DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
04/20/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 213 - SUNDAY, APRIL 20TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
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Charlotte Knights (10-10) 0 0 1 4 7 0 0 0 0 12 11 0
Orlando Devil Rays (12-7) 0 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 10 0
Zeile Slugs Knights to 12-8 Win
The Charlotte Knights beat the Orlando Devil Rays, 12-8, at Orlando Citrus Bowl. Charlotte catcher Todd Zeile earned player of the game honors with an outstanding performance. He was 2 for 4 with 2 home runs, while adding 5 RBI and scoring twice. Charlotte reliever Chris Bosio picked up the win, upping his record to 1-0. Jimmy Key absorbed the loss. Charlotte is now 10-10.

Zeile put Charlotte up, 12-4, when he hit a grand slam home run off David Nied in the top of the fifth. His 7th home run of the season helped the Knights capture the win.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Zeile said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .176 3 5
J. Giambi DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 .224 3 9
S. Mack LF 3 2 2 0 2 1 0 .292 5 17
N. Garciaparra SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .192 3 16
D. Segui 1B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .206 0 1
C. Everett CF 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .269 4 10
C. Knoblauch 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .342 2 14
T. Batista 3B 2 2 1 3 2 1 0 .181 3 7
T. Zeile C 4 2 2 5 0 0 2 .345 7 16
Totals 38 12 11 12 5 8 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Batista (3, 4th Inning off J. Key, 2 on, 2 outs) O. Merced (3, 5th Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Zeile 2 (7, 3rd Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off D. Nied, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista 4 , C. Everett , C. Knoblauch 2 , D. Segui 2 , O. Merced 4 , T. Zeile 8 , S. Mack 2
2-out RBI: T. Batista , C. Knoblauch , D. Segui , T. Zeile
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Segui , O. Merced
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Mack (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 2 2 0 0 1 1 .346 3 10
B. Jordan CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .338 6 24
J. Bagwell 1B 5 1 4 2 0 0 0 .290 4 11
R. Gant LF 3 2 1 2 1 0 4 .311 9 22
T. Salmon RF 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .224 4 12
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .217 5 14
P. O'Neill DH 3 1 1 3 1 1 0 .261 4 8
J. Oquendo SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .288 0 2
R. Karkovice C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .077 0 0
Totals 36 8 10 8 3 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Jordan (4, 5th Inning off G. Mathews, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Biggio (11, 5th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gant (9, 9th Inning off C. Bosio, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Bagwell (4, 9th Inning off C. Bosio, 0 on, 2 outs) P. O'Neill (4, 2nd Inning off G. Mathews, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Salmon , B. Jordan 2 , C. Biggio 3 , R. Gant 4 , J. Bagwell 7 , P. O'Neill 4
2-out RBI: R. Gant , J. Bagwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin
Sac Fly: R. Gant
Hit by Pitch: J. Oquendo
Team LOB: 6
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Mathews 4.0 7 6 6 2 4 1 91 60 9.61   
C. Bosio W (1-0) 5.0 3 2 2 1 4 2 57 34 5.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mathews 26
Batters Faced: G. Mathews 21, C. Bosio 20
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mathews 2-6, C. Bosio 3-8
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mathews 91-60, C. Bosio 57-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Bosio 1-0
Hit Batsmen: C. Bosio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Key L (1-3) 4.2 8 8 8 1 2 3 82 57 8.57   
D. Nied 1.2 3 4 4 3 3 1 63 32 9.82   
T. Borland 2.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 31 17 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 17
Batters Faced: J. Key 23, D. Nied 11, T. Borland 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 6-6, D. Nied 2-0, T. Borland 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 82-57, D. Nied 63-32, T. Borland 31-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Nied 1-1 , T. Borland 1-0
WP: D. Nied
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Todd Zeile
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 30691
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