ABA Playoffs: Miami vs. Alberta

EDMONTON, Alb. -- The Wave broke through for a pair in the ninth against the normally invincible Eric Gagne, nipping Alberta 7-5 at the Lair to go up a game in the series.

The game brought bad news on the injury front for Wave GM Junior Burt. Curt Schilling left early with a ding and is likely lost for the remainder of the series.

Trailing 4-1 through the middle portions of the game, Miami bucked up for four in the sixth to go up 5-4. Bret Boone drove in a pair with a bases-loaded single, and I-Rod followed with a two-run double for the Wave.

Rheal Cormier gave up the tying run in the eighth -- barely escaping more serious damage thanks to an inning-ending double play -- sending the ballgame into the ninth at 5-5.

Chipper Jones got things started in the ninth against Gagne by coaxing a walk. After Nomar whiffed, pinch-hitter Eric Byrnes also worked the Dragon closer for a BB, putting two on with one out. Morgan Ensberg followed with his third hit of the game, a single to left- center, chasing hom Jones with the lead run.

Miami added an insurance marker on Steve Finley's sac fly before Chris Hammond put the Dragons away in order in the ninth to seal the deal.

    
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Wave              0  1  0  0  0  4  0  0  2     7 10  1     5  2
2003 Dragons           4  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     5  8  0     5  2
 
Wave                 AB  R  H BI   AVG    Dragons              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ensberg           3b  5  1  3  1  .600    Castillo          2b  5  0  1  0  .200       
L.Walker          cf  2  1  0  0  .000    Cintron           ss  2  0  0  0  .000       
 Finley           ph  1  0  0  1  .000     Ordonez          ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
Sheffield         rf  4  1  0  0  .000    Beltran           cf  4  2  2  0  .500       
B.Boone           2b  4  1  1  2  .250    Hidalgo           lf  2  1  1  0  .500       
I.Rodriguez       c   3  0  2  2  .667    Abreu             rf  2  1  0  0  .000       
Galarraga         1b  3  1  1  1  .333     MacDougal        p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 T.Martinez       ph  1  0  1  0 1.000     Berroa           ph  1  0  1  0 1.000       
C.Jones           lf  3  1  1  0  .333     Gagne            p   0  0  0  0  .000       
Garciaparra       ss  4  0  1  0  .250    Rolen             3b  3  1  2  3  .667       
Schilling         p   0  0  0  0  .000    Hernandez         c   3  0  1  1  .333       
 Davis            p   1  0  0  0  .000     Bard             ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
 Affeldt          p   0  0  0  0  .000    Phelps            1b  4  0  0  0  .000       
 J.Rivera         ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Mulder            p   2  0  0  0  .000       
 Quantrill        p   1  0  0  0  .000     Stewart          rf  2  0  0  0  .000       
 Cormier          p   0  0  0  0  .000                         32  5  8  4             
 Byrnes           ph  0  1  0  0  .000                                              
 Hammond          p   0  0  0  0  .000                                              
                     33  7 10  7                                                    
 
Wave                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Schilling                        0.2  1  4  3  3  0  28  13 40.50
Davis                            2.1  3  0  0  0  0  34  21  0.00
Affeldt                          2.0  1  0  0  1  1  29  17  0.00
Quantrill        H 1             2.0  0  0  0  1  1  21  10  0.00
Cormier          BS 1, W 1-0     1.0  3  1  1  0  1  13   9  9.00
Hammond          S 1             1.0  0  0  0  0  2  17  11  0.00
                                 9.0  8  5  4  5  5 142  81 
 
Dragons                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Mulder                           5.1  5  5  5  3  2  87  50  8.44
MacDougal                        2.2  4  0  0  0  1  31  20  0.00
Gagne            L 0-1           1.0  1  2  2  2  2  24  13 18.00
                                 9.0 10  7  7  5  5 142  83 
 
MIA: J.Rivera batted for Affeldt in the 6th
     Finley batted for L.Walker in the 7th
     Finley moved to cf in the 7th
     T.Martinez batted for Galarraga in the 8th
     T.Martinez moved to 1b in the 8th
     Byrnes batted for Cormier in the 9th
ALB: Stewart inserted at rf in the 6th
     Ordonez batted for Cintron in the 7th
     Ordonez moved to ss in the 8th
     Berroa batted for MacDougal in the 8th
     Bard batted for Hernandez in the 8th
     Bard moved to c in the 9th
 
E-L.Walker. 2B-Ensberg, I.Rodriguez, Beltran. HR-Galarraga(1). 
SB-I.Rodriguez(1). CS-Rolen. K-Sheffield 2, B.Boone, Garciaparra, Davis, 
Hidalgo, Hernandez, Phelps, Mulder, Stewart. BB-L.Walker, Sheffield, 
I.Rodriguez, C.Jones, Byrnes, Cintron, Hidalgo 2, Abreu, Rolen. SF-Finley. 
GWRBI: Ensberg
Curt Schilling was injured for this game and 10 more days
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Wave              0  1  0  0  0  4  0  0  2     7 10  1     5  2
2003 Dragons           4  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0     5  8  0     5  2
 
