DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
10/01/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
WASHINGTON SENATORS AT LOS ANGELES DODGERS
GAME ID: 3179 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Washington Senators 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 11 0
Los Angeles Dodgers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
Burkett Handcuffs Dodgers, Senators Seize 1-0 Advantage in DS
John Burkett and the Washington Senators opened the Division Series in brilliant fashion today, traveling to Los Angeles and shutting out the host Dodgers at Dodger Stadium 4-0 to secure an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-7 series. Burkett, the Senators right-hander, was named player of the game as he threw 8 innings of shutout ball.

Burkett, the Washington right-hander, went 8.1 innings, allowing no earned runs on 7 hits. He collected 8 strikeouts.

"I just trusted my stuff," said Burkett.

The next game is set to be played tomorrow in Los Angeles. Slated to start are Kevin Millwood for Washington and Roger Clemens for Los Angeles.
WASHINGTON BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Kendall C 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .200 0 0
V. Guerrero RF 3 0 1 1 2 0 1 .333 0 1
A. Rodriguez SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
A. Belle DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200 0 0
M. Greenwell LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
E. Davis CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
W. Greene 3B 4 2 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
K. Hrbek 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
K. Sefcik 2B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .750 0 1
Totals 38 4 11 4 2 5 14      
BATTING
Doubles: V. Guerrero (1, 9th Inning off R. Rincon, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Hrbek (1, 9th Inning off R. Rincon, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Hrbek 5 , V. Guerrero 2 , J. Kendall , K. Sefcik 3 , W. Greene 2 , E. Davis , A. Belle
2-out RBI: K. Sefcik
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Kendall , A. Rodriguez , W. Greene , A. Belle
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Sefcik (1) , W. Greene (1) , E. Davis (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rodriguez-Sefcik-Hrbek)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Hunter LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 0
C. Brown 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
R. Klesko DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
R. Palmeiro 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .333 0 0
J. Hammonds RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .000 0 0
J. Varitek C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
T. Hunter CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
H. Bush 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
K. Stocker SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 32 0 7 0 1 10 10      
BATTING
Total Bases: J. Varitek , B. Hunter , K. Stocker , R. Klesko 2 , R. Palmeiro , C. Brown
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Varitek
GIDP: T. Hunter
Team LOB: 6
WASHINGTON PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Burkett W (1-0) 8.1 7 0 0 0 8 0 117 77 0.00   
D. Plesac 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 13 7 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Burkett 77
Batters Faced: J. Burkett 30, D. Plesac 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Burkett 10-5, D. Plesac 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Burkett 117-77, D. Plesac 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Plesac 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Maddux L (0-1) 6.0 5 1 1 2 5 0 96 63 1.50   
S. Radinsky 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 26 17 4.50   
R. Rincon 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 22 14 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Maddux 61
Batters Faced: G. Maddux 25, S. Radinsky 9, R. Rincon 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Maddux 7-6, S. Radinsky 3-3, R. Rincon 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Maddux 96-63, S. Radinsky 26-17, R. Rincon 22-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rincon 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Burkett
Ballpark: Dodger Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 54804
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