MANTLE/KOUFAX CONFERENCE FINALS Cincinnati Rock (100-62) vs. Hillsborough Regulators (100-62) This year's MK conference battle features the top two teams of the Koufax division who finished the regular season in a dead heat. This contest will decide who was the better team once and for all. The Cincinnati Rock defeated the San Francisco Shriners in round 1 in 5 games. Troy Glaus has been spectacular, hitting 3 homers with 4 runs and 6 RBI in 5 games. Delino DeShields has a .476 on base average with 4 runs scored and 4 RBI. Devon White has 4 runs scored in 10 at bats. On the pitching side, you couldn't get much better than Bartolo Colon. Colon threw a no-hitter in his only start so far. Curt Schilling has a 3.38 ERA in 8 innings of work, while Armando Benitez has 2 saves. For Hillsborough, they ended the Toronto Towers' season in 5 games in their first round matchup. Cliff Floyd has been on fire, hitting 2 home runs, slugging 1.200, scoring 7 runs and driving in 7 in 5 games. Matt Lawton has a .560 on base average wiht 6 runs scored, while catcher Mitch Melusky has 3 homers and 5 RBI. Jason Giambi "only" has an .829 OPS, and has 4 runs scored. Mike Sirotka has a 1.59 ERA in 5 2/3 innings work, while uber-reliever Danny Graves has pitched 6 1/3 innings of 2.84 ERA ball, with a win to boot. Trevor Hoffman has a 2.25 ERA with 2 saves in 4 games. Hillsborough won the season series 7-5, and entered the playoffs as Koufax division champ, so they get home field advantage. ************************************************************************ GAME ONE -- Rock (Leiter) at Regulators (Helling) Cincinnati came out swinging in this game. The Rock loaded the bases with 0 outs, and Justice drove in the first run of the series with a sacrifice fly. Derek Bell hit an RBI single. 2-0 Rock. Dunston walked to re-load the bases. JT Snow walked, forcing in a run. 3-0 Rock. Ben Molina hit a sacrifice fly, and Al Leiter hit an RBI single. 5-0 Rock, and they cycle through the order in the 1st. Helling lasts 2/3'rd of an inning. The Regulators scored twice in the second on singles by Lawton and Danny Graves. But the Rock scored 4 more runs in the 3rd, capped off by a 3-run tater by John Vander Wal. Both teams would score more runs in the later innings, but the outcome was never in doubt. Cincinnati wins game one by a score of 11-7. ROCK LEADS 1-0. 11/1/2000, CIN00-HIL00, Cinergy Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2000 Rock 5 0 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 11 11 1 11 2 2000 Regulators 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 7 16 2 12 1 Rock AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB DeShields 2b 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 1 0 0 Vander Wal lf 6 2 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 4 1 0 0 Glaus 3b 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 0 0 0 0 Justice rf 5 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .167 2 0 0 0 Bell cf 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600 4 1 0 0 Dunston ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .083 0 1 0 0 Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 Snow 1b 4 1 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 3 0 0 0 Martinez,F ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 Molina c 3 2 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 11 0 1 0 Leiter p 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Paquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Williamson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Davis p 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Pote p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 36 11 11 10 3 0 1 9 8 3 0 0 1 1 2 27 6 1 0 Regulators AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Boone ss 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 2 4 0 0 Fordyce c 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 8 0 0 0 Piatt 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 0 0 0 Saenz ph 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Giambi,Ja 1b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 6 3 0 0 Belle rf 4 3 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 4 0 0 0 Curtis lf 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0 0 0 Knoblauch 2b 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 3 1 2 0 Lawton cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .435 1 0 0 0 Fyhrie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Kreuter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Hasegawa p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Perry ph 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .429 0 0 0 0 Helling p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Graves p 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 1 0 0 0 Ramsay p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Martin cf 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .474 1 0 0 0 39 7 16 6 5 0 0 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 1 27 9 2 0 Rock INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Leiter W 2-1 5.0 9 4 3 4 6 117 65 26 0 0 0 1 1 6.35 Williamson H 1 0.1 3 1 1 1 1 24 13 5 0 0 0 0 0 15.43 Davis H 1 3.0 4 2 2 1 3 54 35 14 0 0 0 0 0 2.70 Pote S 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1.59 9.0 16 7 6 6 10 196 114 46 0 0 0 1 2 Regulators INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Helling L 1-1 0.2 2 5 