DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
08/23/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1545 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (67-64) 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 5 6 1
Orlando Devil Rays (70-60) 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 2 X 7 8 1
Devil Rays Beat Visiting Cardinals, 7-5
The Orlando Devil Rays handed the St. Louis Cardinals a loss at Orlando Citrus Bowl. The final score was 7-5. John Kruk was named player of the game for Orlando. In addition to his 2 singles and 1 home run, he scored 2 runs and drove in 2. Xavier Hernandez notched his 7th save in 11 chances. The Devil Rays bumped their record to 70-60 with this latest triumph.

Andy Sheets drew 1 walk for Orlando. In the bottom of the eighth, with the teams deadlocked, 5-5, Sheets delivered for the Devil Rays. His run-scoring walk put Orlando on top, 6-5.

"It feels good to get this one," Sheets told the Orlando Daily News.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .277 0 8
W. Clark DH 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 .269 5 18
B. Giles 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .282 31 82
P. Wilson CF 3 1 1 2 1 0 2 .264 25 80
K. Garcia RF 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .251 18 70
J. Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .253 16 57
E. Alfonzo 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .230 5 25
P. Polanco 3B 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 .262 8 52
R. Clayton SS 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .238 6 27
Totals 30 5 6 5 4 9 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles (31, 4th Inning off R. Person, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. Wilson (25, 8th Inning off A. Embree, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Wilson 4 , B. Giles 2 , E. Alfonzo , G. Young 2 , W. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Posada , B. Giles , K. Garcia , G. Young
Sac Bunt: P. Polanco
Sac Fly: K. Garcia , W. Clark
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: E. Alfonzo (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 5 0 1 1 0 0 2 .286 12 56
O. Merced RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .270 1 18
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .273 28 81
R. Gant DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .242 34 88
J. Kruk 1B 4 2 3 2 0 0 1 .286 1 5
C. Biggio 2B 3 2 0 0 1 1 2 .254 21 79
J. Valentin 3B 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 .214 24 62
B. McRae LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .234 3 13
J. Oquendo SS 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 .267 6 34
   a-A. Sheets SS 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 .237 6 13
Totals 32 7 8 7 4 3 14      
a - A. Sheets substituted for J. Oquendo in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: B. McRae 2 (5, 2nd Inning off M. Harkey, 2 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off M. Harkey, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Kruk (1, 3rd Inning off M. Harkey, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo , K. Lofton , B. McRae 4 , R. Gant , J. Kruk 6
2-out RBI: K. Lofton , J. Kruk , A. Sheets
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Lofton , O. Merced
Sac Fly: J. Oquendo
Hit by Pitch: J. Valentin
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: B. McRae (2)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Harkey 5.0 6 5 3 1 2 1 87 51 4.25   
R. Meacham L (1-1) 2.1 1 2 2 1 1 0 29 20 5.40   
J. Eischen 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 22 11 0.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Harkey 40
Batters Faced: M. Harkey 24, R. Meacham 9, J. Eischen 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Harkey 9-4, R. Meacham 2-4, J. Eischen 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Harkey 87-51, R. Meacham 29-20, J. Eischen 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Eischen 2-2
Hit Batsmen: M. Harkey
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Person 5.1 3 2 2 3 6 0 86 55 3.44   
A. Embree BS (6) 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 1 32 19 4.89   
R. Hernandez W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 7 2.35   
X. Hernandez SV (7) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 12 2.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Person 57
Batters Faced: R. Person 22, A. Embree 9, R. Hernandez 3, X. Hernandez 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Person 7-3, A. Embree 1-3, R. Hernandez 0-3, X. Hernandez 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Person 86-55, A. Embree 32-19, R. Hernandez 13-7, X. Hernandez 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Embree 2-0
Balk: R. Person
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Kruk
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Rain (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 30395
Special Notes: SS Jose Oquendo was injured in a collision at a base.
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