DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/28/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1594 - THURSDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (69-65) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 8 2
Minnesota Twins (59-74) 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 X 5 5 0
Twins Solve Knights, 5-2
The Minnesota Twins trumped the Charlotte Knights, 5-2, at Metrodome. Minnesota first baseman Frank Thomas was named player of the game for his performance. He was 1 for 2 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2. Rob Dibble notched his 24th save in 27 chances. Minnesota is now 59-74, Charlotte 69-65.

Thomas had a key at-bat for Minnesota early in the game. With a runner on 2nd, he hit a 2-run home run. It was his 34th home run of the season and gave Minnesota an early 2-0 lead.

"Feels good to get the job done," Thomas said after the game.
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .264 9 55
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .263 42 94
C. Everett CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .233 30 70
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .263 22 78
S. Mack LF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .303 13 56
O. Merced RF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .221 16 49
M. Carreon DH 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 4 26
T. Zeile C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .235 18 59
N. Perez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .324 2 16
Totals 33 2 8 2 1 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Garciaparra (30, 9th Inning off T. Hoffman, 1 on, 1 out) J. Giambi (19, 4th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Mack (15, 7th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Mack (13, 5th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Carreon , N. Garciaparra 2 , J. Giambi 3 , O. Merced 2 , S. Mack 6
2-out RBI: O. Merced
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Carreon , O. Merced
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: C. Everett (2)

FIELDING
Errors: N. Garciaparra (20) , O. Merced (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .259 39 92
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .255 2 50
F. Thomas 1B 2 3 1 2 2 0 0 .260 34 97
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .260 27 78
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .219 23 61
B. Fordyce C 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .242 9 39
B. Gates 3B 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .243 6 39
J. Wehner CF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .243 0 3
R. Ordonez SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .252 1 39
Totals 30 5 5 4 3 12 8      
BATTING
Home Runs: F. Thomas (34, 1st Inning off T. Saunders, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Fordyce , B. Gates , J. Wehner , F. Thomas 4 , K. Akiyama
2-out RBI: B. Gates , J. Wehner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fordyce , K. Daniels
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Gates)
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Saunders L (4-7) 7.0 4 4 3 2 9 1 100 66 3.01   
C. Fox 1.0 1 1 0 1 3 0 24 15 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Saunders 62
Batters Faced: T. Saunders 28, C. Fox 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Saunders 4-8, C. Fox 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Saunders 100-66, C. Fox 24-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz W (10-11) 7.0 5 1 1 1 2 1 96 62 4.92   
T. Hoffman H (14) 1.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 27 19 5.85   
R. Dibble SV (24) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 2.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 64
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 25, T. Hoffman 8, R. Dibble 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 9-8, T. Hoffman 2-0, R. Dibble 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 96-62, T. Hoffman 27-19, R. Dibble 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 1-0 , R. Dibble 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Thomas
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:36
Attendance: 28438
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