FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
04/02/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 3 - SUNDAY, APRIL 2ND , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 6 0
Chicago (A) White Sox (1-0) 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 0 X 6 7 2
White Sox Pick Up 6-4 Win Against Minnesota
The Chicago (A) White Sox satisfied the home crowd at Comiskey Park, treating them to a season-opening win, 6-4, over the Minnesota Twins. Starting Pitcher Kevin Appier was the standout performer for Chicago (A).

Bryce Harper had a big grand slam home run for the White Sox in the bottom of the fifth inning. With Chicago (A) leading 1-0 and the bases loaded, he sized up a slider from 25-year old right-handed pitcher Rick Rhoden and punished it. The result was his 1st home run of the season, which put the White Sox on top, 5-0.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Appier told the Chicago (A) Today.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Siebern RF 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .500 0 2
M. Trillo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
P. McNulty LF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .500 0 1
T. Plouffe 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000 0 0
E. Lake 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
G. Kingsale CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
G. Luzinski DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000 0 0
L. Marson C 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-T. Trammell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Morgan SS 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
Totals 34 4 6 3 2 5 15      
a - T. Trammell pinch hit for L. Marson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Siebern 2 (2, 4th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off K. Appier, 2 on, 2 outs) , P. McNulty (1, 8th Inning off A. Faulkner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Siebern 4 , M. Trillo , P. McNulty 3 , L. Marson
2-out RBI: N. Siebern , P. McNulty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trillo , T. Plouffe 2 , G. Kingsale , B. Morgan
GIDP: E. Lake
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Morgan-Trillo-Plouffe)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Combs CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .333 0 1
D. Barton 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Harper RF 4 1 1 4 0 1 0 .250 1 4
D. Evans 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 1 1
D. Spencer SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Moore DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
D. Schneider 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
E. St. Claire C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
D. Williams LF 3 1 2 0 0 1 1 .667 0 0
Totals 30 6 7 6 2 5 5      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Moore (1, 2nd Inning off R. Rhoden, 0 on, 2 outs) , D. Williams (1, 7th Inning off J. Bonikowski, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Evans (1, 4th Inning off R. Rhoden, 0 on, 1 out) , B. Harper (1, 5th Inning off R. Rhoden, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Combs , B. Harper 4 , D. Evans 4 , J. Moore 2 , E. St. Claire , D. Williams 3
2-out RBI: B. Harper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Schneider
GIDP: D. Barton
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: E. St. Claire (1)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Spencer 2 (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Spencer-Schneider-Barton)
PB: E. St. Claire
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rhoden L (0-1) 6.0 5 5 5 2 5 2 98 7.50   
J. Bonikowski 2.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 29 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rhoden 45
Batters Faced: R. Rhoden 25, J. Bonikowski 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rhoden 7-6, J. Bonikowski 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rhoden 98-60, J. Bonikowski 29-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier W (1-0) 7.0 5 4 1 2 4 0 108 1.29   
A. Faulkner 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.00   
B. Ross H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0.00   
F. Francisco SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 59
Batters Faced: K. Appier 29, A. Faulkner 1, B. Ross 3, F. Francisco 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 10-6, A. Faulkner 0-0, B. Ross 2-1, F. Francisco 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 108-61, A. Faulkner 5-3, B. Ross 9-7, F. Francisco 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ross 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 29682
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