WBL HIGH INDY
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
07/11/2000
 
WBL HIGH INDY
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT PHOENIX FIREBIRDS
GAME ID: 4810 - TUESDAY, JULY 11TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (43-47) 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 6 0 14 14 0
Phoenix Firebirds (37-53) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 0
Firebirds Get Punished, 14-2
The Minneapolis Millers grabbed a win, 14-2, over the Phoenix Firebirds at Phoenix Muni. Minneapolis left fielder Curt Motton went 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. The winner was Mike Witt, who threw 110 pitches over 6 innings. The right-hander was charged with 1 run on 4 hits. With the win over Phoenix, the Millers improved to 43-47.

Motton made an early impact for Minneapolis when he stroked his 32nd home run of the season. The 2-run home run, which came in the top of the first, put the Millers on top, 2-0.

"If I do my job, we've usually got a good chance to win the game," said Motton.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE PHOENIX BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Werth CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .271 20 35
   a-D. Howitt PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .214 3 8
H. Villanueva C 6 1 1 0 0 3 2 .225 19 48
C. Motton LF 3 3 2 3 2 1 0 .327 32 63
   b-F. Stubbs PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 8 15
B. Robertson 1B 3 2 2 2 3 0 0 .294 13 38
J. Bonifacio DH 3 2 1 0 3 1 3 .243 6 22
C. Parmelee RF 6 1 2 2 0 2 7 .240 11 30
J. Valentin SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 5 .215 12 34
P. Alvarez 3B 5 1 2 3 0 3 2 .256 24 62
M. Thames 2B 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .212 8 24
Totals 41 14 14 13 9 16 22      
a - D. Howitt pinch hit for J. Werth in the 7th
b - F. Stubbs pinch hit for C. Motton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Villanueva (10, 1st Inning off D. McNally, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Parmelee 2 (10, 3rd Inning off K. Peterson, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Bailey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: P. Alvarez (1, 8th Inning off A. Bailey, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Robertson (13, 1st Inning off D. McNally, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Motton 2 (32, 1st Inning off D. McNally, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Bailey, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Valentin (12, 1st Inning off D. McNally, 1 on, 2 outs) , M. Thames (8, 8th Inning off E. Diaz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Werth , H. Villanueva 2 , C. Motton 8 , B. Robertson 5 , J. Bonifacio , C. Parmelee 4 , J. Valentin 5 , P. Alvarez 4 , M. Thames 4
2-out RBI: C. Parmelee , J. Valentin , P. Alvarez 2 , M. Thames
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , P. Alvarez , M. Thames
Hit by Pitch: J. Valentin
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Sneed CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .260 1 8
J. Hairston Sr 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .259 3 18
T. Teufel SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .232 12 50
I. Noren DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .302 12 47
T. O'Malley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .294 3 39
R. Swoboda LF 3 1 0 0 0 2 3 .282 11 36
J. Kubel RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .211 2 8
L. Criger C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .181 6 18
   a-G. Sizemore PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .246 17 42
F. Gustine 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .231 0 1
   b-D. Marshall PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 3 12
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 15 16      
a - G. Sizemore pinch hit for L. Criger in the 9th
b - D. Marshall pinch hit for F. Gustine in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Sizemore (17, 9th Inning off C. Morton, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hairston Sr , T. Teufel , I. Noren 2 , G. Sizemore 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Sneed , T. Teufel , R. Swoboda , J. Kubel
Hit by Pitch: R. Swoboda , F. Gustine
Team LOB: 8
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE PHOENIX PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Witt W (10-5) 6.0 4 1 1 2 13 0 110 3.85   
T. Phoebus 2.1 0 1 1 0 1 0 32 4.58   
C. Morton 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 21 5.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Witt 71
Batters Faced: M. Witt 25, T. Phoebus 8, C. Morton 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Witt 1-4, T. Phoebus 3-3, C. Morton 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Witt 110-73, T. Phoebus 32-20, C. Morton 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Morton 1-1
WP: M. Witt
Hit Batsmen: M. Witt , T. Phoebus
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. McNally L (2-5) 2.0 4 6 6 3 4 3 52 5.15   
K. Peterson 2.1 1 1 1 1 5 0 44 3.00   
L. Avilan 1.2 4 1 1 2 2 0 44 9.22   
A. Bailey 1.2 4 5 5 1 3 1 38 9.64   
E. Diaz 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 1 34 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. McNally 21
Batters Faced: D. McNally 13, K. Peterson 9, L. Avilan 12, A. Bailey 10, E. Diaz 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. McNally 0-2, K. Peterson 1-1, L. Avilan 1-2, A. Bailey 1-1, E. Diaz 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. McNally 52-31, K. Peterson 44-27, L. Avilan 44-26, A. Bailey 38-22, E. Diaz 34-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Peterson 2-1 , L. Avilan 1-1 , E. Diaz 1-1
WP: A. Bailey , E. Diaz
Hit Batsmen: L. Avilan
Balk: L. Avilan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Curt Motton
Ballpark: Phoenix Muni
Weather: Partly Cloudy (94 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 6 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM MT
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 20255
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