DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/17/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 3582 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (90-62) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 6 10 3
Chicago Cubs (68-84) 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 5 0
Reds Score Late to Upend Cubs, 6-4
The Reds faced a stiff challenge from Chicago pitcher Paul Wagner, but persevered to claim a win at Wrigley Field. The final score was 6-4. Wagner went 6 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. Cincinnati reliever Doug Henry picked up the win, upping his record to 10-9. Tim Davis was saddled with the loss. The first-place Reds, at 90-62, now lead their division by 2½ games.

Cincinnati grabbed a 6-4 lead in the top of the ninth when Bobby Higginson hit a 2-run double. For the day, Higginson was 2-5 with 2 doubles. He drove in 3 runs.

"You've got to ride the highs and the lows in baseball in order to succeed," Higginson told the Cincinnati News. "Right now I'm feeling good, but that don't mean squat for tomorrow."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 4 .282 8 62
S. Rolen 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .236 30 102
B. Williams RF 4 1 0 0 1 2 4 .264 22 93
B. Higginson LF 5 0 2 3 0 2 0 .269 32 102
J. Lopez C 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .280 35 93
M. Lawton DH 2 2 1 0 2 0 1 .231 9 30
S. Spiezio 1B 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .266 22 79
O. Vizquel SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .245 1 44
D. Hosey CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .208 5 46
Totals 35 6 10 6 5 10 20      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Higginson 2 (30, 1st Inning off P. Wagner, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off A. Reyes, 2 on, 2 outs) F. Vina (27, 9th Inning off T. Davis, 0 on, 1 out) S. Spiezio (32, 8th Inning off T. Davis, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lawton , B. Higginson 4 , F. Vina 3 , S. Rolen , J. Lopez , S. Spiezio 3 , O. Vizquel
2-out RBI: , B. Higginson 2 , S. Rolen , S. Spiezio
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Vina , J. Lopez 2 , B. Williams , O. Vizquel
GIDP: S. Spiezio
Sac Fly: F. Vina
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: F. Vina (9) , J. Lopez 2 (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Rijo-Vina-Spiezio)
OF assists: 1 (Hosey (Becker at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 4 1 1 2 1 2 1 .202 9 31
M. Piazza 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .277 39 97
S. Cooper 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .208 11 41
P. Plantier DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .171 14 34
J. Cirillo SS 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .264 11 60
D. Bell RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .237 9 25
C. Hoiles C 3 1 0 0 0 3 0 .146 19 45
J. Frye 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .208 2 19
B. Brower CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .166 7 14
Totals 31 4 5 4 4 12 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Brower (3, 5th Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Cirillo (11, 2nd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Becker (9, 5th Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Brower 2 , M. Piazza , J. Cirillo 4 , S. Cooper , R. Becker 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Bell 2 , P. Plantier
GIDP: M. Piazza
Sac Bunt: J. Frye
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Becker (25)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Frye-Cirillo-Piazza)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo 5.1 5 4 4 4 6 2 114 67 2.76   
D. Lowe 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 26 17 4.92   
D. Henry W (10-9) 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 29 21 5.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 44
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 26, D. Lowe 5, D. Henry 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 4-4, D. Lowe 1-2, D. Henry 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 114-67, D. Lowe 26-17, D. Henry 29-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Lowe 1-0
WP: J. Rijo 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Wagner 6.0 6 3 3 2 6 0 89 57 4.72   
T. Davis L (3-2), BS (2) 2.1 3 3 3 3 3 0 47 28 4.15   
A. Reyes 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 3.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Wagner 52
Batters Faced: P. Wagner 25, T. Davis 13, A. Reyes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Wagner 5-6, T. Davis 1-3, A. Reyes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Wagner 89-57, T. Davis 47-28, A. Reyes 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Davis 2-2 , A. Reyes 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Paul Wagner
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 29618
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