DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/20/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 3609 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (69-85) 0 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 4 10 11 2
Kansas City Royals (92-62) 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 7 12 0
Thomas Helps Twins Run Win Streak to 4
A 6-RBI performance from first baseman Frank Thomas, who finished 2nd in the FL in OPS with 1.016 in 1994, led the Minnesota Twins to a 10-7 win over the Kansas City Royals. The 5th-place Twins have won 4 in a row.

With Minnesota leading 6-5 in the top of the ninth, Thomas hit a curveball from Gregg Olson for a grand slam home run. It was his 46th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 10-5.

"If it's down the middle," said Thomas, "you might as well hit it."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 3 1 2 1 1 2 .291 23 72
K. Daniels DH 3 1 0 0 2 2 1 .254 46 103
F. Thomas 1B 5 2 2 6 0 1 0 .281 46 124
L. Walker RF 5 2 2 1 0 2 0 .250 32 89
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .212 24 64
B. Fordyce C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .237 9 43
K. Seitzer 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 2 .251 3 16
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .262 3 52
R. Ordonez SS 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .239 1 41
Totals 35 10 11 10 5 12 10      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Walker (34, 6th Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Erstad (23, 5th Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 1 out) F. Thomas 2 (46, 3rd Inning off R. Reed, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off G. Olson, 3 on, 2 outs) L. Walker (32, 2nd Inning off R. Reed, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 4 , R. Ordonez , B. Fordyce 2 , F. Thomas 8 , K. Akiyama 2 , L. Walker 6 , K. Seitzer
2-out RBI: , F. Thomas 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fordyce
GIDP: K. Seitzer
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Akiyama (23)
CS: K. Daniels (21)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Fordyce (11) , L. Walker (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Lankford LF 5 2 2 2 0 0 4 .264 28 74
J. Thome 1B 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .252 47 93
J. Burnitz RF 5 0 1 0 0 3 2 .199 28 75
K. Kiyohara DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .380 9 15
R. Wilkins C 4 1 0 0 1 1 3 .235 28 66
B. Larkin SS 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .263 16 73
H. Meulens 3B 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .292 5 11
Q. Veras 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .206 4 31
A. Jones CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .227 33 87
Totals 39 7 12 7 2 8 13      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Jones (28, 4th Inning off P. Astacio, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Thome (18, 7th Inning off G. Walter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Larkin (16, 2nd Inning off P. Astacio, 1 on, 1 out) K. Kiyohara (9, 8th Inning off G. Walter, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Lankford (28, 9th Inning off G. Walter, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Larkin 4 , A. Jones 3 , Q. Veras , K. Kiyohara 4 , J. Burnitz , J. Thome 3 , R. Lankford 5 , H. Meulens 2
2-out RBI: A. Jones , J. Thome
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins , R. Lankford 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford (36)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Meulens-Veras-Thome)
OF assists: 1 (Jones (Akiyama at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio W (10-14) 6.2 7 4 4 1 6 1 111 76 4.95   
G. Walter H (5) 1.2 4 3 3 0 1 2 34 22 6.48   
J. Spradlin 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 15 8 4.11   
R. Dibble SV (29) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 2.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 49
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 28, G. Walter 9, J. Spradlin 3, R. Dibble 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 7-7, G. Walter 1-3, J. Spradlin 0-0, R. Dibble 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 111-76, G. Walter 34-22, J. Spradlin 15-8, R. Dibble 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Walter 1-1 , R. Dibble 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Reed L (12-8) 5.1 9 6 6 2 5 3 82 50 3.53   
A. Benitez 2.2 1 1 1 1 5 0 47 32 4.80   
G. Olson 1.0 1 3 3 2 2 1 21 11 2.95   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Reed 29
Batters Faced: R. Reed 24, A. Benitez 10, G. Olson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Reed 6-2, A. Benitez 2-1, G. Olson 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Reed 82-50, A. Benitez 47-32, G. Olson 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Benitez 1-0 , G. Olson 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Frank Thomas
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 15469
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