SAN JOSE -- Welcome to the playoffs, Hammers.
Eshbaugh's San Jose club -- in the postseason for the first time after eight years of futility -- met the all-time ABA playoff pitcher in Game One. And the result was predictable. Pedro Martinez tossed a complete-game three-hitter as Miami whipped the Hammers 9-1 at the Lumber Yard, going up 1-0 in this wild-card series.
The Hammers did scratch for a run in the second to knot the score at 1-1. But it was all Miami after that as the Wave pounded Barry Zito and Chris Capuano for three in the fourth, two in the eighth, and three more in the ninth.
Morgan Ensberg, Larry Walker, and Gary Sheffield all went long for the Wave, which will send Curt Schilling against Carlos Zambrano in Game Two.
Pedro, who went a sick 19-2 in the regular season, was at his best in this one. The Wave ace whiffed only one, but the Hammers got just three hits and three walks and never threatened after scoring in the second.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2003 Wave 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 9 12 0 4 0
2003 Hammers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 0
Wave AB R H BI AVG Hammers AB R H BI AVG
Ensberg 3b 5 1 1 3 .200 Redman cf 4 0 0 0 .000
L.Walker cf 5 2 2 1 .400 Drew lf 4 0 1 0 .250
Sheffield rf 5 1 3 2 .600 Ordonez rf 4 0 0 0 .000
B.Boone 2b 4 1 0 0 .000 Posada c 0 0 0 0 .000
I.Rodriguez c 3 1 1 0 .333 Thomas 1b 4 1 1 0 .250
Galarraga 1b 4 1 1 1 .250 Hudson 2b 4 0 0 0 .000
C.Jones lf 4 0 2 1 .500 Polanco 3b 2 0 1 0 .500
J.Rivera lf 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gonzalez ph 0 0 0 0 .000
Garciaparra ss 3 1 1 1 .333 Crede 3b 1 0 0 0 .000
P.Martinez p 3 1 1 0 .333 Rollins ss 3 0 0 0 .000
36 9 12 9 Capuano p 0 0 0 0 .000
Zito p 2 0 0 0 .000
Everett ss 1 0 0 0 .000
29 1 3 0
Wave INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
P.Martinez W 1-0 9.0 3 1 1 3 1 112 65 1.00
9.0 3 1 1 3 1 112 65
Hammers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Zito L 0-1 7.1 8 6 6 2 4 110 69 7.36
Capuano 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 34 18 16.20
9.0 12 9 9 2 5 144 87
MIA: J.Rivera inserted at lf in the 9th
SJ : J.Gonzalez batted for Polanco in the 7th
Crede inserted at 3b in the 8th
Everett inserted at ss in the 8th
2B-Sheffield, Thomas, Polanco. 3B-L.Walker. HR-Ensberg(1), L.Walker(1),
Sheffield(1). CS-Galarraga, Posada. K-L.Walker, B.Boone, C.Jones,
P.Martinez 2, Drew. BB-B.Boone, I.Rodriguez, Posada 3. SH-P.Martinez.
SF-Garciaparra. HBP-Posada, J.Gonzalez. HB-P.Martinez 2. WP-P.Martinez 2.
GWRBI: Galarraga
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2003 Wave 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 3 9 12 0 4 0
2003 Hammers 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 6 0
Wave -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ensberg 3b 1>43 53 5>7 4/L HR.3-H;1-H
L.Walker cf HR k(23) 43 8>T 8
Sheffield rf S 4>31 63 HR.3-H D
B.Boone 2b 36/f W 6>4 k 63
I.Rodriguez c 54/f S.1-3 8 W
Galarraga 1b 2>8 S.3-H;1-3 53 Capuano
64/f
C.Jones lf 41 S.3-H;1-3 7>S POCS2(136)
9>k
J.Rivera lf
Garciaparra ss 7 7/SF.3-H 4 S
P.Martinez p 3>k k 53/SH.1-2 S.1-3
Hammers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Redman cf 1>9 53 6>9 43
Drew lf 43 k 7 S
Ordonez rf 43 4>63 13 46/f
Posada c 2>HP W 7>W 9>W
Thomas 1b CS2(24) 8 8 9
D
Hudson 2b 43.2-3 64/f 9 46/f
Polanco 3b wp.3-H 5>3
D
J.Gonzalez ph HP.1-2
Crede 3b 43
Rollins ss wp.2-3 8 43
43
Capuano p
Zito p 3>53 43
Everett ss 8>8
Wave IN OUT ER Hammers IN OUT ER
P.Martinez A1 D7 1 W 1-0 Zito A1 D5 6 L 0-1
Capuano D6 E4 3
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SAN JOSE -- Magglio Ordonez forced OT with a solo homer in the ninth then scored
the winner in the 11th as the Hammers pulled off a dramatic 3-2 win in 11,
tying Miami at a game apiece.Things looked bleak for the Hammers as they came to hit bottom nine, trailing 2-1. But with one away, Ordonez took Rheal Cormier into the right-field bleachers, and the game was suddenly tied.
