HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SPOKANE RIVER RATS AT TACOMA RAINIERS
06/18/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SPOKANE RIVER RATS AT TACOMA RAINIERS
GAME ID: 2786 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Spokane River Rats (44-28) 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 4 14 17 1
Tacoma Rainiers (26-46) 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 5 13 1
Tucker drives in 4 runs, River Rats Move to 44-28
The Spokane River Rats topped the Tacoma Rainiers, 14-5, with left fielder Michael Tucker playing a big role. Tucker was 2-3 with a home run and 3 walks. He scored 3 times and drove in 4 for the River Rats in the win. The winner was Matt Morris, who threw 130 pitches over 7.2 innings. The right-hander was charged with 5 runs on 11 hits. The Rainiers, at 26-46, have lost 11 straight games.

The result might have been different for Spokane, had it not been for Jose Lind. The third baseman produced a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the River Rats ahead, 6-3. For the game, Lind had 1 double and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

"This is a very good team," said Tucker. "We have the chance to do something special."
SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Fox DH 5 1 2 0 1 0 2 .263 1 24
C. Latham RF 6 3 4 3 0 1 2 .278 4 14
M. Tucker LF 3 3 2 4 3 0 0 .309 10 62
G. Kingsale CF 4 2 0 0 2 2 8 .297 8 61
T. Rodriguez SS 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 .294 7 38
   a-T. Ishii PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 3
L. Lopez 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .281 5 35
J. Lind 3B 5 0 3 3 1 0 3 .294 0 34
E. Helfand C 6 0 1 0 0 1 7 .265 0 5
D. Brady 1B 5 3 3 0 0 0 1 .222 5 26
Totals 42 14 17 12 10 6 26      
a - T. Ishii pinch hit for T. Rodriguez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lind (13, 6th Inning off C. Reyes, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Latham (4, 8th Inning off T. Alvarez, 1 on, 1 out) M. Tucker (10, 9th Inning off T. Alvarez, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Brady 3 , C. Latham 7 , A. Fox 2 , M. Tucker 5 , L. Lopez , E. Helfand , T. Rodriguez , J. Lind 4
2-out RBI: M. Tucker , T. Rodriguez , J. Lind
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , G. Kingsale 2 , L. Lopez , E. Helfand 2
GIDP: J. Lind 2
Hit by Pitch: L. Lopez
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: E. Helfand (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Lopez-Brady)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Young SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .300 2 23
D. Boston CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .270 14 46
R. Davis 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .259 12 37
M. Valdez 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .297 2 27
   d-J. Bowie PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 0 0
M. Franklin LF 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .309 12 36
   a-T. Beamon PH, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Guillen RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 3 .270 5 35
   b-T. Hyers PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0
   c-G. Norton RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 2
M. Kelly DH 4 2 1 3 0 1 4 .266 4 11
J. Bates 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .335 6 23
G. O'Halloran C 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .194 8 32
Totals 38 5 13 5 3 7 21      
a - T. Beamon pinch hit for M. Franklin in the 8th
b - T. Hyers pinch hit for J. Guillen in the 8th
c - G. Norton substituted for T. Hyers in the 9th
d - J. Bowie pinch hit for M. Valdez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Davis (11, 9th Inning off A. Chavez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bates (6, 8th Inning off M. Morris, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Kelly (4, 6th Inning off M. Morris, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Valdez 2 , M. Franklin , J. Bates 5 , R. Davis 3 , G. O'Halloran 2 , M. Kelly 4 , E. Young 2 , T. Hyers
2-out RBI: J. Bates , M. Kelly
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Bates , R. Davis , E. Young , T. Beamon
GIDP: M. Valdez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: E. Young (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Guillen (2)
Double Plays: 3 (Valdez-Young-Valdez, Young-Bates-Valdez, Guillen-O'Halloran)
OF assists: 1 (Guillen (Rodriguez at home))
SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Morris W (9-2) 7.2 11 5 5 3 7 2 130 77 2.70   
A. Chavez 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 13 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Morris 41
Batters Faced: M. Morris 35, A. Chavez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Morris 7-7, A. Chavez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Morris 130-77, A. Chavez 17-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Keagle 5.0 5 1 1 3 4 0 104 61 4.85   
C. Reyes 1.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 21 13 8.29   
J. Wallace L (3-6), BS (3) 0.1 1 4 2 2 0 0 20 10 8.75   
T. Alvarez 1.1 8 8 8 4 0 2 61 32 10.90   
B. Rose 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 24 14 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Keagle 54
Batters Faced: G. Keagle 22, C. Reyes 6, J. Wallace 5, T. Alvarez 15, B. Rose 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Keagle 4-5, C. Reyes 2-1, J. Wallace 1-0, T. Alvarez 1-2, B. Rose 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Keagle 104-61, C. Reyes 21-13, J. Wallace 20-10, T. Alvarez 61-32, B. Rose 24-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wallace 1-1 , T. Alvarez 2-2
WP: T. Alvarez
Hit Batsmen: G. Keagle
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Michael Tucker
Ballpark: Premont Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:54
Attendance: 36331
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