WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT INDIANAPOLIS ABCS
08/02/2000
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT INDIANAPOLIS ABCS
GAME ID: 1158 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (55-61) 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 1 6 17 1
Indianapolis ABCs (54-61) 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 X 8 7 1
Monarchs Lose to ABCs, 8-6
Kansas City third baseman Albert Pujols had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Pujols was 2-3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 3 runs and scored once, even as Indianapolis beat the Monarchs, 8-6. The winner was Indianapolis reliever Rob Murphy, now 2-4. The loser was Joe Blong. The losing streak for Kansas City has now reached 4 games.

Indianapolis took a 7-5 lead on Johnny Bench's 25th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Kansas City pitcher Joe Blong in the bottom of the seventh.

"It feels good to get this one," Bench told the Indianapolis Gazette.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 5 2 3 0 0 1 0 .310 9 45
T. Simmons C 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .321 2 34
A. Pujols 1B, 3B 3 1 2 3 2 0 3 .283 18 82
S. Musial RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .335 21 79
D. Medwick DH 5 1 3 2 0 1 3 .302 12 57
R. Cano 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .278 11 33
L. Brock LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .290 9 51
F. Frisch 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .259 0 7
   b-J. Rowe SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .259 3 9
O. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 1 23
   a-B. Powell PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .304 13 64
Totals 40 6 17 6 4 4 18      
a - B. Powell pinch hit for O. Smith in the 8th
b - J. Rowe substituted for F. Frisch in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Medwick (25, 7th Inning off R. Murphy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pujols (18, 7th Inning off D. White, 2 on, 2 outs) , D. Medwick (12, 9th Inning off R. Dibble, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: W. McGee 3 , T. Simmons 4 , A. Pujols 5 , S. Musial 2 , D. Medwick 7 , R. Cano , L. Brock , B. Powell
2-out RBI: A. Pujols , D. Medwick
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pujols , R. Cano 2
GIDP: S. Musial , J. Rowe
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Medwick (1) , L. Brock (10)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cano (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Cano-Pujols)
PB: T. Simmons
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Morgan 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .274 4 22
D. Menke SS 4 2 0 0 1 0 4 .310 6 43
J. Bench C 4 1 1 4 0 0 1 .305 25 76
J. Votto 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .270 5 12
B. Bescher DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .235 13 37
T. Helms 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .279 0 12
D. Henderson CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .280 8 37
D. Hoffman LF 2 2 0 0 2 1 2 .256 12 40
O. Charleston RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .281 2 38
Totals 31 8 7 8 7 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Helms (12, 3rd Inning off L. Hamlin, 0 on, 2 outs) , O. Charleston (25, 8th Inning off C. Kimbrel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Votto (5, 3rd Inning off L. Hamlin, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Bench (25, 7th Inning off J. Blong, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Morgan , J. Bench 4 , J. Votto 4 , T. Helms 3 , D. Henderson , O. Charleston 2
2-out RBI: J. Bench , T. Helms , D. Henderson , O. Charleston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Menke , D. Henderson , D. Hoffman
GIDP: J. Morgan
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: D. Menke (9)
Double Plays: 2 (Menke-Morgan-Votto, Helms-Morgan-Votto)
OF assists: 1 (Henderson(Brock at 3rd base))
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Hamlin 6.0 5 4 4 3 3 1 104 4.93   
J. Blong L (3-2), BS (1) 0.2 1 3 0 2 1 1 30 6.41   
C. Kimbrel 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 21 3.59   
J. Pfeffer 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hamlin 46
Batters Faced: L. Hamlin 25, J. Blong 6, C. Kimbrel 6, J. Pfeffer 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hamlin 10-4, J. Blong 1-0, C. Kimbrel 1-1, J. Pfeffer 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hamlin 104-60, J. Blong 30-15, C. Kimbrel 21-10, J. Pfeffer 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Kimbrel 1-0 , J. Pfeffer 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. White 6.2 11 4 4 2 3 1 105 3.76   
R. Murphy W (2-4) 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 17 4.19   
C. Carroll H (8) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4.12   
R. Dibble SV (24) 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 1 21 2.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. White 37
Batters Faced: D. White 30, R. Murphy 7, C. Carroll 2, R. Dibble 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. White 4-10, R. Murphy 0-1, C. Carroll 0-1, R. Dibble 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. White 105-71, R. Murphy 17-14, C. Carroll 7-5, R. Dibble 21-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Carroll 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Pujols
Ballpark: Crosley Park
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 9880
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