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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CINCINNATI REDS
05/03/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Kevin Foster
Pitching: RHP Kevin Foster
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt for hit to 15 - play at first, batter safe!
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
Darin Erstad is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Pitching: RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 111.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Scott Rolen to second
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Scott Rolen to third
Bernie Williams to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Cincinnati 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Kevin Foster
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 364 ft
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 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: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 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
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to third
Brent Gates to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Brent Gates to third
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 89.4 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Darin Erstad to second
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Mark Grudzielanek scores
Darin Erstad to third
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: SHB Jose Offerman 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 111.9 MPH)
Jose Offerman to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Miguel Cairo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Dwayne Hosey is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 87.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 7LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Miguel Cairo to second
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Miguel Cairo to third
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
Scott Rolen is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Kevin Foster
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Flyball, 3D, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Kevin Foster
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jose Offerman 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Kevin Foster
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: RHB Miguel Cairo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Miguel Cairo to second
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 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: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Kevin Foster
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Bunt for hit to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Kevin Foster
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Brian Shouse
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Reached on error, E9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Rey Ordonez to third
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: SHB Jose Offerman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Sac Bunt to 13S - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Jose Offerman to second
Batting: RHB Miguel Cairo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E2 (Groundball, 2L, EV 68.1 MPH)
Jose Offerman to third
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Brian Shouse
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Arthur Rhodes
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 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: SINGLE (Groundball, 5, EV 83.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Larry Walker to second
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 5S - play at first, batter OUT! 5-4
Larry Walker to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Larry Walker scores
Koji Akiyama to third
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Bernie Williams to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Bobby Higginson to second
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 96.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, OUT at HOME! 9-2
Bobby Higginson to third
Javy Lopez to second
Batting: SHB Jose Offerman 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : LHP Arthur Rhodes
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 98.8 MPH)
Darin Erstad to third
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: RHB Miguel Cairo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Miguel Cairo to second
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-4 (Groundball, 15, EV 71.3 MPH)
Miguel Cairo to third
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Miguel Cairo scores
Bernie Williams to second
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 2L, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Bernie Williams to third
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Cincinnati 3
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