WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
09/05/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
GAME ID: 1394 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Birmingham Black Barons (65-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4 1
Kansas City Monarchs (71-69) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 3 6 0
Rijo Now 8-10 Following 3-1 Win
Muehlebach Field 1923-1941 was the site of a tense game between the Birmingham Black Barons and Kansas City Monarchs.

José Rijo, who is tied for 8th in the NL in quality starts with 14, was in top form in a tight contest between Kansas City and Birmingham. The Monarchs right-hander helped his team beat the Black Barons, 3-1. Craig Kimbrel earned his 13th save in 14 chances.

Rijo was effective for Kansas City, seldom allowing the Black Barons to square up a pitch. The right-hander tossed 110 pitches over 8 innings. He limited Birmingham to just 1 run on 3 hits.

"Got a lot of swings and misses today," said Rijo.

With the win, Kansas City pushed its record to 71-69.
BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .167 2 6
J. Pagliaroni C 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .274 38 77
H. Aaron RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .293 44 91
E. Mathews 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .232 42 85
P. Konerko 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 2 .292 3 6
A. Belle DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .242 40 92
R. Fairly LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .167 0 2
H. Long SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .243 15 37
C. Granderson CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 39 73
Totals 29 1 4 1 3 11 12      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Pagliaroni , H. Aaron , P. Konerko 2
2-out RBI: P. Konerko
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Grich , P. Konerko
GIDP: E. Mathews
Sac Bunt: C. Granderson
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: B. Grich (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Frisch SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 6 42
B. Powell 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .264 26 72
   a-R. Hudler PR, 1B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
S. Musial RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .314 12 61
A. Pujols DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .315 34 102
T. Simmons C 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .272 20 76
D. Medwick LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .244 13 54
R. Canó 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 14 48
K. Boyer 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .222 0 1
C. Bell CF 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 .256 1 2
Totals 30 3 6 3 1 3 9      
a - R. Hudler pinch ran for B. Powell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Medwick (35, 2nd Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Pujols (48, 4th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Powell (27, 6th Inning off G. Maddux, 1 on, 1 out) , K. Boyer (2, 7th Inning off G. Maddux, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Powell 2 , A. Pujols 3 , T. Simmons , D. Medwick 2 , K. Boyer 2
2-out RBI: K. Boyer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pujols , T. Simmons , R. Canó , C. Bell
Sac Fly: S. Musial
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Hudler 2 (2) , T. Simmons (7) , C. Bell (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Canó-Frisch-Hudler)
BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Maddux L (9-13) 7.0 5 2 1 0 2 0 76 5.31   
S. Embrey 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 24 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 63
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 27, S. Embrey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 9-10, S. Embrey 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 76-55, S. Embrey 24-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Rijo W (8-10) 8.0 3 1 1 3 11 0 110 4.78   
C. Kimbrel SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 80
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 30, C. Kimbrel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 5-8, C. Kimbrel 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 110-69, C. Kimbrel 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Kimbrel 2-1
WP: J. Rijo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Rijo
Ballpark: Muehlebach Field 1923-1941
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 39131
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