DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/20/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1497 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (73-53) 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 11 2
Minnesota Twins (61-64) 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 8 0
Twins Deal Cardinals Painful Loss
The Minnesota Twins defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 6-5. Earning player of the game honors was right fielder Steve Finley, who went 3-4 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk, while scoring 2 times. The winner was Minnesota reliever Trevor Hoffman, now 6-6. The loser was Steve Chitren. Minnesota now has a 3-game win streak.

Larry Walker had a nice at-bat for the Twins with no one out in the bottom of the tenth. With the bases empty, the right fielder drew a walk, which would prove important in the Minnesota win.

"That's how to finish a ballgame," said Walker.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF, RF 4 2 3 1 1 1 0 .230 5 16
J. Bell 3B 3 1 1 2 1 2 2 .269 7 24
   a-T. Raines PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 5 25
   b-D. Green LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 1 7
B. Giles DH 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .320 45 121
I. Calderon 1B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .227 19 70
K. Garcia RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .259 22 61
   c-M. Benjamin 3B, SS 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 0 7
D. Thon 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .222 4 48
S. Javier CF 4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .251 11 42
R. Clayton SS, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .266 3 18
D. Wilson C 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .211 7 33
Totals 38 5 11 5 3 12 13      
a - T. Raines pinch ran for J. Bell in the 7th
b - D. Green substituted for T. Raines in the 7th
c - M. Benjamin substituted for K. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Finley (4, 2nd Inning off D. Kile, 1 on, 1 out) I. Calderon (21, 1st Inning off D. Kile, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Bell (7, 1st Inning off D. Kile, 1 on, 0 outs) S. Javier (11, 4th Inning off D. Kile, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles , K. Garcia , D. Wilson , R. Clayton , S. Finley 4 , J. Bell 4 , S. Javier 4 , I. Calderon 2 , M. Benjamin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Giles , J. Bell , D. Thon 2
GIDP: S. Javier
Hit by Pitch: D. Thon
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Finley 3 (21) , M. Benjamin (2)
CS: R. Clayton (4) , T. Raines (15)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Finley (3) , J. Bell (1)
PB: D. Wilson
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 2 .249 35 80
D. Erstad CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .255 18 64
F. Thomas 1B 5 0 0 1 0 2 4 .286 33 84
L. Walker RF 4 2 1 1 1 0 0 .265 35 85
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 2 0 1 1 1 .237 26 68
B. Gates 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 .274 3 38
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .245 0 36
E. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .256 6 26
A. Pozo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .162 3 20
   a-J. Stone PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .273 0 1
   b-N. Martin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249 1 13
Totals 38 6 8 3 4 9 18      
a - J. Stone pinch hit for A. Pozo in the 9th
b - N. Martin substituted for J. Stone in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gates (28, 2nd Inning off J. Johnson, 1 on, 0 outs) K. Akiyama (21, 2nd Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Walker (35, 3rd Inning off J. Johnson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , E. Perez , K. Daniels 2 , B. Gates 2 , K. Akiyama 3 , L. Walker 4
2-out RBI: L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Daniels , F. Thomas 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels 2 (54) , L. Walker (30)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Thomas-Grudzielanek-Kile)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Johnson 6.0 7 4 3 0 5 1 96 63 3.54   
M. Rivera H (7) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 26 14 3.28   
S. Chitren L (4-5), BS (6) 1.2 0 2 2 3 2 0 39 21 2.98   
R. Myers 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 4 1.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Johnson 49
Batters Faced: J. Johnson 26, M. Rivera 6, S. Chitren 8, R. Myers 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Johnson 7-6, M. Rivera 1-2, S. Chitren 3-0, R. Myers 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Johnson 96-63, M. Rivera 26-14, S. Chitren 39-21, R. Myers 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Rivera 1-0 , S. Chitren 1-0 , R. Myers 1-1
Balk: S. Chitren , R. Myers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Kile 5.1 7 4 4 2 5 2 100 54 5.23   
J. Brewington 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 0 5 5 4.47   
J. Spradlin 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 3 6.40   
B. Ayrault 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 4.95   
R. Dibble 3.2 1 0 0 0 6 0 40 26 2.30   
T. Hoffman W (6-6) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kile 41
Batters Faced: D. Kile 25, J. Brewington 3, J. Spradlin 1, B. Ayrault 1, R. Dibble 10, T. Hoffman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kile 3-7, J. Brewington 1-0, J. Spradlin 0-0, B. Ayrault 0-0, R. Dibble 2-1, T. Hoffman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kile 100-54, J. Brewington 5-5, J. Spradlin 7-3, B. Ayrault 5-3, R. Dibble 40-26, T. Hoffman 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-0 , B. Ayrault 2-1 , R. Dibble 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Kile
Balk: D. Kile
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Steve Finley
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:40
Attendance: 29534
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