DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
09/28/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 3701 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (96-66) 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 0 2 9 10 1
Florida Marlins (93-69) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 6 0
Reds Roll to 9-2 Win Over Marlins
The Cincinnati Reds powered past the Florida Marlins, 9-2, at Joe Robbie Stadium. Scott Spiezio was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3, to lead the charge. Jose Rijo, the winner, improved to 15-6. He held Florida to 2 earned runs on 5 hits over 7.1 innings, while racking up 6 strikeouts. Cincinnati is now 96-66, 3 games up in the Federal League East Division.

Omar Vizquel, who finished 3rd in the UL in triples with 10 in 1991, aided the Cincinnati cause with a run-scoring ground out in the top of the fifth. For the game, the shortstop was 1 for 4.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Spiezio told the Cincinnati News. "It's as simple as that."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 0 .284 8 65
S. Rolen 3B 5 1 1 0 0 3 1 .236 33 108
B. Williams RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .271 24 101
B. Higginson LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .264 32 107
J. Lopez C 4 2 1 0 0 2 2 .279 36 98
M. Lawton DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .234 9 34
S. Spiezio 1B 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 .265 24 86
O. Vizquel SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .254 2 54
D. Hosey CF 3 0 0 1 0 1 2 .215 5 51
Totals 35 9 10 9 2 10 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Spiezio (24, 6th Inning off C. Holt, 2 on, 2 outs) B. Williams (24, 1st Inning off C. Holt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lawton 2 , F. Vina 2 , S. Rolen , J. Lopez , S. Spiezio 4 , B. Williams 5 , O. Vizquel
2-out RBI: M. Lawton , F. Vina , S. Spiezio , B. Williams
Sac Fly: D. Hosey
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Vizquel (6)
CS: M. Lawton (5)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Vina (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Walker DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 0 .245 16 56
C. Johnson C 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .293 45 96
   a-K. Osik PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .175 1 6
R. Sexson 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .199 52 113
J. Encarnacion LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .234 34 81
M. Kotsay CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .245 4 21
C. Counsell SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .283 8 42
L. Castillo 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .249 2 37
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 4 6 .243 22 81
T. Barron RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 13 48
Totals 33 2 6 2 4 9 17      
a - K. Osik pinch hit for C. Johnson in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: L. Castillo (15, 4th Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Encarnacion (34, 2nd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Johnson (45, 7th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kotsay , J. Encarnacion 4 , L. Castillo 3 , C. Johnson 4 , T. Walker
2-out RBI: C. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Encarnacion , T. Barron , E. Alfonzo 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Counsell
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Castillo (63) , T. Walker (23)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo W (15-6) 7.1 5 2 2 3 6 2 122 74 2.85   
D. Henry 1.2 1 0 0 1 3 0 29 17 6.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 63
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 32, D. Henry 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 7-9, D. Henry 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 122-74, D. Henry 29-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Henry 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Rijo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Holt L (0-1) 5.2 8 7 7 1 4 2 85 62 11.12   
T. Wade 2.2 0 1 1 1 5 0 35 23 4.01   
T. Crabtree 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 14 12 4.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Holt 28
Batters Faced: C. Holt 25, T. Wade 9, T. Crabtree 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Holt 6-6, T. Wade 1-2, T. Crabtree 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Holt 85-62, T. Wade 35-23, T. Crabtree 14-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Crabtree 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Spiezio
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Rain (83 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 36020
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