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Angels
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 18, 1978
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the California Angels, played on May 18, 1978 at Comiskey Park.
Game Summary
Date | May 18, 1978 |
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Visiting Team |
California Angels
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Home Team |
Chicago White Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 18, 1978 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | California Angels |
Home Team | Chicago White Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Chris Knapp |
Home Starting Pitcher | Francisco Barrios |
Ballpark | Comiskey Park |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 9,766 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 48 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Greg Kosc 1B: Jerry Neudecker 2B: George Maloney 3B: Jim McKean |
California Angels Lineup
Name | Position |
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Rick Miller | Right Fielder |
Dave Chalk | Shortstop |
Ron Fairly | First Baseman |
Tony Solaita | DH |
Don Baylor | Left Fielder |
Lyman Bostock | Center Fielder |
Bobby Grich | Second Baseman |
Carney Lansford | Third Baseman |
Brian Downing | Catcher |
Dave Garcia | Manager |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Ralph Garr | Left Fielder |
Don Kessinger | Shortstop |
Jorge Orta | Second Baseman |
Ron Blomberg | DH |
Lamar Johnson | First Baseman |
Chet Lemon | Center Fielder |
Bob Molinaro | Right Fielder |
Eric Soderholm | Third Baseman |
Bill Nahorodny | Catcher |
Bob Lemon | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Angels
@ White Sox
Comiskey Park
May 18, 1978
Top 1
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Barrios
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Garr. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chalk vs. Barrios
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kessinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fairly vs. Barrios
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with Barrios covering, for the out. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Solaita vs. Barrios
Solaita hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Knapp
Garr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kessinger vs. Knapp
There goes Garr. The throw from Downing and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kessinger vs. Knapp
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Orta vs. Knapp
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Garr tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. Knapp
Blomberg hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. Barrios
Baylor takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bostock vs. Barrios
Bostock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baylor moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grich vs. Barrios
Barrios spins and fires to second, and Baylor is picked off. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grich vs. Barrios
There goes Bostock. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Bostock steals second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grich vs. Barrios
Grich strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lansford vs. Barrios
Lansford hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Knapp
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lemon vs. Knapp
Lemon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molinaro vs. Knapp
Henry Cruz pinch runs for Chet Lemon.
Molinaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz moves to third. Molinaro moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Soderholm vs. Knapp
Soderholm strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nahorodny vs. Knapp
Nahorodny hits a popup in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Barrios
Henry Cruz now playing center field.
Downing hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Barrios
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Downing moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chalk vs. Barrios
Chalk bunts towards the mound. Barrios fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Downing moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 0 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fairly vs. Barrios
Fairly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Downing scores. Miller moves to third. Chalk moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 1 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Solaita vs. Barrios
Solaita takes first base on ball four. Miller scores. Chalk moves to third. Fairly moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 2 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baylor vs. Schueler
Ron Schueler now pitching.
Baylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. Schueler
Bostock hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. Schueler
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Schueler
Lansford hits a fly ball into left field. Garr settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Knapp
Garr hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Knapp
Kessinger strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. Knapp
Orta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blomberg vs. Knapp
Blomberg hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Schueler
Downing hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Schueler
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chalk vs. Schueler
Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fairly vs. Schueler
Fairly hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kessinger fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Knapp
Johnson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. Knapp
Cruz strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. Knapp
Molinaro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Knapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Schueler
Solaita hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Molinaro. Solaita reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baylor vs. Schueler
Baylor strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bostock vs. Schueler
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bostock for the out. Solaita moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grich vs. Schueler
Grich hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Soderholm vs. Knapp
Soderholm hits a popup towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. Knapp
Nahorodny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garr vs. Knapp
Garr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fairly scoops it up and throws to first, with Knapp covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lansford vs. Schueler
Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Downing vs. Schueler
Downing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Schueler
There goes Downing. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Downing steals second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Schueler
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chalk vs. Schueler
Chalk hits a fly ball into right field. Molinaro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. Knapp
Kessinger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Baylor. Kessinger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orta vs. Knapp
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kessinger moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blomberg vs. Knapp
Blomberg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Knapp
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kessinger scores. Blomberg moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cruz vs. Knapp
Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blomberg scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Molinaro vs. Knapp
Molinaro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Cruz moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Soderholm vs. Miller
Dyar Miller now pitching.
