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MINNESOTA TWINS @ ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/27/1998
 
TOP OF THE 1ST
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Scott Erickson
Pitching: RHP Scott Erickson
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7LD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
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 : RHP Hideo Nomo
Pitching: RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 90.6 MPH), Distance : 413 ft
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo 0-0: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 81.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Mo Vaughn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 108.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 1st over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 0 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 2ND
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Scott Erickson
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Swinging Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: SINGLE (Line Drive, 9S, EV 108.1 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Base on Balls
Brent Gates to second
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 103.1 MPH)
Brent Gates to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F6 (Popup, 6S, EV 71.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
Koji Akiyama steals 3rd, throwing error, E2
Koji Akiyama scores
Abraham O Nunez to third
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 89D, EV 103.8 MPH)
Abraham O Nunez scores
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Fly out, F4 (Popup, 4MD, EV 41.9 MPH)
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8LS, EV 91.3 MPH)
Top of the 2nd over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 2ND
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Preston Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Placido Polanco 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 34, EV 98.1 MPH)
Placido Polanco to second
Runner from 2nd tries for 3rd, SAFE, throw by RF made to third
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 2nd over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 1
TOP OF THE 3RD
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Scott Erickson
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 78S, EV 106.9 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Grounds into double play, 4-6-3 (Groundball, 34, EV 83.1 MPH)
Top of the 3rd over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 1
BOTTOM OF THE 3RD
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 95.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 6M, EV 78.8 MPH) (infield hit)
Edgardo Alfonzo to second
Batting: LHB Mo Vaughn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F7 (Line Drive, 7D, EV 91.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: TRIPLE (Line Drive, 8LXD, EV 111.3 MPH)
Edgardo Alfonzo scores
Brian S Giles scores
Batting: RHB Preston Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Fly out, F7 (Flyball, 7, EV 83.8 MPH)
Runner from 3rd tags up, SCORES, throw by LF
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Called Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 3rd over - 3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 4TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Scott Erickson
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89XD, EV 90.6 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 4TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Placido Polanco 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Swinging Strike
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Fly out, F3 (Line Drive, 3, EV 67.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 56, EV 74.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 4th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 5TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Scott Erickson
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 89D, EV 105.6 MPH)
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-1: Swinging Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Line Drive, 7LM, EV 88.1 MPH)
Kal Daniels to second
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RXD, EV 105.6 MPH)
Top of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 5TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Fly out, F5 (Line Drive, 5, EV 71.3 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 5D, EV 110.0 MPH)
Batting: LHB Mo Vaughn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9S, EV 91.3 MPH)
Bottom of the 5th over - 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 3 - St. Louis 4
TOP OF THE 6TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Scott Erickson
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 103.1 MPH)
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Ball
3-1: Base on Balls
Koji Akiyama to second
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out looking
Pitching: LHP Randy Myers
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Koji Akiyama to third
Abraham O Nunez to second
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 102.5 MPH)
Koji Akiyama scores
Abraham O Nunez to third
Eddie Perez to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by LF to home
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 6th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 5 - St. Louis 4
BOTTOM OF THE 6TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Hideo Nomo
Pitching: RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: RHB Preston Wilson 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 56D, EV 106.3 MPH)
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Called Strike
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
Preston Wilson steals 2nd base
2-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 6MD, EV 100.6 MPH)
Preston Wilson to third
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by CF to home
Batting: RHB Placido Polanco 0-0: Bunt missed!