With Will Cunane and Danny Kolb taking care of the Wave hitters in the 10th and 11th, Ordonez got busy again bottom 11, leading off with a double off Paul Quantrill. Jorge Posada followed with a base hit to left that appeared to reach left-fielder Eric Brynes too quickly for Mags to score. But Byrnes kicked the rock away, and Ordonez trotted home to send the San Jose crowd into a frenzy.
The series now moves to Miami, where Darrell May and Hideo Nomo will hook up in a crucial Game Three.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E LOB DP
2003 Wave 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 14 0
2003 Hammers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 0 6 2
Wave AB R H BI AVG Hammers AB R H BI AVG
Ensberg 3b 5 0 2 0 .300 Redman cf 4 0 0 0 .000
Finley cf 5 0 1 0 .200 Drew lf 4 0 0 0 .125
Sheffield rf 5 1 1 0 .400 Varitek ph 1 0 0 0 .000
B.Boone 2b 6 1 2 0 .200 Kolb p 0 0 0 0 .000
I.Rodriguez c 5 0 2 0 .375 Ordonez rf 5 2 2 1 .222
T.Martinez 1b 3 0 2 2 .667 Posada c 5 0 1 0 .200
Galarraga 1b 1 0 0 0 .200 Thomas 1b 3 0 0 0 .143
C.Jones lf 2 0 0 0 .333 Hudson 2b 4 0 0 0 .000
Byrnes lf 1 0 1 0 1.000 Polanco 3b 4 1 3 0 .667
Garciaparra ss 5 0 0 0 .125 Rollins ss 2 0 1 0 .200
Schilling p 3 0 0 0 .000 C.Zambrano p 2 0 0 0 .000
L.Walker ph 0 0 0 0 .400 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 .000
Cormier p 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gonzalez ph 1 0 0 0 .000
Alfonzo ph 0 0 0 0 .000 Cunnane p 0 0 0 0 .000
Quantrill p 0 0 0 0 .000 Ford ph 1 0 0 0 .000
41 2 11 2 36 3 7 1
Wave INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Schilling 8.0 3 1 1 1 13 114 74 1.13
Cormier BS 1 2.0 2 1 1 1 3 36 24 4.50
Quantrill L 0-1 0.0 2 1 0 0 0 7 4 0.00
10.0 7 3 2 2 16 157 102
Hammers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
C.Zambrano 6.0 6 2 2 4 5 110 62 3.00
Arroyo 2.0 2 0 0 1 3 43 24 0.00
Cunnane 2.0 2 0 0 2 3 36 22 0.00
Kolb W 1-0 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 24 14 0.00
11.0 11 2 2 8 12 213 122
MIA: Galarraga inserted at 1b in the 8th
Byrnes inserted at lf in the 8th
L.Walker batted for Schilling in the 9th
Alfonzo batted for Cormier in the 11th
SJ : J.Gonzalez batted for Arroyo in the 8th
Ford batted for Cunnane in the 10th
Varitek batted for Drew in the 10th
Ford moved to lf in the 11th
E-Byrnes. 2B-B.Boone, T.Martinez, Byrnes, Ordonez, Polanco. HR-Ordonez(1).
SB-I.Rodriguez(1). K-Finley 2, Sheffield, B.Boone, I.Rodriguez 2,
Garciaparra 3, Schilling 2, Galarraga, Redman, Drew 2, Ordonez, Posada 3,
Thomas 3, Hudson 3, Polanco, C.Zambrano, Varitek. BB-Ensberg, Finley,
Sheffield, T.Martinez, C.Jones 2, L.Walker, Alfonzo, Thomas, Rollins.
SH-Rollins. HBP-Redman. HB-Cormier. WP-Schilling.
