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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CHICAGO CUBS
06/27/1997
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Pitching: RHP Eric King
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13, EV 66.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 78.1 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4M, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8LS, EV 104.4 MPH)
Craig Shipley to second
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
Mark Grudzielanek steals 3rd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek scores
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 85.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RM, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 63.1 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 1 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Darin Erstad steals 2nd, throwing error, E2
Darin Erstad to third
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 96.9 MPH)
Darin Erstad scores
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 100.0 MPH)
Frank Thomas to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
Larry Walker steals 2nd base
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 56D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 73.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 4M, EV 65.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 5F, Error on foul ball, E5
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 70.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 93.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 0
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Eric King
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Mike Schooler
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
Koji Akiyama is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
1-0: Reached on error, E5 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 84.4 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 0
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Dan Pasqua to second
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Dan Pasqua to third
Phil Plantier to second
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Cirillo 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Dan Pasqua scores
Phil Plantier to third
Vinny Castilla to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 9th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 10TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Schooler
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 10TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Pitching: LHP Paul Spoljaric
Pinch Hitting: RHB Derek Bell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 5D, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 10th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Chicago 2
TOP OF THE 11TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Schooler
Now in LF: Derek Bell
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Intentional Walk
Pinch Runner at 2nd Jeff Stone:
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Reached on error, E8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 91.3 MPH)
Jeff Stone to third
Larry Walker to second
Pitching: LHP Frank DiPino
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 94.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Larry Walker to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 11th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Chicago 2
BOTTOM OF THE 11TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Paul Spoljaric
Now at 1B: John Wehner
Batting: LHB Dan Pasqua 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Gene Walter
Batting: LHB Phil Plantier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Vinny Castilla 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 9S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Phil Plantier to third
Batting: RHB Craig Shipley 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 100.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 11th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Chicago 2
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