0-1: Bunted foul
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Fly out, F8 (Flyball, 8RM, EV 89.4 MPH)
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Called Strike
Stan Javier is caught stealing 2nd base 2-6
Bottom of the 6th over - 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 5 - St. Louis 5
TOP OF THE 7TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : LHP Randy Myers
Batting: RHB Frank Thomas 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Fly out, F6 (Flyball, 56D, EV 80.0 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Braden Looper
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Fly out, F5 (Popup, 5S, EV 73.8 MPH)
Batting: SHB Brent Gates 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: SOLO HOME RUN (Line Drive, 9D, EV 95.6 MPH), Distance : 383 ft
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ball
2-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: Fly out, F3 (Popup, 3SF, EV 64.4 MPH)
Top of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 6 - St. Louis 5
BOTTOM OF THE 7TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Jerry Spradlin
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 101.9 MPH), Distance : 410 ft
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ball
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Ground out 5-3 (Groundball, 56S, EV 88.8 MPH)
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Ball
3-0: Called Strike
3-1: Called Strike
3-2: Base on Balls
Pitching: LHP Paul Spoljaric
Batting: LHB Mo Vaughn 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Swinging Strike
0-2: Strikes out looking
Batting: LHB Karim Garcia 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Bottom of the 7th over - 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on base; Minnesota 6 - St. Louis 6
TOP OF THE 8TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Braden Looper
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Ball
2-1: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 104.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ground out 6-3 (Groundball, 6, EV 83.8 MPH)
Abraham O Nunez to second
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ground out 4-3 (Groundball, 4, EV 97.5 MPH)
Abraham O Nunez to third
Batting: LHB Kal Daniels 0-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-1: 2-RUN HOME RUN (Flyball, 89XD, EV 93.8 MPH), Distance : 404 ft
Pitching: RHP Francisco Cordova
Batting: RHB Jerome Walton 0-0: Ball
1-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out looking
Top of the 8th over - 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 8 - St. Louis 6
BOTTOM OF THE 8TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : LHP Paul Spoljaric
Pitching: RHP Trevor Hoffman
Now at SS: Rey Ordonez
Batting: RHB Preston Wilson 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: RHB Royce Clayton 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Strikes out swinging, 2-3 out at first.
Batting: RHB Placido Polanco 0-0: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 72.5 MPH)
Bottom of the 8th over - 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on base; Minnesota 8 - St. Louis 6
TOP OF THE 9TH
Minnesota Twins batting - Pitching for St. Louis Cardinals : RHP Francisco Cordova
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: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-2: SOLO HOME RUN (Flyball, 9D, EV 102.5 MPH), Distance : 376 ft
Batting: LHB Larry Walker 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Ball
1-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, P, EV 69.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Rey Ordonez 0-0: Ball
1-0: DOUBLE (Line Drive, 7LS, EV 102.5 MPH)
Batting: RHB Koji Akiyama 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: Ball
1-2: Ball
2-2: Ball
3-2: Foul Ball, location: 2F
3-2: Base on Balls
Batting: SHB Abraham O Nunez 0-0: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 100.0 MPH)
Rey Ordonez to third
Koji Akiyama to second
Runner from 3rd tries for Home, SAFE, throw by RF to home
Pitching: RHP Steve Chitren
Batting: RHB Mark Grudzielanek 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Fly out, F9 (Flyball, 9LM, EV 93.1 MPH)
Runner from 2nd tags up, SAFE at 3rd, no throw by RF
Batting: RHB Eddie Perez 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Called Strike
2-2: Strikes out swinging
Top of the 9th over - 2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 10 - St. Louis 6
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
St. Louis Cardinals batting - Pitching for Minnesota Twins : RHP Trevor Hoffman
Batting: SHB Stan Javier 0-0: Ball
1-0: Called Strike
1-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
1-2: Strikes out swinging
Batting: SHB Jorge Posada 0-0: Called Strike
0-1: Foul Ball, location: 2F
0-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 34D, EV 99.4 MPH)
Batting: RHB Edgardo Alfonzo 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Called Strike
2-1: Swinging Strike
2-2: Fielders Choice at 2nd, 4-6 (Groundball, 4, EV 98.1 MPH)
Pitching: RHP Bob Ayrault
Batting: LHB Brian S Giles 0-0: Ball
1-0: Swinging Strike
1-1: Swinging Strike
1-2: SINGLE (Groundball, 4MD, EV 102.5 MPH)
Edgardo Alfonzo to second
Batting: LHB Mo Vaughn 0-0: Ball
1-0: Ball
2-0: Foul Ball, location: 2F
2-1: Ground out 1-3 (Groundball, 34S, EV 84.4 MPH)
Bottom of the 9th over - 0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on base; Minnesota 10 - St. Louis 6
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