2 4 0 37 17 9 0 0 0 0 0 9.58 Graves 2.0 5 4 4 0 1 44 29 11 1 0 0 0 0 6.48 Ramsay 2.2 2 2 1 3 4 63 33 14 0 0 0 0 0 3.38 Fyhrie 1.2 1 0 0 1 1 25 15 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Hasegawa 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 30 16 8 0 0 1 0 1 0.00 9.0 11 11 7 9 8 199 110 49 1 0 1 0 1 CIN: Paquette batted for Leiter in the 6th Clark inserted at 1b in the 8th Martinez,F inserted at ss in the 8th HIL: Martin inserted at cf in the 6th Saenz batted for Piatt in the 6th Saenz moved to 3b in the 7th Kreuter batted for Fyhrie in the 7th Perry batted for Hasegawa in the 9th GWRBI: Justice Temperature: 61, Sky: partly cloudy, Wind: right to left at 10 MPH. ************************************************************************ GAME TWO -- Rock (Colon) at Regulators (Stephenson) For the first half of the game, both starters were on the ball, keeping the game at 0-0 through 4 1/2 innings. In the bottom of the 5th, Jason Giambi broke the deadlock by bashing a 2-run homer. 2-0 Hillsborough. In the 6th inning, with Deshields at 2nd and Vander Wal at first, both runners execute a double-steal. Melusky throws to 3rd, but the ball sails over Hansen's head, letting Deshields score. 2-1 Regs. In the top of the 7th, Cincinnati took the lead on a 3-run dinger by Ben Molina. In the bottom of the 7th with runners at 1st & 3rd and 2 outs, Giambi hits an RBI single. 4-3 Cincinnati. The score would remain that way until the bottom of the 9th. Armando Benitez was on the mound for Cincinnati. Chuck Knoblauch hits a 0 out fly ball to Vander Wal .. who drops it! Knoblauch winds up at second, and Vander Wal gets his 2nd error of the day. Next batter up, Aaron Boone, strikes out for out #1. Next batter, Matt Lawton, walks. Mitch Melusky flies out, sending Knoblauch to 3rd. Runners at 1st & 3rd, 2 outs. Up comes Jason Giambi. Giambi walks, loading the bases with 2 outs and the Regulators down by 1. Next up, pinch hitter Billy McMillon. Billy McMillon? Doesn't ring a bell .. and there's a reason why. McMillon flies out, ending the game. Cincinnati wins a close one, 4 to 3. ROCK LEADS 2-0. 11/2/2000, CIN00-HIL00, Cinergy Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2000 Rock 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 4 4 2 3 1 2000 Regulators 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 3 6 1 10 1 Rock AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB DeShields 2b 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .320 0 5 0 0 Vander Wal lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 .294 3 0 2 0 Glaus 3b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 0 0 0 0 Justice rf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 3 0 0 0 Snow 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 7 0 0 0 Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Martinez,F ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 Beltran ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Dunston ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 1 0 0 0 Bell cf 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .462 2 0 0 0 Molina c 3 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 10 1 0 0 Colon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 1 0 0 Febles ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Pote p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Guthrie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Clark 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 29 4 4 3 1 0 1 5 7 4 1 1 0 0 0 27 8 2 0 Regulators AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Lawton cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .423 3 0 0 0 Meluskey c 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 7 1 1 0 Giambi,Ja 1b 3 1 3 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 9 0 0 0 Floyd rf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .421 2 0 0 0 Wall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 McMillon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Martin lf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0 0 0 Curtis rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 0 0 0 Larkin,B ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 1 1 0 0 Wunsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Piatt lf 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 0 0 0 Hansen 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 2 0 0 Saenz ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Knoblauch 2b 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 1 2 0 0 Stephenson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Boone ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 2 0 0 0 34 3 6 3 0 0 1 6 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 7 1 0 Rock INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Colon W 2-0 6.0 4 2 2 4 7 109 62 25 1 0 0 0 1 1.20 Pote H 2 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 10 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 Guthrie H 1 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 23 15 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Benitez S 3 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 26 12 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 9.0 6 3 2 6 10 168 96 40 1 0 0 0 1 Regulators INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Stephenson 6.0 2 2 1 3 6 88 50 22 0 1 0 0 1 5.40 Wunsch BS 1, L 0-1 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 