DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/18/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1487 - MONDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (74-51) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
Minnesota Twins (55-69) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 X 3 5 0
Dominant Performance by Astacio in Minnesota Win
Minnesota right-hander Pedro Astacio pitched his team to victory over the Kansas City Royals at Metrodome. The final score was 3-0. Minnesota occupies last place in the Federal League Central Division at 55-69.

Astacio was in the zone all game. He frustrated Kansas City hitters while giving the Twins 7.1 innings of quality work. Astacio threw 112 pitches, allowing 3 hits and getting 14 punchouts.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Astacio said.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Q. Veras 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .207 3 30
R. Lankford LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .268 22 63
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 0 .234 36 74
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .270 28 75
J. Burnitz DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .202 25 64
R. Wilkins C 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .232 23 53
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .267 13 55
T. Naehring 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .225 15 40
A. Jones CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 .226 26 69
Totals 30 0 3 0 1 16 12      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Hidalgo (24, 5th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Naehring (13, 6th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Hidalgo 2 , T. Naehring 2 , B. Larkin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Q. Veras , R. Lankford , B. Larkin
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: R. Hidalgo (4) , Q. Veras (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .294 20 61
K. Daniels DH 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .265 39 89
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .261 31 91
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .265 25 74
K. Akiyama LF 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .218 20 52
B. Fordyce C 3 1 1 1 0 1 1 .238 9 39
K. Seitzer 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .243 3 10
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 1 47
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .255 1 37
Totals 30 3 5 3 1 3 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: B. Fordyce (9, 4th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Akiyama (20, 6th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Daniels (39, 1st Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Ordonez , B. Fordyce 4 , K. Akiyama 4 , K. Seitzer , K. Daniels 4
2-out RBI: B. Fordyce , K. Akiyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , F. Thomas , K. Daniels
Team LOB: 4
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones L (11-9) 8.0 5 3 3 1 3 3 114 76 4.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 62
Batters Faced: B. Jones 31
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 114-76
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio W (8-10) 7.1 3 0 0 1 14 0 112 71 4.59   
R. Dibble SV (21) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 19 12 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 85
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 26, R. Dibble 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 2-6, R. Dibble 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 112-71, R. Dibble 19-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dibble 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Astacio
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 28408
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