DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
09/17/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 3580 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (76-76) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 1
Minnesota Twins (67-85) 0 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 X 5 8 0
Spiders Lose, 5-1, at Metrodome
Twins first baseman Frank Thomas put his stamp on his team's 5-1 win over the Cleveland Spiders. Thomas slugged 2 home runs for Minnesota in the contest. The Twins saw their record improve to 67-85.

The Twins beat the Spiders with some clutch hitting. The single by Darin Erstad in the bottom of the fourth is a good example. With two down, Erstad gave his team the lead, 3-1, when he came through with the big hit.

Erstad said his wife shared good advice with him before the game. "She said, 'Don't allow this game to make you mad.' When I thought about it, I realized this is just a game. I was able to relax at the plate."
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 3 .253 41 80
B. Gilkey RF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .240 28 67
K. Mitchell 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .278 52 114
T. Hundley C 2 0 2 1 1 0 1 .240 48 104
R. Ibanez LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 .276 37 100
H. Johnson 1B 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .204 34 75
T. Perez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .257 10 67
M. Grissom CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .229 15 50
B. Ripken 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .190 4 34
Totals 35 1 9 1 2 11 21      
BATTING
Doubles: H. Johnson (21, 6th Inning off C. Almanzar, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 2 , R. Ibanez , T. Hundley 2 , B. Gilkey 2 , M. Grissom 2 , K. Mitchell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Johnson , R. Ibanez , B. Ripken , D. Strawberry
Sac Fly: T. Hundley
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: T. Perez (19)
Double Plays: 1 (Perez-Ripken-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 3 2 1 0 1 .292 22 70
K. Daniels DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 4 .254 46 102
F. Thomas 1B 3 2 2 2 1 0 1 .275 43 114
L. Walker RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .250 30 86
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .210 24 64
B. Fordyce C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .233 9 41
K. Seitzer 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 3 .250 3 16
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 3 .262 3 52
R. Ordonez SS 3 1 0 0 1 2 3 .236 1 40
Totals 32 5 8 5 5 7 24      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (34, 1st Inning off B. Sebra, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: D. Erstad (5, 8th Inning off R. Pavlik, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Thomas 2 (43, 5th Inning off B. Sebra, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off R. Pavlik, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 6 , B. Fordyce , F. Thomas 8 , L. Walker , K. Seitzer
2-out RBI: D. Erstad
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Akiyama , L. Walker , K. Seitzer , K. Daniels
GIDP: B. Fordyce
Hit by Pitch: L. Walker
Team LOB: 9
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Sebra L (11-12) 5.0 6 4 2 4 2 1 95 58 4.91   
R. Pavlik 3.0 2 1 1 1 5 1 53 34 6.03   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Sebra 41
Batters Faced: B. Sebra 25, R. Pavlik 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Sebra 8-4, R. Pavlik 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: B. Sebra 95-58, R. Pavlik 53-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Pavlik 1-0
WP: B. Sebra
Hit Batsmen: R. Pavlik
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman W (7-5) 5.0 6 1 1 2 9 0 95 62 2.85   
C. Almanzar H (2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 31 19 6.52   
J. Spradlin 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 24 17 4.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 58
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 23, C. Almanzar 8, J. Spradlin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 1-5, C. Almanzar 3-2, J. Spradlin 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 95-62, C. Almanzar 31-19, J. Spradlin 24-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Thomas
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:04
Attendance: 28234
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