  0  2   4   5   9  0  0  2   1  0  1
J.Guillen         .177  27  96  12  17  4  0  0   9   6  21  2  0  2   0  0  1
C.Jackson         ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
R.Zimmerman       ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
L.Nix             ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
M.Cabrera         ----   0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  0
ALL PITCHERS      ---- 140   0   0   0  0  0  0   0   0   0  0  0  0   0  0  8
----------------- ---- --- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- --- --- -- -- -- --- -- --
TEAM TOTALS       .285    4845    1379    30    800     985    23     56    88
                       140     833    301   212     560     64   134     11
 
 
NAME               ERA  W  L   PCT   G GS CG SH SV    IP   H   R  ER HR  BB  SO
A.Rhodes          0.27  5  1  .833  33  0  0  0  4  33.2  10   2   1  0  10  24
F.Cabrera         1.66  3  2  .600  19  0  0  0  3  21.2  11   5   4  2  12  10
S.Downs           2.00  1  1  .500  71  0  0  0  2  85.1  74  21  19  5  31  57
C.Eldred          2.08  3  1  .750  31  0  0  0  1  34.2  23  10   8  2  15  24
D.Turnbow         2.95  4  5  .444  45  0  0  0 24  55.0  40  24  18  4  23  42
A.Burnett         3.21 21  6  .778  30 30  1  0  0 196.0 170  72  70 10  78 178
K.Escobar         3.46  0  0  ----  14  0  0  0  1  13.0   8   7   5  2   6  16
E.Loaiza          3.72 16  5  .762  30 30  3  1  0 188.2 182  83  78 21  46 146
D.Bush            3.97 13  5  .722  21 21  2  2  0 122.1 122  55  54 16  27  64
M.Buehrle         4.05 14  8  .636  30 30  5  0  0 206.2 219  99  93 25  53 122
J.Dominguez       4.08  2  2  .500  46  0  0  0  1  53.0  49  25  24 11  22  25
G.Maddux          4.23 13  7  .650  29 29  3  0  0 176.2 196  87  83 21  41  97
E.Gagne           4.66  0  1  .000   9  0  0  0  1   9.2   9   5   5  3   4  17
R.Vogelsong       5.07  1  0 1.000  40  0  0  0  1  55.0  63  35  31  2  27  27
D.Bautista        ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
K.Foulke          ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
C.Schilling       ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Z.Greinke         ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
ALL NON-PITCHERS  ----  0  0  ----   0  0  0  0  0   0.0   0   0   0  0   0   0
Team                                         11                   +0
----------------- ---- -- -- ----- --- -- -- -- -- ----- --- --- --- -- --- ---
TEAM TOTALS       3.55    44       140    14    38      1176     493    395
                       96     .686    140    14   1251.1     530    124     849

Misc/Sabermetric Statistics For 2006 Fleetwood Walkers Totals After 140 Games
 
 
NAME               OB%  SLUG   SB%    RC  RC/27 TOTAVG  PROD ISOPW   TB  AB/HR
B.Bonds           .333  .486  ----   5.5   4.91   .793  .819  .257   17  11.67
M.Cabrera         .393  .550 1.000 119.7   8.27   .969  .943  .227  301  21.88
M.Cabrera         ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
R.Castro          .388  .534  ----  35.6   6.92   .919  .921  .242   95  17.80
J.Closser         .273  .359 1.000   3.6   2.86   .588  .632  .179   14  19.50
C.Counsell        .319  .306 1.000   7.0   4.00   .596  .625  .065   19   ----
B.Crosby          .389  .538  ----  59.4   7.50   .914  .927  .219  157  22.46
D.Dejesus         .350  .448  .750  64.8   5.70   .777  .798  .180  179  36.36
R.Doumit          .269  .304  ----  10.8   2.99   .480  .573  .088   38 125.00
J.Dye             .367  .491  .571  62.0   6.51   .826  .858  .180  172  31.82
J.Edmonds         .377  .594  .667  96.5   7.77  1.024  .971  .333  252  12.11
M.Giles           .339  .423  .750  74.2   4.97   .728  .762  .156  215  36.29
J.Guillen         .236  .219  ----   5.2   1.68   .358  .455  .042   21   ----
C.Jackson         ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
D.Lee             .362  .563  .900 110.1   7.22   .941  .925  .279  307  14.73
L.Matos           .370  .380  .923  34.6   5.91   .794  .750  .094   81  71.00
L.Nix             ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
N.Perez           .303  .377  .750  22.7   3.72   .581  .680  .103   77 102.00
J.Phelps          .383  .398  ----  19.7   5.98   .753  .781  .106   49  61.50
J.Valentin        .438  .608  ----  48.6  10.10  1.140 1.046  .282  110  13.92
D.Wright          .373  .520 1.000 101.8   7.05   .902  .893  .228  272  17.43
R.Zimmerman       ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
ALL PITCHERS      ----  ----  ----    --    ---   ----  .000  ----    0   ----
---------------- ----- ----- ----- ----- ------ ------ ----- ----- ---- ------
TEAM TOTALS       .363        .836         6.39         .853       2376
                        .490       871.9          .846        .206       22.85
 
