WHIRLED BASEBALL
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS AT PORTLAND SEA DOGS
09/10/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS AT PORTLAND SEA DOGS
GAME ID: 1434 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami Cuban Giants (70-73) 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 0 3 9 12 1
Portland Sea Dogs (64-80) 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 8 9 0
Canseco Hits 2 home runs in Cuban Giants Win
Getting a good performance from right fielder José Canseco, the Miami Cuban Giants defeated the Portland Sea Dogs, 9-8. Canseco belted 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice for the Cuban Giants. Miami pitcher Braden Looper earned the win, hiking his record to 2-2. Trevor Hoffman suffered the loss. Jonathan Papelbon was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 7 of 7 save opportunities.

With Miami trailing 8-6 in the top of the ninth, Canseco hit a curveball from Trevor Hoffman for a 3-run home run. It was his 64th home run of the season and put the Cuban Giants ahead, 9-8.

"I like the grit of this ballclub," Canseco said.

Miami is now 70-73. Portland is 64-80.
MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE PORTLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Oms LF 4 1 2 1 1 0 2 .309 4 30
J. Rodríguez CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .324 35 66
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .264 52 106
   d-S. Burgess C 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .210 1 7
J. Canseco RF 4 2 2 4 1 0 1 .253 64 112
R. Yount SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 27 61
A. Pafko 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .282 6 14
   f-C. Rojas 3B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 5 38
A. Oliver DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .295 7 33
   b-J. Whitney DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
I. Rodríguez C 3 1 1 1 0 1 4 .269 27 67
   a-P. Smith PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Adcock PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 1 1
M. Dihigo 2B 2 1 1 2 0 1 0 .221 10 35
   e-K. Kouzmanoff PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 9 12 9 3 10 13      
a - P. Smith pinch hit for I. Rodríguez in the 8th
b - J. Whitney inserted as DH in the 8th
c - J. Adcock pinch hit for P. Smith in the 8th
d - S. Burgess substituted for J. Thome in the 8th
e - K. Kouzmanoff pinch hit for M. Dihigo in the 9th
f - C. Rojas substituted for A. Pafko in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Rodríguez (10, 1st Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Burgess (6, 9th Inning off T. Hoffman, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Rodríguez (27, 5th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Thome (52, 6th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Canseco 2 (64, 7th Inning off J. Wisner, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off T. Hoffman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Oms 2 , J. Rodríguez 2 , J. Thome 4 , S. Burgess 2 , J. Canseco 8 , R. Yount , A. Pafko , A. Oliver , I. Rodríguez 4 , M. Dihigo
2-out RBI: , J. Canseco 2 , M. Dihigo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Oms , J. Canseco
Hit by Pitch: A. Pafko , M. Dihigo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Canseco (18) , M. Dihigo (35)
CS: A. Oms (14) , R. Yount (10) , J. Whitney (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Yount (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Cuyler RF 5 1 2 1 1 2 4 .239 7 33
P. Molitor 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 5 .263 11 49
K. Hrbek 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .294 35 92
B. Murcer CF, RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .251 30 72
   b-G. Litton SS 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500 1 1
G. Hodges DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .206 32 78
B. Abreu LF 3 2 1 0 2 2 0 .325 3 6
E. Krueger C 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .316 1 3
E. Yost 3B 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 .122 0 2
   c-J. Burroughs PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 16 25
   d-W. Ball PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-B. Bell 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 22 64
E. Andrus SS 1 0 0 1 0 1 4 .167 0 2
   a-K. Griffey Jr PH, CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .290 33 74
Totals 36 8 9 7 9 12 25      
a - K. Griffey Jr pinch hit for E. Andrus in the 6th
b - G. Litton substituted for B. Murcer in the 7th
c - J. Burroughs pinch hit for E. Yost in the 7th
d - W. Ball pinch ran for J. Burroughs in the 7th
e - B. Bell substituted for W. Ball in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Murcer (30, 1st Inning off J. Méndez, 1 on, 2 outs) , K. Cuyler (14, 6th Inning off R. Martínez, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: P. Molitor (4, 8th Inning off A. Terry, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Litton (1, 8th Inning off B. Looper, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Cuyler 3 , P. Molitor 3 , B. Murcer 2 , G. Litton 4 , B. Abreu , E. Krueger , E. Yost , K. Griffey Jr
2-out RBI: K. Cuyler , B. Murcer , K. Griffey Jr
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Cuyler 2 , P. Molitor , B. Murcer , G. Hodges
Sac Fly: E. Andrus
Team LOB: 11
MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE PORTLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Méndez 4.0 2 5 2 7 5 0 103 4.37   
R. Martínez 1.2 2 0 0 1 4 0 39 6.91   
L. George 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.18   
A. Terry BS (4) 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 27 6.39   
B. Looper W (2-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 7 5.57   
J. Papelbon SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 4.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Méndez 42
Batters Faced: J. Méndez 22, R. Martínez 8, L. George 1, A. Terry 7, B. Looper 5, J. Papelbon 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Méndez 4-3, R. Martínez 1-0, L. George 0-1, A. Terry 1-0, B. Looper 1-2, J. Papelbon 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Méndez 103-55, R. Martínez 39-24, L. George 3-2, A. Terry 27-15, B. Looper 7-6, J. Papelbon 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. George 3-0 , B. Looper 1-1
WP: J. Méndez , B. Looper
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven 5.1 7 5 5 1 6 2 98 5.07   
J. Wisner BS (1) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 28 5.40   
J. Wetteland 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 6.18   
T. Hoffman L (3-6), BS (4) 1.0 2 3 3 1 1 1 25 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 39
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 24, J. Wisner 8, J. Wetteland 3, T. Hoffman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 3-5, J. Wisner 2-1, J. Wetteland 0-1, T. Hoffman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 98-66, J. Wisner 28-18, J. Wetteland 14-10, T. Hoffman 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wisner 2-2
Hit Batsmen: B. Blyleven 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Canseco
Ballpark: Griffith Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 20776
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