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Twins
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 3, 1997
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Minnesota Twins, played on September 3, 1997 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 3, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 3, 1997 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Frankie Rodriguez |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Geremi Gonzalez |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 22,919 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Hohn 1B: Scott Potter 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Terry Tata |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chuck Knoblauch | Second Baseman |
| Brent Brede | Right Fielder |
| Paul Molitor | First Baseman |
| Greg Myers | Catcher |
| Ron Coomer | Third Baseman |
| Matt Lawton | Left Fielder |
| Pat Meares | Shortstop |
| Rich Becker | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Rodriguez | Pitcher |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Johnson | Center Fielder |
| Ryne Sandberg | Second Baseman |
| Mark Grace | First Baseman |
| Sammy Sosa | Right Fielder |
| Brooks Kieschnick | Left Fielder |
| Kevin Orie | Third Baseman |
| Scott Servais | Catcher |
| Manny Alexander | Shortstop |
| Geremi Gonzalez | Pitcher |
| Jim Riggleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 3, 1997
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Gonzalez
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Gonzalez
Brede hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Gonzalez
Molitor hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Gonzalez
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Gonzalez
Coomer hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Rodriguez
Sandberg hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Grace vs. Rodriguez
Grace hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Johnson scores. Sandberg moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Sosa vs. Rodriguez
Sosa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. Sandberg scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kieschnick vs. Rodriguez
Kieschnick strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Rodriguez
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Gonzalez
Lawton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Gonzalez
Gonzalez fires to first and picks off Lawton. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Gonzalez
Meares hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Gonzalez
Becker hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Gonzalez
Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Rodriguez
Servais takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Rodriguez
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Meares. Servais moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Rodriguez
Gonzalez bunts towards the mound. Rodriguez fields it and throws to first for the out. Servais moves to third. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Sandberg vs. Rodriguez
Sandberg hits a popup off the glove of Knoblauch, and into shallow right field. Sandberg reaches second base with a double. Servais scores. Alexander scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Rodriguez
Grace is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Sosa vs. Rodriguez
Sosa strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Gonzalez
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Gonzalez
Brede hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grace scoops it up and throws to first, with Gonzalez covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Gonzalez
Molitor hits a line drive into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kieschnick vs. Rodriguez
Kieschnick strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Rodriguez
Orie hits a line drive towards third. Coomer reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Servais vs. Rodriguez
Servais hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Gonzalez
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Gonzalez
Coomer hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Gonzalez
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Gonzalez
Meares hits a fly ball into right field. Sosa settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Rodriguez
Alexander hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gonzalez vs. Rodriguez
Gonzalez bunts towards first. Molitor scoops it up and throws to first, with Knoblauch covering, for the out. Alexander moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
There goes Alexander. The throw from Myers and he is safe. Alexander steals third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Rodriguez
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Alexander scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sandberg vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
There goes Johnson. The throw from Myers and he is safe. Johnson steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Sandberg vs. Guardado
Sandberg hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grace vs. Guardado
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Gonzalez
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg misplays the ball. That's an error on Sandberg. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Gonzalez
Todd Walker pinch hits for Eddie Guardado.
There goes Becker. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Becker steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Gonzalez
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Gonzalez
Knoblauch hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Becker moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Brede vs. Gonzalez
Brede takes first base on ball four. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Molitor vs. Gonzalez
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Becker scores. Brede moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Gonzalez
Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Trombley
Mike Trombley now pitching. Terry Steinbach now catching.
Sosa takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Kieschnick vs. Trombley
Kieschnick hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Trombley
Orie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brede. Orie reaches second base with a double. Sosa moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Servais vs. Trombley
Servais hits a popup towards first. Molitor settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Alexander vs. Trombley
Alexander takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Clark vs. Trombley
Dave Clark pinch hits for Geremi Gonzalez.
Clark hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sosa scores. Orie scores. Alexander moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnson vs. Trombley
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Coomer vs. Bottenfield
Doug Glanville now playing center field. Kent Bottenfield now pitching.
Coomer strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Bottenfield
Lawton hits a popup towards short. Alexander misplays the ball. That's an error on Alexander. Lawton moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Meares vs. Bottenfield
Meares strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Bottenfield
Becker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Naulty
Denny Hocking now playing shortstop. Dan Naulty now pitching.
