DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/09/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
KANSAS CITY ROYALS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 420 - FRIDAY, MAY 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Kansas City Royals (22-13) 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 11 0
Minnesota Twins (17-19) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 4 8 0
Twins Score Late to Upend Royals, 4-3
Minnesota starter Juan Guzman had a strong outing against the Kansas City Royals at Metrodome. The right-hander was a big part of his team's 4-3 win. The winner was Jerry Spradlin in relief. His record improves to 4-1. Bobby J. Jones took the loss. Rob Dibble recorded his 6th save for Minnesota.

The Twins got an important contribution from right fielder Larry Walker, who in the bottom of the eighth hit a 3-1 sinker into left-center for a solo home run. It was his 11th home run of the season and put the Twins ahead, 4-3.

"I found a nice groove out there," said Guzman.

Minnesota is in 5th place in the Federal League Central Division with a record of 17-19.
KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .306 4 10
R. Lankford LF 5 2 3 0 0 0 1 .337 10 26
J. Burnitz DH 4 0 2 1 1 2 2 .290 10 33
J. Thome 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 4 .219 11 22
T. Naehring 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 5 .217 4 16
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .250 9 19
A. Jones CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .221 6 11
B. Larkin SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .242 6 14
R. Wilkins C 4 0 1 0 0 3 3 .216 7 15
Totals 38 3 11 2 3 13 21      
BATTING
Home Runs: R. Alomar (4, 7th Inning off J. Spradlin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 5 , R. Hidalgo 2 , A. Jones , J. Burnitz 2 , R. Wilkins , R. Lankford 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , R. Wilkins , T. Naehring 2
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Lankford 4 (16) , B. Larkin (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Hidalgo-Wilkins, Lankford-Wilkins)
OF assists: 2 (Hidalgo (Erstad at home), Lankford (Ordonez at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .364 5 18
K. Daniels DH 3 0 1 1 1 2 0 .253 12 33
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .197 9 26
L. Walker RF 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 .318 11 25
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 6 8
B. Gates 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 1 12
M. Grudzielanek SS 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 .261 1 24
E. Perez C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .311 0 3
R. Ordonez 2B 3 1 3 0 0 0 0 .275 1 13
Totals 28 4 8 4 3 5 13      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Daniels (3, 3rd Inning off B. Jones, 2 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Ordonez 2 (2, 5th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out; 7th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: L. Walker (11, 8th Inning off B. Jones, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , E. Perez , R. Ordonez 7 , B. Gates , L. Walker 4 , K. Daniels 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Thomas
Sac Fly: M. Grudzielanek
Hit by Pitch: K. Akiyama
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
CS: D. Erstad (7)
KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Jones L (5-2) 8.0 8 4 4 3 5 1 120 74 2.02   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Jones 52
Batters Faced: B. Jones 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Jones 5-11
Pitches - Strikes: B. Jones 120-74
Hit Batsmen: B. Jones
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman 5.1 7 1 1 1 7 0 80 56 3.57   
J. Spradlin W (4-1), BS (1) 2.2 3 2 2 0 4 1 36 25 4.44   
R. Dibble SV (6) 1.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 23 12 3.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 56
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 24, J. Spradlin 11, R. Dibble 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 3-6, J. Spradlin 2-2, R. Dibble 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 80-56, J. Spradlin 36-25, R. Dibble 23-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-0
WP: J. Spradlin
Balk: R. Dibble
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Guzman
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:52
Attendance: 27817
Special Notes: Rey Ordonez ties the MIN regular season game record for triples with 2.
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