DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT CINCINNATI REDS
09/15/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 3545 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (66-83) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 0
Cincinnati Reds (84-66) 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 X 7 9 0
Reds Beat Visiting White Sox, 7-3
It was a good time at Riverfront Stadium, where fans came to watch the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds get after it.

Cincinnati Reds starter Mike Mussina pitched a strong game against the Chicago White Sox at Riverfront Stadium, leading the Reds to a 7-3 win. Mussina got the win, improving to 18-6. He allowed 5 hits and walked 3 over 8 innings. Mussina allowed 3 earned runs. Arthur Rhodes converted his 30th save in 34 tries.

Scott Rolen, who is tied for 5th in the FL with a .927 OPS, chipped in for Cincinnati with a 2-run home run in the bottom of the first. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 3 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"Mike was pounding the zone," said Cincinnati manager Eric Deutsch.

The Reds raised their record to 84-66.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 10 42
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .275 38 102
N. Garciaparra SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .260 33 92
M. Kingery LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .251 12 47
M. Cordova RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .234 12 40
M. Carreon DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .248 7 27
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 1 1 1 3 .236 11 33
R. Rivera CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .157 5 14
L. Webster C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229 3 17
Totals 32 3 5 3 3 8 14      
BATTING
Home Runs: N. Garciaparra (33, 1st Inning off M. Mussina, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 5 , J. Giambi , L. Webster , M. Kingery
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivera
Team LOB: 5
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Offerman 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .311 6 40
B. Williams LF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .251 30 85
S. Rolen 3B 3 1 2 2 0 1 0 .291 39 119
E. Davis CF 3 1 0 0 1 2 4 .240 36 98
D. Nilsson DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .274 13 44
B. Higginson RF 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .248 24 84
J. Lopez C 4 0 0 2 0 0 1 .244 24 81
F. Vina 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .241 3 36
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .273 3 38
Totals 32 7 9 7 4 7 8      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Vizquel (17, 8th Inning off M. Grace, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Higginson 2 (7, 1st Inning off E. Plunk, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off M. Mantei, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (39, 1st Inning off E. Plunk, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Higginson 7 , F. Vina 2 , S. Rolen 5 , D. Nilsson , O. Vizquel 2
2-out RBI: O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Davis 2 , J. Offerman
Hit by Pitch: S. Rolen
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: E. Davis (36) , D. Nilsson (9) , J. Offerman (10)
CS: F. Vina (4)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Plunk L (14-10) 6.0 6 5 5 3 5 1 107 67 4.74   
M. Mantei 1.1 1 1 1 1 2 0 26 14 5.65   
M. Grace 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 13 8 5.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plunk 42
Batters Faced: E. Plunk 26, M. Mantei 7, M. Grace 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plunk 4-8, M. Mantei 1-1, M. Grace 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plunk 107-67, M. Mantei 26-14, M. Grace 13-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Grace 1-1
WP: M. Mantei
Hit Batsmen: M. Mantei
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina W (18-6) 8.0 5 3 3 3 7 1 115 69 2.76   
A. Rhodes SV (30) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 64
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 32, A. Rhodes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 7-10, A. Rhodes 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 115-69, A. Rhodes 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rhodes 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mussina
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 36772
Special Notes: Bobby Higginson ties the CIN regular season game record for triples with 2.
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