FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
06/15/2000
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 671 - THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH , 2000 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
San Francisco Giants (35-32) 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 9 1
Minnesota Twins (32-36) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 6 0
Giants Win at Minnesota, 4-2
The Minnesota Twins went down to defeat to Phil Ortega and his San Francisco teammates. The final score was 4-2, in favor of the Giants. By defeating Minnesota, the 4th-place Giants improved to 35-32.

San Francisco used a clutch at-bat from Joe Lefebvre to capture the win. The left fielder hammered a 2-run home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Giants ahead, 3-0. It was his lone hit in 2 at-bats, but it was a humdinger.

"It's so much easier when you throw good pitches," said Ortega.
SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Jay CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .302 6 32
R. Ventura 3B 5 0 2 1 0 1 4 .253 9 36
J. Rizzo RF 3 1 0 0 1 2 2 .276 16 38
J. Lefebvre LF 2 1 1 2 2 0 1 .298 17 52
H. Hendrick 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .281 8 33
D. McCarty DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .238 6 24
C. Guzman SS 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 .239 3 21
D. Howser 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .257 0 27
   a-O. Ramirez 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .272 3 11
Y. Berra C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .212 5 23
Totals 32 4 9 4 5 5 19      
a - O. Ramirez substituted for D. Howser in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: H. Hendrick (16, 2nd Inning off V. Law, 1 on, 0 outs) , R. Ventura (13, 5th Inning off V. Law, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Lefebvre (17, 4th Inning off V. Law, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Jay , R. Ventura 3 , J. Lefebvre 4 , H. Hendrick 2 , D. Howser 2 , Y. Berra 2
2-out RBI: R. Ventura
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ventura , J. Rizzo
GIDP: J. Jay 2 , R. Ventura
Sac Fly: C. Guzman
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: P. Ortega (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Hendrick, Howser-Guzman-Hendrick)
OF assists: 1 (Rizzo(Siebern at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Siebern RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 4 .303 13 26
M. Trillo 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 3 .262 8 27
T. Trammell CF 4 1 1 0 1 1 5 .322 6 29
T. Plouffe 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 5 .235 7 29
P. McNulty LF 5 0 0 0 0 2 7 .272 6 37
K. Miller 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .322 7 27
G. Luzinski DH 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .252 15 29
L. Marson C 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .264 0 10
B. Morgan SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 6 .250 5 25
Totals 29 2 6 1 10 8 34      
BATTING
Doubles: N. Siebern (11, 9th Inning off G. Olson, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Siebern 3 , T. Trammell , T. Plouffe , G. Luzinski , B. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Trillo , P. McNulty 3 , B. Morgan
GIDP: L. Marson
Sac Fly: T. Plouffe
Hit by Pitch: B. Morgan
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
CS: T. Plouffe (3)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 3 (Trillo-Morgan-Plouffe, Trillo-Morgan-Plouffe, Morgan-Trillo-Plouffe)
PB: L. Marson
SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
P. Ortega W (7-6) 6.0 3 1 1 7 6 0 106 4.31   
G. Roberts H (5) 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 19 5.84   
P. Day H (2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 13 0.47   
G. Olson H (1) 0.2 1 1 1 1 0 0 26 3.54   
K. Whitley SV (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: P. Ortega 61
Batters Faced: P. Ortega 27, G. Roberts 4, P. Day 4, G. Olson 5, K. Whitley 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: P. Ortega 7-3, G. Roberts 1-0, P. Day 2-0, G. Olson 1-1, K. Whitley 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: P. Ortega 106-54, G. Roberts 19-8, P. Day 13-11, G. Olson 26-14, K. Whitley 5-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: P. Day 2-0 , K. Whitley 2-0
WP: P. Ortega
Hit Batsmen: G. Olson
Balk: P. Ortega
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
V. Law L (5-3) 7.0 8 4 4 3 3 1 105 4.11   
J. Crain 1.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 1.83   
J. Bonikowski 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 0 13 4.50   
PITCHING
Game Score: V. Law 45
Batters Faced: V. Law 29, J. Crain 6, J. Bonikowski 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: V. Law 9-6, J. Crain 2-1, J. Bonikowski 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: V. Law 105-66, J. Crain 30-17, J. Bonikowski 13-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Crain 1-0 , J. Bonikowski 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Phil Ortega
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 12 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:23
Attendance: 27797
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