DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/13/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 466 - TUESDAY, MAY 13TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Charlotte Knights (19-22) 5 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 8 0
Minnesota Twins (17-23) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Batista, Knights Clobber Twins
Knights third baseman Tony Batista put his stamp on his team's 11-2 win over the Minnesota Twins. Batista went 2-4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while scoring 2 times and driving in 4 for Charlotte in the contest. Chris Bosio sewed up the save, his 1st. The last-place Twins have lost 4 consecutive games.

Batista had no bigger at-bat than in the top of the first when the 23-year old third baseman hit a grand slam. The home run gave Charlotte the lead, 5-0. It was his 8th home run of the season.

Batista said his wife shared good advice with him before the game. "She said, 'Don't allow this game to make you mad.' When I thought about it, I realized this is just a game. I was able to relax at the plate."
CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 .201 6 10
J. Giambi DH 4 2 1 1 1 0 4 .266 8 17
S. Mack LF 3 2 1 1 1 2 2 .276 6 27
C. Knoblauch 2B 5 0 0 0 0 1 6 .311 2 19
D. Segui 1B 5 2 2 4 0 0 1 .217 2 10
C. Everett CF 2 1 0 0 2 0 1 .248 8 18
   a-L. Dykstra PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .313 0 2
T. Batista 3B 4 2 2 4 1 1 0 .180 8 23
T. Zeile C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .255 12 26
N. Perez SS 4 0 2 1 0 1 0 .450 0 3
Totals 34 11 8 11 8 7 18      
a - L. Dykstra pinch hit for C. Everett in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Batista (7, 6th Inning off G. Walter, 0 on, 0 outs) N. Perez (2, 6th Inning off J. Spradlin, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: T. Batista (8, 1st Inning off D. Oliver, 3 on, 2 outs) J. Giambi (8, 2nd Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 2 outs) D. Segui (2, 9th Inning off T. Hoffman, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: T. Batista 6 , J. Giambi 4 , N. Perez 3 , D. Segui 5 , S. Mack
2-out RBI: T. Batista , J. Giambi , D. Segui
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Everett , C. Knoblauch , S. Mack
GIDP: J. Giambi , T. Zeile
Hit by Pitch: S. Mack
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Mack (7)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Segui-Perez-Segui, Knoblauch-Perez-Segui)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .347 6 19
   a-K. Akiyama PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 6 8
K. Daniels DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .244 13 34
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .194 10 27
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .313 12 27
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .257 1 25
B. Gates 3B 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .263 1 12
E. Perez C 3 0 0 0 1 0 5 .292 0 3
J. Wehner CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .200 0 0
R. Ordonez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .265 1 13
Totals 33 2 8 2 4 5 18      
a - K. Akiyama pinch hit for D. Erstad in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (13, 3rd Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 1 out) M. Grudzielanek (10, 2nd Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Erstad (6, 1st Inning off G. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 6 , M. Grudzielanek 3 , R. Ordonez , B. Gates , F. Thomas , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Wehner
GIDP: J. Wehner , F. Thomas
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Grudzielanek-Ordonez-Thomas, Ordonez-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
PB: E. Perez
CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
G. Mathews W (3-2) 6.0 7 2 2 3 4 1 101 64 5.91   
C. Bosio SV (1) 3.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 53 30 5.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Mathews 51
Batters Faced: G. Mathews 26, C. Bosio 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Mathews 8-4, C. Bosio 5-3
Pitches - Strikes: G. Mathews 101-64, C. Bosio 53-30
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver L (3-3) 1.2 3 6 6 3 1 2 51 31 6.21   
G. Walter 3.1 2 1 1 2 1 0 46 24 5.24   
J. Spradlin 2.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 41 24 4.05   
B. Ayrault 0.2 0 2 2 2 1 0 17 6 7.00   
T. Hoffman 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 18 12 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 17
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 12, G. Walter 13, J. Spradlin 9, B. Ayrault 4, T. Hoffman 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 0-4, G. Walter 5-3, J. Spradlin 1-3, B. Ayrault 1-0, T. Hoffman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 51-31, G. Walter 46-24, J. Spradlin 41-24, B. Ayrault 17-6, T. Hoffman 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Walter 1-0 , J. Spradlin 1-1 , T. Hoffman 2-2
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Batista
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 28044
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