HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SPOKANE RIVER RATS AT SALT LAKE CITY BUZZ
06/10/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SPOKANE RIVER RATS AT SALT LAKE CITY BUZZ
GAME ID: 2743 - TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Spokane River Rats (40-25) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 6 12 1
Salt Lake City Buzz (36-29) 2 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 X 8 13 1
Big Day by Johnson Ignites Buzz Win
Brian Johnson had a 4-RBI game, during Salt Lake City's 8-6 triumph over the Spokane. Johnson contributed 3 singles and 1 home run to the cause. Tim Pugh picked up the save for Salt Lake City, his 3rd of the year. At 36-29, the Buzz are currently 4th in the Pacific West.

Johnson came through with some timely hitting for Salt Lake City. With the score 5-2 in the bottom of the seventh and no one down, Johnson hit a 1-0 fastball for a 2-run home run. His 9th home run of the season made it 7-2, Salt Lake City.

"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Johnson told the Salt Lake City Observer.
SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORE SALT LAKE CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Fox DH 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .266 1 21
C. Latham RF 5 0 1 0 0 4 1 .257 3 11
M. Tucker LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .307 9 50
G. Kingsale CF 4 1 1 2 1 1 2 .298 6 50
T. Rodriguez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .298 7 32
   a-J. Mabry PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .286 0 3
L. Lopez 2B 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .285 5 33
M. Dalesandro C 4 1 4 2 0 0 0 .260 4 29
D. Brady 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .213 4 25
J. Lind 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .286 0 30
Totals 40 6 12 5 1 8 17      
a - J. Mabry pinch hit for T. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: G. Kingsale (6, 8th Inning off B. Rivera, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Dalesandro (4, 8th Inning off B. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Latham , A. Fox , G. Kingsale 4 , M. Tucker 2 , L. Lopez 2 , T. Rodriguez , M. Dalesandro 7
2-out RBI: M. Dalesandro
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Brady , M. Tucker , T. Rodriguez , J. Mabry
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: D. August (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pozo 2B 4 2 2 1 1 0 2 .321 5 27
A. Nunez SS 2 2 1 0 3 0 0 .371 5 35
J. Walton LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 6 .340 1 22
D. Staton 1B 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .265 19 62
B. Johnson DH 5 1 4 4 0 0 3 .252 9 36
E. Brown RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 5 .313 6 35
J. Oliva 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 6 30
   a-S. Andrews 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 1 2
R. Williams CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .276 6 26
C. Greene C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 7 30
Totals 37 8 13 8 5 5 19      
a - S. Andrews substituted for J. Oliva in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Staton (16, 7th Inning off D. August, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pozo (5, 4th Inning off R. Helling, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Johnson (9, 7th Inning off D. August, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Williams (6, 7th Inning off D. August, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Brown , A. Nunez , C. Greene , A. Pozo 5 , B. Johnson 7 , D. Staton 3 , R. Williams 4 , J. Walton
2-out RBI: E. Brown , A. Pozo , B. Johnson 2 , R. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Brown , J. Oliva , J. Walton
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Nunez (2)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Brown (1)
SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORE SALT LAKE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Helling L (5-6) 5.0 8 5 5 2 4 1 95 56 3.19   
D. August 2.0 4 3 3 1 0 2 38 22 17.05   
A. Chavez 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 9 5 3.51   
D. Brocail 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 8 2.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Helling 33
Batters Faced: R. Helling 24, D. August 12, A. Chavez 2, D. Brocail 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Helling 5-5, D. August 1-5, A. Chavez 0-1, D. Brocail 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Helling 95-56, D. August 38-22, A. Chavez 9-5, D. Brocail 18-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Brocail 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Rivera W (8-3) 7.2 11 5 5 0 5 2 116 79 4.93   
D. Elliott H (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 4.37   
P. Spoljaric H (3) 0.2 1 1 0 1 1 0 21 12 2.33   
T. Pugh SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rivera 42
Batters Faced: B. Rivera 34, D. Elliott 1, P. Spoljaric 5, T. Pugh 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rivera 8-10, D. Elliott 0-0, P. Spoljaric 1-0, T. Pugh 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rivera 116-79, D. Elliott 4-4, P. Spoljaric 21-12, T. Pugh 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Pugh 2-0
WP: B. Rivera , P. Spoljaric
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Johnson
Ballpark: Bella Vista Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 34030
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