PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT PITTSBURGH AMBASSADORS
09/24/1998
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PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT PITTSBURGH AMBASSADORS
GAME ID: 843 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 7 0
Pittsburgh Ambassadors 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 X 6 10 0
Eliminator Round Game 1 Victory for Kershaw and Pittsburgh
The Pittsburgh Ambassadors started the Eliminator Round in style today, downing the visiting New York Yankees at Allegheny Park by a score of 6-2 to stake an early 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 series. Ambassadors left-hander Clayton Kershaw threw 9 innings of 7-hit ball.

Woodie Held hit a run-scoring triple off Yu Darvish in the bottom of the second, which put the Ambassadors in front, 1-0. Held had 1 single, in addition to the triple. For the game, he went 2 for 3.

Held told a Pittsburgh Times reporter that he was "gratified" with the win.

Game 2 is set to be played Saturday at Yankee Stadium I in New York. Slated to start are Jimmy Dygert for the Pittsburgh Ambassadors and Johnny Cueto for the the New York Yankees.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Weaver LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 0 0
B. Harper RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
D. Wright 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
W. Berger CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
T. Clark 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .500 1 1
A. Seminick C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .500 1 1
L. Frey DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
F. Mantilla 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
S. Fletcher SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 2 4 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Seminick (1, 9th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Clark (1, 9th Inning off C. Kershaw, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Harper , F. Weaver , A. Seminick 5 , D. Wright , T. Clark 5
2-out RBI: A. Seminick , T. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wright
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Weaver (1) , D. Wright (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Dillinger 3B 4 0 4 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 1
S. Stewart CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000 0 0
H. Killebrew 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
A. Dunn RF 4 2 1 1 1 2 4 .250 1 1
D. Lock DH 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
Y. Alvarez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
W. Held SS 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .667 0 1
L. Rivas 2B 2 0 1 2 1 0 0 .500 0 2
A. Pierzynski C 4 2 2 1 0 1 4 .500 1 1
Totals 33 6 10 6 6 9 22      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pierzynski (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Darvish, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Dillinger (1, 4th Inning off Y. Darvish, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: B. Dillinger (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Darvish, 1 on, 2 outs) W. Held (1, 2nd Inning off Y. Darvish, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Pierzynski (1, 4th Inning off Y. Darvish, 0 on, 1 out) A. Dunn (1, 3rd Inning off Y. Darvish, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pierzynski 6 , B. Dillinger 7 , A. Dunn 4 , L. Rivas , W. Held 4
2-out RBI: B. Dillinger , L. Rivas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , A. Pierzynski 2 , D. Lock , A. Dunn , S. Stewart , H. Killebrew
Sac Fly: L. Rivas
Hit by Pitch: W. Held
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Dillinger (1)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
Y. Darvish L (0-1) 4.2 9 6 6 3 4 2 93 58 11.57   
M. Moore 2.1 1 0 0 2 4 0 52 31 0.00   
B. Wilson 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: Y. Darvish 23
Batters Faced: Y. Darvish 26, M. Moore 11, B. Wilson 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Y. Darvish 2-8, M. Moore 1-2, B. Wilson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: Y. Darvish 93-58, M. Moore 52-31, B. Wilson 13-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Moore 2-0 , B. Wilson 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Moore
Balk: Y. Darvish
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Kershaw W (1-0) 9.0 7 2 2 2 4 2 140 85 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 67
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 15-6
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 140-85
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Clayton Kershaw
Ballpark: Allegheny Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 49298
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