Tino Martinez was injured for this game and 1 more days
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E LOB DP
2003 Wave 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 1 14 0
2003 Hammers 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 0 6 2
Wave -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ensberg 3b 1>63 W 5>13 S 63.1-2
Finley cf S k 63 9 W
Sheffield rf 463/gdp 4>W S 8 k
B.Boone 2b 2>S D.1-3 8 8>k 43
I.Rodriguez c 643/gdp k 6>k S 0>S
T.Martinez 1b W S.3-H;2-H D 9
Galarraga 1b k
C.Jones lf 64/f W.1-2 8.2-3 SB2
W
Byrnes lf D.1XH(762)
Garciaparra ss 3>53 8 k k k
Schilling p k 64/f 7>Arroyo 9>Cunnane
k
L.Walker ph W
Cormier p 1>Kolb
Alfonzo ph W
Quantrill p
Hammers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Redman cf 1>7 k 6>143 43 HP
Drew lf 9 wp.3-H;1-2 k 9>Cormier
7 k
Varitek ph k
Kolb p
Ordonez rf k 4>9 8 HR 1>Quantrill
D
Posada c 2>k k 7>k 63 note 1
Thomas 1b k k k W
Hudson 2b k 5>k 143 k
Polanco 3b 3>S k 8>S 0>D
Rollins ss S.1-3 W 8 53/SH.2-3
C.Zambrano p k 64/f
Arroyo p
J.Gonzalez ph 53.1-2
Cunnane p
Ford ph 63
1: S+e7.2-H;B-2
Wave -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Ensberg 3b S.1-2
Finley cf k
Sheffield rf 9
B.Boone 2b 9
I.Rodriguez c
T.Martinez 1b
Galarraga 1b
C.Jones lf
Byrnes lf
Garciaparra ss
Schilling p
L.Walker ph
Cormier p
Alfonzo ph
Quantrill p
Hammers -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Redman cf
Drew lf
Varitek ph
Kolb p
Ordonez rf
Posada c
Thomas 1b
Hudson 2b
Polanco 3b
Rollins ss
C.Zambrano p
Arroyo p
J.Gonzalez ph
Cunnane p
Ford ph
Wave IN OUT ER Hammers IN OUT ER
Schilling A1 D1 1 C.Zambrano A1 C8 2
Cormier D2 E2 1 BS 1 Arroyo C9 D8 0
Quantrill E3 E4 0 L 0-1 Cunnane D9 E8 0
Kolb E9 F4 0 W 1-0
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MIAMI BEACH -- Tike Redman scored three times -- once on an inside-the-park homer --
to help the Hammers to a 7-1 lead, and San Jose held on by the skin of its teeth
for a 7-6 win in Game Three.The Hammers, making a franchise-first postseason appearance, are now just a win away from advancing to the ABA semifinals.
Starting the game with a walk, Redman scored the contest's first run in the opening frame, and he was at it again in the third, walking and coming around to score to give San Jose a 3-1 lead. In this fifth, the fleet Hammers center-fielder blasted one over Larry Walker's head and wheeled all the way around the bases, just beating the relay throw and I-Rod's tag.
Ahead 7-1, the Hammers appeared to be on their way to an easy win. Miami had other ideas. The Wave put up two in the fifth and two in the sixth, and when Chipper Jones drove home Rodriquez with a big two-hit in the 7th, it was a one-run game.
But the Hammer bullpen came through when it needed to. Bronson Arroyo got Nomar Garciaparra to end the rally in the seventh, and Will Cunnane and closer Danny Kolb closed out Miami the rest of the way to end it. San Jose got the final out when Jorge Posada gunned down Steve Finley attempting to steal second with two away in the ninth.
