DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/08/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3479 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (86-57) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
St. Louis Cardinals (72-71) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3 5 0
Giles Hits 2 home runs in Cardinals Win
The St. Louis Cardinals topped the Kansas City Royals, 3-1, with left fielder Brian S Giles playing a big role. Giles was 2-2 with 2 home runs and a walk, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice for the Cardinals in the win. Steve Chitren converted his 26th save in 32 tries. The Cardinals bumped their record to 72-71 with this latest triumph.

In the bottom of the sixth, Giles had one of his most important at-bats: a 2-run home run off Rheal Cormier that staked the Cardinals to a 3-1 lead.

"We played hard and won," said Giles. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .271 27 71
J. Thome 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .247 44 88
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .267 33 91
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .205 28 72
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .243 27 62
Q. Veras 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .203 3 30
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 16 47
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 1 .263 14 65
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .226 30 78
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 11 6      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Larkin (28, 2nd Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Lankford (27, 1st Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Larkin 2 , J. Burnitz , J. Thome , R. Lankford 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Larkin , A. Jones
Sac Bunt: Q. Veras
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Naehring-Veras-Thome)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Posada C 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .217 8 26
J. Valentin SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .268 21 76
B. Giles LF 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 .289 25 82
I. Calderon 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 18 68
M. Vaughn DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .233 9 21
K. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .280 25 90
J. Vizcaino 3B 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 0 10
R. Clayton 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .227 4 27
S. Javier CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 7 46
Totals 27 3 5 3 2 7 5      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Giles 2 (25, 1st Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 8 , R. Clayton , J. Vizcaino 2
2-out RBI: , B. Giles 2
GIDP: I. Calderon
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
CS: S. Javier (9)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier L (13-8) 8.0 5 3 3 2 7 2 126 76 3.31   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 65
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 29
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 10-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 126-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha W (11-7) 6.0 4 1 1 1 7 1 84 53 4.22   
M. Rivera H (25) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 33 20 3.50   
S. Chitren SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 11 8 3.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 66
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 23, M. Rivera 6, S. Chitren 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 4-7, M. Rivera 0-4, S. Chitren 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 84-53, M. Rivera 33-20, S. Chitren 11-8
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian S Giles
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:37
Attendance: 35165
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