DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
08/13/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 1419 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 13TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (67-52) 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Chicago White Sox (52-66) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 5 5 2
Reds Lose, 5-2, at Comiskey Park
Chicago starter Eric Plunk pitched effectively against the Cincinnati Reds at Comiskey Park. The right-hander led his team to a 5-2 win. Chicago is now 52-66.

One consequential at-bat came in the bottom of the first. With runners on 1st and 2nd, the batter, Nomar Garciaparra, hit a 3-run home run. It made the score 3-0, Chicago, and helped them go on to win.

"It takes a lot of things to win a ballgame," said Chicago manager Tyler Vuxta. "It's usually not just one thing."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Higginson LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .253 21 68
B. Williams RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .251 26 72
E. Davis CF 3 1 0 0 1 3 2 .244 31 77
M. Stairs DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .264 24 49
S. Rolen 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .293 28 91
J. Offerman 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .303 5 27
F. Vina 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .243 2 26
J. Lopez C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .239 19 64
O. Vizquel SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .253 1 23
Totals 32 2 4 2 4 9 21      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Rolen (28, 2nd Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Rolen 4 , B. Williams , J. Offerman 2
2-out RBI: J. Offerman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Higginson , B. Williams
GIDP: M. Stairs
Hit by Pitch: M. Stairs
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Davis (31)

FIELDING
PB: J. Lopez
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .229 7 35
J. Giambi 1B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .290 35 84
N. Garciaparra SS 4 1 1 3 0 1 2 .258 24 68
M. Kingery LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .261 9 35
M. Cordova RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .210 8 29
M. Carreon DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 6 17
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 6 16
R. Rivera CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .131 1 4
L. Webster C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .184 2 6
Totals 27 5 5 4 4 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Webster (3, 8th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Kingery (20, 8th Inning off D. Henry, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Garciaparra (24, 1st Inning off J. Rijo, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 4 , J. Giambi , M. Cordova , L. Webster 2 , M. Kingery 2
2-out RBI: M. Kingery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivera , M. Cordova
Sac Bunt: C. Knoblauch
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cordova (3)
CS: M. Kingery (6)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Plunk (3) , J. Giambi (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Batista-Knoblauch-Giambi)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo L (10-7) 7.1 4 5 5 4 5 1 98 54 3.97   
D. Henry 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 12 5.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 51
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 29, D. Henry 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 9-7, D. Henry 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 98-54, D. Henry 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Henry 2-2
WP: D. Henry
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Plunk W (11-7) 7.0 4 2 2 3 8 1 118 71 4.44   
J. Gray SV (6) 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 29 18 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plunk 66
Batters Faced: E. Plunk 29, J. Gray 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plunk 6-6, J. Gray 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plunk 118-71, J. Gray 29-18
Hit Batsmen: E. Plunk
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Eric Plunk
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:43
Attendance: 15291
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