Starting pitchers Kevin Millwood of D/O and Randy Johnson of Hobbs/Vaughn were in control early. David Cone and Andy Ashby relieved Millwood with 2 scoreless innings of relief and after Kevin Brown relieved RJ with an additional inning with no scoring, it was 0-0 after 4.
John Smoltz took over in the 5th, and after getting Ken Griffey to fly out, he allowed a double off the fence to Jay Bell and then a walk to Brian Giles. Nomar Garciaparra greeted reliever Armando Benitez with a gap double that scored both runners, as Anderson's throw was late. After Piazza grounded out, Larry Walker was intentionally passed to face Dean Palmer. D/O manager Michael Cha, (subbing for Joe Sheehan) sent up Robin Ventura to hit, and H/V manager Larry LaRochelle countered with Mariano Rivera, who got Ventura on strikes to end the threat.
In the bottom of the 5th, Scott Williamson came on for D/O and got Edgar Martinez to groundout and Manny Ramirez to flyout. But after Brady Anderson reached on an infield single off the glove of Ray Durham, Barry Larkin tied the game with a long two-run shot to left. Roberto Alomar followed with a single, and Chipper Jones send a double to deep right that scored Alomar from first on the throw from Walker.
Rivera pitched a scoreless inning in the 6th, and Jeff Shaw followed suit. Pedro Martinez came on in the 7th for the Hobbs/Vaughn stars, and pitched a scoreless 7th and 8th, while Trevor Hoffman and Doug Brocail were doing the same for Davis/O'Neil.
In the top of the ninth, with Martinez still on the hill, Griffey walked. Alfonzo, hitting for Durham, slapped a hit and run grounder to Alomar's left, which Robby was able to snag for the play at first, with Griffey moving up. The ploy worked to perfection as Bernie Williams followed with a two-base single to tie the game. Pedro got Jeter to hit into a double play to end the threat.
Keith Foulke came on in the bottom of the ninth, getting Pudge Rodriguez to ground out to Alfonzo on a spectacular play. David Nilsson, hitting for Randy Velarde, walked, and after Piazza dove to snare a foul popup by Manny Ramirez, Brady Anderson kept the inning alive with another free pass. It was up to Omar Vizquel, and he didn't disappoint the 44,375 in attendance at Sockalexis Stadium in Casco Bay, as he drove a liner to the fence for a double, scoring Nilsson from second for the 4-3 victory.
Pedro Martinez got the win and Keith Foulke the loss. Barry Larkin and Omar Vizquel were named co-MVPs for their hitting exploits, and the Hobbs/Vaughn Stars got their revenge for the spanking administered to them in 1999.
[1]BOXSCORE: 2000 Davis/O'Neil Blasters At 2000 Hobbs/Vaughn Marauders 8/2/100
[1] Blasters AB R H RBI AVG AB R H RBI AVG
J.Bell 2B 3 0 2 0 .667 B.Larkin SS 3 1 1 2 .333
D-R.Durham PR,2B 1 1 0 0 .000 H-O.Vizquel SS 2 0 2 1 ----
K-E.Alfonzo PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Alomar 2B 4 1 1 0 .250
B.Giles LF 0 0 0 0 ---- C.Jones 3B 4 0 1 1 .250
A-B.Williams PH,LF 3 1 1 1 .333 M.McGwire 1B 1 0 0 0 .000
N.Garciaparra SS 3 0 1 2 .333 B-S.Green PR,RF 2 0 0 0 .000
I-D.Jeter PH,SS 2 0 1 0 .500 V.Guerrero RF 2 0 0 0 .000
M.Piazza C 4 0 0 0 .000 C-S.Casey 1B 2 0 0 0 .000
L.Walker RF 3 0 0 0 .000 I.Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 .000
D.Palmer 3B 2 0 0 0 .000 E.Martinez DH 2 0 1 0 .500
E-R.Ventura PH,3B 2 0 0 0 .000 G-R.Velarde PH 1 0 0 0 .000
C.Delgado DH 3 0 2 0 .667 L-D.Nilsson PH 0 1 0 0 ----
J-S.Sosa PH 1 0 0 0 .000 T.O'Leary LF 1 0 0 0 .000
J.Giambi 1B 3 0 0 0 .000 F-M.Ramirez PH,LF 3 0 0 0 .000
K.Griffey Jr. CF 2 1 0 0 .000 B.Anderson CF 3 1 1 0 .333
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[1] Totals 33 3 7 3 Totals 34 4 7 4
A-Pinch Hit For Giles In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Ran For McGwire In 4th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Guerrero In 5th Inning
