DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
07/30/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 1273 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 30TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (47-59) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 12 0
Orlando Devil Rays (56-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 4 1
Twins Turn Back Orlando, 5-3
Minnesota and Orlando duked it out at Orlando Citrus Bowl and the Twins came out victorious.

The Minnesota Twins picked up a win at Orlando Citrus Bowl, knocking off the Orlando Devil Rays, 5-3. Starting pitcher Juan Guzman, who captured player of the game honors, was a big reason why. Rob Dibble, credited with the save, is now 18 for 20 in save opportunities.

Minnesota used a timely hit from Larry Walker to get the win. The right fielder delivered a 2-run triple in the top of the ninth inning to put the Twins on top, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"Everything felt in sync," said Guzman.

Minnesota, now 47-59, holds last place in the Federal League Central Division.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 .298 18 51
K. Daniels DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .279 34 80
F. Thomas 1B 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .259 28 76
L. Walker RF 5 1 1 2 0 2 5 .255 19 59
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .227 17 47
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .263 1 43
B. Gates 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .249 6 37
E. Perez C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .262 1 7
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .269 1 36
Totals 37 5 12 5 4 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (28, 4th Inning off R. Tomlin, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: E. Perez (1, 6th Inning off R. Tomlin, 1 on, 2 outs) L. Walker (5, 9th Inning off F. DiPino, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Perez 3 , M. Grudzielanek 2 , R. Ordonez , B. Gates , F. Thomas 4 , K. Akiyama , L. Walker 3 , K. Daniels 2
2-out RBI: E. Perez , F. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Perez , R. Ordonez 2 , L. Walker 2
Sac Fly: M. Grudzielanek
Hit by Pitch: K. Daniels
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (38)
CS: K. Daniels (15)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Gant LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .216 25 64
I. Rodriguez C 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .279 18 57
J. Bagwell 1B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .248 20 61
T. Salmon RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .236 24 80
P. O'Neill DH 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .234 22 58
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .215 22 60
L. Dykstra CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .176 4 14
J. Reed 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .234 1 12
   a-J. Kruk PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 1 5
J. Oquendo SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .239 1 13
Totals 31 3 4 3 4 9 11      
a - J. Kruk pinch hit for J. Reed in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: J. Bagwell (20, 8th Inning off T. Hoffman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo , J. Valentin , J. Reed , J. Bagwell 4
2-out RBI: J. Bagwell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Reed
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: R. Tomlin (1)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman 6.1 2 0 0 2 7 0 87 56 3.34   
G. Walter H (2) 1.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 18 10 6.52   
T. Hoffman W (3-8), BS (7) 0.1 1 1 1 0 1 1 6 4 6.54   
R. Dibble SV (18) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 11 3.06   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 74
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 23, G. Walter 6, T. Hoffman 2, R. Dibble 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 5-7, G. Walter 1-3, T. Hoffman 0-0, R. Dibble 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 87-56, G. Walter 18-10, T. Hoffman 6-4, R. Dibble 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 2-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Tomlin 6.1 9 2 2 0 6 0 116 74 3.11   
X. Hernandez 1.2 1 0 0 2 2 0 24 13 3.72   
F. DiPino L (1-2), BS (3) 1.0 2 3 3 2 0 0 28 15 5.56   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlin 53
Batters Faced: R. Tomlin 29, X. Hernandez 7, F. DiPino 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlin 6-7, X. Hernandez 0-2, F. DiPino 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlin 116-74, X. Hernandez 24-13, F. DiPino 28-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: X. Hernandez 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Tomlin
Balk: X. Hernandez
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Guzman
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (86 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 31457
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