Part 1 of Mattie T’s 2009 Crosstown Classic Recap
Written by The Go-To-Man Mattie T. on June 20, 2009
Wednesday, June 17th
Top 1st:
Solo homer by Alexei Ramirez (6th of season) off Ryan Dempster.
White Sox 1, Cubs 0.
Top 2nd:
RBI triple by Chris Getz off Ryan Dempster.
White Sox 2, Cubs 0.
Top 7th:
RBI bunt single by Scott Podsednik off Angel Guzman.
White Sox 3, Cubs 0.
Top 8th:
Sacrifice fly by A.J. Pierzynski off Angel Guzman.
White Sox 4, Cubs 0.
Bottom 8th:
Alfonso Soriano RBI groundout.
White Sox 4, Cubs 1. (Final)
Winning Pitcher:
John Danks (5-5), who pitched 7 innings & allowed 1 run on 5 hits while walking none & striking out nine.
Losing Pitcher:
Ryan Dempster (4-4), who pitched 6 innings & allowed 3 runs on 4 hits while walking six & striking out four.
Save:
Bobby Jenks (15th of season), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on no hits while walking none & striking out one.
Thursday, June 18th
Top 6th:
RBI single by Brian Anderson against Carlos Zambrano.
White Sox 1, Cubs 0.
Bottom 6th:
Fielder’s choice groundout by Derrek Lee against Gavin Floyd.
White Sox 1, Cubs 1.
Top 7th:
2-run homer by Alexei Ramirez (6th of season) against Carlos Zambrano.
White Sox 3, Cubs 1.
Top 8th:
RBI double by Chris Getz against Carlos Marmol.
White Sox 4, Cubs 1.
RBI single by Gordon Beckham against Carlos Marmol.
Bottom 8th:
3-run homer by Derrek Lee (8th of season) against Scott Linebrink.
White Sox 5, Cubs 4.
Solo homer by Geovany Soto (4th of season) against Scott Linebrink.
White Sox 5, Cubs 5.
Bottom 9th:
Game-winning RBI single by Alfonso Soriano against Matt Thornton.
Cubs 6, White Sox 5. (Final)
Winning Pitcher:
Kevin Gregg (1-1), who pitched 1 inning & allowed no runs on 1 hit while walking none & striking out none.
Losing Pitcher:
Matt Thornton (4-2), who pitched 1 inning & allowed 1 run on 2 hits while walking none & striking out none.
Round 2 of the 2009 Crosstown Classic will resume on Friday, June 26th as the White Sox will host the Cubs in a 3-game weekend series at U.S. Cellular Field on Chicago’s South Side.
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