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AL Wins a ThrillerThe American and National Divisions played a simply stunning, exhilarating
2002 GABL All-Star game. Pedro Martinez, Mark Buehrle and Brad Penny combined to
keep the Nationals hitless through four innings. Meanwhile, the Americans could
get nothing started until all-world Barry Bonds lifted a Jose Mercedes pitch
deep into the night for an early 1-0 lead. Pitcher after pitcher after pitcher
came and went, and still the goose-eggs mounted. Finally, in the bottom of the
8th, Jeff Kent doubled in Moises Alou with two outs off Eric Hiljus, with the
slide just beating the throw to the plate. The run would be huge, as the
Nationals took their turn at bat to begin the 9th. Freddy Garcia entered to
pitch, and after getting Sosa and Gonzalez out on a pop-up and line-out
respectively, Jim Edmonds and Troy Glaus both singled, and Steve Karsay was
summoned from the bullpen to try to record the final out and preserve the
shut-out win for the Americans. But "The Crime Dog" Fred McGriff
tinkled a single, scoring Edmonds. Then, Jason Kendall looped a wounded duck
into the outfield and suddenly the game was tied at 2-2. Karsay finally struck
out Shane Halter to end the rally. The Americans, vowing not to have a repeat of the ugly Selig incident in the "OTHER" All-Star game, donned their rally caps and began shouting anti-National epithets at the visitor's dugout. The strategy seemed to work, as Hiljus began the inning by walking Bonds. Aramis Ramirez was retired on a flyball, and I-Rod hit a soft grounder, but was nailed at first for the second out, with Barry moving up the second base. Up stepped Edgar Martinez, with Rafael Palmeiro in the hole. With only Billy Wagner left in the bullpen, the Nationals needed to decide which match-up they liked better - Martinez vs. Hiljus, Martinez vs. Wagner, or intentionally walking sir Edgar to set-up a Palmeiro-Wagner affair. In the end, the powers that be decided that it might seem a bit "questionable" to have hometown hero Raphael Palmeiro receive a shot at hero-dom. So Hiljus stayed, Martinez dug in, and promplty ripped a single into left field - the throw from Gonzalez was late, and the Americans had prevailed in a true All-Star thriller!
All-Stars AB R H RBI AVG All-Stars AB R H RBI AVG
J.Rollins SS 3 0 0 0 .000 I.Suzuki CF,RF 2 0 0 0 .000
J-S.Halter SS 2 0 0 0 .000 K-M.Alou PH,RF 2 1 1 0 .500
F.Vina 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 B.Boone 2B 2 0 0 0 .000
J.Giambi DH 3 0 0 0 .000 H-J.Vidro 2B 1 0 0 0 .000
S.Sosa RF 4 0 0 0 .000 O-J.Kent PH,2B 1 0 1 11.000
B.Giles CF 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Ordonez RF 2 0 0 0 .000
A-M.Ramirez PH,LF 2 0 0 0 .000 I-B.Williams CF 2 0 0 0 .000
Q-L.Gonzalez PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Bonds LF 3 2 2 1 .667
P.Nevin 3B 2 0 1 0 .500 E.Chavez 3B 2 0 0 0 .000
B-E.Young PR 0 0 0 0 ---- N-A.Ramirez PH,3B 2 0 0 0 .000
D-J.Edmonds CF 2 1 1 0 .500 M.Piazza C 2 0 1 0 .500
C.Floyd LF 1 0 0 0 .000 L-I.Rodriguez C 2 0 0 0 .000
C-T.Glaus PH,3B 2 1 1 0 .500 L.Berkman DH 1 0 0 0 .000
K.Millar 1B 2 0 0 0 .000 F-D.Jeter PR,DH 1 0 0 0 .000
M-F.McGriff PH,1B 2 0 2 11.000 P-E.Martinez DH 1 0 1 11.000
J.Varitek C 2 0 0 0 .000 R.Sexson 1B 1 0 0 0 .000
E-J.Kendall C 2 0 1 1 .500 G-R.Palmeiro PH,1B 2 0 0 0 .000
M.Tejada SS 3 0 0 0 .000
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Totals 34 2 6 2 Totals 32 3 6 3
A-Pinch Hit For Giles In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Nevin In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Floyd In 5th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Young In 5th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Varitek In 5th Inning
