DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/09/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 98 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (5-4) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (5-4) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 X 4 8 0
Cardinals Turn Back Orlando, 4-2
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Orlando Devil Rays, 4-2, in Federal League action at Busch Stadium, with St. Louis pitcher Scott Erickson named player of the game. Erickson, the winner, moves to 1-1. He threw 6.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 7 and giving up 3 walks. The loss drops Orlando to 5-4.

Ivan Calderon put St. Louis in front, 3-1, when he took Jimmy Key downtown. His solo home run came with no one out in the bottom of the fourth. It was his 2nd home run of the season.

Orlando manager Ben Tennyson said he was "mildly disappointed" with the loss. "We had our opportunities, but we didn't take advantage of them," he said.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .390 2 7
T. Salmon RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .185 0 3
R. Gant LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 .378 4 13
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .265 0 4
P. O'Neill DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .371 3 5
B. Jordan CF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .371 3 13
J. Valentin 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226 2 6
J. Oquendo SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
   a-G. Norton PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   b-J. Reed SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-I. Rodriguez PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .294 2 5
R. Karkovice C 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 0 0
Totals 30 2 6 2 4 10 14      
a - G. Norton pinch hit for J. Oquendo in the 7th
b - J. Reed substituted for G. Norton in the 7th
c - I. Rodriguez pinch hit for J. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Biggio (6, 8th Inning off S. Chitren, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. O'Neill (3, 2nd Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 1 out) R. Gant (4, 6th Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. O'Neill 4 , J. Valentin , B. Jordan , C. Biggio 2 , R. Gant 4 , I. Rodriguez
2-out RBI: R. Gant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Karkovice 3 , J. Bagwell
Sac Bunt: J. Valentin 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Gant (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Bagwell (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Key-Oquendo-Bagwell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .229 0 4
J. Valentin SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .138 0 4
B. Giles 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .250 2 5
I. Calderon DH 4 2 2 2 0 0 1 .243 2 4
K. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .355 1 3
D. Thon 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .300 1 2
S. Finley LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .200 2 6
D. Miller C 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .286 0 0
S. Javier CF 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 .241 2 5
Totals 30 4 8 4 1 2 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Thon (1, 2nd Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 1 out) I. Calderon 2 (2, 4th Inning off J. Key, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off A. Osuna, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Thon 5 , K. Garcia , S. Finley , J. Bell 2 , I. Calderon 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Miller 2 , I. Calderon
GIDP: B. Giles
Sac Bunt: D. Thon
Sac Fly: J. Valentin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Giles (1)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Key L (0-2) 7.1 7 3 2 1 2 2 98 61 9.00   
A. Osuna 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 13 7 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 55
Batters Faced: J. Key 30, A. Osuna 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 11-8, A. Osuna 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 98-61, A. Osuna 13-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson W (1-1) 6.2 4 2 2 3 7 2 107 67 3.55   
S. Chitren H (1) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 32 16 1.69   
R. Myers SV (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 62
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 26, S. Chitren 7, R. Myers 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 6-6, S. Chitren 1-2, R. Myers 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 107-67, S. Chitren 32-16, R. Myers 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Chitren 2-0 , R. Myers 1-0
WP: S. Erickson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Scott Erickson
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (56 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 33228
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