DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
09/27/1996
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 3678 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1996 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (76-84) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1
Kansas City Royals (98-62) 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 X 5 9 0
Royals Beat Visiting Twins, 5-2
Kansas City played host to Minnesota at the friendly confines of Royals Stadium.

The Kansas City Royals got a rather unremarkable outing from starting pitcher Rheal Cormier, but it was good enough for the club to take a 5-2 decision over the Minnesota Twins. Kansas City leads the Federal League Central Division by 2 games.

The Royals got a big boost from left fielder Jeromy Burnitz who had a run-scoring single in the bottom of the fifth inning off Twins hurler Darryl Kile. It was his 97th hit of the season and put Kansas City on top, 3-2.

"We're in the driver's seat," said Cormier. "I like our chances."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .258 2 50
D. Erstad CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .244 20 75
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .282 45 111
K. Akiyama LF 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .249 36 93
K. Daniels DH 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .249 42 97
L. Walker RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .250 41 101
B. Fordyce C 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .241 4 30
N. Martin 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .247 1 16
B. Gates 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270 3 52
Totals 32 2 8 2 1 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Akiyama (25, 1st Inning off R. Cormier, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Daniels (13, 4th Inning off R. Cormier, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek 2 , B. Fordyce , K. Akiyama 2 , L. Walker , K. Daniels 3
2-out RBI: K. Akiyama , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fordyce
GIDP: N. Martin
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Erstad (20) , K. Daniels (20)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Kile (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 0 1 2 0 0 1 .292 16 59
R. Lankford CF 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .263 19 53
J. Thome 1B 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .271 53 126
J. Burnitz LF 2 0 1 1 2 1 1 .233 30 83
R. Wilkins C 4 1 1 2 0 1 5 .247 21 69
D. Pasqua RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .324 10 33
D. Magadan DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .244 3 24
B. Larkin SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .278 12 63
T. Naehring 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 2 .208 8 32
Totals 34 5 9 5 5 6 17      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Thome (26, 1st Inning off D. Kile, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Wilkins (21, 4th Inning off D. Kile, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: R. Alomar , J. Burnitz , R. Wilkins 4 , J. Thome 2 , R. Lankford 2 , B. Larkin , D. Magadan , D. Pasqua
2-out RBI: R. Alomar , J. Burnitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , R. Wilkins 2 , J. Thome , D. Magadan
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Larkin-Alomar-Thome)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Kile L (14-13) 5.2 6 5 3 4 4 1 102 60 5.34   
B. Ayrault 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 26 16 4.71   
J. Spradlin 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 11 5.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kile 41
Batters Faced: D. Kile 28, B. Ayrault 7, J. Spradlin 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kile 5-8, B. Ayrault 2-1, J. Spradlin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kile 102-60, B. Ayrault 26-16, J. Spradlin 17-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ayrault 1-0 , J. Spradlin 1-0
WP: D. Kile
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Cormier W (20-6) 9.0 8 2 2 1 7 0 120 76 3.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Cormier 69
Batters Faced: R. Cormier 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Cormier 12-5
Pitches - Strikes: R. Cormier 120-76
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Rheal Cormier
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (68 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 13655
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