DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
07/29/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CLEVELAND SPIDERS
GAME ID: 1275 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 29TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (53-54) 0 1 2 3 1 7 0 0 2 16 18 1
Cleveland Spiders (40-68) 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 6 2
Spiders Continue Skid Thanks to Walker, Twins
The Minnesota Twins powered past the Cleveland Spiders, 16-5, at League Park. Larry Walker hit 2 home runs. He scored 3 runs and drove in 5, to lead the charge. Minnesota is now riding a 6-game win streak.

Walker contributed a big hit, a 2-run home run, for Minnesota in the top of the third. With his team trailing 2-1, Walker took a fastball from Tommy Greene and stroked the home run to right. His 18th home run of the season allowed the Twins to leap in front, 3-2.

"We put it together today and came out with the win," Walker said in postgame remarks. "That's the main thing."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 6 1 1 2 0 1 6 .270 33 70
D. Erstad CF 6 3 4 1 0 1 1 .286 8 33
L. Walker RF 4 3 3 5 2 0 1 .209 18 55
F. Thomas 1B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .279 29 94
   a-R. Ordonez PH, SS 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 .179 0 5
   c-J. Walton PR, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 2 20
B. Gates 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .281 8 43
   b-N. Martin PH, 1B, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .346 0 5
K. Akiyama LF 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .193 13 43
A. Nunez 3B 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 .263 9 43
B. Fordyce C 5 1 2 1 0 0 3 .232 8 42
M. Grudzielanek SS, 2B 5 1 3 1 0 1 2 .257 3 35
Totals 46 16 18 16 4 5 18      
a - R. Ordonez pinch hit for F. Thomas in the 7th
b - N. Martin pinch hit for B. Gates in the 7th
c - J. Walton pinch ran for R. Ordonez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad (13, 4th Inning off T. Greene, 1 on, 2 outs) L. Walker (15, 4th Inning off T. Greene, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Fordyce (15, 4th Inning off T. Greene, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Gates (28, 6th Inning off M. Saito, 1 on, 0 outs)
Triples: R. Ordonez (1, 9th Inning off A. Alfonseca, 2 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Daniels (33, 6th Inning off D. Veras, 1 on, 2 outs) K. Akiyama (13, 6th Inning off M. Saito, 2 on, 0 outs) L. Walker 2 (18, 3rd Inning off T. Greene, 1 on, 0 outs; 6th Inning off M. Saito, 1 on, 0 outs) B. Gates (8, 5th Inning off T. Greene, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Daniels 4 , D. Erstad 5 , M. Grudzielanek 3 , K. Akiyama 5 , L. Walker 10 , B. Fordyce 3 , B. Gates 6 , R. Ordonez 3
2-out RBI: K. Daniels , D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , L. Walker , R. Ordonez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , K. Daniels 2 , F. Thomas 2 , N. Martin
GIDP: R. Ordonez
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (26)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gates (10)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Allensworth CF 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 .230 7 25
   b-C. Espy PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .195 0 7
E. Diaz C 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .215 0 5
B. Huskey RF 4 1 1 2 0 2 1 .189 4 9
R. Ibanez DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .226 30 74
R. Pemberton LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .232 15 44
K. Mitchell 3B 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .238 28 72
T. Perez 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .219 2 30
   a-W. Guerrero PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .255 0 3
C. Stynes SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .217 3 23
H. Johnson 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .203 25 53
Totals 32 5 6 5 1 12 5      
a - W. Guerrero pinch hit for T. Perez in the 7th
b - C. Espy pinch hit for J. Allensworth in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: E. Diaz 2 (5, 6th Inning off C. Almanzar, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off C. Almanzar, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Allensworth (7, 1st Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Mitchell (28, 2nd Inning off H. Nomo, 0 on, 1 out) B. Huskey (4, 6th Inning off C. Almanzar, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Allensworth 4 , E. Diaz 4 , K. Mitchell 4 , R. Pemberton , B. Huskey 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Huskey
Sac Fly: E. Diaz
Team LOB: 1

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Allensworth (23)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Perez 2 (10)
Double Plays: 1 (Mitchell-Perez-Johnson)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
H. Nomo W (12-5) 5.1 2 3 3 1 8 2 77 49 4.28   
C. Almanzar 3.0 4 2 2 0 2 1 39 30 4.61   
P. Spoljaric 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 8 7 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: H. Nomo 59
Batters Faced: H. Nomo 19, C. Almanzar 13, P. Spoljaric 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: H. Nomo 1-6, C. Almanzar 3-4, P. Spoljaric 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: H. Nomo 77-49, C. Almanzar 39-30, P. Spoljaric 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Spoljaric 1-0
Balk: H. Nomo
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
T. Greene L (1-8) 5.0 11 7 3 0 2 2 108 75 5.52   
M. Saito 0.0 4 5 5 1 0 2 16 5 11.85   
D. Veras 1.0 1 2 2 2 2 1 31 15 4.80   
A. Alfonseca 3.0 2 2 2 1 1 0 40 24 7.94   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Greene 27
Batters Faced: T. Greene 28, M. Saito 5, D. Veras 6, A. Alfonseca 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Greene 5-8, M. Saito 0-0, D. Veras 0-1, A. Alfonseca 4-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Greene 108-75, M. Saito 16-5, D. Veras 31-15, A. Alfonseca 40-24
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Alfonseca 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Larry Walker
Ballpark: League Park
Weather: Clear skies (81 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 32940
Special Notes: SS Rey Ordonez was injured while running the bases.
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