Lackey (7-3) Beats Dukes (43-43).

BOXSCORE: 2112 Washington Crsg Generals At 2112 Duluth-Superior Duke 7/5/2112
 
  Generals           AB  R  H RBI AVG     Dukes              AB  R  H RBI AVG
  N.Markakis RF       4  0  0  0 .283     M.Bourn CF          3  2  2  0 .275  
  R.Braun LF          5  2  3  0 .329     R.Furcal SS         1  0  0  0 .339  
  T.Tulowitzki SS     5  0  1  1 .288   A-I.Desmond SS        2  0  1  0 .261  
  J.Bautista 3B       4  1  1  2 .224     C.Gonzalez RF       3  0  0  2 .322  
  K.Shoppach C        4  1  1  0 .231     J.Loney 1B          4  0  2  0 .253  
  C.Denorfia CF       5  1  1  0 .325     D.Young LF          4  1  1  0 .294  
  J.Giambi 1B         4  0  3  1 .227     S.Schumaker 2B      4  0  1  1 .261  
  R.Santiago 2B       4  0  0  0 .247     M.Tejada 3B         4  0  1  0 .262  
  J.Lackey P          3  0  2  0 .293     H.Quintero C        3  0  0  0 .073  
B-C.Rasmus PH         1  0  1  0 .289     J.Vargas P          2  0  0  0 .030  
  J.Crain P           0  0  0  01.000     N.Figueroa P        0  0  0  0 .000  
                                        C-D.Fowler PH         1  0  0  0 .216  
                                          C.Hensley P         0  0  0  0 .000  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      39  5 13  4                 Totals      31  3  8  3
 
A-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Furcal In 2nd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Lackey In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Figueroa In 8th Inning
 
INJURY: Rafael Furcal INJURED (for 8 more games) in 1st inning
 
Generals........ 4 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  5 13  0
Dukes........... 1 1 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  -  3  8  0
 
Generals (50-36)         IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Lackey WIN(7-3)         7       6   3   3   0   5   0  84   3.98
J.Crain SAVE(5th)         2       2   0   0   1   1   0  24   3.63
Totals                    9       8   3   3   1   6   0
 
Dukes (43-43)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR  PC    ERA
J.Vargas LOSS(6-6)        6      11   5   5   1   4   1 113   2.75
N.Figueroa                2       2   0   0   2   1   0  34   3.07
C.Hensley                 1       0   0   0   0   2   0   8   3.40
Totals                    9      13   5   5   3   7   1
 
ATTENDANCE- 46,186 DATE- Saturday, July 5th 2112 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim McClelland, Terry Craft, Phil Cuzzi, Paul Schrieber
T- 3:10
LEFT ON BASE- Generals:10  Dukes: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- Generals: 1  Dukes: 1
DOUBLES- R.Braun(34th), M.Bourn(10th), J.Loney-2(21st), D.Young(30th),
         M.Tejada(12th)
TRIPLES- T.Tulowitzki(3rd), J.Giambi(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Bautista(29th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Bourn-3(48th)
SACRIFICE HITS- I.Desmond
SACRIFICE FLIES- C.Gonzalez
WALKS- N.Markakis, J.Bautista, K.Shoppach, M.Bourn
STRIKE OUTS- J.Bautista, K.Shoppach-2, C.Denorfia, J.Giambi, R.Santiago,
             J.Lackey, R.Furcal, I.Desmond, D.Young, H.Quintero, J.Vargas-2
GIDP- C.Denorfia, M.Tejada
BALKS- J.Vargas
2-out RBI- J.Bautista-2, J.Giambi
WEB GEMS- Bot 1st: John Lackey robbed Carlos Gonzalez of a base hit.
 
Jason Giambi had 3 base hits as the Washington Crsg Generals defeated the
Duluth-Superior Dukes by the score of 5 to 3 at Dodger Stadium.
 
Washington Crsg set the tone of the game in the first inning scoring 4 runners
on 5 hits.  That scoring would be all that was needed.  Washington Crsg had
13 hits for the game and Duluth-Superior had 8.  
 
John Lackey(7-3) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 innings and allowing 3
runs. Jesse Crain got the save, his 5th.  Jason Vargas(6-6) was the losing
pitcher.  
 
The Washington Crsg ballclub's record now stands at 50-36.  Not able to get
much going in recent weeks, Duluth-Superior is 1-9 of late and now has an
overall record of 43-43.