DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
08/09/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 1387 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (69-48) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 8 2
Florida Marlins (69-47) 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 0 X 8 9 0
Royals Lose to Marlins, 8-4
The Florida Marlins topped the Kansas City Royals by the score of 8-4, with the largest share of the credit going to first baseman Richie Sexson. Sexson hit 2 home runs. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Marlins. Aaron Sele, the winner, improved to 2-0. He held Kansas City to 2 earned runs on 5 hits over 6.1 innings, while racking up 8 strikeouts. With the win, Florida goes to 69-47, while the Royals fall to 69-48.

With runs few and far between, the Marlins had to seize their opportunities when they came. One of the most important chances for Florida came in the bottom of the fifth inning, when second baseman Craig Grebeck delivered a 3-run home run. The home run was hit off Denny Neagle and made the score 4-1, Marlins. Grebeck went 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Sexson told the Florida Chronicle.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .300 17 49
R. Lankford LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 3 .272 21 59
J. Thome 1B 5 0 0 0 0 3 5 .240 35 73
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 2 0 0 2 0 .273 27 73
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .208 24 63
R. Wilkins C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .232 22 52
A. Jones CF 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .230 25 65
Q. Veras SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .208 3 29
T. Naehring 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .230 14 39
Totals 34 4 8 4 2 12 15      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (21, 7th Inning off A. Sele, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Wilkins (7, 7th Inning off A. Sele, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (19, 9th Inning off B. Wagner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (17, 9th Inning off B. Wagner, 0 on, 2 outs) A. Jones (25, 9th Inning off B. Wagner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 4 , R. Hidalgo 2 , A. Jones 6 , R. Wilkins 2 , R. Lankford 3
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Thome 2
Sac Bunt: T. Naehring
Hit by Pitch: R. Alomar , T. Naehring
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Neagle (2) , Q. Veras (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Neagle-Alomar-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Grebeck 2B 4 2 2 3 0 2 1 .235 1 3
C. Johnson C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 33 72
R. Sexson 1B 4 2 2 3 0 1 1 .213 40 84
R. White RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257 20 55
J. Encarnacion LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .237 26 61
T. Fryman SS 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .219 0 1
T. Barron CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .239 8 28
E. Alfonzo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .231 15 56
T. Walker DH 4 1 0 1 0 0 4 .238 8 19
Totals 33 8 9 8 2 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Encarnacion (22, 6th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Alfonzo (22, 3rd Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Fryman 2 (3, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sexson 2 (40, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off G. Olson, 1 on, 1 out) C. Grebeck (1, 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Sexson 8 , J. Encarnacion 2 , T. Barron , E. Alfonzo 2 , C. Grebeck 5 , T. Fryman 4
2-out RBI: R. Sexson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Johnson , T. Walker 2
GIDP: E. Alfonzo
Sac Bunt: E. Alfonzo
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Fryman (1)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle L (14-6) 6.1 8 7 5 1 6 2 104 71 4.28   
G. Olson 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 1 20 13 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 38
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 29, G. Olson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 4-8, G. Olson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 104-71, G. Olson 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Sele W (2-0) 6.1 5 2 2 2 8 0 122 76 1.76   
B. Wagner SV (5) 2.2 3 2 2 0 4 2 48 33 3.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sele 61
Batters Faced: A. Sele 28, B. Wagner 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sele 5-6, B. Wagner 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sele 122-76, B. Wagner 48-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 3-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Sele 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Richie Sexson
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 35363
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