DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/24/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1538 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (72-57) 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 4 8 1
St. Louis Cardinals (74-55) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 1
Reds Stymie St. Louis, Take 4-1 Win
Cincinnati Reds starter Jose Rijo turned in an exceptional performance against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, resulting in a Cincinnati win, 4-1. The Reds have now won 5 straight.

Dave Nilsson contributed a productive at-bat in the top of the sixth. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a run-scoring single. It was one at-bat that helped Cincinnati get the win.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Rijo told the Cincinnati News.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Higginson LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 .256 22 76
B. Williams RF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .253 27 75
E. Davis CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .247 34 86
M. Stairs DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .249 25 51
S. Rolen 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .295 31 101
J. Offerman 1B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .315 6 33
F. Vina 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .249 2 30
D. Nilsson C 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .274 11 37
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .260 1 26
Totals 34 4 8 3 3 3 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Nilsson (12, 9th Inning off R. Myers, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Williams (21, 1st Inning off J. Tibbs, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (31, 8th Inning off R. Myers, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Rolen 5 , D. Nilsson 3 , B. Williams 3 , J. Offerman 2
2-out RBI: D. Nilsson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Vizquel , S. Rolen , M. Stairs , D. Nilsson
Sac Bunt: J. Offerman
Sac Fly: B. Higginson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Offerman (6)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Higginson (13)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 7 19
J. Bell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .261 7 25
B. Giles DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .324 46 123
I. Calderon 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .225 19 71
K. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 23 63
D. Thon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .223 4 50
S. Javier CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .248 12 45
R. Clayton SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 3 18
D. Wilson C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 7 33
Totals 32 1 6 1 1 4 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bell (14, 9th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Thon (27, 9th Inning off A. Rhodes, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 2 , R. Clayton , J. Bell 2 , I. Calderon , D. Thon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Wilson , S. Finley , S. Javier
Sac Fly: I. Calderon
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: I. Calderon (9)
PB: D. Wilson
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo W (11-8) 8.0 5 1 1 1 4 0 96 67 3.98   
A. Rhodes SV (26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 8 2.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 71
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 30, A. Rhodes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 9-11, A. Rhodes 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 96-67, A. Rhodes 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rhodes 2-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Tibbs L (11-4) 7.0 5 2 1 3 1 0 100 58 2.79   
R. Myers 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 18 14 2.09   
T. Mulholland 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 15 9 4.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tibbs 59
Batters Faced: J. Tibbs 30, R. Myers 6, T. Mulholland 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tibbs 10-10, R. Myers 1-2, T. Mulholland 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tibbs 100-58, R. Myers 18-14, T. Mulholland 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mulholland 1-1
WP: J. Tibbs
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Rijo
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:39
Attendance: 36438
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