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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
06/13/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Kevin Tapani
Pitching: RHP Kevin Tapani
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 87.5 MPH), Distance : 384 ft
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
Kal Daniels steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: DOUBLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 103.8 MPH)
Kal Daniels scores
Frank Thomas to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
Koji Akiyama is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 399 ft
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 66.9 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Pitching: RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Charlotte 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Kevin Tapani
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 34S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Shane Mack to second
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 106.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by RF
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 106.3 MPH), Distance : 353 ft
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 75.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Kevin Tapani
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: 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: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Kevin Tapani
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 394 ft
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunt missed!
2-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Mark Carreon to third
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Mark Carreon scores
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 61.9 MPH)
Todd Zeile to second
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Kevin Tapani
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Kal Daniels to third
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Kal Daniels scores
Frank Thomas scores
Larry Walker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 9-4-5
Pitching: RHP Jose J. Bautista
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Charlotte 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 81.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Charlotte 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Jose J. Bautista
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 95.0 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Charlotte 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Todd Zeile to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Charlotte 4
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Jose J. Bautista
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Larry Walker to second
Pitching: RHP Matt Mantei
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 23, EV 69.4 MPH) (infield hit)
Larry Walker to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Charlotte 4
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 349 ft
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Charlotte 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Matt Mantei
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Darin Erstad steals 2nd base
Batter strikes out.
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 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: Base on Balls
Darin Erstad to third
Frank Thomas to second
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Darin Erstad scores
Frank Thomas to third
Larry Walker to second
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Frank Thomas scores
Larry Walker to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by LF and OUT! 7-2
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 10 - Charlotte 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Mark Carreon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 104.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 10 - Charlotte 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Matt Mantei
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 63.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Pitching: RHP Jeff E. Gray
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 97.5 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 8-5
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 10 - Charlotte 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 10 - Charlotte 5
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