Game 4

Notes
What was stacked up to be a pitchers duel, didn't disappoint. No runs were given up in the first, until Doug Mientkiewicz continued his MVP push by hitting his 4th home run with 2 runners on. Dontrelle Willis was solid all game, even though he gave up 4 runs. The Beach Bums left Mulder in to pitch the 5th, when struggling Jeremy Brown got his first hit of the year with a 2 run home run. Matt Anderson came into the game to record his first save of the year.

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

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

Pitchers
VIR
Mulder- 4 1/3 IP, 4.5 ERA, 2 Ks, 2 ER, 2 BB W
Anderson- 2/3 IP, 0 ERA, 0 Ks, 0 ER SV

POR
Willis- 5 IP, 7.2 ERA, 3 Ks, 4 ER, 3 BB L

Player of the Game- Mark Mulder



Notes
Scott Elarton got lit up in the bottom of the first. 6 Earned runs were given up in the first inning. I was hoping to get this game over fast. And then it happened. Ben Grieve hits a 2 run home run off of Sidney Ponson. What followed was a huge collapse. The M's scored 10 unanswered runs in the last 2 innings. Ben Grieve led off the rally, and hit another 2 run shot. It was capped off by a Nomar Garciaparra Grand Slam.

Batters
ORL
Freeman 1-3 1B, K, BB
Stewart 2-3 2 1B
Garciaparra 1-4 HR(Grand Slam
Delgado 2-4 2 1B
Crede 1-3 1B
Grieve 2-3 2 HR
Roneberg 1-1 2B, 2BB
Abernathy 1-2 1B, BB
LaForest 1-2 2B,K

AUS
Dukes 3-3 2 1B, 3B
Green 1-3 1B
Baldelli 1-3 2B, K
Casey 1-3 HR, K
Rolls 1-2 2B K
Munson 0-3
Wilson 1-3
Vallent 1-2 2B
Cannizaro 0-2

Pitchers
ORL
Elarton- 1/3 IP, 54 ERA, 0 Ks, 6 ER, 0 BB
Brazelton- 2 2/3 IP, 0 ERA, 0 Ks, 0 ER
Bonzer- 2 IP, 0 ERA, 2 Ks, 0 ER W

AUS
Ponsonn- 4 1/3 IP, 11.25 ERA, 2 Ks, 5 ER, 5 BB
Yan- 1/3 IP, 36 ERA, 1 Ks, 4 ER L
Bradford- 1/3 IP, 9 ERA, 0 Ks, 1 ER

Player of the Game- Ben Grieve