DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
06/10/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 771 - TUESDAY, JUNE 10TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (34-31) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 8 1
Charlotte Knights (33-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1
Johnson Dominant in Orlando Win
Joe Johnson never let Charlotte get something going. The Orlando right-hander commanded his fastball in pitching the Devil Rays to a 2-1 win. Xavier Hernandez notched his 8th save in 10 chances. The Knights, now 33-33, have lost 4 straight.

Johnson scattered 1 hit over 8 innings for the Devil Rays. With the win, Johnson goes to 8-0 on the year with 42 strikeouts.

"This level of focus will win us a lot of ballgames," Johnson said after the game.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .280 8 26
B. Jordan CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .287 14 45
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .261 9 30
R. Gant LF 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .231 17 45
T. Salmon RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234 11 43
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .278 15 39
P. O'Neill DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .248 14 37
J. Valentin 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .229 14 39
J. Oquendo SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .238 0 9
Totals 35 2 8 2 1 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Salmon (12, 4th Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Gant (17, 6th Inning off J. Bautista, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Valentin , T. Salmon 2 , B. Jordan , I. Rodriguez , C. Biggio , R. Gant 4 , J. Bagwell , P. O'Neill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Oquendo , T. Salmon , I. Rodriguez , C. Biggio 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Oquendo (15) , J. Valentin (6)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Gant (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .224 10 24
J. Giambi 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .274 18 37
C. Everett CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255 17 40
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .250 11 38
S. Mack LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .272 8 35
M. Carreon DH 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .245 4 24
T. Batista 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .213 11 34
T. Zeile C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .229 13 33
G. Arias 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .111 0 0
Totals 30 1 2 1 3 4 12      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Garciaparra (15, 4th Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra 2 , M. Carreon
2-out RBI: M. Carreon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , O. Merced , S. Mack
Hit by Pitch: C. Everett
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: T. Zeile (8)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Johnson W (8-0) 8.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 106 64 2.41   
X. Hernandez SV (8) 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 22 9 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 81
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 28, X. Hernandez 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 14-7, X. Hernandez 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 106-64, X. Hernandez 22-9
Hit Batsmen: X. Hernandez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Mathews 3.2 3 0 0 0 4 0 49 37 5.71   
J. Bautista L (0-2) 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 1 51 33 4.50   
T. Burke 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 17 1.87   
E. Hillman 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1.69   
J. Gray 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mathews 57
Batters Faced: G. Mathews 14, J. Bautista 12, T. Burke 7, E. Hillman 1, J. Gray 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mathews 3-4, J. Bautista 4-3, T. Burke 3-1, E. Hillman 0-0, J. Gray 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mathews 49-37, J. Bautista 51-33, T. Burke 25-17, E. Hillman 5-2, J. Gray 4-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bautista 1-0 , T. Burke 1-0 , E. Hillman 1-0 , J. Gray 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Johnson
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 15981
Special Notes: SP Greg Mathews was injured while pitching.
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