WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT OTTAWA MOUNTIES
08/19/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT OTTAWA MOUNTIES
GAME ID: 1235 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 19TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Homestead Grays (64-60) 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5 7 0
Ottawa Mounties (59-64) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 0
Van Slyke Slugs Grays to 5-3 Win
Andy Van Slyke was a vital contributor to the 5-3 Homestead victory over Ottawa. The Grays center fielder hit 2 home runs, while scoring 3 and driving in 2. Francisco Liriano, the winner, improved to 8-9. He held the Mounties to 3 runs on 5 hits over 7 innings, while striking out 7 and walking 1. Ottawa's current losing streak is now 4 games.

Homestead took a 4-2 lead on Van Slyke's 23rd home run of the season. The solo home run, which he hit off Al Orth in the top of the sixth, propelled Homestead to the win.

"We'll kick back tonight, then get set for the next one," Van Slyke said.
HOMESTEAD BATTING LINESCORE OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Van Slyke CF 3 3 2 2 1 0 1 .293 23 51
M. Epstein 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .239 31 81
J. Gibson C 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .401 34 110
W. Stargell DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .289 43 91
R. Reichardt LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .318 33 79
R. Clemente RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .261 20 65
H. Wagner 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .229 12 44
N. Lajoie 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 11 48
J. Johnson SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 5 24
Totals 30 5 7 5 2 11 5      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Van Slyke 2 (23, 3rd Inning off A. Orth, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off A. Orth, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Stargell (43, 4th Inning off A. Orth, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Gibson (34, 6th Inning off A. Orth, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Van Slyke 8 , M. Epstein , J. Gibson 4 , W. Stargell 4 , R. Reichardt , J. Johnson
2-out RBI: A. Van Slyke
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Stargell
Sac Bunt: M. Epstein
Hit by Pitch: M. Epstein
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Van Slyke (50)
CS: M. Epstein (4) , R. Reichardt 2 (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .253 15 38
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .316 27 87
L. Walker 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .261 44 111
Á. Rodríguez SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .266 38 71
C. Beltrán CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .254 30 83
A. Beltré 3B 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .250 32 67
R. Staub DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .262 22 67
S. Thompson RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .276 20 45
B. Ausmus C 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .183 3 5
   a-R. Monday PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .299 25 47
   b-G. Carter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .314 45 99
Totals 32 3 6 2 2 10 9      
a - R. Monday pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 8th
b - G. Carter substituted for R. Monday in the 9th

BATTING
Triples: C. Beltrán (6, 7th Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Á. Rodríguez (38, 2nd Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Beltré (32, 2nd Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Walker 2 , Á. Rodríguez 4 , C. Beltrán 3 , A. Beltré 4 , S. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Raines , Á. Rodríguez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Thompson (15)
CS: L. Walker (13)
HOMESTEAD PITCHING LINESCORE OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Liriano W (8-9) 7.0 5 3 3 1 7 2 87 4.93   
M. Jackson H (19) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 23 5.15   
J. Lindblom SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Liriano 61
Batters Faced: F. Liriano 26, M. Jackson 5, J. Lindblom 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Liriano 6-7, M. Jackson 0-1, J. Lindblom 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Liriano 87-59, M. Jackson 23-12, J. Lindblom 11-7
WP: F. Liriano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Orth L (0-1) 5.1 4 5 5 1 5 4 76 10.00   
R. Johnson 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 0 34 8.26   
B. Ryan 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 22 5.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Orth 44
Batters Faced: A. Orth 21, R. Johnson 8, B. Ryan 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Orth 7-3, R. Johnson 1-1, B. Ryan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Orth 76-47, R. Johnson 34-24, B. Ryan 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ryan 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Orth
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Andy Van Slyke
Ballpark: Hilltop Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 30417
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