DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/27/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 288 - SUNDAY, APRIL 27TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (11-14) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 3 1
Minnesota Twins (9-16) 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X 3 8 1
Twins Nip Cardinals, 3-2
The Minnesota Twins got a strong performance from pitcher Darren Oliver, who stymied the St. Louis offense en route to a 3-2 win at Metrodome. The Cardinals fall to 11-14 and continue their lackluster start in 1997.

Minnesota took a 3-2 lead on Darin Erstad's 38th hit of the season. The run-scoring single, which Erstad hit in the bottom of the seventh, left St. Louis pitcher Terry Mathews shaking his head.

"I tell our guys all the time, 'Every pitch is the right pitch if you put it in the right place, you believe in it and have conviction,'" Minnesota manager Darren Fischbach said.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Bell 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .286 2 12
J. Valentin SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .114 0 5
B. Giles 1B 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .250 7 16
   a-M. Benjamin PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
   b-R. Clayton 1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .375 1 3
I. Calderon DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .243 5 13
K. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .318 3 13
D. Thon 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 2 .214 1 5
S. Finley LF 3 0 2 2 0 0 2 .299 4 19
D. Miller C 2 0 0 0 1 2 3 .274 2 6
   c-T. Neel PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 0 0
S. Javier CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .202 2 9
Totals 28 2 3 2 7 9 18      
a - M. Benjamin pinch ran for B. Giles in the 6th
b - R. Clayton substituted for M. Benjamin in the 6th
c - T. Neel pinch hit for D. Miller in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Calderon (6, 4th Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: I. Calderon 2 , S. Finley 2
2-out RBI: S. Finley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , K. Garcia , S. Finley , J. Bell
GIDP: B. Giles
Sac Bunt: S. Finley
Hit by Pitch: S. Javier
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Calderon (3) , R. Clayton (3)
CS: S. Finley (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Valentin (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Valentin-Thon-Giles)
OF assists: 1 (Javier (Thomas at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .358 4 14
K. Daniels DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .231 8 20
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .202 4 13
L. Walker RF 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .326 6 15
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .241 6 8
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .250 1 16
B. Gates 3B 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .253 1 8
E. Perez C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .278 0 3
R. Ordonez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .262 0 8
Totals 31 3 8 3 2 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (9, 1st Inning off C. Hammond, 0 on, 0 outs) E. Perez 2 (3, 2nd Inning off C. Hammond, 1 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off T. Mathews, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 3 , E. Perez 4 , B. Gates , K. Akiyama , L. Walker 2
2-out RBI: D. Erstad , L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek 2 , K. Daniels
GIDP: F. Thomas
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama (4)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grudzielanek (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Ordonez-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Hammond 6.0 5 2 2 2 3 0 105 69 4.08   
T. Mathews L (0-1) 2.0 3 1 1 0 2 0 37 22 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hammond 55
Batters Faced: C. Hammond 24, T. Mathews 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hammond 7-6, T. Mathews 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hammond 105-69, T. Mathews 37-22
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver 5.2 2 2 2 5 5 0 88 45 4.62   
T. Hoffman W (1-2), BS (3) 1.1 1 0 0 2 2 0 33 20 10.64   
R. Dibble SV (1) 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 21 13 3.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 57
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 23, T. Hoffman 8, R. Dibble 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 6-4, T. Hoffman 0-2, R. Dibble 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 88-45, T. Hoffman 33-20, R. Dibble 21-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 2-2 , R. Dibble 2-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darren Oliver
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 27263
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