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Top 15	R	H	E
Athletics	1	8	1
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Top 15	R	H	E
Athletics	1	8	1
Twins	1	11	0

Matt Stairs Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.167	.264
OBP	.167	.358
At Bats	6	129
Hits	1	34
• Singles	1	18
• Doubles	0	7
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	9
Walks	0	18
RBI’s	0	21

Travis Miller Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - May 21, 1999

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Out

Travis Miller

A.J. Pierzynski

Doug Mientkiewicz

Todd Walker

Ron Coomer

Cristian Guzman

Chad Allen

Denny Hocking

Matt Lawton

Matt Stairs

Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

Count: 3-2, 0 Outs

Stairs hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 15 Jaha hits a fly ball into center field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 15 Travis Miller now pitching. Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 14 Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Spiezio scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 14 Pierzynski hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 14 Cordova is walked intentionally.

Bottom 14 Doug Jones now pitching. Allen bunts in front of the plate. Hinch fields it and throws to first for the out. Mientkiewicz moves to second.

Bottom 14 Scott Spiezio now playing second base. Mientkiewicz hits a line drive beyond second. Spiezio can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit.

Top 14 Scott Spiezio pinch hits for Jorge Velandia. Spiezio hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 14 Phillips hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 14 McDonald takes first base on ball four.

Top 14 There's a wild pitch. Chavez moves to second.

Top 14 Tejada bunts towards the mound. Trombley settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 14 Chavez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 13 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 13 Lawton hits a line drive towards short. Tejada reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 13 Hocking strikes out.

Top 13 Hinch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mientkiewicz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 13 Stairs strikes out.

Top 13 Jaha hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 13 A.J. Pierzynski now catching. Giambi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 12 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velandia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 12 Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Velandia scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 12 Brent Gates pinch hits for Javier Valentin. Gates hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 12 Velandia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 12 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 12 McDonald strikes out.

Bottom 11 There goes Allen. The throw from Hinch and he is out, Tejada applying the tag.

Bottom 11 Cordova strikes out.

Bottom 11 Allen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 11 Mientkiewicz hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 11 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards third. Coomer fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 11 Chavez strikes out.

Top 11 Denny Hocking now playing center field. Hinch strikes out.

Bottom 10 Coomer strikes out.

Bottom 10 Lawton hits a popup towards third. Chavez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 10 Tim Worrell now pitching. Denny Hocking pinch hits for Torii Hunter. Hocking hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 10 Stairs hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Walker catches it and throws to first to double up Giambi.

Top 10 Jaha strikes out.

Top 10 Mike Trombley now pitching. Giambi takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 9 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops it up and throws to first, with Mathews covering, for the out.

Bottom 9 Guzman hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 9 Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Stairs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Velandia hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 9 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 McDonald hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wells scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McDonald for the out.

Bottom 8 Cordova hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Allen strikes out.

Bottom 8 A.J. Hinch now catching. Mientkiewicz hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Tejada hits a ball on the ground for an out.

Top 8 Chavez takes first base on ball four. Giambi moves to third. Stairs moves to second.

Top 8 Tim Raines pinch hits for Mike Macfarlane. Raines hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Stairs hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Giambi moves to second.

Top 8 Bob Wells now pitching. Jaha hits a line drive towards third. Coomer reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Giambi takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 7 Lawton takes first base on ball four. Cordova scores. Valentin moves to third. Guzman moves to second.

Bottom 7 T.J. Mathews now pitching. Hunter strikes out.

Bottom 7 Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Phillips settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 7 Guzman bunts towards third. Chavez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cordova moves to third. Valentin moves to second.

Bottom 7 Valentin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cordova moves to second.

Bottom 7 Buddy Groom now pitching. Marty Cordova pinch hits for Corey Koskie. Tony Phillips now playing left field. Jorge Velandia now playing second base.Cordova hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 7 Grieve hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Phillips takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Eddie Guardado now pitching. McDonald hits a fly ball into left field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Tejada hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hunter. Tejada reaches second base with a double. Chavez goes all the way around to score.

Top 7 Chavez takes first base on ball four.

Top 7 Macfarlane hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Mientkiewicz hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Coomer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chavez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Stairs hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Jaha takes first base on ball four. Grieve moves to second.

Top 6 Giambi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Grieve hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 6 Phillips hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Lawton hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Hunter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Guzman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Giambi scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Guzman for the out.

Top 5 McDonald hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Walker reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Guzman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Chavez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Valentin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Macfarlane hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Allen. Macfarlane reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Valentin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chavez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Koskie strikes out.

Bottom 4 Allen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Haynes fields it and has Mientkiewicz trapped. There's the throw to Phillips and over to Chavez, who tags Mientkiewicz for the out. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 4 Mientkiewicz hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Stairs. Mientkiewicz reaches second base with a double.

Top 4 Stairs hits a popup towards short. Guzman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Jaha hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Giambi moves to third.

Top 4 Giambi takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Grieve hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 3 Coomer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Phillips fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 Hunter hits a fly ball towards right. Stairs catches it and throws to home to double up Walker.

Bottom 3 Haynes fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Haynes. Walker moves to third.

Bottom 3 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 3 McDonald hits a line drive towards short. Guzman catches it and throws to first to double up Tejada.

Top 3 Tejada hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Top 3 Chavez hits a fly ball into center field. Hunter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Guzman hits a fly ball into left field. Grieve settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Valentin hits a ball on the ground towards second. Phillips can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Koskie trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out.

Bottom 2 Koskie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mientkiewicz moves to second.

Bottom 2 Allen hits a fly ball into center field. McDonald settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Mientkiewicz takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Macfarlane hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Stairs strikes out.

Top 2 Jaha strikes out.

Bottom 1 Coomer strikes out.

Bottom 1 Lawton takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 Hunter strikes out. There goes Walker. The throw from Macfarlane to second, and Walker is out.

Bottom 1 Walker takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mientkiewicz scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Giambi for the out.

Top 1 Grieve strikes out.

Top 1 Phillips strikes out.

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