NEW YORK – In the House that Ruth Built, where columnist Heywood Broun once penned the
words, “The Ruth is mighty and shall prevail,” another left-handed slugger added his name
to the legendary feats witnessed at this mighty structure in the Bronx.
Carl Hubbell in 1934 … Ted Williams in 1941 … Pete Rose in 1970 … Fred Lynn in 1983 … to
that list of great All-Star Game moments you can add the name of … well, hold on a minute,
we’re getting ahead of ourselves.
Scalpers were getting up $10,000 for box seats to the third annual CFA All-Star Game, the
most anticipated All-Star ticket in history. After all, it was the final one to be played
at Yankee Stadium before the wrecking ball rips it apart this winter.
The crowd was so pumped up it gave Barry Bonds a standing ovation when the National League
starting lineup was introduced. Bonds even appeared to shed a tear at the applause. “It felt
good to be loved,” the home run king said after the game as he politely answered questions
from reporters.
After Jimmy Rollins struck out against American League starter Justin Verlander to start the
game, Bonds stepped in and took ball one. He then made a slight gesture to the outfield and
promptly walloped the next pitch into the upper deck. “I just wanted to do something nice
for the fans,” Bonds said.
Verlander appeared a bit unnerved by the blast and walked Mark Teixeira and gave up a single
to David Ortiz. But Alex Rodriguez made a diving grab of Jorge Posada’s foul pop and Mike
Lowell struck out to end the threat.
The AL countered as pinup boy Grady Sizemore homered to right off Javier Vazquez leading off
the bottom of the first. Reports are People magazine will name Sizemore one of its “Sexiest
People Alive,” and this no doubt will add to his growing fame. After Vazquez struck out the
side in the bottom of the second, the NL scored twice in the third to take a 3-1 lead. Bonds
walked off C.C. Sabathia to start the inning, Posada tripled with two outs and Lowell doubled
in Posada.
Dan Haren had retired five batters in a row when Magglio Ordonez and Matt Holliday singled
with two outs in the bottom of the fourth. With Frank Thomas due up, the AL countered with
groundball machine Chien-Ming Wang, anticipating a move to Twins slugger Carlos Pena, who
ranks second in the CFA with 29 home runs. Sure enough, Pena pinch-hit … and crushed a 1-0
pitch into the upper deck in right for a 4-3 AL lead.
“I believe he threw a sinker that didn’t sink,” Pena said.
“I threw a sinker that didn’t sink,” Wang said.
In the sixth, the NL got Victor Martinez to third with one out. The AL countered with ace
reliever Jonathan Papelbon. Miggy Cabrera pinch-hit … and struck out. Giants teammate Vlad
Guerrero flew out to left to end the threat. In the seventh, Bonds doubled with one out off
Johan Santana and advanced to third on a deep fly. Lance Berkman walked and Bobby Jenks was
called on to face Brian Roberts, who ran the count to 3-2, fouled off two pitches and drew
the walk to load the bases. Martinez stepped in. He drilled a 2-1 pitch down the first-base
that was just foul by inches. Jenks than threw a 102-mph fastball by him to retire the side.
The NL kept coming. Hideki Matsui pinch-hit for Alex Rios leading off the eighth, leaving
the NL with no center fielders, but offense was needed. Matsui singled to center. After
Cabrera popped out, Vlad the Impaler stepped in. On a 2-1 fastball that was clocked at 104
mph, Vlad drilled the ball to deep, deep left … but it curled foul at the last second. The
crowd was abuzz. Vlad then blooped a single to right to put runners on the corners. The AL
was in a quandary; it didn’t have the pitching depth of the NL; Jenks had faced five batters
and three had reached. With Troy Tulowitzki up, the AL went to Felix Hernandez. The AL
countered with pinch-hitter Bobby Abreu, figuring his lefty bat would match up better
against Hernandez’s .299/.366/.493 line versus lefties.
It didn’t. Abreu whiffed on a 2-2, knee-buckling, nasty, darting slider that dove down at
his ankles at angle even Euclid couldn’t measure. “That kid has a chance to be something,”
Abreu said. But the inning wasn’t over. Mr. Barry Bonds stepped in. The NL had only one
left-hander left. Barry Zito. He walked out from the bullpen as the crowd roared.
