DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/19/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 3597 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (68-85) 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 15 1
Kansas City Royals (92-61) 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 5 2
Thomas Helps Twins Run Win Streak to 3
The Minnesota Twins relied on the hitting of first baseman Frank Thomas to stop the Kansas City Royals, 10-3. For the game, Thomas was 4-5 with a home run and 3 singles. He scored 3 runs and drove in 4. Minnesota is now riding a 3-game win streak.

Thomas came through with some timely hitting for Minnesota. With the score 1-1 in the top of the third and one down, Thomas hit a full count fastball for a 3-run home run. His 44th home run of the season made it 4-1, Minnesota.

Thomas told a Minnesota Herald reporter that he was "satisfied" with the win.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 1 1 0 0 2 2 .291 22 70
K. Daniels DH 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .255 46 103
F. Thomas 1B 5 3 4 4 0 1 1 .280 44 118
L. Walker RF 5 1 1 2 0 3 2 .249 31 88
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 1 0 1 2 0 .210 24 64
B. Fordyce C 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .235 9 42
B. Gates 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .241 6 43
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .264 3 52
R. Ordonez SS 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .238 1 41
Totals 42 10 15 9 1 11 11      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (33, 9th Inning off S. Woodard, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Ordonez (14, 9th Inning off S. Woodard, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (44, 3rd Inning off R. Cormier, 2 on, 1 out) L. Walker (31, 8th Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek 3 , R. Ordonez 3 , B. Fordyce 2 , F. Thomas 7 , K. Akiyama , L. Walker 4 , K. Daniels 2
2-out RBI: B. Fordyce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Gates 3
GIDP: D. Erstad
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama (22)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Thomas (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Gates-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .262 27 72
J. Thome 1B 3 1 2 1 1 0 1 .251 47 92
J. Burnitz RF 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .199 28 75
K. Kiyohara DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .391 8 14
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .238 28 66
B. Larkin SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .263 15 71
H. Meulens 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .273 5 11
Q. Veras 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .206 4 31
A. Jones CF 3 1 1 1 1 1 3 .225 33 86
Totals 32 3 5 3 4 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Lankford (26, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: A. Jones (33, 5th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 1 out) J. Thome (47, 3rd Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Jones 4 , Q. Veras , J. Thome 5 , R. Lankford 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones , J. Burnitz
GIDP: K. Kiyohara
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford (35)

FIELDING
Errors: Q. Veras (11) , J. Burnitz (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Veras-Thome)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz W (11-13) 7.0 3 3 2 3 4 2 112 72 4.64   
T. Hoffman SV (6) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 30 19 5.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 62
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 28, T. Hoffman 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 7-10, T. Hoffman 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 112-72, T. Hoffman 30-19
WP: K. Ritz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier L (13-10) 7.1 10 6 6 0 8 2 106 69 3.67   
S. Woodard 1.2 5 4 1 1 3 0 50 28 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 42
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 31, S. Woodard 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 7-6, S. Woodard 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 106-69, S. Woodard 50-28
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Thomas
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (73 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 15630
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