DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/31/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 656 - SATURDAY, MAY 31ST, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (23-33) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 4 12 0
St. Louis Cardinals (28-27) 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0
Twins Score Late to Upend Cardinals, 4-3
St. Louis first baseman Ivan Calderon had a good game in a losing cause. His team fell, 4-3, to Minnesota at Busch Stadium. Calderon was 3-4 with a home run and a triple. He drove in 3 runs and scored once. Minnesota reliever Bob Ayrault picked up the win, upping his record to 2-1. Steve Chitren absorbed the loss. Rob Dibble earned the save for Minnesota, his 9th of the year.

The Twins beat the Cardinals in part due to timely hitting. Case in point: the two-out double Koji Akiyama produced in the top of the eighth. Batting against St. Louis pitcher Steve Chitren, Akiyama gave his team a 4-3 lead when he hit a 2-run double.

"Honestly, I'm not frustrated," said St. Louis manager Adam Rabel. "The effort was great."

The Twins now have a mark of 23-33.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .313 9 27
K. Daniels DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .258 19 43
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .221 17 40
L. Walker RF 4 1 0 0 0 0 6 .261 15 33
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 2 2 0 1 0 .219 8 17
B. Fordyce C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .248 4 18
B. Gates 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 1 .244 3 18
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .254 1 29
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .282 1 17
Totals 36 4 12 4 1 4 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Fordyce (11, 7th Inning off A. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out) K. Akiyama (10, 8th Inning off S. Chitren, 2 on, 2 outs)
Triples: B. Fordyce (1, 2nd Inning off A. Anderson, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: B. Gates (3, 7th Inning off A. Anderson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez 2 , B. Fordyce 5 , B. Gates 4 , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama 3 , K. Daniels 2
2-out RBI: K. Akiyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fordyce , L. Walker 2
GIDP: R. Ordonez , B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (21)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Finley LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .329 12 34
J. Bell 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .244 6 26
T. Neel DH 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .209 2 3
I. Calderon 1B 4 1 3 3 0 0 0 .250 11 38
K. Garcia RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .289 8 37
J. Valentin SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .214 4 25
D. Thon 2B 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 .206 1 12
   a-M. Vaughn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .444 3 3
D. Miller C 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .253 3 16
S. Javier CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .250 2 19
Totals 34 3 7 3 2 7 13      
a - M. Vaughn pinch hit for D. Thon in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Bell (7, 7th Inning off B. Ayrault, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: I. Calderon (2, 3rd Inning off K. Ritz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: I. Calderon (11, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Valentin , S. Finley , J. Bell 3 , I. Calderon 8
2-out RBI: , I. Calderon 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Miller , J. Valentin , T. Neel , S. Javier
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Thon (8) , S. Finley (24) , I. Calderon (8)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Javier-Miller, Valentin-Thon-Calderon, Valentin-Thon-Calderon)
OF assists: 1 (Javier (Fordyce at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz 5.0 4 3 3 2 4 1 83 55 6.83   
B. Ayrault W (2-1) 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 36 22 6.21   
T. Hoffman H (6) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 9.62   
R. Dibble SV (9) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 2.63   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 49
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 21, B. Ayrault 10, T. Hoffman 2, R. Dibble 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 5-6, B. Ayrault 1-4, T. Hoffman 1-1, R. Dibble 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 83-55, B. Ayrault 36-22, T. Hoffman 7-5, R. Dibble 10-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
A. Anderson 7.1 9 3 3 1 2 1 105 70 6.42   
S. Chitren L (2-4), BS (3) 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 30 19 3.81   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Anderson 49
Batters Faced: A. Anderson 29, S. Chitren 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Anderson 10-7, S. Chitren 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: A. Anderson 105-70, S. Chitren 30-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Chitren 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ivan Calderon
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Rain (70 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 34015
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