ABA Playoffs: Raleigh-Durham vs. San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO -- The San Antonio Diablos fell victim to R-D's power in last year's semifinals. Are they in store for more of the same punishment in Season Nine?

Yes, if Game One is any indication. Barry Bonds hit the tie-breaking homer in the seventh and Mark Prior and the Bull 'pen scattered 12 hits as R-D took Game One 4-2 at Blo Hole.

The Bulls, who took care of Dymek's Devil's in six games in last year's playoffs, built an early 2-0 lead in this one, only to see San Antonio pull even with a run in the fourth and another in the sixth. With the 'Blos racking up numerous hits, Andrew E. was lucky not to have given up five or six runs, but a twin-killing and clutch pitching kept it close.

With the game suddenly tied opening the seventh, Bonds decided he preferred playing with a lead, and he took Bartolo Colon over the right-center field wall to give the Bulls a 3-2 lead. R-D quickly added another when A-Rod singled and came around on a Carlos Delgado two-bagger.

San Antonio threatened in the seventh before Ugie Urbina coaxed an inning-ending double play, and Urbina and Jason Isringhausen put the 'Blos away without any further trouble.


                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Bulls             0  1  0  1  0  0  2  0  0     4  9  1     8  2
2003 Diablos           0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0     2 12  0    10  0
 
Bulls                AB  R  H BI   AVG    Diablos              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Lieberthal        c   5  0  0  0  .000    Baerga            3b  5  0  2  0  .400       
 Isringhausen     p   0  0  0  0  .000    Vidro             2b  5  0  0  0  .000       
Bonds             lf  5  1  2  1  .400    Tejada            ss  4  0  4  0 1.000       
A.Rodriguez       ss  5  1  1  0  .200     Relaford         ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
Delgado           1b  4  0  1  1  .250    Helton            1b  4  1  2  0  .500       
Guerrero          rf  3  2  3  0 1.000    M.Ramirez         lf  4  0  2  0  .500       
D.Young           3b  2  0  1  0  .500    Kearns            rf  4  0  1  1  .250       
 Amezaga          3b  0  0  0  0  .000    A.Jones           cf  3  1  1  0  .333       
Loretta           2b  4  0  1  1  .250    Diaz              c   1  0  0  1  .000       
Byrd              cf  4  0  0  1  .000     N.Johnson        ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
Prior             p   3  0  0  0  .000     Estrada          c   0  0  0  0  .000       
 Urbina           p   1  0  0  0  .000    Colon             p   3  0  0  0  .000       
 V.Martinez       c   0  0  0  0  .000     B.Wagner         p   0  0  0  0  .000       
                     36  4  9  4           Beltre           ph  1  0  0  0  .000       
                                           R.Wagner         p   0  0  0  0  .000       
                                                               36  2 12  2             
 
Bulls                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Prior            W 1-0           6.1 11  2  2  1  9 112  71  2.84
Urbina           H 1             1.2  1  0  0  0  1  19  11  0.00
Isringhausen     S 1             1.0  0  0  0  0  1   9   7  0.00
                                 9.0 12  2  2  1 11 140  89 
 
Diablos                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Colon            L 0-1           6.2  9  4  4  1  4  97  64  5.40
B.Wagner                         1.1  0  0  0  1  2  22  12  0.00
R.Wagner                         1.0  0  0  0  0  1  12   8  0.00
                                 9.0  9  4  4  2  7 131  84 
 
R-D: Amezaga inserted at 3b in the 8th
     V.Martinez inserted at c in the 9th
SA : N.Johnson batted for Diaz in the 8th
     Beltre batted for B.Wagner in the 8th
     Estrada inserted at c in the 9th
     Relaford batted for Tejada in the 9th
 
