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ST. LOUIS CARDINALS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
04/26/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Pitching: RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Jay Bell to second
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Jay Bell scores
Brian S Giles to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 74.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Scott Erickson
Pitching: RHP Scott Erickson
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Darin Erstad steals 2nd base
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.1 MPH)
Darin Erstad to third
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Darin Erstad scores
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
Larry Walker steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Larry Walker to third
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Larry Walker scores
Koji Akiyama to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 100.6 MPH)
Koji Akiyama scores
Brent Gates to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 2 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 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: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
Stan Javier steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Stan Javier to third
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 417 ft
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 100.6 MPH)
Brian S Giles to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Ivan Calderon to third
Karim Garcia to second
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; St. Louis 5 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Scott Erickson
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Rey Ordonez to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 5 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 5 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Scott Erickson
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 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 swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Flyball, 4D, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 5 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Ivan Calderon to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 5 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Scott Erickson
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Sac Bunt to 23 - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Eddie Perez to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Eddie Perez scores
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Darin Erstad to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-2
Pitching: RHP Rene Arocha
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
Kal Daniels is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 5 - Minnesota 5
TOP OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 361 ft
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 6 - Minnesota 5
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rene Arocha
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 6 - Minnesota 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 388 ft
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 8 - Minnesota 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rene Arocha
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 8 - Minnesota 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
Stan Javier is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 8 - Minnesota 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rene Arocha
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
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: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Mariano Rivera
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; St. Louis 8 - Minnesota 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 86.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Ball
Steve Finley steals 2nd base
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 108.1 MPH)
Steve Finley to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Called Strike
Jay Bell is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 9 - Minnesota 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mariano Rivera
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 9 - Minnesota 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; St. Louis 9 - Minnesota 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mariano Rivera
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Randy Myers
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Eddie Perez to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Eddie Perez to third
Darin Erstad to second
Pitching: RHP Steve Chitren
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Eddie Perez scores
Darin Erstad to third
Kal Daniels to second
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 75.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; St. Louis 9 - Minnesota 6
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