X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
06/05/2000
 
X FACTOR BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 853 - MONDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (35-24) 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 8 11 2
Houston Astros (34-23) 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 9 12 1
Twins Nipped, 9-8, by Houston
The Houston Astros and Minnesota Twins duked it out at Astrodome 1965.

The bat of Calvin Pickering helped the Houston Astros top the Minnesota Twins, 9-8, in 10 innings. Pickering was 2 for 3 with a home run and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once for Houston. The first-place Astros sport a record of 34-23.

Ryan Klesko clinched the win with a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the bottom of the tenth. In the game, the Houston center fielder drove in one run.

"Games like this is what baseball's all about," said Astros manager Fred Taylor.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Everett LF 4 3 1 1 1 2 1 .284 11 45
J. Reinoso CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .301 8 31
M. Vaughn 1B 5 3 2 1 1 2 4 .300 19 52
B. Higginson RF 6 0 2 2 0 0 4 .251 7 26
M. Quinn SS 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .342 9 34
K. Orie 2B 3 2 1 1 2 0 4 .298 2 8
R. Mendez 3B 4 0 1 1 1 1 0 .361 1 9
B. Santiago C 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .289 12 41
   B. Harvey P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   P. Thorpe P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Jackson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Bell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .140 1 3
   C. Frederick P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Guerrero PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .315 2 23
   J. McMullen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-S. Pedreira PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 2 7
   T. Witte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   d-C. Delgado C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .259 1 9
Totals 41 8 11 8 5 10 20      
a - J. Bell pinch hit for D. Jackson in the 4th
b - W. Guerrero pinch hit for C. Frederick in the 5th
c - S. Pedreira pinch hit for J. McMullen in the 7th
d - C. Delgado substituted for T. Witte in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Vaughn (16, 1st Inning off B. Zito, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Vaughn (19, 5th Inning off B. Zito, 0 on, 0 outs) , C. Everett (11, 8th Inning off D. Livernois, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Orie (2, 9th Inning off B. Ryan, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: C. Everett 4 , J. Reinoso , M. Vaughn 6 , B. Higginson 2 , M. Quinn 2 , K. Orie 4 , R. Mendez , B. Santiago
2-out RBI: B. Higginson , M. Quinn , R. Mendez , B. Santiago
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Higginson , K. Orie 2 , B. Santiago , W. Guerrero
Sac Bunt: J. Reinoso 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Everett
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: M. Quinn (3) , K. Orie (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Vaughn-Quinn-Harvey)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Klesko CF 5 1 0 1 0 2 4 .325 15 33
M. Cordova 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 3 .339 12 37
B. Bonds LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .328 10 26
C. Pickering RF 3 1 2 2 1 0 3 .325 17 49
F. Chacon 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 6 .304 7 37
O. Vizquel SS 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .303 3 23
   A. Castillo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Evans C 4 1 1 2 1 2 0 .163 3 17
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 .324 4 33
B. Zito P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 1 4
   D. Livernois P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Molina PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 10 45
   B. Ryan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Betemit SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .300 1 7
Totals 39 9 12 7 4 7 21      
a - B. Molina pinch hit for D. Livernois in the 8th
b - W. Betemit substituted for B. Ryan in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Chacon (16, 1st Inning off D. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Evans (3, 1st Inning off D. Jackson, 1 on, 2 outs) , C. Pickering (17, 5th Inning off J. McMullen, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Cordova 2 , B. Bonds 2 , C. Pickering 5 , F. Chacon 2 , O. Vizquel , M. Evans 4 , M. Grudzielanek 2 , W. Betemit
2-out RBI: F. Chacon , O. Vizquel , M. Evans
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Cordova , O. Vizquel
GIDP: F. Chacon
Sac Bunt: B. Zito
Sac Fly: R. Klesko , C. Pickering
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: O. Vizquel (4)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Jackson 3.0 5 5 0 0 2 1 53 5.60   
C. Frederick 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 29 1.23   
J. McMullen 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 23 4.87   
T. Witte 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 28 2.95   
B. Harvey BS (3) 1.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 18 3.33   
P. Thorpe L (1-1) 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 4.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Jackson 39
Batters Faced: D. Jackson 15, C. Frederick 5, J. McMullen 7, T. Witte 10, B. Harvey 5, P. Thorpe 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Jackson 4-3, C. Frederick 1-1, J. McMullen 4-2, T. Witte 3-1, B. Harvey 1-0, P. Thorpe 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Jackson 53-36, C. Frederick 29-15, J. McMullen 23-15, T. Witte 28-19, B. Harvey 18-10, P. Thorpe 11-9
Balk: B. Harvey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Zito 5.0 7 5 5 4 3 1 92 6.95   
D. Livernois BS (1) 3.0 3 2 2 1 4 1 44 2.95   
B. Ryan 1.1 1 1 1 0 3 1 27 1.57   
A. Castillo W (4-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Zito 32
Batters Faced: B. Zito 27, D. Livernois 13, B. Ryan 6, A. Castillo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Zito 5-7, D. Livernois 2-3, B. Ryan 1-0, A. Castillo 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Zito 92-58, D. Livernois 44-28, B. Ryan 27-18, A. Castillo 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Castillo 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Zito
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Calvin Pickering
Ballpark: Astrodome 1965
Start Time: 7:05 PM CT
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 42534
Special Notes: RP Bryan Harvey was injured while pitching.
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