DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
07/23/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1196 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 23RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (47-53) 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 6 13 0
Cincinnati Reds (57-44) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
Multi-HR Day for Garcia as Cardinals Overpower Reds, 6-2
Behind the bravura of right fielder Karim Garcia, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 6-2. Garcia hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3 for the Cardinals. Scott Erickson, the winner, improved to 9-8. He held the Reds to 2 earned runs on 4 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 2. Steve Chitren earned his 17th save in 22 chances.

Stan Javier had a key at-bat with two out in the top of the sixth for St. Louis. With runners on 1st and 3rd and the Cardinals leading 3-2, he hit a run-scoring single.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Javier told the St. Louis Bulletin.

The 5th-place Cardinals lifted their record to 47-53.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 5 0 1 1 0 1 5 .210 2 7
J. Valentin SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .251 12 49
B. Giles LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .278 15 50
I. Calderon 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .261 17 58
M. Vaughn DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .269 6 9
K. Garcia RF 5 3 3 3 0 0 2 .291 17 67
R. Clayton 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .228 3 21
D. Thon 2B 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 .216 3 22
S. Javier CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 1 .242 7 32
Totals 39 6 13 6 3 6 21      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon (18, 2nd Inning off J. Abbott, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Valentin 2 (28, 1st Inning off J. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off J. Abbott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Garcia (10, 6th Inning off J. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Garcia 2 (17, 2nd Inning off J. Abbott, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Abbott, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon 2 , J. Posada , B. Giles , K. Garcia 11 , J. Valentin 4 , R. Clayton , S. Javier 2 , I. Calderon 2
2-out RBI: J. Posada , S. Javier 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Posada 2 , J. Valentin , M. Vaughn , I. Calderon
Sac Bunt: D. Thon
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Javier (35)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .288 7 45
S. Rolen 3B 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 .227 18 59
B. Williams RF 5 0 2 2 0 1 4 .265 15 73
F. McGriff DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 11 41
J. Lopez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .281 24 66
M. Lawton LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243 6 22
S. Spiezio 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .257 14 55
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .225 1 27
D. Hosey CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .210 4 31
Totals 33 2 6 2 5 8 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Williams (26, 3rd Inning off S. Erickson, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Vina 2 , S. Spiezio , B. Williams 3 , O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lawton , B. Williams
Hit by Pitch: J. Lopez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Vina (22) , S. Rolen (7)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson W (9-8) 6.0 4 2 2 2 4 0 101 59 4.44   
M. Rivera H (17) 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 30 18 3.53   
V. Horsman H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 2.87   
S. Chitren SV (17) 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 33 17 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 58
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 25, M. Rivera 5, V. Horsman 1, S. Chitren 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 4-10, M. Rivera 0-1, V. Horsman 0-0, S. Chitren 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 101-59, M. Rivera 30-18, V. Horsman 5-4, S. Chitren 33-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: V. Horsman 1-0 , S. Chitren 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Erickson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Abbott L (6-7) 7.1 11 5 5 2 5 2 126 77 4.27   
J. Suppan 1.2 2 1 1 1 1 0 31 19 6.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Abbott 39
Batters Faced: J. Abbott 35, J. Suppan 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Abbott 10-7, J. Suppan 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Abbott 126-77, J. Suppan 31-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Suppan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Karim Garcia
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (85 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 36532
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