DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
05/26/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 605 - MONDAY, MAY 26TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (29-24) 0 0 0 3 0 1 3 1 1 9 11 0
Orlando Devil Rays (27-25) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 5 8 0
Giambi Hits 2 home runs in Knights Win
The Charlotte Knights beat the Orlando Devil Rays, 9-5, at Orlando Citrus Bowl. The win was largely due to the efforts of first baseman Jason Giambi, who captured player of the game honors. He belted 2 home runs, while adding 3 RBI and scoring twice. Kevin Tapani was the winner. Over 7.2 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 6 hits, with no walks and 5 strikeouts. The 4th-place Knights have won 7 consecutive games.

Mark Carreon contributed a productive at-bat in the top of the fourth. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a 2-run home run. It was one at-bat that helped Charlotte get the win.

"We're obviously playing with a lot of confidence," said Charlotte manager Tyler Vuxta.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 .241 9 20
J. Giambi 1B 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .264 14 27
C. Everett CF 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 .262 11 26
N. Garciaparra SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .231 9 33
S. Mack LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .280 7 32
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 2 2 2 1 0 1 .309 3 29
M. Carreon DH 4 1 2 2 0 2 1 .250 3 18
T. Batista 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .206 11 33
T. Zeile C 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 .245 12 30
Totals 37 9 11 8 5 13 14      
BATTING
Triples: C. Knoblauch (3, 6th Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Giambi 2 (14, 7th Inning off R. Garces, 1 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off S. Estes, 0 on, 0 outs) C. Everett (11, 7th Inning off R. Garces, 0 on, 1 out) M. Carreon (3, 4th Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Giambi 9 , C. Everett 4 , C. Knoblauch 4 , O. Merced , S. Mack 2 , M. Carreon 5
2-out RBI: C. Knoblauch , M. Carreon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista
GIDP: T. Batista
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Everett (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .262 6 19
R. Gant LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .257 13 37
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .257 7 23
T. Salmon RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .235 8 31
B. Jordan CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .304 11 40
P. O'Neill DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 13 30
I. Rodriguez C 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .275 13 36
J. Valentin 3B 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .223 13 37
J. Oquendo SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .258 0 6
Totals 35 5 8 5 0 6 8      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Oquendo (8, 8th Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 0 outs) J. Valentin (6, 8th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Valentin (13, 2nd Inning off K. Tapani, 1 on, 2 outs) I. Rodriguez (13, 9th Inning off J. Bautista, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo 2 , J. Valentin 6 , B. Jordan , I. Rodriguez 5 , C. Biggio , J. Bagwell
2-out RBI: J. Valentin , I. Rodriguez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salmon , J. Bagwell
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Oquendo-Biggio-Bagwell)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani W (7-4) 7.2 6 3 3 0 5 1 102 72 4.35   
J. Bautista 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 18 12 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 60
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 29, J. Bautista 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 6-12, J. Bautista 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 102-72, J. Bautista 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bautista 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smoltz L (5-5) 6.1 6 5 5 3 11 1 110 70 3.91   
R. Garces 0.2 2 3 3 1 1 2 27 17 3.10   
S. Estes 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 31 18 5.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 49
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 28, R. Garces 5, S. Estes 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 2-6, R. Garces 1-0, S. Estes 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 110-70, R. Garces 27-17, S. Estes 31-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Garces 1-1 , S. Estes 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jason Giambi
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Rain (81 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:05
Attendance: 31369
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