DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/03/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 3424 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (70-68) 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 7 0
Minnesota Twins (62-77) 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 1 X 6 12 1
Twins Turn Back St. Louis, 6-4
The Minnesota Twins topped the St. Louis Cardinals by the score of 6-4, with the largest share of the credit going to center fielder Darin Erstad. Erstad was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while scoring 2 runs and driving in 3 for the Twins. Rob Dibble got the save, his 26th in 29 chances. The 5th-place Twins lifted their record to 62-77.

Erstad contributed a productive at-bat in the bottom of the third. With runners on 1st and 2nd, he hit a 3-run home run. It was one at-bat among others that helped Minnesota get the win.

"I had some good swings out there," said Erstad.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 4 1 0 0 1 3 3 .267 0 10
B. Giles DH 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .287 23 78
J. Posada C 4 1 2 3 0 1 0 .225 7 23
I. Calderon 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .254 18 67
K. Garcia RF 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .278 24 86
J. Valentin SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .260 21 76
J. Vizcaino 3B 4 0 0 1 0 2 1 .246 0 10
D. Thon 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .205 4 29
S. Javier CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .237 7 44
Totals 34 4 7 4 3 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Thon (27, 4th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Posada (5, 5th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 1 out) K. Garcia (29, 1st Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: K. Garcia (12, 4th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Posada (7, 1st Inning off P. Astacio, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Thon 2 , J. Posada 6 , B. Giles , K. Garcia 5 , I. Calderon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Valentin , J. Vizcaino , G. Young
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: I. Calderon (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 2 3 3 0 1 2 .295 22 68
K. Daniels DH 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .254 40 94
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .271 39 106
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 28 80
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .219 24 63
B. Fordyce C 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .240 9 40
B. Gates 3B 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 .239 6 40
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .257 2 50
R. Ordonez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .249 1 40
Totals 36 6 12 6 1 5 12      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Fordyce (24, 8th Inning off D. Lilliquist, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Erstad (22, 3rd Inning off T. Mulholland, 2 on, 1 out) K. Daniels (40, 5th Inning off T. Mulholland, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 6 , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , B. Fordyce 3 , B. Gates , F. Thomas 2 , K. Akiyama , K. Daniels 4
2-out RBI: K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , L. Walker
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (47)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Thomas (7)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Mulholland L (0-1) 4.2 6 5 5 0 2 2 82 54 9.35   
D. Lilliquist 2.2 5 1 1 0 2 0 39 24 5.08   
D. Allison 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 16 9 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Mulholland 34
Batters Faced: T. Mulholland 20, D. Lilliquist 13, D. Allison 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Mulholland 5-7, D. Lilliquist 2-4, D. Allison 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Mulholland 82-54, D. Lilliquist 39-24, D. Allison 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Allison 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio W (9-12) 5.2 7 4 4 3 7 1 110 68 4.81   
P. Spoljaric H (8) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 10 4.18   
T. Hoffman H (15) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 13 9 5.57   
R. Dibble SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 2.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 43
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 27, P. Spoljaric 3, T. Hoffman 4, R. Dibble 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 6-3, P. Spoljaric 1-0, T. Hoffman 1-1, R. Dibble 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 110-68, P. Spoljaric 15-10, T. Hoffman 13-9, R. Dibble 7-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Spoljaric 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darin Erstad
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 28630
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