San Jose goes for the series clincher in Game Four with hopes of avoiding the ugly prospect of facing Pedro Martinez in a fifth and deciding game.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2003 Hammers 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 12 1 8 1
2003 Wave 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 6 15 1 9 2
Hammers AB R H BI AVG Wave AB R H BI AVG
Redman cf 2 3 1 1 .100 Ensberg 3b 4 0 1 1 .286
Drew lf 5 0 3 0 .308 L.Walker cf 3 1 1 1 .375
Ordonez rf 5 1 2 2 .286 Hasegawa p 0 0 0 0 .000
Posada c 3 1 1 1 .250 Greene ph 1 0 1 0 1.000
Thomas 1b 5 0 1 0 .167 Quantrill p 0 0 0 0 .000
Hudson 2b 5 1 1 2 .077 Sheffield rf 4 0 2 1 .429
Polanco 3b 3 1 1 0 .556 B.Boone 2b 4 0 1 0 .214
Rollins ss 4 0 2 1 .333 I.Rodriguez c 5 1 1 0 .308
May p 3 0 0 0 .000 Galarraga 1b 2 0 0 0 .143
Arroyo p 1 0 0 0 .000 Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 .000
Everett pr 0 0 0 0 .000 Byrnes ph 1 0 0 0 .500
Cunnane p 0 0 0 0 .000 Finley cf 2 0 2 0 .429
Kolb p 0 0 0 0 .000 C.Jones lf 4 1 3 1 .500
36 7 12 7 Garciaparra ss 4 2 1 1 .167
Nomo p 1 0 0 0 .000
Karros 1b 2 1 2 1 1.000
T.Martinez ph 1 0 0 0 .500
38 6 15 6
Hammers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
May W 1-0 6.2 11 6 4 2 3 109 73 5.40
Arroyo H 1 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 9 4 0.00
Cunnane H 1 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 18 13 0.00
Kolb S 1 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 24 14 0.00
9.0 15 6 4 2 4 160 104
Wave INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Nomo L 0-1 4.2 9 7 7 3 8 101 62 13.50
Affeldt 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 28 16 0.00
Hasegawa 2.0 3 0 0 1 0 27 20 0.00
Quantrill 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 12 7 0.00
9.0 12 7 7 5 11 168 105
SJ : Everett ran for Arroyo in the 8th
MIA: Karros inserted at 1b in the 5th
Byrnes batted for Affeldt in the 6th
Finley inserted at cf in the 7th
T.Martinez batted for Karros in the 8th
Greene batted for Hasegawa in the 8th
T.Martinez moved to 1b in the 9th
E-Polanco, Ensberg. 2B-Polanco, L.Walker, B.Boone, Karros. HR-Redman(1),
Ordonez(2), Hudson(1), Garciaparra(1). CS-Rollins, Finley. K-Ordonez 2,
Posada 2, Thomas, Hudson 2, Polanco, Rollins 2, May, Ensberg, B.Boone,
I.Rodriguez, Nomo. BB-Redman 3, Posada, Polanco, Sheffield, B.Boone.
SF-Posada, Ensberg, L.Walker.
GWRBI: Rollins
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2003 Hammers 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 7 12 1 8 1
2003 Wave 1 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 6 15 1 9 2
Hammers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Redman cf 1>W CS2(26) 5>HR 8 W.1-2
3>W
Drew lf S.1-2 S.1-3 9 e5.B-1 S.2-3;1-2
Ordonez rf S.2-H;1-3 k HR k 463/gdp
Posada c k 9/SF.3-H W 7>Hasegawa 9>Quantrill
S k
Thomas 1b 463/gdp S.1-2 k 43.1-2 53
Hudson 2b 2>k k HR.1-H 8 8
Polanco 3b D 4>k Affeldt 53
W
Rollins ss S.2-H k k 8>S
May p k 63 6>63
Arroyo p note 1
Everett pr
Cunnane p
Kolb p
1: 16/b.1X2;B-1
Wave -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ensberg 3b 1>53 k S.2-3 9/SF.3-H 8
L.Walker cf D 63 8/SF.3-H 7
Hasegawa p
Greene ph S
Quantrill p
Sheffield rf S.2-H 4>W S.1-3 7>63 Kolb
53
B.Boone 2b PO1(13) W.1-2 3 8 9>k
D
I.Rodriguez c 7 9 k S 9
Galarraga 1b 2>53 7
Affeldt p
Byrnes ph 6>53
Finley cf Arroyo S
S.1-3
C.Jones lf S 8 S S.3-H;1-3 CS2(26)
Garciaparra ss 53/ldp 5>HR note 1 7
Nomo p 3>k
Karros 1b D S.3-H;1-3 8>Cunnane
T.Martinez ph 53
1: e5/th.1-3;B-1
Hammers IN OUT ER Wave IN OUT ER
May A1 D5 4 W 1-0 Nomo A1 C6 7 L 0-1
Arroyo D6 D8 0 H 1 Affeldt C7 D3 0
Cunnane D9 E2 0 H 1 Hasegawa D4 E3 0
Kolb E3 E6 0 S 1 Quantrill E4 E6 0
MIAMI BEACH -- For Gary Eshbaugh and his San Jose Hammers, the worst-possible scenario
is now real: The Hammers *will* have to face Pedro Martinez in the fifth and deciding
game of this opening-round series.Unheralded Zach Day gave up just three hits and one run over seven innings to lead Miami to a tight 2-1 win in Game Four, forcing the series back to San Jose for one more game. Day walked seven, but the Hammers were unable to get the timely hit to cash in on numerous opportunities.
