DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
04/29/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
GAME ID: 314 - TUESDAY, APRIL 29TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Minnesota Twins (11-16) 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 11 14 1
Milwaukee Creams (17-10) 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 9 11 0
Twins Continue Hot Streak with Extra-Inning Win
The Minnesota Twins trumped the Milwaukee Creams, 11-9, at Milwaukee County Stadium. Minnesota center fielder Darin Erstad was named player of the game for his performance. He went 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and 2 walks. He scored 4 runs and drove in 2. The win takes Minnesota to 11-16.

Erstad had a game-changing home run in the top of the tenth. On a first pitch changeup from Steve Bedrosian, he banged a 2-run home run to right, giving the Twins a 11-9 lead. It was the 5th home run of the year for Erstad.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Erstad said after the game.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 4 3 2 2 0 0 .365 5 16
K. Daniels DH 4 3 2 3 2 0 1 .243 9 24
F. Thomas 1B 4 1 2 6 1 0 2 .214 5 19
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 1 3 2 .320 7 17
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 4 .221 6 8
B. Gates 3B, 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .260 1 8
M. Grudzielanek SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 1 .267 1 17
E. Perez C 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 .310 0 3
R. Ordonez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .250 0 8
   a-J. Stone PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 0 0
   b-K. Seitzer 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 39 11 14 11 8 7 16      
a - J. Stone pinch hit for R. Ordonez in the 10th
b - K. Seitzer substituted for J. Stone in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (7, 2nd Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 1 out) F. Thomas (4, 9th Inning off B. Taylor, 3 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Erstad (5, 10th Inning off S. Bedrosian, 1 on, 2 outs) F. Thomas (5, 5th Inning off T. Greene, 1 on, 1 out) K. Daniels (9, 3rd Inning off T. Greene, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 6 , E. Perez 3 , M. Grudzielanek 3 , R. Ordonez , B. Gates , F. Thomas 6 , K. Daniels 5
2-out RBI: D. Erstad
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Akiyama
GIDP: B. Gates , F. Thomas
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama (5) , K. Daniels (10)
CS: K. Akiyama (2)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ordonez (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 .209 2 8
M. Loretta 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 .300 1 11
C. Jones 3B 4 3 3 4 1 0 0 .308 8 21
C. Delgado 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .299 9 30
J. Posada C 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .226 4 8
K. Caminiti DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 .394 12 30
J. Elway RF 5 1 2 4 0 1 3 .221 8 16
G. Young LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .250 0 7
R. Sanchez SS 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 .223 0 10
Totals 42 9 11 9 3 8 12      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Loretta (5, 9th Inning off B. Ayrault, 2 on, 1 out) C. Jones (6, 1st Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Elway (8, 6th Inning off P. Astacio, 3 on, 2 outs) C. Jones 2 (8, 3rd Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off B. Ayrault, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Elway 5 , J. Posada , M. Loretta 2 , C. Jones 10 , T. Goodwin , G. Young , K. Caminiti 2
2-out RBI: J. Elway , C. Jones
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Delgado , R. Sanchez
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Sanchez-Loretta-Delgado, Sanchez-Loretta-Delgado, Young-Posada)
OF assists: 2 (Elway (Grudzielanek at 3rd base), Young (Grudzielanek at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio 5.2 5 5 5 3 3 2 96 54 4.61   
D. Piatt 2.2 2 1 0 0 2 0 32 23 7.71   
B. Ayrault 0.0 3 3 3 0 0 1 11 7 8.18   
G. Walter W (1-0) 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 24 16 5.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 39
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 25, D. Piatt 11, B. Ayrault 3, G. Walter 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 6-8, D. Piatt 5-1, B. Ayrault 0-0, G. Walter 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 96-54, D. Piatt 32-23, B. Ayrault 11-7, G. Walter 24-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ayrault 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Greene 6.0 6 5 5 5 6 2 113 66 3.20   
W. Gardner 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 5 1.13   
R. Murphy 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 16 10 1.45   
B. Taylor 1.0 3 2 2 2 1 0 24 14 5.68   
S. Bedrosian L (1-1) 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 6 5 4.41   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Greene 41
Batters Faced: T. Greene 28, W. Gardner 2, R. Murphy 6, B. Taylor 7, S. Bedrosian 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Greene 2-9, W. Gardner 2-0, R. Murphy 1-1, B. Taylor 1-0, S. Bedrosian 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: T. Greene 113-66, W. Gardner 9-5, R. Murphy 16-10, B. Taylor 24-14, S. Bedrosian 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Gardner 1-0 , B. Taylor 2-2 , S. Bedrosian 1-0
WP: T. Greene 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darin Erstad
Ballpark: Milwaukee County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (49 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:45
Attendance: 24126
Special Notes: Darin Erstad sets the MIN regular season extra-inning game record for runs with 4.
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