DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/20/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 876 - FRIDAY, JUNE 20TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (41-33) 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Kansas City Royals (48-25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 1
Reds Win at Kansas City, 5-2
Cincinnati Reds starter Jose Rijo was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Kansas City Royals, 5-2. Rijo, the winner, moves to 6-2. He threw 7 innings of 3-hit ball, while fanning 12 and giving up 3 walks. With the win over Kansas City, the Reds improved to 41-33.

In the top of the second, Cincinnati catcher Javy Lopez had a productive at-bat. With a runner on 2nd and no one out, Lopez stroked a run-scoring double to left-center. It made the score 1-0, Cincinnati. For the game, he was 1 for 4 with a double.

Lopez said his wife shared good advice with him before the game. "She said, 'Don't allow this game to make you mad.' When I thought about it, I realized this is just a game. I was able to relax at the plate."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .307 4 34
S. Rolen 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .204 13 44
B. Williams RF 4 0 1 2 0 0 1 .240 9 48
B. Higginson LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .297 15 43
J. Lopez C 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .299 18 51
F. McGriff DH 4 0 3 0 0 0 1 .268 10 32
S. Spiezio 1B 4 0 0 1 0 0 4 .270 11 44
O. Vizquel SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .219 1 23
D. Hosey CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .208 1 19
Totals 34 5 9 5 1 4 13      
BATTING
Doubles: F. McGriff (13, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 1 out) B. Higginson (16, 2nd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Lopez (10, 2nd Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 0 outs) O. Vizquel (11, 5th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. McGriff 4 , B. Higginson 3 , S. Rolen , J. Lopez 2 , B. Williams , O. Vizquel 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Hosey , B. Williams , O. Vizquel
GIDP: O. Vizquel
Sac Bunt: D. Hosey
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: F. Vina (20) , S. Rolen (6)
CS: B. Williams (5)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Vizquel (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Vina-Vizquel-Spiezio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .309 11 26
R. Lankford LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .268 16 43
J. Thome 1B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .246 27 45
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .262 18 51
R. Hidalgo RF 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .266 16 42
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .245 9 32
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .237 11 34
R. Wilkins C 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .211 15 34
A. Jones CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .236 18 43
Totals 31 2 4 2 3 12 13      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Hidalgo (16, 7th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , R. Hidalgo 4 , R. Lankford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Burnitz 2
GIDP: J. Burnitz
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (36)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Larkin (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Alomar-Larkin-Thome)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo W (6-2) 7.0 3 2 1 3 12 1 104 60 2.78   
D. Henry 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 17 7.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 74
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 27, D. Henry 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 3-5, D. Henry 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 104-60, D. Henry 23-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Henry 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed L (2-3) 6.0 8 5 5 1 1 0 100 64 5.87   
S. Woodard 3.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 31 23 4.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 36
Batters Faced: R. Reed 26, S. Woodard 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 10-5, S. Woodard 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 100-64, S. Woodard 31-23
WP: S. Woodard
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Rijo
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 13845
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