"I would have given my left nut for someone to come through in one of those two-on, two-out situations," a frustrated Eshbaugh complained afterwards. "Well, we're gonna have to get a big game from Zito tomorrow and see if we can beat Pedro."
With the ballgame tied 1-1 through six, Miami got the winner in the seventh on Steve Finley's solo homer off Hammer starter Freddy Garcia. Shigetoshi Hasegawa and Rheal Cormier made it stand up with two frames of hitless relief.
Barry Zito, the Game One loser, will duel with Martinez in the Lumber Yard as the Wave and Hammers battle for the right to advance to the semifinals.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2003 Hammers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 9 0
2003 Wave 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x 2 7 1 7 1
Hammers AB R H BI AVG Wave AB R H BI AVG
Redman cf 5 0 1 0 .133 Ensberg 3b 4 1 2 0 .333
Drew lf 4 0 0 0 .235 Finley cf 4 1 2 2 .455
Ordonez rf 3 0 0 0 .235 Sheffield rf 3 0 1 0 .412
Posada c 1 1 0 0 .222 B.Boone 2b 4 0 1 0 .222
Thomas 1b 3 0 0 0 .133 I.Rodriguez c 4 0 1 0 .294
Hudson 2b 2 0 1 1 .133 T.Martinez 1b 4 0 0 0 .250
Polanco 3b 4 0 0 0 .385 C.Jones lf 2 0 0 0 .417
Rollins ss 2 0 1 0 .364 Garciaparra ss 3 0 0 0 .133
Garcia p 2 0 0 0 .000 Day p 2 0 0 0 .000
Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 .000 L.Walker ph 1 0 0 0 .333
Ford ph 1 0 0 0 .000 Hasegawa p 0 0 0 0 .000
27 1 3 1 Cormier p 0 0 0 0 .000
31 2 7 2
Hammers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Garcia L 0-1 6.2 7 2 2 2 5 103 64 2.70
Arroyo 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 20 15 0.00
8.0 7 2 2 2 8 123 79
Wave INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Day W 1-0 7.0 3 1 1 7 3 107 56 1.29
Hasegawa H 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 21 11 0.00
Cormier S 1 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 10 8 3.00
9.0 3 1 1 8 5 138 75
SJ : Ford batted for Arroyo in the 9th
MIA: L.Walker batted for Day in the 7th
E-Hudson, Garciaparra. 2B-Hudson, Finley, I.Rodriguez. HR-Finley(1).
K-Ordonez 2, Thomas, Polanco, Ford, Ensberg, Finley, Sheffield, B.Boone,
I.Rodriguez 2, C.Jones, Day. BB-Ordonez, Posada 3, Thomas, Hudson, Rollins 2,
Sheffield, C.Jones. SH-Garcia. HBP-Hudson. HB-Day.
GWRBI: Finley
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB DP
2003 Hammers 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 1 9 0
2003 Wave 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 x 2 7 1 7 1
Hammers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Redman cf 1>S 3>63 3/L 7>43 13
Drew lf 8 4/L 63 43
Ordonez rf note 1 k 6>43 k
W
Posada c 53 4>W W 8>Hasegawa
W
Thomas 1b 2>6/L 463/gdp W.1-2 k
Hudson 2b W HP D.2-H;1-3 46/f
Polanco 3b note 2 7 k 8
Rollins ss IW 5>S IW 9>Cormier
63
Garcia p 43 24/SH.1-2 43
Arroyo p
Ford ph k
1: OBA.1X2(24) 2: 46/f.B-2(e6/th)
Wave -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ensberg 3b 1>9 S S k
Finley cf 9 k D.1-H HR
Sheffield rf W 43 S.2XH(82) Arroyo
k
B.Boone 2b S.1-2 4>63 6>63 8>k
I.Rodriguez c 8 k D k
T.Martinez 1b 2>63 e4.B-1 3/L 8
C.Jones lf 63 k IW
Garciaparra ss 8 5>8 2/fl
Day p 3>k 63
L.Walker ph 7>7
Hasegawa p
Cormier p
Hammers IN OUT ER Wave IN OUT ER
Garcia A1 D2 2 L 0-1 Day A1 D3 1 W 1-0
Arroyo D3 D6 0 Hasegawa D4 D7 0 H 1
Cormier D8 E1 0 S 1
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SAN JOSE -- Injuries that knocked out Pedro Martinez and Gary Sheffield ... a heroic five-run comeback
to knot the game in the seventh ... the San Jose Hammers seemed to have everything
going for them in this fifth and deciding game with the Miami Wave.But they lost.
