DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
04/04/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 40 - FRIDAY, APRIL 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (1-3) 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 10 0
Charlotte Knights (3-2) 0 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 X 8 12 1
Spiders Lose to Knights, 8-5
Behind a solid performance from third baseman Tony Batista, the Charlotte Knights defeated the Cleveland Spiders, 8-5. Batista went 3 for 4 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 times and driving in 2 for the Knights. Charlotte, now 3-2, has gotten their season off to a good start.

Todd Zeile put Charlotte in front, 4-2, when he hit a 3-run home run off Juan Nieves in the bottom of the second. It was his 2nd home run of the season.

Zeile told a Charlotte Daily News reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 .188 0 0
T. Perez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .556 0 2
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .250 0 2
K. Mitchell 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .357 2 6
T. Hundley C 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .188 2 3
R. Ibanez DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .214 1 2
H. Johnson 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .154 1 2
G. Anderson LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 1 1
Totals 36 5 10 4 1 8 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom 2 (2, 1st Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Mitchell (3, 8th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Johnson (1, 2nd Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 1 out) T. Hundley (2, 4th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 4 , R. Ibanez 2 , T. Perez 2 , G. Anderson , T. Hundley 4 , M. Grissom 4 , K. Mitchell 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Anderson , T. Hundley
GIDP: B. Ripken
Sac Bunt: T. Perez
Team LOB: 6
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 4 2 2 1 1 0 0 .158 1 1
J. Giambi DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 0 .278 0 1
S. Mack LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .250 0 4
   a-R. Rivera CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
N. Garciaparra SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .286 0 6
D. Segui 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .273 0 0
C. Everett CF, LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .150 0 1
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 2 .389 1 5
T. Batista 3B 4 2 3 2 0 0 0 .158 1 2
   b-N. Perez 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
T. Zeile C 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .389 2 6
Totals 35 8 12 8 3 7 13      
a - R. Rivera substituted for S. Mack in the 8th
b - N. Perez substituted for T. Batista in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Garciaparra (3, 2nd Inning off J. Nieves, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Giambi (2, 5th Inning off J. Nieves, 1 on, 1 out) S. Mack (1, 3rd Inning off J. Nieves, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Batista (1, 8th Inning off W. Banks, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Knoblauch (1, 8th Inning off W. Banks, 0 on, 0 outs) O. Merced (1, 7th Inning off J. Nieves, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Zeile (2, 2nd Inning off J. Nieves, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista 6 , N. Garciaparra 3 , J. Giambi 2 , S. Mack 2 , C. Knoblauch 4 , D. Segui , O. Merced 5 , T. Zeile 4
2-out RBI: T. Batista , T. Zeile
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garciaparra , C. Everett , D. Segui , T. Zeile
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: T. Batista (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Mathews-Knoblauch-Segui)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nieves L (0-1) 7.0 10 6 6 2 5 2 121 76 7.71   
W. Banks 1.0 2 2 2 1 2 2 20 11 18.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nieves 36
Batters Faced: J. Nieves 33, W. Banks 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nieves 5-11, W. Banks 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nieves 121-76, W. Banks 20-11
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Mathews W (1-0) 7.1 10 5 5 1 8 2 109 76 6.14   
T. Burke SV (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mathews 45
Batters Faced: G. Mathews 33, T. Burke 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mathews 7-6, T. Burke 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mathews 109-76, T. Burke 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Burke 1-0
Balk: G. Mathews , T. Burke
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Batista
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (41 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 15639
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