 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION MEMPHIS RED SOX AT CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS 08/16/2005 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | MEMPHIS RED SOX AT CHICAGO AMERICAN GIANTS | | GAME ID: 954 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 16TH, 2005 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Memphis Red Sox (74-45) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | | Chicago American Giants (60-59) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | | |  | |
| Red Sox Deal American Giants 4-3 Defeat | Both teams had their opportunities, but in the end, the Memphis Red Sox got the win.
The Memphis Red Sox bested the Chicago American Giants, 4-3, at Rube Foster Park. Chase Utley was one of the standouts. He went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. Geoff Zahn got credit for the win, improving to 12-12. He allowed 3 runs on 11 hits in 9 innings.
Memphis took the lead on Utley's 19th home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came against Eddie Rommel in the top of the sixth, made the score 2-0, Memphis.
"Winning the game is always the first objective," Utley said.
The first-place Red Sox have won 4 consecutive games.
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| MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE | |
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | AVG | HR | RBI | | F. Jones CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .232 | 9 | 39 | | A. Fletcher SS | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .288 | 25 | 69 | | G. Sisler 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 | 27 | 73 | | C. Utley 3B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | 19 | 62 | | K. Mench RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | .298 | 15 | 48 | | a-B. Ryan RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | 0 | 2 | | G. Wright 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .269 | 27 | 71 | | T. Puhl LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .290 | 3 | 14 | | Z. Bliss C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .218 | 2 | 5 | | G. Zahn P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .109 | 0 | 2 | | Totals | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | | | a - B. Ryan substituted for K. Mench in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: G. Zahn (1, 3rd Inning off E. Rommel, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Utley (19, 6th Inning off E. Rommel, 1 on, 2 outs) G. Sisler (27, 8th Inning off H. Robles, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Zahn 2 , C. Utley 6 , G. Sisler 4 , Z. Bliss
2-out RBI: C. Utley , G. Sisler
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Fletcher
Hit by Pitch: A. Fletcher
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
CS: Z. Bliss (1)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Utley-Wright-Sisler, Fletcher-Wright-Sisler)
OF assists: 1 (Mench (Hinton at home)) | | | a - L. Polonia pinch hit for H. Robles in the 8th
b - N. Cash pinch hit for J. Bradley in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: C. Hinton (8, 7th Inning off G. Zahn, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Altuve (5, 8th Inning off G. Zahn, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Ennis (20, 8th Inning off G. Zahn, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 4 , J. Bradley , S. Garvey , A. Cabrera , D. Ennis 5 , D. Santana , P. Traynor 2 , C. Hinton 2 , L. Polonia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Rommel
GIDP: A. Cabrera , D. Santana
Team LOB: 5 | | |
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| MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE | | CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | G. Zahn W (12-12) | 9.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 93 | 61 | 4.46 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | E. Rommel L (4-5) | 7.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 104 | 66 | 4.50 | | H. Robles | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3.22 | | T. Percival | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 5.40 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Chase Utley
Ballpark: Rube Foster Park
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 29229 |
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