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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CHARLOTTE KNIGHTS
08/17/1998
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP John Smiley
Pitching: LHP John Smiley
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 83.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 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: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: LHB Barry Bonds 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jeff Bagwell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Barry Bonds to second
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34D, EV 59.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Salmon 0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 97.5 MPH), Distance : 352 ft
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Geronimo Berroa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LSF, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 3
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP John Smiley
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4MD, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78XD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Larry Walker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, throw by CF and OUT! 8-6-2
Kal Daniels to third
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 3
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 108.8 MPH), Distance : 354 ft
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Barry Bonds 0-0: Called 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: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jeff Bagwell 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
Pickoff Throw by Catcher to First - Out!
3-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Bottom of the 2nd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Charlotte 4
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP John Smiley
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Jerome Walton to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, OUT! 9-5
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by LF made to third
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 103.1 MPH), Distance : 354 ft
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Charlotte 4
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
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: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Tim Salmon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Nomar Garciaparra to second
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 350 ft
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Geronimo Berroa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4MS, EV 91.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Charlotte 7
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP John Smiley
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 68.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7S, EV 87.5 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Charlotte 7
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Barry Bonds 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Flyball, 8RS, EV 95.6 MPH)
Chris Hoiles to second
Batting: RHB Jeff Bagwell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Charlotte 7
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP John Smiley
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 84.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 88.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 7
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Tim Salmon 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MS, EV 68.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Tim Salmon to second
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 96.9 MPH)
Tim Salmon to third
Tony Batista to second
Batting: RHB Geronimo Berroa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 96.3 MPH), Distance : 350 ft
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Barry Bonds 0-0: Called Strike
Carl Everett steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 78M, EV 93.1 MPH)
Carl Everett to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Jeff Bagwell 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 11
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP John Smiley
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
Kal Daniels steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 76.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Kal Daniels to third
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 82.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 11
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Paul Spoljaric
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Tim Salmon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 11
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP John Smiley
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 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: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 63.8 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 11
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 85.0 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Geronimo Berroa 0-0: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Chuck Knoblauch to third
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 102.5 MPH)
Chuck Knoblauch scores
Geronimo Berroa to third
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Carl Everett to second
Pinch Hitting: RHB Eli Marrero 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jeff Bagwell 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: LHP John Rocker
Batting: RHB Nomar Garciaparra 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Geronimo Berroa scores
Carl Everett to third
Chris Hoiles to second
Batting: RHB Tim Salmon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Carl Everett scores
Chris Hoiles to third
Nomar Garciaparra to second
Batting: RHB Tony Batista 0-0: Ball
1-0: GRAND SLAM HOME RUN (Flyball, 7D, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 354 ft
Batting: RHB Chuck Knoblauch 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Line Drive, 4, EV 73.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 7 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 18
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : LHP John Smiley
Now in CF: Eli Marrero
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: RHP Ron Robinson
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
Passed Ball!
Larry Walker to second
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 18
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Charlotte Knights batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP John Rocker
Batting: RHB Geronimo Berroa 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Carl Everett 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Chris Hoiles 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Eli Marrero 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - Charlotte 18
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Charlotte Knights : RHP Ron Robinson
Pinch Hitting: RHB Norberto Martin 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 15S, EV 63.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Abraham O Nunez to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Hit by Pitch
Abraham O Nunez to third
Jerome Walton to second
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.1 MPH)
Abraham O Nunez scores
Jerome Walton to third
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7, EV 88.1 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 6 - Charlotte 18
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