DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
04/09/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 100 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (4-4) 0 0 4 2 1 1 0 1 0 9 13 0
Charlotte Knights (6-4) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 10 1
Red Sox Win at Charlotte, 9-4
Charlotte got a terrific performance from left fielder Shane Mack, but it wasn't enough to beat the Boston Red Sox. Boston won the Comiskey Park contest, 9-4. Mack was the player of the game despite being on the losing side. He hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The loss drops Charlotte to 6-4.

Boston used the timely hitting of Akira Eto to capture the win. The second baseman stroked a bases-clearing double in the top of the third inning to put the Red Sox on top, 4-1. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but he made it count.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Eto said after the game.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria 3B, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .281 0 2
S. Fletcher SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .207 0 3
B. Bonds LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .286 3 9
   b-M. Cummings PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. Tartabull 1B 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .185 2 4
A. Eto 2B 2 0 1 3 0 1 0 .222 0 4
   a-T. Bogar PR, 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
T. Hollandsworth RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .182 0 0
L. Stevens DH 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .207 1 1
M. Cameron CF 4 2 2 1 0 2 0 .258 1 3
T. Greene C 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .143 2 6
Totals 40 9 13 9 2 10 14      
a - T. Bogar pinch ran for A. Eto in the 3rd
b - M. Cummings pinch hit for B. Bonds in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Eto (1, 3rd Inning off G. Mathews, 3 on, 2 outs)
Triples: M. Cameron (2, 8th Inning off C. Bosio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Cameron (1, 4th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Tartabull (2, 5th Inning off C. Bosio, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Stevens (1, 4th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Fletcher 2 , T. Greene 2 , T. Hollandsworth , M. Cameron 7 , D. Tartabull 4 , E. Renteria , A. Eto 2 , L. Stevens 4 , B. Bonds 2
2-out RBI: A. Eto , B. Bonds 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Hollandsworth , D. Tartabull , B. Bonds
Sac Fly: E. Renteria
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Bogar-Renteria-Tartabull, Bogar-Renteria-Tartabull, Fletcher-Renteria-Tartabull)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .216 2 3
J. Giambi DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .324 2 7
S. Mack LF 4 2 3 3 0 0 1 .270 2 8
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .317 3 12
D. Segui 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .263 0 0
C. Everett CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .244 2 6
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .297 2 6
T. Batista 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .132 1 2
L. Webster C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .222 0 1
Totals 34 4 10 4 2 3 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Giambi (2, 3rd Inning off S. Imanaka, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Mack 2 (2, 1st Inning off S. Imanaka, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off S. Imanaka, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Batista , N. Garciaparra 2 , J. Giambi 5 , C. Everett , L. Webster , S. Mack 9
2-out RBI: J. Giambi , S. Mack
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Segui , S. Mack
GIDP: C. Knoblauch , O. Merced , L. Webster
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Batista (2)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Imanaka W (2-0) 8.0 10 4 4 2 2 3 120 68 2.81   
R. Hernandez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaka 46
Batters Faced: S. Imanaka 33, R. Hernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaka 11-8, R. Hernandez 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaka 120-68, R. Hernandez 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Mathews L (1-1) 3.0 7 6 6 1 5 2 60 38 9.58   
C. Bosio 4.0 6 3 3 0 3 1 71 48 6.52   
M. Mantei 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 26 17 5.79   
J. Gray 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 8 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mathews 23
Batters Faced: G. Mathews 17, C. Bosio 18, M. Mantei 5, J. Gray 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mathews 1-3, C. Bosio 6-3, M. Mantei 1-1, J. Gray 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mathews 60-38, C. Bosio 71-48, M. Mantei 26-17, J. Gray 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mantei 1-1 , J. Gray 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shane Mack
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (51 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 15564
Special Notes: 2B Akira Eto was injured while running the bases.
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