Sandberg hits a line drive into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grace vs. Naulty
Grace hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Naulty
Sosa hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kieschnick vs. Naulty
There goes Sosa. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Hocking applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Bottenfield
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Sosa. Steinbach reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Bottenfield
Knoblauch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Steinbach moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Brede vs. Bottenfield
Jose Hernandez now playing left field.
There goes Knoblauch. The throw from Servais and he is safe. Knoblauch steals second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Brede vs. Bottenfield
Brede hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sandberg scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Steinbach scores. Knoblauch moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Molitor vs. Bottenfield
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Knoblauch scores. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Hocking vs. Pisciotta
Marc Pisciotta now pitching.
Hocking hits a fly ball into center field. Glanville settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Coomer vs. Pisciotta
Coomer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Naulty
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Naulty
Orie hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Servais vs. Naulty
Servais hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Orie moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Alexander vs. Naulty
Alexander hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Glanville vs. Naulty
Glanville hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Orie scores. Servais moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Pisciotta vs. Naulty
Pisciotta strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Pisciotta
Lawton hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Servais settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Pisciotta
David Ortiz pinch hits for Dan Naulty.
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Glanville. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Becker vs. Pisciotta
Becker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Pisciotta
Steinbach strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Pisciotta
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Alexander scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sandberg vs. Ritchie
Todd Ritchie now pitching.
Sandberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hocking fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Grace vs. Ritchie
Grace hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Sosa vs. Ritchie
Sosa hits a popup towards short. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Ritchie
Hernandez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Orie vs. Ritchie
There goes Hernandez. The throw from Steinbach and he is out, Knoblauch applying the tag. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Orie vs. Ritchie
Orie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Adams
Terry Adams now pitching.
Brede strikes out. Servais drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Brede out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Adams
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Cubs, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Adams
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/3/1997 -- Minnesota at Chicago (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Knoblauch C, 2b 5 1 2 0 Johnson L, cf 4 1 2 1
Brede B, rf 4 0 0 1 Bottenfield K, p 0 0 0 0
Molitor P, 1b 5 1 2 3 Pisciotta M, p 1 0 0 0
Myers G, c 3 0 1 0 Adams T, p 0 0 0 0
Trombley M, p 0 0 0 0 Sandberg R, 2b 5 2 3 2
Hocking D, ss 2 0 0 0 Grace M, 1b 4 1 2 3
Coomer R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sosa S, rf 4 1 1 1
Lawton M, lf 3 0 1 0 Kieschnick B, lf 3 0 0 0
Meares P, ss 3 0 1 0 Hernandez J, lf 2 0 1 0
Naulty D, p 0 0 0 0 Orie K, 3b 5 2 2 0
Ortiz D, ph 1 1 1 0 Servais S, c 3 1 1 0
Ritchie T, p 0 0 0 0 Alexander M, ss 3 2 1 0
Becker R, cf 4 2 1 2 Gonzalez G, p 0 0 0 0
Rodriguez F, p 1 0 0 0 Clark D, ph 1 0 1 2
Guardado E, p 0 0 0 0 Glanville D, cf 1 0 1 1
Walker T, ph 1 0 0 0
Steinbach T, c 2 1 1 0
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38 6 10 6 36 10 15 10
Minnesota 100 010 220 -- 6
Chicago 220 120 12x -- 10
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez F (L) 3.1 6 5 3 2 3
Guardado E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Trombley M 1.0 2 2 2 2 0
Naulty D 2.0 4 1 1 0 2
Ritchie T 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Gonzalez G (W) 5.0 5 2 1 2 2
Bottenfield K 1.1 3 2 2 0 3
Pisciotta M 1.2 2 2 2 0 2
Adams T 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Meares P, Sandberg R, Alexander M
LOB -- Minnesota 7, Chicago 8
2B -- Sandberg R, Orie K, Steinbach T, Ortiz D
HR -- Molitor P, Becker R, Grace M
SB -- Alexander M, Johnson L, Becker R, Knoblauch C
CS -- Sosa S, Hernandez J
SH -- Gonzalez G 2
T -- 3:21
A -- 22919
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