NEW ORLEANS -- It may have taken them 10 innings, but the R-D Bulls finally got their big bats going at the end to take a 5-1 decision from the Outlaws in Game One.
After the teams fought to a 1-1 standstill over nine innings, Barry Bonds put Raleigh-Durham ahead with a solo blast to right against Damaso Marte to lead off the 10th. One out later, Carlos Delgado reached on Albert Pujols' error, and Vlad Guerrero made Jon Singer pay with a two-run bomb to run the lead to three.
Starters Joel Pineiro and Kevin Brown both worked deep into the game, giving up just one run apiece, but neither figured in the decision.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 2003 Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 16 0 11 0 2003 Outlaws 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 10 3 Bulls AB R H BI AVG Outlaws AB R H BI AVG Lieberthal c 6 0 1 0 .167 Pierre cf 3 1 0 0 .000 V.Martinez c 0 0 0 0 .000 Soriano 2b 5 0 1 0 .200 Bonds lf 4 1 3 1 .750 Pujols rf 4 0 1 0 .250 A.Rodriguez ss 5 0 1 0 .200 Lopez c 5 0 2 1 .400 Delgado 1b 5 1 1 0 .200 G.Anderson lf 4 0 1 0 .250 Guerrero rf 5 2 2 3 .400 Sexson 1b 3 0 1 0 .333 D.Young 3b 4 0 1 0 .250 A.Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 .000 Amezaga 3b 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ss 4 0 0 0 .000 Fr.Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 .000 Brown p 3 0 0 0 .000 Isringhausen p 1 0 0 0 .000 Gordon p 0 0 0 0 .000 Loretta 2b 4 1 3 0 .750 Foulke p 0 0 0 0 .000 Byrd cf 5 0 1 0 .200 P.Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Pineiro p 3 0 1 0 .333 Marte p 0 0 0 0 .000 Glaus 3b 2 0 2 1 1.000 Nelson p 0 0 0 0 .000 44 5 16 5 36 1 6 1 Bulls INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Pineiro 7.0 5 1 1 2 7 113 72 1.29 Fr.Rodriguez BS 1 1.2 1 0 0 3 1 42 18 0.00 Isringhausen W 1-0 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 18 11 0.00 10.0 6 1 1 5 9 173 101 Outlaws INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Brown 7.2 10 1 1 2 5 103 65 1.17 Gordon 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 15 10 0.00 Foulke 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 6 4 0.00 Marte L 0-1 0.2 5 4 2 0 1 23 17 27.00 Nelson 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.00 10.0 16 5 3 2 7 149 98 R-D: Amezaga inserted at 3b in the 8th Glaus inserted at 3b in the 8th V.Martinez inserted at c in the 10th NO : P.Wilson batted for Foulke in the 9th E-Pujols. 2B-Lopez. HR-Bonds(1), Guerrero 2(2). SB-Pierre 2(2). K-Lieberthal 3, Bonds, D.Young, Pineiro, Isringhausen, Soriano, Lopez 2, G.Anderson, Sexson 2, A.Ramirez, Cruz, P.Wilson. BB-Bonds, Loretta, Pierre 2, Pujols, G.Anderson, Sexson. WP-Fr.Rodriguez. GWRBI: Bonds 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP 2003 Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 16 0 11 0 2003 Outlaws 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 6 1 10 3 Bulls -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Lieberthal c 1>S 64/f k k Foulke k V.Martinez c Bonds lf S.1-2 3>S W k 0>Marte HR A.Rodriguez ss 9.2-3 63/gdp 54/f 8>S 9 Delgado 1b 7 63 6>S 163/gdp e9.B-2 Guerrero rf 7 4>8 54/f HR HR.2-H D.Young 3b 2>63 S k Gordon 53 Amezaga 3b Fr.Rodriguez p Isringhausen p k Loretta 2b S S.1-2 W.1-2 9>3 S Byrd cf 7 463/gdp 43 53 S.1-3 Pineiro p S.1-3 5>63 7>k Glaus 3b S S.3-H;1-2 Outlaws -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Pierre cf 1>43 3>7 43 8>W W