Bonds took a strike, then a ball. The crowd was deafening. Zito then threw … old-timers
may remember Rip Sewell … an eephus pitch. The ball arched up high and higher, eerily
similar to the pitch Ted Williams drilled off Sewell for a home run in the 1946 All-Star
Game. Bonds took a mighty whiff … and hit a soft little foul pop that A-Rod snagged with a
diving catch. Who knew Yankee Stadium had so much foul territory.
We go to the top of the ninth. By now, the AL had stranded 11 baserunners, the NL three.
The NL brings on Joe Borowski to close it out. The AL feels confident about a comeback.
But Mark Teixeira fans. The NL brings in Ryan Dempster. The AL still feels confident. Two
pitches later, Berkman slams an opposite-field flyball … and into the bleachers. Game
tied. Crowd stunned. Dempster escapes further damage as Martinez flies to deep left to end
the inning.
In the bottom of the ninth, all 60,000 fans are on their feet. George Steinbrenner rises
in his box. Cubs rookie closer Joakim Soria, who got the final out of the eighth, is on
the mound. Ted Lilly and Derek Lowe are warming up in the bullpen. Shannon Stewart strikes
out. Up steps Pena.
What would you do? Pena crushes righties. But the rookie is murder on lefties -- .167 with
no home runs allowed. The AL skipper leaves in the rookie. Lilly stands on the bullpen mound,
hands on hips, watching.
Soria challenges Pena. The battle lasts one pitch. The ballgame is over. Step aside, Babe,
the Pena is mighty and has prevailed. American League 5, National League 4.
The rookie was in tears after the game, consoled by Bonds. “That’s one that will bring the
weeps,” Bonds said.
Pena trotted around the bases, mobbed by 31 teammates and a platoon of mounted New York
City policeman. “I can’t believe it,” said Pena, unanimous choice as the game’s MVP. “I was
a little surprised they didn't bring in the lefty, but what can I say? The only thing better
would be doing this in the World Series.”
7/15/2008, NL08-AL08, Yankee Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2008 National League 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 1 11 0
2008 American League 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 3 0
National League AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Rollins ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Tulowitzki ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Abreu ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Peralta ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Bonds lf 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0
Teixeira 1b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 6 1 0 0
Ortiz dh 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0
Mauer pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Berkman ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0
Posada c 3 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 7 1 0 0
Roberts 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 2 0 0
Lowell 3b 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 1 0
Martinez ph 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 4 0 0 0
Rios rf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 2 0 0 0
Matsui ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0
Kinsler 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0
Cabrera,Mi ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 2 0 0
Willits cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Guerrero rf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 0 0 0
Vazquez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Haren p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Wang p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Betancourt p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Saito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Bedard p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Nathan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Soria p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
36 4 9 4 3 1 2 6 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 8 1 0
American League AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB
Sizemore cf 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0
Barrett c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 5 0 0 0
Rodriguez 3b 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .667 2 1 0 0
