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MINNESOTA TWINS @ KANSAS CITY ROYALS
04/16/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Pitching: RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
Darin Erstad is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Pitching: RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Roberto Alomar to second
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
Roberto Alomar steals 3rd base
Ray Lankford to second
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 101.9 MPH)
Roberto Alomar scores
Ray Lankford to third
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 71.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jeromy Burnitz to second
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Mark Grudzielanek steals 2nd base
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Roberto Alomar to second
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Roberto Alomar to third
Ray Lankford to second
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Roberto Alomar scores
Ray Lankford to third
Jeromy Burnitz to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 103.8 MPH)
Jeromy Burnitz to third
Rick Wilkins to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunt missed!
2-1: Ball
3-1: Sac Bunt to 2L - play at first, batter OUT! 2-4
Rey Ordonez to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Rey Ordonez to third
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Doug Piatt
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 404 ft
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 395 ft
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 107.5 MPH), Distance : 375 ft
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 8
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Wade Boggs 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 8
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Doug Piatt
Now at 1B: Jeff Stone
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Ray Lankford to second
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 103.8 MPH)
Ray Lankford to third
Jim Thome to second
Ray Lankford scores
Jim Thome to third
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 9
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : RHP Bobby J. Jones
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 85.6 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: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 56D, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 73.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Kansas City 9
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