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MINNESOTA TWINS @ CINCINNATI REDS
04/18/1998
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Joey Hamilton
Pitching: RHP Joey Hamilton
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RD, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.3 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Pitching: RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Fly out, F6 (Line Drive, 6, EV 64.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Cincinnati 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Joey Hamilton
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LDF, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 89.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jay Payton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 79.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 96.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Cincinnati 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Joey Hamilton
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
Mark Grudzielanek steals 3rd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 65.6 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Hector Ortiz 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4S, EV 74.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Matt Lawton to second
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F1 (Line Drive, P, EV 61.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - Cincinnati 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Joey Hamilton
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Hit by Pitch
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
Larry Walker steals 2nd base
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 92.5 MPH)
Larry Walker to third
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
Abraham O Nunez is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Top of the 4th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 88.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6, EV 77.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 0
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Joey Hamilton
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 80.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7D, EV 98.8 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 0
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Jay Payton 0-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.1 MPH)
Jay Payton to second
Batting: RHB Hector Ortiz 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 80.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Jay Payton to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 2 - Cincinnati 1
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Joey Hamilton
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Hit by Pitch
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4D, EV 110.0 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
0-1: Hit by Pitch
Brent Gates to second
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 6MD, EV 95.6 MPH)
Frank Thomas scores
Brent Gates to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 72.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 1
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 78.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 76.9 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 1
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Joey Hamilton
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 105.0 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 1
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Jay Payton 0-0: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 63.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Hector Ortiz 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 1
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Joey Hamilton
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 75.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 94.4 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 1
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Flyball, 78M, EV 90.6 MPH)
Fernando Vina to second
Batting: RHB Scott Rolen 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Bobby Higginson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Bernie Williams 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
Wild Pitch!
Fernando Vina to third
Matt Lawton to second
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: 3-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 8LXD, EV 99.4 MPH), Distance : 424 ft
Batting: SHB Scott Spiezio 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - Cincinnati 4
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Cincinnati Reds : RHP Joey Hamilton
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 75.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Arthur Rhodes
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 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 (Groundball, 34D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Brook Fordyce to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
Mark Grudzielanek steals 2nd base (no throw)
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 56, EV 90.6 MPH) (infield hit)
Brook Fordyce scores
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 88.1 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek scores
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 6 - Cincinnati 4
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Cincinnati Reds batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Now at SS: Rey Ordonez
Batting: RHB Jay Payton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: SHB Omar Vizquel 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89M, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Hector Ortiz 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Fernando Vina 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 103.1 MPH)
Hector Ortiz to second
Pinch Runner at 2nd Roger Cedeno:
Batting: LHB Matt Lawton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9, EV 85.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 6 - Cincinnati 4
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