HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISONS AT ASHEVILLE MOONSHINERS
08/14/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BUFFALO BISONS AT ASHEVILLE MOONSHINERS
GAME ID: 3129 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Buffalo Bisons 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 9 16 2
Asheville Moonshiners 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1 5 10 0
Road Win Lifts Buffalo to 1-0 Lead in DS
The Buffalo Bisons started the Division Series in style today, winning on the road against the Asheville Moonshiners at Torrance Grounds by a score of 9-5 to take an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 series. Bisons right-hander Mike Williams was named player of the game after he threw 6 innings of 5-hit ball.

It could have been a different outcome for Buffalo, had it not been for Matt Stairs, the top prospect . Stairs contributed a 2-run single in the top of the third inning to put Buffalo up, 2-1.

"Every team in baseball loses," Moonshiners manager said. "We're in the playoffs and we still have the same guys that got us here. We'll bounce back."

Game 2 is scheduled for tomorrow at Torrance Grounds. The scheduled starters for the game are Danny Jackson for the Buffalo Bisons and Matt Beech for the the Asheville Moonshiners.
BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cedeno LF 5 3 2 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
E. Wilson SS 6 1 4 1 0 1 0 .667 0 1
M. Stairs DH 3 0 2 4 1 1 4 .667 0 4
K. Young 1B 5 1 2 1 1 1 3 .400 0 1
E. Zambrano RF 4 1 1 2 1 2 5 .250 1 2
M. Martinez CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .400 0 0
T. Spehr C 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250 0 0
D. Howard 2B 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .333 0 1
R. Eenhoorn 3B 5 1 1 0 0 2 5 .200 0 0
Totals 40 9 16 9 6 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Martinez (1, 4th Inning off M. Saito, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: E. Zambrano (1, 8th Inning off R. Coppinger, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Eenhoorn , E. Wilson 4 , M. Martinez 3 , R. Cedeno 2 , E. Zambrano 4 , K. Young 2 , M. Stairs 2 , T. Spehr , D. Howard
2-out RBI: E. Zambrano , K. Young
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Eenhoorn , M. Martinez , R. Cedeno , E. Zambrano 2
Sac Fly: M. Stairs 2
Hit by Pitch: R. Cedeno
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Wilson (1) , R. Cedeno (1)
CS: E. Wilson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Wilson , T. Spehr
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Guerrero 2B 4 3 2 0 1 1 0 .500 0 0
D. Bragg RF 5 1 4 1 0 0 1 .800 0 1
R. Simon 1B 5 0 3 2 0 0 2 .600 0 2
C. Stynes DH 5 1 0 0 0 1 6 .000 0 0
A. Boone 3B 4 0 1 2 0 2 0 .250 0 2
Y. Benitez LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .000 0 0
K. Brown C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Faneyte CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
D. Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 38 5 10 5 2 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Simon (1, 9th Inning off J. Doherty, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Bragg 2 (2, 3rd Inning off M. Williams, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off A. Berumen, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Simon 4 , W. Guerrero 2 , D. Bragg 6 , A. Boone
2-out RBI: , R. Simon 2 , D. Bragg , A. Boone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , C. Stynes 2 , Y. Benitez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Stynes (1)
BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE ASHEVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Williams W (1-0) 6.0 5 2 1 1 5 0 94 64 1.50   
A. Berumen 2.2 4 3 3 1 3 0 37 26 10.13   
J. Doherty 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.00   
T. Fortugno SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Williams 60
Batters Faced: M. Williams 25, A. Berumen 13, J. Doherty 1, T. Fortugno 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Williams 8-5, A. Berumen 2-3, J. Doherty 0-0, T. Fortugno 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Williams 94-64, A. Berumen 37-26, J. Doherty 3-3, T. Fortugno 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Doherty 2-1 , T. Fortugno 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Saito L (0-1) 3.2 9 6 6 0 2 0 69 49 14.73   
C. Howard 1.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 30 20 0.00   
R. Coppinger 2.1 3 3 3 2 4 1 46 26 11.57   
J. Santana 1.1 1 0 0 3 2 0 43 23 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Saito 19
Batters Faced: M. Saito 21, C. Howard 9, R. Coppinger 11, J. Santana 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Saito 4-5, C. Howard 2-2, R. Coppinger 1-1, J. Santana 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Saito 69-49, C. Howard 30-20, R. Coppinger 46-26, J. Santana 43-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Howard 2-1 , R. Coppinger 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Saito
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Williams
Ballpark: Torrance Grounds
Weather: Roof closed, 73 degrees
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 3:44
Attendance: 54989
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