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KANSAS CITY ROYALS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
08/20/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Pitching: RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
Roberto Alomar steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
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: Ball
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 365 ft
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Pitching: LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 357 ft
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 353 ft
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 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; Kansas City 5 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
John Wehner to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Swinging Strike
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: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 103.1 MPH), Distance : 400 ft
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 93.8 MPH)
Brent Gates scores
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 5 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 98.1 MPH), Distance : 379 ft
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 36.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Darin Erstad to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 9-5
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
Kal Daniels steals 2nd base
3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 94.4 MPH)
Kal Daniels scores
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Eddie Perez to third
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Pitching: RHP John Habyan
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Jim Thome to second
Pitching: RHP Carlos Almanzar
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jim Thome to third
Richard Hidalgo to second
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Jim Thome scores
Richard Hidalgo scores
Jeromy Burnitz to third
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 82.5 MPH)
Jeromy Burnitz scores
Barry Larkin to third
Batting: RHB Reggie L. Sanders 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 9 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP John Habyan
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Brent Gates steals 2nd base
Batter strikes out.
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 9 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Carlos Almanzar
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Ray Lankford to second
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Ray Lankford to third
Jim Thome to second
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Kansas City 9 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP John Habyan
Pitching: RHP Steve Woodard
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 9 - Minnesota 4
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