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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CINCINNATI REDS
04/17/1998
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Pitching: RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 93.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
Darin Erstad steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
Darin Erstad to third
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 7LD, EV 94.4 MPH), Distance : 356 ft
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 81.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Pitching: RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Fernando Vina scores
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Scott Rolen steals 2nd base
Batter strikes out.
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6M, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
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, 9, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging 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: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jay Payton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 86.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Matt Lawton to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Matt Lawton scores
Bobby Higginson to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Bunt missed!
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 76.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Payton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Bunt missed!
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 107.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: DOUBLE (Flyball, 78D, EV 113.8 MPH)
Abraham O Nunez to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 90.0 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Juan Guzman
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 86.3 MPH) (infield hit)
Fernando Vina to second
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Fernando Vina to third
Matt Lawton to second
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Fernando Vina scores
Matt Lawton to third
Scott Rolen to second
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Matt Lawton scores
Scott Rolen to third
Bernie Williams to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
Bernie Williams is caught stealing 3rd base 2-5
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 90.6 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 25F, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 78XD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 94.4 MPH)
Frank Thomas to third
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 3S, EV 88.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Jay Payton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Omar Vizquel to second
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Sac Bunt to 3S - play at first, batter OUT! 3-4
Omar Vizquel to third
Jay Payton to second
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 93.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Jay Payton to third
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 6
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 6
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
Bobby Higginson is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Javy Lopez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - Cincinnati 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Mike Mussina
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 102.5 MPH), Distance : 393 ft
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: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 105.0 MPH)
Frank Thomas to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by CF made to third
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 100.6 MPH)
Frank Thomas scores
Brent Gates to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, SAFE at third!
Pitching: RHP Rich Croushore
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Abraham O Nunez scores
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 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: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Cincinnati 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Now at SS: Rey Ordonez
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 85.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Payton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Cincinnati 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Rich Croushore
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 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: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Cincinnati 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 83.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 8 - Cincinnati 6
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