VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
SEATTLE MARINERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
08/27/2005
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VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
SEATTLE MARINERS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 1924 - SATURDAY, AUGUST 27TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Seattle Mariners (51-85) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 7 0
Minnesota Twins (68-68) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 0
Twins Nip Mariners, 3-2
Seattle got a big-time effort from pitcher Joe Saunders, but it wasn't enough to keep the Minnesota Twins from winning the game, 3-2. Saunders threw 8.0 innings of 3-hit ball for the losing team. The win lifted the Minnesota record to 68-68.

Michael Cuddyer played the role of hero for Minnesota. In the bottom of the ninth, he launched a solo home run off Hector Carrasco to win the game. It was his only hit in 4 at-bats, but it was the decisive blow.

"You get some opportunities, you better take advantage of them," said Seattle manager Lou Piniella.
SEATTLE BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Tyner RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .239 2 32
M. Barrett SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .243 7 58
M. Piazza C 3 0 0 0 1 2 0 .268 13 63
T. Nixon LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 3 .291 34 78
K. Millar 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 .259 15 66
B. Boone 1B 4 1 3 1 0 0 1 .254 17 52
C. Young CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .178 10 44
J. Nix 2B 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .189 9 41
   a-M. Izturis PH, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .231 2 19
J. Saunders P 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .200 1 3
   b-P. Hiatt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .198 8 12
   H. Carrasco P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 4 9 13      
a - M. Izturis pinch hit for J. Nix in the 6th
b - P. Hiatt pinch hit for J. Saunders in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Nix (14, 4th Inning off A. Sonnanstine, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: B. Boone (17, 9th Inning off J. Cruz, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Tyner , M. Barrett , T. Nixon , B. Boone 6 , J. Nix 2
2-out RBI: J. Nix
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Nixon , M. Izturis , J. Saunders
GIDP: K. Millar
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Tyner (14)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jones LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .303 14 50
D. Mohr CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .248 17 41
M. Cuddyer RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .256 22 62
E. Chavez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .268 37 86
J. Morneau 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .256 10 29
   b-M. Lamb 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .216 3 27
M. Olivo C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .185 19 42
O. Salazar SS 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .195 10 34
N. Orlandos 2B 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 .182 4 24
A. Sonnanstine P 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .093 0 0
   C. Reitsma P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-B. Buchanan PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .305 8 32
   J. Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 28 3 4 3 2 7 4      
a - B. Buchanan pinch hit for C. Reitsma in the 8th
b - M. Lamb substituted for J. Morneau in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Salazar (14, 5th Inning off J. Saunders, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Cuddyer (22, 9th Inning off H. Carrasco, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Cuddyer 4 , M. Olivo , O. Salazar 2 , B. Buchanan
2-out RBI: O. Salazar
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Sonnanstine
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Orlandos (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Chavez-Orlandos-Morneau)
SEATTLE PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Saunders 8.0 3 2 2 2 7 0 105 4.09   
H. Carrasco L (0-8) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3 6.07   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Saunders 73
Batters Faced: J. Saunders 29, H. Carrasco 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Saunders 8-9, H. Carrasco 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Saunders 105-68, H. Carrasco 3-2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Sonnanstine 5.1 6 1 1 4 3 0 103 4.62   
C. Reitsma 2.2 0 0 0 0 5 0 35 3.96   
J. Cruz W (6-3), BS (3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 10 2.33   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Sonnanstine 51
Batters Faced: A. Sonnanstine 24, C. Reitsma 8, J. Cruz 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Sonnanstine 3-8, C. Reitsma 1-2, J. Cruz 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: A. Sonnanstine 103-60, C. Reitsma 35-24, J. Cruz 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Reitsma 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Joe Saunders
Ballpark: Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:42
Attendance: 42761
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