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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CINCINNATI REDS
05/04/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Pitching: RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 111.9 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: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
Darin Erstad steals 3rd base (no throw)
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 92.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Miguel Cairo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
Miguel Cairo steals 2nd base
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Cincinnati 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
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: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5L, EV 106.3 MPH)
Koji Akiyama scores
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
Mark Grudzielanek steals 2nd base
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Javy Lopez to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Miguel Cairo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 25 - play at first, batter safe!
Fernando Vina to second
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Fernando Vina to third
Miguel Cairo to second
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Fernando Vina scores
Miguel Cairo to third
Bernie Williams to second
Miguel Cairo scores
Bernie Williams to third
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 13S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Sac Bunt to 2R - play at first, batter OUT! 2-4
Omar Vizquel to second
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Miguel Cairo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Bernie Williams steals 2nd base
1-1: Ball
Bernie Williams steals 3rd base
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bernie Williams scores
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 67.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 88.1 MPH), Distance : 393 ft
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to third
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Miguel Cairo 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Bernie Williams to second
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Pitching: RHP Doug Henry
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F3 (Flyball, 3D, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
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: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: RHP Doug Piatt
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Doug Henry
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 105.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jeff Stone 0-0: Swinging Strike
Balk!
Brent Gates to third
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Doug Piatt
Now at 3B: Kevin Seitzer
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Ball
1-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 102.5 MPH), Distance : 337 ft
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