D-Pinch Ran For Bell In 5th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Palmer In 5th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For O'Leary In 5th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Martinez In 6th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Larkin In 7th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Garciaparra In 7th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Delgado In 8th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Durham In 9th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Velarde In 9th Inning
Blasters........ 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 - 3 7 1
................ 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 0
[1]Blasters IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
K.Millwood 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 0.00 A1 A8
D.Cone 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 A9 B2
A.Ashby 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 0.00 B3 B6
S.Williamson BS(1st) 1 4 3 3 0 0 1 24 27.00 B7 C4
J.Shaw 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 C5 C7
T.Hoffman 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 0.00 C8 D2
D.Brocail 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 D3 D5
K.Foulke LOSS(0-1) 0 2/3 1 1 1 2 0 0 21 13.50 D6
[1]Totals 8 2/3 7 4 4 3 4 1
[1] IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
R.Johnson 3 2 0 0 2 4 0 47 0.00 A1 B4
K.Brown 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 0.00 B5 B8
J.Smoltz 0 1/3 1 2 2 1 0 0 15 54.00 B9 C2
A.Benitez 0 1/3 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00 C3 C5
M.Rivera 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 3 0 23 0.00 C6 D1
P.Martinez W(1-0) BS(1st) 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 42 3.00 D2
[1]Totals 9 7 3 3 6 9 0
ATTENDANCE- 44,375 DATE- TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Al Clark, Brian O'Nora, Dale Scott, Bill Miller
T- 1:46
LEFT ON BASE- Blasters: 9 : 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Blasters: 0 : 1
ERRORS- D.Palmer
DOUBLES- J.Bell-2(2nd), N.Garciaparra(1st), O.Vizquel(1st), C.Jones(1st),
E.Martinez(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Larkin(1st)
WALKS- B.Giles, B.Williams, L.Walker, J.Giambi, K.Griffey Jr.-2, M.McGwire,
D.Nilsson, B.Anderson
STRIKE OUTS- R.Durham, B.Williams, N.Garciaparra, M.Piazza, D.Palmer-2,
R.Ventura-2, C.Delgado, B.Larkin, S.Green, T.O'Leary, B.Anderson
GIDP- D.Jeter
WILD PITCHES- S.Williamson, K.Brown
Your starters for the 2000 NASA All-Star Game, as determined by manager voting: Hobbs/Vaughn ------------ C: Ivan Rodriguez, Louisville 1B: Mark McGwire, Prospect Park 2B: Roberto Alomar, Wichita 3B: Chipper Jones, Casco Bay SS: Barry Larkin, Prospect Park LF: Troy O'Leary, Louisville CF: Brady Anderson, Prospect Park RF: Vladimir Guerrero, Wichita DH: Edgar Martinez, Kansas City SP: Randy Johnson, Wichita Five of the group's eight teams are represented, with Prospect Park and Wichita leading the way with three starters each. There were no unanimous selections: Chipper Jones missed by one vote. Davis/O'Neil ------------ C: Mike Piazza, Inwood 1B: Jason Giambi, Virginia 2B: Jay Bell, Inwood 3B: Dean Palmer, Grundy County SS: Nomar Garciaparra, Spokane LF: Brian Giles, Spokane CF: Ken Griffey, Inwood RF: Larry Walker, Yellowknife DH: Carlos Delgado, Inwood SP: Kevin Millwood, Paloverde Six of the group's eight teams are represented, with four Landfills among the ten starters. Again, there were no unanimous choices, as Brian Giles and Carlos Delgado each fell a vote shy. Reserves to complete the 25-man roster will be selected by All-Star manager Jim Arnold of Cedar Rapids and Inwood manager Joe Sheehan, standing in for All-Star manager Jim Satrape of Brussels.