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MINNESOTA TWINS @ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/04/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Pitching: RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Pitching: RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Bunt for hit to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 108.1 MPH)
Royce Clayton to second
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 107.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 105.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 103.1 MPH), Distance : 337 ft
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Rey Ordonez to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Rey Ordonez to third
Darin Erstad to second
Pitching: RHP Mariano Rivera
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Rey Ordonez scores
Darin Erstad to third
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into fielders choice 3-2 (Groundball, 3S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Kal Daniels to third
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Kal Daniels scores
Frank Thomas to third
Larry Walker to second
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: LHP Vince Horsman
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 2L, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 2 - St. Louis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5S, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Called Strike
Gerald Young steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - St. Louis 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Vince Horsman
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Terry Mathews
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - St. Louis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 336 ft
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Terry Mathews
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 91.9 MPH), Distance : 401 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Rusty Meacham
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
Larry Walker steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Larry Walker to third
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 107.5 MPH)
Larry Walker scores
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rusty Meacham
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Randy Myers
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Reached on error, E3 (Groundball, 23, EV 43.8 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Pitching: RHP Steve Chitren
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 91.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Mark Grudzielanek scores
Rey Ordonez to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Rey Ordonez scores
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
Kal Daniels steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Kal Daniels scores
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 7 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Gerald Young to second
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Gerald Young to third
Jorge Posada to second
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Grounds into double play, U5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 112.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 7 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Steve Chitren
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Brent Gates to second
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Brent Gates to third
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Brent Gates scores
Rey Ordonez to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 3D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 8 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 111.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 8 - St. Louis 3
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