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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CHICAGO CUBS
09/07/1996
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Pitching: LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Darin Erstad to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by LF
Darin Erstad to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Darin Erstad scores
Frank Thomas scores
Kal Daniels to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norberto Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Mike Oquist
Pitching: RHP Mike Oquist
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Reached on error, E8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Rich Becker to third
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 108.1 MPH), Distance : 400 ft
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 108.1 MPH)
Brent Gates to third
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 78.1 MPH)
Brent Gates scores
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Mike Oquist
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Mike Oquist
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Luis Gonzalez to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-4-2
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 109.4 MPH)
Kent Hrbek scores
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Mike Piazza to third
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 112.5 MPH)
Mike Piazza scores
Trot Nixon to third
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Norberto Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Brent Gates to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Mike Oquist
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3, EV 100.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Luis Gonzalez to second
Pitching: RHP Jamie Brewington
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
Koji Akiyama is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jamie Brewington
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles Pickoff Throw to Second - Out!
0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 100.0 MPH)
Chris Hoiles to third
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 71.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Mike Hampton
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norberto Martin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 81.9 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Tim Burke
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Brook Fordyce to third
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jamie Brewington
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 367 ft
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Trot Nixon to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
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: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 7
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Tim Burke
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 7
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jamie Brewington
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Scott Cooper scores
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 111.9 MPH)
Jeff Cirillo scores
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
Rich Becker is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 88.8 MPH), Distance : 361 ft
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 10
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Tim Burke
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Norberto Martin 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 10
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Geronimo Pena 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 10
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Tim Burke
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 10
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