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Game 70 - Cubs vs. Rays
By Jessica | June 17, 2008
So much better than Sunday’s suckfest.
What a game! Rays win! Chicago 2 - Tampa 3. Let’s relive it from my effed up perspective!
Way too much Cubs gear in the crowd. I know there are a lot of duel fans. You know Cubs fans since birth, Rays fans since moving to FL. These people should be wearing their Rays gear. The Cubs get tons of support at their home games and so should the Rays. At the end everyone was cheering though.
Top 1st - Kazmir sits them back down 1, 2, 3.
Bottom 1st - Aki and Aybar strike out. BJ walks but then gets thrown out stealing 2nd. Really wasn’t even close.
Top 2nd - Kazmir walks one but gets three others out.
Bottom 2nd - Hinske grounds out. Longo fouls out. Clifford crushes one! 0-1 Rays! Navi strikes out.
Top 3rd - Kazmir retires them in order.
Bottom 3rd - Gross base hit (you’d think I’d be used to it, but that still sounds funny), Bartlett base hit, Aki flies out, Aybar base hit, sweet bases loaded and only one out. BJ taps one and they get Gross out at home. Still bases loaded, but Hinske strikes out.
Top 4th - Kazmir walks one cub, but gets three others out again.
Bottom 4th - Longo and Clifford both fly out. Navi gets a base hit, but Gross strikes out. Man these pitchers are good.
Top 5th - Cubs wake from hybernation. A strikeout followed by a base hit to center that ends the no hitter, followed by another strikout. Then a chopper to the right side. Aybar invades Aki’s space and it gets by both of them allowing a run to score. Tie game. So first and third with 2 outs. Kazmir walks the next guy, ending his night. He pitched great but he couldn’t always reign it in so his pitch count got away from him. Balfour came in and got a huge bases loaded strikeout to end the threat. HUGE.
Bottom 5th - Bartlett flies out. He and Longo are scruffy. This girl likes them better clean shaven, but probably wouldn’t be picky if it came right down to it. Aki walks. Aybar lines out. BJ base hit! 1st and 3rd, 2outs. Hinske strikes out again. Bummer dude.
Top 6th - Balfour retires the side.
Bottom 6th - What do they say? Chicks love the Longo ball. Well, this chick does! 1-2 Rays. Cubs make some nice plays and we move on.
Top 7th - JP Howell I live without you, is in to pitch. He strikes out the first two, and then is completely jinxed by Joe Magrane. He couldn’t stop going on about how much JP means to this team, and Bam! a dude hits a double. Navi’s got his back though. He threw the guy out stealing 3rd.
Bottom 7th - Aki hits a chopper and the cubs pitcher throws it into right field, so Aki ends up a third. Woohoo! Aybar lines out again. BJ walks. Hinske finally decides he’s not going to leave all these runners on base and gets a base hit to score Aki. 1-3 Rays. Longo hits a fielders choice and they get BJ at home. I was surpised he was running, but then it’s BJ we’re talking about. Jonny Gomes takes one for the team, and it’s bases loaded for Navi. He hits it all the way to the warning track, but some annoying Cub caught it.
Top 8th - Wheeler gets them in order. Yep, he avoided the drama.
Bottom 8th - Gross fouls out. Bartlett doubles. Love him. Then he steals third. Double love, but the Rays leave him stranded.
Top the 9th - Percy in to show no mercy, except he did. Started with a fly out. Great catch by Ruggiano. No way Hinske catches that ball. Next batter gets a base hit as does Fukodome. Mercy Percy you’re makin me nervous. 2nd and 3rd 1out.
Wild pitch scores a run! 2-3 Rays. Ugh does anyone have any Rolaids? Percy strikes the next guy out, and I started breathing again.
Guy on third, 2 outs Jim Edmonds in to hit. Another wild pitch but this one bounced back to Navi. Way to close for comfort. He walks Edmonds. It’s seriously tense here.
1st and 3rd, 2 outs and the Cubs try the old squeeze play and it damned near worked! Longo made a great grab and bounced the throw a little. but Aybar played it like the pro he is! Rays win!
Let’s hope they play this good tomorrow, since this game was so fun. Go Rays!!
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