 
Wave                 -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ensberg           3b 1>43           53           D            S            S.2-H;1-3 
L.Walker          cf   63         4>31           W                                   
 Finley           ph                                          54/f         8/SF.3-H  
Sheffield         rf   9            k            W.2-3;1-2  8>53           k         
B.Boone           2b 2>7            9            note 1       k                      
I.Rodriguez       c    7          5>W            D.3-H;1-H    S                      
Galarraga         1b   HR           4            MacDougal                           
                                                 53                                  
 T.Martinez       ph                                          SB2                    
                                                              S.2XH(72)              
C.Jones           lf   8            S.1-2        43         9>Gagne                  
                                                              W                      
Garciaparra       ss 3>63           543/gdp    7>S            k                      
Schilling         p                                                                  
 Davis            p    k                                                             
 Affeldt          p                                                                  
 J.Rivera         ph              6>3                                                
 Quantrill        p                              643/gdp                             
 Cormier          p                                                                  
 Byrnes           ph                                          W.1-2                  
 Hammond          p                                                                  
 
 1: S.3-H;2-H;1-3 
 
 
Dragons              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Castillo          2b 1>63           S          5>23           6            63        
Cintron           ss   W            643/gdp      8                                   
 Ordonez          ph                                          9                      
Beltran           cf   36/f       3>8            D          8>Cormier                
                                                              S                      
Hidalgo           lf   W.1-2        S            IW           k                      
Abreu             rf   W.2-3;1-2    9            8                                   
 MacDougal        p                                                                  
 Berroa           ph                                          S.1-3                  
 Gagne            p                                                                  
Rolen             3b   note 1       43         6>Quantrill    S.3-H;1-3              
                                                 W                                   
Hernandez         c    Davis      4>Affeldt      CS2(24)                             
                       S.2-H;B-2    53           k                                   
 Bard             ph                                          643/gdp                
Phelps            1b   7            53           63         9>Hammond                
                                                              k                      
Mulder            p  2>9            k                                                
 Stewart          rf                           7>43           k                      
 
 1: S.3-H;2-H;1-H(e8/th);B-2 
 
 
Wave             IN OUT ER                  Dragons          IN OUT ER                  
Schilling        A1  A6  3                  Mulder           A1  C5  5                  
Davis            A7  B6  0                  MacDougal        C6  D6  0                  
Affeldt          B7  C5  0                  Gagne            D7  E3  2 L 0-1            
Quantrill        C6  D2  0 H 1                                                          
Cormier          D3  D7  1 BS 1, W 1-0                                                  
Hammond          D8  E1  0 S 1                                                          
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EDMONTON, Alb. -- Josh Phelps took Wave closer Rheal Cormier for a two-run, walk-off ride in the bottom of the ninth as Alberta beat the Wave 3-1 in Game Two, evening this semifinals series at a game apiece.

Phelps' stroke ended a magnificent pitchers duel between Kevin Millwood and Hideo Nomo with neither starter figuring in the decision. The win went to Dragon closer Eric Gagne, who bounced back from his Game One loss to pitch a one-two-three ninth and even his series record at 1-1.

Trailing 1-0 after five, the Dragons pulled even in the sixth when Bobby Abreu walked, moved to third on a Scott Rolen single, and scored when Gary Sheffield dropped Ramon Hernandez' fly ball.

Pinch-hitter Angel Berroa got Alberta started in the ninth, rapping a lead-off single off Cormier, who had already worked a perfect eighth. That brought up Phelps, who connected with a Cormier offering and clubbed it deep to left, sending the home crowd into a frenzy.

The series now moves to Miami Beach, where Roy Oswalt and Pedro Martinez are slated to hook up.


                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Wave              0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     1  3  1     4  0
2003 Dragons           0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  2     3  6  0     7  1
 
Wave                 AB  R  H BI   AVG    Dragons              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ensberg           3b  4  0  0  0  .333    Castillo          2b  4  0  0  0  .111       
Finley            cf  3  0  1  0  .250    Cintron           ss  3  0  0  0  .000       
Sheffield         rf  4  0  1  0  .125    Beltran           cf  3  0  1  0  .429       
B.Boone           2b  4  0  0  0  .125    Hidalgo           lf  4  0  0  0  .167       
I.Rodriguez       c   2  1  1  1  .600    Abreu             rf  1  1  0  0  .000       
 Galarraga        ph  1  0  0  0  .250     Stewart          ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
 Greene           c   0  0  0  0  .000    Rolen             3b  3  0  1  0  .500       
T.Martinez        1b  3  0  0  0  .250    Hernandez         c   3  0  1  0  .333       
C.Jones           lf  2  0  0  0  .200     Berroa           ph  1  1  1  0 1.000       
Garciaparra       ss  3  0  0  0  .143    Phelps            1b  4  1  2  2  .250       
Nomo              p   2  0  0  0  .000    Millwood          p   2  0  0  0  .000       
 Quantrill        p   0  0  0  0  .000     Gagne            p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 Hasegawa         p   0  0  0  0  .000                         29  3  6  2             
 L.Walker         ph  1  0  0  0  .000                                              
 Cormier          p   0  0  0  0  .000                                              
                     29  1  3  1                                                    
 
