HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BROOKLYN CYCLONES AT BUFFALO BISONS
05/25/1998
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HUGG BASEBALL LEAGUE
BROOKLYN CYCLONES AT BUFFALO BISONS
GAME ID: 1924 - MONDAY, MAY 25TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Cyclones (24-29) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Buffalo Bisons (28-25) 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 X 9 13 0
Stairs Hits 2 home runs in Bisons Win
Buffalo played host to Brooklyn at the friendly confines of Aspinwall Grounds.

Buffalo left fielder Matt Stairs had a 4-RBI performance, which helped his team grab a 9-1 win over the Brooklyn Cyclones. The winner was Bruce Chen, who threw 112 pitches over 9 innings. The left-hander was charged with 1 run on 7 hits.

Stairs came through for the Bisons in the bottom of the first inning. With Buffalo trailing 1-0, the left fielder hit a 3-run home run. It made the score 3-1, Buffalo.

In postgame comments to the Buffalo Today, Stairs said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

The Bisons bumped their record to 28-25 with this latest triumph.
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE BUFFALO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Stovall LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .278 5 26
A. Arias 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .308 1 16
R. Brogna 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 6 35
   b-A. Encarnacion PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .270 0 6
B. Simmons CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 8 25
D. Gibson RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .291 6 24
D. Fletcher DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .299 8 38
M. Walbeck C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .307 2 20
E. Caceres SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 2 24
J. Hansen 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .340 2 17
   a-W. Weiss PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .556 0 1
Totals 32 1 7 1 0 6 8      
a - W. Weiss pinch hit for J. Hansen in the 8th
b - A. Encarnacion pinch hit for R. Brogna in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: D. Stovall (5, 1st Inning off B. Chen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Stovall 5 , B. Simmons , M. Walbeck , A. Arias , D. Fletcher , A. Encarnacion
GIDP: D. Gibson , R. Brogna
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Caceres-Hansen-Brogna)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Cora RF 4 2 2 0 0 1 2 .308 0 23
   c-M. Sagmoen PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 4 10
D. Nilsson 1B 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 .400 5 30
M. Stairs LF 3 2 2 4 1 0 2 .300 12 40
H. Rodriguez DH 3 1 1 1 0 0 3 .313 10 39
G. Zaun C 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .213 3 24
D. Sanders CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .286 1 17
J. Canizaro 2B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .261 2 12
   a-C. Farley PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .157 1 3
D. Howard SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .306 0 10
   b-R. Eenhoorn PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .333 0 6
B. Smith 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .250 4 20
Totals 34 9 13 9 2 4 14      
a - C. Farley pinch hit for J. Canizaro in the 7th
b - R. Eenhoorn pinch hit for D. Howard in the 7th
c - M. Sagmoen pinch hit for J. Cora in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Cora (13, 3rd Inning off F. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Canizaro (3, 6th Inning off C. Lyons, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Sanders (3, 7th Inning off T. Erdos, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Stairs 2 (12, 1st Inning off F. Rodriguez, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off F. Rodriguez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Cora 3 , B. Smith , D. Sanders 3 , J. Canizaro 2 , G. Zaun 2 , M. Stairs 8 , H. Rodriguez , D. Nilsson 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Cora , R. Eenhoorn
GIDP: G. Zaun
Sac Bunt: D. Howard
Sac Fly: H. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Howard-Canizaro-Nilsson, Chen-Eenhoorn-Nilsson)
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE BUFFALO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Rodriguez L (3-5) 5.0 9 5 5 1 2 2 87 58 6.83   
C. Lyons 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 23 16 4.15   
T. Erdos 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 0 32 16 7.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Rodriguez 30
Batters Faced: F. Rodriguez 24, C. Lyons 5, T. Erdos 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Rodriguez 6-6, C. Lyons 3-0, T. Erdos 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Rodriguez 87-58, C. Lyons 23-16, T. Erdos 32-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Erdos 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Chen W (4-2) 9.0 7 1 1 0 6 1 112 75 4.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Chen 75
Batters Faced: B. Chen 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Chen 12-7
Pitches - Strikes: B. Chen 112-75
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Stairs
Ballpark: Aspinwall Grounds
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 16 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 41442
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