DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
08/02/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 1318 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (59-52) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0
Florida Marlins (68-43) 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 4 8 0
Marlins Bridle Devil Rays, 4-2
The Florida Marlins defeated the Orlando Devil Rays, 4-2, in Federal League action at Joe Robbie Stadium, with Florida pitcher Kevin Appier named player of the game. Appier, the winner, moves to 11-5. He threw 7.1 innings of 4-hit ball, while fanning 9 and giving up 1 walk. Bryan Harvey notched his 22nd save in 26 chances.

Charles Johnson swatted a 2-run home run for Florida in the bottom of the seventh. The catcher went 2 for 3 for the game, including 1 home run and 1 double. He scored 1 run and batted in 2.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Appier said.

Florida improves to 68-43 with the win. They lead their division by 4½ games.
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .289 9 48
O. Merced RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .269 1 11
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .268 20 65
R. Gant DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 27 73
B. Bonilla 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .212 21 64
C. Biggio 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251 15 60
B. McRae LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .217 1 8
J. Oquendo SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .272 5 26
A. Sheets 3B 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .250 4 5
Totals 30 2 4 2 1 9 6      
BATTING
Triples: C. Biggio (2, 2nd Inning off K. Appier, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo , K. Lofton , O. Merced , C. Biggio 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. McRae
Sac Bunt: A. Sheets
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Lofton (50)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Walker DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .274 16 52
R. White RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .288 27 74
C. Johnson C 3 1 2 2 1 0 0 .254 28 60
R. Sexson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .239 41 86
B. Agbayani LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .179 4 14
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .198 9 22
M. Kotsay CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .266 11 47
L. Castillo 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .263 0 40
C. Counsell SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .232 7 31
Totals 31 4 8 4 3 9 8      
BATTING
Doubles: C. Johnson (15, 3rd Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: C. Johnson (28, 7th Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 2 outs) T. Walker (16, 3rd Inning off J. Smoltz, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Kotsay 2 , L. Castillo , C. Counsell , C. Johnson 6 , R. White , T. Walker 4
2-out RBI: C. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Castillo , B. Agbayani
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Kotsay (3)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smoltz L (11-6) 7.2 8 4 4 3 9 2 123 77 3.51   
R. Hernandez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 53
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 34, R. Hernandez 0
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 7-7, R. Hernandez 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 123-77, R. Hernandez 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Appier W (11-5) 7.1 4 2 2 1 9 0 107 70 2.91   
B. Wagner H (5) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 1.73   
B. Harvey SV (22) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 4.36   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Appier 70
Batters Faced: K. Appier 27, B. Wagner 2, B. Harvey 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Appier 7-6, B. Wagner 0-2, B. Harvey 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Appier 107-70, B. Wagner 3-3, B. Harvey 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Wagner 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Appier
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (91 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:34
Attendance: 36733
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