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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
06/14/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Pitching: RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
Darin Erstad steals 3rd base
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 87.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Shane Mack to second
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Shane Mack to third
Nomar Garciaparra to second
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Charlotte 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 91.9 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to third
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Koji Akiyama scores
Brook Fordyce to third
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 101.9 MPH)
Brook Fordyce scores
Brent Gates to second
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Brent Gates to third
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 67.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Brent Gates scores
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Darin Erstad to second
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 86.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached on error, E1 (Groundball, 15, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Reached on error, E8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Shane Mack to third
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 7S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Single, Error in OF, E7, batter to second base (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 92.5 MPH)
Tony Batista to third
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 96.9 MPH), Distance : 396 ft
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Orlando Merced to second
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Orlando Merced to third
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Scott Bankhead
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 89.4 MPH), Distance : 397 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Larry Walker to second
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Larry Walker to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Pitching: RHP Tim Burke
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached via error on a dropped throw from 2B, E6 (Groundball, 4M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to third
Brook Fordyce to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Grounds into fielders choice 1-2 (Groundball, 13, EV 80.6 MPH)
Brook Fordyce to third
Brent Gates to second
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 left on base; Minnesota 7 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 7 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Tim Burke
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
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: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
Darin Erstad steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Darin Erstad to third
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 7 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89S, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 7 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Tim Burke
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Jeff E. Gray
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 109.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 7 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 110.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 7 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Jeff E. Gray
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 114.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89M, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 85.0 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Darin Erstad to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 7 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Todd Zeile 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 7 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Jeff E. Gray
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 337 ft
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Todd Worrell
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 95.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Orlando Merced 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jason Giambi 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Orlando Merced to third
Batting: RHB Shane Mack 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Jason Giambi to third
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 96.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: SHB David Segui 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Charlotte 5
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