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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
09/09/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Tony Saunders
Pitching: LHP Tony Saunders
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
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 swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Bunt for hit to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-3
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Tony Saunders
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Nomar Garciaparra to third
Batting: RHB Ruben Rivera 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Nomar Garciaparra scores
Shane Mack to third
Batting: RHB Eli Marrero 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
Balk!
Shane Mack scores
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Tony Saunders
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Darin Erstad to second
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 76.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: SHB Neifi Perez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Tony Saunders
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ruben Rivera 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Shane Mack to third
Ruben Rivera to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Eli Marrero 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Tony Saunders
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
Darin Erstad is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: SHB Neifi Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Chuck Knoblauch steals 2nd base
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Tony Saunders
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 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: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 71.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Matt Mantei
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Kal Daniels to third
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Kal Daniels scores
Koji Akiyama to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Nomar Garciaparra to second
Batting: RHB Ruben Rivera 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 105.6 MPH)
Nomar Garciaparra to third
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Matt Mantei
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Eli Marrero 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Neifi Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Matt Mantei
Pitching: LHP Greg Mathews
Now in RF: Orlando Merced
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Jose RF Santiago
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Flyball, 4D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Jason Giambi to second
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Jose RF Santiago
Pitching: RHP Tim Burke
Now at 1B: David Segui
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 3
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