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CHICAGO CUBS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
07/30/1998
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 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: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Pitching: RHP Brian Holman
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eduardo Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Michael Coleman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Eduardo Perez steals 2nd base
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 89S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 2-4 (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MS, EV 75.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to third
Abraham O Nunez to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 87.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 81.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Jose Vidro to second
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 13S, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 5L, EV 102.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
Darin Erstad is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
Larry Walker is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 0 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 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: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Eduardo Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Mike Piazza to second
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Michael Coleman 0-0: Bunted foul
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 100.6 MPH), Distance : 443 ft
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 4th over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 381 ft
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5L, EV 81.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Jose Vidro to second
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
Mark Grudzielanek steals 2nd base
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
Passed Ball!
Mark Grudzielanek to third
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Flyball, 89M, EV 96.9 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek scores
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 9LD, EV 95.0 MPH), Distance : 343 ft
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Eduardo Perez 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Michael Coleman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: LHP John Rocker
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 91.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8LM, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 25, EV 66.9 MPH) (infield hit)
Koji Akiyama to third
Brook Fordyce to second
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP John Rocker
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Bunt - Flyout to 13S! F1
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 66.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
George Arias to second
Batting: LHB Rich Becker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LMF, EV 101.9 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Brian Holman
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 84.4 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Russ Springer
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Grounds out, U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 86.3 MPH)
Larry Walker to third
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Larry Walker scores
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 68.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP John Rocker
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eduardo Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Michael Coleman 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Michael Coleman to second
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB George Arias 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Russ Springer
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 66.3 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 3 - Minnesota 6
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