DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/28/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
CHICAGO CUBS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1603 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 28TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Chicago Cubs (53-80) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 4
Minnesota Twins (68-66) 2 0 2 7 3 8 1 0 X 23 22 0
Erstad, Twins Humble Cubs
Darin Erstad made an impact in the 23-2 Minnesota win over Chicago. Erstad, who is tied for 7th in the FL in stolen bases with 34, went 3-4 with a home run, a double, a walk, and was hit by a pitch, while scoring 5 runs and driving in 4. Minnesota is 4th in the Federal League Central Division with a record of 68-66.

The Twins grabbed the lead in the bottom of the third. With two out, Frank Thomas, who led the FL in on-base percentage with .437 in 1990, hit a 2-run home run off Mike Dunne, putting Minnesota in front, 4-1. For Thomas, it was his 33rd home run of the season.

Chicago manager Anthony Perez called the blowout loss "just something that happens."
CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Holbert 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000 0 0
R. Becker CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 .199 8 30
D. Mattingly 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .290 21 67
   b-M. Coleman PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .222 0 2
G. Williams C 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .294 4 17
G. Arias 3B 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .298 6 17
   a-B. Selby PH, 3B 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .500 0 0
R. Cradle LF 3 0 0 0 1 3 4 .222 1 5
J. Cruz RF 4 1 1 2 0 1 4 .189 19 48
E. Perez DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 .178 4 13
M. Alexander SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .209 6 35
Totals 31 2 6 2 4 11 17      
a - B. Selby pinch hit for G. Arias in the 7th
b - M. Coleman pinch hit for D. Mattingly in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Selby (1, 7th Inning off B. Ayrault, 1 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Cruz (19, 3rd Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Cruz 4 , D. Mattingly , G. Williams , E. Perez , B. Selby 2 , M. Coleman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Perez 2 , R. Cradle
GIDP: M. Alexander 2
Team LOB: 3

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cruz (6) , G. Arias (5) , G. Williams (5) , M. Alexander (27)
Double Plays: 3 (Arias-Holbert-Mattingly, Mattingly-Alexander-Mattingly, Selby-Holbert-Mattingly)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 5 4 2 4 2 1 4 .268 41 86
D. Erstad CF 4 5 3 4 1 0 0 .304 9 48
L. Walker RF 6 2 3 2 0 0 3 .216 23 80
F. Thomas 1B 4 3 2 3 2 1 1 .268 33 108
B. Gates 2B 6 2 2 3 0 0 4 .278 9 57
A. Nunez 3B 4 1 2 3 2 0 1 .266 9 55
B. Fordyce C 5 1 2 0 1 0 2 .231 10 50
J. Walton LF 5 3 3 1 1 1 1 .245 2 24
M. Grudzielanek SS 6 2 3 1 0 1 5 .258 3 42
Totals 45 23 22 21 9 4 21      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Nunez (21, 4th Inning off R. Springer, 2 on, 2 outs) D. Erstad (21, 1st Inning off M. Dunne, 0 on, 0 outs) B. Gates (33, 6th Inning off T. Davis, 2 on, 1 out) L. Walker (26, 3rd Inning off M. Dunne, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: K. Daniels 2 (41, 1st Inning off M. Dunne, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off M. Dunne, 2 on, 1 out) D. Erstad (9, 6th Inning off J. Fontenot, 3 on, 1 out) F. Thomas (33, 3rd Inning off M. Dunne, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: K. Daniels 8 , A. Nunez 3 , D. Erstad 7 , M. Grudzielanek 3 , B. Fordyce 2 , B. Gates 3 , F. Thomas 5 , J. Walton 3 , L. Walker 4
2-out RBI: A. Nunez , B. Gates , F. Thomas
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Daniels , A. Nunez , B. Fordyce
GIDP: B. Fordyce , B. Gates 2
Hit by Pitch: D. Erstad
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Erstad (34)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Nunez-Gates-Thomas, Grudzielanek-Gates-Thomas)
CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
M. Dunne L (7-16) 3.1 9 8 7 1 1 3 58 34 5.05   
R. Springer 1.0 5 6 6 3 1 0 38 17 5.48   
J. Fontenot 1.0 4 5 5 2 0 1 23 12 4.78   
T. Davis 0.2 3 4 2 3 1 0 37 16 5.43   
A. Miranda 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 10 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Dunne 10
Batters Faced: M. Dunne 19, R. Springer 11, J. Fontenot 8, T. Davis 11, A. Miranda 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Dunne 5-3, R. Springer 1-1, J. Fontenot 2-0, T. Davis 1-0, A. Miranda 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Dunne 58-34, R. Springer 38-17, J. Fontenot 23-12, T. Davis 37-16, A. Miranda 13-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Fontenot 2-1 , A. Miranda 3-1
WP: T. Davis
Hit Batsmen: T. Davis
Balk: R. Springer
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio W (7-11) 5.0 3 1 1 2 4 1 74 45 4.40   
B. Ayrault 1.1 1 0 0 1 3 0 26 17 3.77   
C. Almanzar 2.0 2 1 1 1 4 0 42 22 4.78   
J. Spradlin 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 5.70   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 59
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 18, B. Ayrault 6, C. Almanzar 9, J. Spradlin 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 3-6, B. Ayrault 0-1, C. Almanzar 1-1, J. Spradlin 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 74-45, B. Ayrault 26-17, C. Almanzar 42-22, J. Spradlin 7-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Almanzar 2-0 , J. Spradlin 3-1
WP: C. Almanzar
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Darin Erstad
Ballpark: Metrodome
Start Time: 6:05 PM EST
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 28036
Special Notes: Darin Erstad ties the MIN regular season game record for runs with 5.
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