DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
07/21/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 1177 - MONDAY, JULY 21ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (43-55) 0 2 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 9 7 1
Florida Marlins (59-40) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0
Ritz, Twins Dispatch Marlins
The Florida Marlins went down to defeat to Kevin Ritz and his Minnesota teammates. The final score was 9-1 in favor of the Twins. Minnesota's record now stands at 43-55, placing them last in the Federal League Central Division.

Ritz ran roughshod over the Florida lineup. The right-hander allowed just 3 hits over 9 innings, while striking out 6. With the victory, he goes to 6-9 on the season.

"I thought we played a nice game," Ritz told the Minnesota Herald. "Good pitching, timely hitting, it was all there."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 .292 17 48
K. Daniels DH 4 1 2 3 1 0 1 .272 29 71
F. Thomas 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .254 25 69
   b-E. Perez PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .273 1 6
   c-J. Wehner 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 0 1
L. Walker RF 4 0 1 3 1 1 2 .264 18 55
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 0 0 0 4 2 .226 16 43
B. Fordyce C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 7 35
K. Seitzer 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .286 1 3
M. Grudzielanek 2B 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 .270 1 41
   a-W. Boggs PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .125 0 0
R. Ordonez SS 2 3 1 2 2 0 1 .274 1 34
Totals 32 9 7 9 8 8 12      
a - W. Boggs pinch hit for M. Grudzielanek in the 8th
b - E. Perez pinch hit for F. Thomas in the 9th
c - J. Wehner substituted for E. Perez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (22, 5th Inning off R. Clemens, 1 on, 1 out) M. Grudzielanek (26, 7th Inning off T. Crabtree, 0 on, 1 out) L. Walker (20, 7th Inning off T. Crabtree, 3 on, 2 outs) K. Daniels (7, 9th Inning off T. Wade, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 2 , M. Grudzielanek 3 , R. Ordonez , L. Walker 2 , K. Daniels 3
2-out RBI: R. Ordonez , L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Akiyama , L. Walker 2
GIDP: B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (37) , M. Grudzielanek (16) , R. Ordonez (12)
CS: K. Daniels (11)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Ritz (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Counsell SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .284 8 34
   c-K. Osik PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .190 1 5
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .300 31 68
R. Sexson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 35 73
J. Encarnacion LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 23 53
   a-T. Barron PH, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 8 27
R. White RF, LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .262 18 50
T. Walker DH 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .287 6 14
E. Alfonzo 3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .233 13 48
   b-M. Morandini PH, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .192 0 0
M. Kotsay CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .268 1 5
L. Castillo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 0 26
Totals 30 1 3 1 1 6 5      
a - T. Barron pinch hit for J. Encarnacion in the 7th
b - M. Morandini pinch hit for E. Alfonzo in the 8th
c - K. Osik pinch hit for C. Counsell in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Alfonzo (13, 3rd Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Alfonzo 4 , C. Counsell , C. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sexson , K. Osik
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Morandini (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Counsell-Castillo-Sexson)
PB: C. Johnson
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz W (6-9) 9.0 3 1 1 1 6 1 113 73 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 82
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 9-11
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 113-73
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Clemens L (9-5) 5.1 4 4 4 4 5 0 98 55 3.44   
T. Crabtree 2.2 2 5 5 4 1 0 64 36 4.18   
T. Wade 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 15 11 3.91   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Clemens 45
Batters Faced: R. Clemens 23, T. Crabtree 13, T. Wade 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Clemens 6-4, T. Crabtree 4-2, T. Wade 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Clemens 98-55, T. Crabtree 64-36, T. Wade 15-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Crabtree 1-0 , T. Wade 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Ritz
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Rain (86 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 35103
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