REPLAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS
07/17/1997
 
REPLAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND INDIANS AT CALIFORNIA ANGELS
GAME ID: 668 - THURSDAY, JULY 17TH , 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Indians (49-46) 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
California Angels (33-62) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Cleveland Drops California, 5-2
Cleveland picked up a win at Anaheim Stadium, toppling the California Angels, 5-2. Pitcher David Mendez was one of the reasons the Indians triumphed. In 7.1 innings, Mendez surrendered 6 hits, while striking out 4 and walking 1. He allowed 2 runs. Cleveland now sits at 49-46, while California falls to 33-62.

Einar Diaz, the 24-year old catcher , had a direct impact on the outcome. Diaz contributed a run-scoring sacrifice fly in the top of the fourth inning to put Cleveland up, 2-1.

"It feels good to get this one," Diaz told the Cleveland Daily.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE CALIFORNIA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Roche LF 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .283 7 26
A. Jones CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .235 7 35
C. Jones 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .302 8 48
J. Bass DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .305 17 59
D. Jennings 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .281 10 59
B. Giles RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .211 12 45
R. Romero SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .158 4 12
E. Diaz C 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 .275 1 28
M. Cairo 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .329 2 13
Totals 31 5 6 5 5 3 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: A. Jones (7, 1st Inning off S. Verrone, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Cairo (2, 4th Inning off S. Verrone, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Roche , A. Jones 4 , C. Jones , D. Jennings , R. Romero , M. Cairo 4
2-out RBI: M. Cairo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Romero
Sac Fly: E. Diaz
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: M. Roche (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Romero-Cairo-Jennings, Cairo-Romero-Jennings)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Kosco 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .256 8 38
M. Horn 1B 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 .248 9 19
   a-A. Galarraga PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .217 8 30
M. Tejada SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .279 10 44
E. Young 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .204 1 10
W. Villar DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .273 5 12
B. Williams CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .288 3 12
K. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 18 59
J. Flaherty C 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .224 1 17
H. Johnson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .109 1 3
Totals 32 2 8 2 2 6 13      
a - A. Galarraga pinch hit for M. Horn in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: W. Villar (5, 2nd Inning off D. Mendez, 0 on, 1 out) , M. Horn (9, 4th Inning off D. Mendez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Horn 5 , M. Tejada , W. Villar 5 , B. Williams , K. Garcia , J. Flaherty
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Young
GIDP: B. Williams , H. Johnson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: B. Williams (7)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE CALIFORNIA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Mendez W (5-8) 7.1 6 2 2 1 4 2 97 4.70   
K. Foulke H (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3.92   
S. Johnston 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 6.31   
F. Garcia H (3) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 7.58   
H. Pichardo SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 8 2.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Mendez 61
Batters Faced: D. Mendez 27, K. Foulke 1, S. Johnston 1, F. Garcia 2, H. Pichardo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Mendez 3-13, K. Foulke 0-0, S. Johnston 0-0, F. Garcia 0-1, H. Pichardo 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Mendez 97-67, K. Foulke 6-5, S. Johnston 4-0, F. Garcia 6-4, H. Pichardo 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Foulke 1-0 , S. Johnston 1-0 , F. Garcia 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Verrone L (5-10) 3.2 3 5 5 5 0 2 77 5.21   
B. Knoll 2.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 24 3.98   
R. Betancourt 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 2.45   
B. Manuel 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Verrone 28
Batters Faced: S. Verrone 18, B. Knoll 9, R. Betancourt 7, B. Manuel 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Verrone 2-8, B. Knoll 4-3, R. Betancourt 2-1, B. Manuel 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: S. Verrone 77-39, B. Knoll 24-16, R. Betancourt 24-16, B. Manuel 9-6
WP: S. Verrone , R. Betancourt
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: David Mendez
Ballpark: Anaheim Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (76 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 2:35 PM ET
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 25147
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