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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CINCINNATI REDS
05/02/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Pitching: LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Darin Erstad to third
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Darin Erstad scores
Frank Thomas to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-2
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Fernando Vina to second
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Cincinnati 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Throwing error, E8
Mark Grudzielanek scores
Rey Ordonez to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 85.0 MPH)
Fred McGriff to second
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 92.5 MPH), Distance : 374 ft
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-3
Dwayne Hosey to second
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Dwayne Hosey steals 3rd base (no throw)
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 71.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 431 ft
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 98.8 MPH), Distance : 373 ft
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 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: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Brook Fordyce to second
Brook Fordyce to third
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U6 (Groundball, 6M, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Fernando Vina to second
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
Darin Erstad is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
Omar Vizquel steals 2nd base
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 93.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Omar Vizquel to third
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Jim Abbott
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Jeff Suppan
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Frank Thomas to third
Larry Walker to second
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into fielders choice 6-2 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Larry Walker to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 88.8 MPH)
Larry Walker scores
Koji Akiyama scores
Brook Fordyce to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by RF and OUT! 9-4-2
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 6 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 6 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Jeff Suppan
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Derek Lowe
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
Darin Erstad steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 103.8 MPH)
Darin Erstad scores
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
Kal Daniels steals 3rd base
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Kal Daniels scores
Frank Thomas to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 7-6-5
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Minnesota 9 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Now in LF: John Wehner
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 107.5 MPH)
Javy Lopez to third
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 74.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Omar Vizquel to second
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 9 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Derek Lowe
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Brent Gates to third
Pinch Hitting: LHB Wade Boggs 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 9 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Now at 2B: Wade Boggs
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Dave Nilsson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 111.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
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: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 367 ft
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Fred McGriff to second
Fred McGriff to third
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Fred McGriff scores
Omar Vizquel to third
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Omar Vizquel scores
Scott Spiezio to third
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 9 - Cincinnati 7
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