DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
05/05/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 382 - MONDAY, MAY 5TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (16-16) 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 13 0
Kansas City Royals (20-12) 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 6 9 1
Reds Get Road Win, 8-6
Kansas City left fielder Ray Lankford had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Lankford was 1-2 with 3 walks, while scoring 2 runs, even as Cincinnati beat the Royals, 8-6. Lankford was named the player of the game despite the loss. Cincinnati starter Joey Hamilton was credited with the win after throwing 117 pitches over 7.2 innings. His record now stands at 5-2. With the loss, Kansas City is 20-12.

Dave Nilsson put Cincinnati in front, 6-0, when he took Denny Neagle downtown. His 2-run home run came with one out in the top of the fourth. It was his 2nd home run of the season.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Nilsson told the Cincinnati News.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cairo 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .458 1 5
D. Hosey CF 4 1 1 0 1 2 2 .216 1 8
S. Rolen 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 2 .185 6 19
O. Vizquel SS 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .264 0 9
F. McGriff DH 4 1 1 0 1 2 1 .286 6 18
B. Higginson LF 5 1 3 0 0 0 0 .286 6 16
M. Lawton RF 5 1 1 2 0 0 3 .238 3 7
S. Spiezio 1B 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 .256 5 18
D. Nilsson C 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .478 2 4
Totals 38 8 13 8 4 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Rolen 2 (7, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs) O. Vizquel (8, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Nilsson (2, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. McGriff , M. Cairo 2 , M. Lawton , D. Hosey , B. Higginson 3 , S. Rolen 4 , D. Nilsson 4 , O. Vizquel 3
2-out RBI: S. Rolen , O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lawton , S. Spiezio
GIDP: D. Nilsson
Sac Fly: S. Spiezio
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Cairo-Vizquel-Spiezio, Rolen-Cairo-Spiezio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 2 .304 3 8
R. Lankford LF 2 2 1 1 3 0 2 .326 9 25
J. Burnitz DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 4 .283 9 31
J. Thome 1B 4 0 2 3 0 1 1 .205 9 19
T. Naehring 3B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .233 4 16
B. Larkin SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .256 6 14
R. Wilkins C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .212 7 15
R. Hidalgo CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .239 9 18
R. Sanders RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .184 2 4
Totals 33 6 9 6 4 3 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thome 2 (4, 6th Inning off J. Hamilton, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off J. Hamilton, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , R. Hidalgo , J. Burnitz 2 , J. Thome 4 , R. Sanders 2 , R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome
GIDP: J. Burnitz , B. Larkin
Sac Fly: B. Larkin
Hit by Pitch: T. Naehring
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (16) , R. Lankford 2 (12)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hidalgo (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Alomar-Thome)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hamilton W (5-2) 7.2 7 6 6 4 2 0 117 66 5.68   
D. Henry SV (4) 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 14 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hamilton 39
Batters Faced: J. Hamilton 33, D. Henry 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hamilton 9-10, D. Henry 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hamilton 117-66, D. Henry 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Henry 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Hamilton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle L (2-2) 3.2 8 8 8 2 4 1 81 52 4.79   
J. Thompson 3.1 2 0 0 2 3 0 59 34 2.84   
G. Olson 2.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 32 21 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 13
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 21, J. Thompson 14, G. Olson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 4-3, J. Thompson 2-5, G. Olson 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 81-52, J. Thompson 59-34, G. Olson 32-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Thompson 1-1 , G. Olson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ray Lankford
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:15
Attendance: 13744
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