Figgins ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Pujols 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 3 2 0 0
Ordonez rf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 4 0 0 0
Griffey ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Holliday lf 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 0 0 0
Crawford ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Stewart lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Thomas dh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Pena ph 3 2 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 0 0 0 0
Young ss 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2 0 0
Escobar ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0
Cano 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0
Grudzielanek ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Rodriguez c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 7 0 0 0
Granderson ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Hunter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Verlander p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Sabathia p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Matsuzaka p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Beckett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0
Webb p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Papelbon p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Santana p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Jenks p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Hernandez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Zito p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Borowski p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
Dempster p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0
32 5 9 5 0 0 3 0 11 0 1 0 0 1 0 27 6 0 0
National League INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Vazquez 2.0 2 1 1 0 4 34 20 7 1 0 0 0 0 4.50
Haren 1.2 2 2 2 0 2 25 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 10.80
Wang BS 1 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 8 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 27.00
Betancourt 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 16 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Saito 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 10 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Bedard 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Nathan 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 11 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Soria L 0-1 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 13 7 3 1 0 0 0 0 13.50
8.1 9 5 5 0 11 124 82 33 3 0 0 0 0
American League INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA
Verlander 2.0 2 1 1 2 4 43 24 10 1 0 0 0 0 4.50
Sabathia 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 20 10 5 0 0 0 0 0 27.00
Matsuzaka 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 18 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Beckett H 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 22 11 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Webb H 1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Papelbon H 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 14 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Santana H 1 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 14 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Jenks H 1 0.2 2 0 0 1 1 29 18 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Hernandez H 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Zito H 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Borowski H 1 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Dempster BS 1, W 1-0 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 12 8 3 1 0 0 0 0 13.50
9.0 9 4 4 6 12 194 108 42 2 0 0 0 0
NL : Mauer ran for Ortiz in the 5th
Rios moved to cf in the 5th
Guerrero inserted at rf in the 5th
Martinez batted for Lowell in the 6th
Cabrera,Mi batted for Kinsler in the 6th
Roberts inserted at 2b in the 6th
Martinez moved to c in the 6th
Cabrera,Mi moved to 3b in the 6th
Tulowitzki batted for Rollins in the 7th
Berkman batted for Mauer in the 7th
Tulowitzki moved to ss in the 7th
Matsui batted for Rios in the 8th
Abreu batted for Tulowitzki in the 8th
Peralta inserted at ss in the 8th
Matsui moved to cf in the 8th
