HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
NASHVILLE SOUNDS AT SPOKANE RIVER RATS
07/03/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
NASHVILLE SOUNDS AT SPOKANE RIVER RATS
GAME ID: 2857 - THURSDAY, JULY 3RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nashville Sounds (42-44) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Spokane River Rats (54-32) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 1 8 0
River Rats Nip Sounds, 1-0
Spokane left-hander Kirk Rueter was in fine form, shutting out the Nashville Sounds, 1-0. Spokane improves to 54-32 with the win. They lead their division by 6 games.

The River Rats got an important contribution from center fielder Gene Kingsale, who in the bottom of the first knocked a 0-1 sinker into center for a run-scoring single. It was his 101st hit of the season and put the River Rats ahead, 1-0.

"We played hard and won," said Rueter. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Mendoza LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .297 8 20
L. Sutton RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .174 2 17
D. Bautista CF 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 .271 12 44
P. Konerko 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .298 13 47
I. Cruz DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .275 1 7
E. Marrero C 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .328 8 45
A. Riggs 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .226 3 35
F. Martinez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .269 2 27
D. Neal 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .223 1 11
Totals 37 0 11 0 1 7 19      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Konerko (14, 1st Inning off K. Rueter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bautista 4 , A. Riggs , C. Mendoza 2 , E. Marrero 3 , P. Konerko 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Konerko , I. Cruz , D. Neal
GIDP: L. Sutton
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Martinez-Riggs-Konerko)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Fox DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .274 2 28
C. Latham RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .261 4 17
M. Tucker LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .325 11 69
G. Kingsale CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .297 8 67
T. Rodriguez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .279 8 44
L. Lopez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .265 6 42
J. Lind 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .304 0 37
E. Helfand C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 6
D. Brady 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .225 5 31
Totals 31 1 8 1 0 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Tucker (18, 1st Inning off P. Wilson, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Lopez (15, 7th Inning off P. Wilson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Latham , A. Fox 2 , G. Kingsale , M. Tucker 3 , L. Lopez 2 , E. Helfand
2-out RBI: G. Kingsale
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Brady , C. Latham
GIDP: C. Latham
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brady-Rodriguez-Rueter)
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Wilson L (7-5) 7.0 7 1 1 0 4 0 105 73 4.51   
T. Martin 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Wilson 63
Batters Faced: P. Wilson 27, T. Martin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Wilson 11-5, T. Martin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Wilson 105-73, T. Martin 9-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Rueter W (3-2) 7.1 11 0 0 1 6 0 123 77 4.50   
D. August H (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 5.91   
M. Whisenant SV (16) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rueter 61
Batters Faced: K. Rueter 33, D. August 2, M. Whisenant 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rueter 11-4, D. August 1-1, M. Whisenant 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rueter 123-77, D. August 7-4, M. Whisenant 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. August 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kirk Rueter
Ballpark: Foxes Ballpark
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 34555
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