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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CHICAGO CUBS
09/25/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Angel Miranda
Pitching: LHP Angel Miranda
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.8 MPH)
Darin Erstad to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 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: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Wilson Delgado 0-0: Called Strike
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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6M, EV 54.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Angel Miranda
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Angel Miranda
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Lance Johnson 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Angel Miranda
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Frank Thomas to third
Larry Walker to second
Frank Thomas scores
Larry Walker to third
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: SHB Wilson Delgado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: 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: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Angel Miranda
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Darin Erstad to second
Pinch Runner at 1st Kevin Seitzer:
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Darin Erstad to third
Kevin Seitzer to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 66.3 MPH)
Darin Erstad scores
Kevin Seitzer to third
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Kevin Seitzer scores
Frank Thomas to third
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lance Johnson 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Angel Miranda
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Brent Gates to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Darin Erstad to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Wilson Delgado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 103.8 MPH)
Rich Becker to third
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Rich Becker scores
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Angel Miranda
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 85.6 MPH), Distance : 369 ft
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Antonio Osuna
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Lance Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
Derek Bell steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Derek Bell scores
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Lance Johnson to third
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Antonio Osuna
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
Rey Ordonez steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
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: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Wilson Delgado 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Rich Becker to second
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Rich Becker to third
Wilson Delgado to second
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Rich Becker scores
Wilson Delgado to third
Scott Cooper to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Bob Brower 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4D, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lance Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Antonio Osuna
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 67.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: LHP Tim Davis
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Larry Walker steals 2nd base
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Larry Walker to third
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Frye 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Carmelo Martinez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Chicago 4
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