FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
08/16/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
BOSTON RED SOX AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1191 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 16TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (52-69) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 8 0
Chicago (A) White Sox (62-57) 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 5 12 0
White Sox Score Late to Beat Red Sox, 5-4
The Chicago (A) White Sox did just enough to sneak past the Boston Red Sox, 5-4, at Comiskey Park. Chicago (A) pitcher Red Munger, in particular, had a standout performance. Reliever Frank Francisco picked up the win. His record improves to 3-5. Ray Herbert, who led the AL in wins with 21 in 1995, took the loss. Chicago (A) goes to 62-57, Boston to 52-69.

The clutch at-bat came in the bottom of the ninth inning, when Chicago (A) first baseman Daric Barton, facing Ray Herbert, had a run-scoring walk. It gave the White Sox the 5-4 win.

"Red did what Red does," said Chicago (A) manager Steven Ejercito.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Lezcano CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .226 8 15
A. Jones DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .222 19 53
D. Young LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .257 26 70
T. Brown 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 9 24
J. Kent 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .234 7 18
S. Schumaker RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .281 4 40
M. Giles 3B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .241 7 32
H. Wagner C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .255 4 29
V. Stephens SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .242 21 60
Totals 32 4 8 4 2 6 4      
BATTING
Home Runs: M. Giles (7, 8th Inning off R. Munger, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Young (26, 9th Inning off F. Francisco, 0 on, 0 outs) , A. Jones (19, 9th Inning off F. Francisco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Jones 4 , D. Young 4 , T. Brown , J. Kent , S. Schumaker , M. Giles 5 , H. Wagner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Giles
GIDP: J. Kent , V. Stephens
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Stephens-Brown-Kent)
OF assists: 1 (Schumaker(Schneider at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Combs CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .290 6 44
D. Evans 3B 2 0 1 1 2 0 2 .276 21 65
D. Bell LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .283 9 48
   a-D. Dascenzo LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .267 1 14
B. Harper RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .290 28 107
J. Moore DH 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .287 11 61
D. Spencer SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .206 11 56
D. Barton 1B 3 1 1 1 2 0 2 .274 8 55
K. Suzuki C 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 .274 7 55
D. Schneider 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .216 12 57
Totals 34 5 12 5 6 2 23      
a - D. Dascenzo substituted for D. Bell in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Bell (23, 1st Inning off R. Oswalt, 1 on, 1 out) , D. Spencer (22, 2nd Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Schneider (24, 2nd Inning off R. Oswalt, 1 on, 2 outs) , E. Combs (35, 6th Inning off M. Gore, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Barton (8, 4th Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Harper (28, 5th Inning off R. Oswalt, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Combs 3 , D. Evans , D. Bell 2 , B. Harper 4 , J. Moore 2 , D. Spencer 3 , D. Barton 3 , D. Schneider 3
2-out RBI: D. Schneider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bell , B. Harper , J. Moore
GIDP: K. Suzuki
Sac Fly: D. Evans
Hit by Pitch: D. Spencer , K. Suzuki
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Munger-Spencer-Barton, Schneider-Spencer-Barton)
OF assists: 1 (Harper(Schumaker at 3rd base))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Oswalt 4.1 8 4 4 2 0 1 106 5.68   
M. Gore 3.2 2 0 0 2 1 0 60 4.96   
R. Herbert L (2-3) 0.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 17 5.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Oswalt 29
Batters Faced: R. Oswalt 24, M. Gore 14, R. Herbert 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Oswalt 5-7, M. Gore 2-7, R. Herbert 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Oswalt 106-62, M. Gore 60-34, R. Herbert 17-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Gore 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Oswalt 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Munger 8.0 5 2 2 2 6 1 96 4.30   
F. Francisco W (3-5), BS (3) 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 2 24 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Munger 68
Batters Faced: R. Munger 28, F. Francisco 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Munger 7-8, F. Francisco 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Munger 96-60, F. Francisco 24-16
Balk: F. Francisco
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Red Munger
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 25851
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