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KANSAS CITY ROYALS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
07/13/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Pitching: RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Kal Daniels to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
Darin Erstad steals 2nd base (no throw)
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 6MD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Kal Daniels scores
Darin Erstad to third
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Eusebio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 409 ft
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
Balk!
Richard Hidalgo scores
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Randy Milligan to second
Batting: RHB Tony Eusebio 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Darin Erstad steals 3rd base
0-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Darin Erstad scores
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 105.6 MPH)
Reggie L. Sanders to second
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Sac Bunt to 15S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Kevin Seitzer to second
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Kevin Seitzer to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-2
John Wehner to second
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Richard Hidalgo to third
Batting: RHB Tony Eusebio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Barry Larkin to second
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Richard Hidalgo scores
Barry Larkin to third
Tony Eusebio to second
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
Balk!
Barry Larkin scores
Tony Eusebio to third
Reggie L. Sanders to second
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 105.0 MPH)
Tony Eusebio scores
Reggie L. Sanders scores
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Jim Thome to third
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 5SF, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 7 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Darin Erstad to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 7 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 104.4 MPH)
Randy Milligan to third
Batting: RHB Tony Eusebio 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Kansas City 7 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Reached on error, E7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Kansas City 7 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 7 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 7 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.9 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Randy Milligan to second
Batting: RHB Tony Eusebio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Randy Milligan to third
Barry Larkin to second
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 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: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 108.8 MPH), Distance : 431 ft
Pitching: RHP Carlos Almanzar
Batting: SHB Quilvio Veras 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 11 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.8 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Wade Boggs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 58.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 11 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Carlos Almanzar
Now at 2B: Wade Boggs
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Randy Milligan 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 11 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jeff Stone 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 11 - Minnesota 4
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