DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
07/31/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1273 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 31ST, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (51-55) 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 6 12 0
Cincinnati Reds (61-46) 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 1
Twins Solve Reds, 6-3
A 3-RBI performance from left fielder Koji Akiyama, who is tied for 10th in the FL in triples with 4, led the Minnesota Twins to a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds. Hideo Nomo got the win, improving to 10-8. He pitched 5 innings, giving up 4 hits and 3 runs, while striking out 3 and walking 2. Minnesota is now 51-55, Cincinnati 61-46.

Akiyama came through with some timely hitting for Minnesota. With the score 3-3 in the top of the fifth and two down, Akiyama hit a 1-2 sinker for a run-scoring single. His 87th hit of the season made it 4-3, Minnesota.

"If we play like this, we can win a lot of games," Akiyama told the Minnesota Bulletin.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .249 31 71
D. Erstad CF 4 1 0 0 0 3 1 .260 17 54
F. Thomas 1B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .292 29 72
L. Walker RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 2 .244 27 66
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 3 3 0 0 1 .230 20 53
B. Gates 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .271 3 32
M. Grudzielanek SS 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 .259 0 27
E. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .247 6 21
A. Pozo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .166 2 17
Totals 36 6 12 6 2 10 16      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Walker (21, 7th Inning off D. Henry, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Daniels (31, 1st Inning off J. Hamilton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grudzielanek 2 , B. Gates , F. Thomas 2 , K. Akiyama 3 , L. Walker 3 , K. Daniels 5
2-out RBI: B. Gates , K. Akiyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , E. Perez , B. Gates , K. Daniels
GIDP: E. Perez , B. Gates
Sac Fly: M. Grudzielanek
Hit by Pitch: D. Erstad
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama 2 (19) , L. Walker 2 (22) , K. Daniels (39)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Higginson LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 20 63
B. Williams RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .256 23 65
E. Davis CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .238 28 71
M. Stairs DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .261 24 47
S. Rolen 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .301 24 82
J. Offerman 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .288 5 24
F. Vina 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .237 2 21
J. Lopez C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .247 18 58
O. Vizquel SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .256 0 19
Totals 33 3 6 3 3 5 9      
BATTING
Home Runs: S. Rolen (24, 2nd Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Lopez (18, 2nd Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Williams (23, 1st Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Davis , F. Vina , S. Rolen 4 , J. Lopez 4 , B. Williams 4 , J. Offerman
2-out RBI: J. Lopez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Lopez (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Vina-Vizquel-Offerman, Henry-Vina-Offerman)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo W (10-8) 5.0 4 3 3 2 3 3 87 50 4.73   
J. Spradlin H (6) 3.1 2 0 0 1 2 0 44 28 4.89   
B. Ayrault SV (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4 4.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 48
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 21, J. Spradlin 13, B. Ayrault 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 3-9, J. Spradlin 2-6, B. Ayrault 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 87-50, J. Spradlin 44-28, B. Ayrault 10-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ayrault 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Hamilton L (7-7) 5.2 8 5 4 2 5 1 103 67 3.70   
D. Henry 3.1 4 1 1 0 5 0 49 30 5.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Hamilton 38
Batters Faced: J. Hamilton 28, D. Henry 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Hamilton 6-6, D. Henry 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Hamilton 103-67, D. Henry 49-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Henry 1-0
Hit Batsmen: J. Hamilton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Koji Akiyama
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (77 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:01
Attendance: 36724
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