WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
07/20/2001
 
WHIRLED BASEBALL
KANSAS CITY MONARCHS AT BIRMINGHAM BLACK BARONS
GAME ID: 965 - FRIDAY, JULY 20TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Monarchs (52-46) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Birmingham Black Barons (43-54) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 2 1
Black Barons Walk It Off for 43rd Win of Season
The Kansas City Monarchs could not turn a fine performance from pitcher Frank Castillo into a win. Instead, the Birmingham Black Barons prevailed, 4-2. Castillo threw 7.2 innings of 1-hit ball. The Birmingham win streak is now 3 games.

The decisive blow was delivered by Ryan Braun in the bottom of the ninth when he hit a 2-run home run off 25-year old right-handed pitcher Craig Kimbrel to win the game for Birmingham. The home crowd went nuts.

Braun called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. McGee CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 5 37
B. Powell 1B 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .270 21 56
S. Musial RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .331 9 44
A. Pujols 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .320 23 68
J. Harris DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .273 1 3
T. Simmons C 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .287 15 57
D. Medwick LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .244 11 41
R. Canó 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .232 11 35
O. Smith SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .259 4 27
Totals 34 2 7 2 1 10 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Musial (40, 1st Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Harris (1, 2nd Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 0 outs) , O. Smith (26, 5th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Simmons (15, 6th Inning off G. Maddux, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Powell , S. Musial 3 , J. Harris 3 , T. Simmons 4 , O. Smith 2
2-out RBI: B. Powell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Pujols 2 , D. Medwick , O. Smith
GIDP: S. Musial
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: O. Smith (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Smith-Powell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Childs 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 2 19
G. Tenace C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 .215 6 9
   a-J. Malarkey PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Pagliaroni C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 22 40
H. Aaron RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .294 34 72
E. Mathews 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .223 29 62
R. Braun LF 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .360 2 6
A. Belle DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .251 29 70
C. Granderson CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .191 26 47
J. Arencibia 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .218 12 20
   d-B. Phyle PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   e-T. Tulowitzki SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .306 2 12
H. Long SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 10 24
   c-R. Sexson PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .182 0 0
Totals 28 4 2 2 4 11 7      
a - J. Malarkey pinch ran for G. Tenace in the 7th
b - J. Pagliaroni substituted for J. Malarkey in the 8th
c - R. Sexson pinch hit for H. Long in the 8th
d - B. Phyle pinch ran for J. Arencibia in the 8th
e - T. Tulowitzki substituted for B. Phyle in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Braun (2, 9th Inning off C. Kimbrel, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Braun 5
2-out RBI: R. Braun
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Childs , R. Sexson
GIDP: H. Aaron
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: C. Childs (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Mathews-Childs-Arencibia)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BIRMINGHAM PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Castillo 7.2 1 2 0 3 10 0 113 4.20   
E. Guardado BS (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1.87   
C. Kimbrel L (3-4) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 20 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Castillo 80
Batters Faced: F. Castillo 26, E. Guardado 2, C. Kimbrel 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Castillo 8-4, E. Guardado 0-1, C. Kimbrel 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Castillo 113-73, E. Guardado 9-6, C. Kimbrel 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: E. Guardado 2-2
WP: E. Guardado
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Maddux 6.0 7 2 2 1 8 1 97 5.36   
B. Chen 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 5.84   
J. Rincón W (3-3) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 8.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 57
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 26, B. Chen 4, J. Rincón 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 6-3, B. Chen 3-1, J. Rincón 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 97-60, B. Chen 11-6, J. Rincón 17-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Castillo
Ballpark: Rickwood Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (76 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 6 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 28699
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