WBL HIGH INDY
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT OAKLAND OAKS
07/26/2000
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WBL HIGH INDY
MINNEAPOLIS MILLERS AT OAKLAND OAKS
GAME ID: 4848 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 26TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minneapolis Millers (51-53) 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 2 0 9 15 2
Oakland Oaks (51-53) 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 0 6 13 1
Start Launches 2 Dingers, But Minneapolis Wins
Despite a fine performance by designated hitter Joe Start, the Oakland Oaks lost to the Minneapolis Millers, 9-6. Start belted 2 home runs, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. The winning pitcher was Mike Witt. His record is now 12-5. The right-hander went 8 innings, allowing 6 runs on 13 hits for the Millers. Dave S Smith earned his 15th save in 21 tries.

Minneapolis relied on the hitting of Curt Motton to pick up the win. The left fielder clubbed a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Millers on top, 7-2. For the game, Motton had 1 home run and 1 single in 6 at-bats.

"When I'm in the lineup, I always feel like we're going to win the game," said Motton.

The Millers sit in third place in the High Indy National HIN Midwest with a record of 51-53.
MINNEAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Valentin SS 4 2 1 0 2 0 3 .223 14 41
H. Villanueva C 6 2 2 1 0 3 3 .228 21 54
C. Motton LF 6 2 2 3 0 1 5 .323 35 70
T. Shaw 3B 5 1 3 4 0 0 1 .228 14 53
J. Bonifacio DH 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .241 7 26
C. Parmelee RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .243 15 38
   a-J. Werth CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .266 20 36
F. Stubbs 1B 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 .241 10 18
M. Thames 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .214 9 26
D. Howitt CF, RF 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .175 3 8
Totals 42 9 15 9 5 13 23      
a - J. Werth substituted for C. Parmelee in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentin (10, 1st Inning off C. Simmons, 0 on, 0 outs) , T. Shaw (26, 1st Inning off C. Simmons, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Thames (11, 9th Inning off K. Cameron, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Stubbs (10, 4th Inning off C. Simmons, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Motton (35, 4th Inning off C. Simmons, 2 on, 2 outs) , T. Shaw (14, 8th Inning off J. Marquis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 2 , H. Villanueva 2 , C. Motton 5 , T. Shaw 7 , J. Bonifacio 2 , C. Parmelee , F. Stubbs 5 , M. Thames 2 , D. Howitt
2-out RBI: H. Villanueva , C. Motton , T. Shaw
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , C. Motton
Hit by Pitch: M. Thames
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: C. Motton (3) , C. Parmelee (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Stubbs-Valentin-Stubbs)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Start DH 5 3 3 3 0 0 1 .259 12 37
O. Hockett CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .256 2 19
W. Bond LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .273 17 66
H. Brooks RF 5 0 1 1 0 3 3 .297 27 73
J. Clark 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 3 .249 12 35
P. Polanco 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .272 5 26
C. Coste C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .222 9 30
C. Ransom SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .213 6 14
R. Morales 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .227 6 27
Totals 41 6 13 5 0 12 21      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Polanco (18, 6th Inning off M. Witt, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Bond (12, 7th Inning off M. Witt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Start 2 (12, 3rd Inning off M. Witt, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off M. Witt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Start 9 , O. Hockett 2 , W. Bond 3 , H. Brooks , J. Clark , P. Polanco 3 , C. Ransom , R. Morales
2-out RBI: J. Start
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Start , O. Hockett , C. Coste
GIDP: J. Clark
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: J. Clark (9)
OF assists: 1 (Hockett(Shaw at home))
MINNEAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Witt W (12-5) 8.0 13 6 4 0 10 2 125 3.69   
D. Smith SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 10.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Witt 46
Batters Faced: M. Witt 38, D. Smith 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Witt 5-8, D. Smith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Witt 125-89, D. Smith 11-8
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Simmons L (7-8) 3.2 8 7 7 3 5 2 82 4.56   
R. Mahaffey 2.1 3 0 0 0 3 0 50 4.42   
J. Marquis 1.2 3 2 0 0 3 1 39 9.00   
B. Veale 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.52   
K. Cameron 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 15 5.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Simmons 17
Batters Faced: C. Simmons 21, R. Mahaffey 11, J. Marquis 9, B. Veale 1, K. Cameron 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Simmons 1-4, R. Mahaffey 2-2, J. Marquis 1-1, B. Veale 1-0, K. Cameron 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Simmons 82-51, R. Mahaffey 50-30, J. Marquis 39-27, B. Veale 5-2, K. Cameron 15-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Veale 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Mahaffey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Start
Ballpark: Oaks Park
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM PT
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 25529
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