DBL
CHICAGO CUBS @ MINNESOTA TWINS
05/12/1998
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Pitching: RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Jose Vidro scores
Batting: LHB Jon Nunnally 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
Balk!
Trot Nixon to third
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
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: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 91.3 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, OUT at HOME! 9-2
Top of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Pitching: RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89M, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: DOUBLE (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 93.1 MPH)
Larry Walker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by CF
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 1 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Willie Greene 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 34, EV 93.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jose L Cruz 0-0: Reached on error, E4 (Groundball, 4, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34S, EV 72.5 MPH) (infield hit)
Jose L Cruz to third
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 34D, EV 101.9 MPH)
Jose L Cruz scores
Scott Cooper to second
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 2 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 56, EV 83.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 2 - Minnesota 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 101.3 MPH), Distance : 373 ft
Batting: LHB Jon Nunnally 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78M, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Greene 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Mike Piazza to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Batting: SHB Jose L Cruz 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Willie Greene to third
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 111.3 MPH)
Willie Greene scores
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 78D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 5 - Minnesota 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Mark Grudzielanek to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to trailing runner, OUT at third! 7-6-5
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 4TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 5 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 4D, EV 96.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 3-6 (Groundball, 3, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LS, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 94.4 MPH)
Brent Gates to second
Brent Gates to third
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 6-4 (Groundball, 6, EV 89.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 5 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 5TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Pedro Astacio
Batting: LHB Jon Nunnally 0-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 109.4 MPH), Distance : 372 ft
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 2-3 (Groundball, 15S, EV 70.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Willie Greene 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jose L Cruz 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: TRIPLE (Flyball, 89XD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78M, EV 85.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 6 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 111.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Ball
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 89D, EV 101.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 56, EV 98.1 MPH)
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Chicago 6 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 6TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 101.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56S, EV 77.5 MPH)
Top of the 6th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 6 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 96.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 97.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 98.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9, EV 82.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 6 - Minnesota 2
TOP OF THE 7TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 78XD, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Jon Nunnally 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mike Piazza 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LMF, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Chicago 6 - Minnesota 2
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 82.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9S, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Single, Error in OF, E8, batter to second base (Groundball, 6D, EV 98.1 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Darin Erstad to third
Larry Walker to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by LF
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 left on base; Chicago 6 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 8TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Willie Greene 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: DOUBLE (Groundball, 3L, EV 102.5 MPH)
Pitching: LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: SHB Jose L Cruz 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: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Don Mattingly 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5SF, EV 77.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Scott Cooper 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 13S, EV 63.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 6 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4S, EV 68.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3, EV 111.3 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 85.0 MPH)
Koji Akiyama to third
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 6 - Minnesota 3
TOP OF THE 9TH
Chicago Cubs batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: RHB Manny Alexander 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2LF, Error on foul ball, E2
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 89S, EV 96.3 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Jose Vidro 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F9 (Line Drive, 9D, EV 92.5 MPH)
Batting: LHB Trot Nixon 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Jon Nunnally 0-0: Ball
Manny Alexander steals 2nd base
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 90.6 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 left on base; Chicago 6 - Minnesota 3
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for Chicago Cubs : RHP Mike Dunne
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 89XD, EV 109.4 MPH), Distance : 376 ft
Pitching: RHP Alberto Reyes
Batting: LHB Darin Erstad 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 93.1 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 93.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Chicago 6 - Minnesota 4
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