VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT NEW YORK METS
08/30/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
DETROIT TIGERS AT NEW YORK METS
GAME ID: 1954 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 30TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 R H E
Detroit Tigers (63-76) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 8 0
New York Mets (61-78) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 8 0
Mets Win Nail-Biter
New York Mets starter Randy Johnson was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Detroit Tigers, 3-2. New York reliever Mike Stanton picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Onan Masaoka absorbed the loss. The Tigers, at 63-76, have lost 4 in a row.

The Mets got a clutch hit from center fielder Matt Lawton. In the bottom of the 12th, he delivered a run-scoring single to win the game for the Mets.

"Every loss stings," said Detroit manager Travis Phillips. "This one is no exception."
DETROIT BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 .251 0 20
S. Hairston SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .279 5 18
   a-J. Posada PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .271 15 65
   b-M. Young SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 13 53
M. Kotsay RF, CF 5 0 3 0 1 0 1 .277 13 55
R. Raburn CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .266 14 55
   d-C. Ross LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 2 10
J. Kendall C 3 1 0 0 2 1 1 .276 4 26
T. Hunter LF, RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .245 14 64
M. Holliday 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .279 5 30
R. Paulino 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .256 3 25
B. Penny P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .188 0 6
   I. Ostlund P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   L. Vizcaino P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-V. Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .211 13 40
   B. Groom P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
   O. Masaoka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 44 2 8 2 4 8 17      
a - J. Posada pinch hit for S. Hairston in the 8th
b - M. Young substituted for J. Posada in the 8th
c - V. Diaz pinch hit for L. Vizcaino in the 10th
d - C. Ross substituted for R. Raburn in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Castillo (8, 3rd Inning off R. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Hunter (19, 11th Inning off D. Weathers, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Castillo 2 , S. Hairston , J. Posada , M. Kotsay 3 , T. Hunter 2 , M. Holliday
2-out RBI: S. Hairston
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Kotsay , R. Raburn 3 , J. Kendall , R. Paulino , B. Groom
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Castillo (50) , M. Kotsay (29) , J. Kendall (19)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lawton CF 5 0 2 1 1 1 0 .227 14 49
T. Perez RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .220 7 23
S. Casey 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .232 12 62
   c-D. Wright PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .247 26 77
   M. Stanton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
P. Wilson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .229 11 49
J. Liefer LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .220 21 77
J. Vidro 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .266 11 66
D. Barraza C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .207 10 35
   B. Wickman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   D. Weathers P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-E. Hinske 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .239 5 14
N. Logan SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 .227 0 2
R. Johnson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .104 0 1
   T. Adams P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-E. Alfonzo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 17 59
   F. Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-R. Casanova C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 5 14
Totals 43 3 8 3 2 4 12      
a - E. Alfonzo pinch hit for T. Adams in the 8th
b - R. Casanova substituted for F. Rodriguez in the 10th
c - D. Wright pinch hit for S. Casey in the 11th
d - E. Hinske substituted for D. Weathers in the 12th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Liefer (21, 2nd Inning off B. Penny, 0 on, 1 out) , T. Perez (7, 11th Inning off B. Groom, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lawton 2 , T. Perez 4 , J. Liefer 6 , E. Hinske , N. Logan
2-out RBI: M. Lawton
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Casey
Hit by Pitch: P. Wilson
Team LOB: 8
DETROIT PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Penny 7.2 3 1 1 2 2 1 102 3.32   
I. Ostlund 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4.80   
L. Vizcaino 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.05   
B. Groom 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 1 29 4.65   
O. Masaoka L (1-2) 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 7.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Penny 69
Batters Faced: B. Penny 29, I. Ostlund 1, L. Vizcaino 4, B. Groom 8, O. Masaoka 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Penny 13-8, I. Ostlund 0-1, L. Vizcaino 2-1, B. Groom 3-1, O. Masaoka 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Penny 102-62, I. Ostlund 1-1, L. Vizcaino 14-7, B. Groom 29-18, O. Masaoka 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: I. Ostlund 3-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Penny
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Johnson 7.1 4 1 1 1 7 0 108 5.26   
T. Adams 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 3.29   
F. Rodriguez 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 23 2.68   
B. Wickman 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 4.39   
D. Weathers 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 24 2.96   
M. Stanton W (2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Johnson 72
Batters Faced: R. Johnson 27, T. Adams 4, F. Rodriguez 5, B. Wickman 4, D. Weathers 5, M. Stanton 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Johnson 9-6, T. Adams 1-1, F. Rodriguez 2-1, B. Wickman 0-2, D. Weathers 0-3, M. Stanton 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Johnson 108-69, T. Adams 14-8, F. Rodriguez 23-11, B. Wickman 19-12, D. Weathers 24-13, M. Stanton 5-4
WP: R. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Johnson
Ballpark: Shea Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:53
Attendance: 33597
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