WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
08/17/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 1217 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (61-61) 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 5 10 1
Birmingham Black Barons (58-65) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 0
Monarchs Make Black Barons 5-2 Losers
Starting pitcher Frank Castillo was a major factor in the 5-2 Kansas City Monarchs triumph over the Birmingham Black Barons. Craig Kimbrel earned his 8th save in 8 chances. The win gives Kansas City a season record of 61-61.

The Monarchs picked up the win with a combination of good hitting and good pitching.

Kansas City manager Daniel Makonnen commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .242 4 32
B. Powell 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .266 23 66
S. Musial RF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .314 12 55
A. Pujols 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .311 30 84
J. Harris DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .291 3 14
T. Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .289 20 71
D. Medwick LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .243 12 51
D. Murphy CF 3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .196 22 39
R. Canó 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .240 13 43
Totals 35 5 10 4 2 9 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Musial (44, 6th Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Pujols (42, 8th Inning off A. Malloy, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Musial (12, 8th Inning off S. Streeter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell , S. Musial 6 , A. Pujols 2 , J. Harris , T. Simmons , D. Medwick , D. Murphy , R. Canó 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Musial , D. Murphy
Sac Fly: O. Smith
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Medwick (5)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Canó (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Pujols-Canó-Powell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Childs 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .227 3 25
J. Pagliaroni C 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .268 34 64
H. Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293 41 86
E. Mathews 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .231 39 80
R. Braun LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .302 11 27
A. Belle DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .232 35 80
A. González 1B 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .251 23 60
   a-R. Sexson PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196 4 5
H. Long SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .240 12 31
C. Granderson CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .214 38 70
Totals 32 2 7 2 1 10 7      
a - R. Sexson pinch hit for A. González in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Pagliaroni (7, 3rd Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Childs (30, 8th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Pagliaroni (34, 1st Inning off F. Castillo, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Mathews (39, 6th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Childs 3 , J. Pagliaroni 6 , E. Mathews 4 , R. Braun , H. Long
2-out RBI: E. Mathews
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Childs , H. Aaron 2
GIDP: A. Belle
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Childs (24) , H. Long (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Childs-Long)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castillo W (12-4) 5.2 3 1 1 1 8 1 96 4.82   
F. DiPino H (6) 1.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 26 4.70   
L. Smith H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 3.48   
C. Kimbrel SV (8) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 66
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 21, F. DiPino 7, L. Smith 2, C. Kimbrel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 3-5, F. DiPino 3-1, L. Smith 0-1, C. Kimbrel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 96-62, F. DiPino 26-16, L. Smith 10-8, C. Kimbrel 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Smith 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Malarkey L (8-4) 5.1 7 4 4 1 5 0 70 4.37   
S. Streeter 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 26 5.24   
A. Malloy 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 20 4.67   
B. Chen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Malarkey 42
Batters Faced: J. Malarkey 23, S. Streeter 7, A. Malloy 5, B. Chen 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Malarkey 5-5, S. Streeter 1-2, A. Malloy 0-1, B. Chen 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Malarkey 70-48, S. Streeter 26-14, A. Malloy 20-14, B. Chen 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Streeter 1-0
WP: J. Malarkey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Castillo
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 7 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 33404
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