DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/08/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1372 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 R H E
Minnesota Twins (51-63) 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 14 0
Cleveland Spiders (56-60) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 14 1
Twins Top Spiders in Extras
Minnesota Twins starter Darren Oliver pitched effectively against the Cleveland Spiders at League Park. The left-hander spearheaded his team's 9-6 win. Reliever Pedro Astacio picked up the win. His record improves to 7-9. Willie Banks took the loss. The Twins raised their record to 51-63.

The most critical at-bat came in the top of the 18th inning. With no one out, Kal Daniels hit a 0-2 sinker from Willie Banks for a solo home run. It put Minnesota in front, 7-6.

Daniels said his wife shared good advice with him before the game. "She said, 'Don't allow this game to make you mad.' When I thought about it, I realized this is just a game. I was able to relax at the plate."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 8 1 2 0 0 2 0 .297 20 59
K. Daniels DH 8 1 1 1 0 4 2 .272 37 84
F. Thomas 1B 8 1 3 2 0 1 0 .259 31 85
L. Walker RF 7 1 1 0 1 2 2 .267 25 71
K. Akiyama LF 8 2 1 1 0 4 4 .225 18 49
B. Fordyce C 7 1 2 1 1 0 2 .239 7 37
K. Seitzer 3B 7 2 2 1 1 2 2 .256 2 8
M. Grudzielanek 2B, SS 7 0 2 3 0 2 0 .260 1 46
R. Ordonez SS 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .258 1 36
   a-B. Gates PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 6 37
Totals 67 9 14 9 3 18 15      
a - B. Gates pinch hit for R. Ordonez in the 14th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (27, 5th Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: K. Seitzer (3, 9th Inning off C. Perez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (31, 18th Inning off W. Banks, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Akiyama (18, 18th Inning off W. Banks, 0 on, 1 out) K. Seitzer (2, 6th Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Daniels (37, 18th Inning off W. Banks, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 3 , M. Grudzielanek 2 , B. Fordyce 2 , F. Thomas 6 , K. Akiyama 4 , L. Walker , K. Seitzer 7 , K. Daniels 4
2-out RBI: M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce , K. Seitzer
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ordonez , K. Akiyama , K. Seitzer 2 , K. Daniels
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Fordyce 2 (4) , L. Walker (23)
CS: M. Grudzielanek (7) , L. Walker (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 8 1 2 0 1 2 2 .230 11 38
D. Strawberry DH 7 1 2 0 1 3 1 .255 29 59
B. Gilkey RF 7 1 2 1 1 1 6 .246 20 53
K. Mitchell 3B 7 2 1 1 1 5 4 .268 34 84
T. Hundley C 7 1 2 4 1 1 2 .226 32 75
G. Anderson LF 8 0 1 0 0 2 1 .253 6 22
R. Ibanez 1B 8 0 3 0 0 1 2 .259 24 69
T. Perez SS 8 0 0 0 0 4 3 .268 6 40
B. Ripken 2B 7 0 1 0 1 2 1 .207 4 30
Totals 67 6 14 6 6 21 22      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grissom (16, 1st Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Hundley (32, 9th Inning off R. Dibble, 3 on, 2 outs) K. Mitchell (34, 6th Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ibanez 3 , G. Anderson , T. Hundley 5 , B. Gilkey 2 , M. Grissom 3 , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell 4 , D. Strawberry 2
2-out RBI: T. Hundley , B. Gilkey
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ibanez , T. Perez , T. Hundley , B. Gilkey 2 , D. Strawberry
Hit by Pitch: D. Strawberry
Team LOB: 14

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grissom (27)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Perez (10)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver 5.1 4 1 1 2 6 1 81 49 7.34   
G. Walter 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 19 8 6.22   
P. Spoljaric 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 10 2.38   
T. Hoffman 0.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 8 6.29   
J. Spradlin 0.1 2 3 3 1 0 0 16 9 3.90   
R. Dibble BS (3) 4.0 2 1 1 1 5 1 61 38 2.80   
P. Astacio W (7-9) 4.1 4 0 0 0 5 0 66 45 4.83   
J. Guzman SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 9 3.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 60
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 23, G. Walter 5, P. Spoljaric 4, T. Hoffman 4, J. Spradlin 4, R. Dibble 14, P. Astacio 17, J. Guzman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 3-7, G. Walter 0-3, P. Spoljaric 1-1, T. Hoffman 0-1, J. Spradlin 1-0, R. Dibble 2-4, P. Astacio 2-6, J. Guzman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 81-49, G. Walter 19-8, P. Spoljaric 18-10, T. Hoffman 11-8, J. Spradlin 16-9, R. Dibble 61-38, P. Astacio 66-45, J. Guzman 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Spoljaric 1-0 , T. Hoffman 1-0 , J. Spradlin 1-1 , R. Dibble 3-3
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thomson 7.0 6 5 2 2 4 1 112 71 4.15   
C. Perez 5.0 5 1 1 0 7 0 73 53 3.35   
S. Karsay 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 14 4.50   
W. Banks L (7-8) 3.1 3 3 3 1 4 3 56 35 3.96   
S. Cooke 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 5.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomson 53
Batters Faced: J. Thomson 30, C. Perez 18, S. Karsay 6, W. Banks 14, S. Cooke 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomson 7-10, C. Perez 4-2, S. Karsay 0-3, W. Banks 1-5, S. Cooke 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomson 112-71, C. Perez 73-53, S. Karsay 22-14, W. Banks 56-35, S. Cooke 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Perez 1-0 , S. Karsay 1-0
WP: J. Thomson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darren Oliver
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (91 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 6:01
Attendance: 36147
Special Notes: Kevin Mitchell ties the FL regular season extra-inning game record for strikeouts with 5.
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