Sunday, August 9, 2009

Chows score 2 in 9th to drop Vermont 3-2 behind Sexson's PH HR




Illinois rallied for the victory in support of Joe Blanton's solid 8 1/3 innings.

Of real note is that Vermont pitchers failed to register a single strike out.


Strat-O-Matic Report






BOXSCORE: 2009 Illinois Chow Chows At 2009 Vermont Fighting Sioux 8/2/2009

Chow Chows AB R H RBI AVG Fighting Sioux AB R H RBI AVG
C.Figgins 3B 3 1 1 0 .231 R.Ibanez RF 3 0 0 0 .297
C-M.Thames PH 1 0 0 0 .214 A-M.Joyce RF 0 0 0 0 .213
D-M.Prado 3B 0 0 0 0 .273 A.Huff DH 4 0 1 0 .324
M.Bourn LF 3 0 1 0 .184 A.Pujols 1B 4 1 1 1 .364
E-R.Sexson PH 1 1 1 1 .261 C.Quentin LF 3 1 1 1 .267
F-J.Willingham LF 0 0 0 0 .246 B-C.Crisp LF 0 0 0 0 .315
H.Ramirez SS 3 1 0 0 .260 H-C.Jones PH 1 0 0 0 .360
C.Pena 1B 3 0 2 1 .254 C.Snyder C 3 0 0 0 .205
C.Beltran CF 4 0 0 0 .270 I-K.Shoppach PH 1 0 1 0 .244
K.Fukudome RF 4 0 1 1 .263 J-J.Gerut PR 0 0 0 0 .306
K.Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 .253 C.Blake 3B 2 0 0 0 .232
G-M.Ellis 2B 0 0 0 0 .288 K-M.Aviles PH 0 0 0 0 .282
K.Suzuki C 3 0 1 0 .243 L-L.Overbay PH 1 0 0 0 .234
D.Erstad DH 3 0 0 0 .172 A.Iwamura 2B 4 0 0 0 .257
A.Jones CF 3 0 1 0 .223
J.Wilson SS 3 0 1 0 .280
-- -- -- --- -- -- -- ---
Totals 31 3 7 3 Totals 32 2 6 2

A-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Ibanez In 8th Inning
B-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Quentin In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Figgins In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Thames In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Bourn In 9th Inning
F-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Sexson In 9th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Johnson In 9th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Crisp In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Snyder In 9th Inning
J-Pinch Ran For Shoppach In 9th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Blake In 9th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Aviles In 9th Inning

Chow Chows...... 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 3 7 0
Fighting Sioux.. 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 0

Chow Chows (53-57) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Blanton WIN(5-9) 8 1/3 6 2 2 2 5 2 5.80
J.Nathan SAVE(22nd) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.26
Totals 9 6 2 2 2 6 2

Fighting Sioux (66-52) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
A.Cook 7 1/3 5 1 1 1 0 0 5.06
J.Romero HOLD(10th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.89
R.Ramirez HOLD(8th) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.10
H.Okajima BS(2nd) 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.67
J.Grilli LOSS(1-2) 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4.50
B.Ryan 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.06
Totals 9 7 3 3 3 0 1

ATTENDANCE- 49,047 DATE- Sunday, August 2nd 2009 TIME- Night
T- 2:36
LEFT ON BASE- Chow Chows: 4 Fighting Sioux: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Chow Chows: 1 Fighting Sioux: 3
DOUBLES- K.Shoppach(16th)
HOME RUNS- R.Sexson(5th), A.Pujols(25th), C.Quentin(19th)
WALKS- H.Ramirez, C.Pena, K.Johnson, M.Joyce, C.Blake
STRIKE OUTS- C.Quentin, C.Jones, C.Snyder, C.Blake, A.Iwamura, A.Jones
GIDP- C.Beltran-3, A.Pujols
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Jack Wilson robbed Chone Figgins of a base hit.

In a great finish the Illinois Chow Chows came back in the top of the ninth
and held on to win over the Vermont Fighting Sioux by a score of 3 to 2 at
Fighting Sioux Field.

Illinois won the game with a rally in the top of the 9th inning scoring 2 runs
using 2 hits. Richie Sexson was the sparkplug when he hit a bases-empty home
run (his 5th of the season). Hanley Ramirez came next and he drew a walk.
Carlos Pena then drew a walk. Carlos Beltran was up next and he grounded
into a double play. Kosuke Fukudome stepped into the box and lashed a
single. Illinois rapped out 7 hits for the night.

Joe Blanton(5-9) got credit for the victory, pitching 8 and 1/3 innings and
allowing 2 runs. Joe Nathan earned his 22nd save. Jason Grilli(1-2) took the
loss in relief. He allowed no hits and 1 walk without retiring a batter.

'The only way this one could have been better', said Blanton, 'was if we had
played it at home.'








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