DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
09/07/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
GAME ID: 3470 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
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Minnesota Twins (64-78) 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 9 1
Milwaukee Creams (81-62) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 2
Twins Use Late-Game Magic to Beat Creams
The Minnesota Twins topped the Milwaukee Creams, 3-2, with designated hitter Kal Daniels playing a big role. Daniels belted 2 home runs for the Twins in the win. Rob Dibble, credited with the save, is now 28 for 31 in save opportunities. The Twins saw their record improve to 64-78.

With the game tied, 2-2, in the top of the ninth, Daniels had a key at-bat for Minnesota. With the bases empty, Daniels, who finished 3rd in the FL in stolen bases with 65 in 1994, hit a solo home run off Mark Portugal, making the score 3-2, Twins.

Daniels called the win the result of "everyone being in sync."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .295 22 68
K. Daniels DH 4 2 2 2 1 1 2 .258 44 98
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .268 39 106
L. Walker RF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .251 28 81
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 1 0 2 0 1 .219 24 63
B. Fordyce C 4 0 1 0 1 0 6 .238 9 40
K. Seitzer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .247 3 15
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .253 2 50
R. Ordonez SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .246 1 40
Totals 35 3 9 2 7 6 25      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Daniels 2 (44, 3rd Inning off K. Downs, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off M. Portugal, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , B. Fordyce , K. Akiyama , L. Walker , K. Seitzer , K. Daniels 8
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Erstad 2 , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , B. Fordyce 2
GIDP: B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grudzielanek (24) , B. Fordyce (5) , K. Akiyama (20) , L. Walker 2 (30)
CS: K. Seitzer (1)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Almanzar (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Goodwin CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257 8 43
M. Loretta 2B 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .298 10 68
C. Jones 3B 5 0 1 0 0 3 3 .270 33 87
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .270 46 120
K. Caminiti DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .282 45 120
S. Finley LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .293 11 41
J. Elway RF 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 .225 38 89
R. Sanchez SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .243 2 40
B. Ausmus C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .213 4 21
   a-T. Houston PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .313 6 15
Totals 34 2 7 2 4 14 19      
a - T. Houston pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Loretta (31, 3rd Inning off J. Guzman, 1 on, 1 out) B. Ausmus (9, 3rd Inning off J. Guzman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Loretta 3 , C. Jones , C. Delgado 2 , B. Ausmus 2 , K. Caminiti
2-out RBI: C. Delgado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Loretta , R. Sanchez 2
Sac Bunt: T. Goodwin
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: M. Loretta (10) , C. Jones (12)
Double Plays: 2 (Goodwin-Jones, Ausmus-Loretta-Delgado)
OF assists: 1 (Goodwin (Daniels at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman 5.1 5 2 2 1 7 0 84 52 2.90   
C. Almanzar 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 28 19 6.87   
T. Hoffman W (5-9) 1.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 23 12 5.47   
R. Dibble SV (28) 1.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 15 2.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 56
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 22, C. Almanzar 8, T. Hoffman 5, R. Dibble 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 3-6, C. Almanzar 2-2, T. Hoffman 0-0, R. Dibble 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 84-52, C. Almanzar 28-19, T. Hoffman 23-12, R. Dibble 27-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Downs 6.1 6 2 2 4 3 1 106 64 4.87   
R. Murphy BS (7) 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 22 11 3.10   
M. Portugal L (5-9) 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 1 32 22 4.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Downs 52
Batters Faced: K. Downs 29, R. Murphy 6, M. Portugal 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Downs 10-4, R. Murphy 1-1, M. Portugal 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Downs 106-64, R. Murphy 22-11, M. Portugal 32-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Murphy 2-1 , M. Portugal 1-0
WP: R. Murphy
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kal Daniels
Ballpark: Milwaukee County Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:20
Attendance: 25494
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