Morning Box Score

By Matt Motyka in News on Aug 13, 2009 3:00PM

Phils Crush Cubs
It was an ugly night all around for the Cubs on Wednesday, as they dropped game two to the Philadelphia Phillies 12-5. Veteran Pedro Martinez got all the support a pitcher could ask for in his inaugural appearance as a Philly, but the first career start for Jeff Samardzija did not go as smoothly. Samardzija allowed five runs to score and left two men on base before getting the hook in the fourth. Those Philly runners would soon become Philly runs, as Sean Marshall provided anything but relief in the stead of Samardzija. Before the inning was over, Marshall had surrendered two three-run homers and an RBI knock, putting Philadelphia in front 12-1. The Cubs had a chance to make significant in-roads in the fifth, but could only squeeze two runs out of a bases-loaded, no-out start to the inning. The Cubs had a night they would rather forget but they get a chance to put it all behind them at 1:20 this afternoon.

Seattle Edges Sox In Extras
Someone had to win the fourteen-inning affair between the White Sox and the Mariners Wednesday night, and it turned out to be Seattle, 1-0. Mark Buehrle allowed six hits over eight scoreless innings on the mound, and Felix Hernandez did the same for the Mariners in his seven-inning start. The deciding hit came off the bat of Ken Griffey Jr., as his walk-off single brought home Adrian Beltre from second base. The Sox squandered numerous opportunities to end the shutout, putting runners in scoring position in the second, third, fifth, seventh, ninth, tenth, eleventh, and fourteenth innings, but could not get a clutch at-bat. Alex Rios made his first appearance in a White Sox uniform, as Jermaine Dye had the evening off. The whole team gets a breather today before arriving in Oakland for tomorrow night's game.