DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/11/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
FLORIDA MARLINS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1408 - MONDAY, AUGUST 11TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
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Florida Marlins (70-48) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 8 0
Minnesota Twins (51-66) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 11 0
Twins Lose to Marlins, 5-2
The Florida Marlins stymied the Minnesota Twins, 5-2, at Metrodome. Todd Walker, who had a good day at the plate, was named player of the game. He went 3 for 5 with 3 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once for Florida. Butch Henry got the win, improving to 12-9. He pitched 7 innings, giving up 10 hits and 2 runs, while striking out 5 and walking 1. The Marlins bumped their record to 70-48 with this latest triumph.

Walker came through with some timely hitting for Florida. With the score 0-0 in the top of the third and one down, Walker hit a 2-1 sinker for a 2-run single. His 45th hit of the season made it 2-0, Florida.

"You can't get too high when things go well, or too low when things go bad. Right now, I'm just happy we got the win," Walker told the Florida Chronicle.
FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Walker DH 5 1 3 3 0 1 0 .249 8 22
C. Johnson C 4 0 1 1 1 0 3 .288 33 73
R. Sexson 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .209 40 84
R. White RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .253 20 56
J. Encarnacion LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .236 26 61
T. Fryman SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .205 0 1
M. Kotsay CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .245 2 8
E. Alfonzo 3B 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .235 15 56
L. Castillo 2B 3 2 2 0 1 0 0 .222 0 30
Totals 34 5 8 5 5 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Castillo (13, 3rd Inning off J. Guzman, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Encarnacion , L. Castillo 3 , C. Johnson , T. Walker 3 , E. Alfonzo
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Sexson , J. Encarnacion
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Castillo (50) , T. Walker (17)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Castillo-Fryman-Sexson)
OF assists: 2 (White (Walker at 3rd base), White (Grudzielanek at home))
PB: C. Johnson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .300 20 61
K. Daniels DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .269 37 84
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .260 31 87
L. Walker RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .273 25 72
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .224 18 50
B. Fordyce C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .242 7 37
B. Gates 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .243 6 37
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .262 1 47
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .254 1 36
Totals 33 2 11 2 1 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (31, 7th Inning off B. Henry, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Fordyce 2 (22, 2nd Inning off B. Henry, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off B. Harvey, 0 on, 1 out) L. Walker (26, 4th Inning off B. Henry, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 2 , M. Grudzielanek 2 , R. Ordonez , B. Fordyce 4 , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama , L. Walker 3 , K. Daniels
2-out RBI: L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , M. Grudzielanek 2 , B. Fordyce
GIDP: L. Walker
Sac Fly: F. Thomas
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (41)
CS: K. Daniels (17)
FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Henry W (12-9) 7.0 10 2 1 1 5 0 109 71 3.98   
B. Harvey SV (32) 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 15 1.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Henry 55
Batters Faced: B. Henry 28, B. Harvey 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Henry 6-6, B. Harvey 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: B. Henry 109-71, B. Harvey 22-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Harvey 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman L (3-5) 5.0 5 4 4 2 5 0 92 56 3.44   
G. Walter 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 6.03   
T. Hoffman 1.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 10 6.18   
P. Spoljaric 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 17 10 4.44   
J. Spradlin 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 13 8 4.61   
R. Dibble 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 14 6 2.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 44
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 22, G. Walter 1, T. Hoffman 4, P. Spoljaric 4, J. Spradlin 4, R. Dibble 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 5-5, G. Walter 0-0, T. Hoffman 1-1, P. Spoljaric 1-1, J. Spradlin 0-2, R. Dibble 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 92-56, G. Walter 2-1, T. Hoffman 15-10, P. Spoljaric 17-10, J. Spradlin 13-8, R. Dibble 14-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 1-0 , R. Dibble 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Todd Walker
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 28654
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