 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL CLEVELAND CLIPPERS AT CINCINNATI MONARCHS 08/23/1888 |  |  | | | |
 | | PROFESSIONAL BASE BALL | | CLEVELAND CLIPPERS AT CINCINNATI MONARCHS | | GAME ID: 1545 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 23RD , 1888 - GAME LOG | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | | Cleveland Clippers (31-67) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | Cincinnati Monarchs (53-42) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | 8 | 14 | 3 | | |  | |
| Slake Dazzles in 8-1 Cincinnati Win | Cincinnati used a superb performance from starting pitcher Ashton Slake to down the Cleveland Clippers, 8-1. Cincinnati now sits at 53-42, while Cleveland falls to 31-67.
In his 126-pitch effort, Slake allowed 1 run on 3 hits over 9 innings. He walked 3 and struck out 3.
"You want to go out there and put up zeroes, that's the main thing," said Slake. "You don't want to get caught in one of those back-and-forth, run-for-run games." | | | | |
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| CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE | | CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE | |
BATTING Doubles: E. Shaw (16, 4th Inning off A. Slake, 0 on, 0 outs) Total Bases: E. Shaw 2 , R. Mix , J. DeWald Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Mix 2 , T. Duren , D. Bodine , N. Shiffing GIDP: T. Duren Sac Bunt: R. Mix , J. DeWald , T. Duren , W. Skinner Hit by Pitch: N. Shiffing Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: B. Brennan (26) CS: T. Duren (11) , N. Shiffing (11)
FIELDING Errors: R. Mix (32) | | | BATTING Total Bases: J. Lacasse 3 , W. Bowling 3 , E. Ford 2 , J. Hawkins 2 , F. Abbott , G. Clarke 2 , J. Curtis 2-out RBI: T. Harlan , E. Ford , J. Curtis Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lacasse , J. Hawkins 2 , F. Abbott , A. Slake Hit by Pitch: E. Ford Team LOB: 13
BASERUNNING SB: J. Lacasse 2 (16) , A. Slake (10) CS: W. Bowling (17) , G. Clarke (5)
FIELDING Errors: W. Bowling (44) , J. Hawkins (87) , F. Abbott (37) Double Plays: 1 (Bowling-Abbott-Ford) | | |
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| CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE | | CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE | |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | W. Skinner L (6-7) | 6.2 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 141 | 2.74 | | A. Briscoe | 1.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 4.85 | | | | Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PI | ERA | | A. Slake W (24-13) | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 2.06 | | |
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| GAME NOTES |
Player of the Game: Ashton Slake Ballpark: Queen City Grounds II Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph Start Time: 1:05 PM ET Time: 2:48 Attendance: 1381 |
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