INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
HOUSTON AEROS AT PITTSBURGH MAULERS
04/08/1990
 
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
HOUSTON AEROS AT PITTSBURGH MAULERS
GAME ID: 851 - SUNDAY, APRIL 8TH , 1990 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Aeros (5-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 9 0
Pittsburgh Maulers (5-3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
McDonald Twirls Aeros to Shutout Win
Ben McDonald was sneaky fast, on the mark and hard to hit today. He led the Houston Aeros to victory 2-0, blanking the Pittsburgh Maulers on 3 hits. He had 1 walk and 5 strikeouts.

"You know what he's going to throw. You know what to expect. And you still can't hit it," Pittsburgh skipper told reporters after the shutout loss. "He just had a real deceptive fastball today and he was throwing it for strikes."

HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Sanders CF, LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .424 1 4
R. Reynolds RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .182 0 2
   a-C. Carr CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
S. Sosa LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .194 1 3
C. Martinez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .219 1 3
R. Velarde SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .226 2 2
T. Herr 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .258 0 0
D. Hansen 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .300 1 4
A. Ashby C 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 .600 0 2
B. McDonald P 4 0 0 0 0 4 5 .000 0 0
Totals 34 2 9 2 2 11 17      
a - C. Carr substituted for R. Reynolds in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Ashby (1, 3rd Inning off C. Rainey, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Hansen (2, 7th Inning off C. Rainey, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Sanders 2 , T. Herr 2 , D. Hansen 3 , A. Ashby 4
2-out RBI: , A. Ashby 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Reynolds , C. Martinez 2
GIDP: D. Sanders
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Sanders 3 (7)
CS: C. Martinez (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Herr-Velarde-Martinez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Walker 1B, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .310 0 1
R. Mulliniks 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
B. Anderson LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .235 0 1
S. Abner CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .312 0 3
M. Sasser RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 0 4
R. Burleson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1
M. Benjamin 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .138 0 2
   a-T. Woodson PH, 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .222 0 0
S. Lake C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .360 0 3
C. Rainey P 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .400 0 0
   b-J. Hamilton PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .500 0 2
   C. Cary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 0 3 0 1 5 4      
a - T. Woodson pinch hit for M. Benjamin in the 8th
b - J. Hamilton pinch hit for C. Rainey in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Burleson (1, 2nd Inning off B. McDonald, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Anderson , R. Burleson 2 , S. Lake
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Benjamin
GIDP: S. Abner
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Benjamin-Lake-Walker)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. McDonald W (2-0) 9.0 3 0 0 1 5 0 104 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. McDonald 85
Batters Faced: B. McDonald 30
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. McDonald 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: B. McDonald 104-69
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rainey L (1-1) 8.0 7 1 1 2 8 0 106 2.70   
C. Cary 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 22 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rainey 70
Batters Faced: C. Rainey 31, C. Cary 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rainey 5-9, C. Cary 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rainey 106-69, C. Cary 22-14
WP: C. Rainey , C. Cary
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ben McDonald
Ballpark: Henderson Grounds
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 2:31
Attendance: 12755
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