Soriano 2b 7 k 6>S note 1 note 2 7 SB2 6/L Pujols rf W S 7 8 0>6/L Lopez c S.1-2 k k SB2 53 D.2-H G.Anderson lf 46/f 4>9 S.1-2 IW k Sexson 1b 2>S k k wp.2-3;1-2 W A.Ramirez 3b k 3/L 7>7 8 Cruz ss 43.1-2 5>k 8 9>63 Brown p 63 43 63 Gordon p Foulke p P.Wilson ph k Marte p Nelson p 1: Fr.Rodriguez 2: Isringhausen Bulls -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Lieberthal c Nelson 7 V.Martinez c Bonds lf A.Rodriguez ss Delgado 1b Guerrero rf D.Young 3b Amezaga 3b Fr.Rodriguez p Isringhausen p Loretta 2b Byrd cf Pineiro p Glaus 3b Outlaws -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------ Pierre cf Soriano 2b Pujols rf Lopez c G.Anderson lf Sexson 1b A.Ramirez 3b Cruz ss Brown p Gordon p Foulke p P.Wilson ph Marte p Nelson p Bulls IN OUT ER Outlaws IN OUT ER Pineiro A1 D1 1 Brown A1 D5 1 Fr.Rodriguez D2 E1 0 BS 1 Gordon D6 D9 0 Isringhausen E2 E5 0 W 1-0 Foulke E1 E1 0 Marte E2 E9 2 L 0-1 Nelson F1 F1 0 ______________NEW ORLEANS -- Spirits were low at the Cajun Coliseum after the 'Laws blew a five-run lead and found themselves in an 8-8 tie. But New Orleans cowboyed up and scratched out a pair in the bottom of the sixth, and the bullpen made it stand up as Singer's side evened the series with a 10-8 win.
This was a see-saw affair, in which R-D pounded Kerry Wood for three in the first only to see the 'Laws put up a touchdown and extra point in the bottom half to go up 7-3. The Bulls rallied for five in the sixth, A-Rod's two-run bomb knotting the count.
It didn't take long for New Orleans to go back on top. Deivi Cruz, filling in for the injured Melvin Mora, started things with a double off Ugie Urbina. Cruz went to third on Tom Gordon's bunt -- Gordon reaching first with Delgado missed the tag. After Juan Pierra walked, Scott Williamson came in from the 'pen and proceeded to uncork a wild pitch, Cruz dashing home with the go-ahead run. The 'Laws added one more in the frame on Albert Pujols' ribbie groundout.
Gordon, Kelly Wunsch, and Keith Foulke were outstanding in relief, blanking the powerful Bulls over the final three frames to lock up the win.
The series now moves to North Carolina, where Josh Beckett and Mike Mussina will meet in Game Three.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Bulls 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 12 0 8 0 2003 Outlaws 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 10 11 1 4 2 Bulls AB R H BI AVG Outlaws AB R H BI AVG Lieberthal c 4 2 2 2 .300 Pierre cf 4 1 3 1 .429 Bonds lf 4 2 2 1 .625 Soriano 2b 5 1 1 2 .200 A.Rodriguez ss 5 1 2 2 .300 Pujols rf 4 0 0 1 .125 Delgado 1b 3 1 0 0 .125 Lopez c 4 2 2 1 .444 Guerrero rf 4 0 1 2 .333 G.Anderson lf 3 1 0 0 .143 D.Young 3b 5 1 2 1 .333 Sexson 1b 4 1 1 1 .286 Loretta 2b 5 1 2 0 .556 Wunsch p 0 0 0 0 .000 Byrd cf 4 0 1 0 .222 Foulke p 0 0 0 0 .000 Prior p 0 0 0 0 .000 A.Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 .000 Contreras p 2 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ss 3 2 2 1 .286 Floyd ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Wood p 2 1 1 2 .500 Urbina p 0 0 0 0 .000 Wakefield p 0 0 0 0 .000 Williamson p 0 0 0 0 .000 Marte p 0 0 0 0 .000 V.Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Gordon p 1 1 1 0 1.000 Buehrle p 0 0 0 0 .000 Broussard 1b 1 0 0 0 .000 38 8 12 8 35 10 11 9 Bulls INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Prior 0.2 7 7 7 1 1 28 16 94.50 Contreras 4.1 2 1 1 0 6 52 34 2.08 Urbina L 0-1 0.0 2 2 2 1 0 10 5 99.99 Williamson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 0.00 Buehrle 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 25 16 0.00 8.0 11 10 10 3 8 126 80 Outlaws INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Wood 5.2 8 6 5 3 9 117 67 7.94 Wakefield BS 1 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 5 3 99.99 Marte 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 27.00 Gordon W 1-0 1.1 2 0 0 0 3 22 14 0.00 Wunsch H 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 0.00 Foulke S 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.00 9.0 12 8 7 4 12 163 94 R-D: Floyd batted for Contreras in the 6th V.Martinez batted for Williamson in the 7th NO : Broussard inserted at 1b in the 8th E-Cruz. 2B-Lieberthal, Bonds 2, D.Young, Byrd, Pierre, Lopez, Sexson, Cruz, Wood. HR-A.Rodriguez(1), Soriano(1), Lopez(1). K-Lieberthal, A.Rodriguez, Delgado, Guerrero, D.Young 2, Loretta 2, Byrd, Contreras, Floyd, V.Martinez, Soriano, Pujols, Lopez, Sexson 2, A.Ramirez, Cruz, Wood. BB-Lieberthal, Bonds, Delgado 2, Pierre, G.Anderson, Cruz. HBP-Guerrero. HB-Foulke. WP-Williamson. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Bulls 3 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 8 12 0 8 0 2003 Outlaws 7 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 x 10 11 1 4 2 Bulls -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Lieberthal c 1>S W 7 D.2-H;1-H k Bonds lf W.1-2 4/L 5>D Wakefield 8>Wunsch D.2-H 3/g A.Rodriguez ss k S.1-3 8.2-3 HR.2-H 53 Delgado 1b note 1 k W Marte 53 W Guerrero rf note 2 3>k 463/gdp Gordon 9>Foulke 43 HP D.Young 3b D.2-H;1-3 k 6>S 7>k 463/gdp Loretta 2b k k S.1-2 S 43 Byrd cf 8 4>k 3 D.1-3 Prior p Contreras p 2>9 k Floyd ph k Urbina p Williamson p V.Martinez ph k Buehrle p 1: e6.2-3;1-2;B-1 2: S.3-H;2-H;1-2 Outlaws -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Pierre cf 1>S S.2-H 4>D W.1-2 7 Soriano 2b HR.1-H Contreras k Williamson 7 9 note 1 7 Pujols rf 7 2>k 7 43.3-H;2-3 Lopez c D HR k 9 G.Anderson lf W 8 5>6 7>Buehrle 7 Sexson 1b D.2-H;1-3 k 7 k Wunsch p Foulke p A.Ramirez 3b k 3>8 3/fl 9 Cruz ss S.3-H;2-3 k 6>Urbina 8>W D Wood p D.3-H;1-H k Wakefield p Marte p Gordon p S/B.2-3 Broussard 1b 13.1-2 1: wp.3-H;2-3;1-2 Bulls IN OUT ER Outlaws IN OUT ER Prior A1 B1 7 Wood A1 D1 5 Contreras B2 C7 1 Wakefield D2 D3 2 BS 1 Urbina C8 D1 2 L 0-1 Marte D4 D4 0 Williamson D2 D4 0 Gordon D5 E1 0 W 1-0 Buehrle D5 E2 0 Wunsch E2 E4 0 H 1 Foulke E5 E7 0 S 1 _________________DURHAM, N.C. -- Deivi's Cruz's ill-timed error opened the door for R-D's go-ahead run in the sixth as the Bulls defeated the Outlaws 5-3 at the Bullpen, moving just a win away from advancing to the semis.
After trailing from the first inning on, New Orleans got even at 3-3 when Javy Lopez homered in the sixth, his third blast of the series and second of the game. But 'Laws starter Mike Mussina found himself in trouble just a half inning later.
With two out and no one on, Vlad Guerrero hit a routine grounder to Cruz, who is filling in for the injured the Melvin Mora. Cruz booted it, allowing Guerrero to reach first. Dmitri Young followed with a double to the wall, Guerrero scoring all the way from first to put R-D back in the lead.
Aided by Marquis Grissom's insurance-run homer, Ugie Urbina and Jason Isringhausen kept the 'Laws off the board the rest of the way to seal the win for Andrew E.