E-D.Young. 2B-Bonds, Delgado, D.Young, Tejada 3, M.Ramirez. 3B-A.Jones. 
HR-Bonds(1). K-Lieberthal, Bonds, Delgado, Byrd 2, Prior, Urbina, Baerga 3, 
Vidro 2, Helton, Kearns, Diaz, Colon 2, N.Johnson. BB-Guerrero, D.Young, 
A.Jones. SF-Diaz. HBP-D.Young, Diaz. HB-Prior, Colon. WP-Prior. BALK-Colon. 
GWRBI: Bonds
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Bulls             0  1  0  1  0  0  2  0  0     4  9  1     8  2
2003 Diablos           0  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0     2 12  0    10  0
 
 
Bulls                -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Lieberthal        c  1>63         3>9          5>43           7          9>R.Wagner  
                                                                           k         
 Isringhausen     p                                                                  
Bonds             lf   k            D            13           HR           3/g       
A.Rodriguez       ss   8            13           43           S            63        
Delgado           1b 2>8            3/g        6>k            D.1-H                  
Guerrero          rf   S          4>S            S            B.Wagner               
                                                              IW                     
D.Young           3b   D.1-3        HP.1-2       W.1-2        7                      
 Amezaga          3b                                                                 
Loretta           2b   S.3-H;2-3    bk.2-3;1-2   7.2-3      8>6/L                    
                                    13                                               
Byrd              cf   k            63.3-H       7            k                      
Prior             p    k            43         7>3/g                                 
 Urbina           p                                           k                      
 V.Martinez       c                                                                  
 
 
Diablos              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Baerga            3b 1>S            S            k            k          9>note 1    
                                                                           k         
Vidro             2b   463/gdp      64/f       5>k          7>k            43        
Tejada            ss   D            D.1XH(942)   D            S                      
 Relaford         ph                                                       9         
Helton            1b   wp.2-3     4>S            S.2-3        Urbina                 
                       k                                      e5.1-2;B-1             
M.Ramirez         lf 2>S            D.1-3        4            463/gdp                
Kearns            rf   k            53.3-H       43         8>S                      
A.Jones           cf   8            W          6>T            36/f                   
Diaz              c    k            HP.2-3;1-2   8/SF.3-H                            
 N.Johnson        ph                                          k                      
 Estrada          c                                                                  
Colon             p  3>13           k            k                                   
 B.Wagner         p                                                                  
 Beltre           ph                                          8                      
 R.Wagner         p                                                                  
 
 1: Isringhausen 
 
 
Bulls            IN OUT ER                  Diablos          IN OUT ER                  
Prior            A1  D3  2 W 1-0            Colon            A1  D4  4 L 0-1            
Urbina           D4  D9  0 H 1              B.Wagner         D5  D9  0                  
Isringhausen     E1  E3  0 S 1              R.Wagner         E1  E3  0                  
______________



SAN ANTONIO -- Hitting. Pitching. Fielding. Base-running. Many things can make or break a team in a tight playoff game, and here's another one: Throwing out runners at the plate.

San Antonio did in twice in Game Two -- the second one ending the game with Cliff Floyd trying to score the tying run -- as the Diablos escaped with a 2-1 in to even this series at a game apiece.

Falling behind 1-0 in the first, the Bulls first fell victim to San Antonio's outfield arms in the fifth. That's when the speedy Marlon Byrd was cut down at the plate while attemping to score on Mike Lieberthal's single, Einar Diaz making a spectacular play to corral Manny Ramirez's slightly off-line throw before lunging to nip the sliding Byrd.

It was even more painful for Andrew E. and his lads in the ninth. Trailing 2-0, the Bulls got something going with two away when Bryd doubled and then trotted home on Floyd's pinch double to the right-field corner. In his second inning of work, Diablo closer John Smoltz was in serious trouble, and it deepened when Lieberthal clubbed a line-shot single to left.

But Brian Jordan, in as a defensive replacement for Ramirez, came up throwing and nailed Floyd with a perfect strike, leaving R-D a hair shy of tying the ballgame.

