WBL MID INDY
SPOKANE BUNCHGRASSERS AT CHATTANOOGA RATS
07/02/2000
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WBL MID INDY
SPOKANE BUNCHGRASSERS AT CHATTANOOGA RATS
GAME ID: 5975 - SUNDAY, JULY 2ND , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Spokane Bunchgrassers (20-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Chattanooga Rats (21-24) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 X 3 4 0
Spokane Defeated by Chattanooga, 3-0
Sam Mertes knocked in all 3 runs for the Chattanooga Rats, helping them beat the Spokane Bunchgrassers, 3-0. Jeff Lahti earned the save for Chattanooga, his 1st of the year. Chattanooga is in third place in the WBL Mid National INDY N - South with a record of 21-24.

Early in the game, Mertes had a 2-run home run for Chattanooga. It was his 13th home run of the season and put the Rats on top, 2-0.

"You've got to ride the highs and the lows in baseball in order to succeed," Mertes told the Chattanooga Bulletin. "Right now I'm feeling good, but that don't mean squat for tomorrow."
SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORE CHATTANOOGA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Jones 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .337 3 13
S. Fletcher 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 6
   a-J. Rivera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .230 4 15
K. Roberson DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .207 8 17
O. Palmeiro LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .238 1 12
N. Punto 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .276 2 15
M. Ruel C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .302 0 16
R. Ankiel RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .237 3 10
J. Reboulet SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 15
J. Hairston Jr CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .152 1 6
Totals 29 0 2 0 1 9 7      
a - J. Rivera pinch hit for S. Fletcher in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Palmeiro (5, 2nd Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Hairston Jr (7, 9th Inning off J. Lahti, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: O. Palmeiro 2 , J. Hairston Jr 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Roberson , R. Ankiel
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Williams C 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .262 2 10
L. Stanton RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .280 12 26
S. Mertes CF 4 2 2 3 0 0 2 .325 13 30
H. Ramirez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .319 15 43
F. Malzone 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .160 1 12
W. Williams LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .302 4 22
R. McMillan SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .180 1 9
P. Popovich 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .155 1 7
L. Criger DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .253 0 4
   a-A. Shamsky DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 10 24
Totals 28 3 4 3 3 15 12      
a - A. Shamsky inserted as DH in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: S. Mertes 2 (13, 3rd Inning off D. Stewart, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Simon, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Williams , S. Mertes 8 , F. Malzone
2-out RBI: S. Mertes
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Criger
Team LOB: 4
SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORE CHATTANOOGA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Stewart L (4-4) 6.0 3 2 2 3 10 1 114 2.89   
A. Simon 2.0 1 1 1 0 5 1 30 5.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Stewart 65
Batters Faced: D. Stewart 24, A. Simon 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Stewart 6-2, A. Simon 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Stewart 114-69, A. Simon 30-23
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Radke 3.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 45 4.30   
N. Cruz W (1-1) 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 0 42 1.11   
J. Lahti SV (1) 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Radke 58
Batters Faced: B. Radke 11, N. Cruz 10, J. Lahti 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Radke 3-5, N. Cruz 1-4, J. Lahti 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Radke 45-28, N. Cruz 42-28, J. Lahti 32-23
WP: B. Radke
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Sam Mertes
Ballpark: Engel Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 6 mph
Start Time: 3:05 PM ET
Time: 2:40
Attendance: 11118
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