WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
08/24/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOUSTON COLT 45S AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
GAME ID: 1282 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 24TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Colt 45s (65-63) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Kansas City Monarchs (65-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 0
Colt 45s Drop Monarchs, 2-1
Houston and Kansas City duked it out and the Colt 45s came out victorious.

The Kansas City Monarchs got a superb performance from pitcher José Rijo, but the Houston Colt 45s still won the game, 2-1. Rijo threw 8.0 innings of 4-hit ball. Houston pitcher Stephen Strasburg got the win, upping his record to 6-8. José Rijo got the loss. Sparky Lyle converted his 2nd save in 2 tries.

Jeff Bagwell, who is tied for 10th in the NL in RBI with 91, had a direct impact on the outcome. Bagwell contributed a solo home run in the top of the fourth inning to put Houston up, 2-0.

"Watch and learn," said Bagwell. "This is what good pitching looks like."

Houston raised its record to 65-63 with the win.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 17 51
T. Gwynn RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .342 14 70
C. Correa SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .317 18 62
J. Bagwell 1B 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 .279 29 91
G. Brett 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 14 47
J. Wynn LF 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .246 31 66
G. Thomas DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .227 4 6
J. O'Rourke C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .260 11 35
P. Hill CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262 8 50
Totals 29 2 4 2 1 6 4      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Wynn (31, 2nd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Bagwell (29, 4th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn , C. Correa , J. Bagwell 4 , J. Wynn 4
2-out RBI: J. Bagwell , J. Wynn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wynn
GIDP: G. Brett
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Correa (14)
CS: T. Gwynn (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Brett-Biggio-Bagwell, Correa-Biggio-Bagwell, Brett-Biggio-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241 4 33
B. Powell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .267 23 66
S. Musial RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .315 12 58
A. Pujols 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .311 31 91
J. Harris DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .271 4 16
T. Simmons C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 20 73
D. Medwick LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .248 13 53
D. Murphy CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .194 24 42
R. Canó 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .243 13 45
Totals 28 1 5 1 5 6 14      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Simmons (41, 7th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Harris (4, 7th Inning off S. Strasburg, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Musial , A. Pujols , J. Harris 4 , T. Simmons 2 , R. Canó
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Canó
GIDP: B. Powell , T. Simmons , D. Medwick
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pujols (7) , T. Simmons (5)
CS: S. Musial (18)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Canó-Smith-Powell)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Strasburg W (6-8) 6.1 4 1 1 3 3 1 102 5.89   
J. Kern H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 2.35   
J. Franco H (12) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 5.21   
S. Lyle SV (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Strasburg 61
Batters Faced: S. Strasburg 24, J. Kern 2, J. Franco 4, S. Lyle 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Strasburg 8-6, J. Kern 0-0, J. Franco 1-1, S. Lyle 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Strasburg 102-56, J. Kern 11-5, J. Franco 16-9, S. Lyle 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Kern 1-0 , J. Franco 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rijo L (6-10) 8.0 4 2 2 1 5 2 91 5.30   
E. Guardado 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 70
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 27, E. Guardado 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 7-10, E. Guardado 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 91-62, E. Guardado 9-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Rijo
Ballpark: Muehlebach Field 1923-1941
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM CT
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 45724
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