24 9 5 1 0 0 0 0 6.00 Wall 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 28 20 7 0 0 0 0 0 2.45 9.0 4 4 3 5 7 140 79 34 1 1 0 0 1 CIN: Beltran batted for Martinez,F in the 7th Febles batted for Colon in the 7th Dunston inserted at ss in the 7th Clark inserted at 1b in the 9th HIL: Curtis inserted at rf in the 4th Floyd moved to lf in the 4th Boone inserted at ss in the 7th Piatt inserted at lf in the 8th Saenz batted for Hansen in the 8th Saenz moved to 3b in the 9th McMillon batted for Wall in the 9th GWRBI: Molina Al Martin was ejected from this game Temperature: 62, Sky: clear, Wind: out to left at 7 MPH. ************************************************************************ GAME THREE -- Regulators (Sirotka) at Rock (Schilling) The Regulators were on a 2-game losing streak, and needed a win to get back momentum. Barry Larkin helped things out in the 2nd inning with a solo dinger. Cincinnati responded in the bottom of the inning when David Justice doubled, and was himself doubled in by Tony Clark. 1-1. In the top of the 3rd, with Lawton at 2nd, Giambi was given the intentional walk with 2 outs. Uh, ok. Up comes Cliff Floyd, who proceeds to hit a single. Lawton goes for home, the throw comes from the outfield, but Molina drops it. Lawton and Giambi score. 3-1 Regulators. In the 4th inning, with 2 runners on, Tony Clark hits a single, scoring both runners and tying the game at 3. In the 6th, the bases are loaded with Rock sluggers. Donne Wall is on the mound. Tony Clark walks, driving in his 4th run of the game. 4-3 Cincinnati. Ben Molina hits a sacrifice fly to give Cincinnati a 2 run advantage. Ben Molina drives in yet another run in the 8th with a single. Meanwhile, Curt Schilling, the stud that he is, goes the distance, pitching a complete game. Cincinnati wins game three by a score of 6 to 3, and are a game away from their second straight world series. ROCK LEADS 3-0. 11/3/2000, HIL00-CIN00, Comiskey Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2000 Regulators 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 2 5 1 2000 Rock 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 x 6 6 1 6 0 Regulators AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Lawton cf 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .414 1 0 0 0 Meluskey c 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .346 4 0 0 0 Giambi,Ja 1b 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .355 11 1 0 0 Floyd rf 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .391 2 0 2 0 Martin lf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .360 2 0 0 0 Larkin,B ss 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 4 0 0 Wall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Graves p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 1 0 0 McMillon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Knoblauch 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 1 3 0 0 Perry 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 1 0 0 Sirotka p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Boone ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 0 0 0 33 3 6 2 1 0 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 24 10 2 0 Rock AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB DeShields 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 1 2 0 0 Beltran lf 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 4 0 0 0 Glaus 3b 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .226 0 1 0 0 Justice rf 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .167 4 0 1 0 Clark 1b 2 0 2 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 8 0 0 0 Encarnac'n cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .188 2 0 0 0 Molina c 3 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .259 5 0 0 0 Johnson ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143 2 3 0 0 Martinez,F ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Schilling p 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 1 0 0 30 6 6 6 2 0 0 5 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 27 7 1 0 Regulators INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Sirotka L 1-1 5.0 4 5 3 3 2 80 46 22 0 0 0 1 1 3.38 Wall 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 28 17 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 Graves 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 19 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 5.79 8.0 6 6 3 5 4 127 77 36 0 0 0 1 1 Rock INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Schilling W 2-0 9.0 6 3 2 2 5 107 64 35 1 1 0 0 0 2.65 9.0 6 3 2 2 5 107 64 35 1 1 0 0 0 HIL: Boone inserted at ss in the 6th McMillon batted for Graves in the 9th CIN: Martinez,F inserted at ss in the 9th GWRBI: Clark Temperature: 48, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 15 MPH. ************************************************************************ GAME FOUR -- Regulators (Loaiza) at Rock (Millwood) Cincinnati was just 1 game away from the world series, and were looking to put the Regulators away. In the top of the 1st, with 2 on and 2 out, Al Martin hit an RBI single. Cincinnati scores a run in the 2nd & 3rd to take the lead. 2-1 Cincinnati. In the 4th, the Regulators tied it up at 2 on a Hansen single. The teams traded a run in the 5th. 3-3 after 5. In the 6th inning, with the bases loaded and 2 outs, Jason Giambi walked, giving Hillsborough the 4-3 lead. In the top of the 7th inning, with Saenz at 2nd (thanks to a 2-base error by Troy Glaus, his 2nd of the game), Mark Guthrie threw a wild pitch on a ball 4 to Chad Krueter, putting Krueter at first and Saenz at 3rd. Another Guthrie wild pitch sent Saenz home. Aaron Boone hit an RBI single to make it 6-3. The Rock never recovered. The Regulators win game four by a score of 9 to 4. ROCK LEADS 3-1. 