DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
06/30/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT MILWAUKEE CREAMS
GAME ID: 988 - MONDAY, JUNE 30TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (35-47) 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 7 0
Milwaukee Creams (49-35) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Ritz Dominant in Minnesota Win
Minnesota right-hander Kevin Ritz was sensational in shutting out the Milwaukee Creams, 2-0. The Twins saw their win-loss record go to 35-47. At the same time, the Creams fell to 49-35.

Ritz allowed no earned runs on 4 hits over 8 innings for the Twins. He walked 3 and struck out 7.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Ritz said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .289 14 37
K. Daniels DH 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 .273 23 54
F. Thomas 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 2 .240 24 54
L. Walker RF 1 0 1 1 3 0 0 .266 17 49
K. Akiyama LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .221 13 31
B. Fordyce C 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .237 6 28
B. Gates 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .253 5 34
M. Grudzielanek 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .257 1 36
R. Ordonez SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .255 1 20
Totals 33 2 7 2 6 8 14      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gates (22, 6th Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (24, 5th Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Grudzielanek , R. Ordonez , B. Gates 3 , F. Thomas 4 , L. Walker , K. Daniels
2-out RBI: F. Thomas , L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , B. Fordyce , K. Akiyama 2
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grudzielanek (12) , L. Walker 2 (16) , K. Daniels 2 (32)

FIELDING
OF assists: 2 (Walker (Elway at 3rd base), Walker (Goodwin at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Loretta 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .301 5 38
C. Jones 3B 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .298 17 53
K. Caminiti DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .300 29 72
C. Delgado 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .245 28 78
   b-L. Tinsley PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 0
J. Elway RF 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .234 25 56
T. Goodwin CF 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 .243 5 28
B. Ausmus C 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .266 3 9
   a-S. Finley PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 0 3
R. Sanchez SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .259 1 27
K. Williams LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .163 2 5
Totals 30 0 6 0 3 9 14      
a - S. Finley pinch hit for B. Ausmus in the 9th
b - L. Tinsley pinch ran for C. Delgado in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Loretta (14, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Ausmus (3, 8th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Loretta 2 , C. Delgado , R. Sanchez , T. Goodwin 2 , B. Ausmus 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Jones , C. Delgado , R. Sanchez , S. Finley
Sac Bunt: B. Ausmus
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Elway (Grudzielanek at home))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE MILWAUKEE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz W (3-9) 8.0 4 0 0 3 7 0 104 65 5.82   
R. Dibble SV (14) 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 21 16 2.97   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 78
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 29, R. Dibble 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 9-6, R. Dibble 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 104-65, R. Dibble 21-16
Balk: K. Ritz
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Greene L (3-3) 6.2 7 2 2 5 5 1 124 79 3.66   
S. Bedrosian 2.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 26 20 3.72   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Greene 52
Batters Faced: T. Greene 31, S. Bedrosian 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Greene 8-6, S. Bedrosian 4-0
Pitches - Strikes: T. Greene 124-79, S. Bedrosian 26-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Bedrosian 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kevin Ritz
Ballpark: Milwaukee County Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (80 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 24075
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