2000 Playoffs
Championship | Second round | First round | Game 163
Championship
Inwood 4, Kansas City 0
Game 1:
Kansas City jumped out to a 4-0 lead in
the third behind an RBI double by Tom
Lampkin and a two-run bomb by Ryan
Klesko. Taking advantage of The 'Fill's
dimensions, though, Inwood came right
back behind two Ken Griffey shots wrapped
around a Jeromy Burnitz bomb to take
a 6-4 lead after four innings.
Not to be denied, the Tornadoes tied the
game in the fifth on singles by B.J.
Surhoff and a big two-out hit by Tom
Lampkin. But it was Surhoff's error that
opened the gates for Inwood in the
bottom of the inning, allowing them
to re-establish a two-run lead on
Carlos Delgado's single.
The Tornadoes weren't done. They loaded
the bases with no one out in the top of
the sixth. A groundout by Joe Randa drove
home one run, and singles by Surhoff and
Thomas Howard gave Kansas City another
lead, 9-8.
K.C.'s defense abandoned them again in
the bottom of the inning, though. With one
out, Rich Becker reached on an error by
second baseman Tony Graffanino. After a
flyout by Rickey Henderson, the 'Fills
got back to back walks from Derek Jeter
and Jeromy Burnitz to load the bases for
John Jaha...who unloaded them with a blast
into the upper deck. 12-9, Landfills.
Jeff Zimmerman and Alan Embree held K.C.
hitless the rest of the way to give Inwood
a 15-9 win.
Kansas City 0 1 3 0 2 3 0 0 0 - 9 14 2
Inwood 0 0 1 5 2 4 1 2 x - 15 13 2
W: Remlinger (1-0)
L: Mohler (0-1)
HR: Lofton (1), Klesko (1), Griffey 2 (2),
Burnitz (1), Jaha (1), Piazza (1)
Game 2:
Ismael Valdes and three relievers combined
on a two-hitter and Ken Griffey hit another
home run to lead Inwood to a 4-2 win. Greg
Maddux went the distance for the Tornadoes.
Kansas City 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 2 2 0
Inwood 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 x - 4 8 1
W: Embree (1-0)
L: Maddux (0-1)
Sv: Zimmerman (1)
HR: Dye (1), Griffey (3)
Game 3:
Pedro Martinez was dominant, tossing a complete
game and striking out 16 Landfills, but a couple
of bad pitches in the eighth inning allowed
Inwood to beat him, 4-2. Ken Griffey and
Jeromy Burnitz hit solo shots in the eighth to
break a 2-2 tie.
Ryan Klesko homered and scored both the
Tornadoes' runs.
Inwood 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 - 4 8 1
Kansas City 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 8 0
W: Brocail (1-0)
L: Martinez (0-1)
Sv: Hoffman (1)
HR: Klesko (2), Griffey (4), Burnitz (1),
Piazza (2)
Game 4:
B.J. Surhoff's first-inning error helped the
Landfills take a 2-0 lead. Down 4-1 in the
fourth, the Tornadoes struck back behind an
RBI double by Paul O'Neill and an RBI triple
by Mark McLemore to make it 4-3.
In the top of the fifth, the Landfills loaded
the bases with no one out, chasing Al Reyes
(who had relieved Jon Leiber in the third).
Jesse Orosco was ineffective, though, allowing
two RBI singles and a walk to stretch the
deficit to 8-3.
From there, it was more Landfill relief,
as Mike Remlinger and Alan Embree threw
five shutout innings to close out the
Tornadoes and set off a celebration.
Inwood 2 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 1 - 9 9 0
Kansas City 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
W: Remlinger (2-0)
L: Lieber (0-1)
HR: none
Second round
Kansas City 4, Wichita 3
Inwood 4, Prospect Park 0
Inwood 4. Prospect Park 0
he Inwood Landfills swept the Prospect Park
Posse to advance to the NASA Championship
Series.
Game 1:
Carlos Delgado's third-inning grand slam
gave Pete Harnisch all he would need. The
right-hander scattered three hits over
five innings in the 9-4 Landfill win.
Damion Easley and Terry Steinbach had
two hits apiece for the Posse.