11/4/2000, HIL00-CIN00, Comiskey Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2000 Regulators 1 0 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 9 11 0 12 2 2000 Rock 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 12 2 7 0 Regulators AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Lawton cf 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 .382 2 0 0 0 Meluskey c 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 5 0 0 0 McMillon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Giambi,Ja 1b 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .324 10 1 0 0 Ramsay p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Floyd rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .370 0 0 0 0 Pratt c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Martin lf 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .367 1 0 0 0 Merloni 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Larkin,B ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 1 2 0 0 Graves p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Saenz ph 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0 0 0 Curtis lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 0 0 0 Hansen 3b 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 1 4 0 0 Kreuter ph 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Wunsch p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Perry 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 0 0 0 0 Knoblauch 2b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 4 3 0 0 Sheldon 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 1 0 0 Loaiza p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0 0 0 Boone ss 3 1 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .368 2 3 0 0 39 9 11 7 0 0 1 9 10 1 1 0 0 0 0 27 15 0 0 Rock AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB DeShields 2b 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .294 0 3 0 0 Vander Wal lf 5 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 1 0 0 0 Glaus 3b 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 0 0 2 0 Justice rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 5 0 0 0 Richard 1b 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .455 7 0 0 0 Bell cf 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .438 1 0 0 0 Guthrie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Williamson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Giambi,Je ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0 0 0 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Martinez,F ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 3 0 0 Febles ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Molina c 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 11 0 0 0 Millwood p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Dunston cf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .067 1 0 0 0 37 4 12 4 1 1 3 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 6 2 0 Regulators INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Loaiza 4.2 10 3 3 0 2 67 47 23 2 0 0 0 1 4.50 Graves W 2-0 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 21 15 4 0 0 0 0 1 5.06 Wunsch H 5 2.1 1 1 1 0 2 39 24 8 1 0 0 0 0 5.06 Ramsay 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 6 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 Hoffman 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 9.0 12 4 4 1 4 136 94 38 3 0 0 0 2 Rock INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Millwood L 0-1 5.2 7 4 3 5 5 105 58 29 0 0 0 0 0 4.76 Guthrie 1.0 1 2 0 2 2 29 16 7 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 Williamson 1.1 2 2 2 2 3 33 16 8 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 Davis 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 17 11 4 1 0 0 0 0 3.52 9.0 11 9 6 9 10 184 101 48 1 0 0 2 0 HIL: Boone inserted at ss in the 5th Saenz batted for Graves in the 7th Kreuter batted for Hansen in the 7th Saenz moved to 3b in the 7th Merloni inserted at 3b in the 8th Curtis inserted at lf in the 8th Sheldon inserted at 2b in the 8th Pratt inserted at c in the 9th McMillon inserted at rf in the 9th Perry inserted at 1b in the 9th CIN: Dunston inserted at cf in the 6th Giambi,Je batted for Williamson in the 8th Febles batted for Martinez,F in the 9th GWRBI: Giambi,Ja Temperature: 55, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 9 MPH. ************************************************************************ GAME FIVE -- Regulators (Helling) at Rock (Leiter) Hillsborough was in a deep hole, down 3 games to 1, so every game counts. In the top of the 1st, with the bases loaded, Albert Belle hit into a fielder's choice, scoring a run. Brook Fordyce then cleared the bases with a 3-run blast. 4-0 Regs. In the 3rd inning, the Regulators added to their lead with a Piatt solo home run. But you couldn't keep the Rock down for long. In the bottom of the 3rd inning, Craig Paquette hit a solo home run, and David Justice hit a 2-run homer. 