DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/18/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO WHITE SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1476 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
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Chicago White Sox (56-67) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 10 0
Minnesota Twins (59-64) 0 0 4 2 0 1 0 0 X 7 11 0
White Sox Lose, 7-4, at Metrodome
The Minnesota Twins topped the Chicago White Sox, 7-4, in Federal League action at Metrodome. The player of the game was Minnesota pitcher and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic native Juan Guzman. Guzman went 7.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 4 hits, walked 2, and struck out 8. His record improves to 6-5. The 5th-place Twins improved to 59-64.

Arquimedez Pozo contributed a productive at-bat in the bottom of the third. With the bases empty, he hit a triple. It was one at-bat that propelled Minnesota to the win.

In postgame comments to the Minnesota Bulletin, Pozo said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .235 8 36
J. Giambi 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 1 .285 35 86
N. Garciaparra SS 5 1 2 1 0 1 3 .259 24 71
M. Kingery LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 4 .256 11 40
T. Zeile C 4 0 1 2 0 1 2 .207 9 39
M. Carreon DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 6 20
T. Batista 3B 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .274 8 20
M. Cordova RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .217 9 30
R. Rivera CF 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .195 3 6
Totals 36 4 10 4 4 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Batista (9, 9th Inning off J. Spradlin, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Garciaparra (20, 8th Inning off B. Ayrault, 0 on, 2 outs) T. Zeile (13, 8th Inning off B. Ayrault, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Carreon (7, 4th Inning off J. Guzman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: C. Knoblauch (4, 1st Inning off J. Guzman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista 3 , N. Garciaparra 3 , R. Rivera , M. Cordova , C. Knoblauch 3 , T. Zeile 2 , M. Carreon 2 , M. Kingery
2-out RBI: N. Garciaparra , T. Zeile
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Batista , R. Rivera , M. Carreon , M. Kingery
Team LOB: 9
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 4 2 1 2 0 1 1 .247 35 80
D. Erstad CF 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .255 18 64
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 0 1 1 1 2 .290 33 83
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .234 25 67
B. Gates 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .272 3 37
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .249 0 36
E. Perez C 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .256 6 26
R. Williams RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .067 0 0
A. Pozo 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 1 .163 2 17
Totals 34 7 11 7 2 5 12      
BATTING
Triples: D. Erstad (3, 6th Inning off J. Magrane, 0 on, 1 out) A. Pozo (2, 3rd Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Daniels (35, 4th Inning off E. Plunk, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 5 , A. Pozo 5 , E. Perez 3 , M. Grudzielanek , K. Daniels 4
2-out RBI: E. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gates , R. Williams
Sac Fly: K. Akiyama
Hit by Pitch: K. Daniels
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad 2 (34) , K. Daniels (52)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Williams (Batista at 3rd base))
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Plunk L (11-8) 3.0 7 6 6 2 2 1 76 43 4.75   
J. Magrane 5.0 4 1 1 0 3 0 54 35 5.37   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plunk 19
Batters Faced: E. Plunk 19, J. Magrane 19
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plunk 5-2, J. Magrane 5-7
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plunk 76-43, J. Magrane 54-35
Hit Batsmen: E. Plunk
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman W (6-5) 7.1 4 1 1 2 8 0 114 73 2.93   
B. Ayrault 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 0 22 11 4.98   
J. Spradlin 1.0 3 1 1 1 0 0 24 15 6.40   
T. Hoffman SV (5) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 2.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 72
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 28, B. Ayrault 4, J. Spradlin 6, T. Hoffman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 10-4, B. Ayrault 1-0, J. Spradlin 2-0, T. Hoffman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 114-73, B. Ayrault 22-11, J. Spradlin 24-15, T. Hoffman 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-0 , T. Hoffman 3-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Guzman
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 29229
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