Inwood 0 0 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 - 9 13 2
Prospect Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 4 9 2
W: Harnisch (1-0)
L: Brown (0-1)
HR: Delgado (1)
Game 2:
The Landfills again drew first blood, as
a John Jaha double and a three-run homer
by Ken Caminiti staked Ismael Valdes to
a 4-0 lead in the first inning. The
Posse chipped away behind a pair of
RBI singles by Damion Easley, but
Mike Piazza made up the runs with a
solo homer and an RBI double.
The Posse's best chance came in the
eighth. Trailing 6-3, Jeff Cirillo and
Jose Cruz roped back-to-back doubles
to bring the tying run to the plate.
Doug Brocail got Mark McGwire to
fly to right, but John Jaha booted
Jay Buhner's ground ball to put
the tying run on base. Juan Gonzalez
grounded to Jay Bell to end the threat.
Inwood 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 - 8 13 1
Prospect Park 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 - 6 11 0
W: Cormier (1-0)
L: Hermanson (0-1)
HR: Caminiti (1), Piazza (1), Cruz Jr. (1)
Game 3:
The Landfills enjoyed some home cooking,
popping three bombs off David Cone and
getting five good innings from the bullpen
in a 9-3 win. The Posse got solo home runs
from Harold Baines, Ray Lankford and Terry
Steinbach in the loss.
Prospect Park 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 10 0
Inwood 0 2 1 2 2 0 0 2 x - 9 10 0
W: Remlinger (1-0)
L: Cone (0-1)
HR: Baines (1), Buhner (1), Steinbach (1),
Delgado (2), Griffey (1), Bell (1)
Game 4:
The Posse shook up their lineup and it worked:
Brady Anderson and Mark McGwire blasted back-to-
back bombs in the first inning for a 3-0 lead.
After the Landfills used back to back blasts
of their own (by Ken Caminiti and Jay Bell)
to take a 4-3 lead, new leadoff hitter Jeff
Cirillo popped a shot in the fourth inning
to tie the game.
With two outs and two on in the fifth, the
Posse got a big hit by Terry Steinbach to take
a 6-4 lead, and when Kevin Brown shut the
Landfills down in the fifth, it looked
like Prospect Park was headed to Game 5.
But in the bottom of the sixth, the 'Fills
strung together a hit batter, a double and
a walk to bring Jay Bell to the plate. Bell
went down to get a 1-1 sinker and drove it
into the left-field seats, giving the 'Fills
a two-run lead.
The bullpen took over from there, as Jeff
Zimmerman, Mike Remlinger and Trevor Hoffman
combined for three shutout innings to close
the series.
Prospect Park 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 11 0
Inwood 1 3 0 0 0 4 1 0 x - 9 13 1
W: Zimmerman (1-0)
L: Brown (0-2)
Sv: Hoffman (1)
HR: Anderson (1), McGwire (1), Cirillo (1),
Caminiti (2), Bell 2 (3), Piazza (2)
Kansas City vs. Wichita
Game 1: W - Fernandez L - Saberhagen HR - Dye 2, Lopez, Randa,
Lampkin, O'Neill, Olerud, RWhite, Thome.
Alex Fernandez vs Bret Saberhagen: KC jumped on Saberhagen in the
second, scoring on a sac fly from Paul O'Neill and a homer from
Jermaine Dye, then four more in the third, capped by a homer from
Javy Lopez. Wichita chipped away at the lead, keyed by homers from
Olerud and Thome, but Kansas City tore up the Whiffers' pen with
back-to-back shots in both the eighth and ninth innings for a 12-7
win.
Game 2: Greg Maddux vs John Smoltz: KC again jumped to a lead early,
keyed by a two-run blast from Ryan Klesko for a 3-0 lead in the first.
Wichita got two in the second, then one in the third to tie it.
The game remained tied into the thirteenth inning, despite KC having
a runner at third with one out in the eighth, Wichita having a runner
at third with one out in the eighth, KC having a runner at second with
two out in the ninth, Wichita having runners at first and second and
nobody out in the eleventh, and the bases loaded with two outs in the
twelfth.
