DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
06/13/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 803 - FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (29-38) 4 0 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 10 15 1
Charlotte Knights (34-35) 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 6 0
Fordyce Helps Twins Beat Knights
The Minnesota Twins grabbed a 10-5 win over the Charlotte Knights at Comiskey Park. Minnesota catcher Brook Fordyce was 3-5 with a home run and a double. He drove in 5 runs and scored once to earn player of the game honors. Kevin Ritz went 6.1 innings for Minnesota to pick up the win. The right-hander was charged with 4 earned runs. He scattered 6 hits, while walking 4 and striking out 5. His record improves to 2-7. Minnesota is now 29-38, while Charlotte is 34-35.

Fordyce had an important at-bat with the bases loaded in the top of the fifth, when he hit a bases-clearing double. The Twins went on to win.

"We need to string a few more wins like this one together," said Fordyce.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 2 1 1 1 1 3 .293 11 29
K. Daniels DH 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .266 21 46
F. Thomas 1B 2 3 0 0 2 0 2 .219 20 46
L. Walker RF 3 1 1 0 2 1 2 .258 17 41
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 1 3 2 2 3 .232 9 25
B. Fordyce C 5 1 3 5 0 1 2 .242 5 23
B. Gates 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .262 5 26
M. Grudzielanek 2B 5 0 2 0 0 0 4 .269 1 32
R. Ordonez SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .277 1 17
Totals 38 10 15 10 7 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Fordyce (12, 5th Inning off K. Tapani, 3 on, 1 out) K. Akiyama (13, 1st Inning off K. Tapani, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Erstad (11, 1st Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Fordyce (5, 1st Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Gates (5, 4th Inning off K. Tapani, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 4 , M. Grudzielanek 2 , R. Ordonez 2 , B. Fordyce 7 , B. Gates 6 , K. Akiyama 2 , L. Walker , K. Daniels 2
2-out RBI: , B. Fordyce 2 , K. Akiyama
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grudzielanek , F. Thomas
Hit by Pitch: F. Thomas
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (19) , K. Daniels (27)
CS: K. Akiyama (6)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grudzielanek (12)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .217 10 25
J. Giambi 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 0 .273 20 39
C. Everett CF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .248 17 40
N. Garciaparra SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .257 13 44
S. Mack LF 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .264 8 37
M. Carreon DH 4 2 2 0 0 1 0 .247 4 24
T. Batista 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .215 11 34
T. Zeile C 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .233 13 35
G. Arias 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 1 .143 1 2
Totals 32 5 6 5 4 7 14      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Carreon (14, 4th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Arias (1, 2nd Inning off K. Ritz, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Giambi (20, 7th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Arias 5 , J. Giambi 4 , T. Zeile , M. Carreon 3
2-out RBI: G. Arias
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , O. Merced 2
Sac Bunt: T. Batista
Sac Fly: T. Zeile
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
OF assists: 3 (Merced (Fordyce at 3rd base), Mack (Walker at home), Everett (Grudzielanek at 3rd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz W (2-7) 6.1 6 5 4 4 5 2 108 63 6.24   
J. Spradlin SV (1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 18 15 3.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 44
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 30, J. Spradlin 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 6-8, J. Spradlin 1-5
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 108-63, J. Spradlin 18-15
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Tapani L (7-6) 4.2 9 8 8 3 3 3 79 51 5.09   
J. Bautista 1.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 26 14 3.29   
M. Mantei 2.0 3 2 2 3 2 0 47 24 3.76   
J. Gray 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 11 6 4.71   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Tapani 14
Batters Faced: K. Tapani 24, J. Bautista 8, M. Mantei 12, J. Gray 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Tapani 4-5, J. Bautista 4-1, M. Mantei 1-2, J. Gray 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Tapani 79-51, J. Bautista 26-14, M. Mantei 47-24, J. Gray 11-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mantei 2-0 , J. Gray 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Mantei
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brook Fordyce
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:10
Attendance: 16011
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