 
NAME              OPPAV  H/9 BB/9 SO/9 HR/9 RNSUP  IR ISP IRS IRSC% SO/BB
D.Bautista         ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
M.Buehrle          .272  9.5  2.3  5.3  1.1  5.57   0   0   0  ----  2.30
A.Burnett          .237  7.8  3.6  8.2  0.5  6.20   0   0   0  ----  2.28
D.Bush             .260  9.0  2.0  4.7  1.2  6.29   0   0   0  ----  2.37
F.Cabrera          .155  4.6  5.0  4.2  0.8   ---  18   9   5  .278   .83
J.Dominguez        .245  8.3  3.7  4.2  1.9   ---  18   8   7  .389  1.14
S.Downs            .234  7.8  3.3  6.0  0.5   ---  42  22  10  .238  1.84
C.Eldred           .193  6.0  3.9  6.2  0.5   ---  27  14   7  .259  1.60
K.Escobar          .178  5.5  4.2 11.1  1.4   ---   7   3   1  .143  2.67
K.Foulke           ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
E.Gagne            .231  8.4  3.7 15.8  2.8   ---   7   4   4  .571  4.25
Z.Greinke          ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
E.Loaiza           .258  8.7  2.2  7.0  1.0  6.73   0   0   0  ----  3.17
G.Maddux           .281 10.0  2.1  4.9  1.1  5.03   0   0   0  ----  2.37
A.Rhodes           .093  2.7  2.7  6.4  0.0   ---  30  18   7  .233  2.40
C.Schilling        ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
D.Turnbow          .201  6.5  3.8  6.9  0.7   ---  37  22   8  .216  1.83
R.Vogelsong        .290 10.3  4.4  4.4  0.3   ---  28  13   7  .250  1.00
ALL NON-PITCHERS   ----  ---  ---  ---  ---   ---   0   0   0  ----   ---
----------------- ----- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----- --- --- --- ----- -----
TEAM TOTALS        .250       2.8       0.9       214      56        2.15
                         8.5       6.1       5.95     113      .262
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Tuesday, August 29, 2006

August 29-31, 2006: Fleetwood at Box City

August 29: Fleetwood 4, Box City 5
Fleetwood began this series against Box City with a 4-2 lead heading into the bottom of the 9th inning. Leading the charge for the Walkers were Miguel Cabrera at the plate (1-4, HR, 2 RBI) and Mark Buehrle on the mound (8 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 6 K).

Derrick Turnbow entered the game in the 9th inning, looking to nail things down. Three batters later, though, he walked off the field with the loss. First, he walked Jason Giambi. Next, Matt Holliday hit a single. Darin Erstad then excited the hometown faithful with a 3-run walk-off homer.

August 30: Fleetwood 6, Box City 2
Following a tough loss the day before, Fleetwood rebounded with a strong all-around effort. After 4 scoreless innings to begin the game, the Walkers exploded for 4 runs in the 5th inning and 2 more runs in the 6th. Starring in the rallies were Javier Valentin (2-run HR in 5th, double in 6th) and Jim Edmonds (2-run HR in 6th).

Meanwhile, Esteban Loaiza continued his great season by throwing 7 strong innings. He allowed just 4 hits and 2 runs while striking out 7 against just 1 walk. Rookie Fernando Cabrera did most of the remaining work, pitching the last 5 outs for the save.

August 31: Fleetwood 12, Box City 6
The rubber match of the series pitted the experienced A.J. Burnett for Fleetwood versus the young D.J. Houlton for Box City. Neither pitcher would enjoy their first innings on this day, but Houlton found things particularly rough.

After just six batters, Fleetwood scored 5 runs against Houlton. A grand slam by Jim Edmonds knocked Houlton from the game, and an RBI double by Marcus Giles added a sixth run to the scoreboard.

Burnett gave up three runs of his own in the bottom of the 1st inning, and also seemed destined for an early shower. He was able to settle down, however, and did not allow another run until the 5th inning.

