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CINCINNATI REDS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
05/17/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Pitching: RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Pitching: RHP Brad Radke
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6MS, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: 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 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Scott Spiezio to second
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 87.5 MPH)
Scott Spiezio to third
Dwayne Hosey to second
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Scott Spiezio scores
Dwayne Hosey to third
Fernando Vina to second
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Dwayne Hosey scores
Fernando Vina to third
Scott Rolen to second
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Fernando Vina scores
Scott Rolen to third
Bernie Williams to second
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 103.1 MPH)
Scott Rolen scores
Bernie Williams to third
Bobby Higginson to second
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Bernie Williams scores
Bobby Higginson to third
Javy Lopez to second
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 5 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 23, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Bernie Williams steals 2nd base
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 65.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Called Strike
Scott Spiezio steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3, EV 83.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Scott Spiezio to third
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Scott Spiezio scores
Omar Vizquel to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 9-5
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 6 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 86.9 MPH), Distance : 415 ft
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 6 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 376 ft
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 7 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.3 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to third
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 7 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Doug Piatt
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Scott Spiezio to second
Scott Spiezio to third
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6M, EV 107.5 MPH)
Scott Spiezio scores
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Fernando Vina to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 9 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 9 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Doug Piatt
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 408 ft
Batting: LHB Fred McGriff 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: RHB Miguel Cairo 0-0: Single, Error in OF, E9, batter to second base (Line Drive, 89M, EV 105.6 MPH)
Fred McGriff to third
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Fred McGriff scores
Miguel Cairo to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 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: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 13 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Now at SS: Miguel Cairo
Pinch Hitting: RHB John Wehner 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 3D, EV 57.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 13 - Minnesota 3
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