DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
08/08/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1388 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (66-49) 0 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 7 11 1
St. Louis Cardinals (60-58) 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 5 9 0
Reds Turn Back Cardinals, 7-5
Cincinnati second baseman Akira Eto had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team grab a 7-5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Cincinnati has a 3-game win streak, while St. Louis has lost 3 in a row.

Eto had a key at-bat for Cincinnati early in the game. With a runner on 1st, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 2nd home run of the season and gave Cincinnati an early 2-0 lead.

"Say want you want about this team, they play nine innings hard," said Cincinnati manager John Frey.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lawton RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .220 11 51
B. Higginson LF 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .316 34 102
A. Jones CF 5 1 1 2 0 3 3 .233 12 25
J. Lopez C 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .254 20 65
M. Stairs DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .282 3 10
A. Eto 2B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .222 2 5
D. Palmer 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 2 .228 15 29
S. Spiezio 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .201 7 36
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .267 7 41
Totals 38 7 11 7 1 8 10      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Palmer (4, 6th Inning off G. Heredia, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Higginson (25, 3rd Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: A. Eto (1, 7th Inning off F. Cordova, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: D. Palmer (15, 2nd Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 0 outs) A. Jones (12, 3rd Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 0 outs) A. Eto (2, 2nd Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Palmer 6 , A. Jones 4 , B. Higginson 4 , M. Stairs 2 , A. Eto 8
2-out RBI: A. Eto
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Palmer , A. Jones
Hit by Pitch: S. Spiezio
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lopez (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 .294 0 6
W. Clark DH 5 1 0 0 0 3 3 .227 3 14
B. Giles 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .295 28 75
P. Wilson CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .267 22 73
K. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .251 17 61
J. Posada C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249 14 48
E. Alfonzo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .250 3 22
P. Polanco 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 0 .263 7 46
R. Clayton SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 1 .242 4 22
Totals 35 5 9 5 2 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: P. Wilson (12, 4th Inning off J. Hamilton, 0 on, 1 out) B. Giles (29, 6th Inning off J. Hamilton, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Clayton (7, 3rd Inning off J. Hamilton, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: R. Clayton (3, 5th Inning off J. Hamilton, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: P. Polanco (7, 9th Inning off J. Hamilton, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Giles (28, 7th Inning off J. Hamilton, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Wilson 2 , P. Polanco 5 , J. Posada , B. Giles 7 , R. Clayton 5
2-out RBI: B. Giles
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Alfonzo 2 , W. Clark
Hit by Pitch: J. Posada
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: P. Polanco (4) , G. Young (12)
CS: R. Clayton (6)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hamilton W (16-7) 8.0 9 5 4 2 7 2 136 90 3.67   
T. Crabtree SV (2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 8 5.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hamilton 51
Batters Faced: J. Hamilton 35, T. Crabtree 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hamilton 7-9, T. Crabtree 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hamilton 136-90, T. Crabtree 10-8
WP: J. Hamilton
Hit Batsmen: J. Hamilton
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson L (7-8) 2.0 6 5 5 0 2 3 53 35 4.92   
G. Heredia 3.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 46 29 6.86   
F. Cordova 2.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 42 26 3.11   
T. Mulholland 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 17 5.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 22
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 12, G. Heredia 13, F. Cordova 11, T. Mulholland 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 4-0, G. Heredia 2-5, F. Cordova 3-3, T. Mulholland 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 53-35, G. Heredia 46-29, F. Cordova 42-26, T. Mulholland 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. Cordova 1-1
Hit Batsmen: G. Heredia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Akira Eto
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (82 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:12
Attendance: 34574
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