DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
04/15/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 161 - TUESDAY, APRIL 15TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Florida Marlins (8-7) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 0
Cleveland Spiders (9-5) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 X 4 5 0
Marlins Lose to Spiders, 4-2
Cleveland Spiders starter Juan Nieves turned in an exceptional performance against the Florida Marlins at League Park, resulting in a Cleveland win, 4-2. Steve Karsay earned the save, his 3rd, for the Spiders. At 9-5, the Spiders have played well so far.

Cleveland took a 4-1 lead on Darryl Strawberry's 5th home run of the season. The 3-run home run came off Florida pitcher Wilson Alvarez in the bottom of the seventh.

"If you pitch well, you give yourself some opportunities," said Cleveland manager Wilson Ogle.
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .274 0 6
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .210 1 5
B. Bonilla DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .158 1 3
R. Sexson 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .207 7 11
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .280 2 4
R. White RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .196 3 6
J. Encarnacion LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .185 4 9
C. Counsell SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .273 2 6
T. Barron CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 3 7 9      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Alfonzo (2, 8th Inning off J. Nieves, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Johnson (2, 4th Inning off J. Nieves, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bonilla , L. Castillo , C. Counsell , C. Johnson 3 , E. Alfonzo 2
2-out RBI: E. Alfonzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bonilla , J. Encarnacion , E. Alfonzo
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Castillo (8)
CS: C. Counsell (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .208 0 2
T. Perez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .393 2 9
B. Gilkey RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .250 2 11
K. Mitchell 3B 3 1 1 1 0 2 0 .314 4 13
T. Hundley C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .196 4 8
D. Strawberry DH 3 1 1 3 0 2 0 .348 5 12
R. Ibanez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .308 2 7
   a-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
R. Pemberton LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .100 1 1
B. Ripken 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .245 1 3
Totals 29 4 5 4 0 12 3      
a - R. Petagine substituted for R. Ibanez in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Ripken (1, 6th Inning off W. Alvarez, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Strawberry (5, 7th Inning off W. Alvarez, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Perez , B. Gilkey , B. Ripken 2 , K. Mitchell , D. Strawberry 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grissom
Team LOB: 0

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Hundley-Ripken)
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
W. Alvarez L (0-1) 8.0 5 4 4 0 12 1 112 73 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Alvarez 68
Batters Faced: W. Alvarez 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Alvarez 6-6
Pitches - Strikes: W. Alvarez 112-73
WP: W. Alvarez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nieves W (2-1) 8.0 5 2 2 2 7 0 119 74 4.84   
S. Karsay SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11 5 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nieves 69
Batters Faced: J. Nieves 30, S. Karsay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nieves 10-6, S. Karsay 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nieves 119-74, S. Karsay 11-5
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Nieves
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:30
Attendance: 34148
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