DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
05/22/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 573 - FRIDAY, MAY 22ND, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (22-26) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Cincinnati Reds (28-20) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 X 3 6 1
Dominant Performance by Rijo in Cincinnati Win
Cincinnati beat St. Louis on the strength of starter Jose Rijo's fine effort. The right-hander led his team to a 3-0 win. Arthur Rhodes earned save number 9. The Reds bumped their record to 28-20 with this latest triumph.

Rijo subdued the St. Louis offense. The Cincinnati right-hander allowed a mere 4 hits over 8 innings, while fanning 9. His season record goes to 5-4 with the win.

"It feels good to get this one," Rijo told the Cincinnati Gazette.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Blankenship 2B 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .201 1 12
J. Posada C 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .275 7 22
B. Giles 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .274 14 32
E. Karros DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 6 17
K. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .210 5 21
P. Wilson LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .249 10 26
R. Clayton SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .179 1 5
P. Polanco 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .261 3 17
S. Javier CF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .239 1 11
Totals 29 0 4 0 2 11 11      
BATTING
Total Bases: P. Wilson , R. Clayton , L. Blankenship 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: P. Polanco
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: L. Blankenship 2 (5) , S. Javier (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .281 0 6
M. Lawton RF 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .217 1 21
S. Rolen 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 4 .261 8 32
B. Williams LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .274 6 43
B. Higginson DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .317 18 48
J. Lopez C 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .288 12 37
S. Spiezio 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .168 2 9
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .242 2 13
J. Payton CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .155 3 12
Totals 30 3 6 3 6 3 22      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Lopez 2 (9, 4th Inning off J. Tibbs, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off A. Anderson, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Spiezio (9, 6th Inning off J. Tibbs, 0 on, 1 out) B. Williams (14, 1st Inning off J. Tibbs, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lawton , J. Lopez 4 , S. Spiezio 2 , B. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel
2-out RBI: O. Vizquel
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Payton 2 , B. Higginson 2 , S. Spiezio
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rolen (6)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Vina (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Lopez-Vizquel, Lopez-Vizquel)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Tibbs L (3-2) 5.1 5 3 3 4 1 0 102 49 3.15   
B. Florie 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 26 14 5.02   
A. Anderson 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 30 18 4.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tibbs 43
Batters Faced: J. Tibbs 25, B. Florie 4, A. Anderson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tibbs 9-6, B. Florie 1-0, A. Anderson 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tibbs 102-49, B. Florie 26-14, A. Anderson 30-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Florie 1-0 , A. Anderson 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo W (5-4) 8.0 4 0 0 2 9 0 111 70 4.92   
A. Rhodes SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 11 2.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 81
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 28, A. Rhodes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 4-8, A. Rhodes 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 111-70, A. Rhodes 16-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rhodes 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Rijo
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:53
Attendance: 36577
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