DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
08/23/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 1538 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (69-60) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Kansas City Royals (77-52) 0 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 X 7 9 0
Reed Dazzles in Kansas City Win
Orlando had no answer for Kansas City Royals hurler Rick Reed, who overwhelmed Devil Rays hitters as the Royals coasted to a 7-1 victory. Kansas City improves to 77-52 with the win. They lead their division by 4 games.

In his 116-pitch effort, Reed allowed 1 earned run on 5 hits over 9 innings. He walked 2 and struck out 10.

"We're one win closer to our goal," Reed said in postgame remarks.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278 11 44
J. Bagwell 1B 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .248 24 76
R. Gant LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .229 31 77
T. Salmon RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .236 29 93
P. O'Neill DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .225 25 66
B. Jordan CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .264 18 56
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .273 20 63
J. Valentin SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .206 27 69
J. Reed 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .195 2 15
Totals 32 1 5 1 2 10 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Jordan (18, 2nd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Jordan 4 , I. Rodriguez 2 , C. Biggio , R. Gant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reed-Biggio-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .310 22 57
R. Lankford LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 0 .270 23 64
J. Thome 1B 2 2 2 1 1 0 1 .246 39 80
R. Hidalgo RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 2 .270 28 79
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .199 25 64
R. Wilkins C 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .235 24 55
B. Larkin SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .269 14 62
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 15 41
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225 28 72
Totals 30 7 9 7 3 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hidalgo (25, 6th Inning off E. King, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Wilkins (8, 6th Inning off E. King, 1 on, 1 out) J. Thome (15, 4th Inning off E. King, 0 on, 1 out) B. Larkin (26, 5th Inning off E. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lankford (23, 6th Inning off E. King, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Larkin (14, 6th Inning off E. King, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo 3 , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome 3 , R. Lankford 5 , B. Larkin 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar
GIDP: R. Hidalgo
Sac Bunt: T. Naehring
Sac Fly: J. Thome
Team LOB: 4
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. King L (5-3) 6.0 8 6 6 1 6 2 89 57 4.48   
S. Reynolds 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 28 16 4.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. King 37
Batters Faced: E. King 27, S. Reynolds 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. King 8-4, S. Reynolds 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. King 89-57, S. Reynolds 28-16
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed W (9-6) 9.0 5 1 1 2 10 1 116 78 3.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 81
Batters Faced: R. Reed 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 10-7
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 116-78
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rick Reed
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:32
Attendance: 15230
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