DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
07/28/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1249 - MONDAY, JULY 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (45-59) 0 3 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 11 14 0
Orlando Devil Rays (56-49) 4 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 12 15 1
Devil Rays Walk It Off for 56th Win of Season
Orlando beat Minnesota at Orlando Citrus Bowl, escaping with a 12-11 win. The win in large part was due to right fielder Tim Salmon, who earned player of the game honors. He hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 times and drove in 4. Frank DiPino picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 1-1. Trevor Hoffman was tagged with the loss. The Devil Rays now have a record of 56-49.

Ron Jones broke a 11-11 tie in the bottom of the tenth with a run-scoring walk. It put the Devil Rays in front, 12-11. For the game, Jones drew 1 walk.

"There's nothing like the buzz of a walk-off win," Jones said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 6 1 2 1 0 3 3 .297 18 51
K. Daniels DH 6 3 3 3 0 1 1 .277 34 80
F. Thomas 1B 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 .253 28 75
L. Walker RF 6 2 2 1 0 4 3 .256 18 56
K. Akiyama LF 5 1 3 3 0 1 1 .225 17 46
B. Fordyce C 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 .233 7 35
B. Gates 3B 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 .249 6 37
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 0 1 0 0 5 .265 1 42
R. Ordonez SS 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .272 1 36
Totals 43 11 14 11 4 9 17      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (24, 10th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 1 out) R. Ordonez (12, 8th Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Akiyama (16, 3rd Inning off J. Key, 2 on, 0 outs) L. Walker (21, 3rd Inning off J. Key, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Ordonez (4, 2nd Inning off J. Key, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Akiyama (17, 9th Inning off F. DiPino, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Daniels 2 (34, 7th Inning off S. Reynolds, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off S. Reynolds, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 3 , R. Ordonez 5 , B. Gates 2 , K. Akiyama 7 , L. Walker 3 , K. Daniels 9
2-out RBI: D. Erstad , R. Ordonez , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Erstad 2 , L. Walker 2
GIDP: M. Grudzielanek 2
Hit by Pitch: M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (37)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ordonez-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gant LF 5 2 1 0 1 3 1 .218 24 63
I. Rodriguez C 5 1 2 3 1 0 1 .277 18 57
J. Bagwell 1B 5 3 2 1 0 2 2 .247 19 58
T. Salmon RF 5 3 3 4 1 0 1 .241 24 80
P. O'Neill DH 4 1 2 1 2 0 1 .237 22 58
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 0 0 2 2 3 .214 22 59
L. Dykstra CF 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 .186 4 14
   a-J. Kruk PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 1 5
   b-K. Goto CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Reed 2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 4 .239 1 12
   c-R. Jones PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 .154 3 9
J. Oquendo SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .240 1 13
Totals 42 12 15 12 10 10 20      
a - J. Kruk pinch ran for L. Dykstra in the 8th
b - K. Goto substituted for J. Kruk in the 9th
c - R. Jones pinch hit for J. Reed in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Salmon (23, 10th Inning off T. Hoffman, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bagwell (14, 2nd Inning off G. Walter, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: P. O'Neill (22, 1st Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 1 out) T. Salmon 2 (24, 1st Inning off D. Oliver, 2 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Almanzar, 0 on, 0 outs) I. Rodriguez (18, 2nd Inning off D. Oliver, 2 on, 0 outs) J. Reed (1, 2nd Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Bagwell (19, 3rd Inning off G. Walter, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo , P. O'Neill 5 , L. Dykstra 3 , T. Salmon 10 , I. Rodriguez 5 , J. Reed 4 , R. Gant , J. Bagwell 6
2-out RBI: L. Dykstra , J. Bagwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Oquendo , J. Valentin
GIDP: J. Reed
Hit by Pitch: J. Bagwell
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gant (35) , J. Bagwell (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Oquendo (4)
Double Plays: 2 (Reed-Oquendo-Bagwell, Valentin-Reed-Bagwell)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver 1.0 6 8 8 1 1 4 49 33 7.31   
G. Walter 2.0 5 2 2 3 1 1 68 37 6.40   
P. Spoljaric 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 19 2.04   
C. Almanzar 2.2 2 1 1 2 2 1 34 18 6.75   
J. Spradlin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 19 13 3.06   
T. Hoffman L (2-8) 0.1 1 1 1 2 1 0 14 8 6.41   
R. Dibble 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 14 7 3.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 3
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 11, G. Walter 14, P. Spoljaric 7, C. Almanzar 11, J. Spradlin 4, T. Hoffman 4, R. Dibble 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 0-2, G. Walter 1-4, P. Spoljaric 1-2, C. Almanzar 2-3, J. Spradlin 1-1, T. Hoffman 0-0, R. Dibble 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 49-33, G. Walter 68-37, P. Spoljaric 26-19, C. Almanzar 34-18, J. Spradlin 19-13, T. Hoffman 14-8, R. Dibble 14-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Spoljaric 1-0 , C. Almanzar 1-0 , J. Spradlin 1-0 , T. Hoffman 1-0 , R. Dibble 3-1
WP: G. Walter
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver
Balk: D. Oliver
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Key 4.0 5 6 6 3 2 0 94 50 5.80   
S. Reynolds 3.2 6 4 4 0 4 2 64 37 4.94   
R. Garces 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 6 2.62   
F. DiPino W (1-1), BS (2) 2.0 3 1 1 1 2 1 22 17 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 27
Batters Faced: J. Key 20, S. Reynolds 18, R. Garces 2, F. DiPino 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 5-4, S. Reynolds 3-4, R. Garces 0-0, F. DiPino 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 94-50, S. Reynolds 64-37, R. Garces 9-6, F. DiPino 22-17
Hit Batsmen: J. Key , S. Reynolds
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tim Salmon
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (79 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 4:25
Attendance: 31059
Special Notes: CF Lenny Dykstra was injured while running the bases.
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