 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION HOUSTON EAGLES AT YOKOHAMA DODGERS 09/14/2005 |  | | | | |
 | | AWESOME BIGLEY BASEBALL ASSOCIATION | | HOUSTON EAGLES AT YOKOHAMA DODGERS | | GAME ID: 2904 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14TH, 2005 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Houston Eagles (90-55) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | Yokohama Dodgers (65-81) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | |  | |
| Big Game from Aikens Not Enough, Dodgers Lose | Despite a great performance by Yokohama first baseman Willie Aikens, the Houston Eagles defeated the Dodgers by the score of 5-4 at Kanagawa Prefecture Park. Aikens hit 3 home runs. Kevin Tapani picked up the win, improving his season record to 15-7. He struck out 6 in 7 innings. Takashi Saito, credited with the save, is now 39 for 43 in save opportunities.
Dave Bancroft put Houston in front, 5-2, when he hit a solo home run off Mike Hampton in the top of the third. It was his 16th home run of the season.
"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Bancroft said after the game.
The Eagles, at 90-55, have now won 4 straight.
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| HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - W. Stargell pinch hit for K. Tapani in the 8th
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Bancroft (16, 3rd Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Jansen (1, 2nd Inning off M. Hampton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Bancroft 4 , B. Williams , J. Wynn 2 , D. Jansen 4 , D. Pedroia
2-out RBI: D. Bancroft
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Bancroft , J. Wynn , D. Pedroia , B. Monroe
Sac Bunt: K. Tapani
Sac Fly: D. Bancroft
Team LOB: 11 | | | a - T. La Stella pinch hit for D. O'Brien in the 7th
b - R. Kittle pinch hit for H. McCluskey in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: G. Gaetti (29, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 1 out) J. Howell (19, 6th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out) A. Lopez (13, 5th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: W. Aikens 3 (31, 1st Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Fuentes, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Gaetti 2 , W. Aikens 12 , J. Howell 2 , A. Lopez 2 , M. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Hampton , Y. Alonso , H. Cruz , R. Kittle
Team LOB: 5
FIELDING
Errors: W. Aikens (15) | | |
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| HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE | | YOKOHAMA PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | K. Tapani W (15-7) | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 91 | 61 | 3.14 | | B. Fuentes H (12) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 2.47 | | T. Saito SV (39) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 11 | 2.50 | | | PITCHING
Game Score: M. Hampton 38
Batters Faced: M. Hampton 32, D. O'Brien 1, B. Brach 5, H. McCluskey 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Hampton 10-7, D. O'Brien 0-0, B. Brach 2-1, H. McCluskey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Hampton 129-73, D. O'Brien 4-3, B. Brach 26-13, H. McCluskey 19-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. O'Brien 2-0 , H. McCluskey 1-0
Balk: M. Hampton
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Willie Aikens
Ballpark: Kanagawa Prefecture Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 9:05 AM JST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 19077
Special Notes: Willie Aikens ties the NL regular season game record for home runs with 3. |
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