DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
04/21/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT NEW YORK YANKEES
GAME ID: 226 - MONDAY, APRIL 21ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (7-13) 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 3 7 10 0
New York Yankees (4-15) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 4 0
Yankees Lose to Twins, 7-2
The Minnesota Twins got a good effort from starter Darren Oliver in defeating the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium. The final score was 7-2. The Twins have stumbled out of the gate, getting only their 7th win in 20 games.

It could have been a different outcome for Minnesota, had it not been for Frank Thomas, the two-time All-Star . Thomas contributed a 2-run home run in the top of the fifth inning to put Minnesota up, 3-0.

"Good baseball players make you a smarter manager," said Minnesota manager Darren Fischbach.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 2 .337 4 12
K. Daniels DH 5 1 3 2 0 0 2 .216 8 19
F. Thomas 1B 4 1 1 2 0 2 3 .214 4 11
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .310 4 9
K. Akiyama LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 .224 3 4
B. Gates 3B 3 2 1 1 0 1 2 .246 1 7
M. Grudzielanek SS 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 .268 1 14
E. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .176 0 2
R. Ordonez 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .294 0 8
Totals 33 7 10 7 2 10 15      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (6, 5th Inning off B. Moehler, 0 on, 1 out) K. Akiyama (3, 4th Inning off B. Moehler, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Gates (1, 6th Inning off D. Simons, 0 on, 1 out) F. Thomas (4, 5th Inning off B. Moehler, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 3 , R. Ordonez 2 , B. Gates 4 , F. Thomas 4 , K. Akiyama 2 , K. Daniels 3
2-out RBI: F. Thomas , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Perez , L. Walker
GIDP: F. Thomas
Sac Fly: M. Grudzielanek
Hit by Pitch: M. Grudzielanek , B. Gates
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama (3) , K. Daniels (7)
CS: K. Daniels (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257 0 6
B. Abreu RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .159 4 5
K. Kiyohara 1B 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .235 7 16
T. Fryman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .225 1 4
P. Clark DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 1 .224 4 14
D. Lewis LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .169 1 6
R. Thompson CF 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .186 0 4
A. Stankiewicz 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 .153 0 4
J. Grotewold C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 4 2 4 12 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: P. Clark (4, 8th Inning off T. Hoffman, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Thompson 2 , P. Clark 4 , D. Lewis
2-out RBI: R. Thompson , P. Clark
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Kiyohara , A. Stankiewicz 2
Hit by Pitch: K. Kiyohara
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Abreu (4)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fryman-Stankiewicz-Kiyohara)
OF assists: 1 (Abreu (Erstad at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver W (2-2) 5.0 2 1 1 3 8 0 89 50 5.03   
B. Ayrault 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 30 20 5.23   
T. Hoffman H (1) 1.2 1 1 1 0 2 1 36 22 12.10   
J. Spradlin 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 12 6.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 64
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 21, B. Ayrault 6, T. Hoffman 6, J. Spradlin 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 4-3, B. Ayrault 1-2, T. Hoffman 1-2, J. Spradlin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 89-50, B. Ayrault 30-20, T. Hoffman 36-22, J. Spradlin 17-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ayrault 1-1
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Moehler L (0-3) 5.0 7 3 3 2 4 1 95 54 7.71   
D. Simons 3.0 1 2 2 0 4 1 33 25 3.75   
J. Mesa 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 21 13 8.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Moehler 43
Batters Faced: B. Moehler 22, D. Simons 11, J. Mesa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Moehler 2-7, D. Simons 4-1, J. Mesa 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Moehler 95-54, D. Simons 33-25, J. Mesa 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Mesa 1-1
WP: J. Mesa
Hit Batsmen: D. Simons , J. Mesa
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darren Oliver
Ballpark: Yankee Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:17
Attendance: 33048
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