DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
07/02/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1005 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (45-40) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 2 7 8 1
Cincinnati Reds (47-39) 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0
Devil Rays Win in Extras
The Orlando Devil Rays faced a tough opponent in Cincinnati pitcher Mike Mussina, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Riverfront Stadium by a final score of 7-5. Mussina went 7 innings and allowed 4 earned runs. Orlando reliever Alan Benes picked up the win, upping his record to 4-4. Felix Heredia absorbed the loss. Frank DiPino, credited with the save, is now 3 for 3 in save opportunities.

The Reds had been locked in a 5-5 tie with the Devil Rays going into the top of the 11th inning. That changed quickly when the two-time All-Star Tim Salmon came to the plate. Salmon hit a 2-run home run on a 1-1 slider from Cincinnati hurler Felix Heredia. It was Salmon's 20th home run of the year.

In postgame comments, Salmon said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."

The Devil Rays saw their win-loss record go to 45-40. At the same time, the Reds fell to 47-39.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .264 9 36
I. Rodriguez C 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .282 16 44
J. Bagwell 1B 5 1 1 1 0 3 1 .256 12 42
T. Salmon RF 5 1 1 2 0 3 1 .246 20 63
P. O'Neill DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .253 17 47
R. Gant LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .215 18 51
L. Dykstra CF 5 1 1 0 0 3 2 .196 2 6
J. Valentin 3B 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .221 18 49
J. Oquendo SS 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .228 0 10
Totals 39 7 8 7 4 18 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentin (9, 8th Inning off M. Mussina, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Biggio (23, 8th Inning off M. Mussina, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Salmon (20, 11th Inning off F. Heredia, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Gant (18, 9th Inning off D. Henry, 0 on, 1 out) P. O'Neill (17, 5th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 3 , T. Salmon 4 , C. Biggio 2 , R. Gant 4 , J. Bagwell , P. O'Neill 4 , L. Dykstra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , T. Salmon
Sac Bunt: R. Gant
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gant (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Oquendo-Biggio-Bagwell)
PB: I. Rodriguez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .296 5 39
   b-B. Williams PH, CF 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 .248 10 60
S. Rolen 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .217 16 50
B. Higginson LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .295 18 54
F. McGriff DH 5 0 0 0 0 4 7 .260 10 36
M. Lawton RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .278 6 22
S. Spiezio 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .254 14 51
D. Nilsson C 4 1 1 1 1 0 2 .218 4 8
O. Vizquel SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .221 1 24
D. Hosey CF 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 .224 3 26
   a-J. Lopez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .278 20 55
   c-J. Offerman 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 0 6
Totals 36 5 5 2 6 8 20      
a - J. Lopez pinch hit for D. Hosey in the 9th
b - B. Williams pinch hit for F. Vina in the 9th
c - J. Offerman substituted for J. Lopez in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Rolen (24, 1st Inning off E. King, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Nilsson (4, 6th Inning off E. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Higginson 2 , S. Rolen 2 , D. Nilsson 4 , O. Vizquel
2-out RBI: B. Higginson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , F. McGriff 2 , D. Nilsson , S. Spiezio
GIDP: B. Williams
Sac Bunt: F. Vina
Hit by Pitch: M. Lawton , D. Hosey , S. Rolen
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hosey (10) , B. Higginson (2)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. King 6.0 4 5 3 5 3 1 107 63 4.50   
A. Embree 2.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 31 18 6.06   
A. Benes W (4-4) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 12 7.69   
F. DiPino SV (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. King 46
Batters Faced: E. King 29, A. Embree 8, A. Benes 6, F. DiPino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. King 8-6, A. Embree 3-2, A. Benes 0-3, F. DiPino 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. King 107-63, A. Embree 31-18, A. Benes 16-12, F. DiPino 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Embree 1-0 , A. Benes 1-0
Hit Batsmen: E. King 2 , A. Benes
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina 7.0 5 4 4 3 13 1 109 71 3.39   
D. Henry BS (9) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 20 15 7.33   
F. Heredia L (3-2) 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 39 24 4.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 61
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 28, D. Henry 7, F. Heredia 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 3-4, D. Henry 3-0, F. Heredia 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 109-71, D. Henry 20-15, F. Heredia 39-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Henry 2-1
WP: M. Mussina
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mussina
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 35849
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