DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/07/1997
 
DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
NEW YORK YANKEES AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 736 - SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Yankees (17-44) 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 4 9 1
Minnesota Twins (26-36) 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 5 9 0
Twins Turn Back New York, 5-4
In a close game at Metrodome, the Minnesota Twins edged the New York Yankees, 5-4. Minnesota center fielder Darin Erstad earned the nod as player of the game. He went 3-3 with a double, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 3 times. Minnesota reliever Doug Piatt picked up the win, upping his record to 1-2. Mark Clark took the loss. With the win, the Twins improved to 26-36.

One significant plate appearance for Minnesota came with two out in the bottom of the seventh inning. Twins left fielder Koji Akiyama drew a walk, driving in 1 run, which helped Minnesota go on to win.

"I'm proud of the boys for pulling through," said Twins manager Darren Fischbach. "The wins don't come easy for this team, but everyone's got an extra jump in their step after a game like this."
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cabrera SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .257 4 23
B. Abreu RF 3 1 0 0 0 2 1 .216 10 23
M. Lieberthal C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .276 9 24
K. Kiyohara 1B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 17 39
T. Fryman 3B 4 1 1 1 0 3 4 .213 7 23
P. Clark DH 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .226 5 21
M. Gallego 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .173 1 5
Q. McCracken LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 .175 2 5
D. Lewis CF 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 .157 1 10
Totals 33 4 9 4 0 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: Q. McCracken (1, 5th Inning off H. Nomo, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: T. Fryman (1, 6th Inning off B. Ayrault, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gallego , O. Cabrera , Q. McCracken 2 , K. Kiyohara , M. Lieberthal 2 , P. Clark , D. Lewis , T. Fryman 3
2-out RBI: O. Cabrera , P. Clark , T. Fryman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , P. Clark 2
GIDP: P. Clark
Sac Bunt: K. Kiyohara
Hit by Pitch: B. Abreu , K. Kiyohara
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Abreu (13) , D. Lewis (16)
CS: Q. McCracken (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Lieberthal (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Cabrera-Gallego-Kiyohara)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 3 3 3 0 1 0 0 .306 9 27
K. Daniels DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .262 21 46
F. Thomas 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 .219 18 42
L. Walker RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 3 .262 16 38
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 .234 9 22
B. Fordyce C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .232 4 18
B. Gates 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .242 3 20
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .263 1 31
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .282 1 17
Totals 33 5 9 4 3 5 20      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (16, 3rd Inning off M. Clark, 0 on, 1 out) L. Walker (13, 1st Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (18, 5th Inning off M. Clark, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 4 , M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , B. Gates , F. Thomas 4 , K. Akiyama , L. Walker 2
2-out RBI: F. Thomas , K. Akiyama , L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fordyce , B. Gates , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama 2
GIDP: M. Grudzielanek
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad 3 (17) , M. Grudzielanek (8) , R. Ordonez (8) , K. Akiyama (9)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gates-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Clark L (0-8) 6.1 9 5 5 1 5 1 96 59 5.33   
D. Simons 0.2 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 9 1.56   
J. Mesa 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 6 5.73   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Clark 39
Batters Faced: M. Clark 29, D. Simons 4, J. Mesa 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Clark 7-6, D. Simons 2-0, J. Mesa 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: M. Clark 96-59, D. Simons 18-9, J. Mesa 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Simons 2-1
WP: M. Clark 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo 5.0 5 3 3 0 6 0 81 53 5.00   
B. Ayrault BS (1) 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 35 23 6.54   
D. Piatt W (1-2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 7 6.28   
G. Walter 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 6.26   
T. Hoffman H (7) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 4 9.00   
R. Dibble SV (11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 7 2.42   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 51
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 20, B. Ayrault 7, D. Piatt 3, G. Walter 1, T. Hoffman 2, R. Dibble 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 7-0, B. Ayrault 0-3, D. Piatt 1-0, G. Walter 0-0, T. Hoffman 0-1, R. Dibble 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 81-53, B. Ayrault 35-23, D. Piatt 10-7, G. Walter 4-4, T. Hoffman 4-4, R. Dibble 9-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Ayrault 1-1 , G. Walter 1-0 , T. Hoffman 2-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Nomo 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darin Erstad
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:02
Attendance: 27870
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