Wilson Alvarez, an afterthought in the Season Nine draft before going an awesome 19-8 in the regular season, tossed seven-plus innings of scoreless ball to get the win for the Diablos.

 

                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Bulls             0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1     1 10  2     9  1
2003 Diablos           1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  x     2  5  0     5  0
 
Bulls                AB  R  H BI   AVG    Diablos              AB  R  H BI   AVG
Lieberthal        c   5  0  2  0  .200    Baerga            3b  2  0  1  0  .429       
Bonds             lf  3  0  0  0  .250    Vidro             2b  3  1  0  0  .000       
A.Rodriguez       ss  4  0  1  0  .222    Tejada            ss  3  0  0  0  .571       
Delgado           1b  3  0  1  0  .286    Helton            1b  4  0  1  1  .375       
Guerrero          rf  4  0  1  0  .571    M.Ramirez         lf  3  1  1  0  .429       
Glaus             3b  4  0  1  0  .250     Jordan           lf  0  0  0  0  .000       
Loretta           2b  4  0  0  0  .125    Kearns            rf  2  0  0  0  .167       
Byrd              cf  4  1  3  0  .375    A.Jones           cf  3  0  1  1  .333       
Pineiro           p   1  0  0  0  .000    Diaz              c   3  0  0  0  .000       
 Floyd            ph  1  0  1  1 1.000    Alvarez           p   2  0  1  0  .500       
                     33  1 10  1           Smoltz           p   1  0  0  0  .000       
                                                               26  2  5  2             
 
Bulls                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Pineiro          L 0-1           8.0  5  2  1  3  6 120  73  1.13
                                 8.0  5  2  1  3  6 120  73 
 
Diablos                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Alvarez          W 1-0           7.1  7  0  0  0  5 103  68  0.00
Smoltz           S 1             1.2  3  1  1  0  1  16  11  5.40
                                 9.0 10  1  1  0  6 119  79 
 
R-D: Floyd batted for Pineiro in the 9th
SA : Jordan inserted at lf in the 8th
 
E-A.Rodriguez, Glaus. 2B-Guerrero, Byrd, Floyd, M.Ramirez. CS-Baerga. 
K-Lieberthal, A.Rodriguez, Delgado, Guerrero, Glaus 2, Baerga, Tejada 2, 
Helton, Kearns, Diaz. BB-Baerga, Vidro, Kearns. SH-Pineiro 2, Baerga. 
HBP-Bonds, Delgado, Tejada. HB-Pineiro, Alvarez, Smoltz. 
GWRBI: Helton
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Bulls             0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1     1 10  2     9  1
2003 Diablos           1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  x     2  5  0     5  0
 
 
Bulls                -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Lieberthal        c  1>k            3/g.2-3      S.2XH(72)  8>43           S.2XH(72) 
Bonds             lf   5/fl         8            8            HP                     
A.Rodriguez       ss   7          4>k          6>S            Smoltz                 
                                                              53.1-2                 
Delgado           1b 2>k            S            64/f         HP                     
Guerrero          rf   D            k            3            7                      
Glaus             3b   13           S.1-2        k          9>k                      
Loretta           2b   13           64/f       7>7            8                      
Byrd              cf 3>S          5>S            53           D                      
Pineiro           p    14/SH.1-2    34/SH.1-2    13                                  
 Floyd            ph                                          D.2-H                  
 
 
Diablos              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Baerga            3b 1>S            14/SH.1-2  6>k            e5/fl                  
                                                              W                      
Vidro             2b   CS2(26)      53           63           W.1-2                  
                       e6/th.B-2                                                     
Tejada            ss   HP           k            k            7                      
Helton            1b   S.2-H;1-3  4>6          7>k            43                     
M.Ramirez         lf   5/ldp        43           D                                   
 Jordan           lf                                                                 
Kearns            rf 2>43           k            W                                   
A.Jones           cf   7          5>31           note 1                              
Diaz              c    9            k            9                                   
Alvarez           p  3>S            43                                               
 Smoltz           p                            8>63                                  
 
