TODAY'S WRAPS: June 19, 2007
Texas wranglers: Cubs prevail
Cubs enjoy sweet relief By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Sean Marshall allowed three homers in four-plus innings, but the 'pen tossed five perfect innings, including Carlos Marmol's three sparkling frames and five Ks, to lift the Cubs in the opener. Felix Pie got Chicago started with a two-run triple, and Derrek Lee drove in the go-ahead run on a double.
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Cubs 5, Rangers 4
Right behind ya: Alfonso Soriano is greeted by Mike Fontenot after both scored on Felix Pie's triple. (AP)
Kinsler can't save Rangers By Drew Davison / MLB.com
Ian Kinsler belted two homers and Brad Wilkerson chipped in with a solo shot, but the Rangers couldn't overtake the Cubs. Robinson Tejeda allowed two earned runs in five innings, and Sammy Sosa went 0-for-4 with three strikeouts in his 600th-homer bid.
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Chi Cubs
(32-37)
Won 1
Chi Cubs 5, Texas 4
Today's Boxes 6/19/07
DET 15, WSH 1
PHI 9, CLE 6
LAD 10, TOR 1
MIN 9, NYM 0
BOS 4, ATL 0
MIL 6, SF 2
STL 5, KC 1
FLA 7, CWS 5
COL 3, NYY 1
ARI 10, TB 8
SD 12, BAL 6
CIN 5, OAK 2
HOU 9, LAA 5
PIT 5, SEA 3
Texas
(26-44)
Lost 1
Standings thru 6/19/07  | Gameday  | Cubs Stats  | Rangers Stats
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .294
Pie , CF5 0 1 2 0 2 5 .246
Lee , 1B5 0 2 1 0 2 1 .345
Floyd , DH4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .310
Barrett , C5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .256
DeRosa , 3B3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .272
Jones , RF2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .237
Theriot , SS4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .263
Fontenot , 2B3 2 2 0 1 1 0 .378
Totals 35 5 11 5 4 7 18
BATTING 2B : Floyd (5, Tejeda), Lee (25, Benoit).3B : Pie (3, Tejeda).TB : Soriano; Pie 3; Lee 3; Floyd 2; Barrett 2; DeRosa; Jones; Fontenot 2.RBI : Pie 2 (15), DeRosa (32), Soriano (24), Lee (37).2-out RBI : Pie 2; Soriano; Lee.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lee; Pie 2; Theriot 2; Barrett 2.S : Jones.SF : DeRosa.Team LOB : 9. BASERUNNING SB : Soriano (9, 2nd base off Tejeda/Laird).CS : Soriano (3, 3rd base by Tejeda/Laird).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lofton , CF3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .279
Kinsler , 2B3 2 2 3 1 1 0 .237
Young , SS4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .283
Sosa , DH4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .241
Byrd , LF4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .370
Diaz , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253
a-Catalanotto , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .184
Laird , C4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .245
Wilkerson , 1B3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .220
Metcalf , 3B3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .200
Totals 32 4 5 4 3 13 6
a-Struck out for Diaz in the 9th.
BATTING HR : Kinsler 2 (13, 1st inning off Marshall, 0 on, 1 out; 5th inning off Marshall, 1 on, 0 out), Wilkerson (7, 3rd inning off Marshall, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Lofton; Kinsler 8; Laird; Wilkerson 4.RBI : Kinsler 3 (32), Wilkerson (22).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Sosa; Metcalf.Team LOB : 4. FIELDING E : Laird (6, fielding).DP : (Kinsler).
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Tejeda 5.0 8 4 2 3 1 0 6.29
Benoit (L, 2-2)1.0 3 1 1 1 2 0 4.08
Mahay 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 3.05
Marshall pitched to 2 batters in the 5th. Benoit pitched to 1 batter in the 7th. WP : Benoit.Pitches-strikes : Marshall 76-41, Marmol 43-28, Howry 11-7, Dempster 13-9, Tejeda 95-54, Benoit 33-21, Mahay 29-18.Ground outs-fly outs : Marshall 5-3, Marmol 1-3, Howry 0-2, Dempster 0-0, Tejeda 3-10, Benoit 0-1, Mahay 3-2.Batters faced : Marshall 20, Marmol 9, Howry 3, Dempster 3, Tejeda 26, Benoit 7, Mahay 8.Inherited runners-scored : Mahay 1-0.Umpires : HP: Marvin Hudson. 1B: Ed Montague. 2B: James Hoye. 3B: Bill Miller.Weather : 92 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 10 mph, R to L.T : 2:55.Att : 38,290.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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