5-3 Regulators after 3. The score would remain 5-3 going into the bottom of the 9th. On the mound for Hillsborough was closer Trevor Hoffman, who was going into his 2nd inning. First batter up, Juan Encarnacion, flied out. Then, Ben Molina flied out. Last batter was Chris Richard. What does he do? You guessed it, flied out. Hoffman goes ironman on the Rock, and Hillsborough wins game five by a score of 5-3. They are down in the series, but have a chance in the next two games on their home turf. ROCK LEADS 3-2. 11/5/2000, HIL00-CIN00, Comiskey Park 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2000 Regulators 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 4 0 2000 Rock 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1 6 0 Regulators AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Boone ss 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .318 1 5 0 0 Sheldon 2b 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 0 0 0 0 Piatt 3b 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .300 1 1 0 0 McMillon rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Giambi,Ja 1b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 7 0 0 0 Wall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Hoffman p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Belle rf 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .357 3 0 0 0 Merloni 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Fordyce c 4 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 6 0 0 0 Pratt c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Curtis lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .250 4 0 0 0 Lawton cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .351 3 0 0 0 Helling p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Saenz ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 Wunsch p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Perry 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 2 0 0 0 32 5 5 5 1 0 2 3 14 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 8 0 0 Rock AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB DeShields 2b 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 0 1 0 0 Vander Wal lf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .292 0 0 0 0 Febles ph 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Clark ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 0 0 0 0 White cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 0 0 Glaus 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 2 1 0 Justice rf 4 1 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 3 0 0 0 Bell cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 1 0 0 0 Dunston ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .053 1 2 0 0 Snow 1b 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 6 1 0 0 Pote p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Encarnac'n ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .176 0 0 0 0 Molina c 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 14 0 0 0 Leiter p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1 0 0 0 Paquette ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0 0 0 Williamson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Richard 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .385 1 0 0 0 33 3 6 3 2 0 2 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 7 1 0 Regulators INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Helling W 2-1 6.0 5 3 3 2 3 101 60 25 2 0 0 0 0 7.71 Wunsch H 6 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 14 8 3 0 0 0 0 0 4.26 Wall H 4 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 13 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.86 Hoffman S 3 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 30 20 6 0 0 0 0 0 1.50 9.0 6 3 3 3 6 158 94 36 2 0 0 0 0 Rock INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Leiter L 2-2 3.0 3 5 5 2 1 49 29 14 2 0 0 0 0 7.65 Williamson 3.0 1 0 0 0 6 50 31 10 0 0 0 0 0 10.00 Pote 3.0 1 0 0 1 7 52 33 12 0 0 0 0 0 1.00 9.0 5 5 5 3 14 151 93 36 2 0 0 0 0 HIL: Saenz batted for Helling in the 7th McMillon inserted at rf in the 8th Merloni inserted at 3b in the 8th Perry inserted at 1b in the 8th Pratt inserted at c in the 9th CIN: Paquette batted for Leiter in the 3rd Richard inserted at 1b in the 7th Febles batted for Vander Wal in the 8th Clark batted for Febles in the 8th White inserted at cf in the 9th Bell moved to lf in the 9th Encarnac'n batted for Pote in the 9th GWRBI: Belle Temperature: 49, Sky: clear, Wind: in from left at 11 MPH. ************************************************************************ GAME SIX -- Rock (Colon) at Regulators (Stephenson) Once down 0-3, the Regulators have won the last two contests to bring them back to game six. A win here would force a series-deciding game seven, a loss sends the Rock to the world series. In the top of the 2nd, with 2 on and 2 out, Ben Molina hit a double, scoring both runners for a 2-0 Cincinnati lead. In the bottom of the 4th, Barry Larkin doubled, and was doubled in by Chuck Knoblauch. 2-1. In the top of the 5th inning, Troy Glaus hit into a DP, but with 0 outs and DeShields at 3rd, DeShields scored anyways. 3-1 Rock. In the bottom of the 7th, Olmedo Saenz hit a solo homer. In the bottom of the 8th inning, Armando Benitez was on the mound with the bases loaded and 2 outs. Up to bat: Billy McMillon. Would McMillon redeem himself from past miscues? Nope. He flies out, ending the inning with the Rock still holding onto a 1-run lead. In the bottom of the 9th, the score was still 3-2, and Benitez was still on the mound. This was it for Hillsborough. They had to score at least one run, or it would be all over. First batter up was Jason Giambi, who walked. Frank Catalanotto became the pinch runner at first. Next batter, Cliff Floyd, walked. 