DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/23/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1522 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (61-66) 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 5 9 1
Cleveland Spiders (58-69) 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 2 X 9 8 0
Spiders Get Win, Extend Streak to 4
The Cleveland Spiders topped the Minnesota Twins by the score of 9-5, with the biggest share of the credit going to shortstop Billy Ripken. Ripken was 2 for 4 with a home run and a double. He scored 2 runs and drove in 2 for the Spiders on the day. Mark Wohlers notched his 10th save in 21 chances. The 4th-place Spiders have won 4 in a row.

With Cleveland trailing 3-2 and runners on 1st and 3rd, the Spiders fortunes got a boost when second baseman Mickey Morandini turned a 2-2 forkball from Hideo Nomo into his 8th home run of the season. The hit scored 3 and put Cleveland up, 5-3.

"We need to keep playing good baseball," Ripken told the Cleveland Herald.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .249 36 81
D. Erstad CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .255 18 64
F. Thomas 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .291 34 86
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .262 36 87
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .239 27 70
B. Gates 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .273 3 38
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .247 0 37
E. Perez C 4 0 2 2 0 0 0 .260 6 28
A. Pozo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .161 3 21
Totals 35 5 9 5 1 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (21, 5th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Grudzielanek (3, 7th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (34, 8th Inning off B. Saberhagen, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , E. Perez 2 , M. Grudzielanek 5 , B. Gates , F. Thomas 4 , K. Akiyama 2
2-out RBI: K. Akiyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gates
GIDP: A. Pozo
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grudzielanek (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 2 1 1 1 1 1 .235 40 76
B. Gilkey RF 5 0 1 1 0 1 1 .246 24 57
G. Anderson LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .262 24 75
K. Mitchell 3B 2 1 0 0 2 1 0 .251 32 76
H. Johnson 1B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .239 33 83
M. Morandini 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 3 .243 8 55
T. Eusebio C 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .247 9 40
M. Grissom CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .262 17 55
B. Ripken SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 .241 4 43
Totals 33 9 8 8 5 9 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gilkey (22, 6th Inning off T. Hoffman, 1 on, 2 outs) M. Grissom (24, 8th Inning off T. Hoffman, 0 on, 1 out) B. Ripken (27, 6th Inning off T. Hoffman, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Eusebio (9, 6th Inning off T. Hoffman, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Morandini (8, 6th Inning off H. Nomo, 2 on, 0 outs) B. Ripken (4, 5th Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Strawberry (40, 8th Inning off J. Spradlin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson , T. Eusebio 4 , M. Morandini 4 , B. Gilkey 2 , M. Grissom 2 , B. Ripken 6 , D. Strawberry 4
2-out RBI: B. Gilkey , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Anderson , T. Eusebio , M. Morandini
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grissom (29)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ripken-Morandini-Johnson)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo L (10-10) 5.0 3 5 4 5 6 2 92 47 4.94   
T. Hoffman 2.1 4 3 3 0 3 1 33 20 2.86   
J. Spradlin 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 14 10 6.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 44
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 24, T. Hoffman 11, J. Spradlin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 2-7, T. Hoffman 1-3, J. Spradlin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 92-47, T. Hoffman 33-20, J. Spradlin 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Saberhagen W (8-12) 7.0 9 5 5 1 4 1 108 72 5.04   
M. Wohlers SV (10) 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 22 15 5.88   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 42
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 30, M. Wohlers 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 10-6, M. Wohlers 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 108-72, M. Wohlers 22-15
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Billy Ripken
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 35727
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