DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/07/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 3466 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (75-69) 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 5 7 1
Cincinnati Reds (85-57) 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 X 6 10 0
Reds Hold Off Devil Rays, 6-5
Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Scott Rolen, the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Orlando Devil Rays, 6-5. Rolen was 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 3 for the Reds. Mike Mussina went 6 innings for Cincinnati to pick up the win. The right-hander was charged with 4 earned runs. He scattered 6 hits, while walking 2 and striking out 5. His record improves to 14-6. Cincinnati goes to 85-57. The win puts them 2 games up in their division.

Rolen came through with some timely hitting for Cincinnati. With the score 4-3 in the bottom of the sixth and one down, Rolen hit a 1-2 cutter for a 3-run home run. His 30th home run of the season made it 6-4, Cincinnati.

"It's always a heck of a lot easier to get to sleep after a win," Rolen told the Cincinnati News. "I know I'll rest easy tonight."
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .277 14 48
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 26 79
T. Salmon RF 3 2 2 1 1 0 1 .238 31 99
   b-L. Dykstra PR, RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .160 4 15
J. Kruk DH 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .232 3 12
P. O'Neill LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .227 27 70
   a-I. Rodriguez PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .272 21 71
   c-R. Jones LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .185 3 12
B. Jordan CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 18 61
J. Valentin SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .201 29 72
R. Karkovice C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .158 3 8
J. Reed 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .172 2 16
Totals 33 5 7 5 4 9 13      
a - I. Rodriguez pinch hit for P. O'Neill in the 8th
b - L. Dykstra pinch ran for T. Salmon in the 8th
c - R. Jones substituted for I. Rodriguez in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: T. Salmon (31, 4th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Kruk (3, 6th Inning off M. Mussina, 1 on, 1 out) C. Biggio (14, 3rd Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Salmon 5 , B. Jordan , J. Kruk 4 , C. Biggio 5 , I. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: C. Biggio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , J. Kruk , C. Biggio
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Biggio (36)
CS: B. Jordan (10)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Karkovice (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291 8 58
S. Rolen 3B 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .231 30 97
B. Williams RF 5 0 0 1 0 1 2 .269 21 89
B. Higginson LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .268 30 92
J. Lopez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .278 33 88
M. Lawton DH 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .228 9 29
S. Spiezio 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .267 21 74
O. Vizquel SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .241 1 42
D. Hosey CF 3 2 1 0 1 1 2 .208 5 42
Totals 32 6 10 5 5 5 15      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Vina (25, 1st Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Rolen (40, 5th Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Higginson (30, 3rd Inning off A. Benes, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Rolen (30, 6th Inning off S. Sullivan, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lawton , D. Hosey , B. Higginson 4 , F. Vina 2 , S. Rolen 6 , J. Lopez , S. Spiezio , O. Vizquel 2
2-out RBI: B. Higginson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hosey , B. Higginson , S. Spiezio 2
Sac Bunt: F. Vina 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hosey (18) , S. Rolen (11)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Benes 5.0 6 4 4 5 2 1 92 51 7.29   
S. Sullivan L (1-1), BS (1) 3.0 4 2 2 0 3 1 48 31 4.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Benes 36
Batters Faced: A. Benes 26, S. Sullivan 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Benes 5-8, S. Sullivan 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Benes 92-51, S. Sullivan 48-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Sullivan 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina W (14-6) 6.0 6 4 4 2 5 3 95 58 3.24   
A. Rhodes H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 5.21   
D. Henry H (4) 0.1 0 1 1 2 1 0 16 7 5.96   
F. Heredia SV (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 20 2.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 47
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 25, A. Rhodes 3, D. Henry 3, F. Heredia 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 4-8, A. Rhodes 1-1, D. Henry 0-0, F. Heredia 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 95-58, A. Rhodes 10-7, D. Henry 16-7, F. Heredia 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rhodes 1-0 , F. Heredia 2-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Rolen
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (79 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 15 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 36766
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