DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/21/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3609 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (72-82) 0 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 5 11 0
St. Louis Cardinals (92-62) 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 2 7 10 1
Cardinals Topple Twins with Late Rally
The St. Louis Cardinals electrified the home crowd at Busch Stadium with a walk-off win.

Mark Grudzielanek did all he could to help his team win. In the end, though, it wasn't enough to keep the Minnesota Twins from losing, 7-5, to the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. Grudzielanek was 3-4 with a home run, a triple, and a walk. The 5th-place Twins have dropped 4 straight games.

The game came to an abrupt end with one out in the bottom of the ninth. On a pitch from Bob Ayrault, Dan Wilson hit a walk-off 2-run home run. It gave St. Louis the 7-5 walk-off win.

"We'll relax tonight and get back after it tomorrow," Wilson said after the game.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 5 1 2 2 0 0 2 .249 42 96
D. Erstad CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .249 19 74
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 1 0 2 1 1 .287 43 108
L. Walker RF 5 1 2 0 0 0 4 .248 38 96
K. Akiyama LF 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .240 31 82
B. Gates 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 .273 3 50
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 1 3 1 1 0 0 .257 2 49
E. Perez C 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .268 9 35
A. Pozo 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .159 3 23
Totals 37 5 11 5 6 8 17      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Walker (28, 7th Inning off R. Myers, 0 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Grudzielanek (4, 4th Inning off J. Tibbs, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: M. Grudzielanek (2, 6th Inning off J. Tibbs, 0 on, 1 out) K. Akiyama (31, 7th Inning off R. Myers, 1 on, 1 out) K. Daniels (42, 3rd Inning off J. Tibbs, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , E. Perez , M. Grudzielanek 8 , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama 4 , L. Walker 3 , K. Daniels 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , A. Pozo , K. Akiyama 2 , K. Daniels
GIDP: L. Walker
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (36)
CS: M. Grudzielanek (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF, RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .256 10 29
J. Bell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .251 11 44
B. Giles DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .329 53 138
I. Calderon 1B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .226 25 90
K. Garcia RF 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .266 25 79
   a-D. Green LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .235 2 11
R. Clayton SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .256 4 26
D. Thon 2B 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .212 5 57
S. Javier CF 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .239 15 51
D. Wilson C 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .205 9 42
Totals 34 7 10 7 2 7 8      
a - D. Green substituted for K. Garcia in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Clayton (11, 4th Inning off P. Astacio, 1 on, 2 outs) S. Javier (11, 9th Inning off B. Ayrault, 0 on, 1 out) D. Thon (31, 6th Inning off P. Astacio, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Giles (53, 6th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 1 out) D. Wilson (9, 9th Inning off B. Ayrault, 1 on, 1 out) J. Bell (11, 4th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 4 , K. Garcia , D. Wilson 4 , R. Clayton 3 , J. Bell 4 , S. Javier 2 , D. Thon 3 , D. Green
2-out RBI: R. Clayton , D. Thon
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Finley , S. Javier , D. Thon
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: I. Calderon (31) , D. Thon (21)

FIELDING
Errors: I. Calderon (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Thon-Clayton-Calderon)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio 5.2 7 5 5 1 5 2 90 62 4.78   
T. Hoffman 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 24 14 3.34   
B. Ayrault L (5-6) 1.1 3 2 2 0 0 1 15 9 4.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 39
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 25, T. Hoffman 5, B. Ayrault 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 7-5, T. Hoffman 1-1, B. Ayrault 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 90-62, T. Hoffman 24-14, B. Ayrault 15-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 1-0 , B. Ayrault 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Tibbs 6.0 9 3 3 3 5 2 108 63 2.75   
R. Myers BS (3) 1.1 2 2 2 3 3 1 51 26 2.62   
R. Meacham W (6-2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 12 3.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tibbs 44
Batters Faced: J. Tibbs 29, R. Myers 9, R. Meacham 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tibbs 7-4, R. Myers 1-0, R. Meacham 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tibbs 108-63, R. Myers 51-26, R. Meacham 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Meacham 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Mark Grudzielanek
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (74 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 36307
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