Mattie T’s Recap of the 2008 Crosstown Classic (Part 1)

Friday, June 20th

Bottom of 1st:

Derrek Lee RBI groundout.

Cubs 1, White Sox 0.

Top of 2nd:

Jermaine Dye Solo HR (15th of season).

Cubs 1, White Sox 1.

Top of 3rd:

A.J. Pierzynski 2-run HR (5th of season).

White Sox 3, Cubs 1.

Bottom of 7th:

Derrek Lee solo HR (15th of season).

White Sox 3, Cubs 2.

Aramis Ramirez solo HR (11th of season).

White Sox 3, Cubs 3.

Bottom of 9th:

Aramis Ramirez walk-off solo HR (12th of season)

Cubs 4, White Sox 3. (FINAL)

Winning Pitcher:

Kerry Wood (4-1), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs, 1 hit, walked none & struck out one.

Losing Pitcher:

Scott Linebrink (2-2) who faced 1 batter & allowed 1 run, 1 hit, walked none & struck out none.

Octavio Dotel is credited with the blown save (2nd of season) after pitching 1 inning & allowing 2 runs, 3 hits, walked none & struck out two.

Saturday, June 21st

Top of 1st:

Jermaine Dye 2-run HR (16th of season).

White Sox 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of 1st:

Aramis Ramirez RBI single.

White Sox 2, Cubs 1.

Top of 4th:

Dewayne Wise 2-run HR (1st of season).

White Sox 4, Cubs 1.

Bottom of 4th:

Jim Edmonds solo HR (4th of season).

White Sox 4, Cubs 2.

Mike Fontenot solo HR (3rd of season).

White Sox 4, Cubs 3.

Kosuke Fukudome RBI single.

White Sox 4, Cubs 4.

Eric Patterson RBI single.

Cubs 5, White Sox 4.

Derrek Lee RBI single.

Cubs 6, White Sox 4.

Aramis Ramirez 3-run HR (13th of season).

Cubs 9, White Sox 4.

Jim Edmonds solo HR (5th of season & 2nd of game).

Cubs 10, White Sox 4.

Top of 5th:

A.J. Pierzynski RBI single.

Cubs 10, White Sox 5.

Bottom of 6th:

Mark DeRosa RBI single.

Cubs 11, White Sox 5.

Top of 8th:

Carlos Quentin scores on wild pitch.

Cubs 11, White Sox 6.

Top of 9th:

Jermaine Dye RBI single.

Cubs 11, White Sox 7. (FINAL)

Winning Pitcher:

Jason Marquis (6-3), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 5 runs, 8 hits, walked one & struck out four.

Losing Pitcher:

Jose Contreras (6-6), who pitched 3 1/3 innings & allowed 9 runs, 10 hits, walked two & struck out one.

Save:

Kerry Wood (19), who pitched 1/3 of an inning & allowed no runs, no hits, walked none & struck out one.

Sunday, June 22nd

Bottom of 1st:

Derrek Lee 2-run single.

Cubs 2, White Sox 0.  

Bottom of 5th:

Eric Patterson 2-run HR. (1st of season & major league career)

Cubs 4, White Sox 0. 

Aramis Ramirez solo HR (14th of season).

Cubs 5, White Sox 0. 

Top of 7th:

Joe Crede RBI single.

Cubs 5, White Sox 1.  

Bottom of 7th:

Aramis Ramirez RBI double.

Cubs 6, White Sox 1.  

Bottom of 8th:

Derrek Lee RBI double.

Cubs 7, White Sox 1. (FINAL)  

Winning Pitcher:

Ryan Dempster (9-2), who pitched 8 innings & allowed 1 run, 10 hits, walked one & struck out four.

Losing Pitcher:

Javier Vazquez (7-6), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 5 runs, 5 hits, walked five & struck out four.

The Cubs & White Sox will hook up again this Friday from U.S. Cellular Field on Chicago’s South Side for a 3-game weekend series.

Until then,

Mattie T

Sports Writer for BMS Radio Chicago

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