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CHICAGO CUBS @ KANSAS CITY ROYALS
07/04/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Pitching: LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Craig Shipley to second
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Craig Shipley to third
Derek Bell to second
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Craig Shipley scores
Derek Bell to third
Mike Piazza to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Carmelo Martinez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Mike Piazza scores
Scott Cooper to third
Scott Cooper scores
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Pitching: RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
Quilvio Veras steals 2nd base (no throw)
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Richard Hidalgo to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Richard Hidalgo scores
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Called Strike
Andruw Jones steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Andruw Jones to third
Randy Milligan to second
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Andruw Jones scores
Randy Milligan to third
Quilvio Veras to second
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Carmelo Martinez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 81.9 MPH)
Lined into DP, 8-3 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 113.1 MPH)
Rick Wilkins to second
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Rick Wilkins to third
Andruw Jones to second
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jeromy Burnitz to second
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Carmelo Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jeff Cirillo to second
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5L, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 345 ft
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 102.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
Derek Bell steals 2nd base
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Derek Bell to third
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Tim Davis
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 390 ft
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Carmelo Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Rod Beck
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Tim Davis
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Mike Holtz
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
Jeromy Burnitz steals 2nd base
Roberto Alomar steals 3rd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Roberto Alomar scores
Jeromy Burnitz to third
Ray Lankford to second
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Julio Valera
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 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: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Rod Beck
Pitching: RHP Armando Benitez
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Kansas City 6
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