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MINNESOTA TWINS @ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/26/1998
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mark Portugal
Pitching: RHP Mark Portugal
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 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: Strikes out swinging
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 85.0 MPH)
Top of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 1ST
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 56D, EV 68.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Preston Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 95.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 1st over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mark Portugal
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 78XD, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 395 ft
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Fly out, F3 (Flyball, 3D, EV 86.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Bunt missed!
1-2: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6S, EV 86.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 86.9 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Alex Ochoa 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Fly out, F2 (Popup, 23F, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Placido Polanco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 2 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mark Portugal
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ground out 3-1 (Groundball, 34, EV 90.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 105.6 MPH), Distance : 412 ft
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 3rd over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 112.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4, EV 61.3 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 88.1 MPH)
Bottom of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 0
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mark Portugal
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LD, EV 100.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Brent Gates to third
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
Abraham O Nunez steals 2nd base
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 82.5 MPH)
Brent Gates scores
Abraham O Nunez to third
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 91.9 MPH)
Top of the 4th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 0
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Ivan Calderon to second
Batting: RHB Preston Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Alex Ochoa 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 8LD, EV 91.3 MPH)
Ivan Calderon scores
Brian S Giles to third
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 94.4 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by CF
Alex Ochoa to third
Batting: RHB Placido Polanco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 103.1 MPH) (infield hit)
Alex Ochoa scores
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 4th over - 3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 3
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mark Portugal
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 5, EV 87.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 3
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 34S, EV 45.0 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 8RS, EV 109.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 93.8 MPH)
Jorge Posada to second
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Preston Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: TRIPLE (Flyball, 9LD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Jorge Posada scores
Ivan Calderon scores
Batting: RHB Alex Ochoa 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Bottom of the 5th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 4 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mark Portugal
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 104.4 MPH), Distance : 400 ft
Pitching: RHP Terry Mathews
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Grounds into double play, 6-4-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 78.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Darren Oliver
Pitching: LHP John Rocker
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Placido Polanco 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunt missed!
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 3D, EV 94.4 MPH)
Edgardo Alfonzo to second
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 80.0 MPH)
Edgardo Alfonzo to third
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Gerald Young to second
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 6th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 left on base; Minnesota 5 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Terry Mathews
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 85.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6MD, EV 51.3 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP John Rocker
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 84.4 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Rob Dibble
Batting: RHB Preston Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Alex Ochoa 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Runner from 1st tags up, SAFE at 2nd
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 106.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 7th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 5 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Terry Mathews
Pitching: RHP Mariano Rivera
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Line Drive, 8RD, EV 95.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 9LS, EV 90.6 MPH)
Larry Walker to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 103.8 MPH)
Top of the 8th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 6 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Rob Dibble
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Now at SS: Rey Ordonez
Batting: RHB Placido Polanco 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LM, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Gerald Young 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 65.0 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 6 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Mariano Rivera
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Brook Fordyce 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4M, EV 102.5 MPH)
Top of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 6 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ground out U3 (Groundball, 3L, EV 105.0 MPH)
Batting: RHB Ivan Calderon 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.9 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Preston Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
Brian S Giles is caught stealing 2nd base 2-4
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 6 - St. Louis 5
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