DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/15/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 3559 - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (76-74) 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 4 9 0
Minnesota Twins (65-85) 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 9 0
Close Win Moves Spiders to 76-74
The Cleveland Spiders racked up a win at Metrodome, bumping off the Minnesota Twins, 4-3. John Thomson, who started for Cleveland, pitched effectively for his team. Thomson got the win, improving to 11-8. He allowed 7 hits and walked 3 over 8 innings. Thomson allowed 3 earned runs. Steve Karsay, credited with the save, is now 33 for 46 in save opportunities.

The Spiders got a big at-bat from shortstop Tomas Perez, who in the top of the seventh hit a 2-run double. It was his 36th double of the season and put the Spiders on top, 3-2.

"Feels good to get the job done," Perez said after the game.

The last-place Twins have lost 4 consecutive games.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grissom CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 .227 15 50
D. Strawberry DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .256 41 80
B. Gilkey RF 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .240 28 67
K. Mitchell 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 52 114
   a-H. Johnson PR, 3B 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .202 34 74
R. Pemberton 1B 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .186 3 12
   b-R. Petagine 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 2 7
G. Anderson LF 4 1 0 0 0 0 4 .267 9 29
T. Perez SS 4 1 1 2 0 3 0 .258 10 67
G. Williams C 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .252 7 18
   c-R. Ibanez PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 35 97
   d-T. Hundley C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 47 102
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .191 4 34
Totals 35 4 9 4 1 8 15      
a - H. Johnson pinch ran for K. Mitchell in the 7th
b - R. Petagine substituted for R. Pemberton in the 8th
c - R. Ibanez pinch ran for G. Williams in the 9th
d - T. Hundley substituted for R. Ibanez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Williams (8, 7th Inning off D. Oliver, 1 on, 1 out) T. Perez (36, 7th Inning off D. Oliver, 2 on, 1 out) B. Gilkey (24, 4th Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grissom 2 , G. Williams 3 , T. Perez 2 , R. Pemberton , B. Gilkey 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Strawberry 3 , G. Anderson
GIDP: G. Anderson
Hit by Pitch: K. Mitchell , R. Pemberton
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grissom (33)

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Gilkey (Seitzer at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .287 22 68
K. Daniels DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .256 45 100
L. Walker RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .247 29 83
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .211 24 64
M. Grudzielanek 2B, SS 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .264 3 52
K. Seitzer 3B 4 1 2 1 0 2 1 .249 3 16
E. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .248 1 11
J. Wehner 1B 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .270 0 5
R. Ordonez SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .239 1 40
   a-F. Thomas PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .272 41 112
   b-B. Gates SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .241 6 42
Totals 32 3 9 3 3 7 8      
a - F. Thomas pinch hit for R. Ordonez in the 7th
b - B. Gates substituted for F. Thomas in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Wehner (5, 2nd Inning off J. Thomson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Grudzielanek (3, 7th Inning off J. Thomson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grudzielanek 5 , J. Wehner 4 , L. Walker , K. Seitzer 2 , K. Daniels
2-out RBI: J. Wehner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ordonez , K. Akiyama 2 , F. Thomas
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grudzielanek 2 (27) , J. Wehner (1) , L. Walker 2 (34)
CS: M. Grudzielanek (10) , K. Daniels 2 (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Ordonez-Wehner)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Thomson W (11-8) 8.0 7 3 3 3 6 1 109 63 4.09   
S. Karsay SV (33) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 10 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Thomson 59
Batters Faced: J. Thomson 31, S. Karsay 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Thomson 7-8, S. Karsay 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Thomson 109-63, S. Karsay 15-10
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver L (9-14) 7.0 7 4 4 0 6 0 88 60 6.93   
T. Hoffman 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 19 5.38   
P. Spoljaric 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 10 5 4.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 53
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 29, T. Hoffman 6, P. Spoljaric 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 6-8, T. Hoffman 2-1, P. Spoljaric 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 88-60, T. Hoffman 31-19, P. Spoljaric 10-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Spoljaric 1-0
WP: T. Hoffman
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Thomson
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:48
Attendance: 28188
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