Wave                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nomo                             5.2  4  1  0  4  4 110  64  0.00
Quantrill        BS 1            0.1  0  0  0  0  0   6   3  0.00
Hasegawa                         1.0  0  0  0  1  0  13   5  0.00
Cormier          L 1-1           1.0  2  2  2  0  0  12   8 13.50
                                 8.0  6  3  2  5  4 141  80 
 
Dragons                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Millwood                         8.0  3  1  1  3  6 114  68  1.13
Gagne            W 1-1           1.0  0  0  0  0  1  11   8  9.00
                                 9.0  3  1  1  3  7 125  76 
 
MIA: L.Walker batted for Hasegawa in the 8th
     Galarraga batted for I.Rodriguez in the 9th
     Greene inserted at c in the 9th
ALB: Stewart batted for Abreu in the 8th
     Stewart moved to rf in the 9th
     Berroa batted for Hernandez in the 9th
 
E-Sheffield. 2B-Sheffield. HR-I.Rodriguez(1), Phelps(1). SB-Finley(1). 
CS-Beltran. K-B.Boone, I.Rodriguez, T.Martinez, Garciaparra, Nomo 2, 
Galarraga, Cintron, Hidalgo, Hernandez, Millwood. BB-Finley, I.Rodriguez, 
C.Jones, Cintron, Beltran, Abreu 2, Rolen. SH-Millwood. 
GWRBI: Phelps
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Wave              0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0     1  3  1     4  0
2003 Dragons           0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  2     3  6  0     7  1
 
 
Wave                 -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ensberg           3b 1>9            4            8            5/L                    
Finley            cf   W            S          6>9            31                     
Sheffield         rf   643/gdp      SB2          D          9>Gagne                  
                                    3/g                       63                     
B.Boone           2b 2>k          4>5/L          53.2-3       63                     
I.Rodriguez       c    HR           W            k                                   
 Galarraga        ph                                          k                      
 Greene           c                                                                  
T.Martinez        1b   8            k          7>31                                  
C.Jones           lf   W            7            43                                  
Garciaparra       ss   k          5>13           63                                  
Nomo              p  3>k            k                                                
 Quantrill        p                                                                  
 Hasegawa         p                                                                  
 L.Walker         ph                           8>3/g                                 
 Cormier          p                                                                  
 
 
Dragons              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Castillo          2b 1>63         3>5/fl         9            8                      
Cintron           ss   k            53           7            W                      
Beltran           cf   S            43         6>W            54/f                   
Hidalgo           lf   7          4>k            CS2(24)    8>Cormier                
                                                 7            43                     
Abreu             rf 2>W            7            W                                   
 Stewart          ph                                          9                      
Rolen             3b   9            W            S.1-3        9                      
Hernandez         c    S.1-2        k            Quantrill                           
                                                 note 1                              
 Berroa           ph                                        9>S                      
Phelps            1b   5          5>S            4            HR.1-H                 
Millwood          p    k            34/SH.1-2  7>Hasegawa                            
                                                 7                                   
 Gagne            p                                                                  
 
 1: e9.3-H;1-3;B-2 
 
 
Wave             IN OUT ER                  Dragons          IN OUT ER                  
Nomo             A1  C6  0                  Millwood         A1  D2  1                  
Quantrill        C7  C8  0 BS 1             Gagne            D3  D5  0 W 1-1            
Hasegawa         C9  D3  0                                                              
Cormier          D4  D8  2 L 1-1                                                        
______________



MIAMI BEACH -- He may have been a combined 20-2 entering Game Three against the Alberta Dragons, but Pedro Martinez is now exactly 0-1 in this semifinals series.

Fresh off the d.l., Dragon righty Roy Oswalt outdueled Pedro as the Dragons escaped a serious jam in the eighth and walked away with a 2-1 win to go ahead in the series.

Ahead by a run on the strength of Oswalt's pitching and a pair of solo homers, Alberta found itself in hot water in the home half of the eighth with the SandLot crowd exhorting the Wave to tie and take the lead.

Back-to-back singles by Ensberg and Finley sent Oswalt to the showers as Mike MacDougal came in from the pen with the dangerous Gary Sheffield at the plate. MacDougal got Sheffield to rap into a 4-6-3 double play. Alex Cintron then made a spectacular play on a Bret Boone grounder in the hole, and the Dragons escaped unscathed.

Eric Gagne pitched a perfect ninth, and the Dragons had the upper hand heading into Game Four.


                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Dragons           0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0     2  8  1     7  1
2003 Wave              0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0     1  5  0     6  0
 
Dragons              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Wave                 AB  R  H BI   AVG
Castillo          2b  4  0  1  0  .154    Ensberg           3b  4  0  1  0  .308       
Cintron           ss  4  0  1  0  .111    Finley            cf  4  0  2  0  .375       
Beltran           cf  4  1  1  1  .364    Sheffield         rf  4  0  0  0  .083       
Hidalgo           lf  4  0  1  0  .200    B.Boone           2b  4  1  2  1  .250       
Abreu             rf  3  0  0  0  .000    I.Rodriguez       c   3  0  0  0  .375       
 MacDougal        p   0  0  0  0  .000     Galarraga        ph  1  0  0  0  .200       
 Gagne            p   0  0  0  0  .000    T.Martinez        1b  4  0  0  0  .125       
Rolen             3b  4  0  1  0  .400    C.Jones           lf  3  0  0  0  .125       
Hernandez         c   4  0  1  0  .300    Garciaparra       ss  2  0  0  0  .111       
Phelps            1b  4  1  1  1  .250    P.Martinez        p   2  0  0  0  .000       
Oswalt            p   3  0  1  0  .333     Quantrill        p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 Stewart          rf  1  0  0  0  .000     L.Walker         ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
                     35  2  8  2           Hasegawa         p   0  0  0  0  .000       
                                                               32  1  5  1             
 
