DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/19/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1487 - MONDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (73-52) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 3 7 0
Minnesota Twins (60-64) 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 2 X 8 9 0
Twins Roll to 8-3 Win Over Cardinals
Minnesota Twins starter Pedro Astacio pitched a strong game against the St. Louis Cardinals at Metrodome, leading the Twins to a 8-3 win. With the win, Minnesota goes to 60-64, while the Cardinals fall to 73-52.

The Twins beat the Cardinals with some clutch hitting. The home run by Arquimedez Pozo in the bottom of the second is a good example. With two down, Pozo gave his team the lead, 3-0, when he came through with the big hit.

"We played a good game and came out on top," said Pozo.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .212 5 15
J. Bell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .268 6 22
B. Giles DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .320 45 120
I. Calderon 1B 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .228 19 70
K. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .259 22 61
D. Thon 2B 3 0 1 1 0 2 1 .225 4 48
R. Clayton SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .266 3 18
D. Wilson C 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .210 7 33
D. Green CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .236 1 7
Totals 30 3 7 3 4 11 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: I. Calderon (19, 4th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Clayton 2 , J. Bell , I. Calderon 6 , D. Thon
2-out RBI: D. Thon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Wilson 3
GIDP: K. Garcia
Sac Bunt: D. Thon
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Clayton (18) , I. Calderon (26)
CS: S. Finley (2) , J. Bell (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Clayton-Thon-Calderon)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .247 35 80
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .247 0 36
F. Thomas 1B 1 2 0 0 3 0 0 .289 33 83
L. Walker RF 4 1 2 3 0 1 1 .265 34 84
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .234 26 68
B. Fordyce C 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .265 3 25
B. Gates 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .274 3 37
R. Williams CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .111 0 1
A. Pozo 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 2 .164 3 20
Totals 32 8 9 8 4 9 5      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Walker (24, 5th Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Gates (3, 2nd Inning off S. Erickson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: A. Pozo (3, 2nd Inning off S. Erickson, 2 on, 2 outs) K. Akiyama (26, 8th Inning off T. Mulholland, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Walker (34, 3rd Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Pozo 4 , B. Fordyce , B. Gates 4 , R. Williams , K. Akiyama 4 , L. Walker 6 , K. Daniels
2-out RBI: A. Pozo , R. Williams , K. Akiyama , L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Pozo , K. Akiyama
GIDP: M. Grudzielanek
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gates-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson L (6-8) 4.2 4 6 6 4 4 2 63 35 5.71   
R. Meacham 1.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 24 19 3.36   
T. Mulholland 1.2 4 2 2 0 1 1 30 20 4.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 32
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 22, R. Meacham 6, T. Mulholland 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 3-7, R. Meacham 1-0, T. Mulholland 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 63-35, R. Meacham 24-19, T. Mulholland 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 1-0 , T. Mulholland 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio W (11-11) 7.0 4 2 2 3 9 1 107 68 4.72   
J. Brewington 1.0 0 1 1 1 2 0 19 10 4.33   
T. Hoffman 0.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 16 11 2.58   
B. Ayrault 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 67
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 26, J. Brewington 4, T. Hoffman 4, B. Ayrault 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 2-8, J. Brewington 0-1, T. Hoffman 1-0, B. Ayrault 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 107-68, J. Brewington 19-10, T. Hoffman 16-11, B. Ayrault 1-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 1-1 , B. Ayrault 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Astacio
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 29229
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