DBL
CHICAGO CUBS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
08/06/1996
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
Rich Becker steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Rich Becker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Luis Gonzalez to second
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 353 ft
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging wild pitch, reaches first!
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Pitching: LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 78.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
Luis Gonzalez is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 4 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 4 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Norberto Martin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad Pickoff Throw to First - Error! E1
Mark Grudzielanek to second
0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Frank Thomas to third
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
Kal Daniels is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: RHP Jamie Brewington
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norberto Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jamie Brewington
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 376 ft
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 7 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 7 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jamie Brewington
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
Luis Gonzalez steals 2nd base
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Luis Gonzalez to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Kent Hrbek to third
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 110.6 MPH)
Kent Hrbek scores
Mike Piazza scores
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Trot Nixon to third
Pinch Hitting: RHB Scott Brosius 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 10 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Now at 2B: Scott Brosius
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 65.6 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: SHB Reggie B. Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 10 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Now in LF: Reggie B. Williams
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 15, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pinch Hitting: LHB Greg Myers 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89M, EV 89.4 MPH)
Derek Bell to second
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 10 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Now at 1B: Eric Karros
Now in RF: Derek Bell
Batting: RHB Norberto Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 10 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB Scott Brosius 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Chris Hoiles to second
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 10 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Pitching: RHP David Weathers
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LDF, EV 106.9 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Terry Francona 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 10 - Minnesota 1
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