2 batters on, 0 outs. Next batter up was pinch hitter Brook Fordyce. Strikeout, 1 out. Next up was Barry Larkin. Single. Bases are loaded, Regulators down 1 run with 1 out in the inning. Doug Davis comes on board to relieve Benitez. Next batter was Chuck Knoblauch. A single or walk would tie the game. But he popped out for out #2. The next batter up was Herbert Perry. Davis with the pitch, and Perry bunts it down the 3rd base line! But Aubrey Huff picked up the ball and throws Perry out, ending the game. Cincinnati wins a tight one, 3-2, and win the series 4 games to 2. They advance to the 2000 CFOD World Series for the 2nd year in a row. ROCK WINS 4-2. 11/6/2000, CIN00-HIL00, Cinergy Field 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP 2000 Rock 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 2 9 0 2000 Regulators 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 1 15 3 Rock AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB DeShields 2b 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .310 1 0 1 0 Vander Wal lf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 0 0 0 0 Glaus 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .186 0 1 0 0 Davis p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Justice rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238 4 0 0 0 Snow 1b 4 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 3 0 0 0 Martinez,F ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1 0 0 Dunston ss 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .043 0 2 1 0 Worrell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Benitez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Huff 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Bell cf 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .364 4 0 0 0 Molina c 4 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 12 0 0 0 Colon p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0 0 0 Paquette ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 Guthrie p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 1 0 0 0 Cormier p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Clark 1b 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .214 2 0 0 0 35 3 10 2 4 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 27 5 2 0 Regulators AB R H BI D T HR BB K SB CS IW HP SH SF AVG PO A E PB Lawton cf 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 4 0 0 0 Meluskey c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .323 2 0 0 0 Kreuter ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1 0 0 0 McMillon ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Pratt c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Giambi,Ja 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 11 0 0 0 Catalan'to pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Floyd rf 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .355 2 0 0 0 Martin lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0 0 0 Merloni ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Wall p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 Fordyce ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0 0 0 Larkin,B ss 5 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 1 3 0 0 Knoblauch 2b 4 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 5 5 1 0 Perry 3b 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 0 1 0 0 Stephenson p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 1 0 0 Graves p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0 0 0 Saenz ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .429 0 0 0 0 Curtis rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 0 0 0 35 2 6 2 2 0 1 8 12 1 0 0 1 0 0 27 10 1 0 Rock INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Colon W 3-0 5.0 2 1 1 3 8 104 61 23 0 0 1 0 0 1.35 Guthrie H 2 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 35 20 7 1 0 0 0 0 2.08 Cormier H 1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Worrell H 1 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 10 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Benitez H 1 1.0 1 0 0 4 2 45 19 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Davis S 1 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.24 9.0 6 2 2 8 12 209 116 44 1 0 1 0 0 Regulators INN H R ER BB K PCH STR BF HR IW HP WP DP ERA Stephenson L 0-1 4.2 6 3 2 4 0 80 43 22 0 0 0 0 3 4.96 Graves 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 29 19 9 0 0 0 0 0 4.15 Wall 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 26 18 8 0 0 0 0 0 1.54 9.0 10 3 2 4 3 135 80 39 0 0 0 0 3 CIN: Paquette batted for Colon in the 6th Clark inserted at 1b in the 8th Martinez,F inserted at ss in the 8th Huff inserted at 3b in the 9th HIL: Saenz batted for Graves in the 7th Kreuter batted for Meluskey in the 7th Merloni batted for Martin in the 7th Curtis inserted at rf in the 8th Floyd moved to lf in the 8th Kreuter moved to c in the 8th McMillon batted for Kreuter in the 8th Pratt inserted at c in the 9th Catalan'to ran for Giambi,Ja in the 9th Fordyce batted for Wall in the 9th GWRBI: Molina Temperature: 54, Sky: clear, Wind: right to left at 10 MPH.