DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
08/09/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT BOSTON RED SOX
GAME ID: 1399 - SUNDAY, AUGUST 9TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (58-60) 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 8 14 0
Boston Red Sox (38-79) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Guzman Dazzles in Minnesota Win
Minnesota Twins starter Juan Guzman pitched effectively against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park. The right-hander spearheaded his team's 8-0 win. Minnesota occupies 5th place in the Federal League Central Division at 58-60.

In his 107-pitch effort, Guzman allowed no earned runs on no hits over 8.2 innings. He walked 1 and struck out 8.

"In baseball, you have your ups and downs," said Boston manager Brett Williams. "You just try to stay level-headed the whole time."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 .273 36 76
D. Erstad CF 3 1 2 2 1 0 2 .300 8 42
F. Thomas 1B 4 2 1 2 1 0 3 .275 31 99
K. Akiyama RF 5 1 2 1 0 0 2 .208 15 54
A. Nunez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .262 9 47
   a-N. Martin PH, 3B 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .313 0 6
J. Walton LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .239 2 21
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .253 3 37
E. Perez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .226 3 18
R. Ordonez SS 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 .162 0 5
Totals 39 8 14 8 2 2 17      
a - N. Martin pinch hit for A. Nunez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Erstad 2 (18, 5th Inning off M. Bystrom, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off A. Small, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: K. Daniels (36, 9th Inning off A. Small, 0 on, 2 outs) F. Thomas (31, 1st Inning off M. Bystrom, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Daniels 7 , A. Nunez , D. Erstad 4 , M. Grudzielanek , F. Thomas 4 , K. Akiyama 2 , J. Walton 2 , N. Martin
2-out RBI: K. Daniels , K. Akiyama , N. Martin
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Thomas , K. Akiyama 2 , J. Walton
GIDP: E. Perez
Sac Fly: D. Erstad
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (47) , D. Erstad (30)
CS: M. Grudzielanek (11) , J. Walton (4)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Gilbert DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .175 5 23
D. Yamashita SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .181 7 15
K. Polcovich 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .235 0 3
R. Casanova C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .261 6 34
M. Mejia RF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .158 3 22
M. Kawai 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
D. James LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 0 4
K. Morgan 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .081 1 4
K. Shiotani CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .057 0 3
Totals 27 0 0 0 1 8 4      
BATTING
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Polcovich
Hit by Pitch: S. Gilbert , D. Yamashita
Team LOB: 2

FIELDING
Errors: K. Polcovich (5) , K. Morgan (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Yamashita-Polcovich-Kawai)
PB: R. Casanova
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman W (4-3) 8.2 0 0 0 1 8 0 107 67 3.81   
C. Almanzar 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 5.34   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 91
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 27, C. Almanzar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 11-7, C. Almanzar 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 107-67, C. Almanzar 10-6
Hit Batsmen: C. Almanzar 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Bystrom L (0-3) 6.1 10 5 4 0 0 1 100 59 9.42   
A. Small 2.2 4 3 3 2 2 1 52 30 3.64   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Bystrom 35
Batters Faced: M. Bystrom 28, A. Small 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Bystrom 3-13, A. Small 2-4
Pitches - Strikes: M. Bystrom 100-59, A. Small 52-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Small 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Guzman
Ballpark: Fenway Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:00
Attendance: 10174
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