DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/25/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CINCINNATI REDS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 931 - WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (43-36) 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 5 1
Minnesota Twins (33-45) 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 9 1
Twins Beat Visiting Reds, 4-2
Minnesota starter Darren Oliver pitched effectively against the Cincinnati Reds at Metrodome. The left-hander led his team to a 4-2 win. Oliver picked up the win for Minnesota, going 5.1 innings. He gave up 2 runs on 3 hits. He now sports a record of 7-6. The Twins saw their record improve to 33-45.

The Twins scored in the bottom of the fifth when Mark Grudzielanek hit a run-scoring single to make the score 3-2, Minnesota.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Grudzielanek told the Minnesota Herald.
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 3 0 0 1 0 0 4 .307 5 38
B. Williams RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .247 9 56
S. Rolen 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .218 15 49
J. Lopez C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .286 18 51
F. McGriff DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .265 10 33
O. Vizquel SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .217 1 24
S. Spiezio 1B 4 1 0 0 0 1 1 .255 11 45
B. Higginson LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .295 16 49
D. Hosey CF 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 .211 2 21
Totals 31 2 5 2 4 6 13      
BATTING
Total Bases: F. McGriff , D. Hosey , J. Lopez , B. Williams , O. Vizquel
2-out RBI: B. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. McGriff , J. Lopez
GIDP: B. Williams
Sac Fly: F. Vina
Hit by Pitch: F. Vina
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: D. Hosey (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Vina-Vizquel-Spiezio)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 3 1 1 2 0 0 1 .293 14 36
K. Daniels DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .276 23 52
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .243 23 52
L. Walker RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .260 17 46
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 3 1 0 1 2 .227 12 29
B. Fordyce C 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .237 5 25
B. Gates 3B 3 1 2 0 0 1 0 .256 5 32
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .254 1 35
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .256 1 19
Totals 31 4 9 3 1 8 12      
BATTING
Home Runs: D. Erstad (14, 3rd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Akiyama (12, 2nd Inning off J. Rijo, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 4 , M. Grudzielanek , B. Gates 2 , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama 6 , L. Walker
2-out RBI: D. Erstad
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , B. Fordyce
GIDP: B. Fordyce
Sac Fly: D. Erstad
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gates (6)
Double Plays: 1 (Ordonez-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Rijo L (6-3) 7.1 8 4 3 1 7 2 112 71 2.83   
A. Rhodes 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 9 8 7.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Rijo 54
Batters Faced: J. Rijo 30, A. Rhodes 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Rijo 8-6, A. Rhodes 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Rijo 112-71, A. Rhodes 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Rhodes 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver W (7-6) 5.1 3 2 2 3 3 0 86 47 5.96   
P. Spoljaric H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16 10 0.00   
T. Hoffman H (8) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 9 6.98   
R. Dibble SV (13) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 12 2.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 54
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 23, P. Spoljaric 4, T. Hoffman 6, R. Dibble 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 4-8, P. Spoljaric 1-1, T. Hoffman 2-2, R. Dibble 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 86-47, P. Spoljaric 16-10, T. Hoffman 17-9, R. Dibble 20-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Hoffman 1-0
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darren Oliver
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:49
Attendance: 28143
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