DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
04/22/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT FLORIDA MARLINS
GAME ID: 246 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (9-11) 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 10 13 1
Florida Marlins (13-7) 0 0 3 4 4 0 0 0 X 11 12 0
Multi-HR Day for Sexson as Marlins Overpower Twins, 11-10
Marlins first baseman Richie Sexson put his stamp on his team's 11-10 win over the Minnesota Twins. Sexson was 4 for 5 with 2 home runs and a double, while scoring 3 times and driving in 8 for Florida in the contest. Rene Arocha was the winner. Over 8.1 innings, he allowed 5 runs on 8 hits, with no walks and 8 strikeouts. Florida, now 13-7, has gotten their season off to a good start.

Sexson had an important at-bat with runners on 1st and 2nd in the bottom of the third, when he hit a 3-run home run. The Marlins went on to win.

In postgame comments to the Florida Times, Sexson said, "If the effort is there, the wins will come."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE FLORIDA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 4 1 2 0 1 0 1 .271 7 13
D. Erstad CF 5 2 1 1 0 2 3 .306 3 10
L. Walker RF 5 2 2 3 0 0 0 .244 4 14
F. Thomas 1B 5 2 2 3 0 2 0 .312 7 24
B. Gates 2B 5 0 3 2 0 1 0 .320 1 12
K. Akiyama LF 5 1 1 1 0 3 3 .188 3 5
A. Nunez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 3 13
   a-N. Martin PH, 3B 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 .667 0 2
B. Fordyce C 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .167 0 5
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .282 1 9
Totals 40 10 13 10 1 10 11      
a - N. Martin pinch hit for A. Nunez in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Gates (6, 9th Inning off B. Harvey, 2 on, 2 outs) F. Thomas (7, 9th Inning off B. Harvey, 3 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: F. Thomas (7, 4th Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 1 out) K. Akiyama (3, 7th Inning off R. Arocha, 0 on, 0 outs) L. Walker (4, 8th Inning off R. Arocha, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Daniels 2 , D. Erstad , M. Grudzielanek , B. Gates 4 , F. Thomas 6 , K. Akiyama 4 , L. Walker 5 , N. Martin
2-out RBI: D. Erstad , B. Gates , F. Thomas , L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Nunez , D. Erstad , K. Akiyama
Hit by Pitch: B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Daniels (11) , B. Gates (1)

FIELDING
Errors: M. Grudzielanek (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 6 1 1 0 0 1 3 .203 0 9
C. Counsell SS 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 .258 2 6
C. Johnson C 1 3 1 0 3 0 0 .235 7 12
R. Sexson 1B 5 3 4 8 0 0 1 .247 6 17
J. Encarnacion LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 5 .293 6 12
E. Alfonzo 3B 4 0 0 0 1 2 5 .184 1 4
R. White RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .303 5 14
M. Kotsay CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 3 .329 1 7
B. Agbayani DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 1 .300 1 3
Totals 37 11 12 10 7 9 20      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Sexson (2, 4th Inning off D. Oliver, 2 on, 1 out) C. Counsell 2 (4, 3rd Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off J. Spradlin, 0 on, 1 out) C. Johnson (5, 4th Inning off D. Oliver, 1 on, 1 out) R. White (4, 8th Inning off J. Spradlin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: R. Sexson 2 (6, 3rd Inning off D. Oliver, 2 on, 0 outs; 5th Inning off C. Almanzar, 2 on, 2 outs) B. Agbayani (1, 4th Inning off D. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Sexson 11 , J. Encarnacion , L. Castillo , B. Agbayani 5 , C. Counsell 4 , C. Johnson 2 , R. White 2
2-out RBI: R. Sexson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Encarnacion , L. Castillo 2 , R. White , E. Alfonzo
Hit by Pitch: J. Encarnacion , C. Johnson
Team LOB: 11
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE FLORIDA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Oliver L (2-2) 3.1 6 7 7 4 4 2 83 49 10.34   
C. Almanzar 1.1 3 4 4 2 2 1 47 24 14.73   
P. Spoljaric 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 24 14 4.50   
J. Spradlin 1.0 3 0 0 1 1 0 33 19 1.17   
R. Dibble 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 5 4.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Oliver 18
Batters Faced: D. Oliver 22, C. Almanzar 10, P. Spoljaric 4, J. Spradlin 7, R. Dibble 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Oliver 3-3, C. Almanzar 1-1, P. Spoljaric 0-2, J. Spradlin 1-1, R. Dibble 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Oliver 83-49, C. Almanzar 47-24, P. Spoljaric 24-14, J. Spradlin 33-19, R. Dibble 6-5
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Almanzar 1-1 , P. Spoljaric 1-0 , R. Dibble 1-0
WP: C. Almanzar
Hit Batsmen: D. Oliver , C. Almanzar
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Arocha W (4-0) 8.1 8 5 5 0 8 3 126 87 2.41   
B. Harvey 0.1 5 5 5 1 1 0 22 15 12.27   
P. Shuey SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Arocha 55
Batters Faced: R. Arocha 34, B. Harvey 7, P. Shuey 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Arocha 10-7, B. Harvey 0-0, P. Shuey 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: R. Arocha 126-87, B. Harvey 22-15, P. Shuey 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Harvey 1-1 , P. Shuey 1-0
Hit Batsmen: R. Arocha
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Richie Sexson
Ballpark: Joe Robbie Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (88 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 13 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM EST
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 34389
Special Notes: Richie Sexson ties the FLA regular season game record for RBI with 8.
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