Dragons                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Oswalt           W 1-0           7.0  5  1  1  2  4 100  61  1.29
MacDougal        H 1             1.0  0  0  0  0  0   4   3  0.00
Gagne            S 1             1.0  0  0  0  0  1  13  10  6.00
                                 9.0  5  1  1  2  5 117  74 
 
Wave                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
P.Martinez       L 0-1           6.0  5  1  1  1  7 103  66  1.50
Quantrill                        1.0  2  1  1  0  2  20  12  2.70
Hasegawa                         2.0  1  0  0  0  2  30  18  0.00
                                 9.0  8  2  2  1 11 153  96 
 
ALB: Stewart inserted at rf in the 8th
MIA: L.Walker batted for Quantrill in the 7th
     Galarraga batted for I.Rodriguez in the 9th
 
E-Rolen. 2B-Rolen, Finley, B.Boone. HR-Beltran(1), Phelps(2), B.Boone(1). 
K-Castillo, Cintron 2, Beltran, Hidalgo 2, Abreu, Rolen, Hernandez, Oswalt 2, 
Ensberg, Sheffield, I.Rodriguez, C.Jones, P.Martinez. BB-Abreu, C.Jones, 
Garciaparra. 
GWRBI: Beltran
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Dragons           0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  0     2  8  1     7  1
2003 Wave              0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0     1  5  0     6  0
 
 
Dragons              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Castillo          2b 1>S          3>43           4/L          k                      
Cintron           ss   k            53         6>S            k                      
Beltran           cf   46/f         HR           k          8>Hasegawa               
                                                              43                     
Hidalgo           lf   S.1-3        7            k            k                      
Abreu             rf   k          4>43           W.1-2        43                     
 MacDougal        p                                                                  
 Gagne            p                                                                  
Rolen             3b 2>6            8            k          9>D                      
Hernandez         c    S            7          7>Quantrill    k                      
                                                 3                                   
Phelps            1b   8          5>7            HR           7                      
Oswalt            p    k            k            S                                   
 Stewart          rf                                          8                      
 
 
Wave                 -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ensberg           3b 1>53           k          6>7          8>S                      
Finley            cf   e5/th.B-1    D            43           S.1-2                  
Sheffield         rf   2/fl         63           k            MacDougal              
                                                              note 1                 
B.Boone           2b   D.1-3      4>63         7>HR           63                     
I.Rodriguez       c    8            k            13         9>Gagne                  
 Galarraga        ph                                          13                     
T.Martinez        1b 2>3            63           8            7                      
C.Jones           lf   7          5>63           W            k                      
Garciaparra       ss   9            3            W.1-2                               
P.Martinez        p  3>k            43                                               
 Quantrill        p                                                                  
 L.Walker         ph                             64/f                                
 Hasegawa         p                                                                  
 
 1: 463/gdp.2-3 
 
 
Dragons          IN OUT ER                  Wave             IN OUT ER                  
Oswalt           A1  D2  1 W 1-0            P.Martinez       A1  C6  1 L 0-1            
MacDougal        D3  D4  0 H 1              Quantrill        C7  D2  1                  
Gagne            D5  D7  0 S 1              Hasegawa         D3  D9  0                  
______________



MIAMI BEACH -- Shawn Green's two-run blast in the 15th broke the tie as the Dragons edged the Wave 6-4 in a marathon tilt at the SandLot, moving Miami to the brink of elimination.

Green's blast and the sturdy extra-inning mound work of the Alberta pen spoiled Miami's ninth-inning heroics against a worn-down Eric Gagne. Miami plated two in the inning to keep hope alive, one scoring on Bret Boone's solo bomb off Gagne, the other on Eric Karros' pinch RBI double off Erasmo Ramirez. But it all went for naught as Tony Armas and Sidney Ponson kept the Wave off the board for six innings of OT.

The Dragons finally broke through against Jeremy Affeldt and Woody Williams in the sixth extra frame. Carlos Beltran, who had homered earlier, got things started with a single, chasing Affelt. Williams came on to get Richard Hidalgo on strikes. But he hung a slider to Green, who clubbed it over the center-field wall for a pair.

With a 3-1 series lead, defending champion Alberta is now just a game away from advancing to another ABA Finals.


