DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/30/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1278 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (41-66) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 5 7 7 1
St. Louis Cardinals (53-54) 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 5 10 0
Red Sox Drop Cardinals with Late Score
Despite a fine performance by shortstop John Valentin, the St. Louis Cardinals suffered a 7-5 loss to the Boston Red Sox. Valentin was 3 for 5 with a home run and a double, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4. With the victory, the Red Sox record now stands at 41-66.

The Red Sox grabbed the lead in the top of the ninth. With two out, David Ortiz, the 6th overall pick in the 1996 draft, hit a grand slam home run off Mariano Rivera, putting Boston in front, 7-5. For Ortiz, it was his 12th home run of the season.

"It was a solid team effort and we'll try to keep this momentum going," Ortiz told reporters after the game.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .281 4 19
A. Eto 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 4 .212 14 47
B. Bonds LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 0 .277 27 61
M. Blowers 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .159 1 6
D. Ortiz DH 5 1 1 4 0 1 3 .245 12 58
M. Cameron CF 3 2 3 0 1 0 0 .181 19 48
L. Stevens 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 3 .214 7 17
T. Hollandsworth RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .222 7 28
E. Pappas C 2 1 0 1 2 0 1 .075 0 2
Totals 31 7 7 7 9 5 21      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Bonds (15, 4th Inning off F. Cordova, 1 on, 1 out) M. Cameron (15, 7th Inning off V. Horsman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Ortiz (12, 9th Inning off M. Rivera, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bonds 2 , D. Ortiz 4 , M. Cameron 4 , E. Renteria , A. Eto
2-out RBI: D. Ortiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ortiz , A. Eto 2 , L. Stevens
Sac Fly: E. Renteria
Hit by Pitch: M. Cameron
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Cameron 2 (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Cameron (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 5 2 2 0 0 1 2 .219 2 8
J. Valentin SS 5 2 3 4 0 0 0 .268 16 62
B. Giles LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 1 .291 17 59
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .260 17 59
M. Vaughn DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .295 8 18
K. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .280 19 70
J. Vizcaino 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .400 0 1
D. Thon 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .209 3 22
S. Javier CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .243 7 33
Totals 37 5 10 5 2 10 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Posada (3, 5th Inning off S. Imanaka, 0 on, 1 out) B. Giles (29, 7th Inning off R. Hernandez, 1 on, 1 out) J. Valentin (31, 7th Inning off S. Imanaka, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (16, 5th Inning off S. Imanaka, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Thon , J. Posada 3 , B. Giles 2 , J. Valentin 7 , J. Vizcaino 2 , S. Javier
2-out RBI: J. Valentin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thon , J. Posada , M. Vaughn , S. Javier
Hit by Pitch: D. Thon , I. Calderon
Team LOB: 9
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Imanaka 6.1 9 5 5 1 7 1 108 74 3.78   
R. Hernandez 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 11 4.18   
T. Worrell W (3-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 7 2.02   
J. Borowski SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 2.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaka 41
Batters Faced: S. Imanaka 29, R. Hernandez 5, T. Worrell 3, J. Borowski 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaka 4-8, R. Hernandez 0-1, T. Worrell 0-1, J. Borowski 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaka 108-74, R. Hernandez 20-11, T. Worrell 11-7, J. Borowski 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-1 , T. Worrell 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Worrell , J. Borowski
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Cordova 4.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 74 41 4.82   
D. Allison H (1) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 28 15 1.84   
V. Horsman H (5) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 0 9 7 3.18   
R. Meacham 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 2.69   
R. Myers 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 2.10   
S. Chitren L (3-6) 2.1 2 4 4 4 1 0 52 27 3.98   
M. Rivera BS (8) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 12 8 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Cordova 54
Batters Faced: F. Cordova 16, D. Allison 7, V. Horsman 2, R. Meacham 1, R. Myers 1, S. Chitren 13, M. Rivera 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Cordova 3-6, D. Allison 4-1, V. Horsman 0-0, R. Meacham 0-0, R. Myers 0-0, S. Chitren 2-4, M. Rivera 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: F. Cordova 74-41, D. Allison 28-15, V. Horsman 9-7, R. Meacham 5-1, R. Myers 7-3, S. Chitren 52-27, M. Rivera 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Allison 2-1 , R. Meacham 1-0 , R. Myers 2-0 , S. Chitren 3-1 , M. Rivera 3-3
Hit Batsmen: F. Cordova
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Valentin
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 34870
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