F-Pinch Ran For Berkman In 5th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Sexson In 5th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Boone In 6th Inning
I-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Ordonez In 6th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Rollins In 6th Inning
K-Pinch Hit For Suzuki In 6th Inning
L-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Piazza In 7th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Millar In 7th Inning
N-Pinch Hit For Chavez In 7th Inning
O-Pinch Hit For Vidro In 8th Inning
P-Subbed (DH) For Jeter In 9th Inning
Q-Pinch Hit For Ramirez In 9th Inning
All-Stars....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 2 6 1
All-Stars....... 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 6 1
All-Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
C.Park 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 A1 A7
J.Vazquez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 A8 B1
J.Mercedes 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 9.00 B2 B5
K.Tapani 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 B6 B8
C.Lidle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 B9 C2
J.Moyer 0 1/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 C3 C5
K.Foulke 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 C6 C7
D.Baez 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 C8 C9
J.Isringhaus 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 ---- D1 D1
E.Hiljus LOSS(0-1) 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 9.00 D2
Totals 8 2/3 6 3 3 1 5 1
All-Stars IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA SCORESHEET
P.Martinez 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 A1 A6
M.Buehrle 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 A7 A9
B.Penny 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 B1 B4
R.Johnson HOLD(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0.00 B5 B9
M.Myers HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 C1 C3
S.Sparks HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 C4 C5
C.Bailey HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 C6 C7
J.Burkett HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 C8 D3
F.Garcia HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 2 2 2 0 0 0 27.00 D4 D7
S.Karsay WIN(1-0) BS(1st) 0 1/3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D8
Totals 9 6 2 2 3 11 0
ATTENDANCE- 40,389 DATE- TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Roger Clark, Drew Lanzetta, Bob Baker, Jack Howard
T- 2:58
LEFT ON BASE- All-Stars: 8 All-Stars: 4
DOUBLE PLAYS- All-Stars: 1 All-Stars: 0
ERRORS- F.Vina, B.Boone
DOUBLES- F.McGriff(1st), J.Kent(1st)
HOME RUNS- B.Bonds(1st)
STOLEN BASES- F.Vina(1st)
WALKS- F.Vina, J.Giambi, T.Glaus, B.Bonds
HIT BY PITCH- L.Berkman
STRIKE OUTS- J.Rollins-2, S.Halter-2, F.Vina, S.Sosa-2, M.Ramirez, T.Glaus,
J.Varitek, J.Kendall, M.Ordonez, B.Bonds, I.Rodriguez, D.Jeter,
R.Sexson
GIDP- R.Palmeiro
*** TOP OF INNING 1 ***
0 J.Rollins 0 Fly Out b-0
1 F.Vina 0 Strike Out b-0
2 J.Giambi 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 1 ***
0 I.Suzuki 0 Ground Out b-0
1 B.Boone 0 Fly Out b-0
2 M.Ordonez 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 2 ***
0 S.Sosa 0 Strike Out b-0
1 B.Giles 0 Ground Out b-0
2 P.Nevin 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 2 ***
0 B.Bonds 0 Strike Out b-0
1 E.Chavez 0 Fly Out b-0
2 M.Piazza 0 Single b-1
2 1 L.Berkman 0 Line Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 3 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Mark Buehrle
0 C.Floyd 0 Ground Out b-0
1 K.Millar 0 Fly Out b-0
2 J.Varitek 0 Fly Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 3 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Javier Vazquez
