DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/28/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 3702 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (74-88) 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 9 0
St. Louis Cardinals (82-80) 3 0 0 0 4 0 2 0 X 9 8 0
Garcia Lifts Cardinals to 9-3 Win
The St. Louis Cardinals topped the Minnesota Twins by the score of 9-3, with the largest share of the credit going to right fielder Karim Garcia. Garcia went 2-3 with a home run and a double. He drove in 6 runs and scored once for the Cardinals. Scott Erickson was the winner. Over 7.1 innings, he allowed 3 runs on 8 hits, with 2 walks and 7 strikeouts. The 4th-place Cardinals raised their record to 82-80.

Garcia came through with some timely hitting for St. Louis. With the score 1-0 in the bottom of the first and one down, Garcia hit a 2-0 sinker for a 2-run double. His 33rd double of the season made it 3-0, St. Louis.

Garcia told a St. Louis Bulletin reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .257 47 106
D. Erstad LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .291 23 75
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .277 47 126
K. Akiyama RF 3 1 2 2 1 1 0 .223 26 74
B. Fordyce C 4 0 2 0 0 0 2 .242 9 47
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .262 3 55
K. Seitzer 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .243 3 18
J. Wehner CF 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .268 1 7
R. Ordonez SS 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 .236 1 42
Totals 29 3 9 3 4 8 11      
BATTING
Home Runs: K. Akiyama (26, 6th Inning off S. Erickson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , B. Fordyce 2 , J. Wehner , K. Akiyama 5 , K. Daniels
2-out RBI: D. Erstad , K. Akiyama
GIDP: B. Fordyce 2 , F. Thomas , K. Seitzer
Sac Bunt: R. Ordonez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Ordonez (6) , K. Daniels (24)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Young LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .238 0 12
J. Valentin SS 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .258 21 81
B. Giles DH 4 3 3 2 0 1 0 .289 26 91
J. Posada C 1 2 0 1 3 0 1 .223 10 35
K. Garcia RF 3 1 2 6 0 0 1 .284 32 116
M. Vaughn 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .245 9 25
S. Javier CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .226 7 48
D. Jackson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
R. Clayton 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .254 6 41
Totals 31 9 8 9 4 7 6      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Giles 3 (45, 1st Inning off J. Guzman, 1 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off J. Guzman, 1 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off G. Walter, 1 on, 0 outs) K. Garcia (33, 1st Inning off J. Guzman, 2 on, 1 out) J. Valentin (41, 5th Inning off J. Guzman, 0 on, 2 outs) G. Young (9, 1st Inning off J. Guzman, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Garcia (32, 5th Inning off J. Guzman, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Giles 6 , K. Garcia 6 , J. Valentin 2 , M. Vaughn , G. Young 2
2-out RBI: B. Giles , K. Garcia
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Javier
Sac Fly: K. Garcia
Team LOB: 0

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Young (38)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 4 (Valentin-Clayton-Vaughn, Clayton-Valentin-Vaughn, Valentin-Clayton-Vaughn, Jackson-Clayton-Vaughn)
PB: J. Posada
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman L (7-7) 4.2 6 7 7 3 6 1 94 58 3.31   
G. Walter 3.1 2 2 2 1 1 0 52 33 6.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 27
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 23, G. Walter 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 6-2, G. Walter 5-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 94-58, G. Walter 52-33
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Erickson W (12-10) 7.1 8 3 3 2 7 1 107 68 4.61   
F. Cordova 1.2 1 0 0 2 1 0 25 12 4.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Erickson 55
Batters Faced: S. Erickson 28, F. Cordova 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Erickson 6-5, F. Cordova 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Erickson 107-68, F. Cordova 25-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Karim Garcia
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (69 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 14 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 34982
Special Notes: Brian S Giles ties the STL regular season game record for doubles with 3.
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