DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/20/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1509 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (76-51) 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 9 8 0
Minnesota Twins (55-71) 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 11 0
Multi-HR Day for Thome as Royals Overpower Twins, 9-4
Jim Thome helped his team muscle past the Minnesota Twins, 9-4. In the game, the Kansas City first baseman went 2-3 with 2 home runs and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3. Denny Neagle got the win, improving to 16-6. He worked 6.1 innings, giving up 4 runs on 10 hits, while striking out 11 and walking 2. The first-place Royals, at 76-51, now lead their division by 5½ games.

Thome had a key at-bat for Kansas City early in the game. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 39th home run of the season and gave Kansas City an early 2-0 lead.

"Every win gets us closer to our ultimate goal," said Thome.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 0 .312 22 57
R. Lankford LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .266 22 63
J. Thome 1B 3 3 2 3 2 0 0 .239 39 78
R. Hidalgo CF 3 1 0 0 2 1 0 .268 28 75
J. Burnitz DH 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .201 25 64
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 1 1 2 6 .233 24 54
B. Larkin SS 3 0 2 2 1 0 1 .266 13 57
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 4 .220 15 41
R. Sanders RF 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .238 16 39
Totals 34 9 8 9 8 10 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Larkin (25, 8th Inning off C. Almanzar, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Alomar (22, 2nd Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 2 outs) R. Wilkins (24, 2nd Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 0 outs) J. Thome 2 (39, 1st Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 6 , R. Wilkins 4 , J. Thome 8 , B. Larkin 3
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Wilkins , R. Sanders
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (52)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Sanders (Erstad at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .295 20 61
K. Daniels DH 5 1 1 0 0 2 0 .261 39 89
F. Thomas 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .264 31 92
K. Akiyama RF 3 1 1 2 1 2 1 .217 21 54
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .258 1 47
B. Gates 3B 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .241 6 38
E. Perez C 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .282 1 10
J. Wehner CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .243 0 2
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .253 1 38
Totals 36 4 11 4 2 13 13      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Perez (8, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Gates (24, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Wehner (4, 6th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 1 out) F. Thomas 3 (29, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Akiyama (21, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 2 , E. Perez 2 , B. Gates 3 , J. Wehner 2 , F. Thomas 6 , K. Akiyama 4 , K. Daniels
2-out RBI: E. Perez , F. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek 2 , R. Ordonez , J. Wehner
Hit by Pitch: E. Perez
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gates (5) , K. Daniels (43)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle W (16-6) 6.1 10 4 4 2 11 1 118 75 4.19   
J. Habyan H (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 18 4.50   
S. Woodard 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 11 3.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 46
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 30, J. Habyan 6, S. Woodard 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 4-2, J. Habyan 1-2, S. Woodard 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 118-75, J. Habyan 27-18, S. Woodard 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Habyan 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Neagle
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo L (6-9) 4.2 6 6 6 2 5 4 78 49 4.64   
G. Walter 2.1 1 2 2 2 1 0 43 28 6.70   
C. Almanzar 1.1 1 1 1 2 2 0 30 15 7.22   
P. Spoljaric 0.1 0 0 0 2 1 0 20 9 4.33   
T. Hoffman 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 5 5.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 31
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 21, G. Walter 10, C. Almanzar 7, P. Spoljaric 3, T. Hoffman 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 2-6, G. Walter 2-4, C. Almanzar 1-1, P. Spoljaric 0-0, T. Hoffman 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 78-49, G. Walter 43-28, C. Almanzar 30-15, P. Spoljaric 20-9, T. Hoffman 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Almanzar 2-2 , P. Spoljaric 1-0 , T. Hoffman 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Thome
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 28457
Special Notes: Frank Thomas ties the MIN regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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