Game 2

Notes
This will be one of the best games in the league this year. Braden Looper and Chuck James were caught in a pitching duel. 0 runs were given up in regulation, and the first game ever went to extras. Looper gave up a double and single, but got out of the threat with 0 runs on the board. Larry Bigbie got a single off of James to reach his limit of 7 hits, then the M's brought in Dewon Brazelton. Doug Mientkiewicz hits a home run as the first batter faced this season for Brazelton. Virginia Celebrates their walk off.

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

VIR
Everett 1-3 1B
Byrnes 0-3 2K
Blalock 2-3 2 1B
Young 0-2 BB
Hall 1-3 1B
Bigbie 2-3 2 1B, R
Mientkiewicz 2-3 HR, 1B Walk Off
Greenberg 0-2
Herr 0-1 BB

Pitchers
ORL
James- 5 IP, 0 ERA, 2 Ks, 0 ER, 2 BB
Brazelton- .1 IP, 90 ERA, 0 Ks, 1 ER, L

VIR
Looper- 6 IP, 0 ERA, 5 Ks, 0 ER, 0 BB W

Player of the Game- Braden Looper



Notes
This game opened with a bang. In the bottom of the first, Austin homered 3 times. Marcus Giles hit a home run to start the second inning. In the bottom of the third Khalil Greene walked, then Rocco Baldelli hit a moon shot. That was it for Doug Waechter, bringing in Eric Gagne for the first time this season. He got all 5 batters out he faced, which was not enough.

Batters
POR
Berroa 1-2 1B, BB
Dye 0-3
Burroughs 1-3 1B
Sexson 0-3
Giles 1-2 HR
Pena 2-2 2B, 3B
Horwitz 0-2
Encarnacion 1-2 1B
Brown 0-2 K

AUS
Dukes 1-2 HR
Greene 1-1 HR BB
Baldelli 1-2 HR
Casey 1-2 HR
Rolls 0-2 K
Munson 0-2 K
Wilson 0-2
Valent 0-2
Cannizaro 0-1

Pitchers
POR
Waetcher- 2 1/3 IP, 22.5 ERA, 1 Ks, 5 ER, 1 BB L
Gagne- 1 2/3 IP, 0 ERA, 1 Ks, 0 ER, 0 BB

VIR
Zambrano- 5 IP, 3.6 ERA, 1 Ks, 2 ER, 1 BB W

Player of the Game- Willy Mo Pena