 1: S.2-H;1X3(95) 
 
 
Bulls            IN OUT ER                  Diablos          IN OUT ER                  
Pineiro          A1  D4  1 L 0-1            Alvarez          A1  D2  0 W 1-0            
                                            Smoltz           D3  E1  1 S 1              
______________



DURHAM, N.C. -- Josh Beckett and the R-D bullpen limited San Antonio to four lousy hits as tne Bulls bested the 'Blos 3-1, taking a 2-1 series lead.

Raleigh-Durham used its trademark long ball for all three runs, Vlad Guerrero hitting a pair of solo homers and Barry Bonds hitting another.

Despite mustering few hits, San Antonio did walk six times and had its opportunities to do damage. The Diablos lost one potential run in the fifth when Marlon Byrd gunned down Matt Morris as he tried to score on Jose Vidro's single. The Diablos had another glorious opportunity the next inning with runners on second and third and one away, but Ugie Urbina got Andruw Jones on strikes before getting Einar Diaz to ground out for the final out.

Down 2-1, Dymek sends his shaky fourth starter, Jeremi Gonzalez, to the hill in Game Four against the Bulls' Kip Wells.


                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Diablos           0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0     1  4  0     9  1
2003 Bulls             0  1  0  2  0  0  0  0  x     3  6  1     4  0
 
Diablos              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Bulls                AB  R  H BI   AVG
Baerga            3b  3  0  0  0  .300    Lieberthal        c   3  0  1  0  .231       
Vidro             2b  4  0  1  1  .083     V.Martinez       c   0  0  0  0  .000       
Tejada            ss  4  0  0  0  .364    Bonds             lf  4  1  1  1  .250       
Helton            1b  3  0  1  0  .364    A.Rodriguez       ss  3  0  0  0  .167       
M.Ramirez         lf  2  0  0  0  .333    Delgado           1b  4  0  0  0  .182       
Kearns            rf  4  0  0  0  .100    Guerrero          rf  3  2  2  2  .600       
A.Jones           cf  4  0  1  0  .300    D.Young           3b  3  0  0  0  .200       
Diaz              c   2  1  0  0  .000     Fr.Rodriguez     p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 Estrada          ph  1  0  0  0  .000     Isringhausen     p   0  0  0  0  .000       
Morris            p   2  0  1  0  .500    Loretta           2b  3  0  1  0  .182       
 N.Johnson        ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Byrd              cf  3  0  1  0  .364       
 B.Wagner         p   0  0  0  0  .000    Beckett           p   2  0  0  0  .000       
 Alomar           ph  1  0  0  0  .000     Urbina           p   0  0  0  0  .000       
                     31  1  4  1           Amezaga          3b  1  0  0  0  .000       
                                                               29  3  6  3             
 
Diablos                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Morris           L 0-1           6.0  5  3  3  0  5  97  61  4.50
B.Wagner                         2.0  1  0  0  1  3  39  25  0.00
                                 8.0  6  3  3  1  8 136  86 
 
Bulls                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Beckett          W 1-0           5.0  4  1  1  4  6 104  57  1.80
Urbina           H 2             2.0  0  0  0  1  1  29  19  0.00
Fr.Rodriguez     H 1             0.1  0  0  0  1  1  10   5  0.00
Isringhausen     S 2             1.2  0  0  0  0  0  20  14  0.00
                                 9.0  4  1  1  6  8 163  95 
 
SA : N.Johnson batted for Morris in the 7th
     Estrada batted for Diaz in the 9th
     Alomar batted for B.Wagner in the 9th
R-D: Amezaga inserted at 3b in the 8th
     V.Martinez inserted at c in the 9th
 
