DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/01/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 10 - TUESDAY, APRIL 1ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (0-1) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Minnesota Twins (1-0) 0 6 0 0 2 2 2 0 X 12 16 0
Cardinals Suffer Blowout Loss to Twins
The Minnesota Twins put one in the win column on Opening Day at Metrodome. The Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 12-2. Minnesota center fielder Darin Erstad was instrumental in his team's success. He was 2 for 5 with a home run and a triple. He scored 2 times and drove in 4. Juan Guzman, the winner, improved to 1-0. He held the Cardinals to 2 earned runs on 4 hits over 6.1 innings, while striking out 6 and walking 0.

Erstad had a key at-bat for Minnesota early in the game. With the bases loaded, he hit a grand slam home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and gave Minnesota an early 5-1 lead.

"We swung the bats good throughout the lineup," said Minnesota skipper Darren Fischbach.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   c-T. Neel PH, 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
J. Bell 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   d-R. Clayton PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Giles 1B, LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
I. Calderon DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
K. Garcia RF 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 1.000 0 1
   a-D. Glanville PH, RF 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Valentin SS 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .000 0 1
   b-M. Benjamin PH, SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
D. Thon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
D. Miller C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
S. Javier CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
Totals 33 2 7 2 1 7 8      
a - D. Glanville pinch hit for K. Garcia in the 7th
b - M. Benjamin pinch hit for J. Valentin in the 7th
c - T. Neel pinch hit for S. Finley in the 8th
d - R. Clayton pinch hit for J. Bell in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles (1, 4th Inning off J. Guzman, 0 on, 1 out) M. Benjamin (1, 7th Inning off G. Walter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Garcia (1, 2nd Inning off J. Guzman, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: S. Javier , I. Calderon , B. Giles 2 , K. Garcia 4 , M. Benjamin 2 , T. Neel
2-out RBI: K. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Thon , B. Giles , J. Valentin
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Calderon (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 2 2 4 0 0 2 .400 1 4
K. Daniels DH 5 2 2 3 0 1 2 .400 2 3
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
   b-K. Seitzer PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
L. Walker RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .250 0 0
   c-J. Stone PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
B. Fordyce C 4 2 2 1 0 2 1 .500 0 1
B. Gates 3B 3 0 1 1 0 2 3 .333 0 1
   a-J. Wehner PH, 3B, 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
M. Grudzielanek SS, 2B 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 1.000 0 1
R. Ordonez 2B, 1B, SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 .500 0 2
Totals 40 12 16 12 1 9 13      
a - J. Wehner pinch hit for B. Gates in the 7th
b - K. Seitzer pinch hit for F. Thomas in the 8th
c - J. Stone pinch hit for K. Akiyama in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (1, 4th Inning off T. Mulholland, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Ordonez (1, 7th Inning off B. Florie, 2 on, 1 out) L. Walker 2 (2, 3rd Inning off F. Cordova, 0 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off T. Mulholland, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: D. Erstad (1, 6th Inning off T. Mulholland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Erstad (1, 2nd Inning off F. Cordova, 3 on, 2 outs) K. Daniels 2 (2, 2nd Inning off F. Cordova, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off T. Mulholland, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 7 , M. Grudzielanek 4 , R. Ordonez 3 , B. Fordyce 2 , B. Gates , L. Walker 4 , K. Daniels 8 , K. Akiyama , J. Wehner
2-out RBI: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce , B. Gates , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ordonez , B. Gates , K. Daniels 2
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Walker (Giles at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
F. Cordova L (0-1) 2.0 7 6 6 0 3 2 54 36 27.00   
T. Mulholland 4.0 7 4 4 0 5 1 74 50 9.00   
B. Florie 2.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 30 17 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Cordova 17
Batters Faced: F. Cordova 13, T. Mulholland 19, B. Florie 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Cordova 0-3, T. Mulholland 4-3, B. Florie 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Cordova 54-36, T. Mulholland 74-50, B. Florie 30-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mulholland 1-0
WP: B. Florie
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman W (1-0) 6.1 4 2 2 0 6 0 87 56 2.84   
G. Walter 2.2 3 0 0 1 1 0 47 27 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 63
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 22, G. Walter 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 6-6, G. Walter 5-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 87-56, G. Walter 47-27
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darin Erstad
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:57
Attendance: 27286
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