FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
05/28/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES AT CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 504 - MONDAY, MAY 28TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Philadelphia Phillies (23-26) 2 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 8 11 0
Chicago (A) White Sox (30-21) 0 1 0 0 6 0 2 0 X 9 12 1
Chicago (A) Beats Philadelphia, 9-8
Led by Matt Merullo, the Chicago (A) White Sox downed the Philadelphia Phillies, 9-8. Merullo went 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the White Sox. The White Sox, at 30-21, lead by one game in their division.

In the bottom of the seventh, Chicago (A) center fielder Earle Combs gave his team the lead. With two out and runners on 1st and 3rd, The Kentucky Colonel hit his 15th double of the year. Philadelphia pitcher Ramon Troncoso surrendered it. With that, the White Sox jumped in front, 9-8.

"Both teams had plenty of clutch hits," said Combs. "It made for an exciting game."
PHILADELPHIA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Marte 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .269 7 31
J. Lucadello SS 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .259 4 27
K. Griffey RF 4 2 2 2 1 0 0 .294 2 25
F. White 1B 4 2 2 2 1 1 1 .284 8 37
W. Aybar 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .245 5 22
L. Rivas DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 3 .278 7 28
S. Lezcano LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .239 9 23
M. Taylor CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .234 8 23
S. Hogan C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .201 2 17
Totals 38 8 11 8 3 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Griffey 2 (16, 1st Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 2 outs; 3rd Inning off K. Appier, 2 on, 0 outs) , F. White (15, 5th Inning off L. Jackson, 2 on, 0 outs) , M. Taylor (8, 5th Inning off L. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: W. Aybar (1, 1st Inning off K. Appier, 1 on, 2 outs) , L. Rivas (6, 5th Inning off L. Jackson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Marte , J. Lucadello 2 , K. Griffey 4 , F. White 3 , W. Aybar 4 , L. Rivas 3 , M. Taylor 2
2-out RBI: F. White , W. Aybar , M. Taylor
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Aybar , L. Rivas , S. Lezcano , S. Hogan
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: F. White (5) , W. Aybar (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Combs CF 5 0 2 2 0 0 2 .317 0 14
D. Santana SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .287 0 11
B. Harper RF 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 .345 6 36
D. Evans 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .337 8 45
J. Moore DH 3 2 1 0 1 1 3 .301 9 42
D. Williams LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .309 5 29
D. Barton 1B 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .277 1 20
D. Spencer 2B 3 0 0 1 0 1 4 .265 5 18
M. Merullo C 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 .209 3 27
Totals 36 9 12 9 5 7 23      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Barton (12, 7th Inning off L. Leal, 0 on, 1 out) , E. Combs (15, 7th Inning off R. Troncoso, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Harper (6, 5th Inning off J. Coleman, 1 on, 0 outs) , M. Merullo (3, 5th Inning off J. Coleman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: E. Combs 3 , D. Santana , B. Harper 6 , D. Evans , J. Moore , D. Williams , D. Barton 3 , M. Merullo 4
2-out RBI: E. Combs , M. Merullo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Combs , D. Santana , J. Moore , D. Barton , M. Merullo
Hit by Pitch: J. Moore , D. Spencer
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Santana (6)

FIELDING
Errors: L. Jackson (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Spencer-Barton)
PHILADELPHIA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO (A) PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Coleman 4.2 8 7 7 3 3 2 107 5.53   
L. Leal L (0-2) 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 37 4.21   
R. Troncoso BS (3) 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 27 3.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Coleman 20
Batters Faced: J. Coleman 27, L. Leal 9, R. Troncoso 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Coleman 4-7, L. Leal 1-3, R. Troncoso 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Coleman 107-57, L. Leal 37-21, R. Troncoso 27-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Troncoso 2-2
Hit Batsmen: J. Coleman 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Appier 4.0 7 6 6 2 7 0 109 4.50   
L. Jackson 1.2 3 2 2 1 2 0 39 5.89   
B. Kelly W (1-1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 2.25   
B. Scherrer SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 29
Batters Faced: K. Appier 21, L. Jackson 10, B. Kelly 7, B. Scherrer 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 1-4, L. Jackson 1-2, B. Kelly 2-2, B. Scherrer 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 109-68, L. Jackson 39-24, B. Kelly 31-22, B. Scherrer 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Jackson 2-2 , B. Kelly 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Merullo
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 5 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:36
Attendance: 23486
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