DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
08/24/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 1546 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 24TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (56-73) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 11 2
Cincinnati Reds (75-54) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 X 4 3 1
Reds Come Back Late, Nip Twins
The Reds grabbed a win, 4-3, at Riverfront Stadium, overcoming a fine effort from Minnesota pitcher Pedro Astacio. Astacio went 8 innings and allowed 3 earned runs. The winner was Doug Henry in relief. His record improves to 9-9. Pedro Astacio took the loss. Cincinnati now owns a record of 75-54.

In the bottom of the eighth, Cincinnati left fielder Bobby Higginson had a run-producing at-bat. Facing Minnesota hurler Pedro Astacio, Higginson hit a sacrifice fly. That made the score 4-3, Cincinnati. For the day, Higginson drove in one run.

"This win gets us that much closer to where we want to be," Higginson said in postgame remarks.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .290 20 63
K. Daniels DH 5 0 3 1 0 0 0 .263 39 91
F. Thomas 1B 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .261 32 93
L. Walker RF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .264 27 77
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .220 21 55
B. Fordyce C 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .240 9 39
K. Seitzer 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .273 3 13
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .256 1 48
R. Ordonez SS 2 1 0 0 0 1 4 .252 1 39
   a-B. Gates PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 6 38
Totals 38 3 11 3 0 10 15      
a - B. Gates pinch hit for R. Ordonez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Fordyce (23, 8th Inning off D. Henry, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grudzielanek 2 , B. Fordyce 2 , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama , K. Seitzer 3 , K. Daniels 3
2-out RBI: K. Seitzer , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , R. Ordonez , F. Thomas , L. Walker 2
Sac Bunt: B. Fordyce
Hit by Pitch: R. Ordonez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (45)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grudzielanek (16) , B. Fordyce (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .292 7 54
S. Rolen 3B 3 1 0 0 1 3 3 .224 26 84
B. Williams RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .265 18 83
B. Higginson LF 3 0 0 1 0 2 2 .250 25 82
J. Lopez C 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .280 32 83
F. McGriff DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 16 51
J. Offerman 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 12
O. Vizquel SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .239 1 37
D. Hosey CF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .207 5 40
Totals 27 4 3 4 3 6 11      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Vina (23, 8th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lopez (32, 6th Inning off P. Astacio, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Vina 2 , J. Lopez 4 , B. Williams
2-out RBI: J. Lopez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Higginson , F. Vina , S. Rolen
Sac Fly: B. Higginson
Hit by Pitch: F. Vina
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Williams (16)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Rijo (2)
PB: J. Lopez
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio L (8-11) 8.0 3 4 3 3 6 1 114 75 4.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 65
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 8-10
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 114-75
Hit Batsmen: P. Astacio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo 7.0 8 2 2 0 7 0 110 69 2.49   
D. Henry W (9-9) 2.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 35 22 6.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 60
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 30, D. Henry 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 6-8, D. Henry 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 110-69, D. Henry 35-22
WP: J. Rijo
Hit Batsmen: J. Rijo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Astacio
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Rain (80 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:41
Attendance: 36628
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