DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/06/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1054 - SUNDAY, JULY 6TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (38-49) 6 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9 13 0
St. Louis Cardinals (41-48) 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 8 14 1
Twins Edge Cardinals, 9-8
Both teams had their chances, but the Minnesota Twins eventually prevailed at Busch Stadium.

The Minnesota Twins grabbed a 9-8 win over the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Minnesota second baseman Mark Grudzielanek was 2 for 3 with 2 doubles and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times to earn player of the game honors. Kevin Ritz, credited with the win, is now 4-9. He allowed 5 runs on 8 hits in 6 innings.

In the top of the first, Minnesota first baseman Frank Thomas had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and no one out, Thomas stroked a 2-run triple to right. It made the score 2-0, Minnesota. For the game, he went 1-4 with a triple and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"I'm just looking for a good pitch that I can hit well," said Thomas. "And not try to do too much."

Minnesota is now 38-49, St. Louis 41-48.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 1 2 0 1 2 2 .301 16 44
K. Daniels DH 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 .271 25 59
F. Thomas 1B 4 1 1 2 1 2 2 .240 24 61
L. Walker RF 4 2 1 0 1 1 4 .258 18 51
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 2 1 1 2 2 .224 13 33
B. Fordyce C 3 1 1 3 1 2 3 .249 7 32
B. Gates 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .256 6 37
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 2 2 1 2 1 0 .265 1 38
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .264 1 23
Totals 36 9 13 9 9 14 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek 2 (23, 1st Inning off M. Grace, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off S. Chitren, 1 on, 2 outs) L. Walker (16, 2nd Inning off M. Rivera, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: F. Thomas (2, 1st Inning off M. Grace, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Fordyce (7, 1st Inning off M. Grace, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 2 , M. Grudzielanek 4 , R. Ordonez 2 , B. Fordyce 4 , F. Thomas 3 , K. Akiyama 2 , L. Walker 2 , K. Daniels 2
2-out RBI: M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , K. Akiyama , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , R. Ordonez , B. Gates , L. Walker 2
Sac Bunt: R. Ordonez , B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Ordonez (10) , K. Daniels 2 (36)
CS: D. Erstad (12) , M. Grudzielanek (6)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ordonez-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
OF assists: 1 (Akiyama (Calderon at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 3 1 1 0 2 0 0 .229 0 1
J. Posada C 3 2 1 0 2 2 2 .171 0 3
B. Giles 1B 5 1 3 3 0 1 2 .279 14 46
I. Calderon DH 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 .251 17 55
K. Garcia RF 5 1 1 1 0 1 2 .282 14 59
J. Valentin SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .251 11 45
   a-M. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .448 5 8
R. Clayton 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .243 3 19
M. Benjamin 2B 4 1 2 1 0 1 1 .195 0 3
S. Javier CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .233 4 26
Totals 39 8 14 8 4 7 13      
a - M. Vaughn pinch hit for J. Valentin in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Benjamin (4, 2nd Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Giles (24, 2nd Inning off K. Ritz, 3 on, 2 outs) I. Calderon (12, 7th Inning off G. Walter, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Clayton (4, 7th Inning off G. Walter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Benjamin 3 , J. Posada , B. Giles 4 , K. Garcia , J. Valentin , R. Clayton 4 , G. Young , S. Javier , I. Calderon 3
2-out RBI: M. Benjamin , B. Giles , R. Clayton , S. Javier
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Benjamin , B. Giles , K. Garcia , I. Calderon
GIDP: I. Calderon
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Clayton (9) , G. Young 2 (6)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Posada (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz W (4-9) 6.0 8 5 5 3 4 0 105 65 5.92   
G. Walter 0.2 5 3 3 0 1 0 20 15 6.28   
T. Hoffman H (9) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 10 6.14   
R. Dibble SV (15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 12 8 2.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 37
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 29, G. Walter 6, T. Hoffman 5, R. Dibble 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 4-10, G. Walter 0-0, T. Hoffman 2-0, R. Dibble 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 105-65, G. Walter 20-15, T. Hoffman 20-10, R. Dibble 12-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Walter 1-1 , T. Hoffman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Grace L (2-2) 0.2 6 6 6 1 1 1 36 19 9.56   
M. Rivera 1.1 2 1 1 0 3 0 26 17 3.33   
R. Meacham 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 18 8 2.86   
T. Mathews 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 9 5.86   
V. Horsman 0.1 0 1 1 3 1 0 20 8 3.21   
R. Myers 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 19 10 1.99   
S. Chitren 4.0 1 0 0 2 6 0 58 34 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Grace 8
Batters Faced: M. Grace 9, M. Rivera 6, R. Meacham 4, T. Mathews 3, V. Horsman 4, R. Myers 6, S. Chitren 15
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Grace 0-1, M. Rivera 1-0, R. Meacham 0-1, T. Mathews 1-0, V. Horsman 0-0, R. Myers 1-0, S. Chitren 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Grace 36-19, M. Rivera 26-17, R. Meacham 18-8, T. Mathews 19-9, V. Horsman 20-8, R. Myers 19-10, S. Chitren 58-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rivera 1-0 , V. Horsman 1-0 , R. Myers 1-1 , S. Chitren 1-1
WP: R. Meacham , S. Chitren
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Grudzielanek
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (85 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:47
Attendance: 34195
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