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CHICAGO CUBS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
04/11/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Pitching: RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Bunt for hit to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 13, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Randy Tomlin
Pitching: LHP Randy Tomlin
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Kal Daniels to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Randy Tomlin
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Randy Tomlin
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Rey Ordonez to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
Kal Daniels steals 2nd base
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 56.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 109.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Randy Tomlin
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 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: Ball
3-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Randy Tomlin
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Randy Tomlin
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
Mike Piazza steals 2nd base
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Mike Piazza scores
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Chris Hoiles to third
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Randy Tomlin
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3, EV 99.4 MPH)
Kent Hrbek to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 2 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Randy Tomlin
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 75.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Randy Tomlin
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 10TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Rob Dibble
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Now in CF: Koji Akiyama
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Reached via error on a dropped throw from SS, E3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jeff Cirillo to second
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
Jeff Cirillo steals 3rd base
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Jeff Cirillo scores
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Randy Tomlin
Pitching: LHP Frank DiPino
Now in RF: Derek Bell
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 101.3 MPH)
Brook Fordyce scores
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Mark Grudzielanek is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 11TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Trot Nixon to second
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Passed Ball!
Trot Nixon to third
Chris Hoiles to second
2-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Hitting: RHB Eric Karros 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Trot Nixon scores
Chris Hoiles to third
Vinny Castilla to second
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Chris Hoiles scores
Vinny Castilla to third
Jeff Cirillo to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
Jeff Cirillo steals 3rd base
Rich Becker to second
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Jeff Cirillo scores
Rich Becker scores
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 11th over - 5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 8 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Frank DiPino
Pitching: RHP Dana Kiecker
Now at 2B: Randy Velarde
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 11th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 8 - Minnesota 3
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