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CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
05/14/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Pitching: RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
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: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Orlando Merced to second
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LSF, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Charlotte 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Erik Hanson
Pitching: RHP Erik Hanson
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 411 ft
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 113.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Neifi Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 0 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Erik Hanson
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Kevin Seitzer to second
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 75.6 MPH)
Kevin Seitzer to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.1 MPH), Distance : 365 ft
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 left on base; Charlotte 0 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 3RD
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Carl Everett to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Carl Everett scores
Nomar Garciaparra to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Erik Hanson
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 57.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 50.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Neifi Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 15, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Erik Hanson
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 113.8 MPH)
Kevin Seitzer to second
Kevin Seitzer to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
Rey Ordonez steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Jason Giambi to second
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Erik Hanson
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 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: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Brent Gates to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Doug Piatt
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Erik Hanson
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
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: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Doug Piatt
Batting: SHB Neifi Perez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 73.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Erik Hanson
Pitching: RHP Tim Burke
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Charlotte 1 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Doug Piatt
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 70.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6S, EV 86.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Nomar Garciaparra to second
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Nomar Garciaparra scores
Shane Mack to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Ball
1-0: Reached on error, E7 (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Neifi Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Charlotte 4 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Tim Burke
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Seitzer 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Charlotte 4 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Orlando Merced to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Charlotte 5 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Tim Burke
Now at 1B: David Segui
Now in CF: Ruben Rivera
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Matt Mantei
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
Kal Daniels steals 2nd base (no throw)
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 61.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Charlotte 5 - Minnesota 4
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