E-D.Young. 2B-Morris. HR-Bonds(2), Guerrero 2(2). K-Baerga 2, Vidro 2, 
Helton, Kearns 2, A.Jones, Lieberthal, A.Rodriguez 2, Delgado, Guerrero, 
Loretta, Beckett, Amezaga. BB-Baerga 2, Helton, M.Ramirez 2, Diaz, 
Lieberthal. HBP-A.Rodriguez. HB-B.Wagner. 
GWRBI: Guerrero
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Diablos           0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0     1  4  0     9  1
2003 Bulls             0  1  0  2  0  0  0  0  x     3  6  1     4  0
 
 
Diablos              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Baerga            3b 1>k          3>k            W            W            3/g       
Vidro             2b   k            k            note 1       8                      
Tejada            ss   23           43           8            4/L                    
Helton            1b 2>W          4>43         6>S          8>note 2                 
                                                              k                      
M.Ramirez         lf   e5.1-2;B-1   163          W.1-2        W                      
Kearns            rf   k            k            Urbina       note 3                 
                                                 8.2-3        7                      
A.Jones           cf   4/L        5>S            k            53                     
Diaz              c    W.2-3;1-2    36/f         43                                  
 Estrada          ph                                        9>9                      
Morris            p    3/g          D.1-3                                            
 N.Johnson        ph                           7>7                                   
 B.Wagner         p                                                                  
 Alomar           ph                                          63                     
 
 1: S.3-H;2XH(82);1-3;B-2  2: Fr.Rodriguez  3: Isringhausen 
 
 
Bulls                -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Lieberthal        c  1>k            9          6>S            W                      
 V.Martinez       c                                                                  
Bonds             lf   13         4>HR           64/f         54/f                   
A.Rodriguez       ss   43           k            k            HP.1-2                 
Delgado           1b 2>63           53           46/f         k                      
Guerrero          rf   HR           HR         7>B.Wagner                            
                                                 k                                   
D.Young           3b   43           8            53                                  
 Fr.Rodriguez     p                                                                  
 Isringhausen     p                                                                  
Loretta           2b   31         5>k            S                                   
Byrd              cf 3>63           S            9                                   
Beckett           p    k            463/gdp                                          
 Urbina           p                                                                  
 Amezaga          3b                           8>k                                   
 
 
Diablos          IN OUT ER                  Bulls            IN OUT ER                  
Morris           A1  C4  3 L 0-1            Beckett          A1  C5  1 W 1-0            
B.Wagner         C5  D4  0                  Urbina           C6  D3  0 H 2              
                                            Fr.Rodriguez     D4  D5  0 H 1              
                                            Isringhausen     D6  E1  0 S 2              
______________




DURHAM, N.C. -- The Diablos have done a decent job of containing the mighty Bulls' attack in this best-of-seven contest for the right to play in the ABA Finals. Problem: San Antonio has done very little hitting itself, and as a result Dymek's Devils find themselves down three games to one.

Having scored just five runs in the first three games, San Antonio remained in the offensive doldrums in Game Four, losing 3-1 to the Bulls and stingy starter Kip Wells, who worked seven strong innings for the win.

Trailing 1-0, Raleigh-Durham knotted the score bottom three on Vlad Guerrero's two-out ribbie single. The Bulls then went ahead for good the next inning on Marlon Byrd's run-scoring double.

Wells gave up just five hits in his seven innings, and relievers Frankie Rodriguez and Jason Isringhausen held the Diablos scoreless over the final two innings to lock up the win for Andrew E.



