Game 13

Notes
Somewhat of a throw away game for both sides here. But from a statistical standpoint, a huge game. 4 possible MVPs were up head to head. Sean Burroughs and Juan Encarnacion went a combined 0-4, but on the flip side Khalil Greene and Sean Casey went 3-4. But this game came down to pitching. Sidney Ponson needed a good outing just to show the haters. He went out and threw a complete game, one hit shut out. The one hit was a single, which Jermaine Dye got in the third.

Batters
AUS
Dukes 1-3 1B
Greene 1-2 2B, BB
Baldelli 0-2 BB, K
Casey 2-2 2B, 1B, BB
Rolls 0-3
LeCroy 1-3 2B
Munson 1-2 1B
Cannizaro 0-2 K
Wilson 0-2

POR
Berroa 0-2
Dye 1-1 1B, BB
Burroughs 0-2 K
Encarnacion 0-2
Pena 0-2
Giles 0-1 BB
Sexson 0-2
Horwitz 0-2
Brown 0-2 K

Pitchers
AUS
Ponson- 5 IP, 0 ERA, 2 Ks, 0 ER, 2 BB W

POR
Willis- 5 IP, 3.6 ERA, 2 Ks, 2 ER, 3 BB L

Player of the Game- Sidney Ponson



Notes
Mark Mulder had one more chance to go for the Pitching award, yet to be named. Elarton and Mulder went mano y mano giving up one run up each in the first four innings pitched. Then, Scott Elarton walked Eric Byrnes, and threw a fat one to Hank Blalock who hit it out for his 4th home run of the season. Matt Anderson came in and shut it down for a save.

Batters
VIR
Everett 1-3 1B
Byrnes 0-2 BB
Blalock 1-1 HR, 2BB
Mientkiewicz 1-3 1B
Hall 1-2 2B, BB
Bigbie 0-2 BB
Crosby 0-2
Greenberg 0-2 K
Herr 0-2

ORL
Grieve 1-3
Stewart 0-2 K, BB
Garciaparra 1-3 2B
Delgado 0-3
Crede 2-2 2B, 1B
Freeman 0-2 K
Abernathy 0-2
LaForest 1-2 1B
Roneberg 1-2 1B, K

Pitchers
VIR
Mulder- 4 IP, 2.25 ERA, 3 Ks, 1 ER, 0 BB W
Anderson- 1 IP, 0 ERA, 0 Ks, 0 ER, 1 BB SV

ORL
Elarton- 5 IP, 5.39 ERA, 1 Ks, 3 ER, 4 BB L

Player of the Game- Hank Blalock