DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
05/17/1995
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 552 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 17TH, 1995 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (23-25) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 0
Cincinnati Reds (28-20) 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 6 9 0
Twins Continue Skid Thanks to Offerman, Reds
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the Minnesota Twins, 6-4, at Riverfront Stadium today. Leading the charge for Cincinnati was shortstop Jose Offerman. He was 3-4 with a home run, a triple, and a double, while scoring 3 times and driving in 3. Jose Rijo earned the win to go to 5-2. He allowed 4 earned runs on 4 hits, with 3 walks and 11 strikeouts. The Twins, at 23-25, have lost 4 in a row.

With Cincinnati leading 2-0 in the bottom of the second, Offerman hit a changeup from Darryl Kile for a 3-run home run. It was his 1st home run of the season and put the Reds ahead, 5-0.

"I still think this team has room for improvement," Offerman told the Cincinnati Daily.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Gates 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .302 0 14
L. Walker RF 4 1 0 0 0 2 2 .224 5 21
F. Thomas 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .312 16 41
K. Daniels DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .259 13 33
G. Berroa LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .219 7 29
T. Zeile C 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .268 3 7
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 1 3 0 0 1 .263 1 14
A. Pozo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .223 0 6
R. Williams CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .227 0 0
Totals 31 4 5 4 3 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (8, 4th Inning off J. Rijo, 3 on, 1 out) F. Thomas (5, 8th Inning off A. Rhodes, 1 on, 1 out) K. Daniels (10, 4th Inning off J. Rijo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grudzielanek 2 , B. Gates 2 , F. Thomas 2 , K. Daniels 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grudzielanek , R. Williams
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (19)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grudzielanek-Gates-Thomas)
OF assists: 1 (Williams (Stairs at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Grebeck 3B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .268 2 10
J. Offerman SS 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .234 1 8
E. Davis CF 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .257 11 30
M. Stairs RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .271 6 22
J. Lopez C 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .231 9 20
B. Higginson LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 .250 3 15
D. Segui DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 .245 7 16
K. Young 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Easley 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 .197 3 14
Totals 30 6 9 6 3 6 12      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Offerman (3, 1st Inning off D. Kile, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Offerman (2, 5th Inning off D. Kile, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Offerman (1, 2nd Inning off D. Kile, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Higginson 2 , M. Stairs , J. Lopez , D. Segui , J. Offerman 9 , C. Grebeck
2-out RBI: J. Lopez , J. Offerman
GIDP: B. Higginson
Sac Fly: E. Davis
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Davis-Lopez)
OF assists: 1 (Davis (Thomas at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Kile L (2-4) 4.0 7 6 6 3 2 1 82 48 4.87   
B. Ayrault 3.1 1 0 0 0 4 0 40 25 4.79   
T. Hoffman 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 4 3.86   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Kile 23
Batters Faced: D. Kile 20, B. Ayrault 11, T. Hoffman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Kile 2-6, B. Ayrault 4-2, T. Hoffman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Kile 82-48, B. Ayrault 40-25, T. Hoffman 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ayrault 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo W (5-2) 7.0 4 4 4 3 11 0 122 74 3.97   
A. Rhodes H (3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 8 2.59   
T. Worrell SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5 3.46   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 61
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 28, A. Rhodes 3, T. Worrell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 5-5, A. Rhodes 1-1, T. Worrell 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 122-74, A. Rhodes 15-8, T. Worrell 8-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rhodes 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jose Offerman
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (60 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 35431
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