DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
08/25/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1560 - MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (57-73) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0
New York Yankees (44-86) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1
Twins Get Road Win, 3-2
Mark Clark pitched well, but the New York Yankees still lost the game, falling 3-2 to the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium. Darren Oliver got the win, improving to 9-11. He held the Yankees to 2 earned runs on 5 hits over 6 innings, while striking out 4 and walking 4. Minnesota now sits at 57-73, while New York falls to 44-86.

Koji Akiyama put Minnesota in front, 3-1, when he took Mark Clark downtown. His solo home run came with two out in the top of the fourth. It was his 22nd home run of the season.

"We faced good pitching and still got it done," said Akiyama.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .288 20 63
K. Daniels DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 39 91
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 32 93
L. Walker RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .264 27 77
K. Akiyama LF 3 2 1 1 1 1 0 .221 22 56
B. Fordyce C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .242 9 39
K. Seitzer 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .265 3 14
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .255 1 48
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .253 1 39
Totals 33 3 5 2 1 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Walker (29, 2nd Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Akiyama (22, 4th Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Ordonez , B. Fordyce 2 , K. Akiyama 4 , L. Walker 2
2-out RBI: K. Akiyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Seitzer
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Seitzer-Grudzielanek-Thomas, Thomas-Ordonez-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu RF, LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .235 17 47
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .256 9 54
D. Lee 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 2 .205 4 12
P. Clark DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .244 12 50
B. Trammell LF 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .198 2 4
   a-E. Giovanola PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .158 1 4
   b-J. Phillips LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .100 1 3
   c-R. Thompson PH, RF, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .183 6 18
K. Orie 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .194 3 11
M. Gallego 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .174 4 18
J. Grotewold C 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .126 4 17
D. Lewis CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .193 2 27
   d-Q. McCracken PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .193 4 16
Totals 32 2 7 2 5 8 22      
a - E. Giovanola pinch ran for B. Trammell in the 6th
b - J. Phillips substituted for E. Giovanola in the 7th
c - R. Thompson pinch hit for J. Phillips in the 7th
d - Q. McCracken pinch hit for D. Lewis in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Gallego (9, 2nd Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Trammell (2, 4th Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs) D. Lee (4, 1st Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gallego 2 , B. Trammell 5 , D. Lee 4 , O. Cabrera 2 , J. Grotewold
2-out RBI: D. Lee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Abreu 2 , J. Grotewold
GIDP: K. Orie , P. Clark
Hit by Pitch: K. Orie , D. Lewis 2
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Orie (1) , E. Giovanola (4)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Cabrera (16)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver W (9-11) 6.0 5 2 2 4 4 2 87 48 6.89   
P. Spoljaric H (7) 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 27 16 4.13   
T. Hoffman H (13) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 5.94   
R. Dibble SV (23) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 23 15 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 54
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 28, P. Spoljaric 6, T. Hoffman 2, R. Dibble 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 4-8, P. Spoljaric 1-0, T. Hoffman 1-1, R. Dibble 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 87-48, P. Spoljaric 27-16, T. Hoffman 6-3, R. Dibble 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clark L (6-13) 7.0 4 3 1 0 5 1 100 70 4.84   
J. Mesa 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 29 19 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 66
Batters Faced: M. Clark 26, J. Mesa 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 9-7, J. Mesa 1-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 100-70, J. Mesa 29-19
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Clark
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (72 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 33299
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