HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SPOKANE RIVER RATS AT NASHVILLE SOUNDS
08/07/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
SPOKANE RIVER RATS AT NASHVILLE SOUNDS
GAME ID: 3097 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Spokane River Rats (73-45) 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 4 13 1
Nashville Sounds (61-57) 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 5 9 2
River Rats Lose to Sounds in Walk Off
The Nashville Sounds stopped the Spokane River Rats, 5-4, behind an impressive performance from Paul Konerko. The top prospect made life miserable for Spokane pitching. He was 3 for 4 with a home run, 2 singles, and was hit by a pitch. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Nashville has a 3-game win streak, while Spokane has lost 3 in a row.

The game was all tied up in the bottom of the ninth, until Konerko delivered big-time for Nashville, stroking a dramatic run-scoring single off Matt Whisenant. The game-changing hit put the Sounds on top, 5-4.

"This place went bonkers at the end," Konerko said.
SPOKANE BATTING LINESCORE NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Fox DH 4 1 3 0 0 1 2 .289 3 51
M. Tucker RF 4 0 0 0 1 1 6 .332 16 98
G. Kingsale CF 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .300 12 88
L. Lopez 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .281 8 67
T. Rodriguez SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 0 .298 12 64
M. Dalesandro C 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .277 5 46
   a-B. Ashley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .397 4 21
   c-E. Helfand C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .277 1 10
J. Lind 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 .296 0 55
J. Hood LF 5 0 3 1 0 1 3 .171 1 3
D. Brady 1B 4 1 0 1 0 1 5 .238 5 45
   b-J. Mabry PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 9
Totals 41 4 13 4 3 10 31      
a - B. Ashley pinch hit for M. Dalesandro in the 9th
b - J. Mabry pinch hit for D. Brady in the 9th
c - E. Helfand substituted for B. Ashley in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Lopez (26, 1st Inning off P. Wilson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Hood 3 , A. Fox 3 , G. Kingsale , J. Lind 2 , L. Lopez 2 , T. Rodriguez 3
2-out RBI: G. Kingsale , L. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Fox , M. Tucker , J. Lind , L. Lopez , J. Mabry
Hit by Pitch: A. Fox
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Fox 2 (9)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Kingsale (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Bautista LF 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 .301 19 68
C. Mendoza CF 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .305 11 39
P. Konerko 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 2 .305 19 73
C. Lansford 3B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .253 1 9
R. Casanova C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .267 14 57
L. Sutton RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .220 2 30
A. Riggs DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .246 6 51
F. Martinez 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .258 3 38
D. Neal SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .247 1 22
Totals 33 5 9 5 4 3 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Konerko (19, 7th Inning off D. Brocail, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Bautista (19, 7th Inning off D. Brocail, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Lansford , C. Mendoza 2 , F. Martinez , P. Konerko 6 , D. Bautista 5
2-out RBI: P. Konerko
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Riggs , P. Konerko , R. Casanova
Sac Fly: C. Lansford
Hit by Pitch: P. Konerko
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: P. Wilson (1) , D. Neal (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Bautista-Casanova)
OF assists: 1 (Bautista (Hood at home))
SPOKANE PITCHING LINESCORE NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Taylor 4.1 5 2 2 1 2 0 61 37 4.34   
D. Brocail 3.2 3 2 2 0 1 2 60 39 2.90   
M. Whisenant L (6-6) 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 13 5 2.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Taylor 46
Batters Faced: B. Taylor 19, D. Brocail 15, M. Whisenant 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Taylor 6-5, D. Brocail 4-6, M. Whisenant 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Taylor 61-37, D. Brocail 60-39, M. Whisenant 13-5
WP: B. Taylor
Hit Batsmen: D. Brocail
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Wilson 5.1 8 3 2 2 5 0 109 68 5.00   
D. Veras 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 25 15 2.66   
T. Martin 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 25 17 3.35   
C. Fox W (2-7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 6 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Wilson 45
Batters Faced: P. Wilson 28, D. Veras 7, T. Martin 8, C. Fox 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Wilson 5-5, D. Veras 2-1, T. Martin 0-3, C. Fox 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Wilson 109-68, D. Veras 25-15, T. Martin 25-17, C. Fox 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Veras 3-1 , T. Martin 2-0 , C. Fox 2-0
WP: P. Wilson
Hit Batsmen: P. Wilson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Konerko
Ballpark: Red Devils Stadium
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 37302
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