DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
06/06/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 736 - SATURDAY, JUNE 6TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (37-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 8 7 0
Charlotte Knights (41-21) 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 11 1
Reds Raise Rally Flag, Beat Charlotte, 8-7
Cincinnati overcame a superlative game from Tony Saunders to beat Charlotte, 8-7. The Charlotte pitcher took player of the game honors in a losing cause. He threw 7 innings of 2-hit ball. The win was credited to Greg Mathews in relief. His record improves to 2-0. Steve Shirley took the loss. Cincinnati now sits at 37-24, while Charlotte falls to 41-21.

The Reds grabbed the lead in the top of the ninth. With two out, Hensley Meulens hit a 3-run home run off Steve Shirley, putting Cincinnati in front, 8-7. For Meulens, it was his 1st home run of the season.

"The more wins we pile up," said Meulens, "the more I like our chances."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cairo 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .222 0 6
M. Lawton RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 3 27
   a-R. Cedeno PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .220 0 3
B. Higginson LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .306 23 61
   b-B. Daubach PH, LF 2 1 1 4 0 1 1 .222 1 5
J. Lopez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .260 13 42
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .286 0 0
S. Spiezio 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .200 4 18
O. Vizquel SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .277 3 25
P. O'Neill DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .250 2 5
H. Meulens 3B 3 2 1 3 1 2 0 .167 1 3
Totals 34 8 7 8 3 12 10      
a - R. Cedeno pinch hit for M. Lawton in the 7th
b - B. Daubach pinch hit for B. Higginson in the 7th

BATTING
Triples: S. Spiezio (1, 2nd Inning off T. Saunders, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: H. Meulens (1, 9th Inning off S. Shirley, 2 on, 2 outs) S. Spiezio (4, 8th Inning off T. Saunders, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Daubach (1, 8th Inning off R. Robinson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Meulens 4 , P. O'Neill 2 , S. Spiezio 7 , O. Vizquel , B. Daubach 4
2-out RBI: H. Meulens , B. Daubach
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , O. Vizquel
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Cedeno 2 (4)
CS: A. Jones (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Bonds LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .319 17 47
J. Giambi DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 3 .252 16 50
C. Everett CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .261 14 42
N. Garciaparra SS 5 1 2 3 0 2 1 .306 18 55
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .258 17 45
T. Batista 3B 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 .260 12 37
   a-R. Rivera PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .083 1 2
   b-N. Perez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .100 0 1
   c-G. Berroa PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
O. Merced RF 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .239 8 30
C. Hoiles C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .188 11 23
C. Knoblauch 2B 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 .229 0 21
Totals 38 7 11 7 4 8 15      
a - R. Rivera pinch ran for T. Batista in the 3rd
b - N. Perez substituted for R. Rivera in the 4th
c - G. Berroa pinch hit for N. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Batista (9, 3rd Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Garciaparra (18, 1st Inning off J. Rijo, 2 on, 1 out) J. Giambi (16, 4th Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista 2 , N. Garciaparra 5 , C. Hoiles , J. Bagwell , J. Giambi 4 , C. Everett , C. Knoblauch 2 , O. Merced , G. Berroa
2-out RBI: T. Batista , J. Giambi , C. Knoblauch , O. Merced
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Bonds , J. Giambi
Hit by Pitch: J. Bagwell
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: N. Garciaparra (13)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo 4.2 9 7 7 3 3 2 99 60 4.97   
G. Mathews W (2-0) 3.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 51 32 1.97   
A. Rhodes SV (11) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 11 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 18
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 27, G. Mathews 12, A. Rhodes 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 5-6, G. Mathews 5-2, A. Rhodes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 99-60, G. Mathews 51-32, A. Rhodes 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Mathews 2-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Rijo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Saunders 7.0 2 2 2 2 10 1 100 58 2.77   
R. Robinson 0.2 2 3 3 1 2 1 20 12 5.51   
S. Shirley L (4-3), BS (3) 1.1 3 3 3 0 0 1 22 16 3.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Saunders 73
Batters Faced: T. Saunders 25, R. Robinson 5, S. Shirley 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Saunders 4-6, R. Robinson 0-0, S. Shirley 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Saunders 100-58, R. Robinson 20-12, S. Shirley 22-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Robinson 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Saunders
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Rain (67 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 15911
Special Notes: 3B Tony Batista was injured while running the bases.
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