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KANSAS CITY ROYALS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
05/11/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Pitching: RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Jeromy Burnitz to second
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Pitching: LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
Kal Daniels is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: 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: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Sac Bunt to 13 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Rick Wilkins to second
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Rick Wilkins to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
Balk!
Jeromy Burnitz to second
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 48.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 23F, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 101.3 MPH)
Frank Thomas to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 9-4-5
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 1 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 412 ft
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6D, EV 53.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 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: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 106.3 MPH), Distance : 368 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 2 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Barry Larkin to second
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-1
Barry Larkin to third
Rick Wilkins to second
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Barry Larkin scores
Rick Wilkins to third
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Called Strike
Ray Lankford steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB Barry Larkin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Denny Neagle
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Kevin Rogers
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
Mark Grudzielanek steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Kansas City 3 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Kansas City Royals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: LHB Rick Wilkins 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 92.5 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Batting: SHB Roberto Alomar 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Ray Lankford 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
Roberto Alomar steals 2nd base (no throw)
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 98.8 MPH)
Roberto Alomar scores
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Jeromy Burnitz 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jim Thome 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Naehring 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Richard Hidalgo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Ray Lankford to third
Tim Naehring to second
Ray Lankford scores
Tim Naehring to third
Batting: RHB Andruw Jones 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Kansas City Royals : LHP Kevin Rogers
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 358 ft
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Kansas City 6 - Minnesota 3
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