Chipper Jones' homer broke the tie in the top of the 10th, and a San Jose rally in the bottom half came up a hair shy as Miami eked out an 8-7 victory to claim the series and advance to a semifinals series with defending champion Alberta.
The Wave led 6-1 after 6 1/2 innings of play despite losing starter Martinez in the fourth to an injury. Things looked extremely bleak for Eshbaugh's Elite, but the Hammers teed off against Paul Quantrill bottom seven to pull even. Magglio Ordonez and Frank Thomas both went long in the rally as the Hammers went into the late and extra innings with a head of steam.
Jones, a chronic underachiever in the regular season, sent a hush through the Lumber Yard crowd when he took Jose Acevedo deep leading off the 10th for Junior Burt. Miami went on to add what would prove to be a crucial insurance run when Nomar Garciaparra scored on a wild pitch.
Things were looking promising for the Hammers in the bottom half. Doubles by Jason Varitek and Placido Polanco pulled San Jose within 8-7 with one away. But after a walk to Bobby Kielty came the biggest play of the season. Woody Williams got Adam Everett to rap a ground ball to second, and Bret Boone started a 4-6-3 double play to end the game.
It was a disappointing end to a great season for Eshbaugh and the Hammers, who were making a franchise-first playoff appearance after a 93-69 regular season.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP
2003 Wave 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 8 14 0 10 3
2003 Hammers 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 15 1 8 2
Wave AB R H BI AVG Hammers AB R H BI AVG
Ensberg 3b 5 3 3 0 .391 Redman cf 4 0 0 0 .105
L.Walker cf 4 1 1 1 .308 Drew lf 5 1 1 1 .227
Sheffield rf 2 1 0 0 .368 Ordonez rf 5 1 3 2 .318
J.Rivera cf 2 0 1 1 .500 Posada c 5 1 1 0 .214
Finley ph 2 0 0 0 .385 Capuano p 0 0 0 0 .000
B.Boone 2b 5 0 2 2 .261 Thomas 1b 4 2 3 3 .263
I.Rodriguez c 4 1 3 1 .381 Acevedo p 0 0 0 0 .000
Galarraga 1b 3 0 0 0 .100 Varitek c 1 1 1 0 .500
Quantrill p 0 0 0 0 .000 Hudson 2b 5 0 2 0 .200
Affeldt p 0 0 0 0 .000 Polanco 3b 4 0 2 1 .412
Byrnes ph 1 0 0 0 .333 Rollins ss 2 0 0 0 .308
Cormier p 0 0 0 0 .000 J.Gonzalez ph 1 1 1 0 .500
W.Williams p 0 0 0 0 .000 Kielty 1b 0 0 0 0 .000
C.Jones lf 5 1 1 1 .353 Zito p 2 0 1 0 .250
Garciaparra ss 5 0 3 1 .250 Arroyo p 0 0 0 0 .000
P.Martinez p 0 0 0 0 .333 Ford ph 1 0 0 0 .000
Davis p 2 0 0 0 .000 Everett ss 2 0 0 0 .000
T.Martinez 1b 2 1 0 0 .200 41 7 15 7
42 8 14 7
Wave INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
P.Martinez 3.2 4 1 1 1 5 67 44 1.42
Davis 2.1 3 0 0 0 1 28 18 0.00
Quantrill H 1 0.2 3 3 3 0 0 15 11 16.20
Affeldt BS 1 1.1 2 2 2 1 1 23 13 6.75
Cormier 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 13 6 2.45
W.Williams W 1-0 1.1 2 1 1 1 1 15 9 6.75
10.0 15 7 7 4 8 161 101
Hammers INN H R ER BB K PCH STR ERA
Zito 6.1 9 6 5 5 3 112 63 7.24
Arroyo 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 6 5 0.00
Acevedo L 0-1 2.0 4 2 2 0 3 40 26 9.00
Capuano 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 16 11 10.13
10.0 14 8 7 5 8 174 105
MIA: J.Rivera inserted at cf in the 3rd
L.Walker moved to rf in the 3rd
T.Martinez inserted at 1b in the 7th
Finley batted for J.Rivera in the 9th
Byrnes batted for Affeldt in the 9th
Finley moved to cf in the 9th
SJ : J.Gonzalez batted for Rollins in the 7th
Ford batted for Arroyo in the 7th
Kielty inserted at 1b in the 8th
Everett inserted at ss in the 8th
Varitek inserted at c in the 10th
E-Polanco. 2B-Ensberg 2, B.Boone, Thomas, Polanco, J.Gonzalez, Varitek.
