DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/27/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1573 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (71-61) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals (75-57) 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 X 5 9 0
Cardinals Solve Devil Rays, 5-2
St. Louis Cardinals starter Francisco Cordova turned in an exceptional performance against the Orlando Devil Rays at Busch Stadium, resulting in a St. Louis win, 5-2. Randy Myers picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 5-0. Wes Gardner was tagged with the loss. The Cardinals raised their record to 75-57.

St. Louis took a 5-2 lead in the bottom of the seventh inning. With one out, second baseman Dickie Thon hit a 3-run home run that set the crowd abuzz.

Thon said his wife shared good advice with him before the game. "She said, 'Don't allow this game to make you mad.' When I thought about it, I realized this is just a game. I was able to relax at the plate."
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .288 23 68
J. Elway RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .261 9 24
T. Salmon LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .274 8 22
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .223 27 75
B. Jordan CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 26 62
J. Buhner DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 35 86
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .276 9 41
J. Valentin 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .174 23 54
J. Oquendo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 2 29
Totals 31 2 4 2 1 8 6      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentin (14, 5th Inning off F. Cordova, 0 on, 1 out) C. Biggio (39, 8th Inning off R. Myers, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Elway (9, 3rd Inning off F. Cordova, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Elway 4 , J. Valentin 2 , T. Salmon , C. Biggio 2
2-out RBI: J. Elway
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Elway , C. Biggio
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Valentin (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valentin-Biggio-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .255 7 25
D. Thon 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .223 5 53
B. Giles DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .326 46 124
I. Calderon 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .222 19 72
K. Garcia RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .264 23 65
   a-D. Green LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233 1 7
R. Clayton SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .262 3 18
S. Finley LF, RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 1 .250 7 21
S. Javier CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 6 .241 12 45
M. Matheny C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .267 5 17
Totals 32 5 9 4 4 7 16      
a - D. Green substituted for K. Garcia in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: B. Giles (3, 1st Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Thon (5, 7th Inning off W. Gardner, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Giles 4 , K. Garcia , R. Clayton 2 , S. Finley 3 , D. Thon 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Garcia , M. Matheny , S. Javier
GIDP: R. Clayton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Finley (23) , S. Javier (36)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Key 6.0 6 1 1 1 3 0 96 55 3.46   
W. Gardner L (4-7), BS (6) 0.1 2 4 4 2 1 1 21 10 3.86   
W. Alvarez 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 34 20 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 58
Batters Faced: J. Key 24, W. Gardner 5, W. Alvarez 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 6-8, W. Gardner 0-0, W. Alvarez 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 96-55, W. Gardner 21-10, W. Alvarez 34-20
WP: J. Key , W. Gardner
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Cordova 6.0 3 2 2 1 5 1 80 57 3.99   
R. Myers W (5-0) 2.1 1 0 0 0 3 0 35 23 1.98   
S. Olin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Cordova 62
Batters Faced: F. Cordova 22, R. Myers 8, S. Olin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Cordova 5-8, R. Myers 2-2, S. Olin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: F. Cordova 80-57, R. Myers 35-23, S. Olin 6-4
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Francisco Cordova
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 36038
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