DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT BOSTON RED SOX
04/10/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 119 - FRIDAY, APRIL 10TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (5-5) 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 1 8 12 0
Boston Red Sox (7-4) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 3 9 0
Reds Win at Boston, 8-3
The Cincinnati Reds dealt the Boston Red Sox a 8-3 loss at Fenway Park. Matt Lawton was the star on offense. He was 2 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3. Joey Hamilton got the win, improving to 2-0. He worked 9 innings, giving up 3 runs on 9 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 0. The loss lowers the Boston record to 7-4.

With Cincinnati leading 1-0 in the top of the fifth, Lawton hit a curveball from Tom Gordon for a 2-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Reds ahead, 3-0.

"I really like what we did out there today," Lawton said after the game.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Vizquel SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 2 .132 0 0
M. Lawton CF 4 2 2 3 1 1 2 .316 1 3
S. Rolen 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .220 2 6
B. Williams RF 5 1 3 1 0 0 1 .289 0 8
B. Higginson LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 2 .293 4 11
D. Nilsson C 4 1 0 0 1 2 3 .075 1 1
F. Vina 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .216 0 2
S. Spiezio 1B 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 .500 1 2
R. Cedeno DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .241 0 2
Totals 38 8 12 8 3 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: O. Vizquel 2 (3, 3rd Inning off T. Gordon, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Lawton (3, 3rd Inning off T. Gordon, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Williams 2 (5, 4th Inning off T. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off T. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Lawton (1, 5th Inning off T. Gordon, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Higginson (4, 6th Inning off D. Bochtler, 1 on, 0 outs) S. Spiezio (1, 6th Inning off F. DiPino, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: O. Vizquel 5 , M. Lawton 6 , B. Higginson 5 , S. Spiezio 5 , B. Williams 5
2-out RBI: , M. Lawton 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lawton , F. Vina , S. Rolen , D. Nilsson
Sac Bunt: F. Vina
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Lawton (2) , B. Williams (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Rolen-Vina-Spiezio)
PB: D. Nilsson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Fletcher 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .381 0 2
R. Durham DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .302 3 9
A. Eto 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .171 3 8
T. Greene C 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .188 1 5
T. Hollandsworth LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .227 2 5
P. Clark 1B 3 0 0 1 0 1 3 .140 0 2
B. Brown RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .135 1 2
T. Fernandez SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .390 2 3
O. McDowell CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .135 1 3
Totals 35 3 9 3 0 7 15      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Fletcher (4, 8th Inning off J. Hamilton, 1 on, 0 outs) T. Hollandsworth (2, 5th Inning off J. Hamilton, 1 on, 0 outs) O. McDowell (1, 8th Inning off J. Hamilton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: S. Fletcher 2 , T. Greene 2 , T. Hollandsworth 3 , R. Durham , O. McDowell 2 , T. Fernandez 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Clark , O. McDowell , T. Fernandez 2
GIDP: O. McDowell
Hit by Pitch: P. Clark
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Fernandez (1)

FIELDING
PB: T. Greene
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hamilton W (2-0) 9.0 9 3 3 0 7 0 121 82 2.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hamilton 64
Batters Faced: J. Hamilton 36
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hamilton 9-10
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hamilton 121-82
Hit Batsmen: J. Hamilton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Gordon L (0-2) 5.0 6 4 4 1 7 1 102 62 4.26   
D. Bochtler 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 1 15 9 6.00   
F. DiPino 2.2 4 1 1 0 2 1 46 32 1.64   
D. Piatt 1.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 22 12 5.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gordon 45
Batters Faced: T. Gordon 22, D. Bochtler 2, F. DiPino 12, D. Piatt 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gordon 2-6, D. Bochtler 0-0, F. DiPino 3-3, D. Piatt 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gordon 102-62, D. Bochtler 15-9, F. DiPino 46-32, D. Piatt 22-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Bochtler 1-1 , F. DiPino 1-1 , D. Piatt 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Matt Lawton
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (56 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 9601
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