WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
10/03/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
INDIANAPOLIS ABCS AT BROOKLYN ROYAL GIANTS
GAME ID: 5642 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Indianapolis ABCs 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 6 0
Brooklyn Royal Giants 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 X 9 10 1
Wild Card Round Game 1 Goes to Brooklyn, Thanks to Piazza
The Brooklyn Royal Giants started the Wild Card Round in style, downing the visiting Indianapolis ABCs at Ebbets Field by a score of 9-3 to grab an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Royal Giants catcher Mike Piazza went 2-4 with 2 home runs. He drove in 5 runs and scored twice.

Brooklyn took the lead, 6-3, in the bottom of the seventh inning. With no one out, right fielder Beals Becker hit a 3-run home run that set the crowd abuzz.

"Things broke our way today and that's great," Royal Giants manager Daniel Makonnen said. "It's important, though, to stay focused and not pat yourself on the back too much. We aren't done yet."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.
INDIANAPOLIS BATTING LINESCORE BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bescher LF 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0
C. Sabo 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
O. Charleston CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Votto 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Bench C 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .500 1 1
G. Foster RF 2 1 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
L. Padrón P, DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .250 1 2
T. Helms 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
B. Larkin SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3 4 4 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bench (1, 5th Inning off O. Hershiser, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Padrón (1, 7th Inning off O. Hershiser, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bescher , O. Charleston , J. Bench 5 , L. Padrón 4 , T. Helms
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Sabo 2 , J. Bench , G. Foster
GIDP: J. Bench
Hit by Pitch: G. Foster 2 , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bescher (1) , O. Charleston (1) , G. Foster (1)
CS: J. Bench (1) , G. Foster (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Becker RF 4 1 1 3 1 3 0 .250 1 3
J. Briggs CF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .500 0 0
J. Robinson 2B 4 2 2 0 0 1 3 .500 0 0
R. Cey 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
M. Piazza C 4 2 2 5 0 1 0 .500 2 5
D. Brouthers 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
R. White LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
D. Snider DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 0 0
V. Stephens SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .500 1 1
Totals 34 9 10 9 3 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Briggs (1, 1st Inning off L. Padrón, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Robinson (1, 7th Inning off R. Foster, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Piazza 2 (2, 6th Inning off L. Padrón, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off R. Foster, 1 on, 2 outs) , B. Becker (1, 7th Inning off C. Carroll, 2 on, 0 outs) , V. Stephens (1, 8th Inning off R. Foster, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Becker 4 , J. Briggs 2 , J. Robinson 3 , M. Piazza 8 , D. Brouthers , D. Snider , V. Stephens 5
2-out RBI: , M. Piazza 2 , V. Stephens
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Robinson , R. Cey , R. White
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Brouthers (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Cey
Double Plays: 2 (Piazza-Robinson, Stephens-Robinson-Brouthers)
INDIANAPOLIS PITCHING LINESCORE BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Padrón 6.0 4 3 3 3 8 1 98 4.50   
C. Carroll L (0-1) 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 7 0.00   
R. Foster 2.0 3 3 3 0 1 2 23 13.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Padrón 57
Batters Faced: L. Padrón 25, C. Carroll 3, R. Foster 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Padrón 1-9, C. Carroll 0-0, R. Foster 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: L. Padrón 98-56, C. Carroll 7-4, R. Foster 23-18
WP: L. Padrón
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Hershiser W (1-0) 7.0 6 3 3 1 4 2 100 3.86   
D. Von Ohlen 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 24 0.00   
T. Hildenberger 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 17 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Hershiser 56
Batters Faced: O. Hershiser 29, D. Von Ohlen 4, T. Hildenberger 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Hershiser 7-8, D. Von Ohlen 2-0, T. Hildenberger 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: O. Hershiser 100-65, D. Von Ohlen 24-11, T. Hildenberger 17-9
Hit Batsmen: O. Hershiser 2 , T. Hildenberger
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Piazza
Ballpark: Ebbets Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 12 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 43240
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