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Twins
@ Royals
Kauffman Stadium
April 12, 1997
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Belcher
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Belcher
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Paquette. Knoblauch moves to third. Becker moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Molitor vs. Belcher
Molitor hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Knoblauch tags and scores. Becker tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Steinbach vs. Belcher
The ball gets by Sweeney for a passed ball. Becker scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Belcher
Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Lawton reaches second base with a double. Steinbach goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Colbrunn vs. Belcher
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lawton moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Belcher
Walker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Radke
Roberts hits a popup, foul, towards third. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Radke
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lawton. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Radke
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Goodwin steals third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Radke
Bell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hocking. Bell reaches second base with a double. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Radke
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Radke
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Paquette vs. Radke
Paquette hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Belcher
Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Belcher
Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hocking for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Belcher
Knoblauch strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Radke
Dye strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Radke
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Radke
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Radke
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Belcher
Becker strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Belcher
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Howard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Belcher
Steinbach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Howard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Radke
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Radke
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
King vs. Radke
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Colbrunn vs. Belcher
Colbrunn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Belcher
Walker hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Belcher
Meares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Colbrunn moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Hocking vs. Belcher
Hocking strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Radke
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Radke
Paquette strikes out. There goes Cooper. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Radke
Dye hits a popup, foul, towards first. Colbrunn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Radke
Sweeney 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, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Belcher
Knoblauch hits a popup beyond second. Howard can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Belcher
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Belcher
Molitor hits a fly ball into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Radke
Howard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Radke
Roberts hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howard moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodwin vs. Radke
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howard moves to third. Roberts moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Radke
Bell hits a fly ball towards right. Hocking catches it and throws to third to double up Howard. Howard tags and scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
King vs. Radke
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Goodwin steals second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
King vs. Radke
King hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hocking. King reaches second base with a double. Goodwin scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Radke
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. King scores. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Paquette vs. Ritchie
Todd Ritchie now pitching.
Paquette takes first base on ball four. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Dye vs. Ritchie
Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Hocking settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Belcher
Steinbach hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton hits a line drive towards first. King reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Belcher
Colbrunn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Belcher
Walker takes first base on ball four. Colbrunn moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Meares vs. Belcher
Meares hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hocking vs. Belcher
Hocking hits a line drive into left field. Roberts settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Ritchie
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Ritchie
Howard strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Ritchie
Roberts hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Ritchie
Goodwin takes first base on ball four. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Bell vs. Ritchie
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritchie fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Montgomery
Jeff Montgomery now pitching.
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Knoblauch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Montgomery
Becker hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Montgomery scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Becker for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Montgomery
Molitor strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Naulty
Dan Naulty now pitching.
King strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Naulty
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Naulty
Paquette hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Becker. Paquette reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Dye vs. Naulty
Dye strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Montgomery
Steinbach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Montgomery
Lawton takes first base on ball four. Steinbach moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Colbrunn vs. Montgomery
Colbrunn hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Roberts. Colbrunn reaches second base with a double. Steinbach scores. Lawton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Latham vs. Jacome
Jason Jacome now pitching. Chris Latham pinch hits for Todd Walker.
Latham bunts towards the mound. Jacome fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Meares vs. Jacome
Meares is hit by the pitch. Latham moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 8 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Hocking vs. Jacome
Hocking hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Latham scores. Meares moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 9 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Knoblauch vs. Jacome
Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Meares scores. Hocking moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Jacome
Becker takes first base on ball four. Hocking moves to third. Knoblauch moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 10 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Molitor vs. Veres
Randy Veres now pitching.
Molitor hits a line drive into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hocking tags and scores. Knoblauch tags and moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Royals, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Steinbach vs. Veres
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Howard fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 11 - Royals, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Naulty
Chris Latham now playing right field. Denny Hocking now playing third base.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hocking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Naulty
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Royals, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Naulty
Roberts hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lawton. Roberts reaches second base with a double. Howard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Guardado
Eddie Guardado now pitching.
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roberts moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Bell vs. Guardado
Bell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hocking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 11 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Veres
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Colbrunn vs. Veres
Colbrunn hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Royals, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Latham vs. Veres
Latham hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Sweeney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 11 - Royals, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
King vs. Guardado
King hits a fly ball into right field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Royals, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Guardado
Cooper hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Royals, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Guardado
Paquette hits a fly ball into left field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 11 - Royals, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Guardado
Dye hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play