DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/05/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 3442 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (75-67) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 5 0
Cincinnati Reds (83-57) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 1
Close Win Moves Devil Rays to 75-67
The Orlando Devil Rays did just enough to secure a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at Riverfront Stadium. Nobody did more than pitcher Randy Tomlin, who captured player of the game honors. In 7.1 innings, Tomlin surrendered 7 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 0. He allowed 2 runs. Frank DiPino was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 18 of 23 save opportunities.

Ron Jones aided the Orlando cause with a run-scoring walk in the top of the sixth. For the game, the center fielder was 1 for 2 with 2 walks.

"It was just a matter of executing," said Orlando manager Ben Tennyson.

The Devil Rays bumped their record to 75-67 with this latest triumph.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. O'Neill DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 3 .228 27 70
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .238 25 78
R. Gant LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .227 33 80
T. Salmon RF 3 1 1 2 1 1 0 .236 30 98
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .270 21 70
J. Valentin SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .202 28 71
R. Jones CF 2 0 1 1 2 1 0 .164 3 11
A. Sheets 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .098 0 2
J. Reed 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .178 2 16
Totals 32 3 5 3 5 10 15      
BATTING
Home Runs: T. Salmon (30, 4th Inning off J. Abbott, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Salmon 4 , R. Jones , R. Gant , J. Bagwell , P. O'Neill
2-out RBI: R. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sheets , R. Gant , P. O'Neill
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. O'Neill (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Sheets-Reed-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .293 8 58
B. Williams RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .272 21 88
S. Rolen 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .229 29 94
J. Lopez C 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .277 33 88
B. Higginson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .268 29 91
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .238 1 41
S. Spiezio 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .267 21 74
J. Offerman DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193 1 13
D. Hosey CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .206 5 42
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 7 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: F. Vina 3 , J. Lopez , S. Spiezio , B. Williams , O. Vizquel
2-out RBI: F. Vina , J. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Higginson , J. Lopez
GIDP: S. Spiezio
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Spiezio (7)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lopez (7)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Tomlin W (6-5) 7.1 7 2 2 0 4 0 112 71 3.06   
X. Hernandez H (4) 0.2 0 0 0 1 2 0 14 8 3.19   
F. DiPino SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 3.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlin 60
Batters Faced: R. Tomlin 28, X. Hernandez 3, F. DiPino 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlin 6-11, X. Hernandez 0-0, F. DiPino 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlin 112-71, X. Hernandez 14-8, F. DiPino 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: X. Hernandez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Abbott L (8-10) 5.0 3 3 3 2 4 1 88 53 4.61   
D. Lowe 3.0 2 0 0 3 4 0 63 37 5.16   
A. Rhodes 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 5.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Abbott 51
Batters Faced: J. Abbott 20, D. Lowe 14, A. Rhodes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Abbott 3-8, D. Lowe 2-3, A. Rhodes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Abbott 88-53, D. Lowe 63-37, A. Rhodes 13-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lowe 1-1 , A. Rhodes 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randy Tomlin
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 36328
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