DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/27/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3690 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (74-87) 2 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 9 1
St. Louis Cardinals (81-80) 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 6 1
Twins Hold Off Cardinals, 5-4
The St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins provided some drama at Busch Stadium.

Minnesota right-hander Hideo Nomo made an effective start against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, leading his team to a 5-4 win. The winning pitcher was Nomo, now 10-11. He tossed 5.2 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 6 and fanning 6.

It could have been a different outcome for Minnesota, had it not been for Eddie Perez, the 29-year old catcher . Perez contributed a 3-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put Minnesota up, 5-1.

"I like our mindset right now," said Minnesota manager Darren Fischbach.

The Twins, now 74-87, have won 4 in a row.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .291 23 74
K. Daniels DH 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .256 47 106
F. Thomas 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .279 47 126
L. Walker RF 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .249 32 91
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .221 25 72
B. Gates 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .246 6 44
K. Seitzer 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .248 3 18
E. Perez C 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .250 2 14
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 1 42
Totals 34 5 9 5 3 2 9      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Akiyama (23, 1st Inning off A. Anderson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Perez (2, 4th Inning off A. Anderson, 2 on, 1 out) F. Thomas (47, 1st Inning off A. Anderson, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , E. Perez 4 , B. Gates 2 , F. Thomas 4 , K. Akiyama 2 , L. Walker , K. Seitzer , K. Daniels
2-out RBI: F. Thomas , K. Akiyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gates , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama
GIDP: K. Seitzer
Hit by Pitch: R. Ordonez , L. Walker
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (48) , L. Walker (36)
CS: D. Erstad (18)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gates (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 4 .238 0 12
S. Javier CF 4 0 1 0 1 2 5 .227 7 48
B. Giles DH 3 1 0 0 2 1 2 .285 26 89
I. Calderon 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .245 21 78
K. Garcia RF 5 1 1 2 0 2 3 .282 31 110
J. Posada C 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .224 10 34
D. Jackson SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   a-M. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 9 25
   b-M. Benjamin SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197 0 8
R. Clayton 2B 3 1 1 2 1 0 1 .258 6 41
J. Vizcaino 3B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .259 1 18
Totals 33 4 6 4 8 11 22      
a - M. Vaughn pinch hit for D. Jackson in the 7th
b - M. Benjamin substituted for M. Vaughn in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Calderon (25, 7th Inning off R. Dibble, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Garcia (31, 2nd Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Clayton (6, 4th Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Garcia 4 , S. Javier , I. Calderon 2 , R. Clayton 4 , J. Vizcaino 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Garcia , S. Javier , I. Calderon , J. Vizcaino , G. Young , M. Vaughn
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Javier 2 (59) , R. Clayton (19)
CS: B. Giles (9)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Garcia (9)
Double Plays: 1 (Clayton-Jackson-Calderon)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo W (10-11) 5.2 4 3 3 6 6 2 116 62 4.41   
R. Dibble H (7) 1.2 2 1 1 1 3 0 29 18 2.03   
C. Almanzar H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 6.05   
T. Hoffman SV (7) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 16 9 4.92   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 49
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 28, R. Dibble 8, C. Almanzar 1, T. Hoffman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 3-8, R. Dibble 1-1, C. Almanzar 0-1, T. Hoffman 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 116-62, R. Dibble 29-18, C. Almanzar 6-3, T. Hoffman 16-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dibble 3-0 , C. Almanzar 1-0 , T. Hoffman 1-0
WP: H. Nomo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Anderson L (2-4) 3.1 7 5 5 0 0 2 61 40 8.31   
D. Lilliquist 2.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 25 17 4.00   
M. Rivera 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 0 26 14 3.40   
D. Allison 1.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 26 14 2.78   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Anderson 24
Batters Faced: A. Anderson 17, D. Lilliquist 9, M. Rivera 7, D. Allison 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Anderson 2-7, D. Lilliquist 2-4, M. Rivera 0-3, D. Allison 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: A. Anderson 61-40, D. Lilliquist 25-17, M. Rivera 26-14, D. Allison 26-14
Hit Batsmen: A. Anderson , D. Lilliquist
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideo Nomo
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 18 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:19
Attendance: 35097
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