                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Diablos           0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0     1  5  0     8  2
2003 Bulls             0  0  1  1  0  0  1  0  x     3  9  1     8  0
 
Diablos              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Bulls                AB  R  H BI   AVG
Baerga            3b  3  0  1  0  .308    Lieberthal        c   4  0  2  0  .294       
Vidro             2b  3  0  1  1  .133     V.Martinez       c   0  0  0  0  .000       
Tejada            ss  4  0  1  0  .333    Bonds             lf  2  1  1  0  .286       
Helton            1b  3  0  0  0  .286    A.Rodriguez       ss  4  0  1  0  .188       
M.Ramirez         lf  3  0  1  0  .333    Delgado           1b  2  0  0  0  .154       
Kearns            rf  4  0  0  0  .071     Fr.Rodriguez     p   0  0  0  0  .000       
A.Jones           cf  4  0  0  0  .214     Amezaga          3b  0  0  0  0  .000       
Diaz              c   3  1  1  0  .111    Guerrero          rf  4  0  1  1  .500       
 N.Johnson        ph  1  0  0  0  .000    D.Young           3b  3  1  1  0  .250       
Je.Gonzalez       p   3  0  0  0  .000     Isringhausen     p   0  0  0  0  .000       
 R.Wagner         p   0  0  0  0  .000    Loretta           2b  4  0  0  0  .133       
 Alomar           ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Byrd              cf  4  0  2  1  .400       
                     32  1  5  1          K.Wells           p   2  0  0  0  .000       
                                           Floyd            ph  1  1  1  1 1.000       
                                           Nevin            1b  0  0  0  0  .000       
                                                               30  3  9  3             
 
Diablos                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Je.Gonzalez      L 0-1           6.1  9  3  3  3  4  99  59  4.26
R.Wagner                         1.2  0  0  0  1  2  23  13  0.00
                                 8.0  9  3  3  4  6 122  72 
 
Bulls                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
K.Wells          W 1-0           7.0  5  1  1  3  6 108  62  1.29
Fr.Rodriguez     H 2             1.0  0  0  0  0  2  13   9  0.00
Isringhausen     S 3             1.0  0  0  0  0  0  10   7  0.00
                                 9.0  5  1  1  3  8 131  78 
 
SA : N.Johnson batted for Diaz in the 9th
     Alomar batted for R.Wagner in the 9th
R-D: Floyd batted for K.Wells in the 7th
     Nevin inserted at 1b in the 8th
     V.Martinez inserted at c in the 9th
     Amezaga inserted at 3b in the 9th
 
E-D.Young. 2B-Diaz, D.Young, Byrd. HR-Floyd(1). K-Tejada, M.Ramirez, 
Kearns 3, Je.Gonzalez 3, Lieberthal, Delgado, Guerrero, D.Young, Loretta 2. 
BB-Baerga, Helton, M.Ramirez, Bonds, Delgado 2, D.Young. SF-Vidro. HBP-Bonds. 
HB-Je.Gonzalez. 
GWRBI: Byrd
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Diablos           0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0     1  5  0     8  2
2003 Bulls             0  0  1  1  0  0  1  0  x     3  9  1     8  0
 
 
Diablos              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Baerga            3b 1>43           S.2-3        e5.B-1       W                      
Vidro             2b   43           9/SF.3-H     S.1-2        9                      
Tejada            ss   S            54/f         46/f         k                      
Helton            1b   63         4>13         6>W          8>note 1                 
                                                              4                      
M.Ramirez         lf 2>8            S            W.1-2        k                      
Kearns            rf   7            k            k            k                      
A.Jones           cf   7            43           36/f.2-3   9>note 2                 
                                                              43                     
Diaz              c  3>D          5>3            54/f                                
 N.Johnson        ph                                          63                     
Je.Gonzalez       p    k            k          7>k                                   
 R.Wagner         p                                                                  
 Alomar           ph                                          8                      
 
 1: Fr.Rodriguez  2: Isringhausen 
 
 
Bulls                -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Lieberthal        c  1>S          3>S            9            k                      
 V.Martinez       c                                                                  
Bonds             lf   6            W.1-2      5>S            HP                     
A.Rodriguez       ss   8            note 1       9            S.1-3                  
Delgado           1b   W.1-2        IW           3            R.Wagner               
                                                              k                      
 Fr.Rodriguez     p                                                                  
 Amezaga          3b                                                                 
Guerrero          rf   7            note 2       8            k                      
D.Young           3b 2>7          4>D          6>k          8>W                      
 Isringhausen     p                                                                  
Loretta           2b   k            k            9            7                      
Byrd              cf   S            D.2-H        8            643/gdp                
K.Wells           p    54/f         7                                                
 Floyd            ph                           7>HR                                  
 Nevin            1b                                                                 
 
