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MINNESOTA TWINS @ ORLANDO DEVIL RAYS
06/22/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Orlando Devil Rays : RHP John Smoltz
Pitching: RHP John Smoltz
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Orlando 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Orlando Devil Rays batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Pitching: RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Craig Biggio 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Paul O'Neill 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Bagwell 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Salmon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Paul O'Neill to second
Batting: RHB Ron Gant 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Orlando 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Orlando Devil Rays : RHP John Smoltz
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Orlando 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Orlando Devil Rays batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Jose Valentin 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Lenny Dykstra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jose Oquendo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 66.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Orlando 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Orlando Devil Rays : RHP John Smoltz
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 384 ft
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Orlando Devil Rays batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Ron Karkovice 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Craig Biggio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Paul O'Neill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Orlando Devil Rays : RHP John Smoltz
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Orlando Devil Rays batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Jeff Bagwell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tim Salmon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ron Gant 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Orlando Devil Rays : RHP John Smoltz
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Orlando Devil Rays batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Jose Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Lenny Dykstra 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jose Oquendo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 90.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Ron Karkovice 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Orlando Devil Rays : RHP John Smoltz
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4M, EV 100.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd with throw by CF
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Orlando Devil Rays batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Craig Biggio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Paul O'Neill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jeff Bagwell 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Salmon 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Orlando Devil Rays : RHP John Smoltz
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 97.5 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Orlando Devil Rays batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Ron Gant 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Jose Valentin 0-0: Sac Bunt to P - play at first, batter OUT! 1-3
Ron Gant to second
Pinch Hitting: LHB John Kruk 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Ron Gant steals 3rd base
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 72.5 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: SHB Jose Oquendo 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Orlando Devil Rays : RHP John Smoltz
Now in CF: Ron Jones
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Xavier Hernandez
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Darin Erstad steals 2nd base (no throw)
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Orlando Devil Rays batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Ron Karkovice 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Craig Biggio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Paul O'Neill 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 108.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 1
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Orlando Devil Rays : RHP Xavier Hernandez
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 1
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Orlando Devil Rays batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Jeff Bagwell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tim Salmon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Gant 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: SHB Jose Valentin 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 1
TOP OF THE 10TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Orlando Devil Rays : RHP Xavier Hernandez
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 79.4 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 1
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Orlando Devil Rays batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: LHB Ron Jones 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jose Oquendo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Pinch Hitting: RHB Ivan Rodriguez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Craig Biggio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 80.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 1
TOP OF THE 11TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Orlando Devil Rays : RHP Xavier Hernandez
Now at C: Ivan Rodriguez
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama Pickoff Throw to First - Out! 1-3
Top of the 11th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Orlando 1
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Orlando Devil Rays batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: LHB Paul O'Neill 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Hit by Pitch
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB Jeff Bagwell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Paul O'Neill to second
Batting: RHB Tim Salmon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ron Gant 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 99.4 MPH)
Paul O'Neill to third
Batting: SHB Jose Valentin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
Ron Gant steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Paul O'Neill scores
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