TODAY'S WRAPS: June 21, 2007
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Cubs drop Interleague setBy Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
Ted Lilly struggled early on, allowing five runs in the first three innings, but the left-hander rebounded to strike out 10 batters over seven solid frames and keep the Cubs in the game. Chicago rallied for five runs in the middle innings to tie it before Bob Howry allowed a walk-off hit in the ninth. Complete story >
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Rangers 6, Cubs 5
 Frank Catalanotto connects on his game-winning RBI single in the ninth inning Thursday. (Tony Gutierrez/AP) |
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Rangers walk off in styleBy T.R. Sullivan / MLB.com
The Rangers built an early five-run lead on back-to-back homers from Victor Diaz and Adam Melhuse, and a two-run single from Marlon Byrd. But Texas needed a clutch RBI single from pinch-hitter Frank Catalanotto in the bottom of the ninth to pull out the win. Complete story >
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| Chi Cubs | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Soriano, LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .303 |
| Fontenot, 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .348 |
| Lee, DH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .354 |
| Ward, 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .293 |
| DeRosa, 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .271 |
| Bowen, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .271 |
| Pagan, RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .313 |
| Pie, CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .233 |
| Theriot, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .255 |
| a-Floyd, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 |
| Izturis, SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 31 | |
a-Grounded out for Theriot in the 9th.
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BATTING
2B: Pagan (5, Padilla), Fontenot (4, Padilla), Soriano (21, Eyre).
TB: Soriano 3; Fontenot 2; Lee 3; Ward 2; DeRosa; Bowen; Pagan 4.
RBI: Lee 2 (39), DeRosa (33), Bowen (12), Pagan (7).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: DeRosa; Fontenot 3; Pagan; Bowen 2.
S: Pie.
GIDP: DeRosa; Theriot.
Team LOB: 13.
FIELDING
DP: (Fontenot-Ward).
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| Texas | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| Kinsler, 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| Hairston, LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .237 |
| Young, SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .289 |
| Byrd, CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 |
| Diaz, DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 |
| a-Lofton, PH-DH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 |
| Melhuse, C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .308 |
| Wilkerson, RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .218 |
| Metcalf, 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .217 |
| b-Catalanotto, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .202 |
| Vazquez, 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .247 |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 7 | |
a-Singled for Diaz in the 9th. b-Singled for Metcalf in the 9th.
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BATTING
2B: Hairston (4, Lilly).
HR: Diaz (9, 2nd inning off Lilly, 1 on, 0 out), Melhuse (1, 2nd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Hairston 2; Young; Byrd 2; Diaz 4; Lofton; Melhuse 4; Metcalf; Catalanotto.
RBI: Diaz 2 (25), Melhuse (6), Byrd 2 (13), Catalanotto (19).
S: Melhuse.
GIDP: Vazquez.
Team LOB: 4.
FIELDING
DP: 2 (Kinsler-Young-Vazquez, Young-Kinsler-Vazquez).
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| Chi Cubs | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
| Lilly | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 3.90 |
| Howry (L, 3-4) | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.89 |
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Padilla pitched to 6 batters in the 5th.
WP: Eyre.
IBB: Soriano (by Eyre).
HBP: Lee (by Padilla).
Pitches-strikes: Lilly 104-75, Howry 23-16, Padilla 87-52, Eyre 47-23, Mahay 2-1, Otsuka 11-7, Gagne 17-10.
Ground outs-fly outs: Lilly 4-7, Howry 2-1, Padilla 3-4, Eyre 6-0, Mahay 0-1, Otsuka 2-1, Gagne 1-1.
Batters faced: Lilly 27, Howry 8, Padilla 25, Eyre 12, Mahay 1, Otsuka 3, Gagne 4.
Inherited runners-scored: Eyre 2-0, Mahay 2-0.
Umpires: HP: James Hoye. 1B: Bill Miller. 2B: Marvin Hudson. 3B: Ed Montague.
Weather: 80 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from RF.
T: 3:03.
Att: 38,406.
Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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