In the top of the thirteenth, Dye doubled off T.J. Mathews, scoring Omar
Vizquel. Roberto Hernandez came on to pitch the ninth, but gave up a
single to Rondell White. Miguel Tejada, who bounced into a double
play to end the threat in the eleventh, again hit one weakly back
to the mound, but was unable to turn the double play. John Olerud
then came up and hit a weak fly ball that left the Sammy Khalifa
Memorial Outhouse to win the game for the Whiffers.
Game 3: W - Johnson L - Hernandez S - Swindell HR - Mieske
Pedro vs RJ. Both pitchers were in complete command. Mieske
homered off RJ in the fifth, and Graffanino doubled in Edgar in the sixth,
but Pedro spit the bit in the seventh, wild pitching in one run, and seeing
Carlos Beltran hit a horseshoe for the second run to tie the game. No
further action until the 12th, when Roberto Hernandez couldn't get anyone
out and Wichita put up three runs to win 5-2.
Game 4: W - Hernandez L - Nitkowski HR - Lopez, Randa
Fernandez vs Neagle. Wichita draws first blood for a change,
scoring on the second on a single and a bases loaded walk to lead 2-0.
Lopez hits the 4-9 and Randa doubles in a run in the third to tie it up.
Tejada sqeezes in a run in the top of the seventh, but Lofton squeezes in a
run in the bottom of the frame to knot it 3-3. Beltran doubles with two out
in the 9th, but Hernandez strands him. Olerud doubles to lead off the
tenth, but can't move. Edgar singles off Nitkowski in the eleventh, and
then Randa lines a 2-4 out of the park for a 5-3 win in the third
consecutive extra-inning game.
Game 5: W - Saberhagen L - Lieber HR - Thome
Lieber vs Saberhagen. Who can hit the most 4-8s and 4-9s, eh? Um,
Wichita does. Thome drills a 4-9 to cap a four-run fifth, and Wichita
doesn't look back, winning 9-4.
Game 6: W - Maddux L - Smoltz S - Timlin HR - Hammonds, O'Neill.
Maddux vs Smoltz. A rematch of Game 2. Vlad drops a fly ball in
the third that leads to two runs, and Omar's double scores a run in the
fifth to lead 3-0. Sweeney's two-out single in the fifth makes it 3-1, then
Jeff Hammonds' 2-6 in the seventh makes it 3-2. Paul O'Neill dumps one into
the front row to give KC a 4-2 lead going into the bottom of the ninth.
Ripken singles off Edgar's glove, then, one out later, Fasano rolls 3-11.
3-10 is gone. 3-12 is gone. 3-11 is a single to left, and Ripken slides
safely into second. Timlin is summoned, but walks Olerud to load the bases.
After a quick pep talk, he fires three fastballs past Alomar, sending up
Sweeney in another clutch situation. He gets the 1 column, but it's a 1-12
and a harmless groundout.
Game 7: W - Martinez L - Johnson HR - Vizquel, Mieske, Dye.
In the top of the first, Omar Vizquel stroked a home run off Randy Johnson.
In the third, Jermaine Dye led off with a triple, but Kenny Lofton botched
a squeeze. After Howard singled to send Lofton to third, Vizquel tried to
squeeze, and again failed.
Meanwhile, Pedro started off shaky. Robbie Alomar hit a 3-4, but
miraculously missed the homer, and was stranded in the first. Johnny Damon
led off the second with a 5-7 double, but was stranded there.
Matt Mieske continued his good work against RJ in the third, stroking a two
run homer to give KC a 3-0 lead. Jermaine Dye hit a diamond later in the
inning, but the 12 on the 20-sided produced just a loud out.
Strange things began in the fifth. Omar singled, and Johnson was yanked in
favor of Rick Aguilera. Edgar greeted him with a double into the corner,
but Omar was given the stop sign at third. After Lopez flew out harmlessly
for the second out, Aguilera balked, scoring Omar. An infield hit from Joe
Randa scored Edgar, and it was 5-0.
Meanwhile, Pedro had shifted into cruise control. He retired 14 Whiffers in
a row before hitting Vlad in the seventh, but struck out Ripken and
Hammonds to get out of it. The Whiffers scored a run in the eighth after a
Kenny Lofton error, but KC already had weaselly insurance runs (scoring on
a Miguel Tejada error, a homer from Jermaine Dye after Fernando Vina
doubled off Jeff Shaw, and hits from Surhoff, Vina, and Orlando Palmeiro
off CJ Nitkowski in the ninth. When Cal Ripken hit a soft liner to Vizquel
in the ninth, the crowd was already halfway to the parking lot. Final: KC
10, Wichita 1.
