DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
04/09/1997
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CLEVELAND SPIDERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 99 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9TH, 1997 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cleveland Spiders (5-4) 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 12 18 0
Minnesota Twins (3-6) 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 6 1
Ibanez Helps Spiders Run Win Streak to 3
The Cleveland Spiders powered past the Minnesota Twins, 12-4, at Metrodome. Raul Ibanez was 3 for 4 with a home run, a double, and a walk, while adding 4 RBI and scoring once, to lead the charge. With the win, Cleveland elevates its record to 5-4.

The tide might have turned with two out in the bottom of the fifth, had not Juan Nieves made a big pitch. With the bases loaded and the Twins trailing 5-2, he retired Frank Thomas, who struck out.
CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Strawberry DH 6 2 4 1 0 1 1 .389 4 8
T. Perez 2B 6 2 2 3 0 0 5 .400 0 6
K. Mitchell 3B 5 2 3 0 1 0 0 .371 3 8
R. Ibanez LF 4 1 3 4 1 0 1 .324 2 6
   a-R. Pemberton PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
B. Gilkey RF 4 0 0 0 1 2 3 .229 0 5
H. Johnson 1B 5 2 2 0 0 1 3 .233 2 6
M. Grissom CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .265 0 1
G. Williams C 5 1 1 0 0 3 5 .167 0 0
B. Ripken SS 3 1 2 2 1 0 4 .250 1 3
Totals 42 12 18 10 5 9 25      
a - R. Pemberton pinch hit for R. Ibanez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Johnson (3, 9th Inning off G. Walter, 0 on, 0 outs) R. Ibanez (3, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 2 on, 0 outs) T. Perez (7, 9th Inning off G. Walter, 2 on, 2 outs) K. Mitchell (4, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Strawberry (3, 1st Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Ibanez (2, 5th Inning off K. Ritz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: H. Johnson 3 , R. Ibanez 7 , G. Williams , T. Perez 3 , M. Grissom , B. Ripken 2 , K. Mitchell 4 , D. Strawberry 5
2-out RBI: R. Ibanez , T. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Gilkey , M. Grissom , B. Ripken , R. Pemberton
GIDP: R. Ibanez , T. Perez
Sac Bunt: M. Grissom
Sac Fly: B. Ripken
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Gilkey (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Mitchell-Perez-Johnson, Ripken-Perez-Johnson)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Erstad CF 5 0 2 1 0 1 1 .375 3 7
K. Daniels DH 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .167 4 8
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .111 2 4
L. Walker RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .382 2 4
K. Akiyama LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250 2 3
B. Fordyce C 3 2 1 2 1 0 2 .345 1 5
B. Gates 3B 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 .333 0 5
   a-K. Seitzer PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .273 0 4
R. Ordonez 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .233 0 4
Totals 31 4 6 4 7 6 14      
a - K. Seitzer pinch hit for B. Gates in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gates (3, 3rd Inning off J. Nieves, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: B. Fordyce (1, 6th Inning off J. Nieves, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Erstad 2 , M. Grudzielanek , B. Fordyce 4 , B. Gates 2 , K. Akiyama
2-out RBI: D. Erstad
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , F. Thomas , K. Daniels
GIDP: B. Fordyce , F. Thomas
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Ritz (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Ordonez-Grudzielanek-Thomas, Ordonez-Grudzielanek-Thomas)
CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Nieves W (1-1) 7.1 5 4 4 6 4 1 137 75 6.28   
N. Minchey 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 35 21 2.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Nieves 50
Batters Faced: J. Nieves 31, N. Minchey 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Nieves 8-8, N. Minchey 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Nieves 137-75, N. Minchey 35-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: N. Minchey 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Ritz L (0-1) 5.1 7 5 4 4 6 1 100 61 9.00   
J. Spradlin 1.2 2 1 1 0 1 0 29 17 4.26   
B. Ayrault 0.2 5 3 3 0 0 0 20 15 8.10   
G. Walter 1.1 4 3 3 1 2 0 37 22 7.27   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Ritz 38
Batters Faced: K. Ritz 27, J. Spradlin 6, B. Ayrault 7, G. Walter 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Ritz 5-4, J. Spradlin 1-2, B. Ayrault 2-0, G. Walter 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Ritz 100-61, J. Spradlin 29-17, B. Ayrault 20-15, G. Walter 37-22
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Spradlin 1-0 , B. Ayrault 1-1 , G. Walter 2-0
WP: K. Ritz , B. Ayrault , G. Walter
Balk: K. Ritz 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Raul Ibanez
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:41
Attendance: 27301
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