DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/18/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 855 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 R H E
Minnesota Twins (30-41) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 0
Kansas City Royals (47-24) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 10 0
Royals Win in Glorious Fashion
Kansas City Royals starter Kevin Brown was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Minnesota Twins, 4-2. John Habyan picked up the win in relief, improving his record to 4-0. Gene Walter was tagged with the loss. Kansas City has now won 3 straight, while the Twins have lost 3 in a row.

Kansas City took a 4-2 lead on Reggie L. Sanders's 9th home run of the season. The 2-run home run came off Minnesota pitcher Gene Walter in the bottom of the 16th.

"We'll enjoy this win," said Sanders. "But there's more we hope to accomplish."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 0 1 0 2 1 1 .295 11 29
K. Daniels DH 7 0 3 1 0 4 1 .275 23 50
F. Thomas 1B 7 0 1 0 0 3 6 .219 20 49
L. Walker RF 7 0 2 0 0 3 1 .249 17 41
K. Akiyama LF 7 0 1 0 0 2 2 .225 10 26
B. Fordyce C 7 0 0 0 0 2 1 .244 5 24
B. Gates 3B 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 .257 5 27
M. Grudzielanek 2B 6 1 1 0 0 1 2 .258 1 33
R. Ordonez SS 6 1 1 1 0 1 1 .271 1 18
Totals 57 2 11 2 3 19 15      
BATTING
Doubles: M. Grudzielanek (15, 5th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs) B. Gates (18, 9th Inning off K. Brown, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek 2 , R. Ordonez , B. Gates 2 , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama , L. Walker 2 , K. Daniels 3
2-out RBI: R. Ordonez , K. Daniels
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , F. Thomas 2 , K. Akiyama , L. Walker
GIDP: B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (23)
CS: L. Walker (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Gates-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
PB: B. Fordyce
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 8 1 3 1 0 1 2 .309 11 26
R. Lankford LF 5 0 0 0 1 3 3 .269 16 42
   c-R. Sanders PH, LF 1 1 1 2 1 0 0 .211 9 17
J. Thome 1B 5 0 0 0 2 1 4 .247 26 43
J. Burnitz DH 6 0 2 0 1 2 5 .260 16 49
R. Hidalgo RF 6 0 1 0 1 1 5 .271 15 41
B. Larkin SS 6 1 2 0 1 1 2 .249 9 32
T. Naehring 3B 6 0 1 0 0 2 6 .236 10 31
R. Wilkins C 3 1 0 1 1 2 3 .217 15 34
   a-R. Milligan PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 7 18
   b-T. Eusebio C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .261 2 12
A. Jones CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 1 .242 18 43
Totals 53 4 10 4 8 14 32      
a - R. Milligan pinch hit for R. Wilkins in the 13th
b - T. Eusebio substituted for R. Milligan in the 14th
c - R. Sanders pinch hit for R. Lankford in the 14th

BATTING
Doubles: R. Alomar 2 (11, 5th Inning off H. Irabu, 0 on, 0 outs; 14th Inning off P. Spoljaric, 0 on, 1 out) B. Larkin (12, 4th Inning off H. Irabu, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Naehring (11, 13th Inning off J. Spradlin, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sanders (9, 16th Inning off G. Walter, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: R. Alomar 5 , R. Hidalgo , J. Burnitz 2 , B. Larkin 3 , T. Naehring 2 , R. Sanders 4
2-out RBI: R. Sanders
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Hidalgo , J. Burnitz 3 , R. Wilkins , J. Thome , R. Milligan
GIDP: B. Larkin
Sac Bunt: T. Naehring
Sac Fly: R. Wilkins
Hit by Pitch: A. Jones 2
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Alomar 3 (35) , R. Lankford (24)
CS: R. Hidalgo (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Brown-Larkin-Thome)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Irabu 6.1 4 1 1 4 4 0 107 65 1.42   
R. Dibble BS (2) 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 31 19 2.48   
T. Hoffman 2.0 0 0 0 1 3 0 27 18 7.71   
J. Spradlin 2.1 1 0 0 1 5 0 35 20 3.35   
P. Spoljaric 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 14 0.00   
G. Walter L (2-2) 2.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 28 18 5.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Irabu 61
Batters Faced: H. Irabu 28, R. Dibble 9, T. Hoffman 7, J. Spradlin 8, P. Spoljaric 5, G. Walter 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Irabu 3-12, R. Dibble 2-3, T. Hoffman 2-1, J. Spradlin 0-1, P. Spoljaric 0-3, G. Walter 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Irabu 107-65, R. Dibble 31-19, T. Hoffman 27-18, J. Spradlin 35-20, P. Spoljaric 21-14, G. Walter 28-18
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dibble 1-0 , T. Hoffman 1-0 , P. Spoljaric 1-0 , G. Walter 2-0
Hit Batsmen: H. Irabu , G. Walter
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Brown 9.2 10 2 2 1 11 0 137 88 2.23   
A. Benitez 1.2 0 0 0 1 4 0 25 17 4.15   
J. Habyan W (4-0) 4.2 1 0 0 1 4 0 44 34 2.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Brown 71
Batters Faced: K. Brown 38, A. Benitez 6, J. Habyan 16
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Brown 10-6, A. Benitez 1-0, J. Habyan 4-6
Pitches - Strikes: K. Brown 137-88, A. Benitez 25-17, J. Habyan 44-34
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Benitez 1-0 , J. Habyan 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Brown
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 5:16
Attendance: 13778
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