DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/22/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1526 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (69-59) 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 8 12 1
Kansas City Royals (76-52) 2 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 11 0
Late Rally by Devil Rays Seals 6th Straight Win
The Orlando Devil Rays bested the Kansas City Royals by a score of 8-6, with shortstop Jose Valentin getting the main credit. On the day, Valentin was 1-2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Devil Rays. Frank DiPino got the save, his 14th in 19 chances. Orlando has now won 6 in a row.

Jeff Bagwell went 3-5 with 3 singles. He drove in 2 runs for Orlando. In a tie game with two out in the top of the ninth, Bagwell came through with a 2-run single. It put the Devil Rays in front, 8-6.

Valentin told a Orlando Today reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .278 11 44
J. Bagwell 1B 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .249 24 76
R. Gant LF 5 0 2 0 0 3 2 .229 31 77
T. Salmon RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .238 29 93
I. Rodriguez C 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .271 20 63
B. Jordan CF 4 3 3 1 0 0 0 .264 17 55
J. Valentin SS 2 2 1 3 2 1 1 .207 27 69
P. O'Neill DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .227 25 66
J. Reed 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .199 2 15
Totals 35 8 12 8 3 10 11      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Rodriguez (28, 2nd Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (27, 2nd Inning off R. Cormier, 2 on, 0 outs) B. Jordan (17, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out) I. Rodriguez (20, 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 4 , B. Jordan 6 , I. Rodriguez 6 , R. Gant 2 , J. Bagwell 3 , P. O'Neill
2-out RBI: J. Bagwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salmon , I. Rodriguez
Sac Bunt: J. Reed
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Valentin (9) , B. Jordan (19) , R. Gant 2 (42)
CS: J. Bagwell (2) , P. O'Neill (4)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Salmon (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Biggio-Valentin-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 .312 22 57
R. Lankford LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 3 .267 22 63
J. Thome 1B 5 2 3 1 0 1 1 .243 39 79
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 3 .268 28 77
J. Burnitz DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .202 25 64
R. Wilkins C 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .234 24 54
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 3 0 0 0 .267 13 60
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .221 15 41
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .227 28 72
Totals 34 6 11 6 4 2 15      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar (30, 1st Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Wilkins (1, 6th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome (5, 1st Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , R. Hidalgo , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins 3 , J. Thome 5 , T. Naehring , R. Lankford 2 , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Naehring
GIDP: J. Burnitz
Sac Fly: R. Hidalgo , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar 2 (54)
CS: R. Alomar (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Wilkins-Alomar)
OF assists: 1 (Jones (Bagwell at 3rd base))
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Johnson 5.0 7 6 6 3 2 0 105 61 3.45   
A. Embree W (4-1), BS (1) 3.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 33 23 4.35   
F. DiPino SV (14) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 4.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 28
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 24, A. Embree 12, F. DiPino 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 6-5, A. Embree 4-4, F. DiPino 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 105-61, A. Embree 33-23, F. DiPino 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Embree 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier 5.1 11 6 6 0 4 3 109 69 3.13   
G. Olson L (1-2) 2.2 0 1 1 2 4 0 42 28 2.76   
A. Benitez 1.0 1 1 1 1 2 0 20 11 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 26
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 24, G. Olson 10, A. Benitez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 5-4, G. Olson 3-1, A. Benitez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 109-69, G. Olson 42-28, A. Benitez 20-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Benitez 1-1
Balk: R. Cormier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Valentin
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:22
Attendance: 15183
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