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CHICAGO CUBS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
04/12/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 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: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Luis Gonzalez steals 2nd base
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Pitching: LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Hit by Pitch
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 79.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 75.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jeff Cirillo to second
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Jeff Cirillo to third
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
Luis Gonzalez steals 2nd base
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Larry Walker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 3S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Vinny Castilla to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Pitching: RHP Doug Piatt
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 104.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: 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, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 102.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 96.3 MPH)
John Wehner to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 86.3 MPH)
John Wehner to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Doug Piatt
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 95.6 MPH)
Kent Hrbek to third
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Frank Thomas to second
Pitching: RHP Julio Valera
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Frank Thomas to third
Larry Walker to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Julio Valera
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
Rey Ordonez is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 10TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: RHB Eric Karros 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 86.9 MPH)
Runner from 1st tags up, SAFE at 2nd
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Intentional Walk
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Julio Valera
Now at 1B: Eric Karros
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Mike Holtz
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 11TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Now at C: Eddie Perez
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Pinch Hitting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 11th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Holtz
Now at 2B: Craig Shipley
Now in RF: Derek Bell
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 11th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 12TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eric Karros 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 12th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 12TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Holtz
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Reached on error, E4 (Popup, 3S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Mike Schooler
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 430 ft
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