Soderholm hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cruz scores. Molinaro moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nahorodny vs. Miller
Nahorodny hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Molinaro moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nordhagen vs. LaRoche
Dave LaRoche now pitching. Wayne Nordhagen pinch hits for Ralph Garr.
Nordhagen hits a popup towards short. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Angels, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. Schueler
Wayne Nordhagen now playing left field.
Fairly hits a fly ball into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. Schueler
Solaita takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baylor vs. Schueler
Baylor takes first base on ball four. Solaita moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 6 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bostock vs. LaGrow
Lerrin LaGrow now pitching.
Bostock hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Molinaro. Bostock reaches second base with a double. Solaita scores. Baylor moves to third. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Grich vs. LaGrow
Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Soderholm fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 7 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lansford vs. LaGrow
Lansford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baylor scores. Bostock scores. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Downing vs. LaGrow
There goes Lansford. The throw from Nahorodny and he is safe. Lansford steals second. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Downing vs. LaGrow
Downing takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. LaGrow
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Nordhagen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kessinger vs. LaRoche
Kessinger hits a line drive towards first. Fairly reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orta vs. LaRoche
Orta hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blomberg vs. LaRoche
Blomberg hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Grich reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chalk vs. LaGrow
Chalk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaGrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fairly vs. LaGrow
Fairly strikes out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Solaita vs. LaGrow
Solaita is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. LaRoche
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruz vs. LaRoche
Cruz hits a popup, foul, towards short. Chalk settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molinaro vs. LaRoche
Molinaro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Soderholm vs. LaRoche
Soderholm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baylor vs. LaGrow
Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first, with LaGrow covering, for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bostock vs. LaGrow
Bostock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaGrow fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grich vs. LaGrow
Grich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lansford vs. LaGrow
Lansford strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nahorodny vs. LaRoche
Ken Landreaux now playing left field.
Nahorodny takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nordhagen vs. LaRoche
Nordhagen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nahorodny moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kessinger vs. LaRoche
Kessinger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nahorodny moves to third. Nordhagen moves to second. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Orta vs. LaRoche
Orta hits a fly ball into center field. Bostock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. LaRoche
Junior Moore pinch hits for Ron Blomberg.
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Angels, 9 - White Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. LaRoche
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chalk fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/18/1978 -- California at Chicago (D) California AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Miller R, rf 5 1 3 0 Garr R, lf 3 1 1 0 Chalk D, ss 5 1 1 0 Nordhagen W, ph-lf 2 0 1 0 Fairly R, 1b 5 1 1 1 Kessinger D, ss 5 1 2 0 Solaita T, dh 3 2 1 1 Orta J, 2b 4 0 1 1 Baylor D, lf 3 2 1 4 Blomberg R, dh 3 1 0 0 Landreaux K, lf 0 0 0 0 Moore J, ph 1 0 0 0 Bostock L, cf 5 1 2 1 Johnson L, 1b 5 1 1 1 Grich B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lemon C, cf 1 0 1 0 Lansford C, 3b 5 0 1 2 Cruz H, pr-cf 3 1 1 1 Downing B, c 2 1 1 0 Molinaro B, rf 4 0 3 1 Soderholm E, 3b 4 0 1 1 Nahorodny B, c 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 9 11 9 38 5 12 5 California 006 000 300 -- 9 Chicago 100 004 000 -- 5 California IP H R ER BB SO Knapp C (W) 5.1 8 5 4 1 4 Miller D 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 LaRoche D (S) 3.1 3 0 0 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Barrios F (L)* 2.0 6 5 5 2 1 Schueler R 4.1 3 3 3 3 2 LaGrow L 2.2 2 1 1 2 3 * Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd E -- Downing B LOB -- California 8, Chicago 9 2B -- Miller R, Solaita T, Kessinger D, Bostock L HR -- Baylor D SB -- Garr R, Bostock L, Downing B, Lansford C SF -- Orta J T -- 2:48 A -- 9766
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