WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT BALTIMORE BLACK SOX
07/18/2000
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT BALTIMORE BLACK SOX
GAME ID: 1004 - TUESDAY, JULY 18TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Colt 45s (52-50) 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 5 12 0
Baltimore Black Sox (61-41) 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 7 0
Colt 45s Drop Black Sox, 5-3, with Late Score
The Houston Colt 45s topped the Baltimore Black Sox, 5-3, in Whirled Baseball action at Camden Yards. The game was highlighted by the performance of Houston pitcher Bones Ely. Houston reliever Mark Melancon picked up the win, upping his record to 9-2. Joe Beggs shouldered the loss. Billy Wagner, credited with the save, is now 14 for 19 in save opportunities.

Houston needed the clutch hitting of Andrés Galarraga to notch the win. The designated hitter hammered a solo home run in the top of the eighth inning to put the Colt 45s on top, 4-3. For the game, Galarraga had 1 home run and 1 single in 5 at-bats.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Galarraga.

With the victory, the Colt 45s upped their record to 52-50.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio CF 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .300 3 38
H. Johnson 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .280 6 39
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 1 0 1 0 4 .272 10 44
A. Galarraga DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .342 3 9
G. Brett 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .260 5 38
P. Hill LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .299 3 12
T. Gwynn RF 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 .270 5 40
C. Correa SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .256 7 38
J. Posada C 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .226 5 30
Totals 36 5 12 5 4 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Brett (13, 8th Inning off J. Beggs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Hill (3, 5th Inning off J. Sain, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Posada (5, 5th Inning off J. Sain, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Galarraga (3, 8th Inning off J. Beggs, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Biggio 2 , J. Bagwell , A. Galarraga 5 , G. Brett 2 , P. Hill 5 , T. Gwynn 2 , J. Posada 5
2-out RBI: J. Posada
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bagwell , G. Brett , P. Hill
GIDP: J. Bagwell
Sac Fly: T. Gwynn
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Bagwell (5)
CS: T. Gwynn (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Johnson-Correa-Bagwell)
PB: J. Posada
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wallace SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .314 4 41
B. Harper LF, CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .249 7 53
F. Robinson 1B, LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .297 22 70
C. Blefary C 4 0 1 1 1 0 1 .262 21 62
L. Gardner 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .323 8 46
K. Singleton DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .253 12 59
B. Jacobson RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .253 5 14
M. Machado 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .315 2 14
P. Blair CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .225 6 25
   a-D. McGann PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 11 47
Totals 33 3 7 2 6 5 20      
a - D. McGann pinch hit for P. Blair in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Robinson (11, 5th Inning off B. Ely, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Gardner (3, 6th Inning off B. Ely, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Harper (4, 7th Inning off B. Ely, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Harper 3 , F. Robinson 2 , C. Blefary , L. Gardner 3 , B. Jacobson 2 , M. Machado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Harper , C. Blefary , L. Gardner
GIDP: K. Singleton
Hit by Pitch: B. Wallace
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Robinson-Wallace-Robinson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Ely 6.1 5 3 2 5 4 0 103 3.18   
M. Melancon W (9-2), BS (2) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 4.93   
B. Lidge H (1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 6.75   
B. Wagner SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Ely 52
Batters Faced: B. Ely 30, M. Melancon 3, B. Lidge 4, B. Wagner 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Ely 9-6, M. Melancon 1-0, B. Lidge 0-2, B. Wagner 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Ely 103-53, M. Melancon 19-10, B. Lidge 20-14, B. Wagner 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Melancon 2-2
Hit Batsmen: B. Ely
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Sain 6.0 6 3 3 2 4 2 96 5.03   
G. Olson 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 27 3.80   
J. Beggs L (1-3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 18 5.84   
D. Bessent 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 19 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Sain 50
Batters Faced: J. Sain 24, G. Olson 6, J. Beggs 6, D. Bessent 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Sain 7-5, G. Olson 1-1, J. Beggs 1-2, D. Bessent 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Sain 96-57, G. Olson 27-15, J. Beggs 18-12, D. Bessent 19-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bones Ely
Ballpark: Camden Yards
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 40247
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