Strat-O-Matic Report
NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 2000 Millennium League Date: 8/20/2000
TORONTO AT ANAHEIM
Blue-Jays....... 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 8 8 2
Angels.......... 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 - 7 10 2
Win:Tavarez(5-4) Loss:Washburn(5-7) Save:Koch(29th)
Homeruns- D.Mirabelli(7th), T.Batista(37th)
The Toronto club registered 7 runs in the 1st inning and nipped the Anaheim
Angels 8 to 7 at Edison Int'l Field in a hard fought contest.
Toronto promptly took the lead in their half of the first when they blasted
Anaheim for 7 runs on 4 hits. The key at-bat was by Chris Truby who quieted
the home crowd when he tripled scoring two baserunners. Toronto had a total
of 8 hits for the game.
Julian Tavarez(5-4) got the win allowing 6 runs in 5 and 1/3 innings. Tavarez
got help from Billy Koch who earned his 29th save. Jarrod Washburn(5-7) was
the loser. He gave up 1 hit and 2 walks in 1/3 of an inning.
'I always am most impressed when a pitcher finds a way to win even without his
best stuff,' Russ Granberry said after the game. 'Tavarez did not have
command of his pitches most of the night, but he proved he really knew how to
pitch!'
NEW YORK AT LOS ANGELES
Yankees......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 5 1
Dodgers......... 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 6 1
Win:Brown(14-9) Loss:Pettitte(10-15)
Homeruns- B.Williams(32nd), G.Sheffield(37th)
Left fielder Gary Sheffield went yard and had 2 RBI and Kevin Brown came
through with a solid 9 innings at Dodger Stadium where the Los Angeles
Dodgers beat the New York Yankees by the score of 3 to 1.
Brown(14-9) was in control of the game from the outset. He didn't give up
much, just 5 hits and 1 walk in 9 innings. Los Angeles had only 6 hits for
the night.
Andy Pettitte(10-15) was hit with the loss. He allowed 3 runs and 5 hits in 7
innings.
OAKLAND AT MONTREAL
A's............. 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 0
Expos........... 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 7 0
Win:Ponson(7-16) Loss:Schmidt(0-1)
Homeruns- A.Ramirez(1st), R.Velarde(15th), B.Anderson(15th), M.Cairo(1st)
Sidney Ponson pitched a complete game and Miguel Cairo smacked a grand slam as
the Montreal Expos outscored the Oakland A's 8 to 3.
Cairo helped send the fans home happy. He emptied the bases with a Grand Slam
homerun (his 1st of the season) in the 1st inning and slapped a base-hit in
the 8th inning. Montreal totaled 7 on the afternoon.
Ponson(7-16) was the winner allowing 3 runs for the game. The loss was charged
to Jason Schmidt(0-1). OPEN was just happy to get a win, 'We've had such a
bad streak of games -- boy, it's great to get the monkey off our back. Now
maybe we can relax a little and play the kind of baseball of which we are
capable.'
PITTSBURGH AT MINNESOTA
Pirates......... 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 - 4 8 0
Twins........... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 4 1
Win:Clement(6-14) Loss:Radke(6-15)
Homeruns- T.Martinez(12th), M.Johnson(1st)
Center fielder Brian S. Giles had 2 base hits and Matt Clement mowed down 11
Minnesota batters as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Minnesota Twins by a
score of 4 to 0.
Clement(6-14) escaped virtually unscathed against the Minnesota hitters. He
was stingy on the mound, allowing just 4 hits and 3 walks in 9 innings
lowering his ERA to 4.66. Pittsburgh had 8 hits for the afternoon.
Brad Radke(6-15) ended up with the loss. He pitched 5 and 1/3 innings giving
up 5 hits and 1 walk. Clement didn't realize how many strikeouts he was
racking up. When told he had 11 he was obviously surprised, 'No kidding?
Man, I knew that I had a decent total, but I didn't think I had K'd that
many. Say, that's pretty good, isn't it?'
HOUSTON AT KANSAS CITY
Astros.......... 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 - 8 11 3
Royals.......... 0 0 0 4 8 0 0 1 - 13 16 2
Win:Reed(8-8) Loss:Dotel(1-2) Save:Graves(20th)
Homeruns- J.Bagwell-2(34th), J.Damon(22nd), T.Hundley(8th), D.Young(17th)
Catcher Todd Hundley blasted a homerun and had 3 RBI at Kauffman Stadium as
the Kansas City Royals beat the Houston Astros by the count of 13 to
8.
Hundley enjoyed a big evening at the plate. He hit a bases-empty home run
(his 8th of the season) in the 4th inning, doubled plating two runs in the
5th inning and singled in the 7th inning. Houston was out-hit by Kansas
City, 16 hits to 11.
The win went to Rick Reed(8-8) who allowed 3 runs in 7 innings. Danny Graves
earned the save, his 20th. Octavio Dotel(1-2) took the loss. He was touched
for 8 hits and 3 walks in 4 and 1/3 innings.
ARIZONA AT CLEVELAND
Diamond-Backs... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 - 6 16 0
Indians......... 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 14 0
Win:Johnson(18-12) Loss:Lorraine(3-2)
Homeruns- S.Finley(21st), G.Hill(16th), T.Fryman(20th), B.Ausmus(3rd)
Randy Johnson struck out 20 batters and Glenallen Hill left the yard and had 2
RBI as the Arizona team defeated the Cleveland Indians in 13 innings by a
score of 6 to 3 at The Ballpark.
The game was deadlocked at 2 after nine full innings. Finally, Arizona pulled
the game out in the 13th inning. After an out was recorded, Hill got things
going when he lined a base-hit. Derek Bell stepped into the batter's box and
he slapped a single. Tony Womack then laced a single resulting in a run.
Luis Gonzalez came up and he doubled bringing in another run. Steve Finley
stepped into the box and hit a deep fly scoring the final run of the inning.
Arizona banged out 16 on the afternoon.
Johnson(18-12) allowed 3 runs on the game. Andrew Lorraine(3-2) was tagged
with the loss in relief. He got hit pretty hard, allowing 11 hits and 7
walks in 6 innings.
Johnson was pleased with his performance. He noted, 'I had good command of
all my pitches. Just as important, my location was right on.'
CHICAGO AT FLORIDA
White Sox....... 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 1
Marlins......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 2
Win:Neagle(6-12) Loss:Mahay(3-4)
Homeruns- A.Ochoa(2nd), P.Wilson(24th)
Denny Neagle whiffed 10 batters as the Florida Marlins beat the Chicago White
Sox in 11 innings by a score of 4 to 3.
Both teams were tied at 3 runs apiece after nine innings. Florida won the
hard fought contest in the 11th inning. After an out was recorded, Preston
Wilson lofted a solo-blast 'downtown' (his 24th of the season) giving Florida
the victory and sending the 31,130 home-town fans home happy. Florida rapped
out 7 hits for the night.
The victory went to Neagle(6-12) who went the distance allowing 3 runs. Ron
Mahay(3-4) took the loss in relief. John Dean was asked about the
performance of Neagle, 'He had his good stuff out there tonight. The fans
really get into it when the strikeouts start mounting up - and that seems to
give him even more adrenalin.'
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