FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/30/2001
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FELLOWSHIP OF RESPECT AND TRUST
MINNESOTA TWINS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 527 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 30TH , 2001 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota Twins (23-30) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 12 1
Houston Astros (26-28) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1
Twins Slap 3-0 Loss on Astros
The Minnesota Twins got a magnificent effort from pitcher Earl Francis, who kept Houston hitters in check en route to a 3-0 Twins win at Minute Maid Park. Francis yielded no runs over 6.1 innings to notch the win. He scattered 3 hits, walked 2, and struck out 6. His record improves to 6-6. The Twins saw their record improve to 23-30.

The Twins got a big at-bat from center fielder Gene Kingsale. For the game, Kingsale went 2-5 with 2 doubles. He scored 2 runs. In the top of the sixth, with a runner on 1st, he stroked a run-scoring double. His 13th double of the season gave Minnesota a 1-0 lead.

"Bottom line," said Houston skipper Claybor Finley, "we didn't play well enough to win."
MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Siebern RF 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .314 15 33
K. Miller 2B 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 .266 0 10
   b-M. Trillo 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .219 1 13
E. Lake 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 5 .229 4 21
P. McNulty LF 4 1 2 0 1 0 3 .235 5 18
J. Offerman 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 4 .218 0 10
G. Kingsale CF 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 .326 5 27
V. Joshua DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .320 2 20
L. Marson C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 1 9
   a-J. Heim PR, C 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 .224 3 11
B. Morgan SS 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .284 2 11
Totals 38 3 12 3 2 6 23      
a - J. Heim pinch ran for L. Marson in the 5th
b - M. Trillo substituted for K. Miller in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: G. Kingsale 2 (13, 6th Inning off M. Oquist, 1 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Kline, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: N. Siebern , K. Miller 3 , E. Lake , P. McNulty 2 , J. Offerman , G. Kingsale 4 , J. Heim , B. Morgan
2-out RBI: J. Heim , B. Morgan
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Lake 2 , J. Offerman , G. Kingsale
GIDP: P. McNulty
Hit by Pitch: E. Lake , L. Marson
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: E. Lake (5)
OF assists: 1 (McNulty(Terry at home))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Cabrera RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .275 5 13
S. Martin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .205 7 20
C. Reynolds CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .337 9 42
B. Terry 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 8 37
E. Rivera 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .311 3 17
L. Biittner DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .269 3 21
B. Pena C 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 .209 3 21
W. Roettger LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .298 3 7
   a-J. Orsulak PH, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .353 10 34
E. Escobar SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .148 1 4
Totals 30 0 4 0 2 6 10      
a - J. Orsulak pinch hit for W. Roettger in the 7th

BATTING
Total Bases: M. Cabrera , B. Terry , L. Biittner , J. Orsulak
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Reynolds
Hit by Pitch: C. Reynolds
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: M. Cabrera (13)
CS: B. Terry (3)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Roettger (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Martin-Escobar-Terry)
MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Francis W (6-6) 6.1 3 0 0 2 6 0 95 4.48   
B. Kintzler H (3) 1.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 4.02   
J. Crain SV (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2.25   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Francis 71
Batters Faced: E. Francis 24, B. Kintzler 6, J. Crain 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Francis 8-4, B. Kintzler 2-2, J. Crain 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Francis 95-60, B. Kintzler 19-12, J. Crain 4-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kintzler 2-0
Hit Batsmen: E. Francis
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Oquist L (3-5) 6.1 7 2 2 2 4 0 111 7.11   
B. Kline 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 33 8.44   
G. Frazier 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 14 5.96   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Oquist 53
Batters Faced: M. Oquist 29, B. Kline 8, G. Frazier 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Oquist 7-7, B. Kline 2-1, G. Frazier 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. Oquist 111-65, B. Kline 33-23, G. Frazier 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Kline 1-0
Hit Batsmen: M. Oquist 2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Earl Francis
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Partly Cloudy (78 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:05 PM CT
Time: 3:03
Attendance: 18140
Special Notes: C Lou Marson was injured being hit by a pitch.
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