DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
08/02/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1305 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins (65-45) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 7 1
Orlando Devil Rays (59-51) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 3 5 0
Devil Rays Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Marlins
The Orlando Devil Rays took Florida pitcher Kevin Appier's best shot and still were able to claim a win at Orlando Citrus Bowl. The final score had Orlando getting past the Marlins, 3-2. Appier went 6.1 innings and allowed 1 earned run, striking out 7. Orlando reliever Scott Sullivan picked up the win to move to 1-0. Billy Wagner suffered the loss. Frank DiPino was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 10 of 13 save opportunities.

Jose Valentin drew 2 walks in 4 trips to the plate for Orlando. The 27-year old shortstop had a key at-bat in the bottom of the eighth. With two out and the bases loaded, he broke a 2-2 tie with a run-scoring walk off Billy Wagner. It was his 39th walk of the season.

In postgame comments to the Orlando Today, Valentin said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."

Orlando is now riding a 3-game win streak.
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Grebeck 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .222 0 0
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .296 32 71
R. Sexson 1B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .210 37 77
R. White RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .256 19 53
J. Encarnacion LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .246 26 59
T. Fryman SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .182 0 0
T. Barron CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .237 8 28
E. Alfonzo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .233 15 55
T. Walker DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 7 17
Totals 32 2 7 2 4 5 7      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Grebeck (1, 7th Inning off S. Sullivan, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Encarnacion (26, 2nd Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Sexson , J. Encarnacion 5 , C. Johnson , C. Grebeck 3 , T. Fryman
2-out RBI: C. Johnson
Hit by Pitch: T. Fryman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: K. Appier (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Grebeck-Fryman-Sexson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gant LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .219 26 66
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .274 18 57
J. Bagwell 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .247 21 64
   b-K. Goto PR, CF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
P. O'Neill DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .235 23 59
J. Valentin 3B 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 .213 23 63
R. Jones RF 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .148 3 10
   a-T. Salmon PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 .233 24 80
L. Dykstra CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .174 4 14
   c-J. Kruk PH, 1B 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 .217 1 6
J. Reed 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .214 1 12
J. Oquendo SS 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .244 2 14
Totals 26 3 5 3 4 8 16      
a - T. Salmon pinch hit for R. Jones in the 7th
b - K. Goto pinch ran for J. Bagwell in the 7th
c - J. Kruk pinch hit for L. Dykstra in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bagwell (15, 7th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo 2 , P. O'Neill , J. Bagwell 2 , K. Goto
2-out RBI: J. Valentin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Reed 2 , T. Salmon
GIDP: R. Gant
Sac Bunt: J. Valentin , R. Gant
Sac Fly: J. Kruk
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Dykstra (Barron at home), Gant (Sexson at home))
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Appier 6.1 3 2 1 1 7 0 72 49 2.81   
B. Wagner L (3-3), BS (3) 1.2 2 1 1 3 1 0 26 14 3.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 67
Batters Faced: K. Appier 23, B. Wagner 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 8-4, B. Wagner 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 72-49, B. Wagner 26-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Key 5.0 5 1 1 4 3 1 90 55 5.63   
S. Sullivan W (1-0) 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 40 24 3.80   
F. DiPino SV (10) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 4.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 52
Batters Faced: J. Key 22, S. Sullivan 12, F. DiPino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 3-7, S. Sullivan 5-2, F. DiPino 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 90-55, S. Sullivan 40-24, F. DiPino 9-6
Hit Batsmen: S. Sullivan
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Clear skies (92 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:28
Attendance: 31150
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