WHIRLED BASEBALL
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS AT MEMPHIS RED SOX
08/28/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS AT MEMPHIS RED SOX
GAME ID: 1310 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami Cuban Giants (65-67) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 5 10 0
Memphis Red Sox (60-71) 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Cuban Giants Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Red Sox, 5-3
Baseball fans saw a good contest between the Miami Cuban Giants and Memphis Red Sox.

The Miami Cuban Giants had to overcome a fine effort from Memphis pitcher Dean Chance to win, 5-3, at Fenway Park. Chance went 7 innings and allowed 3 runs. The winner was Miami reliever Lefty George, now 1-0. The loser was Tommy de la Cruz. Ricky Nolasco earned the save, his 20th in 23 tries.

Gary Sheffield delivered a big hit for Miami. The third baseman drilled a solo home run in the top of the ninth inning to put the Cuban Giants ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit, but it was a beauty.

"We were the better team," crowed Sheffield.

The Cuban Giants improved their record to 65-67 by beating Memphis.
MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE MEMPHIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Rojas 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .281 2 30
A. Oms LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .314 4 29
J. Rodríguez CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .331 34 61
J. Thome 1B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .259 49 99
G. Sheffield 3B 3 1 1 2 0 0 2 .283 38 88
Y. Puig RF 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .292 23 58
A. Oliver DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .295 7 31
   a-J. Canseco DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .263 60 105
I. Rodríguez C 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .262 23 57
M. Dihigo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226 10 33
Totals 35 5 10 5 0 5 12      
a - J. Canseco inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rodríguez (8, 1st Inning off D. Chance, 1 on, 1 out) , Y. Puig (13, 9th Inning off T. de la Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Puig (23, 4th Inning off D. Chance, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Rojas (2, 5th Inning off D. Chance, 0 on, 1 out) , G. Sheffield (38, 9th Inning off T. de la Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Rojas 4 , A. Oms , J. Rodríguez 3 , G. Sheffield 4 , Y. Puig 6 , A. Oliver , I. Rodríguez , M. Dihigo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Rojas , A. Oms , Y. Puig
Sac Bunt: I. Rodríguez
Sac Fly: G. Sheffield
Hit by Pitch: J. Thome
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Rodríguez-Dihigo, Rojas-Dihigo-Thome)
OF assists: 1 (Oms(Shaw at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Moore SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .291 10 35
D. LeMahieu 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 4 36
D. Ortiz 1B 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .283 27 55
   d-N. Callahan PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-W. Boggs 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .298 6 45
M. Ramírez DH 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 .266 35 90
M. Betts RF, CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .285 23 64
T. Shaw 3B, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .227 16 32
H. Wilson LF 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .385 1 2
G. Hartnett C 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .238 31 63
   a-B. Walters PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Rudi RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .150 0 5
R. Smith CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .258 29 54
   b-B. Bryan PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 14 27
Totals 31 3 8 3 3 10 10      
a - B. Walters pinch ran for G. Hartnett in the 7th
b - B. Bryan pinch hit for R. Smith in the 7th
c - J. Rudi substituted for B. Walters in the 8th
d - N. Callahan pinch ran for D. Ortiz in the 8th
e - W. Boggs substituted for N. Callahan in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Hartnett (12, 7th Inning off A. Terry, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Ortiz (12, 8th Inning off L. George, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Wilson (1, 3rd Inning off D. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Ortiz (27, 6th Inning off D. Wilson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Moore , D. LeMahieu , D. Ortiz 6 , M. Betts , H. Wilson 5 , G. Hartnett 2
2-out RBI: H. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Ramírez , J. Rudi , B. Bryan
GIDP: M. Betts
Hit by Pitch: M. Ramírez
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Moore (18) , D. LeMahieu (6)
MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE MEMPHIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Wilson 6.0 5 3 3 3 5 2 84 4.50   
A. Terry 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 6.37   
L. George W (1-0) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.00   
R. Nolasco SV (20) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 4.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Wilson 52
Batters Faced: D. Wilson 23, A. Terry 6, L. George 2, R. Nolasco 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Wilson 5-4, A. Terry 2-0, L. George 0-1, R. Nolasco 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Wilson 84-52, A. Terry 24-16, L. George 8-5, R. Nolasco 16-13
Hit Batsmen: D. Wilson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Chance 7.0 6 3 3 0 3 2 97 7.88   
T. de la Cruz L (0-3) 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 19 5.12   
B. Stanley 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Chance 56
Batters Faced: D. Chance 28, T. de la Cruz 5, B. Stanley 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Chance 11-7, T. de la Cruz 0-1, B. Stanley 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Chance 97-66, T. de la Cruz 19-15, B. Stanley 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Stanley 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Chance
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dean Chance
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:50
Attendance: 28912
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