                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12
2003 Dragons           0  1  0  0  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0
2003 Wave              0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  2  0  0  0
 
                      13 14 15     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Dragons           0  0  2     6 11  0    10  1
2003 Wave              0  0  0     4  9  2     4  1
 
Dragons              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Wave                 AB  R  H BI   AVG
Castillo          2b  7  0  0  0  .100    Ensberg           3b  6  0  2  0  .316       
Cintron           ss  6  1  1  0  .133    Finley            cf  6  0  0  0  .214       
Beltran           cf  7  2  4  3  .444    Sheffield         rf  6  0  0  0  .056       
Hidalgo           lf  6  0  0  0  .125    B.Boone           2b  6  2  2  1  .278       
Abreu             rf  4  0  0  0  .000    I.Rodriguez       c   6  1  2  0  .357       
 Berroa           ph  1  0  0  0  .667     W.Williams       p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 Green            rf  2  1  1  2  .500    T.Martinez        1b  2  0  0  0  .100       
Rolen             3b  6  1  1  1  .313     Galarraga        1b  1  0  1  1  .333       
Hernandez         c   4  0  1  0  .286     Karros           ph  3  0  1  1  .333       
 Ordonez          ph  1  0  1  0  .500    C.Jones           lf  4  0  0  0  .083       
 Bard             c   2  0  0  0  .000     Davis            p   0  0  0  0  .000       
Phelps            1b  5  0  1  0  .235     Byrnes           ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
Padilla           p   3  0  0  0  .000     Affeldt          p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 Stewart          ph  1  1  1  0  .200     Greene           c   1  0  0  0  .000       
 MacDougal        p   0  0  0  0  .000    Garciaparra       ss  6  1  1  1  .133       
 Gagne            p   0  0  0  0  .000    Day               p   2  0  0  0  .000       
 E.Ramirez        p   0  0  0  0  .000     Hasegawa         p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 Pena             ph  1  0  0  0  .000     L.Walker         ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
 Armas            p   0  0  0  0  .000     Cormier          p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 Munson           ph  1  0  0  0  .000     J.Rivera         lf  2  0  0  0  .000       
 Ponson           p   0  0  0  0  .000                         53  4  9  4             
                     57  6 11  6                                                    
 
Dragons                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Padilla                          8.0  5  2  2  0  3  84  57  2.25
MacDougal        H 2             0.1  0  0  0  0  0   5   3  0.00
Gagne            H 1             0.1  1  1  1  0  1  11   7  8.10
E.Ramirez        BS 1            1.1  2  1  1  0  0  19  13  6.75
Armas                            3.0  1  0  0  0  2  27  17  0.00
Ponson           W 1-0           2.0  0  0  0  0  1  22  12  0.00
                                15.0  9  4  4  0  7 168 109 
 
Wave                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Day                              6.2  6  3  3  3  4 110  64  4.05
Hasegawa                         1.1  0  0  0  0  0  13   9  0.00
Cormier                          1.2  3  1  1  1  2  36  21  9.82
Davis                            2.1  0  0  0  0  0  18  13  0.00
Affeldt          L 0-1           2.0  1  1  1  0  2  33  21  2.25
W.Williams                       1.0  1  1  1  0  1  13   8  9.00
                                15.0 11  6  6  4  9 223 136 
 
ALB: Stewart batted for Padilla in the 9th
     Berroa batted for Abreu in the 10th
     Ordonez batted for Hernandez in the 10th
     Green inserted at rf in the 10th
     Bard inserted at c in the 10th
     Pena batted for E.Ramirez in the 11th
     Munson batted for Armas in the 14th
MIA: Galarraga inserted at 1b in the 6th
     L.Walker batted for Hasegawa in the 8th
     Karros batted for Galarraga in the 9th
     Karros moved to 1b in the 10th
     J.Rivera inserted at lf in the 10th
     Byrnes batted for Davis in the 12th
     Greene inserted at c in the 15th
 
E-Ensberg, Garciaparra. 2B-Phelps, Karros. HR-Beltran(2), Rolen(1), Green(1), 
B.Boone(2), Garciaparra(1). SB-I.Rodriguez(2). K-Castillo, Cintron, 
Hidalgo 2, Abreu, Hernandez, Phelps, Berroa, Munson, Ensberg, Finley 2, 
Sheffield, Garciaparra, Day, Greene. BB-Cintron, Hidalgo, Rolen, Phelps. 
GWRBI: Green
Tino Martinez was injured for this game and 4 more days
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12
2003 Dragons           0  1  0  0  2  0  0  0  1  0  0  0
2003 Wave              0  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  2  0  0  0
 
                      13 14 15     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Dragons           0  0  2     6 11  0    10  1
2003 Wave              0  0  0     4  9  2     4  1
 
 
Dragons              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Castillo          2b 1>k          3>63         5>43         7>63           63.1-2    
Cintron           ss   53           8            S            8            W         
Beltran           cf   e5.B-1       9            HR.1-H       S            S.2-H;1-3 
Hidalgo           lf   8          4>W            k            Hasegawa     9         
                                                              23                     
Abreu             rf 2>k            9            63         8>4                      
 Berroa           ph                                                     0>k         
 Green            rf                                                                 
Rolen             3b   HR           W.1-2      6>6/L          31           13        
                                                                                     
Hernandez         c    8            S.2-3;1-2    k            63                     
 Ordonez          ph                                                       S         
 Bard             c                                                                  
Phelps            1b   D            2/fl         W          9>Cormier      Davis     
                                                              k            64/f      
Padilla           p    63           53           3/g                                 
 Stewart          ph                                          S                      
 MacDougal        p                                                                  
 Gagne            p                                                                  
 E.Ramirez        p                                                                  
 Pena             ph                                                     1>43        
 Armas            p                                                                  
 Munson           ph                                                                 
 Ponson           p                                                                  
 
