DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
05/15/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 488 - THURSDAY, MAY 15TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (21-21) 0 1 0 3 0 0 3 1 1 9 10 1
Florida Marlins (26-16) 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 8 1
Rodriguez has 4 hit night to Pull Devil Rays to .500
The Orlando Devil Rays beat the Florida Marlins, 9-7, at Joe Robbie Stadium. Orlando catcher Ivan Rodriguez earned player of the game honors with an outstanding performance. He went 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He drove in 7 runs and scored once. John Smoltz got the win, improving to 5-3. He held the Marlins to 6 earned runs on 6 hits over 7.1 innings, while striking out 8 and walking 4. Toby Borland nailed down his 1st save.

Rodriguez had a game-changing single in the top of the seventh. On a 2-1 forkball from Kevin Appier, he banged a 2-run single to left-center, giving the Devil Rays a 7-5 lead. It was the 43rd hit of the year for Rodriguez.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Orlando skipper Ben Tennyson.

The Devil Rays move to 21-21 with the win, while the Marlins drop to 26-16.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .291 6 18
J. Kruk 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 1 .244 0 1
B. Jordan CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 2 .323 9 36
R. Gant LF 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 .256 12 32
P. O'Neill DH 3 2 1 1 1 0 4 .241 10 23
I. Rodriguez C 5 1 4 7 0 0 0 .305 12 33
J. Valentin 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .201 9 25
R. Jones RF 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .130 1 3
J. Oquendo SS 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 .244 0 5
Totals 38 9 10 9 4 11 13      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Biggio (16, 5th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out) R. Gant (5, 4th Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out) P. O'Neill (6, 2nd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Rodriguez (12, 4th Inning off K. Appier, 2 on, 1 out) C. Biggio (6, 8th Inning off B. Wagner, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Jordan , I. Rodriguez 7 , C. Biggio 6 , R. Gant 3 , P. O'Neill 2
2-out RBI: , I. Rodriguez 2 , C. Biggio , P. O'Neill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , P. O'Neill
Hit by Pitch: P. O'Neill
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gant (15) , P. O'Neill (3)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Biggio (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 0 .233 0 14
C. Johnson C 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .250 13 23
R. Sexson 1B 5 1 2 4 0 0 0 .234 20 40
J. Encarnacion LF 5 2 2 1 0 1 1 .242 15 25
B. Bonilla DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .208 6 17
P. Munoz RF 3 0 0 1 1 2 2 .357 3 5
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .247 3 19
F. Santangelo SS 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .071 0 0
T. Barron CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .282 4 15
Totals 36 7 8 7 4 11 13      
BATTING
Triples: J. Encarnacion (1, 2nd Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sexson (20, 3rd Inning off J. Smoltz, 3 on, 1 out) J. Encarnacion (15, 8th Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Johnson (13, 9th Inning off T. Borland, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bonilla 2 , R. Sexson 5 , J. Encarnacion 7 , C. Johnson 5
2-out RBI: C. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Barron , F. Santangelo , E. Alfonzo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bonilla (1)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Santangelo (2)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smoltz W (5-3) 7.1 6 6 6 4 8 2 114 71 4.00   
T. Borland SV (1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 3 1 30 19 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 46
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 33, T. Borland 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 8-6, T. Borland 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 114-71, T. Borland 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Borland 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Appier L (4-4) 6.2 7 7 4 4 8 1 127 75 3.17   
B. Wagner 1.2 2 2 2 0 3 1 28 19 6.30   
T. Wade 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 10 1.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 42
Batters Faced: K. Appier 33, B. Wagner 7, T. Wade 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 4-8, B. Wagner 1-1, T. Wade 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 127-75, B. Wagner 28-19, T. Wade 12-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 2-0 , T. Wade 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Appier
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Rodriguez
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 34447
Special Notes: Ivan Rodriguez ties the ORL regular season game record for RBI with 7.
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