DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
05/21/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 553 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 21ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (14-33) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 0
Charlotte Knights (25-24) 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X 3 8 3
Yankees Fall Short, 3-2, at Charlotte
The Charlotte Knights got a rather unremarkable outing from starting pitcher Scott Bankhead, but it was good enough for the club to take a 3-2 decision over the New York Yankees. Earning his 5th save of the year was Matt Mantei. The losing streak for New York has now reached 5 games.

Had Orlando Merced not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and runners on 1st and 2nd, Merced hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Knights.

"Been a rough stretch for us," said New York manager Tigerr Wolfe.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cabrera SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .258 1 15
B. Abreu RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .217 8 19
K. Kiyohara 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .196 11 29
T. Fryman 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .216 4 16
Q. McCracken LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .194 1 2
R. Thompson DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .188 3 12
M. Gallego 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .192 1 5
D. Lewis CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .158 1 7
J. Grotewold C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .125 0 1
Totals 33 2 7 2 2 9 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Gallego (3, 7th Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gallego 2 , O. Cabrera , B. Abreu 2 , D. Lewis 2 , T. Fryman
2-out RBI: D. Lewis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. McCracken , R. Thompson , J. Grotewold 2
GIDP: O. Cabrera
Sac Bunt: M. Gallego
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Abreu (10) , D. Lewis (11)
CS: B. Abreu (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .242 7 14
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .258 11 23
   c-N. Perez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .323 0 4
C. Everett CF, LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 3 .249 9 22
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .230 8 29
S. Mack LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .284 7 30
   a-D. Segui 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .205 2 11
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .318 3 27
M. Carreon DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .236 2 15
T. Batista 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .202 10 31
   b-R. Rivera CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .150 1 1
T. Zeile C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 12 28
Totals 32 3 8 3 3 6 16      
a - D. Segui substituted for S. Mack in the 8th
b - R. Rivera substituted for T. Batista in the 8th
c - N. Perez substituted for J. Giambi in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Merced (5, 3rd Inning off R. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Batista , S. Mack , C. Everett 2 , C. Knoblauch , O. Merced 4
2-out RBI: C. Everett , O. Merced
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Mack , C. Everett , R. Rivera
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: J. Giambi (2) , C. Everett (3) , C. Knoblauch (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Knoblauch-Garciaparra-Giambi)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Martinez L (2-6) 6.0 6 3 3 0 3 0 92 55 4.45   
J. Mesa BS (4) 1.2 2 0 0 2 3 0 39 23 5.40   
L. Smith 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 4.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Martinez 51
Batters Faced: R. Martinez 24, J. Mesa 9, L. Smith 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Martinez 6-9, J. Mesa 1-1, L. Smith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Martinez 92-55, J. Mesa 39-23, L. Smith 6-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mesa 2-2 , L. Smith 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Bankhead W (4-3) 7.0 5 2 2 1 7 0 101 70 3.43   
T. Worrell H (1) 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 15 3.06   
M. Mantei SV (5) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bankhead 65
Batters Faced: S. Bankhead 27, T. Worrell 6, M. Mantei 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bankhead 9-3, T. Worrell 0-2, M. Mantei 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bankhead 101-70, T. Worrell 26-15, M. Mantei 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mantei 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Bankhead
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 15810
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