 
Wave                 -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ensberg           3b 1>S            8            63           k            13        
Finley            cf   63/gdp       63           43         9>MacDougal  1>Armas     
                                                              31           k         
Sheffield         rf   8          4>7          7>63           Gagne        43        
                                                              k                      
B.Boone           2b 2>7            53           S            HR           6         
I.Rodriguez       c    S            8            31.1-2       E.Ramirez  2>8         
                                                              S                      
 W.Williams       p                                                                  
T.Martinez        1b   SB2        5>23                                               
                       5                                                             
 Galarraga        1b                             S.2-H                               
 Karros           ph                                          D.1-H        9         
C.Jones           lf   6            53           6            7                      
 Davis            p                                                                  
 Byrnes           ph                                                       63        
 Affeldt          p                                                                  
 Greene           c                                                                  
Garciaparra       ss 3>HR           4/L        8>k          0>9          3>4         
Day               p    8          6>k                                                
 Hasegawa         p                                                                  
 L.Walker         ph                             3/L                                 
 Cormier          p                                                                  
 J.Rivera         lf                                          3            43        
 
 
Dragons              -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Castillo          2b   9            53                                               
Cintron           ss   63           k                                                
Beltran           cf 2>63         5>S                                                
Hidalgo           lf   8            W.Williams                                       
                                    k                                                
Abreu             rf                                                                 
 Berroa           ph                                                                 
 Green            rf   7            HR.1-H                                           
Rolen             3b 3>Affeldt      3/g                                              
                       e6.B-1                                                        
Hernandez         c                                                                  
 Ordonez          ph                                                                 
 Bard             c    9            13                                               
Phelps            1b   463/gdp                                                       
                                                                                     
Padilla           p                                                                  
 Stewart          ph                                                                 
 MacDougal        p                                                                  
 Gagne            p                                                                  
 E.Ramirez        p                                                                  
 Pena             ph                                                                 
 Armas            p                                                                  
 Munson           ph 4>k                                                             
 Ponson           p                                                                  
 
 
Wave                 -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Ensberg           3b   S                                                             
Finley            cf   k                                                             
                                                                                     
Sheffield         rf 4>Ponson                                                        
                       31                                                            
B.Boone           2b   63                                                            
I.Rodriguez       c    13                                                            
                                                                                     
 W.Williams       p                                                                  
T.Martinez        1b                                                                 
                                                                                     
 Galarraga        1b                                                                 
 Karros           ph 5>53                                                            
C.Jones           lf                                                                 
 Davis            p                                                                  
 Byrnes           ph                                                                 
 Affeldt          p                                                                  
 Greene           c    k                                                             
Garciaparra       ss   7                                                             
Day               p                                                                  
 Hasegawa         p                                                                  
 L.Walker         ph                                                                 
 Cormier          p                                                                  
 J.Rivera         lf                                                                 
 
 
Dragons          IN OUT ER                  Wave             IN OUT ER                  
Padilla          A1  D1  2                  Day              A1  D3  3                  
MacDougal        D2  D2  0 H 2              Hasegawa         D4  D7  0                  
Gagne            D3  D4  1 H 1              Cormier          D8  E7  1                  
E.Ramirez        D5  E1  1 BS 1             Davis            E8  F5  0                  
Armas            E2  F2  0                  Affeldt          F6  G3  1 L 0-1            
Ponson           F3  F8  0 W 1-0            W.Williams       G4  G7  1                  
______________



MIAMI BEACH -- Ladies and gentlemen, there *will* be a Game Six in this ABA semifinals series between the Wave and the Dragons.

Miami, which has been nails-tough in elimination games throughout franchise history, was at it again in Game Five, overcoming the injury-induced absence of scheduled starter Curt Schilling to whip Alberta 7-3 at the SandLot.

Although he didn't get the win, the hero was definitely Woody Williams, who didn't make Junior Burt's post-season rotation but was forced into starting duty thanks to Schilling's injury in Game One. Williams came through on the mound and at the plate, rapping out a pair of doubles in addition to throwing six credible innings to keep the Wave in the game.

With the score knotted 3-3 after six, Miami got busy in the seventh. Nomar Garciaparra and Eric Karros got on base with one away and then pulled off a double steal. Morgan Ensberg cashed in with a single to score Nomar with the go-ahead run, and Miami proceeded to add three more when Gary Sheffield went deep to left for three, chasing Dragon starter Mark Mulder.

Paul Quantrill tossed three frames of hitless ball to pick up the win.

The series now returns to Alberta, with Hideo Nomo and Pedro Martinez scheduled to start the sixth and, if neccessary, seventh game for Miami. Nomo will hook up with Alberta's Kevin Millwood in Game Six.


