DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
08/09/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1383 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
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St. Louis Cardinals (59-57) 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
Orlando Devil Rays (59-57) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Loss to Cardinals Extends Orlando Losing Streak
St. Louis right-hander Rene Arocha pitched his team to a shutout win, 4-0, over the Orlando Devil Rays. The Devil Rays, at 59-57, have lost 6 straight games.

St. Louis right fielder Karim Garcia delivered a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth. Overall, he went 3 for 3, including 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 2 runs and batted in 2.

"Everyone's trying too hard," said losing manager Ben Tennyson. "If we learn to relax, we'll be fine."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 5 0 3 0 0 1 2 .232 3 11
J. Valentin SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .266 17 65
B. Giles LF 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .292 19 64
I. Calderon 1B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .254 17 60
K. Garcia RF 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 .283 20 73
M. Vaughn DH 4 0 1 1 0 3 4 .254 8 20
J. Vizcaino 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .298 0 3
D. Thon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .211 3 25
S. Javier CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .235 7 35
Totals 36 4 10 4 2 9 18      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Garcia (22, 3rd Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Valentin (32, 1st Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Giles (19, 3rd Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 1 out) K. Garcia (20, 5th Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Thon , J. Posada 3 , B. Giles 4 , K. Garcia 7 , J. Valentin 2 , M. Vaughn
2-out RBI: M. Vaughn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Vaughn , I. Calderon
Sac Bunt: J. Valentin
Hit by Pitch: K. Garcia
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 10 38
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 22 66
R. Gant LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .218 27 68
T. Salmon RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .234 25 81
P. O'Neill DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .225 23 59
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .267 18 57
J. Valentin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .213 23 63
L. Dykstra CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .159 4 15
J. Reed SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 1 12
Totals 29 0 2 0 1 8 7      
BATTING
Triples: L. Dykstra (2, 8th Inning off F. Cordova, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Salmon , L. Dykstra 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reed
Team LOB: 3
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha W (9-6) 6.0 1 0 0 1 5 0 81 54 4.68   
F. Cordova SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 33 24 5.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 74
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 20, F. Cordova 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 7-6, F. Cordova 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 81-54, F. Cordova 33-24
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smoltz L (10-11) 7.0 9 4 4 2 8 2 113 72 3.68   
A. Embree 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 21 17 4.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 49
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 33, A. Embree 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 5-8, A. Embree 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 113-72, A. Embree 21-17
Hit Batsmen: J. Smoltz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rene Arocha
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Clear skies (93 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 31406
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