DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/28/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1585 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (71-62) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 2
St. Louis Cardinals (76-57) 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 X 8 8 0
Victory Pushes Cardinals Record to 76-57
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Orlando Devil Rays, 8-3, in Federal League action at Busch Stadium. Jay Bell received player of the game honors. The 11-year veteran was 2-4 with a home run, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Marty Bystrom picked up the win, improving his season record to 13-7. He struck out 7 in 7 innings. With the win over Orlando, the Cardinals improved to 76-57.

Bell contributed a big hit, a 2-run home run, for St. Louis in the bottom of the third. With his team trailing 1-0, Bell took a slider from Ramon J. Martinez and stroked the home run to center. His 8th home run of the season allowed the Cardinals to leap in front, 2-1.

"We maximized our offense today," said St. Louis skipper Adam Rabel. "That makes everyone's life easier."
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 3 2 0 0 0 0 .290 23 68
J. Elway RF 5 0 2 2 0 2 1 .266 9 26
T. Salmon LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 2 .279 8 23
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .221 27 75
B. Jordan CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .244 26 62
J. Buhner DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .225 35 86
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 1 0 0 3 4 .174 23 54
J. Oquendo SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .228 2 29
R. McGinnis C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .163 0 9
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Elway 2 (7, 3rd Inning off M. Bystrom, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Meacham, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Salmon (5, 5th Inning off M. Bystrom, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Biggio (40, 9th Inning off R. Meacham, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Jordan (10, 2nd Inning off M. Bystrom, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Elway 4 , J. Valentin , T. Salmon 3 , B. Jordan 4 , C. Biggio 3
2-out RBI: , J. Elway 2 , T. Salmon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Valentin 2 , T. Salmon 2 , J. Bagwell , J. Oquendo 2
GIDP: R. McGinnis
Hit by Pitch: C. Biggio
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Jordan (14) , C. Biggio (50)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Martinez (1) , R. McGinnis (5)
OF assists: 2 (Jordan (Javier at home), Jordan (Giles at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF, RF 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 .252 7 22
J. Bell 3B 4 2 2 3 0 1 0 .260 8 28
B. Giles DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .326 46 124
I. Calderon 1B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .223 20 74
K. Garcia RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 23 65
   a-D. Green LF 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .233 1 7
D. Thon 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .221 5 54
S. Javier CF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .239 12 45
R. Clayton SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .263 3 18
D. Wilson C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .206 7 33
Totals 30 8 8 7 4 4 6      
a - D. Green substituted for K. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles (34, 7th Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Garcia (5, 2nd Inning off R. Martinez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Bell (8, 3rd Inning off R. Martinez, 1 on, 2 outs) I. Calderon (20, 4th Inning off R. Martinez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 2 , K. Garcia 3 , D. Wilson , R. Clayton , S. Finley , J. Bell 5 , I. Calderon 4
2-out RBI: J. Bell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Javier
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Giles (11) , R. Clayton (19) , S. Finley (24) , J. Bell (6) , S. Javier (37) , D. Green (5)
CS: S. Javier (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thon-Clayton-Calderon)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Martinez L (3-2) 6.0 7 7 5 2 3 2 100 63 4.81   
T. Greene 2.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 28 15 4.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Martinez 35
Batters Faced: R. Martinez 27, T. Greene 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Martinez 8-6, T. Greene 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Martinez 100-63, T. Greene 28-15
WP: R. Martinez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Bystrom W (13-7) 7.0 7 2 2 2 7 0 128 81 3.93   
R. Meacham 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 44 27 3.23   
T. Mulholland 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 4.80   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bystrom 60
Batters Faced: M. Bystrom 30, R. Meacham 8, T. Mulholland 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bystrom 7-6, R. Meacham 1-2, T. Mulholland 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bystrom 128-81, R. Meacham 44-27, T. Mulholland 6-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 1-0 , T. Mulholland 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Bystrom
Balk: M. Bystrom
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jay Bell
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (84 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 36451
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