Mariano Rivera Had More RBI Than the Chicago Cubs Today

By: T.R. Slyder, TRSlyder@yahoo.com


It's true. Here is the Boxscore for the Yankees. And here it is for the Cubs.

Unbelievable. The Cubs season and dignity are over. He out-RBI'ed the Cubs in only his third career plate appearance.

I'm just glad I'm not a Cubs blogger or work for the organization so I'd be obligated to watch them. The only way this season could get worse is if my mother would call me to inform me that 1) the Cubs just acquired Todd Hundley again and, 2) I was an accident. With a guy other than who I thought "my dad" was.

Here are the cut-and-pasted versions

CHICAGO (35-37)

	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	SEASON AVG.
SorianoLF	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.235
TheriotSS	4	0	0	0	0	2	1	.283
BradleyRF	3	0	0	0	1	2	1	.232
Lee1B	3	0	1	0	1	1	0	.289
FoxDH	3	0	0	0	1	1	3	.326
SotoC	4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.223
Freel3B	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	.160
FukudomeCF	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.260
Blanco2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	.239
TOTALS	29	0	4	0	4	9	14
DOUBLES	Soriano (17)
LEFT ON BASE	7
STOLEN BASES	Freel (1)
ERRORS	Theriot (6)
CHICAGO PITCHING
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	SEASON ERA
Zambrano(L, 4-3)	5.1	9	5	4	2	3	1	3.69
Patton	1.2	3	0	0	0	1	0	5.32
Hart	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2.45
PITCHES / STRIKES	Zambrano 97-60, Patton 27-16, Hart 20-10
GROUND / FLY	Zambrano 9-9, Patton 2-3, Hart 3-1
TOTAL BATTERS FACED	Zambrano 28, Patton 8, Hart 5

And the Yankees...

NEW YORK (43-32)

	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	SEASON AVG.
JeterSS	2	1	1	0	3	0	0	.309
SwisherRF	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.237
HughesP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
MatsuiPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246
BruneyP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-
RiveraP	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	.000
Teixeira1B	4	1	1	2	1	1	3	.276
Rodriguez3B	1	0	1	0	3	0	0	.232
Cano2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	8	.297
PosadaC	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.272
CabreraLF-RF	4	1	0	0	0	1	1	.286
GardnerCF	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	.289
WangP	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
CokeP	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
DamonLF	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.288
TOTALS	27	4	4	4	11	2	15
DOUBLES	Jeter (15), Teixeira (22)
RUNS BATTED IN	Rivera (1), Teixeira 2 (60), Posada (33)
2-OUT RBI	Rivera
LEFT ON BASE	8
SACRIFICE FLIES	Posada
STOLEN BASES	Cabrera (5)
CAUGHT STEALING	Cano (3)
DOUBLE PLAYS	(Jeter to Cano to Teixeira)
NEW YORK PITCHING
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	SEASON ERA
Wang(W, 1-6)	5.1	4	2	2	3	3	0	10.06
Coke(H, 5)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.31
Hughes(H, 2)	1.1	0	0	0	1	1	0	4.44
Bruney(H, 7)	0.2	0	0	0	2	1	0	2.84
Rivera(SV, 18)	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.93
INTENTIONAL WALKS	Rodriguez (by Hernandez), Teixeira (by Feliciano), Jeter (by Rodriguez)
PITCHES / STRIKES	Wang 85-49, Coke 6-4, Hughes 16-10, Bruney 15-6, Rivera 23-16
GROUND / FLY	Wang 12-3, Coke 0-0, Hughes 1-1, Bruney 0-1, Rivera 2-0
TOTAL BATTERS FACED	Wang 23, Coke 1, Hughes 5, Bruney 4, Rivera 5

Courtesy of Si.com