DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
04/19/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT CINCINNATI REDS
GAME ID: 215 - SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (9-9) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 6 0
Cincinnati Reds (8-10) 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 6 2
Twins Come Up Short at Cincinnati
Cincinnati starter Brad Radke pitched effectively against the Minnesota Twins at Riverfront Stadium. The right-hander led his team to a 4-3 win. Radke got the win, improving to 3-0. He allowed 5 hits and walked 0 over 8 innings. Radke allowed 2 earned runs. The Twins fall to 9-9 and continue their uneasy start to the 1998 season.

In the bottom of the third, Bobby Higginson hit a 3-run home run for Cincinnati. The 7th home run of the season for the Cincinnati designated hitter put the Reds on top, 3-0.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Minnesota manager Darren Fischbach.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .260 6 12
D. Erstad CF 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 .312 3 9
L. Walker RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .247 3 11
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .319 6 21
B. Gates 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .299 0 9
K. Akiyama LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .197 2 4
A. Nunez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .284 3 13
M. Grudzielanek SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .297 1 9
E. Perez C 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .417 0 6
Totals 33 3 6 3 0 9 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Gates (5, 2nd Inning off B. Radke, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Daniels (6, 6th Inning off B. Radke, 1 on, 0 outs) D. Erstad (3, 9th Inning off A. Rhodes, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Daniels 4 , D. Erstad 6 , E. Perez , B. Gates 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Grudzielanek
GIDP: E. Perez , L. Walker
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Vina 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .306 0 4
M. Lawton RF 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .254 1 4
S. Rolen 3B 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 .239 2 9
B. Higginson DH 4 1 1 3 0 0 2 .275 7 18
B. Williams LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .254 2 19
J. Lopez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .286 5 14
S. Spiezio 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .212 1 2
O. Vizquel SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 .159 1 2
J. Payton CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .086 0 0
Totals 30 4 6 4 2 2 8      
BATTING
Doubles: F. Vina (5, 5th Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 0 outs) S. Rolen (4, 1st Inning off P. Astacio, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Higginson (7, 3rd Inning off P. Astacio, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Higginson 4 , F. Vina 2 , S. Rolen 3 , J. Lopez , B. Williams
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Payton , B. Higginson , B. Williams
Hit by Pitch: S. Rolen
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: S. Rolen (4)

FIELDING
Errors: F. Vina (2) , S. Spiezio (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Vina-Vizquel-Spiezio, Vizquel-Vina-Spiezio)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio L (1-1) 8.0 6 4 4 2 2 1 104 66 3.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 54
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 33
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 11-11
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 104-66
Hit Batsmen: P. Astacio
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
B. Radke W (3-0) 8.0 5 2 2 0 6 1 111 76 2.36   
A. Rhodes SV (3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 3 1 22 18 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Radke 70
Batters Faced: B. Radke 28, A. Rhodes 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Radke 9-7, A. Rhodes 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Radke 111-76, A. Rhodes 22-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brad Radke
Ballpark: Riverfront Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (57 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 18 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 2:27
Attendance: 36738
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