DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
06/19/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT KANSAS CITY ROYALS
GAME ID: 865 - THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (30-42) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 11 1
Kansas City Royals (48-24) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 X 7 7 1
Burnitz Slugs Royals to 7-2 Win
Benefiting from Jeromy Burnitz's productive game, the Kansas City Royals downed the Minnesota Twins, 7-2. Burnitz belted 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 2 for the Royals. Kansas City goes to 48-24. The win puts them 5½ games up in their division.

Tim Naehring, who is a two-time Gold Glove winner, chipped in for Kansas City with a 3-run home run in the bottom of the eighth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

Burnitz attributed the win to "a well-rounded effort by the whole team."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 2 .297 12 30
K. Daniels DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .274 23 50
F. Thomas 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .227 21 50
L. Walker RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .253 17 41
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 2 .223 10 26
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 3 .261 1 33
B. Gates 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .253 5 27
E. Perez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .250 0 4
R. Ordonez SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .269 1 18
Totals 36 2 11 2 2 9 21      
BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (18, 9th Inning off G. Olson, 0 on, 1 out) M. Grudzielanek 2 (17, 6th Inning off D. Neagle, 1 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: D. Erstad (12, 7th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 2 outs) F. Thomas (21, 4th Inning off D. Neagle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 6 , E. Perez , M. Grudzielanek 4 , F. Thomas 6 , L. Walker 2 , K. Daniels
2-out RBI: D. Erstad
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Perez , B. Gates 2 , F. Thomas , L. Walker , K. Daniels
GIDP: F. Thomas
Sac Bunt: R. Ordonez
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
CS: K. Akiyama (7)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Perez (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Alomar 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .305 11 26
R. Lankford LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .269 16 42
J. Thome 1B 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 .248 27 45
J. Burnitz DH 2 3 2 2 2 0 0 .267 18 51
R. Hidalgo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .266 15 41
B. Larkin SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .249 9 32
T. Naehring 3B 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 .241 11 34
R. Wilkins C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .213 15 34
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .238 18 43
Totals 31 7 7 7 4 2 10      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Lankford (9, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Burnitz 2 (18, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 2 outs) J. Thome (27, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 1 on, 1 out) T. Naehring (11, 8th Inning off C. Almanzar, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Burnitz 8 , J. Thome 4 , T. Naehring 5 , R. Lankford 2 , B. Larkin
2-out RBI: J. Burnitz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Alomar , B. Larkin
Sac Bunt: R. Wilkins
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Thome (5)
Double Plays: 1 (Naehring-Alomar-Thome)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE KANSAS CITY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz L (2-8) 6.1 5 4 4 3 2 3 100 58 6.20   
C. Almanzar 1.2 2 3 3 1 0 1 22 10 16.20   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 46
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 28, C. Almanzar 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 4-13, C. Almanzar 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 100-58, C. Almanzar 22-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Almanzar 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Neagle W (8-4) 7.1 10 2 2 2 7 2 126 81 3.72   
G. Olson SV (1) 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 14 0.61   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Neagle 55
Batters Faced: D. Neagle 33, G. Olson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Neagle 5-8, G. Olson 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Neagle 126-81, G. Olson 21-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Olson 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jeromy Burnitz
Ballpark: Royals Stadium
Weather: Rain (71 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 13895
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