Vizquel was named MVP of the series, going 17 for 37 (.459) with 7 extra
base hits and ten runs scored, and playing flawless shortstop.
First round
Kansas City 4, Spokane 1
Inwood 4, Louisville 3
Prospect Park and Wichita earned byes.
Inwood 4, Louisville 3
Inwood and Louisville are tied at two games apiece in their first-round
NASA playoff series.
Game 1: Carlos Delgado blasted a first-inning grand slam to lead the
Landfills to a 15-7 win. The Landfills roped eight doubles in the
romp. Manny Ramirez drove in four runs for the Thoroughbreds.
W: Zimmerman (1-0) L: Lima (0-1)
HR: Ramirez (1), Vidro (1), Delgado (1), Jaha (1)
Game 2: The Thoroughbreds overcame a three-run deficit, capping the
comeback with a two-out RBI triple in the eighth inning by Reggie
Sanders, to win at The 'Fill, 6-5. Louisville relievers were perfect,
retiring the last 13 Landfills to come to the plate.
W: Rogers (1-0) L: Zimmerman (1-1) Sv: Benitez, (1)
HR: Williams (1), Ramirez (2), Bush (1)
Game 3: Eric Milton tossed 7 1/3 good innings and Manny Ramirez hit two
more home runs to lead Louisville to a 7-3 win. Ismael Valdes pitched the
series' first complete game in the loss.
W: Milton (1-0) L: Valdes (0-1)
HR: Jeter (1), Ramirez 2 (4), O'Leary (1)
Game 4: For the second time, the Landfills jumped on Jose Lima early, riding
a Derek Jeter home run and a Dave Hansen triple to an early 4-0 lead. A six-
run seventh inning, highlighted by a Jay Bell grand slam, turned a close
game into a blowout. Final score: 14-3, Inwood. Jose Vidro and Darryl
Strawberry homered for Louisville.
W: Harnisch (1-0) L: Lima (0-2) Sv: Villone (1)
HR: Jeter (2), Bell (1), Vidro (2), Strawberry (1)
Game 5: Ivan Rodriguez's first-inning RBI single was all the
Thoroughbreds would need, as Omar Daal scattered seven hits in a 7-0 shutout,
putting Louisville one win away from the NASA semis. Troy O'Leary and J.T.
Snow chipped in with two-run home runs to back Daal's performance.
W: Daal (1-0) L: Suppan (0-1)
HR: O'Leary (2), Snow (1)
Game 6: John Jaha's sixth-inning home run broke a 4-4 tie and sent the
Landfills on their way to a 9-5 win. The Thoroughbreds were down 9-4 with
no one on and two outs in the ninth, but strung together a hit batsman,
a walk, a single and another walk to bring Ivan Rodriguez to the plate as
the tying run. Rodriguez grounded to shortstop to end the game.
W: Embree (1-0) L: Wendell (0-1) Sv: Hoffman (1)
HR: Rodriguez (1), Renteria (1), Delgado (2), Burnitz (1), Jaha 2 (3), Bell (2)
Game 7: With scouts from Wichita and Prospect Park in attendance, the
Louisville Thoroughbreds came out strong. Doubles by Manny Ramirez and
Matt Williams keyed a four-run second inning that staked Jose Lima to a lead
and knocked Pete Harnisch from the game after just 1 2/3 innings.
Lima faltered in the fourth, giving up a two-run home run to Mike Piazza and an
game-tying RBI single to Rickey Henderson. Kenny Rogers, making his sixth relief
appearance of the series, retired Derek Jeter to maintain the tie.
In the bottom of the fifth, Manny Ramirez couldn't quite reach a Jeromy Burnitz
bloop and was charged with an error. It would cost Louisville, as three batters
later Mike Piazza roped a double into the right-field corner to give the 'Fills
their first lead of the game.
In the sixth, Derek Jeter blasted a two-out, two-run home run off Turk Wendell to push
the Landfill lead to 7-4, which is how the game ended.
