WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT OTTAWA MOUNTIES
08/28/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT OTTAWA MOUNTIES
GAME ID: 1315 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 28TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (63-69) 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 6 0
Ottawa Mounties (63-68) 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 X 8 12 1
Rodríguez has 3 hits in Mounties Win
Ottawa shortstop Álex Rodríguez had 4 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Birmingham Black Barons, 8-4. Bryn Smith, the winning pitcher, is now 2-3. He went 5 innings, allowing 2 runs on 2 hits, while fanning 5 and walking 2. Tom Henke converted his 16th save in 25 tries.

Rodríguez had a key at-bat in the bottom of the fourth to put Ottawa in front, 4-2. With the bases loaded, he drew a walk, driving in 1 run off Birmingham pitcher Lefty Gomez.

"Álex is still learning," said Mounties manager Daniel Makonnen. "The sky's the limit for him."

Their 63-68 record puts the Mounties 4th in the National League Effa Manley Division.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Granderson CF 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .212 39 72
B. Grich SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .188 2 5
H. Aaron 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .295 43 90
E. Mathews 3B 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 .229 41 82
P. Konerko 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .258 2 2
   a-H. Long PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243 15 37
A. Belle RF 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .235 36 85
R. Braun LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .264 12 31
A. González DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .250 24 61
J. Arencibia C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .223 15 29
Totals 29 4 6 4 4 11 9      
a - H. Long pinch ran for P. Konerko in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Konerko (3, 7th Inning off M. Scherzer, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Grich (1, 3rd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. González (24, 3rd Inning off B. Smith, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grich 3 , H. Aaron , E. Mathews , P. Konerko 2 , A. Belle , A. González 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Aaron , A. González 2
Sac Fly: A. Belle , R. Braun
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: H. Aaron (9) , E. Mathews (9) , P. Konerko (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mathews-Aaron-Konerko)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 2 .248 15 38
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 2 1 0 2 5 .316 30 91
Á. Rodríguez SS 4 1 3 4 1 1 1 .263 41 78
C. Beltrán CF 4 1 2 1 1 1 4 .258 32 87
A. Beltré 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .241 33 69
R. Staub DH 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 .265 25 74
   c-L. Walker DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .270 50 120
S. Thompson RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .274 21 47
E. Gross C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .250 0 1
B. Watson 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .226 5 21
   a-A. Orth PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Olerud 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .417 0 2
Totals 34 8 12 8 6 8 21      
a - A. Orth pinch ran for B. Watson in the 6th
b - J. Olerud substituted for A. Orth in the 7th
c - L. Walker inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Thompson (15, 4th Inning off L. Gomez, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Staub (28, 4th Inning off L. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: C. Beltrán (7, 6th Inning off R. Melton, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (30, 1st Inning off L. Gomez, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Staub (25, 2nd Inning off L. Gomez, 0 on, 0 outs) , Á. Rodríguez (41, 6th Inning off R. Melton, 2 on, 2 outs) , C. Beltrán (32, 8th Inning off B. Chen, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Raines , R. Alomar 5 , Á. Rodríguez 6 , C. Beltrán 7 , R. Staub 7 , S. Thompson 2
2-out RBI: , Á. Rodríguez 2 , C. Beltrán
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Raines , C. Beltrán , A. Beltré 3
GIDP: B. Watson
Hit by Pitch: B. Watson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: Á. Rodríguez (28)
CS: Á. Rodríguez (11)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Gross (1)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Gomez L (8-8) 5.0 6 4 4 5 5 2 92 5.32   
R. Melton 1.1 4 3 3 1 1 1 24 4.10   
B. Chen 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 1 21 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Gomez 39
Batters Faced: L. Gomez 25, R. Melton 10, B. Chen 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Gomez 5-4, R. Melton 1-2, B. Chen 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: L. Gomez 92-49, R. Melton 24-13, B. Chen 21-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Chen 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Melton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Smith W (2-3) 5.0 2 2 1 2 5 1 71 6.59   
M. Scherzer H (1) 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 0 40 4.50   
B. Ryan 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 4.93   
J. Crain 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 19 6.46   
T. Henke SV (16) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Smith 60
Batters Faced: B. Smith 18, M. Scherzer 8, B. Ryan 3, J. Crain 5, T. Henke 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Smith 3-5, M. Scherzer 1-0, B. Ryan 0-1, J. Crain 1-1, T. Henke 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Smith 71-49, M. Scherzer 40-23, B. Ryan 12-9, J. Crain 19-10, T. Henke 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Henke 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Álex Rodríguez
Ballpark: Hilltop Park
Weather: Clear skies (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 17504
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