FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/02/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 823 - MONDAY, JULY 2ND , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago (A) White Sox (52-31) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 0
Minnesota Twins (41-42) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 9 0
Win Streak Now at 6 for White Sox
Minnesota third baseman Trevor Plouffe had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Plouffe was 2-3 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 runs, even as Chicago (A) beat the Twins, 3-2. Chicago (A) reliever Ray Narleski picked up the win to move to 4-0. Rick Rhoden suffered the loss. Bill Scherrer, who is a four-time All-Star, nailed down the save.

Chicago (A) used the timely hitting of Matt Merullo to seize the win. The catcher stroked a 2-run single in the top of the seventh inning to put the White Sox on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"We busted our tails," said Minnesota manager Dan Hornbaker. "But we came up short."

The winning streak has now reached 6 games for the White Sox.
CHICAGO (A) BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Combs CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .318 0 26
D. Santana SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 1 22
D. Evans 3B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .346 14 70
D. Barton 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .266 4 30
J. Moore RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .311 16 78
D. Williams LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .290 12 50
   a-B. Harper PH, LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .367 13 73
D. Schneider 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .191 3 22
B. Bogusevic DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .263 1 3
M. Merullo C 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 .223 4 36
Totals 30 3 5 3 4 7 7      
a - B. Harper pinch hit for D. Williams in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: J. Moore , B. Harper , D. Schneider , B. Bogusevic , M. Merullo
2-out RBI: M. Merullo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Combs 2
Sac Bunt: M. Merullo
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Siebern RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .297 24 50
   a-K. Miller PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 3 19
J. Offerman 1B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .238 0 11
D. Moore DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .270 4 13
T. Trammell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243 11 41
T. Plouffe 3B 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 .244 8 30
G. Kingsale CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313 8 44
L. Marson C 4 0 3 1 0 1 0 .233 2 19
M. Trillo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .222 1 16
B. Morgan SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 4 21
Totals 36 2 9 2 2 6 17      
a - K. Miller pinch hit for N. Siebern in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Plouffe (12, 2nd Inning off R. Munger, 0 on, 0 outs) , L. Marson (6, 2nd Inning off R. Munger, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Plouffe (8, 6th Inning off R. Narleski, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Offerman , D. Moore , T. Plouffe 6 , L. Marson 4 , M. Trillo , B. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trillo , B. Morgan 2
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Siebern(Moore at home))
CHICAGO (A) PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Munger 4.2 6 1 1 1 3 0 88 4.83   
R. Narleski W (4-0) 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 1 29 2.22   
B. Kelly H (8) 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 1.85   
B. Scherrer SV (15) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 1.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Munger 50
Batters Faced: R. Munger 21, R. Narleski 6, B. Kelly 5, B. Scherrer 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Munger 6-5, R. Narleski 1-0, B. Kelly 0-4, B. Scherrer 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: R. Munger 88-57, R. Narleski 29-19, B. Kelly 23-13, B. Scherrer 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Narleski 1-0 , B. Kelly 1-0 , B. Scherrer 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Rhoden L (7-7) 6.2 4 3 3 2 5 0 100 4.13   
J. Bonikowski BS (2) 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 20 2.79   
R. Meacham 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 12 1.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Rhoden 57
Batters Faced: R. Rhoden 25, J. Bonikowski 6, R. Meacham 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Rhoden 6-8, J. Bonikowski 1-2, R. Meacham 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Rhoden 100-67, J. Bonikowski 20-9, R. Meacham 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bonikowski 2-2 , R. Meacham 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Trevor Plouffe
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Roof closed, 74 degrees
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 29760
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