DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/07/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 400 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Orlando Devil Rays (16-18) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Minnesota Twins (15-19) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1
Key Dominant in Orlando Win
The Orlando Devil Rays topped the Minnesota Twins, 2-1, in Federal League action at Metrodome. The player of the game was Orlando pitcher Jimmy Key. The Devil Rays, now 16-18, know that wins in May count the same as wins in September.

Key, the Orlando left-hander, went 7 innings, allowing no earned runs on 1 hit. He collected 4 strikeouts.

"Whenever we hold the other team to one run," said Devil Rays manager Ben Tennyson, "I like our chances."
ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Jordan CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .344 8 31
J. Kruk 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .310 0 0
I. Rodriguez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .289 9 23
R. Gant LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .240 12 27
T. Salmon RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .236 6 22
P. O'Neill DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 0 .242 7 18
C. Biggio 2B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .290 4 14
J. Valentin 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .217 9 20
J. Oquendo SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .248 0 5
Totals 31 2 5 2 5 5 16      
BATTING
Home Runs: C. Biggio (4, 3rd Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 0 outs) P. O'Neill (7, 6th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo , B. Jordan , C. Biggio 4 , J. Kruk , P. O'Neill 4
2-out RBI: P. O'Neill
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Oquendo , I. Rodriguez , R. Gant
GIDP: T. Salmon , I. Rodriguez
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Jordan (6) , C. Biggio (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Valentin-Biggio-Kruk)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .375 5 17
K. Daniels DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .252 12 32
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .193 7 24
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .320 10 24
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .218 6 8
B. Fordyce C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .265 3 12
B. Gates 3B, 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 .252 1 11
M. Grudzielanek SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 1 21
R. Ordonez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .257 1 11
   a-J. Stone PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .200 0 1
   b-K. Seitzer 2B, 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 1
Totals 29 1 3 1 3 6 8      
a - J. Stone pinch hit for R. Ordonez in the 8th
b - K. Seitzer substituted for J. Stone in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (9, 8th Inning off X. Hernandez, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grudzielanek 2 , B. Gates 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grudzielanek , K. Daniels
GIDP: F. Thomas
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gates (3)
Double Plays: 2 (Ritz-Ordonez-Thomas, Gates-Ordonez-Thomas)
ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Key W (3-4) 7.0 1 0 0 3 4 0 94 58 6.46   
X. Hernandez SV (3) 2.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 26 21 3.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Key 76
Batters Faced: J. Key 24, X. Hernandez 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Key 12-4, X. Hernandez 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Key 94-58, X. Hernandez 26-21
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz L (1-4) 6.1 5 2 2 3 4 2 105 69 7.94   
G. Walter 2.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 39 20 5.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 56
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 27, G. Walter 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 5-9, G. Walter 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 105-69, G. Walter 39-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Walter 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jimmy Key
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 28145
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