 | | PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE PITTSBURGH AMBASSADORS AT NEW YORK YANKEES 09/27/1998 |  | | | | |
 | | PHOENIX BASEBALL LEAGUE | | PITTSBURGH AMBASSADORS AT NEW YORK YANKEES | | GAME ID: 920 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1998 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Pittsburgh Ambassadors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | | New York Yankees | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 | 11 | 1 | | |  | |
| New York Wins at Home to Narrow Series Deficit to 2-1 | The New York Yankees have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Pittsburgh Ambassadors, winning 9-2 at Yankee Stadium I today. Yankees left fielder Farmer Weaver was 3 for 4 with 3 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. The win cuts the deficit facing the Yankees to 2-1 in the best-of-5 Eliminator Round.
Andy Seminick, who won the Topps Rookie of the Year Award in 1997, aided the New York cause with a run-scoring walk in the bottom of the third. For the game, the catcher went 1 for 3 with 2 walks, while scoring 2 times.
Ambassadors manager Paul Patricola did not take questions after the game, telling assembled reporters that he would hold a press conference "if and when we win the PBL World Series."
Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday, September 29th, 1998 at Allegheny Park in Pittsburgh. Slated to start are Yu Darvish for New York and Bobby Shantz for Pittsburgh.
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| PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING
Doubles: A. Pierzynski (2, 4th Inning off S. Siebert, 1 on, 1 out) A. Dunn (1, 1st Inning off S. Siebert, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Stewart (2, 3rd Inning off S. Siebert, 0 on, 1 out) Y. Alvarez (1, 5th Inning off S. Siebert, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Pierzynski 3 , B. Dillinger , A. Dunn 3 , W. Held 2 , S. Stewart 2 , Y. Alvarez 2 , H. Killebrew
2-out RBI: W. Held
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Lock , L. Rivas , Y. Alvarez , H. Killebrew
Team LOB: 14
FIELDING
Errors: A. Pierzynski , W. Held 2
Double Plays: 1 (Rivas-Held-Killebrew)
PB: A. Pierzynski | | | BATTING
Doubles: F. Mantilla (1, 6th Inning off O. Dotel, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Wright (1, 6th Inning off U. Jimenez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Fletcher , F. Weaver 3 , A. Seminick , D. Wright 5 , W. Berger 2 , L. Frey , F. Mantilla 2
2-out RBI: S. Fletcher , F. Weaver , F. Mantilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Harper 2 , S. Fletcher , F. Weaver , W. Berger , L. Frey
GIDP: T. Clark
Team LOB: 10
BASERUNNING
SB: F. Weaver 3 (3)
FIELDING
Errors: T. Clark
Double Plays: 1 (Weaver-Wright)
OF assists: 1 (Weaver (Pierzynski at 3rd base)) | | |
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| PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE | | NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | H. McIntire L (0-1) | 2.2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 76 | 41 | 6.75 | | A. Cimber | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 27 | 0.00 | | U. Jimenez | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 17 | 7.36 | | O. Dotel | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 24 | 0.00 | PITCHING
Game Score: H. McIntire 25
Batters Faced: H. McIntire 19, A. Cimber 8, U. Jimenez 7, O. Dotel 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. McIntire 3-2, A. Cimber 2-1, U. Jimenez 1-0, O. Dotel 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: H. McIntire 76-41, A. Cimber 37-27, U. Jimenez 36-17, O. Dotel 34-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Cimber 2-0 , O. Dotel 2-2
| | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | PS | ERA | | S. Siebert W (1-0) | 5.2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 128 | 78 | 1.59 | | V. Mungo | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 52 | 33 | 9.00 | | S. Strickland | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0.00 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Farmer Weaver
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium I
Weather: Partly Cloudy (53 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 4:01
Attendance: 52769 |
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