DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
09/26/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO WHITE SOX
GAME ID: 3668 - THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (76-83) 1 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 6 8 0
Chicago White Sox (70-89) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 8 0
White Sox Continue Skid Thanks to Akiyama, Twins
Minnesota left fielder Koji Akiyama had a 3-RBI performance, which helped his team grab a 6-3 win over the Chicago White Sox. Trevor Hoffman earned his 7th save in 11 chances. The 5th-place Twins have won 4 straight.

Akiyama had no bigger at-bat than in the top of the fourth when the 34-year old center fielder hit a 2-run home run. The home run gave Minnesota the lead, 3-1. It was his 36th home run of the season.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Akiyama. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .247 42 96
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .244 20 75
F. Thomas 1B 3 1 0 1 1 0 0 .284 45 111
L. Walker RF 3 2 1 2 1 0 0 .250 41 101
K. Akiyama LF 3 2 3 3 1 0 0 .248 36 92
B. Fordyce C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .240 4 30
B. Gates 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 3 52
A. Pozo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .154 3 23
M. Grudzielanek SS 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .256 2 50
Totals 30 6 8 6 4 5 6      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (31, 3rd Inning off E. Plunk, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Akiyama 2 (36, 4th Inning off E. Plunk, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off M. Grace, 0 on, 1 out) L. Walker (41, 6th Inning off E. Plunk, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Grudzielanek 2 , B. Fordyce 2 , K. Akiyama 9 , L. Walker 4 , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad
GIDP: A. Pozo , B. Fordyce , B. Gates
Hit by Pitch: B. Gates
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels 2 (68)
CS: M. Grudzielanek (13) , K. Akiyama (9)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Knoblauch 2B 5 0 2 0 0 1 1 .245 10 54
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .279 42 114
N. Garciaparra SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .252 33 97
M. Kingery LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .246 12 50
T. Zeile C 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .207 13 50
M. Carreon DH 4 2 2 1 0 0 1 .268 11 36
T. Batista 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .253 12 38
M. Cordova RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .221 12 43
R. Rivera CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .163 6 18
Totals 35 3 8 3 2 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Garciaparra (30, 3rd Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 2 outs) M. Carreon (16, 4th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Giambi (42, 8th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 0 outs) M. Carreon (11, 2nd Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Batista 2 , N. Garciaparra 2 , J. Giambi 4 , C. Knoblauch 2 , M. Carreon 6
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Rivera , T. Zeile , M. Kingery
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Batista (3) , C. Knoblauch (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Batista-Knoblauch-Giambi, Garciaparra-Knoblauch-Giambi, Batista-Knoblauch-Giambi)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio W (13-13) 7.2 7 3 3 2 6 2 114 77 4.73   
T. Hoffman SV (7) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 19 16 3.29   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 57
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 32, T. Hoffman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 6-11, T. Hoffman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 114-77, T. Hoffman 19-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. Plunk L (14-12) 5.1 5 5 5 3 3 2 88 53 4.98   
M. Grace 2.1 2 1 1 1 2 1 38 26 5.05   
J. Magrane 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 6 5.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Plunk 38
Batters Faced: E. Plunk 22, M. Grace 10, J. Magrane 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Plunk 8-3, M. Grace 3-1, J. Magrane 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Plunk 88-53, M. Grace 38-26, J. Magrane 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Magrane 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Grace
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Koji Akiyama
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 16338
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