WHIRLED BASEBALL
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
04/28/2002
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
MIAMI CUBAN GIANTS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 252 - SUNDAY, APRIL 28TH , 2002 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Miami Cuban Giants (11-15) 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Cleveland Spiders (7-16) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Cuban Giants Get 4-2 Win Versus Cleveland
The Cleveland Spiders went down to defeat to José Méndez and his Miami teammates. The final score was 4-2, in favor of the Cuban Giants. The loss drops Cleveland to 7-16.

The Cuban Giants got a big at-bat from left fielder Andy Pafko. For the game, Pafko was 1 for 5 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the third, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 4th home run of the season gave Miami a 2-1 lead.

"We made a couple of mistakes," said Cleveland skipper Daniel Makonnen, "and it cost us."
MIAMI BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pafko LF 5 1 1 2 0 1 0 .304 4 13
Y. Puig CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .234 2 6
J. Thome DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .165 3 6
G. Sheffield 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .207 3 9
J. Adcock 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .214 1 5
R. Yount SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .247 4 9
M. Kotsay RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .238 0 6
S. Burgess C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .118 0 0
M. Dihigo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 1 6
   a-B. Roberts PR, 2B 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .250 1 2
Totals 38 4 10 4 0 6 15      
a - B. Roberts pinch ran for M. Dihigo in the 3rd

BATTING
Doubles: R. Yount 3 (11, 4th Inning off M. Harder, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off M. Harder, 1 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off W. Wyatt, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Thome (5, 5th Inning off M. Harder, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pafko (4, 3rd Inning off M. Harder, 1 on, 2 outs) , G. Sheffield (3, 4th Inning off M. Harder, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pafko 4 , Y. Puig 2 , J. Thome 2 , G. Sheffield 4 , J. Adcock , R. Yount 6 , M. Kotsay
2-out RBI: A. Pafko
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Sheffield 2 , S. Burgess , B. Roberts
Hit by Pitch: M. Dihigo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: Y. Puig (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Roberts-Yount-Adcock)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Strang RF, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .243 2 3
A. Vaughan SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 1 5
T. Speaker CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .292 4 14
L. Berkman LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 1 .313 3 13
R. Blomberg DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .315 2 8
E. Longoria 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .244 6 15
J. Ellis C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 1 3
W. McCovey 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 3 6
C. Knoblauch 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200 0 4
   a-L. Doby PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .193 2 7
Totals 30 2 4 2 1 9 5      
a - L. Doby pinch hit for C. Knoblauch in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Vaughan (5, 9th Inning off J. Papelbon, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: L. Berkman (3, 2nd Inning off J. Méndez, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Speaker (4, 4th Inning off J. Méndez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Vaughan 2 , T. Speaker 5 , L. Berkman 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Berkman , E. Longoria
GIDP: R. Blomberg
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: E. Longoria (2)
MIAMI PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Méndez W (3-2) 8.0 3 2 2 1 7 2 27 100 2.43   
J. Papelbon SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 15 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Méndez 74
Batters Faced: J. Méndez 27, J. Papelbon 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Méndez 8-8, J. Papelbon 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Méndez 100-68, J. Papelbon 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Harder L (0-3) 5.0 7 4 4 0 2 2 24 79 3.95   
W. Wyatt 2.1 2 0 0 0 4 0 9 41 3.80   
C. Gearrin 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 19 7.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harder 39
Batters Faced: M. Harder 24, W. Wyatt 9, C. Gearrin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harder 2-11, W. Wyatt 0-3, C. Gearrin 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harder 79-55, W. Wyatt 41-25, C. Gearrin 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Wyatt 2-0 , C. Gearrin 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Harder
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: José Méndez
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 29971
Special Notes: 2B Martín Dihigo was injured being hit by a pitch. Robin Yount ties the MCG regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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