FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
09/21/2001
 
FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
GAME ID: 1522 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (82-70) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 9 0
San Francisco Giants (66-86) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1
Twins Shut Out Giants, 1-0
In a tight tilt between Minnesota and San Francisco, pitcher Earl Francis was a key contributor. The right-hander earned accolades for his standout performance in the 1-0 Twins win. Brusdar Graterol picked up the save for Minnesota, his 34th of the year. With the win, the Twins have a record of 82-70.

Lou Marson, who is a four-time Great Glove Award winner, had a direct impact on the outcome. Marson contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the second inning to put Minnesota up, 1-0.

"I just tried to focus on getting that first guy out every inning," said Francis.
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Moore DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .253 9 38
N. Siebern RF 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 .278 32 90
T. Trammell CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .285 16 65
   a-G. Kingsale CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286 9 52
K. Miller 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .259 3 31
   b-M. Trillo 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 5 36
E. Lake 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .245 16 71
P. McNulty LF 4 1 0 0 0 2 0 .269 18 77
J. Offerman 1B 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .241 2 40
L. Marson C 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .266 3 37
B. Morgan SS 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .237 8 32
Totals 35 1 9 1 1 9 12      
a - G. Kingsale substituted for T. Trammell in the 7th
b - M. Trillo substituted for K. Miller in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: N. Siebern (23, 5th Inning off J. Candelaria, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Siebern 4 , T. Trammell 2 , J. Offerman 2 , L. Marson 2
2-out RBI: L. Marson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Miller , E. Lake , B. Morgan
GIDP: K. Miller
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: K. Miller (22)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Lake-Miller-Offerman)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Ramirez 2B 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .246 10 52
D. McCarty 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .280 5 25
   a-R. Ventura PH, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .272 16 75
J. Rizzo RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263 29 81
J. Hauser DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .290 44 113
K. Ruiz C 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .290 12 71
W. Brennan LF 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 .284 4 35
H. Hendrick 3B, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .222 18 49
J. Jay CF 2 0 1 0 1 0 2 .225 5 41
B. Bonner SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 .229 4 29
Totals 31 0 5 0 2 4 17      
a - R. Ventura pinch hit for D. McCarty in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Hauser (30, 9th Inning off B. Graterol, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Hauser 2 , K. Ruiz 2 , H. Hendrick , J. Jay
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Ramirez , H. Hendrick , B. Bonner
GIDP: B. Bonner
Hit by Pitch: W. Brennan
Team LOB: 7

FIELDING
Errors: H. Hendrick (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Bonner-McCarty)
OF assists: 1 (Jay(Trammell at 2nd base))
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE SAN FRANCISCO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Francis W (17-11) 6.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 84 3.66   
J. Bonikowski H (26) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 27 3.51   
B. Graterol SV (34) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 2.77   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Francis 67
Batters Faced: E. Francis 23, J. Bonikowski 7, B. Graterol 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Francis 9-7, J. Bonikowski 3-1, B. Graterol 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: E. Francis 84-50, J. Bonikowski 27-19, B. Graterol 11-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bonikowski 1-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Graterol
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Candelaria L (7-11) 5.1 9 1 0 1 6 0 107 4.96   
J. Moeller 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 25 3.43   
G. Roberts 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.72   
P. Day 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 4.65   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Candelaria 53
Batters Faced: J. Candelaria 25, J. Moeller 5, G. Roberts 3, P. Day 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Candelaria 7-1, J. Moeller 0-3, G. Roberts 1-2, P. Day 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Candelaria 107-70, J. Moeller 25-17, G. Roberts 10-5, P. Day 9-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Moeller 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Earl Francis
Ballpark: Eclipse Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 4:05 PM PT
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 21830
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