DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
05/21/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
GAME ID: 561 - THURSDAY, MAY 21ST, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (21-25) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 6 2
Orlando Devil Rays (25-22) 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 2 X 7 7 0
7 Straight Wins for Devil Rays
The Orlando Devil Rays defeated the Minnesota Twins, 7-3, in Federal League action at Orlando Citrus Bowl, with Orlando designated hitter Ron Gant named player of the game. The 4th-place Twins have lost 4 straight games.

The Devil Rays got a big at-bat from third baseman Jose Valentin. For the game, Valentin went 1 for 4 with a home run, while adding 2 RBI and scoring once. In the bottom of the fifth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a 2-run home run. His 14th home run of the season gave Orlando a 3-1 lead.

"We'll keep playing hard and let the chips fall where they may," said Orlando manager Ben Tennyson.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ORLANDO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Walton LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .210 1 3
K. Daniels DH 4 1 2 0 0 1 0 .267 14 31
F. Thomas 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .333 17 52
K. Akiyama CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 3 .191 7 15
L. Walker RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .195 5 22
B. Fordyce C 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .202 1 14
B. Gates 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .260 3 19
A. Nunez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 5 20
R. Ordonez SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .152 0 2
Totals 31 3 6 3 2 5 11      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Daniels (4, 9th Inning off R. Tomlin, 0 on, 0 outs) K. Akiyama (11, 9th Inning off R. Tomlin, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Daniels 3 , B. Fordyce , F. Thomas , K. Akiyama 2 , L. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Fordyce
GIDP: B. Gates
Sac Fly: B. Fordyce
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: J. Spradlin (1) , B. Fordyce (7)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Lofton CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .271 3 16
C. Biggio 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .283 5 22
I. Rodriguez C 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 .307 12 29
T. Salmon RF 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .203 7 19
B. Bonilla 1B 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 .224 12 37
R. Gant DH 3 3 2 2 1 0 0 .239 14 36
J. Valentin 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 0 .205 14 30
B. Jordan LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 7 18
J. Oquendo SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .268 3 14
Totals 31 7 7 6 3 5 5      
BATTING
Home Runs: J. Valentin (14, 5th Inning off J. Guzman, 1 on, 0 outs) R. Gant (14, 8th Inning off P. Spoljaric, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Oquendo , J. Valentin 4 , I. Rodriguez 2 , C. Biggio , R. Gant 5
2-out RBI: I. Rodriguez , R. Gant
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Salmon
Team LOB: 2

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Oquendo (17) , C. Biggio (10) , R. Gant (10)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Oquendo-Biggio-Bonilla)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ORLANDO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Guzman L (2-2) 5.0 6 4 4 1 3 1 77 47 5.13   
J. Spradlin 2.1 0 1 0 1 1 0 38 25 1.86   
P. Spoljaric 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 1 19 9 3.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Guzman 41
Batters Faced: J. Guzman 22, J. Spradlin 8, P. Spoljaric 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Guzman 10-2, J. Spradlin 2-4, P. Spoljaric 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Guzman 77-47, J. Spradlin 38-25, P. Spoljaric 19-9
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
R. Tomlin W (5-3) 8.1 5 3 3 2 5 0 115 65 4.10   
A. Embree 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 6 2.45   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Tomlin 64
Batters Faced: R. Tomlin 31, A. Embree 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Tomlin 12-7, A. Embree 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Tomlin 115-65, A. Embree 10-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Embree 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ron Gant
Ballpark: Orlando Citrus Bowl
Weather: Partly Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM EST
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 31095
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