MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
07/05/1998
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1317 - SUNDAY, JULY 5TH , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (42-46) 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 0 6 8 0
Cincinnati Reds (33-55) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Simon Hits 2 home runs in Cardinals Win
The St. Louis Cardinals handed the Cincinnati Reds a 6-3 defeat at Cinergy Field. First Baseman Randall Simon starred for St. Louis. He went 2-3 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 4 runs and scored twice. The Cardinals raised their record to 42-46.

Simon had a game-changing home run in the top of the seventh. On a 1-0 fastball from Mickey Henson, he banged a 3-run home run to left, giving the Cardinals a 6-3 lead. It was the 11th home run of the year for Simon.

"We did a lot of things right," said Simon.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Podsednik CF 5 1 2 0 0 0 2 .360 1 24
M. Sweeney LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 5 .239 5 35
Q. Veras 2B, 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .312 2 46
R. Simon 1B 3 2 2 4 1 1 3 .291 11 69
   b-J. McEwing 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 11
T. Wilson 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .254 9 38
B. Blair RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .260 9 45
   R. Castaneda P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Johnson C 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .232 6 28
S. Halter SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .199 2 22
L. Hernandez P 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .258 1 7
   S. Purdy P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-T. Brito PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 3 17
   W. Bliven P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-O. Garcia RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .289 2 14
Totals 37 6 8 6 5 8 25      
a - T. Brito pinch hit for S. Purdy in the 8th
b - J. McEwing substituted for R. Simon in the 8th
c - O. Garcia substituted for W. Bliven in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: R. Simon 2 (11, 4th Inning off M. Henson, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off M. Henson, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Johnson (6, 6th Inning off M. Henson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Podsednik 2 , Q. Veras , R. Simon 8 , M. Johnson 5 , T. Brito
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Sweeney , Q. Veras , R. Simon , B. Blair
Hit by Pitch: T. Wilson
Team LOB: 10
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .332 13 39
K. Williams 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .303 17 40
C. Floyd LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .317 22 66
J. Gonzalez CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 .297 17 61
M. Piazza C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .323 15 70
J. Hardtke 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .232 3 26
L. Jackson RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .289 3 12
D. Marze SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 1 .177 3 22
M. Henson P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 0 3
   J. Nickell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-J. Dye PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 5 23
   J. Locklear P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 5 6      
a - J. Dye pinch hit for J. Nickell in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jeter (19, 2nd Inning off L. Hernandez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter 2 , K. Williams , J. Gonzalez , M. Piazza , J. Hardtke , L. Jackson
2-out RBI: D. Jeter , J. Gonzalez , M. Piazza
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Gonzalez
Sac Bunt: M. Henson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Williams (9) , J. Gonzalez (6)
CS: J. Hardtke (3)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Henson (1)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Hernandez 5.0 6 3 3 3 4 0 104 5.55   
S. Purdy W (3-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 8.71   
W. Bliven H (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.97   
R. Castaneda SV (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Hernandez 44
Batters Faced: L. Hernandez 24, S. Purdy 5, W. Bliven 3, R. Castaneda 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Hernandez 6-5, S. Purdy 1-3, W. Bliven 2-1, R. Castaneda 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Hernandez 104-64, S. Purdy 15-11, W. Bliven 12-7, R. Castaneda 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Purdy 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Henson L (1-9) 6.1 6 6 6 4 5 3 101 7.62   
J. Nickell 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 7.52   
J. Locklear 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 31 4.23   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Henson 38
Batters Faced: M. Henson 31, J. Nickell 2, J. Locklear 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Henson 6-9, J. Nickell 1-0, J. Locklear 0-5
Pitches - Strikes: M. Henson 101-59, J. Nickell 7-5, J. Locklear 31-18
WP: J. Locklear
Hit Batsmen: M. Henson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Randall Simon
Ballpark: Cinergy Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 49607
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