The story? The Landfill bullpen, which tossed 7 1/3 shutout innings in relief of Pete
Harnisch.
W: Zimmerman (2-1) L: Rogers (1-1) Sv: Brocail (1)
HR: Piazza (1), Jeter (3)
The series MVP was shared by a star from each team. Manny Ramirez hit .407 with four home
runs for Louisville, while Derek Jeter hit .370 with three bombs and played perfect
defense for the 'Fills.
Kansas City 4, Spokane 1
Game 1
Tornadoes....... 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 0 1 - 7 13 1
Chiefs.......... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 9 0
WP-Fernandez LP-Ashby HR-Sheffield (Spo)
Third baseman Joe Randa had 2 base hits and 2 RBI as the Kansas City Tornadoes
defeated the Spokane Chiefs 7 to 3 at The Reservation. Alex Fernandez (12-8)
was credited with the win in a less than impressive performance. He gave
up 7 hits and 1 walk in 5 innings. Overall Kansas City out-hit Spokane 13 to
9. Andy Ashby (20-8) took the loss. He pitched 7 innings giving up 12 hits.
Game 2
Tornadoes....... 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 11 1
Chiefs.......... 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 - 4 7 0
WP-Rocker LP-Hernandez HR-Glanville (Spo)
43,842 fans watched an exciting game at The Reservation. The amazing Spokane
Chiefs topped the Kansas City Tornadoes by the slimmest of margins, 4 to
3. The game was deadlocked at 3 after nine full innings. Spokane ended up
winning it in the 10th inning. Todd Zeile banged out a single. Roberto
Hernandez then uncorked a pitch that was ruled a passed ball. Jason Varitek
then lined a base-hit making Spokane victorious to the delight of the the
home town crowd. Despite losing, Kansas City out-hit Spokane 11 to 7. The
winning pitcher was John Rocker(4-2) who allowed no runs in 2 innings. The
loss was charged to Hernandez(5-2) in relief. He surrendered 2 hits and no
walks without retiring a batter.
Game 3
Chiefs.......... 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2
Tornadoes....... 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 - 3 4 0
WP-Martinez L-Schmidt
Pedro Martinez dominated striking out 12 Spokane batters as the amazing Kansas
City Tornadoes defeated the Spokane Chiefs by the score of 3 to 1 at Hook
Echo Park. Martinez(18-12) simply dominated Spokane. He was stingy on the
mound, allowing just 5 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. Neither team managed to
score after the 4th inning. The loss was charged to Jason Schmidt(13-12).
'Everything felt great' Martinez said. 'I had a good fastball, I felt I could
throw it by everybody today.'
Game 4
Chiefs.......... 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 9 1
Tornadoes....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 1
WP-Fernandez LP-Ashby S-Timlin
B.J. Surhoff had 2 base hits at Hook Echo Park where the mighty Kansas City
Tornadoes beat the Spokane Chiefs 2 to 1. Alex Fernandez(13-8) pitched a solid
game. He went 7 and 2/3 innings surrendering 9 hits and 1 walk seeing his ERA
drop from 4.83 to 4.63. Spokane was retired without difficulty in the 9th. Mike
Timlin was credited with his 16th save. Andy Ashby(20-9) was tagged with
the loss. He gave up 6 hits and 1 walk in 8 innings.
Game 5
Chiefs.......... 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 13 1
Tornadoes....... 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 9 13 3
WP-Reyes LP-Graves HRs-Zeile (Spo), Lopez (KC), Surhoff (KC)
Javy Lopez hit a homerun and had 2 RBI as the potent Kansas City Tornadoes
outscored the Spokane Chiefs in 13 innings 9 to 8. The score was knotted at
8 after nine innings. Kansas City won the game in the 13th inning.
Jermaine Dye drew a walk. Two outs later Kenny Lofton stepped in and he
drew a walk. Omar Vizquel then lined a one-base hit resulting in an
exciting win for Kansas City and a wild post-game celebration by the
home town fans. A wild and woolly affair, this game saw the lead
change 5 times. Al Reyes(7-1) was the winner allowing no runs in 3
innings. Danny Graves(8-3) was the losing pitcher in relief. He gave
up 2 hits and 2 walks in 2 and 2/3 innings.
