DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
05/17/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 511 - SATURDAY, MAY 17TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (22-21) 0 0 5 0 0 1 1 2 4 13 13 0
Minnesota Twins (18-26) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 3 6 3
Twins Blown Out by Reds
The Cincinnati Reds knocked off the Minnesota Twins, 13-3. Cincinnati starter Brad Radke pitched well enough to earn top player honors. Radke got the win, improving to 1-0. He allowed 6 hits and walked 1 over 9 innings. Radke allowed 3 earned runs. Cincinnati is 22-21 and Minnesota, with the loss, 18-26.

Bernie Williams, who led the FL in doubles with 45 in 1995, helped out the Cincinnati cause in the top of the third inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the right fielder was 2 for 5 with 2 singles.

"We took advantage of our opportunities," Williams told the Cincinnati News. "It's as simple as that."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 6 2 2 4 0 0 3 .306 2 20
S. Rolen 3B 6 1 1 2 0 1 3 .179 6 24
B. Williams RF 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .263 6 29
B. Higginson LF 3 2 1 2 2 0 1 .281 8 23
J. Lopez C 4 1 2 3 1 1 1 .317 12 32
F. McGriff DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .275 6 20
S. Spiezio 1B 3 3 1 0 2 0 4 .267 6 23
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .236 0 11
   a-M. Cairo PH, SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .481 1 5
D. Hosey CF 4 1 0 0 1 3 6 .206 1 10
Totals 40 13 13 13 6 9 21      
a - M. Cairo pinch hit for O. Vizquel in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: S. Rolen (11, 8th Inning off D. Piatt, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Higginson (8, 7th Inning off G. Walter, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Lopez (12, 9th Inning off D. Piatt, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: F. McGriff , B. Higginson 4 , F. Vina 2 , S. Rolen 2 , J. Lopez 5 , S. Spiezio , B. Williams 2 , O. Vizquel 2 , M. Cairo
2-out RBI: B. Higginson , F. Vina 2 , S. Rolen
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Lopez , B. Williams
GIDP: S. Spiezio
Hit by Pitch: F. McGriff
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Spiezio (2) , B. Williams (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .333 7 21
K. Daniels DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .258 15 38
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .194 10 28
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .291 12 27
K. Akiyama LF 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 .208 7 9
   a-J. Wehner PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
B. Gates 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .264 1 12
M. Grudzielanek SS 3 0 0 1 0 1 1 .255 1 26
E. Perez C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .300 0 3
R. Ordonez 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .255 1 15
Totals 32 3 6 3 1 6 6      
a - J. Wehner pinch hit for K. Akiyama in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Perez (4, 6th Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 0 outs) F. Thomas 2 (7, 6th Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Akiyama (5, 7th Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: D. Erstad (7, 6th Inning off B. Radke, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 4 , E. Perez 2 , B. Gates , F. Thomas 4 , K. Akiyama 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Walker 2
Sac Fly: M. Grudzielanek
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grudzielanek (7) , B. Gates (5) , L. Walker (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ordonez-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
OF assists: 1 (Walker (Vizquel at 3rd base))
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Radke W (1-0) 9.0 6 3 3 1 6 1 120 75 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Radke 68
Batters Faced: B. Radke 34
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Radke 11-10
Pitches - Strikes: B. Radke 120-75
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz L (1-6) 5.1 5 6 1 3 4 0 99 61 6.45   
G. Walter 1.2 2 2 2 2 2 1 34 15 5.26   
D. Piatt 1.0 4 4 4 1 2 1 24 14 7.71   
J. Spradlin 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 16 13 3.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 45
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 26, G. Walter 8, D. Piatt 8, J. Spradlin 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 5-6, G. Walter 1-1, D. Piatt 1-0, J. Spradlin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 99-61, G. Walter 34-15, D. Piatt 24-14, J. Spradlin 16-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Walter 2-1 , D. Piatt 1-1 , J. Spradlin 1-1
Hit Batsmen: K. Ritz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brad Radke
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 28143
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