Fleetwood's offense continued to add runs to the scoreboard, including a 2-run homer by Javier Valentin and a solo home run by Derrek Lee. By day's end, Fleetwood had won 12-6.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Box City Parcelmen         8/29/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Parcelmen          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  M.Giles 2B          5  1  1  0 .252     E.Young 2B          3  1  0  0 .350  
  D.Wright DH         5  0  3  0 .311     R.Johnson LF        4  1  2  0 .316  
  D.Lee 1B            4  1  1  1 .263     M.Tejada SS         4  0  1  0 .330  
  M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  1  2 .324     J.Bay RF            4  0  1  0 .287  
  J.Valentin C        3  1  1  0 .305     M.Ordonez CF        4  0  1  1 .246  
  J.Edmonds CF        4  0  1  0 .256     C.Blake DH          4  0  1  1 .260  
  J.Guillen RF        4  0  1  0 .315     S.Rolen 3B          3  0  1  0 .282  
  B.Crosby SS         4  0  0  0 .316   C-J.Giambi PH         0  1  0  0 .274  
  D.Dejesus LF        4  0  1  1 .275     C.Snyder C          1  0  0  0 .236  
                                        A-J.Gibbons PH        1  0  0  0 .278  
                                        B-J.Larue C           0  0  0  0 .231  
                                        D-M.Holliday PH       1  1  1  0 .272  
                                          D.Erstad 1B         4  1  1  3 .262  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  4 10  4                 Totals      33  5  9  5
 
A-Pinch Hit For Snyder In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Gibbons In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Rolen In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Larue In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 1 2  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  4 10  0
Parcelmen....... 0 0 2  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  5  9  1
 
Walkers (77-36)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
M.Buehrle                 8       7   2   2   2   6   0   4.61  A1 D6
D.Turnbow L(3-5) BS(6th)  0       2   3   3   1   0   1   3.40  D7
Totals                    8       9   5   5   3   6   1
 
Parcelmen (74-53)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
K.Brown                   8      10   4   3   3  10   1   5.08  A1 E2
I.Snell WIN(2-1)          1       0   0   0   0   1   0   8.88  E3
Totals                    9      10   4   3   3  11   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,537 DATE- Friday, August 29th 2006 TIME- Night 
T- 3:05
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:10  Parcelmen: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 0  Parcelmen: 0
ERRORS- E.Young
DOUBLES- J.Bay(32nd)
HOME RUNS- M.Cabrera(23rd), D.Erstad(7th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Wright(7th), D.Lee(7th), M.Cabrera(3rd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Lee
WALKS- M.Cabrera, J.Valentin-2, E.Young, J.Giambi, C.Snyder
STRIKE OUTS- M.Giles-3, D.Wright, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds, J.Guillen,
             B.Crosby-2, D.Dejesus, E.Young, J.Bay, C.Blake-2, C.Snyder,
             D.Erstad
WILD PITCHES- K.Brown
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: Derrek Lee robbed Reed Johnson of a base hit.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Box City Parcelmen         8/30/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Parcelmen          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus LF        4  0  0  0 .272     R.Johnson LF        2  0  1  0 .318  
  D.Wright DH         4  0  1  1 .311   A-D.Erstad PH         1  0  1  0 .263  
  D.Lee 1B            4  0  0  0 .260   B-M.Holliday LF       0  0  0  0 .272  
  M.Cabrera 3B        4  1  2  0 .325     M.Izturis 2B        4  0  1  0 .386  
  J.Valentin C        4  2  2  2 .311     M.Tejada SS         3  0  0  0 .329  
  J.Edmonds CF        3  2  1  2 .257     J.Bay CF            4  0  0  0 .284  
  J.Guillen RF        4  1  1  0 .314     J.Giambi DH         3  1  1  0 .274  
  C.Counsell SS       4  0  1  0 .229     J.Gibbons 1B        4  1  1  2 .277  
  M.Giles 2B          4  0  1  1 .252     M.Ordonez RF        4  0  0  0 .241  
                                          C.Blake 3B          4  0  1  0 .260  
                                          C.Snyder C          3  0  0  0 .232  
                                        C-J.Larue PH          1  0  0  0 .230  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      35  6  9  6                 Totals      33  2  6  2
 
A-Pinch Hit For Johnson In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Erstad In 9th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Snyder In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 0 0 0  0 4 2  0 0 0  -  6  9  1
Parcelmen....... 0 0 0  0 0 0  2 0 0  -  2  6  0
 
Walkers (78-36)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
E.Loaiza WIN(14-4)        7       4   2   2   1   7   1   3.42  A1 C9
K.Escobar                 0       1   0   0   0   0   0   3.55  D1 D1
J.Dominguez               0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   4.12  D2 D2
S.Downs                   0       0   0   0   1   0   0   2.11  D3 D3
F.Cabrera SAVE(1st)       1 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   0.75  D4
Totals                    9       6   2   2   2   9   1
 
