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FINAL
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4-6-0
| Cubs vs. Athletics at Campbell | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cubs | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Athletics | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 4 | |
| Cubs Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols, Jon | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Bachman, Damon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Belair, Mike | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Doherty, Mike | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Athletics Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HBP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zahareas, Tom (L)(0-1) | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bott, Eric | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Montisanti, Jamie | 2 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Landry, Randy | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Cubs Offense Highlights
| Dan Ierardi - 3-3, 2RBI, double, triple, home run. Couldn't get a measly single. Also swung at a ball that would've been over the Undertaker's head and sent it into the swamp |
| Michael Smith - MASSIVE 2 RBI single in a huge spot with 2 outs and bases loaded. Piss Missile to right center to spark the offense ands we never looked back |
| Damon Bachman - from second base |
| Stanley Helinski - Draws a walk, scores twice***Joe Braga/Chad Kirby both score twice |
Athletics Offense Highlights
| Eric Bott - 2-3, RBI Double, 2R.....Chris Bleu - 2-2, HBP, Double, RBI |
| Tom Zahareas - 2-3, BB, R...J Monti - 1-2, HBP, SB,R |
| Joe Fernald - Brian Olson - each with a hit and run scored |
Cubs Defense Highlights
| Chad Kirby - unreal catch in the first inning to kill a rally and stop the bleeding at 3 |
| Dan Ierardi - Some pretty wild plays that only belong in video games! |
| Joe Beitz - with a 7-5-2 Putout to end the game and save Dots' era from blowing up. Raf Richardson with an excellent relay throw in to Joe Braga |
| Cubs Team - Hats off to the A's. Always a pleasure gentlemen, and great chatting after the game as usual |
Athletics Defense Highlights
| Eric Bott - Did everything he could in this one, 2 IP, 0 R, 3K, caught the other 5 long innings |
| Derek Mann - some excellent plays in LF.... Randy Landry- tough spot to come in and pitch in 1st game this year in emergency situation and held his own |
| Preston Bannard - damn fine play at SS to grab a screaming ground ball in the hole and strong throw to 1B |
| Athletics Team - pretty good team over there in Cubbie Land, was close until the final frame, great game baby bears |