DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
06/14/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 815 - SATURDAY, JUNE 14TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (30-38) 1 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 8 13 3
Charlotte Knights (34-36) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 5 9 2
Twins Win at Charlotte, 8-5
Minnesota left fielder Koji Akiyama made his presence felt in the 8-5 Twins triumph over the Charlotte Knights. Akiyama was 1 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He scored 2 runs. Minnesota, now 30-38, holds last place in the Federal League Central Division.

Shane Mack had a chance to do some damage in the bottom of the ninth. With Charlotte trailing 8-3, Charlotte had runners on 2nd and 3rd. Mack hit a sacrifice fly. But it was not enough. Charlotte would not finish the comeback.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 .302 11 29
K. Daniels DH 5 1 2 2 0 1 3 .268 22 48
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 1 2 0 0 3 .220 20 48
L. Walker RF 4 1 0 0 1 1 5 .254 17 41
K. Akiyama LF 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 .234 10 26
B. Fordyce C 5 1 3 1 0 1 0 .251 5 24
B. Gates 3B 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 .262 5 27
M. Grudzielanek 2B 5 1 1 1 0 0 4 .267 1 33
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 .272 1 17
Totals 38 8 13 8 4 4 23      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (17, 1st Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Fordyce (13, 2nd Inning off S. Bankhead, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Akiyama (10, 9th Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Daniels (22, 5th Inning off S. Bankhead, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 5 , M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce 4 , B. Gates , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama 4 , K. Daniels 5
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ordonez , L. Walker 3
GIDP: B. Gates
Sac Fly: F. Thomas 2
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad 2 (21)

FIELDING
Errors: D. Oliver (2) , D. Erstad (3) , K. Akiyama (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ordonez-Grudzielanek-Thomas, Ordonez-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Merced RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .221 10 25
J. Giambi DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .273 20 39
S. Mack LF 3 0 2 1 1 0 3 .269 8 38
N. Garciaparra SS 3 0 0 1 1 0 3 .255 13 45
D. Segui 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 2 .259 2 15
C. Everett CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .244 17 40
T. Batista 3B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .219 11 34
T. Zeile C 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .233 13 35
G. Arias 2B 4 1 1 3 0 1 1 .156 2 5
Totals 34 5 9 5 5 3 18      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Giambi (12, 9th Inning off J. Spradlin, 1 on, 0 outs) S. Mack (7, 7th Inning off B. Ayrault, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: G. Arias (2, 4th Inning off D. Oliver, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: G. Arias 4 , T. Batista 2 , J. Giambi 2 , O. Merced 2 , T. Zeile , S. Mack 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Garciaparra , C. Everett 3 , O. Merced
GIDP: T. Zeile , S. Mack
Sac Fly: N. Garciaparra , S. Mack
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: N. Garciaparra (10) , T. Zeile (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Garciaparra-Arias-Segui)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CHARLOTTE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver W (6-5) 5.0 5 3 3 4 1 1 90 49 5.91   
B. Ayrault 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 28 19 5.70   
J. Spradlin 1.2 3 2 2 0 0 0 28 20 3.51   
T. Hoffman 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 6 8.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 42
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 25, B. Ayrault 7, J. Spradlin 7, T. Hoffman 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 6-7, B. Ayrault 1-2, J. Spradlin 1-3, T. Hoffman 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 90-49, B. Ayrault 28-19, J. Spradlin 28-20, T. Hoffman 8-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-0 , T. Hoffman 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
S. Bankhead L (4-5) 4.1 9 7 7 3 2 1 80 49 4.55   
T. Burke 2.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 31 21 1.72   
J. Gray 2.0 3 1 1 1 1 1 45 26 4.70   
T. Worrell 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3.51   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Bankhead 16
Batters Faced: S. Bankhead 24, T. Burke 9, J. Gray 10, T. Worrell 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Bankhead 4-6, T. Burke 3-3, J. Gray 3-2, T. Worrell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Bankhead 80-49, T. Burke 31-21, J. Gray 45-26, T. Worrell 3-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Burke 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Koji Akiyama
Ballpark: Comiskey Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (65 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:27
Attendance: 16176
Special Notes: RP Tim Burke was injured while pitching.
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