DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
06/04/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 704 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (25-35) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 1
Chicago Cubs (32-27) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 X 7 7 0
Big Day by Cirillo Sparks Cubs Win
Chicago shortstop Jeff Cirillo had a 4-RBI game, which helped his team beat the Minnesota Twins, 7-2. Eric King got the win, improving to 6-4. He held the Twins to 2 earned runs on 5 hits over 7.1 innings, while striking out 5 and walking 1. The 'W' lifts Chicago's record to 32-27.

Luis Gonzalez came through for Chicago when he hit a 2-run single in the bottom of the seventh. With the bases loaded, he hit a 0-1 fastball to center field, staking his team to a 3-1 lead.

"Baseball is about momentum," said Cirillo, "and we feel we've got it in our favor after that win."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .299 9 27
K. Daniels DH 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 .270 21 46
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .222 17 40
L. Walker RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 2 .262 15 35
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 1 1 0 1 0 .227 9 21
B. Fordyce C 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .244 4 18
B. Gates 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .244 3 20
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 1 31
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .281 1 17
Totals 29 2 7 2 2 6 10      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Daniels (5, 8th Inning off F. DiPino, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: L. Walker (3, 2nd Inning off E. King, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , B. Gates , K. Akiyama , L. Walker 3 , K. Daniels 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad
GIDP: B. Gates
Sac Fly: K. Akiyama
Hit by Pitch: L. Walker , K. Daniels
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grudzielanek (7)
CS: L. Walker (3) , K. Daniels (7)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grudzielanek (11)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Becker CF 3 0 0 0 2 2 0 .205 5 12
L. Gonzalez DH 5 0 1 2 0 1 3 .231 4 20
K. Hrbek 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .193 5 18
M. Piazza LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .267 10 33
   a-D. Bell LF, RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .227 3 9
T. Nixon RF, LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 .214 9 27
V. Castilla 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .231 15 37
C. Hoiles C 3 2 1 0 1 1 0 .139 9 17
S. Cooper 2B 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 .221 5 13
J. Cirillo SS 3 2 2 4 1 0 0 .280 3 24
Totals 32 7 7 7 6 8 10      
a - D. Bell substituted for M. Piazza in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hoiles (6, 5th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: K. Hrbek (2, 4th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cirillo (3, 8th Inning off T. Hoffman, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Hrbek 3 , J. Cirillo 5 , L. Gonzalez , S. Cooper 2 , C. Hoiles 2
2-out RBI: L. Gonzalez , S. Cooper
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Hrbek , M. Piazza 2 , L. Gonzalez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Becker-Hoiles, Castilla-Cooper-Hrbek)
OF assists: 1 (Becker (Daniels at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz 5.0 3 1 1 2 5 0 92 51 6.44   
D. Piatt L (0-2) 1.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 26 15 6.43   
B. Ayrault 0.1 2 2 2 2 0 0 28 16 6.60   
T. Hoffman 1.0 2 3 3 1 2 1 24 10 9.79   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 60
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 20, D. Piatt 6, B. Ayrault 6, T. Hoffman 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 4-6, D. Piatt 1-3, B. Ayrault 0-1, T. Hoffman 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 92-51, D. Piatt 26-15, B. Ayrault 28-16, T. Hoffman 24-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ayrault 1-1 , T. Hoffman 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
E. King W (6-4) 7.1 5 2 2 1 5 0 101 60 4.32   
F. DiPino SV (17) 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 20 13 1.67   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. King 64
Batters Faced: E. King 28, F. DiPino 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. King 8-7, F. DiPino 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. King 101-60, F. DiPino 20-13
Inherited Runners - Scored: F. DiPino 1-1
Hit Batsmen: E. King 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeff Cirillo
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (70 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 21 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 31066
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