DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
08/20/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1495 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (56-69) 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 1 5 7 2
Orlando Devil Rays (69-57) 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 1
Spiders Edge Past Devil Rays, 5-4
Orlando pitcher John Smoltz gave the Spiders all they could handle, but in the end, Cleveland left Orlando Citrus Bowl with a 5-4 win. Smoltz allowed 4 earned runs on 5 hits over 7.1 innings. Cleveland reliever Mark Wohlers picked up the win, upping his record to 4-12. Wes Gardner shouldered the loss. At 56-69, the Spiders are currently 4th in the Federal League East Division.

Having an impact for Cleveland was Garret Anderson. In the top of the tenth inning, the 24-year old left fielder had a run-scoring sacrifice fly to make the score 5-4, Spiders.

"We didn't go down without a fight," said Orlando manager Ben Tennyson.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .235 39 75
B. Gilkey RF 4 2 0 0 1 3 2 .246 24 56
G. Anderson LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 2 .264 24 73
K. Mitchell 3B 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .254 32 76
H. Johnson 1B 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .240 33 83
T. Eusebio C 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .245 8 39
M. Morandini 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .242 7 51
M. Grissom CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .264 17 55
B. Ripken SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .238 3 40
Totals 33 5 7 5 6 11 17      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Johnson (15, 6th Inning off J. Smoltz, 2 on, 2 outs) T. Eusebio (19, 9th Inning off W. Gardner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Strawberry (39, 7th Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 2 , T. Eusebio 2 , M. Morandini 2 , K. Mitchell , D. Strawberry 5
2-out RBI: H. Johnson , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Eusebio 2 , B. Ripken 2 , K. Mitchell
Sac Bunt: M. Morandini , M. Grissom
Sac Fly: G. Anderson
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gilkey (22)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Eusebio 2 (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .282 22 64
J. Elway RF 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .253 6 20
T. Salmon LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .289 8 20
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 27 74
B. Jordan CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .241 25 60
J. Buhner DH 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 .228 34 84
J. Valentin 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .172 22 53
J. Oquendo SS 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .236 2 27
R. McGinnis C 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .168 0 9
Totals 34 4 7 4 2 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Elway (5, 5th Inning off S. Karsay, 1 on, 1 out) R. McGinnis (7, 3rd Inning off S. Karsay, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Jordan (9, 4th Inning off S. Karsay, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Elway 2 , R. McGinnis 2 , B. Jordan 3 , C. Biggio , J. Oquendo 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salmon , J. Bagwell 2 , J. Oquendo
Sac Bunt: C. Biggio
Sac Fly: J. Buhner
Hit by Pitch: R. McGinnis
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Valentin (8) , C. Biggio (48)
CS: J. Oquendo (14)

FIELDING
Errors: R. McGinnis (4)
PB: R. McGinnis
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Karsay 6.0 6 4 4 1 2 0 86 55 5.14   
R. Hernandez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 2.50   
M. Wohlers W (4-12) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 13 6.06   
S. Hitchcock SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 19 13 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Karsay 45
Batters Faced: S. Karsay 26, R. Hernandez 2, M. Wohlers 6, S. Hitchcock 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Karsay 8-8, R. Hernandez 0-1, M. Wohlers 4-1, S. Hitchcock 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Karsay 86-55, R. Hernandez 8-5, M. Wohlers 21-13, S. Hitchcock 19-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: S. Karsay
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smoltz 7.1 5 4 4 4 10 1 124 80 2.70   
W. Gardner L (4-6) 2.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 32 20 3.09   
T. Worrell 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 16 7 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 58
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 31, W. Gardner 7, T. Worrell 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 6-6, W. Gardner 3-1, T. Worrell 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 124-80, W. Gardner 32-20, T. Worrell 16-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Gardner 1-0 , T. Worrell 1-1
WP: J. Smoltz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Smoltz
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Clear skies (90 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 17 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 31959
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