DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
09/24/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 3656 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (71-87) 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 5 0
Chicago Cubs (69-89) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 7 2
Twins Trip Cubs, 3-2
The Twins had to overcome a good performance from Chicago pitcher Brian Holman to claim a 3-2 win at Wrigley Field. Holman went 9 innings and allowed 2 earned runs. Kevin Ritz got the win, improving to 12-13. He worked 5 innings, giving up 2 runs on 4 hits, while striking out 7 and walking 4. The Twins now own a record of 71-87.

Brook Fordyce had a nice at-bat for the Twins with two out in the top of the fourth. With runners on 1st and 2nd, the catcher hit a run-scoring single, which would prove important in the Minnesota win.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Fordyce, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .288 23 73
K. Daniels DH 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 .258 47 105
F. Thomas 1B 4 1 0 0 0 2 3 .278 46 124
L. Walker RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .249 32 89
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .219 24 68
B. Fordyce C 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .240 9 46
K. Seitzer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .248 3 17
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .264 3 54
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .237 1 41
Totals 30 3 5 3 3 7 10      
BATTING
Doubles: L. Walker (35, 6th Inning off B. Holman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Fordyce , K. Akiyama , L. Walker 2 , K. Daniels 2
2-out RBI: B. Fordyce , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Thomas , L. Walker , K. Seitzer
GIDP: F. Thomas
Sac Fly: B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels 2 (52)
CS: K. Akiyama (10) , K. Daniels (23)

FIELDING
PB: B. Fordyce
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker LF 5 0 0 0 0 3 0 .193 9 31
M. Piazza 1B 5 0 2 0 0 2 0 .274 39 97
S. Cooper 3B 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .205 12 42
P. Plantier DH 2 1 0 0 2 2 2 .172 16 37
J. Cirillo SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .267 11 60
D. Bell RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .239 9 29
L. Johnson CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 4 .320 2 18
C. Hoiles C 2 0 0 0 2 1 3 .143 19 45
J. Frye 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .208 2 19
Totals 32 2 7 2 6 12 19      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Piazza (27, 5th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: S. Cooper (12, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Piazza 3 , D. Bell , J. Cirillo , S. Cooper 4 , L. Johnson 2
2-out RBI: S. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Frye 2 , J. Cirillo , S. Cooper , C. Hoiles
Sac Fly: L. Johnson
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: L. Johnson (7)
CS: D. Bell (8)

FIELDING
Errors: C. Hoiles (12) , R. Becker (8)
Double Plays: 1 (Cooper-Frye-Piazza)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz W (12-13) 5.0 4 2 2 4 7 1 99 55 4.62   
T. Hoffman H (18) 1.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 26 11 5.06   
R. Dibble SV (31) 2.2 1 0 0 0 4 0 30 24 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 54
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 23, T. Hoffman 7, R. Dibble 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 2-6, T. Hoffman 0-2, R. Dibble 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 99-55, T. Hoffman 26-11, R. Dibble 30-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 2-1 , R. Dibble 2-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Holman L (5-8) 9.0 5 3 2 3 7 0 113 73 4.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Holman 71
Batters Faced: B. Holman 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Holman 10-8
Pitches - Strikes: B. Holman 113-73
WP: B. Holman
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Holman
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 30094
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