Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     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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