DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
07/02/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1018 - THURSDAY, JULY 2ND, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (46-40) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 5 1
Cincinnati Reds (54-31) 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 5 0
Gant Slugs Devil Rays to 4-2 Win
Ron Gant helped his team muscle past the Cincinnati Reds, 4-2. In the game, the Orlando designated hitter hit 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. Frank Wills notched his 4th save in 5 chances. The Devil Rays bumped their record to 46-40 with this latest triumph.

In the top of the first, Gant pounced on a 1-0 slider from Brad Radke and hit a 3-run home run. It put Orlando on top, 3-0.

Gant told a Orlando Daily News reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .296 8 38
C. Biggio 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .269 12 47
I. Rodriguez C 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .261 14 49
R. Gant DH 4 2 2 4 0 1 0 .256 25 67
O. Merced RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
B. Bonilla 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .206 15 50
J. Valentin 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .203 16 41
B. McRae LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .214 0 1
J. Oquendo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .280 4 23
Totals 30 4 5 4 5 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Merced (2, 1st Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Gant 2 (25, 1st Inning off B. Radke, 2 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin , O. Merced 3 , R. Gant 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. McRae 2
GIDP: B. McRae
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Merced (3)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Rodriguez (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Oquendo-Biggio-Bonilla)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .275 6 36
F. Vina 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .284 1 17
B. Higginson LF 4 1 3 2 0 0 0 .319 28 81
D. Palmer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .228 6 14
J. Lopez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .253 17 56
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .253 6 13
D. Nilsson DH 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .099 1 5
M. Lawton RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .228 6 38
S. Spiezio 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .207 7 31
Totals 31 2 5 2 0 9 7      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Higginson (19, 1st Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Higginson (28, 7th Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Higginson 7 , O. Vizquel , D. Palmer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Nilsson , J. Lopez
GIDP: D. Palmer
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Jones (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Vina-Vizquel-Spiezio)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smoltz W (9-5) 7.0 5 2 2 0 7 1 92 63 3.43   
F. Wills SV (4) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 17 13 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 66
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 25, F. Wills 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 8-5, F. Wills 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 92-63, F. Wills 17-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Radke L (11-2) 8.0 5 4 4 5 3 2 113 69 3.55   
G. Mathews 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 14 9 1.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Radke 54
Batters Faced: B. Radke 32, G. Mathews 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Radke 14-5, G. Mathews 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Radke 113-69, G. Mathews 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Mathews 1-0
WP: G. Mathews
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Gant
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 34784
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