                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Dragons           1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0     3  7  0     7  1
2003 Wave              0  0  0  1  0  2  4  0  x     7 10  1     4  0
 
Dragons              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Wave                 AB  R  H BI   AVG
Castillo          2b  4  0  1  1  .125    Ensberg           3b  3  1  2  1  .364       
Cintron           ss  3  0  0  0  .111    L.Walker          cf  4  0  0  0  .000       
 Berroa           ph  0  0  0  0  .667    Sheffield         rf  3  3  2  3  .143       
Beltran           cf  4  1  2  1  .455    B.Boone           2b  4  1  1  0  .273       
Hidalgo           lf  4  0  0  0  .100    I.Rodriguez       c   3  0  2  2  .412       
Abreu             rf  4  1  1  0  .071    Galarraga         1b  3  0  0  0  .222       
Rolen             3b  4  1  2  0  .350     Quantrill        p   1  0  0  0  .000       
Hernandez         c   3  0  0  0  .235    C.Jones           lf  4  0  0  0  .063       
Phelps            1b  4  0  1  1  .238     J.Rivera         lf  0  0  0  0  .000       
Mulder            p   3  0  0  0  .000    Garciaparra       ss  3  1  0  0  .111       
 Armas            p   0  0  0  0  .000    W.Williams        p   2  0  2  0 1.000       
 Ordonez          ph  1  0  0  0  .333     Karros           1b  1  1  1  0  .500       
                     34  3  7  3                               31  7 10  6             
 
Dragons                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Mulder           L 0-1           6.2  9  7  5  3  4 107  69  7.50
Armas                            1.1  1  0  0  0  2  18  13  0.00
                                 8.0 10  7  5  3  6 125  82 
 
Wave                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
W.Williams                       6.0  7  3  3  1  6  96  68  5.14
Quantrill        W 1-0           3.0  0  0  0  0  5  33  26  1.42
                                 9.0  7  3  3  1 11 129  94 
 
ALB: Berroa batted for Cintron in the 7th
     Berroa moved to ss in the 7th
     Ordonez batted for Armas in the 9th
MIA: Karros inserted at 1b in the 7th
     J.Rivera inserted at lf in the 9th
 
E-C.Jones. 2B-Rolen, Phelps, Sheffield, W.Williams 2. 3B-Beltran. 
HR-Beltran(3), Sheffield(1). SB-B.Boone(1), Garciaparra(1), Karros(1). 
K-Castillo, Cintron, Beltran, Hidalgo, Abreu, Rolen, Phelps 2, Mulder 2, 
Ordonez, L.Walker 3, Galarraga, C.Jones, Quantrill. BB-Castillo, Ensberg, 
Sheffield, Garciaparra. SH-Berroa. SF-I.Rodriguez. HBP-Hernandez. 
PB-Hernandez. HB-W.Williams. 
GWRBI: Ensberg
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Dragons           1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0     3  7  0     7  1
2003 Wave              0  0  0  1  0  2  4  0  x     7 10  1     4  0
 
 
Dragons              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Castillo          2b 1>63           note 1     5>31         7>S            k         
Cintron           ss   43           8            k            Quantrill              
 Berroa           ph                                          14/SH.1-2              
Beltran           cf   HR         3>7            T            k                      
Hidalgo           lf   7            53           k            43                     
Abreu             rf 2>S            8          6>53         8>k                      
Rolen             3b   D.1-3      4>k            S            9                      
Hernandez         c    HP           e7.B-1       7            2/fl                   
Phelps            1b   k            6/fl         D.1-H      9>k                      
Mulder            p    k            64/f         k                                   
 Armas            p                                                                  
 Ordonez          ph                                          k                      
 
 1: W.3-H;2-3;1-2 
 
 
Wave                 -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ensberg           3b 1>43           W            S.2XH(82)    SB3;SB2                
                                                              S.3-H;2-3              
L.Walker          cf   k            64/f       6>k            k                      
Sheffield         rf   31         4>D            W            HR.3-H;1-H             
B.Boone           2b 2>63           43.2-3       S.1-3        Armas                  
                                                              3                      
I.Rodriguez       c    9            S.3-H        SB2        8>S                      
                                                 pb.3-H;2-3                          
                                                 8/SF.3-H                            
Galarraga         1b   k            143/gdp      63                                  
 Quantrill        p                                           k                      
C.Jones           lf 3>13         5>63         7>7            k                      
 J.Rivera         lf                                                                 
Garciaparra       ss   63           63           W            8                      
W.Williams        p    D            D                                                
 Karros           1b                             S.1-2                               
 
 
Dragons          IN OUT ER                  Wave             IN OUT ER                  
Mulder           A1  D3  5 L 0-1            W.Williams       A1  D1  3                  
Armas            D4  D8  0                  Quantrill        D2  E1  0 W 1-0            
______________



EDMONTON -- The Dragons took advantage of Hideo Nomo's wildness to score four in the first, and it would be all Alberta needed to whip the Wave 6-2 and end this series in six games.

Kevin Millwood worked six-plus innings of solid ball for the win, Mike MacDougal and Eric Gagne closing it out with 2 2/3 innings of scoreless pitching.

Nomo was in hot water from the get-go, walking Luis Castillo and Alex Cintron to start the inning. A Richard Hidalgo sac fly plated the first run. Then with two away, Scott Rolen took Nomo into the left-field seats for three more.

Miami showed life by scoring a pair in the third on Gary Sheffield's two-run double. But Carlos Beltran continued his torrid hitting in the bottom half, clubbing his fourth bomb of the series to make it 5-2. Hidalgo followed with a rocket of his own to pad the lead to four runs. Beltran finished the series with a .429 average and .963 slugging percentage.

Alberta, the surprise Aaron Division champion, will now face division rival R-D in the finals.


