DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/09/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1372 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (56-58) 0 0 0 1 1 0 4 0 3 9 7 0
Boston Red Sox (42-74) 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 7 1
Twins Win at Boston, 9-6
The Minnesota Twins got a rain-soaked win over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.

Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Koji Akiyama, the Minnesota Twins defeated the Boston Red Sox, 9-6. Akiyama was 2-4 with 2 home runs and a walk. He drove in 3 runs and scored twice for the Twins. The win was Jerry Spradlin's in relief. His record improves to 4-2. Pedro F. Borbon took the loss for Boston.

Larry Walker's hit in the top of the ninth was a game-changer. With one out, he rapped a fastball from Joe Borowski for a 3-run home run. It put Minnesota in front, 9-6.

"Getting a lot of baserunners and getting some timely hits, it's a good combination," said Walker.

The Twins now have a record of 56-58 with the win over Boston.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 3 2 1 0 2 0 1 .245 31 72
D. Erstad CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .255 18 60
F. Thomas 1B 2 2 1 2 2 1 3 .292 31 77
L. Walker RF 4 1 1 4 0 2 4 .257 31 74
K. Akiyama LF 4 2 2 3 1 0 0 .240 23 62
B. Gates 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 .273 3 36
E. Perez C 5 0 1 0 0 1 3 .253 6 24
A. Pozo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .160 2 17
N. Martin SS 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .241 1 13
Totals 32 9 7 9 8 5 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: F. Thomas (31, 5th Inning off T. Gordon, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Akiyama 2 (23, 4th Inning off T. Gordon, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off T. Gordon, 1 on, 2 outs) L. Walker (31, 9th Inning off J. Borowski, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , E. Perez , F. Thomas 4 , K. Akiyama 8 , L. Walker 4 , K. Daniels
2-out RBI: F. Thomas , K. Akiyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Perez , L. Walker 2
Sac Fly: F. Thomas , L. Walker
Hit by Pitch: D. Erstad
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama (23) , K. Daniels 3 (47)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Hollandsworth RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 1 .258 20 51
M. Cameron CF 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 .198 17 42
B. Bonds LF 3 1 1 1 1 2 0 .268 24 56
H. Rodriguez DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .183 8 19
L. Stevens 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .211 10 40
A. Eto 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .191 10 23
M. Blowers 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .215 9 43
M. Stanley C 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 .213 11 30
T. Bogar SS 4 0 1 0 0 3 1 .145 0 4
Totals 34 6 7 6 4 12 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Bonds (24, 3rd Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 1 out) T. Hollandsworth (20, 3rd Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Cameron (17, 1st Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 0 outs) M. Stanley (11, 2nd Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Bonds 4 , T. Hollandsworth 4 , M. Cameron 4 , T. Bogar , A. Eto , L. Stevens , M. Stanley 4
2-out RBI: L. Stevens , M. Stanley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Blowers
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: M. Blowers (9)
OF assists: 1 (Cameron (Daniels at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo 2.1 4 5 5 1 6 4 57 37 4.89   
J. Brewington 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 0 35 25 3.38   
T. Hoffman 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 20 14 2.26   
B. Ayrault BS (3) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 21 11 4.41   
J. Spradlin W (4-2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 11 5.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 30
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 12, J. Brewington 9, T. Hoffman 6, B. Ayrault 5, J. Spradlin 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 0-1, J. Brewington 3-2, T. Hoffman 1-2, B. Ayrault 1-1, J. Spradlin 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 57-37, J. Brewington 35-25, T. Hoffman 20-14, B. Ayrault 21-11, J. Spradlin 19-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Gordon 7.0 6 6 6 5 4 3 102 65 5.87   
P. Borbon L (2-6) 1.0 0 1 1 1 1 0 14 6 3.95   
J. Borowski 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 1 28 12 6.55   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Gordon 40
Batters Faced: T. Gordon 33, P. Borbon 4, J. Borowski 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Gordon 8-8, P. Borbon 0-2, J. Borowski 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Gordon 102-65, P. Borbon 14-6, J. Borowski 28-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Borowski 1-1
Hit Batsmen: T. Gordon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Koji Akiyama
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Rain (77 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 4:55
Attendance: 9140
Special Notes: Rain delay of 101 minutes in the 8th inning.
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