DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/15/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1442 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago White Sox (54-66) 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 8 7 0
Minnesota Twins (58-62) 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
Multi-HR Game for Rivera in 8-5 Win
Spirited fans at Metrodome greeted the Minnesota Twins for their clash with the Chicago White Sox.

Benefiting from an exceptional performance from Ruben Rivera, the Chicago White Sox defeated the Minnesota Twins, 8-5. Rivera went 2-2 with 2 home runs and 2 walks, while scoring 3 times and driving in 2 for the White Sox. Chicago reliever Jeff E. Gray picked up the win, bumping his record to 2-4. Jerry Spradlin was collared with the loss.

In the top of the ninth, Chicago designated hitter Mark Carreon had a productive at-bat. With the bases loaded and two out, Carreon stroked a 2-run single to center. It made the score 8-5, Chicago. For the game, he was 2-4 with 2 singles and a walk, while adding 2 RBI.

"We put a lot of pressure on ourselves," Rivera told a Chicago Daily reporter. "Sometimes we need just to relax."

The last-place White Sox have won 4 consecutive games.
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .226 7 35
J. Giambi 1B 3 2 0 0 2 2 1 .287 35 84
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 1 1 1 1 2 .256 24 69
M. Kingery LF 4 1 0 1 1 1 2 .253 9 36
T. Zeile C 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 .208 9 37
M. Carreon DH 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 .274 6 20
T. Batista 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 .241 6 17
M. Cordova RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 3 .212 9 30
R. Rivera CF 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 .182 3 6
Totals 31 8 7 8 12 5 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Rivera 2 (3, 5th Inning off D. Kile, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Brewington, 0 on, 1 out) M. Cordova (9, 3rd Inning off D. Kile, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Garciaparra , R. Rivera 8 , M. Cordova 5 , M. Carreon 2
2-out RBI: T. Zeile , M. Carreon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , M. Cordova
GIDP: J. Giambi
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Rivera (7) , C. Knoblauch (14)
CS: M. Cordova (3) , T. Zeile (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 4 1 3 2 1 0 0 .248 33 77
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 3 .254 18 62
F. Thomas 1B 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .289 32 81
L. Walker RF 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .263 33 80
K. Akiyama LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .236 24 64
B. Fordyce C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .275 3 25
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .252 0 35
N. Martin 2B 4 2 1 0 0 0 2 .249 1 13
A. Pozo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 2 17
Totals 34 5 9 5 5 5 16      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Daniels (10, 4th Inning off D. Nied, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (32, 1st Inning off D. Nied, 1 on, 1 out) L. Walker (33, 5th Inning off D. Nied, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce , N. Martin , F. Thomas 5 , L. Walker 4 , K. Daniels 4
2-out RBI: K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce , N. Martin , L. Walker
Sac Bunt: A. Pozo
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama (25) , L. Walker (28) , K. Daniels (51)
CS: K. Daniels (14)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fordyce (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Grudzielanek-Martin-Thomas)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Nied 7.1 8 5 5 4 3 2 120 71 5.85   
J. Gray W (2-4) 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 26 15 3.15   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Nied 41
Batters Faced: D. Nied 33, J. Gray 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Nied 7-11, J. Gray 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Nied 120-71, J. Gray 26-15
WP: D. Nied
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Kile 6.0 5 4 4 4 3 2 97 56 5.17   
J. Brewington BS (3) 1.1 1 1 1 1 1 1 22 12 4.25   
T. Hoffman 0.2 0 0 0 3 0 0 22 9 2.25   
J. Spradlin L (4-3) 0.2 0 2 2 2 1 0 19 11 6.23   
B. Ayrault 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 16 5 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kile 45
Batters Faced: D. Kile 26, J. Brewington 5, T. Hoffman 4, J. Spradlin 4, B. Ayrault 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kile 5-9, J. Brewington 1-1, T. Hoffman 1-0, J. Spradlin 1-0, B. Ayrault 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kile 97-56, J. Brewington 22-12, T. Hoffman 22-9, J. Spradlin 19-11, B. Ayrault 16-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Brewington 1-0 , T. Hoffman 1-0 , B. Ayrault 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ruben Rivera
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 29521
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