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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CHICAGO CUBS
06/04/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Pitching: RHP Eric King
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
Kal Daniels is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Pitching: RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 96.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 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: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 13, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: TRIPLE (Flyball, 7LD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
Mark Grudzielanek steals 2nd base
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 106.3 MPH)
Chris Hoiles to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Scott Cooper to second
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Scott Cooper to third
Jeff Cirillo to second
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 109.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
Larry Walker is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Pitching: RHP Doug Piatt
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 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: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Doug Piatt
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Scott Cooper to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Jeff Cirillo to second
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Scott Cooper scores
Jeff Cirillo to third
Rich Becker to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Kent Hrbek 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4M, EV 84.4 MPH)
Rich Becker to third
Luis Gonzalez to second
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Now in RF: Derek Bell
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 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: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Frank DiPino
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Darin Erstad to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 83.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, OUT at HOME! 8-2
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Trot Nixon to second
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Trot Nixon to third
Chris Hoiles to second
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 91.3 MPH), Distance : 378 ft
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Luis Gonzalez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34, EV 61.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 7
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : LHP Frank DiPino
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 5-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.0 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 7
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