DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/06/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 1354 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (57-57) 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 9 0
Chicago Cubs (53-60) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Cardinals Top Cubs Behind Batista, 3-1
St. Louis Cardinals starter Miguel Batista turned in a top-notch performance against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. The result was a win for the Cardinals, 3-1. Rusty Meacham notched his 3rd save in 4 chances. The win boosts the Cardinals to 57-57. The loss puts the Cubs at 53-60.

Batista scattered 3 hits over 8 innings for the Cardinals. With the win, Batista goes to 2-0 on the year with 10 strikeouts.

Afterward, Cardinals manager Adam Rabel was ebullient. "That was a fun game to coach," he told a group of reporters, adding, "I hope it was just as fun to watch."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .225 3 11
J. Valentin SS 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .269 17 65
B. Giles LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .294 18 63
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .261 17 60
K. Garcia RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .278 19 71
M. Vaughn DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .256 8 19
J. Vizcaino 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .333 0 3
D. Thon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .209 3 25
S. Javier CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240 7 35
Totals 34 3 9 3 3 4 20      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon (20, 7th Inning off B. Holman, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Garcia (21, 4th Inning off B. Holman, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Javier (21, 5th Inning off B. Holman, 0 on, 0 outs) I. Calderon (14, 1st Inning off B. Holman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (17, 1st Inning off B. Holman, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon 2 , B. Giles , K. Garcia 3 , J. Valentin 5 , S. Javier 2 , I. Calderon 3
2-out RBI: B. Giles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Thon 2 , B. Giles , M. Vaughn
GIDP: D. Thon
Sac Bunt: S. Javier
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Garcia (9) , I. Calderon (13)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valentin-Thon-Calderon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .196 7 23
M. Piazza 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .271 27 70
S. Cooper 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .220 7 29
P. Plantier DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .231 9 18
J. Cirillo SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .272 6 49
D. Bell RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .230 6 13
L. Johnson CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .321 1 6
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .151 16 33
J. Frye 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 0 6
Totals 30 1 4 1 4 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Piazza (19, 9th Inning off S. Chitren, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Cooper (14, 6th Inning off M. Batista, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza 3 , D. Bell , S. Cooper 2
2-out RBI: M. Piazza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Plantier , L. Johnson
GIDP: S. Cooper
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Becker (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Frye-Cirillo-Piazza)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Batista W (2-0) 8.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 107 66 0.59   
S. Chitren 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 13 5 3.79   
R. Meacham SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 2.69   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Batista 75
Batters Faced: M. Batista 28, S. Chitren 3, R. Meacham 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Batista 10-8, S. Chitren 0-0, R. Meacham 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Batista 107-66, S. Chitren 13-5, R. Meacham 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Holman L (2-4) 6.0 7 3 3 2 2 1 113 67 4.93   
T. Davis 1.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 26 12 4.50   
M. Holtz 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 8 4.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holman 46
Batters Faced: B. Holman 26, T. Davis 7, M. Holtz 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holman 7-8, T. Davis 2-0, M. Holtz 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holman 113-67, T. Davis 26-12, M. Holtz 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Davis 1-0 , M. Holtz 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Miguel Batista
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (77 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 29781
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