DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/04/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 3436 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (74-67) 0 1 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 7 10 1
Cincinnati Reds (83-56) 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 10 0
O'Neill Slugs Devil Rays to 7-4 Win
Behind a solid performance from designated hitter Paul O'Neill, the Orlando Devil Rays defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 7-4. O'Neill went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs, a double, and a walk, while scoring 3 runs and driving in 3 for the Devil Rays. John Smoltz picked up the win with 6 innings of work. He allowed 4 earned runs on 10 hits, while walking 3 and striking out 6. On the season, he is now 13-12. The Devil Rays bumped their record to 74-67 with this latest triumph.

O'Neill came through for Orlando with a 2-run home run in the top of the sixth. He hit a full count fastball to right-center field, staking his team to a 5-4 lead.

"It was a solid team effort and we'll try to keep this momentum going," O'Neill told reporters after the game.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .278 13 47
J. Bagwell 1B 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .238 25 78
R. Gant LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .227 33 80
T. Salmon RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .235 29 96
P. O'Neill DH 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 .228 27 70
B. Jordan CF 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .252 18 61
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .273 21 70
J. Valentin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .203 28 71
J. Reed 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .181 2 16
Totals 36 7 10 7 4 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Salmon (28, 7th Inning off F. Heredia, 1 on, 2 outs) C. Biggio (33, 5th Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 2 outs) P. O'Neill (19, 2nd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. O'Neill 2 (27, 4th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Salmon 3 , B. Jordan , I. Rodriguez 2 , C. Biggio 3 , P. O'Neill 10
2-out RBI: T. Salmon , I. Rodriguez , C. Biggio , P. O'Neill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salmon , B. Jordan , J. Bagwell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Jordan (20) , C. Biggio (35)
CS: B. Jordan (9)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Biggio (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Biggio-Valentin-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .290 8 57
S. Rolen 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 5 .231 29 94
B. Williams RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 21 88
B. Higginson LF 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .270 29 91
J. Lopez C 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .277 33 87
F. McGriff DH 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 .255 17 55
S. Spiezio 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .267 21 74
O. Vizquel SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 .238 1 41
D. Hosey CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .208 5 42
Totals 35 4 10 3 4 10 23      
BATTING
Home Runs: F. McGriff (17, 5th Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Lopez (33, 5th Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. McGriff 5 , D. Hosey , F. Vina , S. Rolen , J. Lopez 4 , S. Spiezio 2 , B. Williams , O. Vizquel
2-out RBI: F. McGriff , J. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , S. Rolen 2 , J. Lopez 2 , B. Williams
GIDP: O. Vizquel
Sac Fly: O. Vizquel
Hit by Pitch: B. Williams
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: F. Vina (6)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smoltz W (13-12) 6.0 10 4 4 3 6 2 112 67 3.61   
R. Garces H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 29 15 2.44   
A. Embree H (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 13 4.08   
F. DiPino SV (17) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 3.62   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 39
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 30, R. Garces 5, A. Embree 3, F. DiPino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 4-6, R. Garces 0-1, A. Embree 2-0, F. DiPino 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 112-67, R. Garces 29-15, A. Embree 21-13, F. DiPino 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Embree 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Smoltz
Balk: J. Smoltz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo L (13-5) 5.1 7 6 6 2 7 2 102 65 2.63   
F. Heredia 2.2 3 1 1 2 2 0 54 35 3.13   
J. Suppan 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 7 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 35
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 24, F. Heredia 13, J. Suppan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 2-6, F. Heredia 3-3, J. Suppan 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 102-65, F. Heredia 54-35, J. Suppan 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Heredia 1-1 , J. Suppan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul O'Neill
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 36409
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