HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
NASHVILLE SOUNDS AT BUFFALO BISONS
09/05/1996
 
HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
NASHVILLE SOUNDS AT BUFFALO BISONS
GAME ID: 3155 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Nashville Sounds 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 3 6 0
Buffalo Bisons 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 X 5 10 1
Buffalo Breaks Through for First Win in World Series; Now Trails 3-1
The Buffalo Bisons have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Nashville Sounds, winning 5-3 at Aspinwall Grounds today. Bisons right fielder Matt Lawton was named player of the game after he was 3 for 4 with a triple and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once. The win cuts the deficit facing the Bisons to 3-1 in the best-of-7 World Series.

Lawton had a consequential at-bat in the bottom of the sixth for the Bisons. Coming up with runners on 1st and 2nd and Buffalo trailing 1-0, he hit a 2-run triple.

"This win gets us that much closer to where we want to be," Lawton said in postgame remarks.

Game 5 is set to be played tomorrow at Aspinwall Grounds in Buffalo. Slated to start are Paul Wilson for Nashville and Mac Suzuki for Buffalo.
NASHVILLE BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Owen 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .217 0 2
D. Bautista LF 5 1 1 0 0 0 4 .324 1 3
R. Cedeno RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .328 1 8
O. McDowell CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .339 2 17
R. Casanova C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .304 1 11
S. Leius 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .352 4 15
J. Ayrault DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .288 0 6
R. Holbert SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .226 0 5
G. Arias 1B 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .228 3 7
Totals 34 3 6 3 4 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Holbert (3, 7th Inning off J. Doherty, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: S. Owen (1, 3rd Inning off J. Doherty, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: G. Arias (3, 9th Inning off T. Fortugno, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Owen 3 , G. Arias 4 , R. Cedeno , R. Holbert 2 , D. Bautista , O. McDowell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Cedeno , S. Leius , D. Bautista , O. McDowell
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cedeno (3) , O. McDowell (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Leius-Owen-Arias)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Stewart DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .200 0 5
M. Cairo 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .296 0 5
M. Lawton RF 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .420 4 17
T. Walker 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .333 2 7
M. Martinez CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .176 2 6
G. Williams LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .396 2 11
T. Spehr C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .085 0 1
J. Canizaro 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 2 10
D. Howard SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .275 0 6
Totals 33 5 10 5 1 4 9      
BATTING
Triples: M. Lawton (1, 6th Inning off E. Loaiza, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cairo 2 , M. Martinez , S. Stewart 2 , M. Lawton 5 , G. Williams , D. Howard
2-out RBI: M. Cairo , M. Martinez , M. Lawton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Walker
GIDP: J. Canizaro
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: J. Canizaro
NASHVILLE PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Loaiza L (3-1) 6.2 10 5 5 1 4 0 100 68 1.99   
M. Perez 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 1.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Loaiza 37
Batters Faced: E. Loaiza 30, M. Perez 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Loaiza 8-7, M. Perez 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Loaiza 100-68, M. Perez 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Perez 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Doherty W (2-0) 6.1 5 1 0 1 2 0 109 59 4.12   
A. Berumen H (1) 2.0 0 1 1 3 1 0 34 19 4.50   
T. Fortugno 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 13.50   
J. Suppan SV (4) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 9.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Doherty 62
Batters Faced: J. Doherty 26, A. Berumen 9, T. Fortugno 1, J. Suppan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Doherty 9-8, A. Berumen 2-3, T. Fortugno 0-0, J. Suppan 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Doherty 109-59, A. Berumen 34-19, T. Fortugno 1-1, J. Suppan 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Berumen 1-0 , T. Fortugno 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Lawton
Ballpark: Aspinwall Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 17 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 60302
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