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CINCINNATI REDS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
06/24/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Pitching: RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 364 ft
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 76.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 2 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Pitching: RHP Brad Radke
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 105.0 MPH)
Darin Erstad to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 91.9 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by CF
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 90.6 MPH), Distance : 367 ft
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 1st over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 2 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 2ND
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Dave Nilsson 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 2 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 2 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 3RD
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 2 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 2 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 4TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 108.1 MPH)
Bobby Higginson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 97.5 MPH)
Matt Lawton to third
Batting: LHB Dave Nilsson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 3 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Brook Fordyce to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Cincinnati 3 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Ball
2-1: Sac Bunt to 15 - play at first, batter OUT! 1-4
Dwayne Hosey to second
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 106.9 MPH)
Dwayne Hosey scores
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 97.5 MPH)
Scott Rolen to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Bernie Williams to second
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 70.0 MPH)
Lined into DP, U3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 68.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 6TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Kevin Ritz
Pitching: RHP Carlos Almanzar
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Dave Nilsson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5, EV 60.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 5-4 (Groundball, 56, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 7TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Carlos Almanzar
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 67.5 MPH)
Brent Gates to third
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Brent Gates scores
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 8TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Carlos Almanzar
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Dave Nilsson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Brad Radke
Pitching: RHP Doug Henry
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
Larry Walker is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Cincinnati 5 - Minnesota 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Gene Walter
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Dwayne Hosey 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Omar Vizquel to second
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34, EV 80.6 MPH)
Omar Vizquel to third
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Hit by Pitch
Fernando Vina to second
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 89D, EV 83.8 MPH)
Omar Vizquel scores
Fernando Vina scores
Scott Rolen to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bernie Williams scores
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
Matt Lawton steals 2nd base
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Cincinnati 9 - Minnesota 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Doug Henry
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78D, EV 108.1 MPH)
Koji Akiyama scores
Brook Fordyce to third
Pitching: LHP Felix Heredia
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 98.8 MPH)
Brook Fordyce scores
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6, EV 103.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Mark Grudzielanek scores
Darin Erstad to second
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Darin Erstad to third
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 80.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Cincinnati 9 - Minnesota 7
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