HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT BUFFALO BISONS
08/26/1997
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
HARTFORD WHALERS AT BUFFALO BISONS
GAME ID: 3143 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 26TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Hartford Whalers 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 11 2
Buffalo Bisons 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 X 5 10 0
Pivotal Game 5 Goes to Host Bisons, 5-4
Buffalo right fielder Eddie Zambrano was the key at Aspinwall Grounds today, being named player of the game as he powered the Bisons to victory in a critical Game 5 of the League Championship Series. The Bisons took the 5-4 win over the Hartford Whalers to seize a 3-2 lead in the best-of-7 series.

The game was at a stalemate until second baseman David Howard came to bat in the bottom of the eighth. Facing Hartford pitcher Mark Petkovsek, he hit a 1-1 sinker for a 2-run single. It was a game-changer, putting Buffalo on top, 5-3.

Zambrano said afterward that the win gets the team one step closer to its goal.

The next game is set to be played Thursday. Slated to start are Danny Jackson for Buffalo and Jimmy Haynes for Hartford.
HARTFORD BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. McDonald CF 4 0 2 2 1 2 0 .212 0 3
R. Gutierrez 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .243 1 2
A. Ochoa RF 4 1 3 1 1 0 1 .370 1 1
B. Bonilla DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .294 1 3
R. Myers LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .036 0 1
   a-C. Curtis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 2
F. Crespo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .313 0 5
F. Santangelo SS 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 .208 0 5
M. Matheny C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .387 1 7
K. Abbott 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .143 0 4
Totals 35 4 11 4 5 10 25      
a - C. Curtis pinch hit for R. Myers in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Crespo (5, 6th Inning off J. Doherty, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Ochoa (2, 3rd Inning off M. Williams, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Ochoa (1, 9th Inning off T. Fortugno, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bonilla , J. McDonald 2 , F. Crespo 3 , F. Santangelo , A. Ochoa 7 , M. Matheny , R. Gutierrez
2-out RBI: , J. McDonald 2 , A. Ochoa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Crespo , R. Myers , R. Gutierrez 2 , K. Abbott
GIDP: R. Myers , M. Matheny
Sac Bunt: F. Santangelo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Person , F. Santangelo
Double Plays: 2 (Person-Crespo-Gutierrez, Ochoa-Matheny)
OF assists: 2 (Ochoa (Eenhoorn at home), McDonald (Zaun at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Cedeno LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .257 2 6
   a-D. Singleton LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
E. Wilson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .424 0 7
M. Stairs DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 5 .313 2 6
K. Young 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .333 3 7
E. Zambrano RF 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .214 2 4
M. Martinez CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .242 0 2
G. Zaun C 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .500 0 1
D. Howard 2B 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .286 0 7
R. Eenhoorn 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 1 5
Totals 32 5 10 5 2 4 17      
a - D. Singleton substituted for R. Cedeno in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Zambrano (2, 4th Inning off R. Person, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Wilson , M. Martinez 2 , G. Zaun , R. Cedeno , E. Zambrano 5 , K. Young , M. Stairs , D. Howard
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Young , M. Stairs , D. Howard
GIDP: D. Howard
Sac Bunt: E. Wilson
Hit by Pitch: R. Eenhoorn
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Howard-Wilson-Young, Howard-Wilson-Young)
HARTFORD PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Person 5.0 5 2 2 1 3 1 84 52 4.50   
R. Batchelor H (1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 30 21 4.15   
M. Petkovsek L (1-1), BS (2) 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 0 17 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Person 51
Batters Faced: R. Person 21, R. Batchelor 9, M. Petkovsek 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Person 5-5, R. Batchelor 1-4, M. Petkovsek 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Person 84-52, R. Batchelor 30-21, M. Petkovsek 17-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Petkovsek 1-1
WP: R. Person
Hit Batsmen: R. Person
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Williams 3.0 4 2 2 2 2 0 63 38 2.25   
J. Doherty 2.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 32 18 6.14   
A. Berumen 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 26 16 7.20   
C. Peters W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 11 3.38   
T. Fortugno SV (4) 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 12 10 9.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Williams 41
Batters Faced: M. Williams 15, J. Doherty 10, A. Berumen 6, C. Peters 5, T. Fortugno 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Williams 3-4, J. Doherty 1-2, A. Berumen 1-0, C. Peters 3-0, T. Fortugno 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Williams 63-38, J. Doherty 32-18, A. Berumen 26-16, C. Peters 16-11, T. Fortugno 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Berumen 2-1 , C. Peters 1-0
WP: M. Williams
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eddie Zambrano
Ballpark: Aspinwall Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 60331
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