FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
07/21/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
CHICAGO (A) WHITE SOX AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 968 - SATURDAY, JULY 21ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago (A) White Sox (57-39) 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 6 9 0
Houston Astros (45-52) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 10 1
Win Makes Chicago (A) 57-39
White Sox center fielder Earle Combs left his mark on his team's 6-2 win over the Houston Astros. Combs, who is tied for 2nd in the AL in doubles with 33, went 1 for 4 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for Chicago (A) in the contest. Bill Scherrer closed out the game, earning his 17th save. The second-place White Sox improved to 57-39.

Early in the game, Combs had a 3-run home run for Chicago (A). It was his 2nd home run of the season and put the White Sox on top, 3-0.

"Our approach was just to try to see something over the plate and be aggressive," Combs told the Chicago (A) Herald.
CHICAGO (A) BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Santana SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .263 1 24
E. Combs CF 4 2 1 3 1 1 2 .309 2 34
D. Evans 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .330 15 77
D. Barton 1B 3 1 0 0 2 0 1 .264 5 34
J. Moore RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 4 .304 19 84
D. Williams LF 4 0 2 2 1 1 2 .313 16 61
J. Romano C 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 .136 0 1
D. Spencer 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .268 8 33
D. Schneider DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .189 3 25
Totals 35 6 9 6 8 9 30      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Williams (27, 7th Inning off D. Carpenter, 2 on, 1 out) , D. Santana (26, 8th Inning off G. Frazier, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Combs (2, 3rd Inning off L. Castillo, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Santana 2 , E. Combs 4 , J. Moore 2 , D. Williams 3 , J. Romano , D. Spencer , D. Schneider
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Santana , D. Evans , D. Spencer 2 , D. Schneider
Sac Fly: J. Moore
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Spencer-Santana-Barton, Santana-Spencer-Barton, Santana-Spencer-Barton, Evans-Spencer-Barton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Cordero SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .305 17 44
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .292 9 29
C. Reynolds LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .314 11 61
B. Terry 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 1 .285 16 68
J. Orsulak CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .322 12 47
E. Rivera 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .279 7 37
L. Biittner DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .272 5 38
B. Pena C 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .239 5 32
G. Arias 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .284 9 24
Totals 33 2 10 2 3 4 22      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Pena (15, 5th Inning off R. Munger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: W. Cordero (17, 3rd Inning off R. Munger, 0 on, 2 outs) , B. Terry (16, 8th Inning off R. Munger, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: W. Cordero 4 , M. Cabrera , C. Reynolds , B. Terry 4 , J. Orsulak 2 , E. Rivera , L. Biittner , B. Pena 3
2-out RBI: W. Cordero , B. Terry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Cordero , M. Cabrera , L. Biittner
GIDP: C. Reynolds , E. Rivera , G. Arias 2
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: E. Rivera (9)
OF assists: 1 (Cabrera(Williams at 2nd base))
CHICAGO (A) PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Munger W (6-9) 8.0 9 2 2 3 3 2 109 4.70   
B. Kelly 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.13   
B. Scherrer SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Munger 56
Batters Faced: R. Munger 33, B. Kelly 1, B. Scherrer 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Munger 13-5, B. Kelly 0-0, B. Scherrer 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Munger 109-74, B. Kelly 3-3, B. Scherrer 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kelly 1-0 , B. Scherrer 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Castillo L (9-7) 5.1 7 3 3 3 4 1 109 4.44   
D. Sanders 1.0 0 3 3 3 1 0 26 5.74   
D. Carpenter 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 22 5.12   
G. Frazier 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 27 5.00   
R. Carson 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Castillo 43
Batters Faced: L. Castillo 26, D. Sanders 6, D. Carpenter 4, G. Frazier 6, R. Carson 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Castillo 3-8, D. Sanders 0-2, D. Carpenter 0-0, G. Frazier 1-2, R. Carson 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Castillo 109-64, D. Sanders 26-9, D. Carpenter 22-14, G. Frazier 27-15, R. Carson 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Sanders 3-0 , D. Carpenter 2-2 , R. Carson 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Earle Combs
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 21550
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