MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/22/1998
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
MINNESOTA TWINS AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 292 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22ND , 1998 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (10-10) 0 0 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 8 17 1
Oakland Athletics (13-7) 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 9 0
Minnesota Pins 8-7 Loss on Athletics
The Minnesota Twins topped the Oakland Athletics, 8-7, with designated hitter Tony Gwynn playing a big role. Gwynn was 3-4 with 3 singles and 2 walks, while scoring 2 times for the Twins in the win. Picking up the save was Damaso Marte, his 6th. The win moves Minnesota to a record of 10-10.

Darin Erstad, who led the AL in hits with 218 in 1996, helped out the Minnesota cause in the top of the sixth inning with a run-scoring single. For the game, the center fielder went 2-5 with 2 singles. He drove in 2 runs and scored once.

"Chalk one up for the good guys," said Erstad. "I'm sure our fans enjoyed that win."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Gwynn DH 4 2 3 0 2 1 0 .293 0 3
J. Amado 1B 6 2 3 1 0 0 5 .412 0 2
F. Catalanotto 3B, 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 5 .291 3 14
D. Erstad CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 5 .384 4 24
M. Giles 2B 3 0 0 0 0 3 5 .292 4 17
   a-D. Ortiz PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .600 2 6
   b-M. Jimenez 2B, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 1 3
B. Thomas RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .288 3 7
M. Cummings LF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .276 0 2
A. Postema SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 .167 0 0
L. Ephan C 4 1 1 2 1 0 3 .161 1 5
Totals 41 8 17 8 4 6 25      
a - D. Ortiz pinch hit for M. Giles in the 6th
b - M. Jimenez substituted for D. Ortiz in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Catalanotto (9, 1st Inning off T. McGraw, 1 on, 1 out) , J. Amado (1, 6th Inning off D. Kline, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Postema (1, 9th Inning off C. Lidle, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: J. Amado (1, 4th Inning off T. McGraw, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Ephan (1, 4th Inning off T. McGraw, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Ortiz (2, 6th Inning off D. Kline, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Gwynn 3 , J. Amado 6 , F. Catalanotto 3 , D. Erstad 2 , D. Ortiz 4 , B. Thomas , M. Cummings 3 , A. Postema 2 , L. Ephan 4
2-out RBI: J. Amado , F. Catalanotto , D. Erstad , D. Ortiz , L. Ephan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Erstad , M. Giles 3 , A. Postema , L. Ephan
GIDP: J. Amado
Sac Bunt: A. Postema
Hit by Pitch: A. Postema
Team LOB: 12

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Gwynn (2) , D. Erstad (1)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Postema (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Bradshaw DH 4 1 1 0 1 1 3 .290 4 10
T. Fryman SS 4 2 0 0 1 0 3 .289 0 11
V. Guerrero RF 5 1 2 2 0 0 1 .341 3 20
K. Burns 1B 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .319 3 18
S. Seabol 3B 4 1 0 0 0 1 3 .224 2 11
C. Hoiles C 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .220 3 7
C. Grubb 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .231 1 1
B. Tyler LF 3 0 1 2 0 1 1 .200 0 2
   a-M. Colangelo PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
   b-J. McDonald PR, LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 1 8
D. Buford CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 .259 1 7
Totals 35 7 9 7 4 3 16      
a - M. Colangelo pinch hit for B. Tyler in the 8th
b - J. McDonald pinch ran for M. Colangelo in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: V. Guerrero (4, 1st Inning off B. Saberhagen, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Bradshaw , V. Guerrero 3 , K. Burns , C. Hoiles , C. Grubb , B. Tyler , M. Colangelo , D. Buford
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Fryman , K. Burns
Hit by Pitch: D. Buford
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Bradshaw (2)
CS: C. Grubb (1) , D. Buford (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Fryman-Grubb-Burns)
OF assists: 1 (Tyler(Cummings at 2nd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Saberhagen 3.0 7 6 6 4 1 0 65 5.09   
A. Larkin W (1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 28 0.90   
J. Atwater H (1) 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 33 2.89   
D. Marte SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Saberhagen 16
Batters Faced: B. Saberhagen 19, A. Larkin 9, J. Atwater 9, D. Marte 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Saberhagen 4-3, A. Larkin 4-3, J. Atwater 4-1, D. Marte 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Saberhagen 65-38, A. Larkin 28-14, J. Atwater 33-19, D. Marte 9-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Larkin 1-0
WP: J. Atwater
Hit Batsmen: A. Larkin
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. McGraw 3.2 8 5 5 2 4 1 85 5.56   
D. Kline L (0-1) 2.0 5 3 3 0 2 1 37 5.68   
J. Carter 1.0 3 0 0 1 0 0 31 2.84   
C. Lidle 2.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 23 7.11   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. McGraw 25
Batters Faced: T. McGraw 21, D. Kline 11, J. Carter 7, C. Lidle 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. McGraw 4-2, D. Kline 3-1, J. Carter 1-2, C. Lidle 5-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. McGraw 85-54, D. Kline 37-25, J. Carter 31-17, C. Lidle 23-15
Inherited Runners - Scored: D. Kline 1-0 , C. Lidle 2-0
Hit Batsmen: T. McGraw
Balk: D. Kline
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Tony Gwynn
Ballpark: Network Associates Coliseum
Weather: Cloudy (55 degrees), wind blowing left to right at 11 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM PT
Time: 3:24
Attendance: 28423
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