DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/16/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 3568 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (76-75) 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 5 10 0
Minnesota Twins (66-85) 2 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 X 7 10 0
Cleveland Loses, 7-5, Despite Ibanez Performance
Cleveland left fielder Raul Ibanez had a terrific game, but it still wasn't enough to get his team a win. Ibanez went 3 for 3 with 2 home runs, a triple, and a walk. He scored 3 runs and drove in 3, even as Minnesota beat the Spiders, 7-5. Ibanez was named the player of the game despite the loss. Paul Spoljaric notched his 2nd save in 2 chances. At 66-85, the Twins are currently last in the Federal League Central Division.

Minnesota took a 7-5 lead on Kal Daniels's 46th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Cleveland pitcher Carlos Perez in the bottom of the seventh.

"We'll grab a cold one tonight and go after another win tomorrow," Daniels said.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .256 41 80
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .238 28 67
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .278 52 114
T. Hundley C 4 1 1 1 0 3 1 .237 48 103
R. Ibanez LF 3 3 3 3 1 0 0 .276 37 100
H. Johnson 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .203 34 75
G. Anderson CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .266 9 29
T. Perez SS 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .258 10 67
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .192 4 34
Totals 35 5 10 5 3 15 11      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Anderson (17, 4th Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Mitchell (20, 6th Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Ibanez (3, 6th Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: R. Ibanez 2 (37, 2nd Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 1 out; 4th Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 1 out) T. Hundley (48, 4th Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Johnson , R. Ibanez 11 , T. Perez , G. Anderson 2 , T. Hundley 4 , B. Ripken , K. Mitchell 2 , D. Strawberry
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Perez 2 , K. Mitchell
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: H. Johnson (16) , B. Gilkey (28)
CS: D. Strawberry (12)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Ripken-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad LF 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .289 22 68
K. Daniels DH 4 1 1 2 0 1 1 .256 46 102
F. Thomas 1B 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 .273 41 112
L. Walker RF 3 2 2 2 1 1 2 .249 30 85
B. Fordyce C 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .233 9 41
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .264 3 52
B. Gates 3B 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 .243 6 43
J. Wehner CF 4 1 1 2 0 2 2 .269 1 7
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .238 1 40
Totals 32 7 10 7 3 9 11      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gates (27, 4th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Wehner (1, 4th Inning off S. Hitchcock, 1 on, 2 outs) L. Walker (30, 1st Inning off S. Hitchcock, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Daniels (46, 7th Inning off C. Perez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 2 , M. Grudzielanek , B. Gates 3 , J. Wehner 4 , F. Thomas , L. Walker 5 , K. Daniels 4
2-out RBI: J. Wehner , L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ordonez , L. Walker
GIDP: M. Grudzielanek
Sac Bunt: B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 5
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Hitchcock 5.0 4 5 5 3 8 2 97 61 5.61   
C. Perez L (4-6), BS (2) 3.0 6 2 2 0 1 1 53 33 4.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Hitchcock 44
Batters Faced: S. Hitchcock 22, C. Perez 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Hitchcock 4-3, C. Perez 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: S. Hitchcock 97-61, C. Perez 53-33
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Perez 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo 5.1 9 5 5 1 7 3 96 60 4.49   
R. Dibble W (3-2) 2.0 0 0 0 2 3 0 27 16 2.11   
T. Hoffman H (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 18 12 5.31   
P. Spoljaric SV (2) 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7 4.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 36
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 24, R. Dibble 8, T. Hoffman 4, P. Spoljaric 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 3-4, R. Dibble 1-2, T. Hoffman 0-0, P. Spoljaric 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 96-60, R. Dibble 27-16, T. Hoffman 18-12, P. Spoljaric 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dibble 1-0 , T. Hoffman 1-0 , P. Spoljaric 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Raul Ibanez
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 28288
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