DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
03/31/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 2 - MONDAY, MARCH 31ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
Florida Marlins (1-0) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 6 12 1
Cincinnati Reds (0-1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 10 2
Extra-Inning Win by Marlins over Reds
The bad news for the Cincinnati Reds: an opening day loss, 6-4, to the Florida Marlins at Riverfront Stadium. The good news: it was just game one in a long season. Earning player of the game honors was Juan Encarnacion. He was 2-5 with a home run and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3. Billy Wagner, credited with the win, is now 1-0. He allowed 1 run on 1 hit in 3 innings.

Encarnacion had a game-changing home run in the top of the 13th. On a 2-2 fastball from Felix Heredia, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Marlins a 6-3 lead. It was the 1st home run of the year for Encarnacion.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Encarnacion said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 6 0 2 1 1 2 1 .333 0 1
E. Alfonzo 3B 6 0 0 0 1 3 4 .000 0 0
B. Bonilla DH 6 0 1 0 0 2 4 .167 0 0
R. Sexson 1B 6 0 1 0 0 4 2 .167 0 0
C. Johnson C 6 1 2 0 0 3 1 .333 0 0
R. White RF 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .167 0 0
J. Encarnacion LF 5 2 2 3 1 1 0 .400 1 3
C. Counsell SS 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 1 1
   a-P. Munoz PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000 1 1
   b-F. Santangelo SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Blankenship CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 8 .200 0 0
Totals 49 6 12 6 5 19 23      
a - P. Munoz pinch hit for C. Counsell in the 10th
b - F. Santangelo substituted for P. Munoz in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Sexson (1, 11th Inning off A. Rhodes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Encarnacion (1, 13th Inning off F. Heredia, 2 on, 0 outs) C. Counsell (1, 5th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 1 out) P. Munoz (1, 10th Inning off A. Rhodes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bonilla , R. Sexson 2 , J. Encarnacion 5 , L. Castillo 2 , L. Blankenship , C. Counsell 4 , C. Johnson 2 , R. White , P. Munoz 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bonilla , L. Blankenship , R. White , E. Alfonzo
Sac Bunt: L. Blankenship
Hit by Pitch: F. Santangelo
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Castillo (1)
CS: L. Castillo 2 (2)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Santangelo (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Counsell-Castillo-Sexson, Castillo-Santangelo-Sexson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
S. Rolen 3B 5 0 0 0 1 2 3 .000 0 0
B. Williams RF 6 1 2 1 0 1 1 .333 0 1
B. Higginson LF 5 0 0 0 1 0 4 .000 0 0
J. Lopez C 5 1 3 0 1 0 1 .600 0 0
F. McGriff DH 6 1 2 2 0 2 4 .333 1 2
S. Spiezio 1B 5 0 1 0 1 0 4 .200 0 0
O. Vizquel SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .333 0 0
   a-M. Lawton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-M. Cairo SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-H. Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
   d-J. Offerman SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Hosey CF 5 0 0 0 0 4 1 .000 0 0
Totals 46 4 10 3 5 10 23      
a - M. Lawton pinch hit for O. Vizquel in the 9th
b - M. Cairo substituted for M. Lawton in the 10th
c - H. Rodriguez pinch hit for M. Cairo in the 10th
d - J. Offerman substituted for H. Rodriguez in the 11th

BATTING
Doubles: F. McGriff (1, 4th Inning off R. Clemens, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. McGriff (1, 13th Inning off B. Wagner, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Spiezio , B. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel , F. McGriff 6 , F. Vina , J. Lopez 3
2-out RBI: B. Williams , F. McGriff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Spiezio 2 , B. Higginson 2 , S. Rolen 2 , H. Rodriguez
GIDP: S. Spiezio , J. Lopez
Sac Bunt: D. Hosey , F. Vina
Hit by Pitch: F. Vina
Team LOB: 11

FIELDING
Errors: F. Heredia (1) , S. Spiezio (1)
OF assists: 1 (Williams (Counsell at 3rd base))
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Clemens 7.0 7 2 2 3 3 0 109 65 2.57   
P. Shuey 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 18 0.00   
B. Harvey BS (1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 12 9 9.00   
B. Wagner W (1-0) 3.0 1 1 1 0 4 1 52 33 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Clemens 55
Batters Faced: R. Clemens 32, P. Shuey 6, B. Harvey 6, B. Wagner 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Clemens 8-10, P. Shuey 2-1, B. Harvey 1-1, B. Wagner 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Clemens 109-65, P. Shuey 27-18, B. Harvey 12-9, B. Wagner 52-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Shuey 1-0
WP: B. Harvey
Hit Batsmen: R. Clemens
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina 7.0 7 2 2 2 9 1 108 72 2.57   
D. Henry 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 17 0.00   
A. Rhodes L (0-1) 3.0 3 2 2 3 8 1 70 41 6.00   
F. Heredia 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 30 19 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 62
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 28, D. Henry 6, A. Rhodes 16, F. Heredia 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 5-5, D. Henry 3-1, A. Rhodes 0-0, F. Heredia 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 108-72, D. Henry 26-17, A. Rhodes 70-41, F. Heredia 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 1-1
Hit Batsmen: A. Rhodes
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Encarnacion
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (50 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 4:33
Attendance: 35415
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