 1: 153/gdp.1-2  2: S.2-H;1X3(85) 
 
 
Diablos          IN OUT ER                  Bulls            IN OUT ER                  
Je.Gonzalez      A1  D3  3 L 0-1            K.Wells          A1  D3  1 W 1-0            
R.Wagner         D4  D8  0                  Fr.Rodriguez     D4  D6  0 H 2              
                                            Isringhausen     D7  D9  0 S 3              
______________



DURHAM, N.C. -- When the San Antonio Diablos needed him to be tough, strong, and poised, Bartolo Colon crumbled. And as a result, Dymek's Devils are out of the playoffs.

Colon walked two, balked twice, and gave up two key hits during a four-run R-D uprising in the sixth, a rally that propelled the Bulls to a 7-4 win at the Bullpen. The loss eliminated the Diablos from this semifinals series in five games. It is the second consecutive season in which Raleigh- Durham has eliminated San Antonio in the ABA semis.

Colon and the Diablos were looking good as they took a 3-2 into the sixth. But things went suddenly south, Colon doing more than his share to send them there. Barry Bonds led off with a single, and Colon then issued free passes to A-Rod and Delgado to load the sacks for Vlad Guerrero. Continuing his meltdown, Bartolo balked, sending Bonds home with the tying run. A Guerrero sac fly plated the lead run and Colon, after balking a second time, yielded a ribbie triple to Dmitri Young as the Bulls poured it on.

Mark Prior scored his second win of the series for R-D, which will face the winner of the Miami-Alberta series in the ABA Finals.


                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Diablos           3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0     4  8  1     8  2
2003 Bulls             1  0  1  0  0  4  0  1  x     7  9  2     3  0
 
Diablos              AB  R  H BI   AVG    Bulls                AB  R  H BI   AVG
Baerga            3b  2  2  1  0  .333    Lieberthal        c   4  0  0  0  .238       
Vidro             2b  4  0  1  0  .158     V.Martinez       c   0  0  0  0  .000       
Tejada            ss  5  0  1  0  .300    Bonds             lf  4  2  2  0  .333       
Helton            1b  4  1  1  0  .278    A.Rodriguez       ss  3  3  3  1  .316       
M.Ramirez         lf  3  1  2  0  .400    Delgado           1b  3  1  2  2  .250       
Kearns            rf  4  0  2  2  .167    Guerrero          rf  3  0  0  1  .412       
A.Jones           cf  2  0  0  0  .188    D.Young           3b  3  1  1  1  .273       
 Jordan           cf  2  0  0  0  .000     Isringhausen     p   0  0  0  0  .000       
Diaz              c   3  0  0  0  .083    Loretta           2b  4  0  0  1  .105       
 N.Johnson        ph  1  0  0  0  .000    Byrd              cf  3  0  0  0  .333       
 B.Wagner         p   0  0  0  0  .000     Urbina           p   0  0  0  0  .000       
Colon             p   3  0  0  0  .000     Amezaga          3b  0  0  0  0  .000       
 R.Wagner         p   0  0  0  0  .000    Prior             p   2  0  1  0  .200       
 Estrada          ph  1  0  0  0  .000     Grissom          cf  1  0  0  0  .000       
                     34  4  8  2                               30  7  9  6             
 
Diablos                          INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Colon            L 0-2           5.1  7  6  6  3  2  88  53  7.50
R.Wagner                         1.2  0  0  0  0  1  18  11  0.00
B.Wagner                         1.0  2  1  1  0  2  27  18  2.08
                                 8.0  9  7  7  3  5 133  82 
 
