DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
08/27/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 1583 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (68-64) 0 0 0 3 0 4 3 0 1 11 13 0
Florida Marlins (79-54) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 6 11 2
5 Straight Wins for Cardinals
Behind the bravura of right fielder Karim Garcia, the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Florida Marlins by the score of 11-6. Garcia was 3-5 with 3 doubles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Cardinals. Florida has now lost 4 straight.

St. Louis took the lead in the top of the sixth. With two out and a runner on 3rd, Stan Javier stroked a run-scoring double to make it 4-3, Cardinals.

"It was a nice win for our side today," said Cardinals manager Adam Rabel. "Not perfect, but we'll take it."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .211 6 20
J. Valentin SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .261 19 72
B. Giles LF 3 1 1 2 1 0 0 .289 23 74
   a-D. Glanville PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .386 1 9
I. Calderon 1B 4 1 1 2 1 1 1 .254 18 65
M. Vaughn DH 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 .237 9 21
K. Garcia RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .282 23 83
J. Vizcaino 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .275 0 9
D. Thon 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 1 .204 3 28
S. Javier CF 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .238 7 43
Totals 41 11 13 11 3 4 16      
a - D. Glanville pinch hit for B. Giles in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon 2 (25, 7th Inning off P. Byrd, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Harvey, 1 on, 1 out) B. Giles (34, 6th Inning off B. Henry, 2 on, 2 outs) K. Garcia 3 (28, 4th Inning off B. Henry, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off P. Byrd, 1 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off P. Byrd, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Vizcaino (5, 6th Inning off B. Henry, 0 on, 1 out) S. Javier (25, 6th Inning off B. Henry, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Calderon (18, 4th Inning off B. Henry, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon 4 , J. Posada 2 , B. Giles 2 , K. Garcia 6 , J. Valentin , M. Vaughn , J. Vizcaino 2 , S. Javier 2 , I. Calderon 4
2-out RBI: J. Posada , B. Giles , J. Valentin , S. Javier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Posada 2 , J. Valentin , I. Calderon
Hit by Pitch: M. Vaughn
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Thon (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Vizcaino-Thon-Calderon, Vizcaino-Thon-Calderon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Walker DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .269 12 34
L. Castillo 2B 2 1 0 0 3 0 1 .237 2 34
R. Sexson 1B 5 2 2 2 0 1 4 .203 43 93
J. Encarnacion LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 4 .233 26 66
   a-R. White PR, LF 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 .244 21 58
M. Kotsay CF 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .239 4 15
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .240 19 70
T. Barron RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .239 10 34
C. Grebeck SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .275 2 5
K. Osik C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .188 1 6
Totals 36 6 11 6 5 7 21      
a - R. White pinch ran for J. Encarnacion in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sexson (16, 4th Inning off R. Arocha, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Encarnacion (27, 2nd Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Walker (15, 5th Inning off R. Arocha, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Sexson (43, 8th Inning off R. Myers, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Alfonzo (19, 8th Inning off R. Meacham, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Sexson 6 , M. Kotsay , J. Encarnacion 3 , T. Barron , K. Osik 2 , T. Walker 2 , E. Alfonzo 4 , C. Grebeck
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Encarnacion , T. Barron , L. Castillo , T. Walker
GIDP: E. Alfonzo 2
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: C. Grebeck 2 (3)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha W (10-7) 5.1 5 3 3 4 3 0 88 55 4.34   
R. Myers 2.0 3 2 2 0 2 1 31 18 2.53   
R. Meacham 1.2 3 1 1 1 2 1 34 19 3.28   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 45
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 23, R. Myers 9, R. Meacham 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 7-4, R. Myers 4-0, R. Meacham 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 88-55, R. Myers 31-18, R. Meacham 34-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 1-1
WP: R. Arocha
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Henry L (14-10) 5.2 7 7 4 3 3 1 123 75 3.94   
P. Byrd 2.1 5 4 4 0 1 0 38 25 5.85   
B. Harvey 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 9 1.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Henry 33
Batters Faced: B. Henry 30, P. Byrd 12, B. Harvey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Henry 6-8, P. Byrd 4-2, B. Harvey 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Henry 123-75, P. Byrd 38-25, B. Harvey 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Byrd 1-0 , B. Harvey 1-1
WP: P. Byrd
Hit Batsmen: B. Henry
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Karim Garcia
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Rain (84 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 18 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 35727
Special Notes: LF Juan Encarnacion was injured while running the bases. Karim Garcia ties the STL regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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