WHIRLED BASEBALL
OTTAWA MOUNTIES AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
09/17/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
OTTAWA MOUNTIES AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 1498 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ottawa Mounties (70-80) 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 7 12 0
Birmingham Black Barons (70-79) 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 4 11 0
Mounties Victorious at Birmingham, 7-4
The Ottawa Mounties downed the Birmingham Black Barons, 7-4, at Rickwood Field. The Mounties were led by Álex Rodríguez. Rodríguez went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once. Ottawa has now won 3 in a row.

Early in the game, Rodríguez had a bases-clearing double for Ottawa. It was his 19th double of the season and put the Mounties on top, 3-0.

"You need to show up when your number's called," said Rodríguez.
OTTAWA BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Raines 2B, LF 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .251 16 41
R. Monday CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .271 29 56
L. Walker RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .264 53 125
G. Carter C 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 .298 53 113
R. Staub LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .259 27 78
   a-R. Alomar PR, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .311 32 99
Á. Rodríguez SS 4 1 2 4 1 1 2 .255 44 87
J. Olerud 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .293 2 6
A. Beltré 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .245 38 75
S. Thompson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .271 23 53
Totals 38 7 12 7 5 8 14      
a - R. Alomar pinch ran for R. Staub in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: Á. Rodríguez (19, 1st Inning off J. Malarkey, 3 on, 2 outs) , G. Carter (13, 3rd Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Thompson (18, 6th Inning off P. Getzien, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Á. Rodríguez (44, 6th Inning off J. Malarkey, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Carter (53, 7th Inning off P. Getzien, 0 on, 2 outs) , A. Beltré (38, 8th Inning off B. Phyle, 0 on, 1 out) , L. Walker (53, 9th Inning off B. Chen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Raines 2 , R. Monday , L. Walker 4 , G. Carter 6 , R. Staub , Á. Rodríguez 6 , A. Beltré 5 , S. Thompson 2
2-out RBI: G. Carter , Á. Rodríguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Raines , R. Monday 2 , R. Staub , Á. Rodríguez 2 , J. Olerud
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Raines 2 (109) , R. Monday (10) , R. Alomar (56)
CS: T. Raines (31)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodríguez-Raines-Olerud)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Grich 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .205 5 12
J. Pagliaroni C 4 0 2 0 1 1 1 .263 40 84
H. Aaron RF 5 0 3 0 0 0 0 .294 48 99
E. Mathews 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .234 46 90
P. Konerko 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261 5 10
A. Belle DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .244 45 101
T. Davis LF, SS 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .417 1 2
T. Tulowitzki SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .279 3 15
   a-R. Braun PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .259 16 41
C. Granderson CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .212 40 74
Totals 37 4 11 4 2 8 10      
a - R. Braun pinch hit for T. Tulowitzki in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Grich (3, 2nd Inning off A. Hammaker, 1 on, 2 outs) , T. Davis (2, 8th Inning off B. Koch, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Belle (45, 2nd Inning off A. Hammaker, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Davis (1, 6th Inning off D. Cox, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Grich 2 , J. Pagliaroni 2 , H. Aaron 3 , E. Mathews , A. Belle 4 , T. Davis 6 , C. Granderson
2-out RBI: B. Grich , T. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Pagliaroni , E. Mathews 2 , C. Granderson
GIDP: P. Konerko
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Granderson (22)
OTTAWA PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Hammaker W (4-7) 5.0 8 2 2 0 2 1 80 7.64   
D. Cox H (2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 7.20   
M. Scherzer H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 13.94   
B. Koch H (1) 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 23 9.00   
T. Henke SV (21) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 5.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Hammaker 45
Batters Faced: A. Hammaker 22, D. Cox 4, M. Scherzer 5, B. Koch 5, T. Henke 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Hammaker 7-5, D. Cox 0-2, M. Scherzer 2-0, B. Koch 1-0, T. Henke 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Hammaker 80-54, D. Cox 10-6, M. Scherzer 17-10, B. Koch 23-14, T. Henke 12-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Malarkey L (11-5) 5.0 6 4 4 4 5 1 94 4.11   
P. Getzien 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 1 30 13.50   
B. Phyle 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 1 16 5.94   
B. Chen 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 21 6.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Malarkey 40
Batters Faced: J. Malarkey 24, P. Getzien 9, B. Phyle 5, B. Chen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Malarkey 2-7, P. Getzien 2-3, B. Phyle 2-1, B. Chen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Malarkey 94-53, P. Getzien 30-19, B. Phyle 16-11, B. Chen 21-13
WP: J. Malarkey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Álex Rodríguez
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 20460
Special Notes: Rain delay of 15 minutes in the 7th inning.
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