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May 23, 1997

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Mariners 6 10 1
Royals 4 8 0
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Mariners 6 10 1
Royals 4 8 0

Joe Vitiello Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .309
OBP .333 .412
At Bats 3 68
Hits 1 21
• Singles 0 16
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 1 1
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 2 11

Bobby Ayala Season Stats

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3 1 0
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Kauffman Stadium - May 23, 1997
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Strikeout
Bobby Ayala
Dan Wilson
Paul Sorrento
Joey Cora
Mike Blowers
Alex Rodriguez
Rob Ducey
Ken Griffey
Jay Buhner
Joe Vitiello
Count: 1-2, 1 Out
Count: 1-2, 2 Outs

Vitiello strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bobby Ayala now pitching. Davis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sorrento scoops it up and throws to first, with Ayala covering, for the out.
Top 8 Blowers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Sorrento hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Offerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 King strikes out.
Bottom 7 Bell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Offerman strikes out.
Top 7 Buhner hits a popup, foul, towards third. Paquette settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Martinez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Tom Goodwin now playing center field. Mike Sweeney now catching. Jeff Montgomery now pitching. Griffey hits a line drive into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 There goes Goodwin. The throw from Wilson and he is out, Rodriguez applying the tag.
Bottom 6 Halter strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tom Goodwin pinch runs for Mike Macfarlane. Paquette hits a fly ball into left field. Ducey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 6 Rodriguez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Paquette settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards first. King fields it and throws to second for the out. Blowers moves to third.
Top 6 Ducey bunts towards third. Paquette fields it and has Wilson trapped. There's the throw to Bell who tags Wilson for the out. Blowers moves to second.
Top 6 Blowers hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wilson moves to second.
Top 6 Wilson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Vitiello strikes out.
Bottom 5 Davis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cora settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Bell strikes out.
Top 5 Sorrento strikes out.
Top 5 Buhner hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Martinez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cora scores. Rodriguez moves to second.
Top 5 Griffey hits a fly ball into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cora moves to third.
Top 5 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cora moves to second.
Top 5 Cora hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ducey hits a line drive into center field. Halter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Roberts hits a line drive towards first. Sorrento catches it and steps on first to double up Offerman.
Bottom 4 Offerman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Halter hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Blowers hits a fly ball into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wilson hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Sorrento hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Buhner strikes out.
Top 4 Martinez is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 3 Paquette strikes out.
Bottom 3 Macfarlane hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ducey. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 Vitiello hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Davis hits a line drive beyond short. Rodriguez can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.
Bottom 3 King hits a fly ball into center field. Griffey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell strikes out.
Top 3 Griffey strikes out.
Top 3 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Cora moves to second.
Top 3 Cora hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 3 Ducey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Blowers hits a fly ball into right field. Vitiello settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Roberts strikes out.
Bottom 2 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Halter moves to third.
Bottom 2 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Bottom 2 Halter is hit by the pitch.
Bottom 2 The runners advance on the error. Paquette moves to third.
Bottom 2 Paquette takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Macfarlane hits a ball on the ground towards third. Blowers fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Halter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Sorrento hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Buhner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Martinez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Vitiello strikes out.
Bottom 1 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to third. King moves to second.
Bottom 1 King takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Roberts hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Buhner. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Offerman goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Offerman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Griffey strikes out.
Top 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Cora hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out.