AL : Pena batted for Thomas in the 4th
Granderson batted for Rodriguez in the 5th
Barrett inserted at c in the 6th
Granderson moved to cf in the 6th
Crawford batted for Holliday in the 6th
Crawford moved to lf in the 7th
Escobar batted for Young in the 7th
Grudzielanek batted for Cano in the 7th
Hunter batted for Granderson in the 7th
Escobar moved to ss in the 8th
Grudzielanek moved to 2b in the 8th
Hunter moved to cf in the 8th
Figgins batted for Rodriguez in the 8th
Griffey batted for Ordonez in the 8th
Figgins moved to 3b in the 9th
Griffey moved to rf in the 9th
Stewart inserted at lf in the 9th
GWRBI: Pena
Temperature: 86, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 18 MPH.
7/15/2008, NL08-AL08, Yankee Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2008 National League 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 1 11 0
2008 American League 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 3 0
National League -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Rollins ss 1>k k 31
Tulowitzki ph 7>9 Hernandez
Abreu ph k
Peralta ss
Bonds lf HR 3>Sabathia 5>Beckett Santana Zito
W 31 D 5/fl
Teixeira 1b W 46/f.B-1 63 9.2-3 9>Borowski
k
Ortiz dh S.1-2 k W
Mauer pr
Berkman ph W Dempster
HR
Posada c 5/fl T.1-H 9
Roberts 2b Jenks k
W.1-2
Lowell 3b k D.3-H 6>Webb
Martinez ph D k 7
Rios rf 2>53 Matsuzaka 9.2-3
k
Matsui ph 8>S
Kinsler 2b W 4>k Papelbon
Cabrera,Mi ph k 4
Willits cf k 63
Guerrero rf 7 S.1-3
American League -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Sizemore cf 1>HR 8 k
Barrett c k
Rodriguez 3b S 4>k S
Figgins ph 8>43
Pujols 1b k 9 31 53
Ordonez rf CS2(24) S 6>Saito Soria
63 k
Griffey ph 9
Holliday lf 2>k S.1-2
Crawford ph k
Stewart lf 9>k
Thomas dh k Wang
Pena ph HR.2-H;1-H 43 HR
Young ss k S 7>Bedard
Escobar ph S
Cano 2b 3>Haren e5/fl
k 3/fl
Grudzielanek ph 54/SH.1-2
Rodriguez c 43 5>Betancourt
Granderson ph 8
Hunter ph Nathan
5/L
National League IN OUT ER American League IN OUT ER
Vazquez A1 A7 1 Verlander A1 B1 1
Haren A8 B5 2 Sabathia B2 B6 2
Wang B6 B8 1 BS 1 Matsuzaka B7 C1 0
Betancourt B9 C3 0 Beckett C2 C5 0 H 1
Saito C4 C6 0 Webb C6 C7 0 H 1
Bedard C7 C8 0 Papelbon C8 D1 0 H 1
Nathan C9 D3 0 Santana D2 D4 0 H 1
Soria D4 D6 1 L 0-1 Jenks D5 D9 0 H 1
Hernandez E1 E1 0 H 1
Zito E2 E2 0 H 1
Borowski E3 E3 0 H 1
Dempster E4 E6 1 BS 1, W 1-0
7/15/2008, NL08-AL08, Yankee Stadium
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2008 National League 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 9 1 11 0
2008 American League 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 9 0 3 0
Score O Rnr BS Event
----- - --- -- -----
************** Top 1st, National League up
0-0 0 --- 02 Rollins struck out (SFS)
0-0 1 --- 10 Bonds homered deep to right (BX)
1-0 1 --- 32 Teixeira walked (BSSBFBFB)
1-0 1 1-- 00 Ortiz lined a single to center, Teixeira to second (X)
1-0 1 12- 20 Posada popped out to third (BBX)
1-0 2 12- 32 Lowell struck out (BCFBB>S)
************** Bottom 1st, American League up
1-0 0 --- 31 Sizemore homered deep to right (SBBBX)
1-1 0 --- 00 Rodriguez lined a single to shallow left (X)
1-1 0 1-- 32 Pujols struck out (1C1CFBBBFS)
1-1 1 1-- 00 Rodriguez was caught stealing second (>C)
1-1 2 --- 02 Ordonez grounded out to short (>C.CX)
************** Top 2nd, National League up
1-1 0 --- 10 Rios grounded out to third (BX)
1-1 1 --- 31 Kinsler walked (BBBCB)
1-1 1 1-- 22 Willits struck out (1BpC>FFBFFS)
1-1 2 1-- 22 Rollins struck out (CFBBS)
************** Bottom 2nd, American League up
1-1 0 --- 22 Holliday struck out (BBCCS)
1-1 1 --- 32 Thomas struck out (FBBFBS)
1-1 2 --- 32 Young struck out (BBFBFS)
************** Top 3rd, National League up
Sabathia now pitching
1-1 0 --- 31 Bonds walked (BBCBB)
1-1 0 1-- 21 Teixeira grounded to second, forcing Bonds at second,
Teixeira to first (FBBX)
1-1 1 1-- 12 Ortiz struck out (BCFS)
1-1 2 1-- 32 Posada lined a triple down the right field line, Teixeira
scored (BBCSB>X)
2-1 2 --3 00 Lowell doubled deep down the left-field line, Posada
scored (X)
Matsuzaka now pitching
3-1 2 -2- 02 Rios struck out (CCS)
************** Bottom 3rd, American League up
Haren now pitching
3-1 0 --- 22 Cano struck out (BFBFFS)
3-1 1 --- 00 Rodriguez grounded out to second (X)
3-1 2 --- 01 Sizemore flied out to center (FX)
************** Top 4th, National League up
3-1 0 --- 32 Kinsler struck out (CBSBBS)
3-1 1 --- 20 Willits grounded out to short (BBX)
