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MINNESOTA TWINS @ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/01/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Chris Hammond
Pitching: LHP Chris Hammond
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 403 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: 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: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 100.0 MPH), Distance : 373 ft
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Troy Neel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
Balk!
Jay Bell to second
0-2: Ball
1-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 399 ft
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Hit by Pitch, AND HE CHARGES THE MOUND! The benches clear!
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Pinch Runner at 1st Royce Clayton:
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
Royce Clayton steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Royce Clayton to third
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 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 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 97.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Chris Hammond
Now at 1B: Royce Clayton
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Steve Finley steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
Steve Finley steals 3rd base
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.8 MPH)
Steve Finley scores
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Chris Hammond
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Darin Erstad to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Grounds into double play, 2-4-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 3D, EV 85.6 MPH)
Darin Erstad scores
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Troy Neel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Chris Hammond
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F5 (Flyball, 56D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 2L, EV 70.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, U4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: 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: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Chris Hammond
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E6 (Groundball, 56, EV 91.3 MPH)
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 103.1 MPH), Distance : 354 ft
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Troy Neel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Chris Hammond
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 72.5 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Rusty Meacham
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3D, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3F, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rusty Meacham
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
Kal Daniels steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Kal Daniels to third
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 96.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Damian Miller 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Rusty Meacham
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Randy Myers
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Jay Bell 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB John Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Jay Bell to second
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: LHB Troy Neel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 64.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Randy Myers
Pitching: RHP Steve Chitren
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 341 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pitching: RHP Bryce Florie
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Frank Thomas to third
Larry Walker to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Frank Thomas scores
Larry Walker to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 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: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Koji Akiyama to third
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 2L, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 7 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: RHB Dickie Thon 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: LHB Steve Finley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pinch Hitting: LHB Mo Vaughn 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 7 - St. Louis 5
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