DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
08/31/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 2984 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 31ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (71-66) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 5 5 0
Florida Marlins (81-56) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 10 1
Devil Rays Get Close Win Over Marlins
Orlando Devil Rays starter Randy Tomlin pitched effectively against the Florida Marlins at Joe Robbie Stadium. The left-hander spearheaded his team's 5-2 win. Tomlin got the win, improving to 5-5. He allowed 10 hits and walked 0 over 9 innings. Tomlin allowed 2 earned runs. The Devil Rays bumped their record to 71-66 with this latest triumph.

Orlando used the timely hitting of Ivan Rodriguez to seize the win. The catcher stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the eighth inning to put the Devil Rays on top, 3-2. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Getting ahead of the hitters was the key," said Tomlin.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .276 13 46
J. Bagwell 1B 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .239 24 76
R. Gant LF 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .227 33 80
T. Salmon RF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .231 29 93
I. Rodriguez C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .269 20 65
B. Jordan CF 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .254 18 60
J. Valentin SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .206 28 71
P. O'Neill DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .222 25 66
J. Reed 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .190 2 15
Totals 32 5 5 4 4 6 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Valentin (12, 7th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: B. Jordan (4, 8th Inning off T. Crabtree, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Biggio (13, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin 3 , B. Jordan 3 , I. Rodriguez , C. Biggio 4
2-out RBI: C. Biggio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , C. Biggio , R. Gant , J. Bagwell , P. O'Neill
GIDP: J. Reed
Hit by Pitch: T. Salmon 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gant (43)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Grebeck 2B 5 0 3 0 0 0 3 .333 2 5
C. Johnson C 5 0 1 1 0 0 3 .302 38 87
R. Sexson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 5 .206 44 100
R. White RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .248 24 66
J. Encarnacion LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .232 28 68
T. Fryman SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204 5 12
T. Barron CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .246 10 38
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .241 19 70
T. Walker DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .273 13 37
Totals 37 2 10 2 0 5 22      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Alfonzo (25, 7th Inning off R. Tomlin, 1 on, 0 outs) C. Grebeck 3 (6, 1st Inning off R. Tomlin, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off R. Tomlin, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off R. Tomlin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Encarnacion (28, 2nd Inning off R. Tomlin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Sexson , J. Encarnacion 4 , T. Barron , C. Johnson , R. White , T. Walker , E. Alfonzo 2 , C. Grebeck 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Johnson , R. White 3 , T. Fryman
Hit by Pitch: T. Barron
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: E. Alfonzo (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Fryman-Grebeck-Sexson)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Tomlin W (5-5) 9.0 10 2 2 0 5 1 131 91 3.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlin 64
Batters Faced: R. Tomlin 38
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlin 8-14
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlin 131-91
Hit Batsmen: R. Tomlin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Leiter 6.0 3 2 1 3 4 1 107 61 4.01   
T. Crabtree L (2-2) 1.1 2 3 3 1 1 0 28 16 4.09   
P. Byrd 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 23 13 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 61
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 26, T. Crabtree 7, P. Byrd 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 7-7, T. Crabtree 2-0, P. Byrd 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 107-61, T. Crabtree 28-16, P. Byrd 23-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Crabtree 2-0 , P. Byrd 1-0
WP: A. Leiter
Hit Batsmen: A. Leiter , T. Crabtree
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Tomlin
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (87 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 35673
Special Notes: Craig Grebeck ties the FLA regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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