HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SALT LAKE CITY BUZZ AT TACOMA RAINIERS
08/04/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SALT LAKE CITY BUZZ AT TACOMA RAINIERS
GAME ID: 3086 - MONDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Salt Lake City Buzz (63-53) 3 2 0 0 0 1 5 6 0 17 16 1
Tacoma Rainiers (43-73) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 7 1
Buzz Prove Rude Guests, Win 17-5 at Tacoma
Salt Lake City first baseman Dave Staton had 3 ribbies while helping his team defeat the Tacoma Rainiers, 17-5. Ben Rivera, the winner, improved to 11-6. He held Tacoma to no earned runs on 1 hit over 5.1 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. Salt Lake City has now won 5 in a row.

Staton had a key at-bat for Salt Lake City early in the game. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was his 32nd home run of the season and gave Salt Lake City an early 3-0 lead.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Salt Lake City manager .
SALT LAKE CITY BATTING LINESCORE TACOMA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Pozo 2B 6 1 1 0 0 0 4 .313 11 60
A. Nunez SS 5 2 2 0 1 0 3 .352 6 55
J. Walton LF 5 3 2 1 1 0 1 .356 2 49
D. Staton 1B 3 2 2 3 1 0 1 .296 32 107
   b-R. Jennings PH, 1B 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 .289 1 7
E. Brown RF 5 2 1 4 1 2 2 .309 12 67
S. Fasano DH 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .260 9 32
J. Oliva 3B 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .214 15 61
R. Williams CF 3 1 2 1 0 1 1 .284 8 45
   a-K. Bartee PH, CF 2 0 2 3 0 0 0 .263 0 12
C. Greene C 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .258 14 46
Totals 43 17 16 17 7 5 16      
a - K. Bartee pinch hit for R. Williams in the 7th
b - R. Jennings pinch hit for D. Staton in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Williams (18, 2nd Inning off B. Rigby, 0 on, 1 out) K. Bartee (4, 8th Inning off T. Beamon, 3 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Nunez (5, 8th Inning off T. Beamon, 0 on, 1 out) J. Oliva (1, 6th Inning off B. Rigby, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Brown (12, 7th Inning off K. Wickander, 3 on, 0 outs) S. Fasano (9, 7th Inning off K. Wickander, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Greene (14, 2nd Inning off B. Rigby, 1 on, 1 out) D. Staton (32, 1st Inning off B. Rigby, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Brown 4 , A. Nunez 4 , J. Walton 2 , S. Fasano 5 , C. Greene 4 , A. Pozo , J. Oliva 3 , D. Staton 5 , R. Williams 3 , K. Bartee 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Brown , A. Nunez , A. Pozo 2
GIDP: C. Greene
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: A. Pozo (20)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. James DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .329 0 7
D. Boston CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .252 24 72
   a-A. Diaz PH, CF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
R. Davis 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .261 16 60
M. Franklin LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 4 .287 21 62
J. Guillen RF 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 .269 9 56
J. Bates SS 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .318 9 42
T. Hyers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .275 1 15
R. Coomer 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .278 4 29
   b-J. Bowie PH, 1B 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .200 0 2
G. O'Halloran C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .220 12 45
Totals 35 5 7 5 3 8 19      
a - A. Diaz pinch hit for D. Boston in the 8th
b - J. Bowie pinch hit for R. Coomer in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bowie (2, 8th Inning off G. McCarthy, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. James , M. Franklin 2 , J. Bates , R. Davis 2 , J. Bowie 2
2-out RBI: J. Bowie
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guillen , M. Franklin , G. O'Halloran
Hit by Pitch: J. Guillen
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: G. O'Halloran (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Bates-Hyers-Coomer)
SALT LAKE CITY PITCHING LINESCORE TACOMA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Rivera W (11-6) 5.1 1 0 0 3 6 0 85 56 5.42   
T. Pugh 2.0 4 4 4 0 1 0 33 21 5.16   
G. McCarthy 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 24 18 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rivera 69
Batters Faced: B. Rivera 21, T. Pugh 11, G. McCarthy 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rivera 3-7, T. Pugh 3-2, G. McCarthy 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rivera 85-56, T. Pugh 33-21, G. McCarthy 24-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. McCarthy 3-3
Hit Batsmen: T. Pugh
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Rigby L (4-11) 5.1 8 6 6 0 3 2 85 58 5.62   
J. Wallace 0.2 1 2 2 2 0 0 20 9 7.41   
K. Wickander 1.0 3 3 3 1 0 2 20 10 3.00   
T. Beamon 0.1 4 6 6 3 0 0 37 18 24.30   
B. Lesher 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 23 14 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Rigby 31
Batters Faced: B. Rigby 25, J. Wallace 5, K. Wickander 6, T. Beamon 8, B. Lesher 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Rigby 1-12, J. Wallace 1-1, K. Wickander 1-1, T. Beamon 0-1, B. Lesher 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Rigby 85-58, J. Wallace 20-9, K. Wickander 20-10, T. Beamon 37-18, B. Lesher 23-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Wallace 1-1 , K. Wickander 2-2 , B. Lesher 1-0
WP: B. Rigby
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Dave Staton
Ballpark: Premont Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 34817
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