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MINNESOTA TWINS @ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
07/05/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Jay Tibbs
Pitching: RHP Jay Tibbs
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideki Irabu
Pitching: RHP Hideki Irabu
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2LF, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Jay Tibbs
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 113.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Brook Fordyce to third
Brook Fordyce scores
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideki Irabu
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
John Valentin to second
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Jay Tibbs
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Popup, 6, EV 63.8 MPH)
Rey Ordonez to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideki Irabu
Batting: RHB Dan Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Dan Wilson to second
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Dan Wilson to third
Mike Benjamin to second
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Dan Wilson scores
Mike Benjamin to third
Brian S Giles to second
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 1 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Jay Tibbs
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideki Irabu
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 111.3 MPH), Distance : 441 ft
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dan Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - St. Louis 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Jay Tibbs
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 402 ft
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideki Irabu
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Called Strike
Mike Benjamin steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Mike Benjamin to third
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 80.6 MPH)
Mike Benjamin scores
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 100.6 MPH)
Stan Javier to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 103.8 MPH), Distance : 379 ft
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 69.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 7
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Jay Tibbs
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
Larry Walker steals 2nd base
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Larry Walker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-2
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 7
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Dan Wilson 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Benjamin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Jay Tibbs
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Rey Ordonez to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Rey Ordonez to third
Darin Erstad to second
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Rey Ordonez scores
Darin Erstad to third
Kal Daniels to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - St. Louis 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Ivan Calderon to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - St. Louis 7
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Jay Tibbs
Pitching: LHP Randy Myers
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Brent Gates to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - St. Louis 7
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dan Wilson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - St. Louis 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Randy Myers
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Terry Mathews
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - St. Louis 7
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