HR-C.Jones(1), Ordonez(3), Thomas 2(2). SB-I.Rodriguez(2). CS-Hudson.
K-Ensberg, L.Walker, B.Boone, Galarraga, Garciaparra, Davis 2, Finley,
Drew 2, Posada, Thomas, Hudson, Polanco, Rollins 2. BB-Ensberg, L.Walker 2,
I.Rodriguez, Galarraga, Redman, Polanco, Kielty 2. SH-P.Martinez. WP-Capuano.
GWRBI: C.Jones
Gary Sheffield was injured for this game only
Pedro Martinez was injured for this game only
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E LOB DP
2003 Wave 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 8 14 0 10 3
2003 Hammers 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 1 7 15 1 8 2
Wave -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Ensberg 3b 1>S W D 7>e5.B-1 k
L.Walker cf W.1-2 7 S.2-H W.1-2 9>k
Sheffield rf 46/f.2-3 3>6
J.Rivera cf 1/L S.2-H;1-2
Finley ph 3/L
B.Boone 2b D.3-H;1-H 13 k 8 S
I.Rodriguez c W 7 6>S S.2-H;1-3 S.1-2
Galarraga 1b 643/gdp 4>63 SB2 Arroyo
W k
Quantrill p
Affeldt p
Byrnes ph 13
Cormier p
W.Williams p
C.Jones lf 2>3/g 7 note 1 2/fl 0>HR
Garciaparra ss S 63 S.3-H 8>Acevedo S
k
P.Martinez p 24/SH.1-2
Davis p 5>k k
T.Martinez 1b 8 Capuano
64/f
1: 363/gdp.2-3
Hammers -----A------ -----B------ -----C------ -----D------ -----E------
Redman cf 1>9 46/f 31 7.2-3 9>Cormier
W
Drew lf k k 63 S.3-H 643/gdp
Ordonez rf S 64/f 6>31 HR.1-H S
Posada c 43 4>8 43 Affeldt W.Williams
S k
Capuano p
Thomas 1b 2>k HR D HR.1-H
Acevedo p
Varitek c 0>D
Hudson 2b S k S.2-3 31 3/g.2-3
Polanco 3b POCS2(236) Davis 43 8>k D.3-H
W S
Rollins ss k(23) k 7>Quantrill
J.Gonzalez ph D
Kielty 1b W W
Zito p 3>S 5>8
Arroyo p
Ford ph 8
Everett ss 463/gdp 463/gdp
Wave -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Ensberg 3b D.1-3
L.Walker cf wp.3-H;2-3
3/fl
Sheffield rf
J.Rivera cf
Finley ph k
B.Boone 2b
I.Rodriguez c
Galarraga 1b
Quantrill p
Affeldt p
Byrnes ph
Cormier p
W.Williams p
C.Jones lf
Garciaparra ss
P.Martinez p
Davis p
T.Martinez 1b
Hammers -----F------ -----G------ -----H------ -----I------ -----J------
Redman cf
Drew lf
Ordonez rf
Posada c
Capuano p
Thomas 1b
Acevedo p
Varitek c
Hudson 2b
Polanco 3b
Rollins ss
J.Gonzalez ph
Kielty 1b
Zito p
Arroyo p
Ford ph
Everett ss
Wave IN OUT ER Hammers IN OUT ER
P.Martinez A1 B6 1 Zito A1 D5 5
Davis B7 C7 0 Arroyo D6 D7 0
Quantrill C8 D3 3 H 1 Acevedo D8 E8 2 L 0-1
Affeldt D4 D9 2 BS 1 Capuano E9 F3 0
Cormier E1 E3 0
W.Williams E4 E9 1 W 1-0