Final

Cubs 20

(15-12, 7-6 away)

Athletics 5

(12-13, 9-4 home)

4:05 PM ET, March 23, 2009

Phoenix Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona 

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CHC 101127521 20 - -
OAK 000011003 5 - -
 

CHICAGO CUBS (20) AT OAKLAND (5)

 CHICAGO CUBS     AB  R  H BI  OAKLAND          AB  R  H BI
 R Theriot ss      3  2  3  2  R Davis cf        2  0  0  0 
 A Blanco ss       3  0  0  0  T Johnson pr-rf   1  0  0  0 
 M Fontenot 2b     4  2  2  1  N Garciaparra 3b  3  0  1  1 
 E German 2b       1  2  1  0  G Petit 2b-ss     2  1  1  0 
 D Lee dh          5  1  2  1  J Giambi 1b       3  0  0  0 
 M Johnson ph-dh   1  1  1  0  D Barton 1b       2  1  1  0 
 M Hoffpauir rf    4  2  2  1  M Holliday dh     2  0  1  0 
 D Deeds rf        1  0  0  0  C Pennington pr-d 2  2  2  2 
 J Fox 1b          5  2  3  3  J Cust rf         2  0  2  0 
 R Johnson cf      3  2  2  3  C Denorfia pr-cf  2  0  1  1 
 J Mota lf         2  1  1  2  A Cunningham lf   2  0  0  0 
 B Scales 3b       6  2  2  3  T Buck lf-rf      2  0  1  0 
 K Hill c          2  0  0  0  M Affronti pr-2b  1  0  0  0 
 P Bako c          4  2  4  3  J Hannahan 2b-3b  3  0  0  0 
 S Taguchi lf      2  1  1  0  J Galarraga c     2  0  0  1 
 S Fuld ph-cf      3  0  0  0  A Recker c        1  0  0  0 
                               C Wimberly ss-lf  4  1  1  0 
                               G Rosendo ph      1  0  0  0 
 TOTALS           49 20 24 19  TOTALS           37  5 11  5

 CHICAGO CUBS              101 127 521 -- 20
 OAKLAND                   000 011 003 --  5

 E--J Fox. DP--CHICAGO CUBS 1, OAKLAND 1. 
 LOB--CHICAGO CUBS 8, OAKLAND 13. 2B--P Bako 2, M 
 Hoffpauir 2, J Mota, M Johnson, R Johnson, D 
 Barton, C Pennington, C Wimberly, T Buck. 3B--R 
 Theriot. HR--D Lee 1 (1) (off D Eveland), P Bako 1
 (1) (off B Kilby). SB--C Wimberly 1 (5), R Davis 1
 (5). SF--R Johnson, J Galarraga.
                                   IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
  CHICAGO CUBS
 R Dempster (W,2-2)             4 1-3   3   1   1   1   6   0
 K Gregg                          2-3   0   0   0   1   1   0
 A Heilman                          1   2   1   1   1   0   0
 L Vizcaino                         1   1   0   0   1   2   0
 D Patton                           1   1   0   0   1   1   0
 N Cotts                          1-3   4   3   3   1   1   0
 K Hart                           2-3   0   0   0   0   2   0
  OAKLAND
 D Eveland (L,0-3)                  4   8   5   5   2   4   1
 D Bailey                           1   1   0   0   0   0   0
 Ed Gonzalez                      2-3   8   7   7   0   1   0
 D Gordon                           1   3   5   5   0   1   0
 J Blevins                      1 1-3   3   2   2   1   1   0
 B Kilby                            1   1   1   1   0   0   1

 WP--J Blevins. HBP--M Holliday by R Dempster, J 
 Fox by D Gordon, M Hoffpauir by D Gordon. SO--CHC:
 M Hoffpauir 2, K Hill, J Fox, D Deeds, D Lee, S 
 Taguchi. OAK: J Giambi 2, A Cunningham 2, C 
 Denorfia, M Affronti, R Davis, G Rosendo, J 
 Hannahan, A Recker, J Galarraga, C Wimberly, G 
 Petit. BB--CHC: E German, R Theriot, S Taguchi. 
 OAK: J Hannahan 2, R Davis 2, A Recker, J Cust. 
 T--3:36. A--7,994.

Game Information

StadiumPhoenix Municipal Stadium, Phoenix, AZ
UmpiresHome - Mike DiMuro, First Base - Gary Darling, Second Base - Tim McClelland