Cleveland Indians vs Chicago Cubs
June 21, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 21, 2009 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cleveland Indians 2, Chicago Cubs 6

Cleveland Indians ab   r   h rbi
Carroll 2b 3 1 2 0
DeRosa lf 3 0 0 1
Martinez c 4 0 0 0
Choo rf 4 0 0 0
Peralta 3b 3 0 0 0
Valbuena ss 4 1 2 0
Gimenez 1b 3 0 1 0
Francisco cf 4 0 1 0
Sowers p 2 0 0 0
  Gosling p 0 0 0 0
  Hafner ph 1 0 1 1
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
  Crowe ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Soriano lf 5 1 1 0
Theriot ss 2 1 1 0
Bradley rf 3 1 2 0
Lee 1b 4 1 1 1
Soto c 2 1 1 2
Fox 3b 3 0 1 3
  Fontenot 3b 0 0 0 0
Fukudome cf 3 0 0 0
Blanco 2b 3 0 1 0
Wells p 3 1 1 0
  Marshall p 0 0 0 0
  Hoffpauir ph 1 0 0 0
  Ascanio p 0 0 0 0
  Gregg p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 6 9 6
Cleveland 000 001 100270
Chicago 010 140 00x690
  Cleveland Indians IP H R ER BB SO
Sowers  L(1-5) 4.1 7 6 6 4 1
  Gosling   1.2 1 0 0 1 2
  Lewis   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
6
6
5
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Wells  W(1-3) 6.2 5 2 2 1 3
  Marshall   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Ascanio   0.1 1 0 0 1 1
  Gregg  SV(11) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
6

  E–None.  DP–Cleveland 2. Peralta-Gimenez, Carroll-Valbuena-Gimenez, Chicago 1. Soto-Blanco.  2B–Cleveland Gimenez (1,off Wells), Chicago Theriot (13,off Sowers); Bradley 2 (7,off Sowers,off Gosling); J. Fox (3,off Sowers).  3B–Cleveland Carroll (2,off Wells).  HR–Chicago Soto (5,2nd inning off Sowers 0 on 1 out).  SF–DeRosa (3,off Wells); J. Fox (2,off Sowers).  HBP–Carroll (3,by Wells); Bradley (4,by Sowers).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Theriot (4,off Sowers).  IBB–Soto (2,by Sowers); Blanco (2,by Gosling).  Team–7.  CS–Carroll (2,2nd base by Wells/Soto).  SB–Theriot (9,3rd base off Sowers/Martinez).  U-HP–Lance Barksdale, 1B–Delfin Colon, 2B–Randy Marsh, 3B–Marvin Hudson.  T–2:38.  A–40,866.
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