WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT HOMESTEAD GRAYS
06/18/2001
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WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT HOMESTEAD GRAYS
GAME ID: 706 - MONDAY, JUNE 18TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (39-32) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
Homestead Grays (38-33) 0 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 X 10 12 0
Epstein Slugs Grays to 10-2 Win
The Homestead Grays defeated the Kansas City Monarchs, 10-2, at Forbes Field. Leading the charge for Homestead was first baseman Mike Epstein. He was 3 for 4 with 2 home runs and a double. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. With the win, Homestead raised its record to 38-33.

With Homestead leading 1-0 in the bottom of the third, Epstein hit a fastball from Smokey Joe Wood for a 2-run double. It was his 14th double of the season and put the Grays ahead, 3-0.

Said losing manager Daniel Makonnen: "Give the Grays credit. They took advantage of our mistakes."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE HOMESTEAD BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .233 3 23
B. Powell 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .261 17 46
S. Musial LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 6 35
A. Pujols RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .322 16 55
D. Murphy C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .227 17 29
R. Canó 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .251 9 30
S. Wood P, DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .261 1 3
F. Frisch 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .301 2 22
O. Smith SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .239 4 19
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Smith (17, 5th Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Powell 2 (17, 4th Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off F. Liriano, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Powell 9 , A. Pujols , S. Wood , F. Frisch 2 , O. Smith 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. McGee , D. Murphy , R. Canó , O. Smith
GIDP: F. Frisch
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Pujols (5) , F. Frisch (15)
CS: F. Frisch (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smith-Canó-Powell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Van Slyke 3B, CF 4 3 3 1 1 1 0 .283 4 17
R. Reichardt LF 5 2 2 1 0 2 1 .327 21 49
W. Stargell DH 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .270 25 54
M. Epstein 1B 4 2 3 6 0 0 1 .245 20 54
R. Clemente RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .258 10 36
G. Goslin CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .265 3 7
   a-C. Sabo 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 11 26
N. Lajoie 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 2 .248 3 21
H. Wagner SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .232 5 24
R. Ferrell C 3 0 0 1 0 2 1 .231 0 2
Totals 34 10 12 10 3 10 13      
a - C. Sabo substituted for G. Goslin in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Epstein (14, 3rd Inning off S. Wood, 2 on, 1 out) , N. Lajoie (26, 4th Inning off S. Wood, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Epstein 2 (20, 5th Inning off S. Wood, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off F. DiPino, 2 on, 1 out) , A. Van Slyke (4, 8th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Van Slyke 6 , R. Reichardt 2 , M. Epstein 10 , G. Goslin 2 , N. Lajoie 3
2-out RBI: A. Van Slyke , M. Epstein
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Epstein , G. Goslin , R. Ferrell
GIDP: N. Lajoie
Sac Fly: R. Ferrell
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Van Slyke 4 (26) , R. Reichardt (14) , G. Goslin (7) , N. Lajoie (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wagner-Lajoie-Epstein)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE HOMESTEAD PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Wood L (8-4) 6.1 10 7 7 1 6 1 98 3.84   
F. DiPino 1.2 2 3 3 2 4 2 39 3.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Wood 30
Batters Faced: S. Wood 29, F. DiPino 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Wood 8-4, F. DiPino 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Wood 98-64, F. DiPino 39-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 1-1
WP: F. DiPino
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Liriano W (4-6) 7.2 8 2 2 1 4 2 98 5.54   
R. Ownbey 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 5.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Liriano 58
Batters Faced: F. Liriano 30, R. Ownbey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Liriano 7-10, R. Ownbey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Liriano 98-59, R. Ownbey 9-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Epstein
Ballpark: Forbes Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 7 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 27728
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