DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/18/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1143 - FRIDAY, JULY 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
New York Yankees (31-64) 2 0 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 17 2
Minnesota Twins (42-53) 1 0 2 0 3 1 1 0 3 1 12 21 0
Twins Win Thriller, 12-11
New York got a terrific game from shortstop Orlando Cabrera. It wasn't enough, though, to prevent the team from falling to Minnesota, 12-11. Cabrera was the player of the game despite being on the losing side. He hit 2 home runs, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice. With the victory, the Twins record now stands at 42-53.

Minnesota catcher Brook Fordyce had a key at-bat for the Twins in the bottom of the tenth inning. Facing New York pitcher Mike Henneman, Fordyce hit a walk-off run-scoring single to make the score 12-11, Minnesota. For the day, he went 4 for 6 with 2 doubles and 2 singles. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2.

"This place was rocking at the end," Fordyce said.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu RF 5 2 2 1 1 2 0 .207 12 35
O. Cabrera SS 4 2 4 4 2 0 0 .255 6 34
T. Fryman 3B 6 0 0 0 0 3 5 .222 15 51
K. Kiyohara 1B 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 .242 26 64
P. Clark DH 6 1 1 0 0 1 4 .226 6 31
D. Lewis CF 4 0 3 0 2 0 2 .194 1 19
M. Gallego 2B 6 1 2 0 0 1 4 .187 3 11
J. Grotewold C 5 1 1 4 0 2 5 .122 2 8
Q. McCracken LF 4 2 1 0 1 2 3 .180 3 13
Totals 44 11 17 10 7 12 23      
BATTING
Triples: B. Abreu (4, 3rd Inning off G. Walter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: O. Cabrera 2 (6, 1st Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 1 out; 3rd Inning off P. Astacio, 1 on, 0 outs) K. Kiyohara (26, 1st Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Grotewold (2, 3rd Inning off P. Astacio, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gallego 2 , O. Cabrera 10 , B. Abreu 4 , Q. McCracken , K. Kiyohara 6 , J. Grotewold 4 , P. Clark , D. Lewis 3
2-out RBI: B. Abreu , K. Kiyohara , J. Grotewold
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , Q. McCracken 2 , J. Grotewold , P. Clark , T. Fryman
GIDP: P. Clark , T. Fryman
Hit by Pitch: K. Kiyohara
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: O. Cabrera (8) , Q. McCracken 2 (9)
CS: D. Lewis (10)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Grotewold (4) , T. Fryman (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Fryman-Gallego-Kiyohara)
OF assists: 1 (McCracken (Grudzielanek at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 6 3 3 2 0 1 2 .295 17 47
K. Daniels DH 5 0 0 0 1 0 3 .270 29 68
F. Thomas 1B 5 2 3 1 1 0 2 .257 25 68
L. Walker RF 5 1 2 1 1 1 3 .263 18 52
K. Akiyama LF 5 0 1 1 0 1 3 .227 15 40
B. Fordyce C 6 2 4 2 0 1 0 .247 7 35
K. Seitzer 3B 5 1 3 0 0 1 1 .310 1 3
M. Grudzielanek 2B 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .266 1 41
R. Ordonez SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .275 1 32
Totals 47 12 21 11 3 5 18      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (21, 5th Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Grudzielanek (24, 9th Inning off D. Simons, 2 on, 1 out) B. Fordyce 2 (19, 7th Inning off G. Hibbard, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off G. Hibbard, 0 on, 1 out) F. Thomas 2 (18, 6th Inning off G. Hibbard, 1 on, 2 outs; 10th Inning off M. Henneman, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Walker (18, 1st Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Seitzer (3, 4th Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Erstad (17, 3rd Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 7 , M. Grudzielanek 3 , R. Ordonez 3 , B. Fordyce 6 , F. Thomas 5 , K. Akiyama , L. Walker 3 , K. Seitzer 4
2-out RBI: M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce , F. Thomas , L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , K. Akiyama , L. Walker
GIDP: F. Thomas
Sac Fly: K. Akiyama
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad 2 (35) , M. Grudzielanek (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Grudzielanek-Ordonez-Thomas, Seitzer-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clark 4.2 9 6 3 2 3 1 96 61 4.80   
G. Hibbard 3.2 6 3 2 0 1 0 53 37 4.89   
D. Simons BS (1) 0.2 3 2 2 0 1 0 16 10 2.17   
M. Henneman L (3-3) 0.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 7 4 2.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 29
Batters Faced: M. Clark 25, G. Hibbard 17, D. Simons 5, M. Henneman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 3-7, G. Hibbard 1-8, D. Simons 0-1, M. Henneman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 96-61, G. Hibbard 53-37, D. Simons 16-10, M. Henneman 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Hibbard 2-0 , D. Simons 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio 2.2 7 8 8 1 3 4 64 42 4.86   
G. Walter 2.2 5 3 3 4 1 0 57 28 6.45   
J. Spradlin 1.2 3 0 0 1 3 0 46 29 3.27   
P. Spoljaric 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 22 12 2.45   
C. Almanzar W (1-2) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 18 14 8.49   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 10
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 17, G. Walter 16, J. Spradlin 9, P. Spoljaric 5, C. Almanzar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 2-3, G. Walter 1-5, J. Spradlin 2-0, P. Spoljaric 1-0, C. Almanzar 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 64-42, G. Walter 57-28, J. Spradlin 46-29, P. Spoljaric 22-12, C. Almanzar 18-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-0 , P. Spoljaric 1-0 , C. Almanzar 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Astacio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Orlando Cabrera
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 4:05
Attendance: 28353
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