VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
09/10/2004
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
TEXAS RANGERS AT PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES
GAME ID: 2083 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10TH , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Texas Rangers (73-75) 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4 5 0
Philadelphia Phillies (70-78) 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 X 5 8 0
Rangers Fall Short, 5-4, at Philadelphia
Cliff Floyd was instrumental in his team's 5-4 triumph over the Texas Rangers. The right fielder was 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times for the Philadelphia Phillies. The loss makes Texas 73-75.

The Phillies got a big at-bat from third baseman Scott Rolen. For the game, Rolen went 1 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the bottom of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 30th home run of the season gave Philadelphia a 4-3 lead.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Texas manager Johnny Oates.
TEXAS BATTING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Pena 1B 3 2 1 1 2 1 1 .219 29 77
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .293 25 70
J. Drew RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .296 34 84
H. Blalock 3B 3 1 0 0 0 1 3 .290 33 100
   b-A. Rodriguez PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .326 52 132
R. Cedeno LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .237 7 52
W. Bloomquist 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .207 2 24
M. Byrd CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 3 .230 9 31
J. Hernandez SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .218 15 44
P. Astacio P 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .080 0 0
   a-T. Hafner PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .277 4 12
   D. Graves P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 1
   B. Neal P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-J. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 6 26
Totals 31 4 5 4 7 9 16      
a - T. Hafner pinch hit for P. Astacio in the 7th
b - A. Rodriguez pinch hit for H. Blalock in the 8th
c - J. Lopez pinch hit for B. Neal in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: W. Bloomquist (9, 8th Inning off J. Howell, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Byrd (9, 4th Inning off K. Ballouli, 0 on, 2 outs) , C. Pena (29, 7th Inning off F. Butto, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Pena 4 , W. Bloomquist 3 , M. Byrd 4 , J. Hernandez
2-out RBI: W. Bloomquist , M. Byrd
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Rodriguez , M. Byrd 2
GIDP: W. Bloomquist
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Pena (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Blalock-Bloomquist-Pena)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Luis CF 4 2 2 0 0 0 1 .273 17 66
   b-R. Church CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .133 0 1
D. Relaford SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .266 8 40
C. Floyd RF 4 2 3 1 0 0 1 .332 38 113
S. Rolen 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .263 30 90
P. Polanco 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .291 19 73
A. Gonzalez 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .138 0 3
G. Gross LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .237 29 80
C. Ruiz C 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .190 5 22
K. Ballouli P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .115 1 1
   F. Butto P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-D. Palmer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 26 69
   J. Howell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 5 8 5 2 5 8      
a - D. Palmer pinch hit for F. Butto in the 7th
b - R. Church substituted for M. Luis in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Relaford (32, 7th Inning off D. Graves, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: C. Floyd (38, 3rd Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 1 out) , S. Rolen (30, 6th Inning off P. Astacio, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Luis 2 , D. Relaford 2 , C. Floyd 6 , S. Rolen 4 , P. Polanco
2-out RBI: D. Relaford , P. Polanco
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Floyd , A. Gonzalez
GIDP: A. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rolen-Polanco-Gonzalez)
TEXAS PITCHING LINESCORE PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Astacio 6.0 6 4 4 2 4 2 95 5.09   
D. Graves L (3-2) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 21 3.80   
B. Neal 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.24   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 46
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 25, D. Graves 5, B. Neal 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 7-6, D. Graves 0-3, B. Neal 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 95-61, D. Graves 21-12, B. Neal 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Ballouli 5.2 2 3 3 7 5 1 100 7.04   
F. Butto W (3-2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 16 6.19   
J. Howell SV (3) 2.0 2 0 0 0 3 0 39 1.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ballouli 51
Batters Faced: K. Ballouli 25, F. Butto 5, J. Howell 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ballouli 6-5, F. Butto 1-2, J. Howell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ballouli 100-56, F. Butto 16-11, J. Howell 39-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Butto 1-0
WP: J. Howell
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Cliff Floyd
Ballpark: Veterans Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 10:05 PM ET
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 34120
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