3-1 2 --- 32 Rollins grounded out to first (BSBBSX)
************** Bottom 4th, American League up
3-1 0 --- 22 Rodriguez struck out (CCBFBS)
3-1 1 --- 01 Pujols flied out to right (SX)
3-1 2 --- 32 Ordonez lined a single to shallow center (BFBFBX)
3-1 2 1-- 10 Holliday lined a single to shallow center, Ordonez to
second (BX)
Wang now pitching
Pena pinch hitting for Thomas
3-1 2 12- 10 Pena homered deep down the right field line, Ordonez
scored, Holliday scored (BX)
3-4 2 --- 10 Young lined a single between first and second (BX)
3-4 2 1-- 00 Cano continues to bat after the third baseman Lowell
dropped a foul popup for an error (11>XF)
3-4 2 1-- 11 Cano popped out to first (11>XF.B>X)
************** Top 5th, National League up
Beckett now pitching
3-4 0 --- 22 Bonds grounded out to first (BFCBX)
3-4 1 --- 32 Teixeira grounded out to short (BBCBSX)
3-4 2 --- 32 Ortiz walked (BBBCCB)
Mauer pinch running for Ortiz
3-4 2 1-- 22 Posada lined out to right (BBSSX)
************** Bottom 5th, American League up
Rios moved to center field
Guerrero now playing right field
Betancourt now pitching
Granderson pinch hitting for Rodriguez
3-4 0 --- 10 Granderson flied out to center (BX)
3-4 1 --- 02 Sizemore struck out (CFC)
3-4 2 --- 22 Rodriguez reached on an infield single to second (FBCBX)
3-4 2 1-- 32 Pujols grounded out to first (1BBSCB>X)
************** Top 6th, National League up
Barrett now playing catcher
Granderson moved to center field
Webb now pitching
Martinez pinch hitting for Lowell
3-4 0 --- 21 Martinez grounded a double down the first base line (BCBX)
3-4 0 -2- 22 Rios flied out to right, Martinez to third (SSBBX)
Papelbon now pitching
Cabrera,Mi pinch hitting for Kinsler
3-4 1 --3 32 Cabrera,Mi struck out (BBSFFBS)
3-4 2 --3 20 Guerrero flied out to left (BBX)
************** Bottom 6th, American League up
Roberts now playing second base
Martinez moved to catcher
Cabrera,Mi moved to third base
Saito now pitching
3-4 0 --- 02 Ordonez struck out (SCFS)
Crawford pinch hitting for Holliday
3-4 1 --- 02 Crawford struck out (CFS)
3-4 2 --- 20 Pena grounded out to second (BBX)
************** Top 7th, National League up
Crawford moved to left field
Tulowitzki pinch hitting for Rollins
3-4 0 --- 12 Tulowitzki flied out to right (BCSX)
Santana now pitching
3-4 1 --- 32 Bonds lined a double to left center (BCBBCX)
3-4 1 -2- 11 Teixeira flied out to right, Bonds to third (BCX)
Berkman pinch hitting for Mauer
3-4 2 --3 31 Berkman walked (BSBBB)
Jenks now pitching
3-4 2 1-3 32 Roberts walked, Berkman to second (CBBBC>F>F>B)
3-4 2 123 22 Martinez struck out (CBBCFS)
************** Bottom 7th, American League up
Tulowitzki moved to shortstop
Bedard now pitching
Escobar pinch hitting for Young
3-4 0 --- 22 Escobar grounded a single up the middle (CFFBBX)
Grudzielanek pinch hitting for Cano
3-4 0 1-- 00 Grudzielanek sacrifice bunted to third, Escobar to second
(Xb)
Hunter pinch hitting for Granderson
Nathan now pitching
3-4 1 -2- 01 Hunter lined out to third (FX)
3-4 2 -2- 12 Barrett struck out (CCBC)
************** Top 8th, National League up
Escobar moved to shortstop
Grudzielanek moved to second base
Hunter moved to center field
Matsui pinch hitting for Rios
3-4 0 --- 12 Matsui lined a single to shallow center (CFBX)
3-4 0 1-- 22 Cabrera,Mi popped out to second (CBFBX)
3-4 1 1-- 22 Guerrero lined a single down the right field line, Matsui
to third (FBB>FF>X)
Hernandez now pitching
Abreu pinch hitting for Tulowitzki
3-4 1 1-3 22 Abreu struck out (BCBFS)
Zito now pitching
3-4 2 1-3 11 Bonds popped out to third (CBX)
************** Bottom 8th, American League up
Peralta now playing shortstop
Matsui moved to center field
Figgins pinch hitting for Rodriguez
3-4 0 --- 01 Figgins grounded out to second (FX)
3-4 1 --- 02 Pujols grounded out to third (FSX)
Soria now pitching
Griffey pinch hitting for Ordonez
3-4 2 --- 32 Griffey flied out to right (BBBCSX)
************** Top 9th, National League up
Figgins moved to third base
Griffey moved to right field
Stewart now playing left field
Borowski now pitching
3-4 0 --- 22 Teixeira struck out (CBBFC)
Dempster now pitching
3-4 1 --- 01 Berkman homered deep to left (FX)
4-4 1 --- 22 Roberts struck out (CBCFBC)
4-4 2 --- 21 Martinez flied out to left (FBBX)
************** Bottom 9th, American League up
4-4 0 --- 32 Stewart struck out (CBBBCS)
4-4 1 --- 00 Pena homered to right (X)