Timing plays historic role
Rangers 7, Cubs 3
Jacque Jones collides with Texas' Brad Wilkerson on a play at first base. (Tony Gutierrez/AP)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Sammy Sosa, who hit 545 homers with the Cubs, hit his 600th off Jason Marquis, who wears Sosa's old No. 21 jersey, in the fifth inning as the Cubs fell to the Rangers. Alfonso Soriano and Koyie Hill also added homers, but three errors and Marquis' laborious night proved to be too much.
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Texas 7, Chi Cubs 3
Today's Boxes 6/20/07
FLA 5, CWS 4
MIL 7, SF 5
OAK 5, CIN 3
ARI 7, TB 4
DET 8, WSH 4
CLE 10, PHI 6
TOR 12, LAD 1
MIN 6, NYM 2
BOS 11, ATL 0
STL 7, KC 6
COL 6, NYY 1
BAL 7, SD 1
LAA 8, HOU 4
SEA 7, PIT 0
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Standings thru 6/20/07 | Gameday | Cubs Stats | Rangers Stats
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Soriano , LF4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .300
Pie , CF4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237
Lee , 1B4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .348
Floyd , DH4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .301
Fontenot , 2B4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .366
DeRosa , 3B0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272
a-Izturis , PH-SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Jones , RF3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .234
b-Pagan , PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .288
Theriot , SS-3B3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .259
Hill, K , C3 1 1 2 0 0 0 .179
Totals 34 3 8 3 1 7 11
BATTING 2B : Soriano 2 (20, Loe, Francisco), Izturis (10, Loe).HR : Soriano (12, 5th inning off Loe, 0 on, 2 out), Hill, K (1, 7th inning off Loe, 1 on, 2 out).TB : Soriano 8; Lee 2; Fontenot; Izturis 2; Hill, K 4.RBI : Soriano (25), Hill, K 2 (2).2-out RBI : Soriano; Hill, K 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Floyd; Theriot; Jones; Pie.GIDP : Fontenot.Team LOB : 5.BASERUNNING CS : Lee (4, 2nd base by Loe/Laird).FIELDING E : DeRosa (5, fielding), Lee (1, fielding), Fontenot (2, throw).DP : (Fontenot-Theriot-Lee).
Texas AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Lofton , CF4 1 0 0 1 0 1 .274
Kinsler , 2B3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .238
Young , SS4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .289
Sosa , DH4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .242
Catalanotto , LF4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .195
Byrd , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .357
Hairston , RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .236
Wilkerson , 1B2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .225
Laird , C4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .245
Vazquez , 3B4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .256
Totals 33 7 9 5 4 5 17
BATTING 2B : Laird (7, Marquis), Wilkerson (6, Ohman).HR : Sosa (12, 5th inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out), Catalanotto (5, 5th inning off Marquis, 0 on, 2 out).TB : Kinsler; Young 3; Sosa 4; Catalanotto 5; Wilkerson 2; Laird 2.RBI : Sosa 2 (53), Vazquez (11), Catalanotto 2 (18).2-out RBI : Sosa; Catalanotto 2.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Byrd 2; Hairston; Lofton.GIDP : Catalanotto.Team LOB : 6.BASERUNNING CS : Laird (2, 3rd base by Marquis/Hill, K).FIELDING E : Kinsler (14, fielding).DP : 2 (Laird-Young, Young-Kinsler-Wilkerson).
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Marquis (L, 5-4)5.0 5 6 4 4 3 2 3.38
Eyre 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.20
Wuertz 0.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 3.45
Ohman 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.87
Texas IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Loe (W, 3-6)6.2 6 3 3 1 4 2 6.34
Francisco (H, 5)0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.50
Wilson 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.04
Pitches-strikes : Marquis 100-57, Eyre 19-11, Wuertz 11-9, Ohman 14-9, Loe 97-60, Francisco 16-8, Wilson 26-15.Ground outs-fly outs : Marquis 8-3, Eyre 0-4, Wuertz 0-1, Ohman 2-0, Loe 13-2, Francisco 0-1, Wilson 3-0.Batters faced : Marquis 24, Eyre 4, Wuertz 5, Ohman 4, Loe 27, Francisco 3, Wilson 5.Inherited runners-scored : Wilson 1-0.Umpires : HP: Ed Montague. 1B: James Hoye. 2B: Bill Miller. 3B: Marvin Hudson.Weather : 86 degrees, clear.Wind : 16 mph, R to L.T : 2:52.Att : 37,564.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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