DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/28/1998
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DOUBLEDAY BASEBALL LEAGUE
MINNESOTA TWINS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 976 - SUNDAY, JUNE 28TH, 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (40-42) 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 4 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (40-43) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1
Twins Get Road Win, 4-0
Minnesota Twins starter Pedro Astacio was in fine form against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium, leading his team to a 4-0 win. The winning pitcher was Astacio, now 3-8. He tossed 5 innings of 4-hit ball, while walking 2 and fanning 3. Paul Spoljaric earned his 3rd save in 3 chances.

Kal Daniels was vital part of the Minnesota win. He went 2 for 4 with a home run. He drove in 2 runs and scored once. In the top of the third with two out, Daniels hit a solo home run. It made the score 1-0, in favor of the Twins.

"Nice to see our side come away with the win," Daniels said after the game.

Minnesota has 3 straight wins, St. Louis 3 straight losses.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Daniels DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 2 .280 27 59
J. Walton CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .229 1 14
F. Thomas 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .300 23 74
L. Walker RF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .216 15 46
B. Gates 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .289 4 33
K. Akiyama LF 4 1 1 1 0 2 1 .193 10 31
A. Nunez 3B 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 .274 7 33
B. Fordyce C 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 .217 5 25
M. Grudzielanek SS 4 1 2 0 0 2 0 .256 2 28
Totals 35 4 8 4 1 10 10      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Fordyce (9, 7th Inning off J. Tibbs, 1 on, 2 outs) J. Walton (16, 8th Inning off T. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: K. Daniels (27, 3rd Inning off J. Tibbs, 0 on, 2 outs) K. Akiyama (10, 9th Inning off T. Mathews, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: K. Daniels 5 , M. Grudzielanek 2 , B. Fordyce 2 , B. Gates , K. Akiyama 4 , J. Walton 2
2-out RBI: K. Daniels , B. Fordyce
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Daniels , L. Walker
GIDP: B. Gates
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Grudzielanek (22) , J. Walton (11)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Spoljaric-Gates-Thomas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Javier CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .246 3 16
R. Clayton SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .252 3 14
B. Giles 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .289 20 48
M. Vaughn DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .182 1 3
K. Garcia RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .241 10 37
P. Wilson LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .275 18 55
I. Calderon 3B 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .241 5 20
P. Polanco 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .243 4 26
D. Wilson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283 2 10
Totals 34 0 8 0 2 6 21      
BATTING
Total Bases: P. Wilson , P. Polanco , D. Wilson , M. Vaughn 2 , R. Clayton , S. Javier 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Garcia , M. Vaughn
GIDP: D. Wilson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Clayton (8) , S. Javier (17)

FIELDING
Errors: K. Garcia (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Polanco-Clayton-Giles)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
P. Astacio W (3-8) 5.0 4 0 0 2 3 0 74 44 4.20   
C. Almanzar H (2) 2.1 3 0 0 0 2 0 36 24 4.58   
P. Spoljaric SV (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 7 3.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Astacio 60
Batters Faced: P. Astacio 21, C. Almanzar 10, P. Spoljaric 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Astacio 8-4, C. Almanzar 2-3, P. Spoljaric 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: P. Astacio 74-44, C. Almanzar 36-24, P. Spoljaric 12-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Spoljaric 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
J. Tibbs L (6-4) 6.2 5 3 2 0 8 1 103 72 3.67   
T. Mathews 2.1 3 1 1 1 2 1 34 20 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Tibbs 62
Batters Faced: J. Tibbs 26, T. Mathews 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Tibbs 5-7, T. Mathews 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Tibbs 103-72, T. Mathews 34-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mathews 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Pedro Astacio
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (86 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM EST
Time: 2:46
Attendance: 34502
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