DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/16/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 177 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (5-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Kansas City Royals (9-6) 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 X 9 12 0
Jones Hurls Royals to Shutout Win
Bobby J. Jones of the Kansas City Royals spun his magic on the Minnesota Twins today. He blanked them 9-0 on 5 hits, registering 6 strikeouts and 1 walk.

"The bottom line was I just kept the ball down," Jones said. "My breaking stuff was down. Everything was down."

Talking to reporters in the postgame interview, Kansas City skipper Daniel Drucker said the team "got solid pitching, good defense and took great team at-bats in a lot of different situations."

"Bobby J. pitched really well but this was a solid performance by everyone," he said.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .338 4 9
K. Daniels DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .171 6 13
L. Walker RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .339 3 6
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .216 3 4
B. Gates 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 0 5
B. Fordyce C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .319 3 9
M. Grudzielanek SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .263 0 10
J. Wehner 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 0 0
   a-W. Boggs PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   b-J. Stone 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
R. Ordonez 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .296 0 5
Totals 30 0 5 0 1 6 10      
a - W. Boggs pinch hit for J. Wehner in the 8th
b - J. Stone substituted for W. Boggs in the 8th

BATTING
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , L. Walker , W. Boggs
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wehner , L. Walker
Sac Bunt: D. Erstad
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grudzielanek (2)
CS: D. Erstad (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 0 .355 2 3
R. Lankford LF 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 .286 3 6
J. Thome 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .216 5 7
J. Burnitz DH 3 2 2 4 2 0 1 .212 3 9
R. Wilkins C 5 1 2 3 0 3 4 .188 3 9
B. Larkin SS 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .232 2 7
R. Hidalgo RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 4 .214 4 6
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .220 3 5
T. Naehring 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224 1 6
Totals 36 9 12 9 5 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (2, 2nd Inning off J. Guzman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wilkins (3, 7th Inning off D. Piatt, 0 on, 1 out) R. Hidalgo (4, 7th Inning off D. Piatt, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Burnitz (3, 7th Inning off D. Piatt, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 2 , J. Thome , R. Wilkins 5 , B. Larkin , R. Lankford 2 , A. Jones 2 , R. Hidalgo 4 , J. Burnitz 5
2-out RBI: R. Wilkins , B. Larkin , R. Hidalgo , J. Burnitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Wilkins 2 , A. Jones , T. Naehring , R. Hidalgo
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar (6) , R. Lankford (4)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman L (1-2) 4.2 6 4 4 3 4 0 102 56 4.50   
G. Walter 1.2 1 1 1 1 2 0 31 17 7.20   
D. Piatt 1.1 5 4 4 1 1 3 44 24 7.04   
B. Ayrault 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 6.14   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 37
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 23, G. Walter 7, D. Piatt 10, B. Ayrault 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 6-4, G. Walter 1-2, D. Piatt 1-2, B. Ayrault 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 102-56, G. Walter 31-17, D. Piatt 44-24, B. Ayrault 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Walter 2-1 , D. Piatt 1-1 , B. Ayrault 2-0
WP: J. Guzman
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones W (2-1) 9.0 5 0 0 1 6 0 104 69 2.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 82
Batters Faced: B. Jones 32
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 11-9
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 104-69
WP: B. Jones
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeromy Burnitz
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (52 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 20 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:06
Attendance: 12730
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