15 K + 3 H = Pitching GEM!

Rich Harden couldn't do much wrong against Seattle at Wreckin' So Field last night. Harden struck out fifteen of the thirty-three batters he faced en route to a masterful complete game three-hit shutout. Every Pilot except Mauer struck out at least once. Troy Glaus (four times) and Jermaine Dye (three times) were Harden's favorite victims. Manny Ramirez hit his 30th homer and the Wales six runs allowed Harden to cruise.

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BOXSCORE: 2009 Seattle Pilots At 2009 Outlaw Josey Wales            8/21/2009
 
  Pilots             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Josey Wales        AB  R  H RBI AVG
  I.Suzuki CF         4  0  0  0 .281     R.Theriot SS        4  0  2  0 .286  
  O.Hudson 2B         4  0  1  0 .243   B-O.Vizquel SS        0  0  0  0 .171  
  J.Mauer C           3  0  1  0 .319     J.Bay RF            2  0  0  0 .265  
  T.Glaus 3B          4  0  0  0 .279   A-R.Davis PR,CF       1  1  0  0 .283  
  M.Teixeira 1B       2  0  0  0 .328     D.Pedroia 2B        4  0  1  0 .292  
  J.Dye RF            4  0  0  0 .314     M.Ramirez LF        3  1  1  1 .318  
  B.Giles DH          3  0  0  0 .289   C-G.Kapler RF         1  1  1  1 .282  
  M.Tejada SS         3  0  1  0 .237     A.Gonzalez 1B       4  1  1  1 .292  
  R.Winn LF           3  0  0  0 .318     R.Ludwick CF,LF     3  1  1  0 .264  
                                        D-M.Mora PH           1  0  0  0 .329  
                                        F-B.Zobrist LF        0  0  0  0 .250  
                                          A.Soriano DH        4  1  1  1 .268  
                                          R.Barajas C         3  0  1  1 .233  
                                        E-C.Coste PH,C        1  0  0  0 .212  
                                          N.Punto 3B          3  0  1  1 .231  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      30  0  3  0                 Totals      34  6 10  6
 
A-Pinch Ran For Bay In 6th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Theriot In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ramirez In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Ludwick In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Barajas In 8th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Mora In 9th Inning
 
Pilots.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  3  0
Josey Wales..... 0 0 0  1 0 4  1 0    -  6 10  0
 
Pilots (67-60)           IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
T.Wellemeyer LOSS(7-7)    6       9   5   5   1   6   1   4.90
E.Ramirez                 2       1   1   1   0   3   1   3.69
Totals                    8      10   6   6   1   9   2
 
Josey Wales (72-46)      IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
R.Harden WIN(11-4)        9       3   0   0   3  15   0   3.10
Totals                    9       3   0   0   3  15   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 40,596 DATE- Friday, August 21st 2009 TIME- Day 
T- 2:50
LEFT ON BASE- Pilots: 6  Josey Wales: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Pilots: 0  Josey Wales: 0
DOUBLES- O.Hudson(15th), A.Gonzalez(25th)
HOME RUNS- M.Ramirez(30th), G.Kapler(6th)
STOLEN BASES- R.Davis(23rd)
WALKS- J.Mauer, M.Teixeira-2, J.Bay
STRIKE OUTS- I.Suzuki, O.Hudson, T.Glaus-4, M.Teixeira-2, J.Dye-3, B.Giles,
             M.Tejada, R.Winn-2, J.Bay-2, R.Davis, M.Ramirez, M.Mora, A.Soriano,
             R.Barajas, C.Coste, N.Punto
WILD PITCHES- T.Wellemeyer
 
Rich Harden pitched a 3 hit shutout at Wreckin' So Field where the mighty
Outlaw Josey Wales beat the Seattle Pilots 6 to 0.
 
Harden(11-4) was tremendous on the mound for Outlaw.  He gave up just 3 hits
and 3 walks in 9 innings.  Harden whiffed an impressive total of 15 Seattle
batters seeing his ERA drop from 3.31 to 3.10.  Outlaw had 10 hits for the
afternoon.  
 
Todd Wellemeyer(7-7) was hit with the loss.  He gave up 9 hits and 1 walk in 6
innings.  'I thought it was my best performance in a long time,' said Harden.
'I had good command early in the game. I had my control and composure and
everything went well.'

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