DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
05/29/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 636 - THURSDAY, MAY 29TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (29-24) 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 1
Florida Marlins (34-20) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Castilla Slugs Cubs to 4-1 Win
The Chicago Cubs dealt the Florida Marlins a 4-1 loss at Joe Robbie Stadium. Vinny Castilla was the star on offense. He went 2 for 2 with 2 home runs and 2 walks. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice. The save was Frank DiPino's, his 15th. With the win, Chicago has a record of 29-24. Florida falls to 34-20.

Castilla came through with some timely hitting for Chicago. With the score 1-1 in the top of the third and two down, Castilla hit a 0-2 fastball for a 2-run home run. His 14th home run of the season made it 3-1, Chicago.

"I was able to barrel up some pitches," said Castilla.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Shipley 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .301 1 10
   a-S. Cooper 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 5 10
D. Bell LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .242 3 8
T. Nixon RF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .216 9 26
M. Piazza 1B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .284 10 32
V. Castilla 3B 2 2 2 3 2 0 0 .245 14 34
C. Martinez DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .200 0 3
J. Cirillo SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .269 1 18
C. Hoiles C 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .138 9 17
B. Brower CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 .215 5 9
Totals 33 4 7 4 3 18 13      
a - S. Cooper substituted for C. Shipley in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Nixon (7, 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Piazza (10, 9th Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 0 outs) V. Castilla 2 (14, 2nd Inning off A. Leiter, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off A. Leiter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Nixon 2 , M. Piazza 4 , V. Castilla 8 , J. Cirillo 2 , C. Martinez
2-out RBI: V. Castilla
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Shipley , B. Brower
GIDP: C. Martinez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Piazza (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Shipley-Cirillo-Piazza)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Barron CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .267 6 19
C. Johnson C 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .290 19 35
R. Sexson 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .244 25 49
J. Encarnacion LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .228 17 30
R. White RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .250 11 28
B. Bonilla DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 8 24
E. Alfonzo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .255 4 23
C. Counsell SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .288 2 13
L. Castillo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .210 0 16
Totals 32 1 5 1 1 5 8      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Barron (13, 1st Inning off S. Garrelts, 0 on, 0 outs) R. White (9, 9th Inning off S. Garrelts, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Sexson , T. Barron 2 , R. White 3 , E. Alfonzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bonilla
GIDP: E. Alfonzo
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Counsell-Sexson)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Garrelts W (6-2) 8.2 5 1 1 1 4 0 108 69 3.44   
F. DiPino SV (15) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5 1.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Garrelts 73
Batters Faced: S. Garrelts 32, F. DiPino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Garrelts 9-12, F. DiPino 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Garrelts 108-69, F. DiPino 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 1-0
WP: S. Garrelts
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Leiter L (5-4) 8.0 6 4 4 3 16 3 135 89 3.82   
B. Wagner 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 12 5.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Leiter 67
Batters Faced: A. Leiter 32, B. Wagner 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Leiter 4-3, B. Wagner 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Leiter 135-89, B. Wagner 21-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Vinny Castilla
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (83 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 35038
Special Notes: Al Leiter ties the Florida Marlins regular season game record for strikeouts with 15. Al Leiter sets the Florida Marlins regular season game record for strikeouts with 16.
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