WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
05/08/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
HOMESTEAD GRAYS AT KANSAS CITY MONARCHS
GAME ID: 338 - TUESDAY, MAY 8TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Homestead Grays (20-15) 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 7 2
Kansas City Monarchs (21-13) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Liriano Hurls 5-0 Shutout
Francisco Liriano came out firing strikes and, when the game ended, the Homestead Grays hurler had struck out 8, leading Homestead past the Kansas City Monarchs, 5-0. Liriano allowed just 2 hits in the ballgame.

"I'm glad that one is in the rearview mirror," said Kansas City manager Daniel Makonnen.

Checking out his stats for the year, Liriano has racked up 3 wins and 2 losses in 8 starts, posted a 3.42 ERA, and struck out 47 batters in 47.1 innings.
HOMESTEAD BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. McCutchen CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .233 1 10
C. Sabo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .261 6 16
R. Clemente RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .306 3 15
J. Gibson C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .330 10 27
W. Stargell DH 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .252 11 23
N. Lajoie 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .288 2 10
M. Epstein 1B 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .206 6 19
   b-A. Van Slyke PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 0 7
O. Wilson LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .241 0 9
   a-R. Reichardt LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 3 .349 9 23
H. Wagner SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 4 .257 4 15
   c-R. Sánchez SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 0 4
Totals 31 5 7 5 3 10 13      
a - R. Reichardt substituted for O. Wilson in the 4th
b - A. Van Slyke pinch ran for M. Epstein in the 9th
c - R. Sánchez substituted for H. Wagner in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Clemente (6, 4th Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Epstein (7, 9th Inning off C. Kimbrel, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: N. Lajoie (2, 4th Inning off B. Gibson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Epstein (6, 4th Inning off B. Gibson, 1 on, 2 outs) , W. Stargell (11, 6th Inning off B. Gibson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. McCutchen , R. Clemente 2 , W. Stargell 4 , N. Lajoie 3 , M. Epstein 6 , H. Wagner
2-out RBI: N. Lajoie , M. Epstein
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. McCutchen , J. Gibson , H. Wagner
GIDP: A. McCutchen
Sac Fly: W. Stargell
Hit by Pitch: N. Lajoie , O. Wilson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. McCutchen (17) , N. Lajoie 2 (6) , M. Epstein (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Sabo (2) , N. Lajoie (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Wagner-Lajoie-Epstein, Sabo-Gibson-Van Slyke)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .267 1 14
F. Frisch 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .286 2 8
S. Musial RF, LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .295 1 12
T. Simmons C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .271 4 17
R. Canó 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .291 3 13
D. Medwick DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .244 2 13
D. Murphy 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .227 7 8
L. Brock LF 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .237 2 15
   a-A. Pujols PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .333 6 22
   b-S. Evans RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 6
O. Smith SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .255 3 11
Totals 29 0 2 0 4 8 15      
a - A. Pujols pinch hit for L. Brock in the 8th
b - S. Evans substituted for A. Pujols in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. McGee (11, 6th Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 2 outs) , S. Musial (17, 7th Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: W. McGee 2 , S. Musial 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Frisch
GIDP: D. Medwick 2
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Canó-Murphy)
OF assists: 1 (Brock(Wilson at 3rd base))
HOMESTEAD PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Liriano W (3-2) 9.0 2 0 0 4 8 0 131 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Liriano 87
Batters Faced: F. Liriano 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Liriano 7-10
Pitches - Strikes: F. Liriano 131-75
WP: F. Liriano
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Gibson L (2-3) 5.1 6 5 5 2 4 2 81 8.45   
A. Foster 2.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 50 3.90   
C. Kimbrel 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Gibson 38
Batters Faced: B. Gibson 23, A. Foster 10, C. Kimbrel 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Gibson 4-6, A. Foster 1-3, C. Kimbrel 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Gibson 81-50, A. Foster 50-28, C. Kimbrel 18-10
WP: B. Gibson
Hit Batsmen: B. Gibson , A. Foster
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Liriano
Ballpark: Muehlebach Field 1923-1941
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 35474
Special Notes: RF Owen Wilson was injured in a collision at a base.
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