DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
06/22/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 895 - SUNDAY, JUNE 22ND, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
Minnesota Twins (31-44) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 0
Orlando Devil Rays (41-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 4 0
Devil Rays Slip Past Minnesota, 2-1
The Minnesota Twins got a sterling performance from pitcher Hideo Nomo, but the Devil Rays still prevailed, 2-1. Nomo was named the player of the game in a losing cause. He threw 8 innings of 3-hit ball. Orlando, at 41-35, occupies third place in the Federal League East Division.

With two out in the bottom of the 11th, Jose Valentin hit a go-ahead run-scoring single. It was his 58th hit of the season and with it the Devil Rays took a 2-1 lead.

"Winning is contagious," said Valentin. "We're looking forward to the next game."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 .295 13 32
K. Daniels DH 5 0 1 0 0 3 1 .278 23 51
F. Thomas 1B 5 1 3 1 0 1 1 .239 23 52
L. Walker RF 4 0 1 0 1 1 3 .257 17 44
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 4 .217 10 26
B. Fordyce C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .240 5 25
B. Gates 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .251 5 29
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .252 1 33
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .262 1 18
Totals 37 1 5 1 3 12 13      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Thomas (12, 1st Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (23, 3rd Inning off J. Smoltz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Thomas 7 , L. Walker , K. Daniels
2-out RBI: F. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fordyce , K. Akiyama , L. Walker
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (24)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Grudzielanek-Ordonez-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Biggio 2B 5 0 0 0 0 3 1 .266 9 33
P. O'Neill DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .263 16 44
J. Bagwell 1B 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 .246 10 35
T. Salmon RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 3 .240 16 55
R. Gant LF 3 1 0 0 2 1 4 .226 17 49
J. Valentin 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .220 16 46
L. Dykstra CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .150 0 1
   a-J. Kruk PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 .196 0 2
   b-R. Jones CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 2 7
J. Oquendo SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .227 0 9
R. Karkovice C 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .140 3 7
   c-I. Rodriguez PH, C 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .275 15 41
Totals 33 2 4 2 6 13 13      
a - J. Kruk pinch hit for L. Dykstra in the 7th
b - R. Jones substituted for J. Kruk in the 8th
c - I. Rodriguez pinch hit for R. Karkovice in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Salmon (16, 9th Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo , J. Valentin , T. Salmon 2 , P. O'Neill
2-out RBI: J. Valentin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Gant
GIDP: J. Valentin
Sac Bunt: J. Valentin
Sac Fly: J. Kruk
Hit by Pitch: P. O'Neill
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Gant 2 (25)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo 8.1 3 1 1 4 12 0 135 82 4.42   
R. Dibble L (1-2) 1.2 0 1 1 1 1 0 30 17 2.64   
T. Hoffman 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 19 10 7.30   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 81
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 32, R. Dibble 6, T. Hoffman 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 8-5, R. Dibble 2-1, T. Hoffman 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 135-82, R. Dibble 30-17, T. Hoffman 19-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Dibble 2-0 , T. Hoffman 1-1
Hit Batsmen: R. Dibble
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Smoltz 7.0 4 1 1 3 8 1 97 59 3.20   
X. Hernandez W (3-7) 4.0 1 0 0 0 4 0 39 29 3.12   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Smoltz 70
Batters Faced: J. Smoltz 28, X. Hernandez 12
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Smoltz 7-6, X. Hernandez 3-4
Pitches - Strikes: J. Smoltz 97-59, X. Hernandez 39-29
Inherited Runners - Scored: X. Hernandez 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hideo Nomo
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 31135
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