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MINNESOTA TWINS @ FLORIDA MARLINS
07/21/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Florida Marlins : RHP Roger Clemens
Pitching: RHP Roger Clemens
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Darin Erstad steals 2nd base
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Florida 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Florida Marlins batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Pitching: RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Craig Counsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 25F, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charles Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Richie Sexson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Florida 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Florida Marlins : RHP Roger Clemens
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Kevin Seitzer to second
Kevin Seitzer to third
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Mark Grudzielanek steals 2nd base
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Kevin Seitzer scores
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Florida 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Florida Marlins batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Juan Encarnacion 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rondell White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Todd Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Florida 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Florida Marlins : RHP Roger Clemens
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Florida 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Florida Marlins batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 7D, EV 108.1 MPH), Distance : 397 ft
Batting: LHB Mark Kotsay 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Luis Castillo 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Craig Counsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charles Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Craig Counsell to second
Craig Counsell to third
Batting: RHB Richie Sexson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Florida 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Florida Marlins : RHP Roger Clemens
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Florida 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Florida Marlins batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Juan Encarnacion 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rondell White 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Todd Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Florida 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Florida Marlins : RHP Roger Clemens
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Rey Ordonez to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 105.6 MPH)
Rey Ordonez scores
Darin Erstad to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
Kal Daniels is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Florida 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Florida Marlins batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Kotsay 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Luis Castillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Florida 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Florida Marlins : RHP Roger Clemens
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Tim Crabtree
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Florida 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Florida Marlins batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Craig Counsell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Charles Johnson 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richie Sexson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Florida 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Florida Marlins : RHP Tim Crabtree
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
Passed Ball!
Mark Grudzielanek to third
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek scores
Rey Ordonez to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Rey Ordonez to third
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 113.8 MPH)
Rey Ordonez scores
Kal Daniels scores
Frank Thomas to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Florida 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Florida Marlins batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Pinch Hitting: RHB Tony Barron 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rondell White 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Todd Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Florida 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Florida Marlins : RHP Tim Crabtree
Now in RF: Tony Barron
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Wade Boggs 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Florida 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Florida Marlins batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Now at 2B: Wade Boggs
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mickey Morandini 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mark Kotsay 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: Strikes out looking
Mickey Morandini steals 2nd base (no throw)
Batter strikes out.
Batting: SHB Luis Castillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 108.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Keith Osik 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Florida 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Florida Marlins : RHP Tim Crabtree
Now at 3B: Keith Osik
Now at SS: Mickey Morandini
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Terrell Wade
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
Rey Ordonez steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Rey Ordonez scores
Pinch Hitting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 9 - Florida 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Florida Marlins batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Now at 1B: John Wehner
Batting: RHB Charles Johnson 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richie Sexson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Barron 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 9 - Florida 1
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