HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SALT LAKE CITY BUZZ AT TACOMA RAINIERS
05/22/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SALT LAKE CITY BUZZ AT TACOMA RAINIERS
GAME ID: 2653 - THURSDAY, MAY 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Salt Lake City Buzz (27-23) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 11 0
Tacoma Rainiers (20-30) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 1
Buzz Get Road Win, 5-2
Salt Lake City Buzz starter Hideki Irabu was in fine form against the Tacoma Rainiers at Premont Grounds, leading his team to a 5-2 win. Irabu got the win, improving to 4-4. He allowed 8 hits and walked 2 over 8 innings. Irabu allowed 2 earned runs. Paul Spoljaric closed the game out for Salt Lake City, earning his 11th save.

Jose Oliva had a productive trip to the plate with one out in the top of the eighth inning. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run, helping Salt Lake City to the win.

"We did a lot of things right," said Irabu.

The third-place Buzz now have a win-loss record of 27-23.
SALT LAKE CITY BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pozo 2B 5 1 3 0 0 0 2 .315 2 14
E. Brown RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .303 6 29
B. Johnson DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .222 6 21
D. Staton 1B 4 1 1 0 1 2 3 .229 14 40
A. Nunez SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .347 1 20
J. Oliva 3B 2 1 1 2 2 0 2 .254 6 28
   a-S. Andrews 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 1 2
C. Greene C 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .264 7 26
R. Williams CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .282 4 19
K. Bartee LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .300 0 5
Totals 37 5 11 5 4 6 23      
a - S. Andrews substituted for J. Oliva in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Oliva (6, 8th Inning off T. Alvarez, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Brown 2 , A. Nunez 2 , K. Bartee , C. Greene , A. Pozo 3 , J. Oliva 4 , D. Staton
2-out RBI: A. Nunez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Bartee , C. Greene , A. Pozo
GIDP: E. Brown
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Brown (2)
CS: A. Pozo (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Oliva-Pozo-Staton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Young 2B 3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .332 2 20
D. Boston CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269 10 34
G. Norton SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .500 0 0
R. Davis 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .264 8 27
M. Franklin LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .301 9 22
J. Guillen RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .297 4 24
M. Valdez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .314 2 20
J. Bates DH 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .337 2 13
G. O'Halloran C 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .221 8 30
Totals 34 2 8 2 2 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Norton (1, 6th Inning off H. Irabu, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Valdez , M. Franklin , G. Norton 3 , G. O'Halloran 2 , E. Young , R. Davis
2-out RBI: E. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Boston , J. Bates
GIDP: R. Davis
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: M. Valdez (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Young-Valdez)
SALT LAKE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Irabu W (4-4) 8.0 8 2 2 2 7 0 121 82 3.59   
P. Spoljaric SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 17 12 1.76   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Irabu 63
Batters Faced: H. Irabu 33, P. Spoljaric 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Irabu 7-9, P. Spoljaric 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Irabu 121-82, P. Spoljaric 17-12
WP: H. Irabu
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Guardado L (2-7) 5.0 7 3 3 2 3 0 73 48 5.81   
J. Wallace 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 4 8.04   
C. Reyes 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.30   
T. Alvarez 3.1 4 2 1 1 3 1 65 43 5.18   
B. Rigby 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 4.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Guardado 42
Batters Faced: E. Guardado 23, J. Wallace 1, C. Reyes 1, T. Alvarez 15, B. Rigby 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Guardado 4-7, J. Wallace 0-0, C. Reyes 1-0, T. Alvarez 3-3, B. Rigby 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Guardado 73-48, J. Wallace 8-4, C. Reyes 2-2, T. Alvarez 65-43, B. Rigby 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Reyes 1-0 , T. Alvarez 1-0 , B. Rigby 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideki Irabu
Ballpark: Premont Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 36762
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