DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/31/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1278 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (58-49) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0
Kansas City Royals (68-39) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Devil Rays Rally to Eke Out Win
Kansas City got a terrific performance from pitcher Denny Neagle, but it wasn't enough to beat the Orlando Devil Rays. Orlando won the Royals Stadium contest, 2-1. Neagle was the player of the game despite being on the losing side. He threw 8 innings of 2-hit ball. The Devil Rays bumped their record to 58-49 with this latest triumph.

Neagle allowed 1 run over 8 innings. He also racked up 13 strikeouts.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .284 19 51
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 0 .236 26 68
T. Salmon DH 4 1 1 1 1 2 1 .263 3 8
J. Buhner RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .222 27 66
B. Jordan CF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .238 22 50
J. Elway LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .071 0 1
   d-D. Sanders LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222 5 22
C. Gomez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .054 1 3
J. Oquendo SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .237 2 25
   a-P. Plantier PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .231 26 48
   c-J. Siddall C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. McGinnis C 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 .177 0 7
   b-J. Valentin PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .161 18 44
Totals 34 2 3 2 8 17 13      
a - P. Plantier pinch hit for J. Oquendo in the 10th
b - J. Valentin pinch hit for R. McGinnis in the 10th
c - J. Siddall substituted for P. Plantier in the 10th
d - D. Sanders substituted for J. Elway in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Biggio (28, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: T. Salmon (3, 11th Inning off G. Olson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Buhner , T. Salmon 4 , C. Biggio 2
2-out RBI: C. Biggio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Elway , C. Gomez , C. Biggio
Sac Bunt: C. Gomez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Elway (2) , J. Buhner (1) , P. Plantier (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gomez-Biggio-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .204 3 23
R. Sanders LF 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .237 8 21
J. Thome 1B 2 0 0 0 3 0 1 .280 37 92
J. Conine DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 5 .253 18 44
O. Merced RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .251 14 49
   a-R. Lankford PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 11 30
   d-R. Wilkins C 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .260 16 54
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .220 4 20
   b-J. Burnitz PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 18 48
J. Tackett C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .279 6 19
   c-D. Magadan PH, 3B 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 .216 2 10
R. Alomar SS 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .287 13 37
A. Jones CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .172 7 17
Totals 36 1 5 1 8 8 20      
a - R. Lankford pinch hit for O. Merced in the 9th
b - J. Burnitz pinch hit for T. Naehring in the 9th
c - D. Magadan pinch hit for J. Tackett in the 9th
d - R. Wilkins substituted for R. Lankford in the 10th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Jones (7, 3rd Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Jones 5 , J. Conine , T. Naehring , D. Magadan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , J. Conine , R. Wilkins
GIDP: J. Tackett
Sac Bunt: Q. Veras
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Merced (Biggio at 3rd base))
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Key 7.0 3 1 1 3 5 1 98 56 3.42   
H. Pichardo 2.1 2 0 0 3 2 0 54 30 3.90   
T. Borland W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 23 11 3.82   
K. Ryan SV (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 69
Batters Faced: J. Key 26, H. Pichardo 12, T. Borland 5, K. Ryan 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 9-6, H. Pichardo 4-1, T. Borland 0-2, K. Ryan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 98-56, H. Pichardo 54-30, T. Borland 23-11, K. Ryan 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Borland 1-0 , K. Ryan 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle 8.0 2 1 1 4 13 0 131 85 3.99   
A. Benitez 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 25 17 2.08   
G. Olson L (0-1) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 1 32 16 3.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 83
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 29, A. Benitez 8, G. Olson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 4-6, A. Benitez 3-0, G. Olson 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 131-85, A. Benitez 25-17, G. Olson 32-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Benitez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Denny Neagle
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 12647
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