Bulls                            INN  H  R ER BB  K PCH STR   ERA
Prior            W 2-0           6.0  8  4  2  4  6 107  63  2.92
Urbina           H 3             2.0  0  0  0  0  1  26  17  0.00
Isringhausen     S 4             1.0  0  0  0  0  0  16   9  0.00
                                 9.0  8  4  2  4  7 149  89 
 
SA : Jordan inserted at cf in the 4th
     N.Johnson batted for Diaz in the 8th
     Estrada batted for R.Wagner in the 8th
     Estrada moved to c in the 8th
R-D: Grissom inserted at cf in the 7th
     V.Martinez inserted at c in the 8th
     Amezaga inserted at 3b in the 9th
 
E-Baerga, Lieberthal 2. 2B-Baerga, M.Ramirez, Kearns, Delgado 2. 
3B-A.Rodriguez, D.Young. HR-A.Rodriguez(1). K-Vidro, Tejada 3, Kearns, 
A.Jones, Jordan, Guerrero, D.Young 2, Loretta, Grissom. BB-Baerga 3, 
M.Ramirez, A.Rodriguez, Delgado, D.Young. SH-Vidro. SF-Guerrero. 
BALK-Colon 2. 
GWRBI: Guerrero
Andruw Jones was ejected from this game
 
                       1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9     R  H  E   LOB DP
2003 Diablos           3  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0     4  8  1     8  2
2003 Bulls             1  0  1  0  0  4  0  1  x     7  9  2     3  0
 
 
Diablos              -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Baerga            3b 1>W            W          5>D          7>W          9>note 1    
                                                                           3         
Vidro             2b   6            k            34/SH.2-3    S.1-2        8         
Tejada            ss   k          3>k            k            note 2       3/g       
Helton            1b   S.1-2        8            7            Urbina                 
                                                              4                      
M.Ramirez         lf   W.2-3;1-2    S          6>D            5                      
Kearns            rf   note 3       43           S.2-3        k                      
A.Jones           cf   5/L        4>k                                                
 Jordan           cf                             k          8>53                     
Diaz              c  2>3/L          8            8                                   
 N.Johnson        ph                                          8                      
 B.Wagner         p                                                                  
Colon             p    43           53           8                                   
 R.Wagner         p                                                                  
 Estrada          ph                                          6                      
 
 1: Isringhausen  2: S.2-H(7e2);1-2  3: D.3-H;2-H;1-H(76e2) 
 
 
Bulls                -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Lieberthal        c  1>9            643/gdp      63           43                     
 V.Martinez       c                                                                  
Bonds             lf   7            S          6>S            9                      
A.Rodriguez       ss   HR           S.1-3        W.1-2      8>B.Wagner               
                                                              T                      
Delgado           1b   8            note 1       W.2-3;1-2    D.3-H                  
Guerrero          rf 2>k          4>43           note 2       13                     
                                                 9/SF.3-H                            
D.Young           3b   W            k            bk.2-3       k                      
                                                 T.3-H                               
 Isringhausen     p                                                                  
Loretta           2b   8            9            R.Wagner     k                      
                                                 1/g.3-H                             
Byrd              cf   9          5>e5.B-1       4                                   
 Urbina           p                                                                  
 Amezaga          3b                                                                 
Prior             p  3>S            34/bdp                                           
 Grissom          cf                           7>k                                   
 
 1: D.3-H;1XH(762)  2: bk.3-H;2-3;1-2 
 
 
Diablos          IN OUT ER                  Bulls            IN OUT ER                  
Colon            A1  C6  6 L 0-2            Prior            A1  D3  2 W 2-0            
R.Wagner         C7  D2  0                  Urbina           D4  D9  0 H 3              
B.Wagner         D3  D7  1                  Isringhausen     E1  E3  0 S 4