                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Wave              0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  7  0     8  1
2003 Dragons           4  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  x     6 10  0     9  1
 
Wave                 AB  R  H BI   AVG    Dragons              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Ensberg           3b  5  1  2  0  .370    Castillo          2b  4  1  2  0  .179       
Finley            cf  3  0  0  0  .176    Cintron           ss  3  1  0  0  .095       
Sheffield         rf  3  0  1  2  .167    Beltran           cf  5  1  1  1  .407       
B.Boone           2b  2  0  1  0  .292    Hidalgo           lf  3  1  1  2  .130       
I.Rodriguez       c   4  0  0  0  .333    Abreu             rf  3  1  2  0  .176       
C.Jones           lf  4  0  2  0  .150    Rolen             3b  3  1  2  3  .391       
Galarraga         1b  3  0  0  0  .167    Hernandez         c   4  0  0  0  .190       
 L.Walker         ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Phelps            1b  3  0  1  0  .250       
 Hammond          p   0  0  0  0  .000    Millwood          p   2  0  1  0  .250       
Garciaparra       ss  4  0  0  0  .091     MacDougal        p   0  0  0  0  .000       
Nomo              p   1  1  1  0  .333     Gagne            p   1  0  0  0  .000       
 Davis            p   1  0  0  0  .000                         31  6 10  6             
 Affeldt          p   0  0  0  0  .000                                              
 Greene           ph  1  0  0  0  .000                                              
 Hasegawa         p   0  0  0  0  .000                                              
 Karros           1b  1  0  0  0  .400                                              
                     33  2  7  2                                                    
 
Wave                             INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Nomo             L 0-1           2.0  5  6  6  3  2  45  23  7.04
Davis                            2.0  1  0  0  1  0  29  17  0.00
Affeldt                          2.0  1  0  0  1  0  34  21  1.50
Hasegawa                         1.0  2  0  0  0  0  15  11  0.00
Hammond                          1.0  1  0  0  1  1  18  11  0.00
                                 8.0 10  6  6  6  3 141  83 
 
Dragons                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Millwood         W 1-0           6.2  5  2  2  4  6 114  65  1.84
MacDougal                        0.2  1  0  0  0  1  12   7  0.00
Gagne                            1.2  1  0  0  0  2  18  11  5.40
                                 9.0  7  2  2  4  9 144  83 
 
MIA: Greene batted for Affeldt in the 7th
     L.Walker batted for Galarraga in the 8th
     Karros inserted at 1b in the 8th
 
2B-Ensberg 2, Sheffield, C.Jones 2, Castillo, Phelps. HR-Beltran(4), 
Hidalgo(1), Rolen(2). K-Ensberg, Finley 2, Sheffield, B.Boone, I.Rodriguez, 
Galarraga 2, Greene, Castillo, Hernandez, Gagne. BB-Finley, Sheffield, 
B.Boone 2, Castillo, Cintron 2, Abreu, Rolen, Phelps. SH-Millwood. 
SF-Hidalgo. 
GWRBI: Hidalgo
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Wave              0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0     2  7  0     8  1
2003 Dragons           4  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  x     6 10  0     9  1
 
 
Wave                 -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ensberg           3b 1>4            D.1-3      5>63           D            k         
Finley            cf   W            k            6            MacDougal              
                                                              k                      
Sheffield         rf   k            D.3-H;2-H    W          8>7                      
B.Boone           2b   W.1-2        W            k            S                      
I.Rodriguez       c    4            54/gdp     6>3/g          Gagne                  
                                                              k                      
C.Jones           lf 2>5/fl       4>D            3            D.1-3                  
Galarraga         1b   k            k            5                                   
 L.Walker         ph                                          6/L                    
 Hammond          p                                                                  
Garciaparra       ss   6            7.2-3      7>8          9>5/fl                   
Nomo              p  3>S                                                             
 Davis            p                 53                                               
 Affeldt          p                                                                  
 Greene           ph                             k                                   
 Hasegawa         p                                                                  
 Karros           1b                                          7                      
 
 
Dragons              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Castillo          2b 1>W            k          4>S            6            D         
Cintron           ss   W.1-2        3/fl         8            64/f         W         
Beltran           cf   7.2-3      3>HR           8          7>Hasegawa     5/f       
                                                              8                      
Hidalgo           lf   8/SF.3-H     HR           63           7                      
Abreu             rf   W.1-2        S          5>Affeldt      S                      
                                                 1/g                                 
Rolen             3b   HR.2-H;1-H   Davis        W            S.1-3                  
                                    8                                                
Hernandez         c    k            63.1-2       543/gdp      46/f                   
Phelps            1b 2>D            IW         6>6          8>Hammond                
                                                              7                      
Millwood          p    13/SH.2-3    43           S                                   
 MacDougal        p                                                                  
 Gagne            p                                           k                      
 
 
Wave             IN OUT ER                  Dragons          IN OUT ER                  
Nomo             A1  B5  6 L 0-1            Millwood         A1  D1  2 W 1-0            
Davis            B6  C4  0                  MacDougal        D2  D4  0                  
Affeldt          C5  D2  0                  Gagne            D5  E1  0                  
Hasegawa         D3  D7  0                                                              
Hammond          D8  E3  0