WBL ROOK INDY
ERIE BLACKBIRDS AT STATEN ISLAND YANKEES
08/31/2000
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WBL ROOK INDY
ERIE BLACKBIRDS AT STATEN ISLAND YANKEES
GAME ID: 11069 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 31ST , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Erie Blackbirds (50-48) 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 7 0
Staten Island Yankees (42-56) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 5 0
Blackbirds Hand Yankees 5-2 Loss
Starting pitcher Wei-Yin Chen held up his part of the bargain, helping the Erie Blackbirds stymie the Staten Island Yankees, 5-2. The winning pitcher was Chen, now 11-4. He tossed 8 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 0 and fanning 4. The win lifted the Erie record to 50-48.

The Blackbirds grabbed the lead in the top of the ninth. With one out, Ed Stroud, who leads the ARN in triples with 7, hit a 2-run home run off Junichi Tazawa, putting Erie in front, 5-2. For Stroud, it was his 37th home run of the season.

Chen called the win "a team effort."
ERIE BATTING LINESCORE STATEN ISLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Hanlon RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .283 28 53
D. Rowan 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .270 3 28
M. Barrett C 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .269 27 59
D. Clay CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .338 0 18
R. Torres DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227 24 49
   a-E. Stroud DH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .312 37 95
R. Ludwick LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .280 23 48
C. Tracy 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .268 35 69
T. Cuccinello 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .271 21 55
J. Rutledge SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .225 4 12
Totals 33 5 7 5 2 12 7      
a - E. Stroud inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Rowan (3, 1st Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Torres (24, 4th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 2 outs) , R. Ludwick (23, 4th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 2 outs) , E. Stroud (37, 9th Inning off J. Tazawa, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Rowan 4 , R. Torres 4 , E. Stroud 4 , R. Ludwick 4 , C. Tracy 2 , J. Rutledge
2-out RBI: R. Torres , R. Ludwick
GIDP: D. Rowan
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Barbare 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .223 8 16
V. Wells CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .303 36 58
A. Kosco 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .331 64 108
S. Bowens DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .276 53 91
T. Smith RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 27 46
M. Merullo C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .207 2 6
M. Tucker LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .257 25 44
R. Wilfong 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .190 19 39
S. Kazmar SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .121 4 9
Totals 31 2 5 2 0 6 5      
BATTING
Home Runs: V. Wells (36, 6th Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Merullo (2, 7th Inning off W. Chen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: V. Wells 4 , M. Merullo 5 , R. Wilfong , S. Kazmar
2-out RBI: V. Wells , M. Merullo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: V. Wells
Sac Bunt: S. Kazmar
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Tazawa-Kazmar-Kosco)
ERIE PITCHING LINESCORE STATEN ISLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
W. Chen W (11-4) 8.0 5 2 2 0 4 2 91 3.85   
J. Thatcher SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 1.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Chen 68
Batters Faced: W. Chen 29, J. Thatcher 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Chen 11-9, J. Thatcher 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: W. Chen 91-63, J. Thatcher 14-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rasmussen L (6-7) 7.1 5 3 3 1 12 3 109 6.77   
J. Tazawa 1.2 2 2 2 1 0 1 22 8.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rasmussen 67
Batters Faced: D. Rasmussen 28, J. Tazawa 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rasmussen 4-6, J. Tazawa 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rasmussen 109-77, J. Tazawa 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Tazawa 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Wei-Yin Chen
Ballpark: Ballpark at St. George
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 1615
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