DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/25/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1546 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (63-66) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 6 0
Cleveland Spiders (58-71) 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 1
Twins Bridle Spiders, 4-2
Minnesota Twins starter Pedro Astacio pitched a strong game against the Cleveland Spiders at League Park, leading the Twins to a 4-2 win. The winning pitcher was Astacio, now 12-11. He tossed 8 innings of 5-hit ball, while walking 1 and fanning 6. The Twins are now 63-66, while the Spiders fall to 58-71.

Frank Thomas was a prime factor in the win for the Twins. In the top of the first with one out, the 28-year old first baseman hit a 2-run home run. He was 2 for 4 with a home run, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once.

"We did enough to win," said Thomas.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .254 37 83
D. Erstad CF 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .255 18 64
F. Thomas 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .292 36 90
L. Walker RF 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .261 36 87
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 .240 27 71
B. Gates 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .271 3 39
M. Grudzielanek SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .248 0 37
E. Perez C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .257 6 28
A. Pozo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .161 3 21
Totals 31 4 6 4 2 10 4      
BATTING
Triples: L. Walker (4, 9th Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (36, 1st Inning off R. Robinson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: F. Thomas 5 , K. Akiyama , L. Walker 3 , K. Daniels 2
2-out RBI: F. Thomas
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (56)
CS: K. Akiyama 2 (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .236 41 77
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 24 57
G. Anderson LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .267 25 77
K. Mitchell 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .249 32 77
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .237 33 83
M. Morandini 2B 3 0 2 0 1 1 1 .243 8 56
T. Eusebio C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 9 40
M. Grissom CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .260 17 55
B. Ripken SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 4 43
Totals 32 2 6 2 1 8 8      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Anderson (27, 9th Inning off R. Dibble, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Anderson (25, 1st Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Strawberry (41, 3rd Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: G. Anderson 6 , M. Morandini 2 , D. Strawberry 5
2-out RBI: G. Anderson , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Eusebio , M. Morandini , B. Ripken
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Morandini 2 (17)
CS: M. Morandini (5)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Robinson (2)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio W (12-11) 8.0 5 2 2 1 6 2 87 64 4.60   
R. Dibble SV (18) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 13 2.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 69
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 29, R. Dibble 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 8-9, R. Dibble 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 87-64, R. Dibble 19-13
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Robinson L (12-7) 8.1 5 4 4 2 10 1 129 79 4.88   
R. Hernandez 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robinson 65
Batters Faced: R. Robinson 31, R. Hernandez 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robinson 11-3, R. Hernandez 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robinson 129-79, R. Hernandez 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Hernandez 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Astacio
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Rain (74 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 19 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 35700
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