VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
07/30/2005
 
VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1517 - SATURDAY, JULY 30TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (46-64) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Tampa Bay Devil Rays (46-64) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 X 3 6 0
Devil Rays Rebuff Reds, 3-2
Fans watched the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and the Cincinnati Reds fight to the finish.

The Tampa Bay Devil Rays faced a tough opponent in Cincinnati pitcher Rich Harden, but did just enough to pull out the victory at Tropicana Field by a final score of 3-2. Harden went 6.2 innings and allowed 3 runs. Bobby Seay was the winner in relief. His record is now 3-4. The losing pitcher was Rich Harden.

Had Craig Counsell not delivered a key base hit in the bottom of the seventh, the outcome might have been different. Instead, with two down and a runner on 2nd, Counsell hit a run-scoring single. That made the score 3-2, in favor of the Devil Rays.

Counsell told the Tampa Bay Herald: "I don't know which I enjoy more -- being a ballplayer or the perks that come with being a ballplayer."

The 25th-place Devil Rays have won 4 straight games.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Hairston Jr. CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .213 9 28
B. Kielty RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 1 .250 5 18
N. Garciaparra SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .282 12 40
A. Dunn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .278 27 78
E. Encarnacion 3B 3 0 1 2 1 0 3 .298 33 89
D. Dellucci LF 2 0 0 0 2 2 2 .233 9 16
R. Theriot 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .249 1 29
J. Varitek C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 10 29
R. Harden P 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .188 0 0
   J. Romero P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-O. Cabrera PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .242 1 5
Totals 31 2 7 2 5 5 19      
a - O. Cabrera pinch hit for J. Romero in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Encarnacion (17, 1st Inning off J. Shields, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Kielty , N. Garciaparra 2 , A. Dunn , E. Encarnacion 2 , R. Theriot , R. Harden
2-out RBI: E. Encarnacion
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Kielty , E. Encarnacion , R. Theriot 2
GIDP: J. Hairston Jr.
Sac Bunt: O. Cabrera
Hit by Pitch: J. Varitek
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Crawford CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 13 43
B. Abernathy 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .270 7 42
J. Hamilton LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .320 30 91
R. Mondesi RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 17 51
R. Martin 3B 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .266 9 46
B. Schneider C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .254 6 30
D. Hansen 1B 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 .261 6 31
A. Gonzalez SS 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .253 5 38
J. Shields P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 0 0
   a-R. Baldelli PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 7 26
   S. Silva P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-J. Gomes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .230 4 12
   B. Seay P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-C. Counsell PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .273 3 21
   M. Tejera P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   W. Ledezma P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 29 3 6 3 2 2 9      
a - R. Baldelli pinch hit for J. Shields in the 5th
b - J. Gomes pinch hit for S. Silva in the 6th
c - C. Counsell pinch hit for B. Seay in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Crawford (27, 1st Inning off R. Harden, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Schneider (14, 7th Inning off R. Harden, 1 on, 1 out) , R. Martin (25, 7th Inning off R. Harden, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Gonzalez (21, 7th Inning off R. Harden, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: C. Crawford 3 , R. Martin 2 , B. Schneider 2 , A. Gonzalez 2 , C. Counsell
2-out RBI: A. Gonzalez , C. Counsell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hamilton , R. Mondesi
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Abernathy (41)
CS: A. Gonzalez (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gonzalez-Abernathy-Hansen)
OF assists: 1 (Mondesi(Encarnacion at home))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Harden L (0-6) 6.2 6 3 3 2 2 0 111 8.92   
J. Romero 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 4.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Harden 50
Batters Faced: R. Harden 27, J. Romero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Harden 9-8, J. Romero 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Harden 111-71, J. Romero 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Romero 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Shields 5.0 6 2 2 4 1 0 89 4.12   
S. Silva 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 5.40   
B. Seay W (3-4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 3.35   
M. Tejera H (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 17 5.14   
W. Ledezma SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Shields 44
Batters Faced: J. Shields 23, S. Silva 3, B. Seay 3, M. Tejera 5, W. Ledezma 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Shields 8-4, S. Silva 1-1, B. Seay 1-0, M. Tejera 1-1, W. Ledezma 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Shields 89-49, S. Silva 8-7, B. Seay 10-9, M. Tejera 17-10, W. Ledezma 17-11
Hit Batsmen: W. Ledezma
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rich Harden
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 10:35 PM ET
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 28762
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