X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
08/17/1998
 
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT ATLANTA BRAVES
GAME ID: 10301 - MONDAY, AUGUST 17TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (75-47) 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 14 0
Atlanta Braves (61-61) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 10 0
Braves Lose, 5-2
Pittsburgh Pirates starter Raul Palma was in a rhythm all game. He led his team to a win over the Atlanta Braves, 5-2. Palma got the win, improving to 12-4. He gave up 7 hits and walked 3 over 7 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Dan Miceli earned the save for Pittsburgh, his 7th of the year.

Pittsburgh used the hitting of Mike Matheny to pick up the win. The catcher clubbed a solo home run in the top of the sixth inning to put the Pirates on top, 2-0. For the game, Matheny had 1 home run and 2 singles in 5 at-bats.

Pittsburgh manager Alan Hounsell commended his team for exhibiting "no shortage of effort."

The loss makes Atlanta 61-61.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE ATLANTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Vizcaino SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .280 7 42
D. Bichette 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 4 .277 22 69
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 2 1 1 0 2 .279 8 46
C. Singleton CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .294 7 62
M. Matheny C 5 1 3 2 0 0 0 .270 2 23
H. Morris RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .308 13 75
T. Goodwin LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .299 1 16
F. Vasquez 3B 3 0 2 1 1 1 1 .283 7 40
R. Palma P 2 1 1 0 0 1 2 .136 0 3
   a-C. Quintana PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .323 5 25
   C. Woodfin P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   D. Miceli P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 5 14 5 2 6 19      
a - C. Quintana pinch hit for R. Palma in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Morris (32, 2nd Inning off J. Neidlinger, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Knoblauch (22, 3rd Inning off J. Neidlinger, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Vasquez (23, 8th Inning off R. Moody, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Vizcaino (4, 7th Inning off J. Neidlinger, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Matheny (2, 6th Inning off J. Neidlinger, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Vizcaino 4 , D. Bichette , C. Knoblauch 3 , M. Matheny 6 , H. Morris 3 , T. Goodwin , F. Vasquez 3 , R. Palma
2-out RBI: C. Knoblauch , M. Matheny
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bichette , C. Knoblauch , C. Singleton , F. Vasquez , R. Palma
GIDP: C. Singleton
Sac Bunt: R. Palma
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Febles 2B 4 1 3 0 1 1 2 .285 7 26
J. Villa RF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .276 2 17
C. Jones SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 5 .301 23 85
R. Jefferson 1B 5 0 1 2 0 2 2 .310 21 91
J. Giambi 3B 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .269 26 92
G. Braggs LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 3 .282 9 48
G. Hill CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .256 18 66
J. Foster C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 1 11
J. Neidlinger P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .102 0 4
   a-L. Alicea PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .293 3 14
   R. Moody P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Valrie PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .267 5 38
   D. Higgs P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 37 2 10 2 4 9 20      
a - L. Alicea pinch hit for J. Neidlinger in the 7th
b - K. Valrie pinch hit for R. Moody in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Giambi (30, 2nd Inning off R. Palma, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Febles 3 , R. Jefferson , J. Giambi 3 , G. Braggs 2 , G. Hill , K. Valrie
2-out RBI: R. Jefferson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Febles , C. Jones 2 , R. Jefferson , J. Giambi , G. Braggs , G. Hill , J. Foster
Hit by Pitch: J. Villa
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Febles 2 (26) , G. Braggs (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jefferson-Jones-Jefferson)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE ATLANTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Palma W (12-4) 7.0 7 2 2 3 7 0 104 2.74   
C. Woodfin H (5) 1.2 3 0 0 1 2 0 37 3.52   
D. Miceli SV (7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Palma 59
Batters Faced: R. Palma 32, C. Woodfin 9, D. Miceli 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Palma 4-10, C. Woodfin 2-1, D. Miceli 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Palma 104-63, C. Woodfin 37-24, D. Miceli 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Miceli 2-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Palma
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Neidlinger L (9-7) 7.0 11 4 4 2 4 1 102 3.33   
R. Moody 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 2.98   
D. Higgs 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.47   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Neidlinger 41
Batters Faced: J. Neidlinger 33, R. Moody 5, D. Higgs 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Neidlinger 6-10, R. Moody 2-0, D. Higgs 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Neidlinger 102-65, R. Moody 11-9, D. Higgs 15-10
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Raul Palma
Ballpark: Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium 1974
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 36592
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