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CLEVELAND SPIDERS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
04/08/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Pitching: RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Pitching: RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Howard Johnson to second
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Billy Ripken to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 108.1 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 81.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Darryl Strawberry to second
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Darryl Strawberry to third
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cleveland 1 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Bunt missed!
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 81.3 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek scores
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Kal Daniels steals 2nd base
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 1 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Ball
Marquis Grissom steals 2nd base
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 83.8 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 1 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 1 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 5TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 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: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 1 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Brent Gates to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 81.9 MPH)
Brent Gates scores
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Popup, 6MD, EV 73.8 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 82.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 1 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 106.9 MPH), Distance : 363 ft
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunted foul
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 3 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd with throw by CF
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 3 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 104.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 3 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 357 ft
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cleveland 3 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 78S, EV 89.4 MPH)
Todd Hundley to second
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Bernard Gilkey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Todd Hundley to third
Raul Ibanez to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: RHB Marquis Grissom 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Raul Ibanez to third
Bernard Gilkey to second
Batting: RHB Billy Ripken 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darryl Strawberry 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Bret Saberhagen
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pitching: RHP Willie Banks
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunted foul
1-2: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 4 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Cleveland Spiders batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: SHB Tomas Perez 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Kevin Mitchell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 91.9 MPH), Distance : 340 ft
Batting: SHB Todd Hundley 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Raul Ibanez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Howard Johnson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cleveland 5 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cleveland Spiders : RHP Willie Banks
Pitching: RHP Steve Karsay
Now at 1B: Roberto Petagine
Now in LF: Garret Anderson
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Pinch Hitting: LHB Jeff Stone 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Brent Gates to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Brent Gates to third
Jeff Stone to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Cleveland 5 - Minnesota 4
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