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Red Sox
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 16, 2012
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 16, 2012 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 16, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 16, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Lester |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jeff Samardzija |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 40,766 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Alfonso Marquez 1B: Brian O'Nora 2B: Tom Hallion 3B: Chad Fairchild |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Scott Podsednik | Left Fielder |
| Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
| David Ortiz | First Baseman |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Catcher |
| Will Middlebrooks | Third Baseman |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Right Fielder |
| Ryan Sweeney | Center Fielder |
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Jon Lester | Pitcher |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Reed Johnson | Right Fielder |
| Darwin Barney | Second Baseman |
| Starlin Castro | Shortstop |
| Alfonso Soriano | Left Fielder |
| Jeff Baker | First Baseman |
| Joe Mather | Center Fielder |
| Welington Castillo | Catcher |
| Luis Valbuena | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Samardzija | Pitcher |
| Dale Sveum | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 16, 2012
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Podsednik vs. Samardzija
Podsednik hits a popup, foul, towards third. Valbuena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Samardzija
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Samardzija
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Saltalamacchia vs. Samardzija
Saltalamacchia hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Saltalamacchia reaches second base with a double. There goes Ortiz trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lester
Johnson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Barney vs. Lester
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Middlebrooks fields it and throws to first for the out. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Castro vs. Lester
Castro hits a line drive towards second. Pedroia catches it and steps on second to double up Johnson. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Middlebrooks vs. Samardzija
Middlebrooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Valbuena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Samardzija
Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Mather settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Samardzija
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Lester
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lester
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lester fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Mather vs. Lester
Mather strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Lester
Castillo hits a line drive towards short. Aviles reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Samardzija
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Lester vs. Samardzija
Lester hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Samardzija fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Podsednik vs. Samardzija
Podsednik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Samardzija
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Valbuena vs. Lester
Valbuena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Samardzija vs. Lester
Samardzija hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lester
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Samardzija
Ortiz hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Johnson. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Saltalamacchia vs. Samardzija
Saltalamacchia hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Middlebrooks vs. Samardzija
Middlebrooks strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Samardzija
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Samardzija
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Lester
Barney strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Lester
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Middlebrooks fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Middlebrooks. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soriano vs. Lester
There goes Castro. The throw from Saltalamacchia and he is out, Pedroia applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Lester
Soriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Middlebrooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Samardzija
Aviles strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lester vs. Samardzija
Lester strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Podsednik vs. Samardzija
Podsednik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Samardzija fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lester
Baker strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Mather vs. Lester
Mather strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. Lester
Castillo hits a line drive beyond second. Pedroia can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Valbuena vs. Lester
Valbuena strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Samardzija
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Samardzija
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Saltalamacchia vs. Samardzija
Saltalamacchia takes first base on ball four. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Middlebrooks vs. Wells
Reed Johnson now playing center field. Randy Wells now pitching. David DeJesus now playing right field.
Middlebrooks hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ortiz scores. There goes Saltalamacchia trying to get to third. Johnson throws the ball in to Valbuena, who tags Saltalamacchia for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Wells
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. Middlebrooks moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Wells
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Lester
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Lester
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Lester
Barney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Middlebrooks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Castro vs. Lester
Castro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Middlebrooks fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barney moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Soriano vs. Lester
Soriano hits a line drive towards third. Middlebrooks reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Wells
Aviles hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of DeJesus. Aviles reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Lester vs. Wells
Lester strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Podsednik vs. Wells
Podsednik hits a line drive into center field. Johnson picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Johnson. Aviles scores. Podsednik moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Pedroia vs. Wells
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Podsednik moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Ortiz vs. Wells
Ortiz hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Lester
Baker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gonzalez. Baker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Campana vs. Lester
Tony Campana pinch hits for Randy Wells.
Campana hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Castillo vs. Lester
Castillo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Valbuena vs. Lester
Valbuena hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
DeJesus vs. Lester
DeJesus strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Atchison
Scott Atchison now pitching.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Saltalamacchia vs. Corpas
Manuel Corpas now pitching.
Saltalamacchia hits a fly ball into left field. Soriano settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Middlebrooks vs. Corpas
Middlebrooks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Castro scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Corpas
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Corpas
Sweeney hits a popup towards short. Castro settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barney vs. Padilla
Scott Podsednik now playing center field. Vicente Padilla now pitching. Adrian Gonzalez now playing first base. Ryan Sweeney now playing right fie
Barney hits a line drive into left field. Nava settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Castro vs. Padilla
Castro strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Soriano vs. Padilla
Soriano strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Corpas
Aviles hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Punto vs. Corpas
Nick Punto pinch hits for Vicente Padilla.
Punto strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Podsednik vs. Corpas
There goes Aviles. The throw from Castillo and he is out, Castro applying the tag. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Podsednik vs. Corpas
Podsednik is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Corpas
Pedroia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Clevenger vs. Aceves
Alfredo Aceves now pitching. Steve Clevenger pinch hits for Jeff Baker.
Clevenger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
LaHair vs. Aceves
Bryan LaHair pinch hits for Manuel Corpas.
LaHair strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. Aceves
Castillo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Middlebrooks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/16/2012 -- Boston at Chicago (N)
Boston AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Podsednik S, lf-cf 4 0 2 1 Johnson R, rf-cf 4 0 1 0
Pedroia D, 2b 5 0 0 0 Barney D, 2b 4 0 1 0
Ortiz D, 1b 2 2 1 0 Castro S, ss 4 0 1 0
Nava D, lf 0 0 0 0 Soriano A, lf 4 0 0 0
Saltalamacchia J, c 3 1 2 2 Baker J, 1b 3 1 2 0
Middlebrooks W, 3b 4 0 1 1 Clevenger S, ph 1 0 1 0
Gonzalez A, rf-1b 2 0 0 0 Mather J, cf 2 0 0 0
Sweeney R, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Wells R, p 0 0 0 0
Aviles M, ss 4 1 2 0 Campana T, ph 1 0 0 0
Lester J, p 3 0 0 0 Corpas M, p 0 0 0 0
Atchison S, p 0 0 0 0 LaHair B, ph 1 0 0 0
Padilla V, p 0 0 0 0 Castillo W, c 3 1 1 0
Punto N, ph 1 0 0 0 Valbuena L, 3b 3 1 1 3
Aceves A, p 0 0 0 0 Samardzija J, p 1 0 0 0
DeJesus D, rf 2 0 0 0
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32 4 8 4 33 3 8 3
Boston 000 201 100 -- 4
Chicago 000 000 300 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lester J (W) 6.2 7 3 3 1 8
Atchison S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Padilla V 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Aceves A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Samardzija J (L) 5.1 4 3 3 3 6
Wells R 1.2 3 1 1 1 1
Corpas M 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
E -- Middlebrooks W, Johnson R
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 7, Chicago 4
2B -- Saltalamacchia J, Ortiz D, Aviles M, Baker J
HR -- Saltalamacchia J, Valbuena L
CS -- Castro S, Aviles M
HBP -- by Corpas M (Podsednik S)
T -- 3:06
A -- 40766
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