 | | PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE CLEVELAND LAKE MONSTERS AT PITTSBURGH AMBASSADORS 08/08/1999 |  | | | | |
 | | PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE | | CLEVELAND LAKE MONSTERS AT PITTSBURGH AMBASSADORS | | GAME ID: 596 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1999 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Cleveland Lake Monsters (47-73) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | | Pittsburgh Ambassadors (57-63) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 6 | 0 | | |  | |
| Ambassadors Subdue Cleveland, 4-2 | Pittsburgh played host to Cleveland at Allegheny Park.
Ambassadors second baseman Luis Rivas put his stamp on his team's 4-2 win over the Cleveland Lake Monsters. Rivas went 3-3 with a triple and a double for Pittsburgh in the contest. Pittsburgh has won 4 straight games.
Rivas provided the big break for the Ambassadors in the bottom of the fifth inning. With the bases empty, he hit a triple, helping Pittsburgh to get the win.
After the game, Pittsburgh manager Paul Patricola applauded the team's effort. "They busted their tails out there," he said.
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| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | |
a - E. Robinson substituted for C. Mathewson in the 9th
BATTING
Doubles: H. Wagner (35, 3rd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Earl (5, 3rd Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Skowron (17, 1st Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Earl 4 , H. Wagner 2 , K. Bryant 2 , B. Skowron 4
2-out RBI: B. Skowron
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Skowron
GIDP: J. Altuve
Team LOB: 3
BASERUNNING
CS: A. Metzler (6)
FIELDING
Errors: J. Oliver (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Altuve-Heidemann-Skowron) | | | BATTING
Doubles: B. Dillinger (30, 1st Inning off S. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Jeter (13, 1st Inning off S. Davis, 1 on, 0 outs) L. Rivas (9, 2nd Inning off S. Davis, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: L. Rivas (4, 5th Inning off S. Davis, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Dillinger 2 , D. Jeter 2 , L. Rivas 6 , Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Mays , I. Thomas
GIDP: W. Mays
Sac Fly: B. Dillinger
Team LOB: 4
BASERUNNING
SB: I. Thomas (1)
CS: L. Rivas (2)
FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Jeter-Rivas-Killebrew) | | |
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| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | | PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | S. Davis L (5-7) | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 86 | 50 | 4.58 | | L. Farrell | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 8.69 | | A. Hansen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7.48 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | C. Kershaw | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 55 | 33 | 4.18 | | B. Shantz W (3-8) | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 24 | 7.86 | | A. Cimber H (6) | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 5.92 | | C. Bryant SV (27) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 2.17 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Luis Rivas
Ballpark: Allegheny Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (68 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 22569 |
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