Cubs 4, White Sox 3
Aramis Ramirez connects on a home run in the seventh inning. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
After being held in check for most of the afternoon, the Cubs found their power stroke just in time. Derrek Lee and Aramis Ramirez tied the game with back-to-back homers in the seventh, and Ramirez added a walk-off shot in the ninth.
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Chi White Sox
(41-32)
Lost 1
Chi Cubs 4, Chi White Sox 3
Today's Boxes 6/20/08
LAA 7, PHI 1
CIN 4, NYY 2
STL 5, BOS 4
PIT 1, TOR 0
HOU 4, TB 3
SEA 10, ATL 2
WSH 4, TEX 3
BAL 8, MIL 5
MIN 7, ARI 2
SF 9, KC 4
NYM 7, COL 2
SD 6, DET 2
OAK 7, FLA 6
CLE 6, LAD 4
Chi Cubs
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Won 1
June 20, 2008
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Standings thru 6/20/08  | Recap: CWS | CHC  | Gameday  | White Sox stats  | Cubs stats
Chi White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Cabrera , SS5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .272
Pierzynski , C5 1 1 2 0 1 2 .306
Quentin , LF2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .273
Dye , RF4 1 1 1 0 0 4 .292
Swisher , 1B3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .236
Crede , 3B4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .279
Ramirez , 2B4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .293
Anderson, B , CF4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .238
Danks , P2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
a-Uribe , PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .209
Dotel , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Thornton , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Thome , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .227
Linebrink , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 9 16
a-Singled for Danks in the 7th. b-Popped out for Thornton in the 9th.
BATTING 2B : Ramirez (9, Lilly), Quentin (12, Lilly), Swisher (13, Lilly), Anderson, B (8, Wood).HR : Dye (15, 2nd inning off Lilly, 0 on, 0 out), Pierzynski (5, 3rd inning off Lilly, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Cabrera; Pierzynski 4; Quentin 2; Dye 4; Swisher 3; Ramirez 2; Anderson, B 2; Uribe.RBI : Dye (39), Pierzynski 2 (28).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Anderson, B 2; Crede; Dye 2; Pierzynski.GIDP : Crede.Team LOB : 8. FIELDING DP : 3 (Ramirez-Cabrera-Swisher, Crede-Ramirez-Swisher, Cabrera-Ramirez-Swisher).
Chi Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fukudome , CF4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .298
Theriot , SS4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .311
Lee , 1B4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .289
Ramirez , 3B4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .293
Soto , C3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .282
DeRosa , RF3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288
Murton , LF3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273
Cedeno , 2B3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275
Lilly , P2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .217
Howry , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Hoffpauir , PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400
b-Blanco , PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .291
Wood , P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 31 4 10 3 0 8 6
a-Batted for Howry in the 8th. b-Lined out for Hoffpauir in the 8th.
BATTING HR : Lee (15, 7th inning off Dotel, 0 on, 0 out), Ramirez 2 (12, 7th inning off Dotel, 0 on, 0 out; 9th inning off Linebrink, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Fukudome 2; Theriot 2; Lee 4; Ramirez 8; Soto; Murton 2.RBI : Lee (45), Ramirez 2 (47).GIDP : Lee; DeRosa; Theriot.Team LOB : 3. FIELDING DP : (Ramirez-Cedeno-Lee).
Chi Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Lilly 6.2 7 3 3 3 8 2 4.71
Howry 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.79
Wood (W, 4-1)1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.58
Linebrink pitched to 1 batter in the 9th. Pitches-strikes : Danks 85-56, Dotel 23-18, Thornton 14-8, Linebrink 2-1, Lilly 106-74, Howry 13-7, Wood 14-9.Ground outs-fly outs : Danks 10-3, Dotel 0-1, Thornton 0-2, Linebrink 0-0, Lilly 2-10, Howry 3-1, Wood 0-2.Batters faced : Danks 20, Dotel 6, Thornton 4, Linebrink 1, Lilly 30, Howry 4, Wood 4.Inherited runners-scored : Howry 2-0.Umpires : HP: Tim McClelland. 1B: Mike DiMuro. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Mike Everitt.Weather : 72 degrees, partly cloudy.Wind : 5 mph, Out to CF.T : 2:32 (:31 delay).Att : 41,106.
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