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CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
05/13/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Orlando Merced to second
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 104.4 MPH)
Orlando Merced to third
Shane Mack to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Shane Mack to third
David Segui to second
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 5 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 5 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Greg Mathews
Pitching: LHP Greg Mathews
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 109.4 MPH), Distance : 417 ft
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 5 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Neifi Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 371 ft
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
Shane Mack steals 2nd base
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 6 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Greg Mathews
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
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: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 3-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 6 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Carl Everett to second
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 6 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Greg Mathews
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8RXD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 98.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 6 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: SHB Neifi Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 6 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Greg Mathews
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 60.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 6 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging passed ball, reaches first!
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Shane Mack to second
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 6 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Greg Mathews
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 6 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Neifi Perez 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 110.0 MPH)
Tony Batista scores
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Charlotte 7 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Greg Mathews
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 110.6 MPH)
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Kal Daniels to third
Frank Thomas to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Frank Thomas to third
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 5L, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Charlotte 7 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 7 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP Greg Mathews
Pitching: RHP Chris Bosio
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, 34S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 7 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 8TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Swinging Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Neifi Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 7 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Chris Bosio
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 93.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 7 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 9TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Orlando Merced to second
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Orlando Merced to third
Jason Giambi to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 395 ft
Pinch Hitting: LHB Lenny Dykstra 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MS, EV 62.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 11 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Chris Bosio
Now in CF: Lenny Dykstra
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 11 - Minnesota 2
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