Raleigh-Durham goes for the clincher in Game Four, sending Kip Wells to the mound against New Orleans' Mike Hampton.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Outlaws 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 2 8 1 2003 Bulls 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 x 5 9 0 7 0 Outlaws AB R H BI AVG Bulls AB R H BI AVG Pierre cf 5 0 0 0 .250 Lieberthal c 4 1 2 0 .357 Soriano 2b 5 0 2 0 .267 V.Martinez c 0 0 0 0 .000 Pujols rf 4 1 2 1 .250 Bonds lf 4 0 0 0 .417 Lopez c 4 2 2 2 .462 A.Rodriguez ss 4 1 1 0 .286 G.Anderson lf 3 0 0 0 .100 Delgado 1b 4 1 1 3 .167 Sexson 1b 4 0 1 0 .273 Guerrero rf 4 1 1 0 .308 Gordon p 0 0 0 0 1.000 D.Young 3b 2 0 1 1 .364 A.Ramirez 3b 4 0 0 0 .000 Amezaga 3b 0 0 0 0 .000 Cruz ss 4 0 2 0 .364 Loretta 2b 3 0 2 0 .583 Mussina p 3 0 0 0 .000 Byrd cf 3 0 0 0 .167 Broussard 1b 1 0 1 0 .500 Urbina p 0 0 0 0 .000 37 3 10 3 Floyd ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Isringhausen p 0 0 0 0 .000 Beckett p 2 0 0 0 .000 Grissom cf 2 1 1 1 .500 33 5 9 5 Outlaws INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Mussina L 0-1 7.0 8 5 4 0 12 124 90 5.14 Gordon 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 18 11 0.00 8.0 9 5 4 1 13 142 101 Bulls INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Beckett W 1-0 6.0 8 3 3 1 9 104 67 4.50 Urbina H 1 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 24 17 9.00 Isringhausen S 1 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 17 11 0.00 9.0 10 3 3 1 11 145 95 NO : Broussard inserted at 1b in the 8th R-D: Grissom inserted at cf in the 7th V.Martinez inserted at c in the 8th Floyd batted for Urbina in the 8th Amezaga inserted at 3b in the 9th E-A.Ramirez, Cruz. 2B-Broussard, A.Rodriguez, D.Young. HR-Pujols(1), Lopez 2(3), Delgado(1), Grissom(1). K-Pierre, Pujols, Lopez 2, G.Anderson 2, A.Ramirez, Cruz, Mussina 3, Lieberthal 2, Bonds 3, A.Rodriguez, Delgado 3, D.Young, Byrd, Beckett, Floyd. BB-G.Anderson, D.Young. SH-Loretta. HBP-D.Young. HB-Mussina. GWRBI: D.Young 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Outlaws 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 10 2 8 1 2003 Bulls 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 x 5 9 0 7 0 Outlaws -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Pierre cf 1>6 k 13 7>Urbina 43.2-3 8 Soriano 2b 8 3>S S 8 5/L Pujols rf HR k 43 S Lopez c HR k 6>HR k G.Anderson lf W k k 8>6 Sexson 1b 3/g 4>63 S 53 Gordon p A.Ramirez 3b 2>4 7 k 7 Cruz ss S 3/g S.1-3 9>note 1 k Mussina p k 5>k k Broussard 1b D 1: Isringhausen Bulls -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Lieberthal c 1>S k k S V.Martinez c Bonds lf k k 9 k A.Rodriguez ss D.1-3 3>53 6>7 k Delgado 1b HR.3-H;2-H k(23) k k Guerrero rf 7 53 e6.B-1 8>Gordon S D.Young 3b HP 4>k D.1-H W.1-2 Amezaga 3b Loretta 2b S.1-2 e5/th.B-1 S.2-3 note 1 Byrd cf 13 143/gdp k Urbina p Floyd ph k Isringhausen p Beckett p 2>k 5>5/L Grissom cf 7>HR 43 1: 23/SH.2-3;1-2 Outlaws IN OUT ER Bulls IN OUT ER Mussina A1 D4 4 L 0-1 Beckett A1 C9 3 W 1-0 Gordon D5 D9 0 Urbina D1 D7 0 H 1 Isringhausen D8 E2 0 S 1 ______________DURHAM, N.C. -- The Raleigh-Durham Bulls are on their way to the ABA semifinals.
Kip Wells, overcoming his sky-high regular-season ERA, yielded just one earned run in eight innings and Barry Bonds whacked his second homer of the series as R-D whipped New Orleans 11-5 to eliminate the Outlaws in four games.
Leading 3-2 halfway through, the Bulls broke the ballgame open with a run in the fifth, two in the sixth, and five in the eighth. Bonds led the way as usual, blasting a solo bomb in the fifth and a two-run double in the eighth. Bonds finished the four-game series with a .412 average, two homers, and five RBI.
