DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
08/23/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1534 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 23RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (56-72) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 9 2
Cincinnati Reds (74-54) 3 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 6 8 0
Reds Edge Twins, 6-5
The Cincinnati Reds did just enough to sneak past the Minnesota Twins, 6-5, at Riverfront Stadium. Cincinnati pitcher Mike Mussina earned player of the game honors. Cincinnati, at 74-54, sits in second place in the Federal League East Division.

Having an impact for Cincinnati was Scott Spiezio. In the bottom of the tenth inning, the 24-year old first baseman had a solo home run to make the score 6-5, Reds.

"This is a resilient bunch," said Cincinnati manager Eric Deutsch.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 1 .293 20 63
K. Daniels DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .260 39 90
F. Thomas 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 3 .261 32 93
L. Walker RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .267 27 77
K. Akiyama LF 5 1 2 0 0 2 1 .220 21 55
B. Fordyce C 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .239 9 39
K. Seitzer 3B 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .258 3 12
M. Grudzielanek 2B, SS 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .254 1 47
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .253 1 39
   a-B. Gates PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .240 6 38
Totals 38 5 9 5 4 12 19      
a - B. Gates pinch hit for R. Ordonez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Ordonez (13, 5th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 1 out) K. Akiyama (20, 9th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (32, 1st Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 2 outs) L. Walker (27, 4th Inning off M. Mussina, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , R. Ordonez 2 , B. Fordyce , F. Thomas 4 , K. Akiyama 3 , L. Walker 5 , K. Seitzer
2-out RBI: D. Erstad , F. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , F. Thomas , K. Daniels
Sac Bunt: B. Fordyce
Hit by Pitch: K. Daniels
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: C. Almanzar (1) , B. Fordyce (9)
PB: B. Fordyce
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 5 0 1 1 0 1 2 .292 7 54
S. Rolen 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .226 26 84
B. Williams RF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .265 18 82
B. Higginson LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .252 25 81
J. Lopez C 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .280 31 81
M. Lawton DH 4 0 1 1 1 1 3 .228 7 25
S. Spiezio 1B 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .265 18 66
O. Vizquel SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .240 1 37
D. Hosey CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 .208 5 40
Totals 35 6 8 5 7 7 18      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Higginson (24, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs) S. Spiezio (27, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Spiezio (18, 10th Inning off C. Almanzar, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Williams (18, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lawton , B. Higginson 2 , F. Vina , J. Lopez , S. Spiezio 6 , B. Williams 4 , O. Vizquel
2-out RBI: M. Lawton , S. Spiezio , B. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lawton , S. Rolen , S. Spiezio , B. Williams , O. Vizquel
Sac Bunt: D. Hosey
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Hosey (15) , F. Vina (26) , B. Williams (15)

FIELDING
PB: J. Lopez
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz 6.0 6 5 4 4 3 1 101 58 5.08   
J. Spradlin 1.0 1 0 0 3 1 0 27 12 4.39   
C. Almanzar L (1-4) 2.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 34 25 7.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 41
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 28, J. Spradlin 7, C. Almanzar 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 5-10, J. Spradlin 0-2, C. Almanzar 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 101-58, J. Spradlin 27-12, C. Almanzar 34-25
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Almanzar 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Mussina 8.1 7 4 4 1 11 2 110 76 3.27   
D. Henry BS (12) 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 21 9 6.07   
A. Rhodes W (6-6) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20 10 6.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Mussina 63
Batters Faced: M. Mussina 34, D. Henry 5, A. Rhodes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Mussina 6-8, D. Henry 1-1, A. Rhodes 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Mussina 110-76, D. Henry 21-9, A. Rhodes 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Henry 1-1
Hit Batsmen: M. Mussina
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mike Mussina
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:18
Attendance: 36416
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