DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
07/25/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1215 - FRIDAY, JULY 25TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Boston Red Sox (40-62) 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 9 1
Minnesota Twins (43-58) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
Red Sox Need Extra Frames to Get Past Twins
Minnesota first baseman Frank Thomas was sensational. He was 2-3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while adding 4 RBI and scoring twice, but it wasn't enough to rally his team to a win. Boston beat the Twins, 7-4. Thomas was named the player of the game despite the loss. Boston, now 40-62, holds 5th place in the Federal League East Division.

Boston used the timely hitting of Rusty Greer to capture the win. The right fielder stroked a run-scoring double in the top of the 11th inning to put the Red Sox on top, 5-4. It was his only hit in 2 at-bats, but he made it count.

"I like how we battled to the end," said Greer.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria SS 5 0 0 0 1 2 2 .278 4 16
A. Eto 3B 5 1 1 0 1 0 1 .214 13 44
B. Bonds LF 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 .285 27 60
M. Blowers 2B 6 0 0 0 0 5 6 .196 0 3
D. Ortiz DH 5 0 1 2 0 2 2 .244 11 54
M. Cameron CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .176 19 48
   a-T. Hollandsworth PH, CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .216 6 27
L. Stevens 1B 5 2 2 1 0 2 2 .211 5 15
R. Greer RF 2 1 1 1 3 0 0 .210 2 12
T. Greene C 5 2 2 3 0 1 4 .174 15 32
Totals 42 7 9 7 7 14 18      
a - T. Hollandsworth pinch hit for M. Cameron in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Greer (5, 11th Inning off T. Hoffman, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Greene 2 (15, 5th Inning off J. Guzman, 0 on, 1 out; 11th Inning off T. Hoffman, 1 on, 1 out) L. Stevens (5, 7th Inning off C. Almanzar, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Bonds , D. Ortiz , T. Greene 8 , R. Greer 2 , A. Eto , L. Stevens 5 , T. Hollandsworth
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Ortiz , T. Greene , L. Stevens , M. Blowers
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Bonds 2 (39) , M. Cameron (6) , E. Renteria (30) , T. Hollandsworth (13)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Imanaka (1)
OF assists: 1 (Cameron (Walker at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 .293 17 48
K. Daniels DH 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .268 29 71
F. Thomas 1B 3 2 2 4 2 0 0 .255 27 73
L. Walker RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .260 18 55
K. Akiyama LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .219 16 43
B. Fordyce C 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .238 7 35
B. Gates 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .245 6 37
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .268 1 41
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 1 34
Totals 39 4 8 4 4 11 13      
BATTING
Triples: B. Fordyce (2, 5th Inning off S. Imanaka, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Thomas 2 (27, 4th Inning off S. Imanaka, 0 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off S. Imanaka, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 2 , M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce 3 , F. Thomas 8 , L. Walker , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ordonez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Erstad (13) , K. Daniels (12)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Imanaka 7.0 7 4 3 3 6 2 113 67 3.63   
R. Hernandez 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 29 18 3.99   
P. Assenmacher W (5-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 11 6 2.45   
J. Borowski SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 7 2.35   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaka 52
Batters Faced: S. Imanaka 30, R. Hernandez 7, P. Assenmacher 3, J. Borowski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaka 6-7, R. Hernandez 3-1, P. Assenmacher 1-0, J. Borowski 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaka 113-67, R. Hernandez 29-18, P. Assenmacher 11-6, J. Borowski 7-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-0 , P. Assenmacher 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman 5.0 4 3 3 1 6 1 84 55 3.68   
C. Almanzar 3.1 2 1 1 1 4 1 42 26 7.27   
R. Dibble 1.2 0 0 0 3 2 0 31 18 3.35   
T. Hoffman L (2-7) 0.2 3 3 3 2 1 1 31 16 6.45   
J. Spradlin 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 3 3.19   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 52
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 20, C. Almanzar 13, R. Dibble 8, T. Hoffman 7, J. Spradlin 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 5-4, C. Almanzar 3-3, R. Dibble 2-1, T. Hoffman 1-0, J. Spradlin 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 84-55, C. Almanzar 42-26, R. Dibble 31-18, T. Hoffman 31-16, J. Spradlin 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dibble 1-0 , J. Spradlin 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Thomas
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:49
Attendance: 28279
Special Notes: Mike Blowers ties the FL regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 5.
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