0 R.Sexson 0 Strike Out b-0
1 M.Tejada 0 Ground Out b-0
2 I.Suzuki 0 Line Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 4 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Brad Penny
0 J.Rollins 0 Strike Out b-0
1 F.Vina 0 Ground Out b-0
2 J.Giambi 0 Walk b-1
2 1 S.Sosa 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 4 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Jose Mercedes
0 B.Boone 0 Fly Out b-0
1 M.Ordonez 0 Pop Out b-0
2 B.Bonds 0 Home Run b-H
2 E.Chavez 0 Line Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 5 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Randy Johnson
SUBSTITUTE PH- Manny Ramirez
0 M.Ramirez 0 Strike Out b-0
1 P.Nevin 0 Single b-1
SUBSTITUTE PR- Eric Young
SUBSTITUTE PH- Troy Glaus
1 1 T.Glaus 0 Strike Out b-0
2 1 K.Millar 0 1 Base Error - 2B 1-2 b-1
2 12 J.Varitek 0 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 5 ***
SUBSTITUTE LF- Manny Ramirez
SUBSTITUTE CF- Jim Edmonds
SUBSTITUTE 3B- Troy Glaus
SUBSTITUTE C - Jason Kendall
SUBSTITUTE P - Kevin Tapani
0 M.Piazza 0 Fly Out b-0
1 L.Berkman 0 HBP b-1
SUBSTITUTE PR- Derek Jeter
SUBSTITUTE PH- Rafael Palmeiro
1 1 R.Palmeiro 0 Ground Out Double Play 1-o b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 6 ***
SUBSTITUTE DH- Derek Jeter
SUBSTITUTE RF- Ichiro Suzuki
SUBSTITUTE 2B- Jose Vidro
SUBSTITUTE CF- Bernie Williams
SUBSTITUTE 1B- Rafael Palmeiro
SUBSTITUTE P - Mike Myers
0 J.Rollins 0 Strike Out b-0
1 F.Vina 0 Walk b-1
1 1 0 Stolen Base 1-2
1 2 J.Giambi 0 Ground Out 2-3 b-0
SUBSTITUTE P - Steve W. Sparks
2 3 S.Sosa 0 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 6 ***
SUBSTITUTE SS- Shane Halter
SUBSTITUTE P - Cory Lidle
0 M.Tejada 0 Ground Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Moises Alou
1 M.Alou 0 Fly Out b-0
2 J.Vidro 0 Fly Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 7 ***
SUBSTITUTE RF- Moises Alou
SUBSTITUTE C - Ivan Rodriguez
0 M.Ramirez 0 Fly Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE P - Cory Bailey
1 J.Edmonds 0 Pop Out b-0
2 T.Glaus 0 Walk b-1
SUBSTITUTE PH- Fred McGriff
SUBSTITUTE P - John Burkett
2 1 F.McGriff 0 Double 1-3 b-2
2 23 J.Kendall 0 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 7 ***
SUBSTITUTE 1B- Fred McGriff
SUBSTITUTE P - Jamie Moyer
0 B.Williams 0 Ground Out b-0
1 B.Bonds 0 Single b-1
SUBSTITUTE PH- Aramis Ramirez
1 1 A.Ramirez 0 1 Base Error - 2B 1-2 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Keith Foulke
1 12 I.Rodriguez 0 Strike Out b-0
2 12 D.Jeter 0 Strike Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE 3B- Aramis Ramirez
0 S.Halter 0 Strike Out b-0
1 F.Vina 0 Line Out b-0
2 J.Giambi 0 Ground Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 8 ***
SUBSTITUTE P - Danys Baez
0 R.Palmeiro 0 Ground Out b-0
1 M.Tejada 0 Fly Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE P - Jason Isringhausen
2 M.Alou 0 Single b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Erik Hiljus
SUBSTITUTE PH- Jeff Kent
2 1 J.Kent 0 Double 1-H b-3
2 3 B.Williams 0 Ground Out b-0
*** TOP OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE 2B- Jeff Kent
SUBSTITUTE DH- Edgar Martinez
SUBSTITUTE P - Freddy Garcia
0 S.Sosa 0 Pop Out b-0
SUBSTITUTE PH- Luis Gonzalez
1 L.Gonzalez 0 Line Out b-0
2 J.Edmonds 0 Single b-1
2 1 T.Glaus 0 Single 1-2 b-1
SUBSTITUTE P - Steve Karsay
2 12 F.McGriff 0 Single 2-H 1-3 b-1
2 1 3 J.Kendall 0 Single 3-H 1-2 b-1
2 12 S.Halter 0 Strike Out b-0
*** BOTTOM OF INNING 9 ***
SUBSTITUTE LF- Luis Gonzalez
0 B.Bonds 0 Walk b-1
0 1 A.Ramirez 0 Fly Out b-0
1 1 I.Rodriguez 0 Ground Out 1-2 b-0
2 2 E.Martinez 0 Single 2-H b-1
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