Parcelmen (74-54)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
C.Pavano LOSS(0-4)        5 1/3   8   6   6   1   3   2  10.32  A1 C6
B.Moehler                 3 2/3   1   0   0   0   2   0   5.49  C7
Totals                    9       9   6   6   1   5   2
 
ATTENDANCE- 49,861 DATE- Saturday, August 30th 2006 TIME- Night 
T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers: 3  Parcelmen: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1  Parcelmen: 1
ERRORS- D.Lee
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(41st), J.Valentin(5th), D.Erstad(21st), C.Blake(25th)
HOME RUNS- J.Valentin(10th), J.Edmonds(30th), J.Gibbons(25th)
WALKS- J.Edmonds, M.Tejada, J.Giambi
HIT BY PITCH- R.Johnson
STRIKE OUTS- D.Wright, D.Lee, M.Cabrera, J.Edmonds, J.Guillen, J.Bay-2,
             J.Giambi, J.Gibbons-2, C.Blake, C.Snyder-2, J.Larue
GIDP- M.Giles, J.Bay
WEB GEMS- Top 2nd: Maicer Izturis robbed Jim Edmonds of a base hit.

BOXSCORE: 2006 Fleetwood Walkers At 2006 Box City Parcelmen         8/31/2006
 
  Walkers            AB  R  H RBI AVG     Parcelmen          AB  R  H RBI AVG
  D.Dejesus LF        4  1  1  0 .271     R.Johnson LF        4  1  0  0 .312  
  D.Wright DH         6  0  2  0 .311     M.Izturis 2B        3  1  0  0 .362  
  D.Lee 1B            5  2  3  1 .264     M.Tejada SS         4  1  1  0 .328  
  M.Cabrera 3B        6  2  2  0 .325     J.Bay CF            5  1  2  2 .285  
  J.Valentin C        2  3  1  3 .315     J.Giambi DH         4  1  1  0 .274  
  J.Edmonds CF        5  2  3  4 .262     J.Gibbons 1B        4  1  2  2 .280  
  J.Guillen RF        5  2  2  0 .315     M.Ordonez RF        2  0  1  2 .244  
  C.Counsell SS       4  0  2  2 .231     C.Blake 3B          4  0  0  0 .257  
  M.Giles 2B          5  0  2  2 .254     C.Snyder C          3  0  1  0 .234  
                                        A-D.Erstad PH         1  0  0  0 .263  
                                        B-J.Larue C           0  0  0  0 .230  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 12 18 12                 Totals      34  6  8  6
 
A-Pinch Hit For Snyder In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Erstad In 9th Inning
 
Walkers......... 6 2 0  0 1 0  2 1 0  - 12 18  0
Parcelmen....... 3 0 0  0 2 0  1 0 0  -  6  8  1
 
Walkers (79-36)          IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
A.Burnett WIN(19-5)       6       7   5   5   6  10   0   3.27  A1 D3
K.Escobar                 2       1   1   1   0   3   1   3.60  D4 E1
J.Dominguez               1       0   0   0   1   0   0   4.03  E2
Totals                    9       8   6   6   7  13   1
 
Parcelmen (74-55)        IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA  SCORESHEET
D.Houlton LOSS(3-5)       0 1/3   3   5   5   2   1   1   6.38  A1 A6
B.Moehler                 4       8   4   4   1   2   1   5.61  A7 C8
A.Leiter                  3 1/3   6   3   3   2   3   1   6.44  C9 E6
I.Snell                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   8.54  E7 F3
G.Rusch                   0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   4.05  F4
Totals                    9      18  12  12   5   7   3
 
ATTENDANCE- 48,181 DATE- Sunday, August 31st 2006 TIME- Day 
T- 3:27
LEFT ON BASE- Walkers:10  Parcelmen: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Walkers: 1  Parcelmen: 3
ERRORS- M.Izturis
DOUBLES- M.Cabrera(42nd), J.Edmonds(26th), M.Giles(27th)
HOME RUNS- D.Lee(27th), J.Valentin(11th), J.Edmonds(31st), J.Gibbons(26th)
STOLEN BASES- D.Dejesus(2nd)
WALKS- D.Lee, J.Valentin-3, C.Counsell, R.Johnson, M.Izturis-2, M.Tejada,
       J.Giambi, M.Ordonez-2
HIT BY PITCH- D.Dejesus-2
STRIKE OUTS- D.Dejesus, D.Wright-2, M.Cabrera, J.Valentin, J.Edmonds, J.Guillen,
             R.Johnson-3, M.Izturis, M.Tejada, J.Bay-2, J.Giambi-2, J.Gibbons-2,
             C.Blake, C.Snyder
GIDP- D.Dejesus, D.Lee, M.Giles, C.Snyder
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