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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
09/10/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Pitching: RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 112.5 MPH), Distance : 389 ft
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunt missed!
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Konerko 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ruben Rivera 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 76.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Kevin Seitzer to second
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Bunted foul
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
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: Base on Balls
Chuck Knoblauch to second
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Chuck Knoblauch scores
Jason Giambi to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Konerko 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 116.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
Larry Walker steals 3rd base
Koji Akiyama to second
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ruben Rivera 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
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: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5F, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunt missed!
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
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 : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Chuck Knoblauch to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 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: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 88.1 MPH), Distance : 348 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: RHB Paul Konerko 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ruben Rivera 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Paul Konerko to second
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
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: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 82.5 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 : LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Chuck Knoblauch scores
Jason Giambi to second
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Paul Konerko 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, P, EV 85.0 MPH)
Jason Giambi to third
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Pitching: RHP Mike Hartley
Now in RF: Orlando Merced
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Ruben Rivera 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Ruben Rivera steals 2nd base
Batter strikes out.
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Ruben Rivera to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 101.3 MPH)
Chuck Knoblauch to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Mike Hartley
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Matt Mantei
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 103.8 MPH)
Frank Thomas to third
Larry Walker to second
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Frank Thomas scores
Larry Walker to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Pinch Hitting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Larry Walker scores
Koji Akiyama to third
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Charlotte 5
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