Game 163
BOXSCORE: 2000 Kansas City Tornadoes At 2000 Wichita
Whiffers 10/25/2000
Tornadoes AB R H RBI AVG Whiffers AB R H RBI AVG
K.Lofton CF 4 1 2 0 .277 J.Olerud 1B 5 1 2 1 .274
O.Vizquel SS 5 1 1 0 .342 R.Alomar 2B 3 0 0 0 .279
E.Martinez 1B 4 1 1 2 .308 S.Fasano C 4 1 1 0 .195
R.Klesko LF 2 0 1 0 .304 J.Thome DH 4 2 2 0 .285
A-T.Graffanino PH 1 0 0 0 .366 V.Guerrero RF 4 1 2 4 .359
D-B.Surhoff LF 1 0 0 0 .292 J.Damon CF 4 0 1 0 .266
J.Lopez C 4 0 0 0 .313 C.Ripken Jr. 3B 4 1 2 1 .326
P.O'Neill DH 2 0 0 0 .329 J.Hammonds LF 1 0 0 0 .278
B-M.Mieske PH 0 0 0 0 .404 E-M.Loretta PH,SS 2 0 0 0 .319
C-T.Lampkin PH 2 0 1 1 .301 M.Tejada SS 2 0 1 0 .205
J.Dye RF 3 0 1 1 .213 F-R.White PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .313
I-O.Palmeiro PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .229
J.Randa 3B 4 1 3 0 .297
M.McLemore 2B 2 0 0 0 .258
G-E.Owens PH 1 0 1 0 .625
H-F.Vina 2B 1 0 0 0 .311
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Totals 37 4 11 4 Totals 35 6 11 6
A-Pinch Hit For Klesko In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For O'Neill In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Mieske In 6th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Graffanino In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hammonds In 6th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Tejada In 6th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For McLemore In 7th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Owens In 7th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Dye In 8th Inning
Tornadoes....... 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 - 4 11 1
Whiffers........ 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 - 6 11 0
Tornadoes IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
P.Martinez LOSS(17-12) 8 11 6 6 2 10 3 3.42 A1
Totals 8 11 6 6 2 10 3
Whiffers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
B.Saberhagen 5 6 3 3 0 6 0 4.52 A1 C3
R.Johnson HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.82 C4 C5
J.Smoltz BS(1st) 0 1/3 3 1 1 0 0 0 3.84 C6 C8
J.Shaw WIN(3-4) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.76 C9 D4
R.Aguilera HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.57 D5 D8
G.Swindell SAVE(5th) 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.81 D9
Totals 9 11 4 4 1 10 0
ATTENDANCE- 27,974 DATE- TIME- Day T- 3:00
LEFT ON BASE- Tornadoes: 7 Whiffers: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Tornadoes: 0 Whiffers: 0
ERRORS- J.Randa
DOUBLES- R.Klesko(31st), J.Dye(17th), J.Randa(29th), S.Fasano(2nd),
J.Thome(21st)
TRIPLES- J.Damon(5th)
HOME RUNS- J.Olerud(15th), V.Guerrero(54th), C.Ripken Jr.(8th)
WALKS- K.Lofton, R.Alomar, J.Hammonds
STRIKE OUTS- K.Lofton-2, E.Martinez, R.Klesko, T.Graffanino, J.Lopez-2,
P.O'Neill, T.Lampkin, M.McLemore, J.Olerud, R.Alomar, S.Fasano-3,
J.Thome-2, V.Guerrero, J.Hammonds, R.White
WILD PITCHES- P.Martinez
Vladimir Guerrero left the yard and had 4 RBI as the impressive Wichita
Whiffers defeated the Kansas City Tornadoes by a score of 6 to 4 at Sammy
Khalifa Stad.
In the bottom of the 7th inning Wichita scored 4 runs when they had 4 base
hits. The highlight belonged to Guerrero who excited the crowd when he
lofted a three-run bomb (his 54th of the season). Both teams finished the
game with 11 hits.
Jeff Shaw(3-4) got credit for the victory, pitching 1 inning and allowing no
runs. Greg Swindell earned his 5th save. The loss was charged to Pedro
Martinez(17-12). He served up 3 homeruns in his 8 innings.
