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MINNESOTA TWINS @ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/31/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Allan Anderson
Pitching: LHP Allan Anderson
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Darin Erstad to second
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 25, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Pitching: RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Troy Neel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 360 ft
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 2
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Allan Anderson
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 82.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, OUT at HOME! 8-2
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Ball
Dickie Thon steals 2nd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, P, EV 75.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 2
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Allan Anderson
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Rey Ordonez to second
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Rey Ordonez to third
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 2
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Troy Neel 0-0: Ball
Steve Finley steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 92.5 MPH)
Steve Finley scores
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Allan Anderson
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Ball
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 74.4 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Allan Anderson
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Troy Neel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Allan Anderson
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
Ivan Calderon steals 2nd base
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Ivan Calderon to third
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Allan Anderson
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 378 ft
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Troy Neel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Allan Anderson
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Steve Chitren
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
Kal Daniels steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Kal Daniels to third
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 1-6 (Groundball, P, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Kal Daniels scores
Larry Walker to third
Larry Walker scores
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Steve Chitren
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mo Vaughn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 3
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