DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
08/27/1996
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 1572 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (65-66) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9 0
New York Yankees (31-100) 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 9 0
Twins Score Late, Stun Yankees, 4-3
New York pitcher Mark Clark gave the Twins all they could handle, but in the end, Minnesota left Yankee Stadium with a 4-3 win. Clark allowed no earned runs on 5 hits over 8 innings. Minnesota reliever Jerry Spradlin picked up the win, upping his record to 5-5. Lee Smith was saddled with the loss. The Twins, now 65-66, have won 4 in a row.

The most important at-bat for Minnesota came in the top of the ninth inning, when pinch hitter Jeff Stone stroked a 2-1 fastball to right for a run-scoring single, putting Minnesota up, 4-3.

"The effort we put into this one paid off," Stone said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .255 37 83
D. Erstad CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 5 .257 18 66
F. Thomas 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .291 37 93
L. Walker RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .262 37 89
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .238 27 71
B. Gates 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .270 3 39
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .253 1 44
E. Perez C 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 .255 6 28
A. Pozo 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .161 3 21
   a-J. Stone PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .320 0 2
   b-N. Martin 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 1 13
Totals 35 4 9 4 3 8 16      
a - J. Stone pinch hit for A. Pozo in the 9th
b - N. Martin substituted for J. Stone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (23, 9th Inning off L. Smith, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , A. Pozo , M. Grudzielanek 3 , L. Walker , K. Daniels , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama , J. Stone
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Erstad 2 , A. Pozo
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grudzielanek (26)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gates-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Lewis LF 5 0 2 0 0 3 0 .239 3 27
S. Bullett RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .227 14 44
D. Mattingly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .277 16 50
M. Lieberthal C 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .227 20 49
C. Sabo 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 1 .234 10 38
R. Thompson CF 4 0 2 3 0 1 2 .187 18 53
A. Stankiewicz 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .209 2 31
M. Thompson DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .183 1 11
E. Caceres SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .177 1 5
   a-J. Walton PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .188 0 3
Totals 35 3 9 3 3 7 13      
a - J. Walton pinch hit for E. Caceres in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Sabo (18, 4th Inning off M. Oquist, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lieberthal 2 , R. Thompson 2 , S. Bullett , D. Lewis 2 , C. Sabo 3
2-out RBI: R. Thompson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Mattingly , S. Bullett 2
GIDP: A. Stankiewicz
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Bullett (20) , D. Lewis (31) , C. Sabo (15)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Oquist 5.1 5 2 2 1 5 0 74 48 4.71   
B. Ayrault 1.1 2 1 1 1 0 0 28 16 5.00   
J. Spradlin W (5-5) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 10 6.46   
R. Dibble SV (19) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 22 11 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oquist 54
Batters Faced: M. Oquist 21, B. Ayrault 7, J. Spradlin 5, R. Dibble 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oquist 7-3, B. Ayrault 1-3, J. Spradlin 1-2, R. Dibble 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oquist 74-48, B. Ayrault 28-16, J. Spradlin 14-10, R. Dibble 22-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clark 8.0 5 0 0 1 6 0 113 65 4.26   
D. Simons 0.0 1 2 2 1 0 0 12 5 3.57   
L. Smith L (0-2), BS (1) 1.0 3 2 2 1 2 0 23 15 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 77
Batters Faced: M. Clark 29, D. Simons 2, L. Smith 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 12-5, D. Simons 0-0, L. Smith 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 113-65, D. Simons 12-5, L. Smith 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Smith 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Clark
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 15 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 33920
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