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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CLEVELAND SPIDERS
08/10/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Pitching: RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 1B, E1 (Groundball, 34, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Darin Erstad to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
Kal Daniels is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Darin Erstad scores
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 57.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Pitching: RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Cleveland 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Cleveland 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 380 ft
Batting: LHB Garret Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB George E Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Garret Anderson to second
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Garret Anderson to third
George E Williams to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Cleveland 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 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: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Cleveland 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Kevin Mitchell to second
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 106.9 MPH) (Inside the Park)
Batting: LHB Garret Anderson 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB George E Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Cleveland 5
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
Kevin Seitzer steals 2nd base (no throw)
Mark Grudzielanek steals 3rd base
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 87.5 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek scores
Kevin Seitzer to third
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cleveland 5
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 7D, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 385 ft
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cleveland 6
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MS, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cleveland 6
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB Garret Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cleveland 6
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 103.1 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Mark Grudzielanek scores
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Steve Cooke
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Kevin Seitzer to third
John Wehner to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cleveland 6
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB George E Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 80.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Billy Ripken to third
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 106.9 MPH), Distance : 433 ft
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
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
Raul Ibanez to second
Batting: LHB Garret Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cleveland 9
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Steve Cooke
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cleveland 9
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 91.3 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Batting: SHB George E Williams 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 369 ft
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 352 ft
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mark Sweeney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 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: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Mark Sweeney to second
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 1-6-3 (Groundball, P, EV 68.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cleveland 12
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Steve Cooke
Now in LF: Mark Sweeney
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Wade Boggs 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cleveland 12
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Now at 2B: Wade Boggs
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Garret Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Garret Anderson to second
Batting: SHB George E Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Garret Anderson to third
Tomas Perez to second
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Garret Anderson scores
Tomas Perez scores
Billy Ripken scores
Batting: LHB Mark Sweeney 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 109.4 MPH), Distance : 376 ft
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Kevin Mitchell to second
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Kevin Mitchell to third
Raul Ibanez to second
Pitching: RHP Brent Gates
Batting: LHB Garret Anderson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Kevin Mitchell scores
Raul Ibanez to third
Howard Johnson to second
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 96.3 MPH) (Inside the Park)
Batting: SHB George E Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 10 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cleveland 22
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : LHP Steve Cooke
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 78.1 MPH)
John Wehner to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jeff Stone 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 71.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cleveland 22
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