HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
OCEAN CITY BLUE CRABS AT BUFFALO BISONS
07/28/1996
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
OCEAN CITY BLUE CRABS AT BUFFALO BISONS
GAME ID: 2279 - SUNDAY, JULY 28TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Ocean City Blue Crabs (50-58) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5 0 7 13 0
Buffalo Bisons (64-44) 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 12 1
Blue Crabs Rally For Late Win Over Bisons
Behind a solid performance from catcher Einar Diaz, the Ocean City Blue Crabs defeated the Buffalo Bisons, 7-6. Diaz was 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Blue Crabs. Pep Harris picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 2-1. Tim Fortugno was tagged with the loss. Buffalo has now lost 4 in a row.

Ocean City took the lead in the top of the eighth. With one out and runners on 2nd and 3rd, Manny Alexander stroked a 2-run single to make it 7-6, Blue Crabs.

"We'll savor this win," Diaz told the Ocean City News, "then get ready for the next game."
OCEAN CITY BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Brown CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 8 49
R. Knorr 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 3 .288 23 83
   b-P. Kelly 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 2
C. Pride LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .283 12 53
F. Garcia SS, 3B, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .287 13 63
P. Valdes RF 5 2 2 0 0 2 2 .275 7 36
   c-J. Peguero RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 1 10
G. Ingram DH 3 1 1 1 0 1 2 .282 8 36
E. Diaz C 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .269 4 43
K. Nomura 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .240 5 30
   a-C. Farley PH, SS 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .244 1 13
M. Alexander 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .327 7 56
Totals 40 7 13 7 0 9 14      
a - C. Farley pinch hit for K. Nomura in the 8th
b - P. Kelly substituted for R. Knorr in the 9th
c - J. Peguero substituted for P. Valdes in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Brown (13, 7th Inning off S. Boskie, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Knorr (22, 1st Inning off S. Boskie, 0 on, 1 out) C. Farley (12, 8th Inning off T. Fortugno, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Diaz (4, 5th Inning off S. Boskie, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Garcia , J. Brown 2 , M. Alexander 2 , E. Diaz 5 , G. Ingram , C. Pride , P. Valdes 2 , R. Knorr 3 , C. Farley 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Garcia , G. Ingram , R. Knorr 2
Sac Bunt: G. Ingram
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Alexander (16)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cairo 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .368 3 46
M. Lawton RF 3 0 1 1 2 0 3 .276 9 48
S. Stewart DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .316 3 31
K. Young 1B 4 0 0 0 1 3 5 .310 8 34
M. Martinez CF 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .303 8 53
G. Williams LF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .312 14 67
   a-T. Walker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .235 1 12
T. Spehr C 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .288 14 48
J. Canizaro 2B 5 1 4 0 0 1 2 .250 6 55
D. Howard SS 3 0 1 2 0 0 4 .267 1 19
Totals 37 6 12 6 6 6 26      
a - T. Walker pinch hit for G. Williams in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Canizaro (16, 2nd Inning off W. Williams, 1 on, 1 out) D. Howard (10, 7th Inning off P. Harris, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Williams (14, 3rd Inning off W. Williams, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cairo , J. Canizaro 5 , M. Martinez 2 , M. Lawton , G. Williams 4 , T. Spehr 2 , D. Howard 2
2-out RBI: G. Williams , D. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cairo , M. Martinez , M. Lawton , K. Young
Sac Bunt: D. Howard
Sac Fly: D. Howard
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: D. Howard (1)
OCEAN CITY PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Williams 5.1 9 5 5 4 1 1 98 57 5.84   
P. Harris W (2-1) 1.2 2 1 1 2 2 0 29 14 5.96   
J. Valera H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 9 6.75   
B. Bevil SV (24) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 10 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Williams 27
Batters Faced: W. Williams 29, P. Harris 9, J. Valera 3, B. Bevil 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Williams 7-8, P. Harris 0-3, J. Valera 0-1, B. Bevil 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: W. Williams 98-57, P. Harris 29-14, J. Valera 17-9, B. Bevil 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Harris 2-0 , J. Valera 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Boskie 7.1 9 4 4 0 9 1 123 84 4.10   
T. Fortugno L (3-4), BS (5) 0.0 4 3 3 0 0 0 12 9 3.38   
M. Cook 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1.93   
J. Suppan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 5.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Boskie 53
Batters Faced: S. Boskie 32, T. Fortugno 4, M. Cook 2, J. Suppan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Boskie 6-7, T. Fortugno 0-0, M. Cook 1-1, J. Suppan 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Boskie 123-84, T. Fortugno 12-9, M. Cook 4-3, J. Suppan 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Fortugno 2-2 , M. Cook 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Einar Diaz
Ballpark: Aspinwall Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 20 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 39504
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