DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
08/18/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1485 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York Yankees (43-81) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 4 8 0
Orlando Devil Rays (66-59) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 7 8 2
Devil Rays Walk Off with Win
The Orlando Devil Rays stopped the New York Yankees, 7-4, at Orlando Citrus Bowl. The Devil Rays got a big game from Ron Gant, who was 2 for 3 with 2 home runs and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3. Orlando is now riding a 3-game win streak.

In the bottom of the tenth, right fielder Tim Salmon hit a 3-run home run to left. The home run, which was hit off of Lee Smith, gave Orlando a 7-4 lead.

In postgame comments, Gant said, "I think we gave the fans their money's worth."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu RF 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .230 14 41
O. Cabrera SS 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .259 9 54
D. Lee 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .228 3 10
P. Clark DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .254 12 50
B. Trammell LF 4 0 2 0 1 1 3 .213 1 3
K. Orie 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 .176 3 11
   a-Q. McCracken PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .197 4 16
   b-E. Giovanola 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .148 1 4
M. Gallego 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .174 4 17
J. Grotewold C 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .135 4 17
D. Lewis CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .196 2 26
Totals 39 4 8 4 5 12 23      
a - Q. McCracken pinch hit for K. Orie in the 8th
b - E. Giovanola substituted for Q. McCracken in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Trammell 2 (7, 4th Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off X. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out) B. Abreu (19, 9th Inning off F. DiPino, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Abreu (14, 1st Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 0 outs) P. Clark (12, 8th Inning off X. Hernandez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Trammell 4 , O. Cabrera , B. Abreu 6 , D. Lewis , P. Clark 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Orie , D. Lewis , J. Grotewold , E. Giovanola
Sac Bunt: M. Gallego
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Lee (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .278 11 44
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .244 23 72
   d-K. Goto PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
R. Gant LF 3 3 2 3 1 0 1 .224 31 77
T. Salmon RF 5 2 2 4 0 0 1 .241 29 90
B. Jordan CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 16 53
P. O'Neill DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .222 24 61
J. Valentin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .206 25 65
R. Karkovice C 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .173 3 8
   a-J. Kruk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 1 8
   b-I. Rodriguez C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .267 19 60
J. Reed 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .212 2 15
   c-L. Dykstra PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .154 4 15
Totals 34 7 8 7 5 8 10      
a - J. Kruk pinch hit for R. Karkovice in the 9th
b - I. Rodriguez substituted for J. Kruk in the 10th
c - L. Dykstra pinch hit for J. Reed in the 10th
d - K. Goto pinch ran for J. Bagwell in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Biggio (31, 10th Inning off L. Smith, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Gant 2 (31, 1st Inning off M. Langston, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off M. Langston, 0 on, 1 out) T. Salmon 2 (29, 6th Inning off M. Langston, 0 on, 1 out; 10th Inning off L. Smith, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Gant 8 , J. Bagwell , P. O'Neill , T. Salmon 8 , B. Jordan , C. Biggio 2
2-out RBI: R. Gant , T. Salmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reed
Sac Fly: R. Gant
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Biggio 2 (8)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Key (4) , C. Biggio (6)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Langston 7.0 5 3 3 2 8 3 120 80 3.98   
M. Henneman 2.0 1 1 1 1 0 0 25 13 3.54   
L. Smith L (1-4) 0.2 2 3 3 2 0 1 23 10 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Langston 61
Batters Faced: M. Langston 27, M. Henneman 8, L. Smith 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Langston 5-7, M. Henneman 3-3, L. Smith 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Langston 120-80, M. Henneman 25-13, L. Smith 23-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Key 5.0 2 1 1 3 6 1 90 55 4.99   
X. Hernandez 2.1 3 1 1 0 4 1 49 34 3.48   
S. Sullivan H (2) 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 5 3.42   
A. Embree H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.82   
F. DiPino BS (5) 0.1 3 2 2 0 0 0 25 18 4.87   
S. Reynolds W (4-4) 1.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 19 12 4.98   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 62
Batters Faced: J. Key 21, X. Hernandez 11, S. Sullivan 2, A. Embree 1, F. DiPino 4, S. Reynolds 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 4-5, X. Hernandez 2-1, S. Sullivan 1-0, A. Embree 0-1, F. DiPino 0-1, S. Reynolds 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 90-55, X. Hernandez 49-34, S. Sullivan 10-5, A. Embree 2-2, F. DiPino 25-18, S. Reynolds 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sullivan 1-0 , A. Embree 2-0 , S. Reynolds 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Gant
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Clear skies (91 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 31249
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