Minnesota's David Ortiz had a monster game for the hometown fans in a big win over Atlanta on April 19. Ortiz, who hit .265 with 19 homers in 388 at bats last season, seems posed to have a breakout season. Ortiz drove in 8 runs (the Millennium record is 9 by K. Caminiti) that included a grand slam.
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2003 Atlanta Braves At 2003 Minnesota Twins 4/19/2003
Braves AB R H RBI AVG Twins AB R H RBI AVG
D.Jeter SS 2 0 0 0 .263 I.Suzuki RF 4 4 3 0 .571
A-J.Carroll PH,SS 3 0 1 1 .200 C.Biggio CF 4 2 2 0 .500
R.Durham 2B 2 0 0 0 .313 D.Ortiz LF 3 4 3 8 .800
B-J.Spivey PH,2B 3 0 1 1 .250 C.Lee SS 5 1 2 1 .333
C.Jones DH 4 0 2 1 .389 C.Koskie 3B 5 0 3 3 .333
R.Palmeiro 1B 5 0 0 0 .100 H.Matsui 1B 4 1 1 1 .143
J.Posada C 3 2 0 0 .294 P.Lo Duca C 5 0 0 0 .000
A.Jones CF 5 0 1 0 .143 C.Stynes 2B 4 1 1 1 .143
W.Helms 3B 3 2 2 0 .375 A.Cora DH 5 1 1 0 .125
M.Tucker RF 3 0 0 0 .214
C-E.Perez PH,RF 1 0 1 11.000
R.Johnson LF 1 1 0 0 .200
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Totals 35 5 8 4 Totals 39 14 16 14
A-Pinch Hit For Jeter In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Durham In 5th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Tucker In 8th Inning
Braves.......... 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 - 5 8 0
Twins........... 1 6 0 3 0 1 3 0 - 14 16 1
Braves (2-3) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
K.Millwood LOSS(0-1) 5 2/3 12 11 11 3 5 1 17.47
A.Lopez 2 1/3 4 3 3 1 0 1 8.10
Totals 8 16 14 14 4 5 2
Twins (1-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
J.Beckett WIN(1-0) 6 2/3 6 3 3 2 7 0 4.05
M.Guthrie 0 2/3 2 2 2 1 1 0 10.80
E.Guardado 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Totals 9 8 5 5 3 11 0
ATTENDANCE- 13,200 DATE- Friday, April 19th 2003 TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Laz Diaz, Mike Reilly, Jeff Kellogg, Eric Cooper
T- 3:03
LEFT ON BASE- Braves:10 Twins: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 0 Twins: 0
ERRORS- C.Lee
DOUBLES- E.Perez(1st), C.Lee(2nd)
HOME RUNS- D.Ortiz-2(2nd)
STOLEN BASES- C.Koskie(1st), H.Matsui(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- D.Ortiz
WALKS- C.Jones, J.Posada, W.Helms, C.Biggio, D.Ortiz, H.Matsui, C.Stynes
HIT BY PITCH- J.Posada, R.Johnson-3, I.Suzuki
STRIKE OUTS- R.Durham, J.Spivey, C.Jones-2, R.Palmeiro, J.Posada, A.Jones-2,
M.Tucker-2, R.Johnson, C.Lee-2, C.Koskie, H.Matsui, A.Cora
PASSED BALLS- J.Posada
David Ortiz smacked 2 homeruns as the Minnesota Twins topped the Atlanta
Braves by a score of 14 to 5 at Tropicana Field.
Ortiz was really 'in the zone'. He emptied the bases with a Grand Slam
homerun in the 2nd inning, slapped a single in the 6th inning and lost the
ball over the fence for three runs (his 2nd of the season) in the 7th inning.
Minnesota ended up with 16 hits for the game while Atlanta had 8.
Josh Beckett(1-0) got credit for the victory, pitching 6 and 2/3 innings and
allowing 3 runs. Kevin Millwood(0-1) was charged with the loss. He was
unable to control the Minnesota offense and allowed 12 hits and 3 walks in 5
and 2/3 innings.
'Ortiz led the way - we just jumped on his back and let him take us,' Beckett
said. 'I'm glad I don't have to face him. I'm glad he's on my team.'
