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CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS @ CINCINNATI REDS
04/22/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Pitching: LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Orlando Merced to third
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.9 MPH)
Orlando Merced scores
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Pitching: LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 353 ft
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 80.6 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd with throw by CF
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Fernando Vina to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Flyball, 5D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 91.3 MPH), Distance : 356 ft
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, P, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Omar Vizquel scores
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3D, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 53.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Jason Giambi to second
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Bruce Ruffin
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Cincinnati 5
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