The Bulls will now cool their heels and await the outcome of the Wave-Hammers series. Should Miami win, R-D will face Alberta in the semifinals. Should San Jose win, the Bulls will meet No. 1 seed San Antonio.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Outlaws 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 1 3 3 2003 Bulls 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 5 x 11 12 1 4 1 Outlaws AB R H BI AVG Bulls AB R H BI AVG Pierre cf 4 1 1 0 .250 Lieberthal c 3 0 0 0 .294 Soriano 2b 4 0 1 1 .263 V.Martinez c 1 1 1 0 .500 Pujols rf 4 1 1 1 .250 Bonds lf 5 1 2 3 .412 Lopez c 3 1 2 1 .500 A.Rodriguez ss 5 0 0 0 .211 G.Anderson lf 3 1 0 0 .077 Delgado 1b 4 1 2 0 .250 Sexson 1b 4 0 1 0 .267 Guerrero rf 3 3 2 1 .375 A.Ramirez 3b 4 1 1 2 .063 Glaus 3b 3 1 2 1 .800 Cruz ss 4 0 0 0 .267 Amezaga 3b 0 0 0 0 .000 Hampton p 2 0 0 0 .000 Loretta 2b 3 1 1 2 .533 Wakefield p 0 0 0 0 .000 Byrd cf 3 1 1 0 .200 P.Wilson ph 1 0 0 0 .000 K.Wells p 3 1 1 3 .333 Lidge p 0 0 0 0 .000 Floyd ph 0 1 0 0 .000 33 5 7 5 Fr.Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 .000 33 11 12 10 Outlaws INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA Hampton L 0-1 5.0 7 6 6 5 2 103 54 10.80 Wakefield 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 16 11 9.00 Lidge 1.0 5 5 5 1 2 42 24 45.00 8.0 12 11 11 6 5 161 89 Bulls INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA K.Wells W 1-0 8.0 5 2 1 0 8 110 77 1.13 Fr.Rodriguez 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 23 13 10.13 9.0 7 5 4 1 10 133 90 NO : P.Wilson batted for Wakefield in the 8th R-D: V.Martinez inserted at c in the 8th Floyd batted for K.Wells in the 8th Amezaga inserted at 3b in the 9th E-Soriano, Glaus. 2B-Soriano, Bonds, Delgado. 3B-Glaus. HR-Pujols(2), Lopez(4), A.Ramirez(1), Bonds(2), Loretta(1), K.Wells(1). K-Pierre, Soriano, Pujols 2, Lopez, Sexson 3, Cruz, Hampton, Bonds, A.Rodriguez 2, Delgado, Byrd. BB-G.Anderson, Lieberthal, Guerrero, Glaus, Loretta, Byrd, Floyd. HBP-Lopez. HB-K.Wells. WP-Lidge. GWRBI: K.Wells 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2003 Outlaws 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 7 1 3 3 2003 Bulls 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 5 x 11 12 1 4 1 Outlaws -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Pierre cf 1>e5/th.B-1 2/fl S k Soriano 2b note 1 13 7 k Pujols rf k 4>HR 6>63 9>note 2 k Lopez c S HP k HR G.Anderson lf 43 643/gdp 43 W Sexson 1b 2>k S 7>k k A.Ramirez 3b 8 9 8 HR.1-H Cruz ss 2/fl 5>k 9 43 Hampton p 3>43 k Wakefield p P.Wilson ph 8>8 Lidge p 1: D.1-H;BX3(845) 2: Fr.Rodriguez Bulls -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------ Lieberthal c 1>W 7 5>9 7>63 V.Martinez c S.1-2 Bonds lf k 3>13 HR 3 note 1 A.Rodriguez ss 36/f 43 8 k k Delgado 1b k S 3/g 8>Lidge D Guerrero rf 2>W 63 6>S wp.2-3 S.3-H Glaus 3b W.1-2 4>S T.1-H 2/fl Amezaga 3b Loretta 2b note 2 463/gdp W HR.1-H Byrd cf W S Wakefield k note 3 K.Wells p HR.3-H;1-H 43 7 Floyd ph W Fr.Rodriguez p 1: D.2-H;1-H;B-3(e4/th) 2: 463/gdp.2-3 3: 643/gdp.3-H Outlaws IN OUT ER Bulls IN OUT ER Hampton A1 C7 6 L 0-1 K.Wells A1 D2 1 W 1-0 Wakefield C8 D3 0 Fr.Rodriguez D3 D8 3 Lidge D4 E3 5