DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
04/18/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 190 - FRIDAY, APRIL 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (6-11) 1 4 2 1 3 3 0 1 1 16 21 0
Boston Red Sox (5-11) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 1
Twins Cream Red Sox, 16-3
A 3-RBI performance from designated hitter Kal Daniels, who is tied for 9th in the FL in extra base hits with 9, led the Minnesota Twins to a 16-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox, now 5-11, continue their slow start.

Minnesota shortstop Mark Grudzielanek delivered a 2-run home run in the top of the third. Overall, he went 3 for 5, including 1 home run, 1 single, and 1 double. He scored 3 runs and batted in 3.

"Today was a lot of fun," said Grudzielanek.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 .342 4 12
K. Daniels DH 5 3 3 3 1 0 2 .200 8 16
F. Thomas 1B 4 1 3 2 2 0 0 .210 3 9
L. Walker RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .317 3 6
K. Akiyama LF 6 2 2 0 0 2 6 .228 3 4
B. Fordyce C 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 .333 3 11
   a-E. Perez PH, C 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .231 0 2
B. Gates 3B 6 2 3 0 0 1 4 .267 0 5
M. Grudzielanek SS 5 3 3 3 0 1 2 .290 1 13
R. Ordonez 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 .310 0 7
Totals 44 16 21 16 4 5 28      
a - E. Perez pinch hit for B. Fordyce in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (5, 2nd Inning off R. Robinson, 2 on, 0 outs) B. Fordyce (5, 6th Inning off P. Borbon, 2 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: M. Grudzielanek (1, 3rd Inning off R. Robinson, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Daniels 2 (8, 1st Inning off R. Robinson, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off P. Borbon, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 2 , M. Grudzielanek 7 , R. Ordonez 2 , B. Fordyce 3 , B. Gates 3 , F. Thomas 3 , K. Akiyama 2 , K. Daniels 9 , E. Perez
2-out RBI: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , F. Thomas , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Fordyce 2 , K. Daniels
GIDP: B. Gates
Sac Bunt: B. Fordyce
Sac Fly: D. Erstad , R. Ordonez
Hit by Pitch: L. Walker
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (4) , M. Grudzielanek (3) , K. Daniels (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Renteria 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 3 .219 0 3
S. Fletcher SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .200 0 4
B. Bonds LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .269 5 11
D. Tartabull 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .123 2 6
A. Eto 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .222 1 5
T. Hollandsworth RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .197 1 7
M. Cameron CF 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .143 1 3
L. Stevens DH 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 .228 2 3
T. Greene C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .186 2 7
Totals 32 3 7 3 2 6 16      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Greene (2, 4th Inning off P. Astacio, 1 on, 1 out) A. Eto (2, 2nd Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Bonds (1, 1st Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Greene 3 , A. Eto 2 , L. Stevens 2 , B. Bonds 3
2-out RBI: T. Greene
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Fletcher , T. Hollandsworth , D. Tartabull
Sac Fly: E. Renteria , L. Stevens
Hit by Pitch: S. Fletcher
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cameron (2)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Greene (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Cummings-Fletcher-Tartabull)
OF assists: 1 (Hollandsworth (Gates at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio W (1-2) 8.2 7 3 3 2 6 0 108 73 4.28   
R. Dibble 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 4.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 62
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 36, R. Dibble 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 7-13, R. Dibble 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 108-73, R. Dibble 5-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dibble 1-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Astacio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Robinson L (1-3) 2.2 9 7 7 0 1 2 51 34 4.68   
M. Fyhrie 2.0 5 2 2 0 1 0 35 21 7.36   
P. Borbon 0.1 4 5 5 0 0 1 22 16 13.50   
R. Rodriguez 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 32 17 8.53   
T. Bogar 1.2 1 2 1 2 2 0 37 21 5.40   
M. Cummings 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Robinson 9
Batters Faced: R. Robinson 17, M. Fyhrie 10, P. Borbon 6, R. Rodriguez 7, T. Bogar 9, M. Cummings 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Robinson 4-3, M. Fyhrie 3-1, P. Borbon 0-1, R. Rodriguez 2-1, T. Bogar 1-2, M. Cummings 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Robinson 51-34, M. Fyhrie 35-21, P. Borbon 22-16, R. Rodriguez 32-17, T. Bogar 37-21, M. Cummings 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Borbon 1-1 , R. Rodriguez 1-1 , T. Bogar 2-0 , M. Cummings 2-1
WP: R. Robinson
Hit Batsmen: P. Borbon
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kal Daniels
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (50 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 12 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 9100
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