DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
07/13/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1130 - SUNDAY, JULY 13TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins (57-38) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Cleveland Spiders (48-47) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 8 2
Marlins Continue Skid Thanks to Gilkey, Spiders
A 4-RBI performance from the top prospect Bernard Gilkey helped the Cleveland Spiders beat the Florida Marlins, 4-2. Sterling Hitchcock was the winning pitcher. Over 8 innings, he allowed 2 runs on 6 hits, with 1 walk and 13 strikeouts. Cleveland has 3 straight wins, Florida 6 straight losses.

Gilkey had a key at-bat for Cleveland early in the game. With runners on 1st and 3rd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was his 18th home run of the season and gave Cleveland an early 3-0 lead.

Gilkey attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Barron CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .231 8 27
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .296 30 65
R. Sexson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .220 35 71
J. Encarnacion LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .247 22 50
R. White RF 3 0 2 1 0 1 1 .254 18 47
T. Walker DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .277 5 12
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .234 12 45
C. Counsell SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .287 8 34
L. Castillo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .224 0 25
Totals 33 2 6 2 1 14 14      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Sexson (10, 4th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Barron (19, 5th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Sexson 2 , J. Encarnacion , T. Barron 2 , C. Johnson , R. White 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sexson , C. Counsell 2 , E. Alfonzo
Hit by Pitch: R. White
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. White (14)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Counsell-Castillo-Sexson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .237 9 31
D. Strawberry DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .262 26 52
B. Gilkey RF 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .257 18 47
K. Mitchell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .276 27 66
T. Hundley C 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .204 28 56
G. Anderson LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .263 5 18
R. Ibanez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 20 52
   a-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .194 1 4
T. Perez SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .258 5 34
B. Ripken 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 3 27
Totals 30 4 8 4 2 12 6      
a - R. Petagine substituted for R. Ibanez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: B. Gilkey 2 (18, 1st Inning off W. Alvarez, 2 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off B. Wagner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Anderson , B. Gilkey 8 , M. Grissom 3 , K. Mitchell , D. Strawberry
2-out RBI: B. Gilkey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ibanez , G. Anderson
GIDP: D. Strawberry
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Grissom (4)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hitchcock (2) , G. Anderson (2)
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Alvarez L (5-5) 7.0 6 3 3 2 11 1 116 72 4.22   
B. Wagner 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 13 8 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 62
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 28, B. Wagner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 7-2, B. Wagner 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 116-72, B. Wagner 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 1-0
WP: W. Alvarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock W (9-7) 8.0 6 2 2 1 13 0 112 78 5.73   
S. Karsay SV (23) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 6 4.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 74
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 32, S. Karsay 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 4-7, S. Karsay 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 112-78, S. Karsay 13-6
Hit Batsmen: S. Hitchcock
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bernard Gilkey
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (82 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 35137
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