Royals @ Twins
April 4, 1997

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Bottom 9 R H E
Royals 2 7 1
Twins 1 8 1
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Royals 2 7 1
Twins 1 8 1

Rich Becker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .214
OBP .250 .353
At Bats 3 14
Hits 0 3
• Singles 0 3
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 3
RBI’s 0 3

Hipolito Pichardo Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome - April 4, 1997
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Out
Hipolito Pichardo
Mike Sweeney
Jeff King
Jose Offerman
Craig Paquette
Jay Bell
Bip Roberts
Tom Goodwin
Jermaine Dye
Rich Becker

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Kansas City Royals 2 7 1 4
Minnesota Twins 1 8 1 10
Winning Pitcher Tim Belcher
Losing Pitcher Bob Tewksbury
Save Hipolito Pichardo
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 16,588
Time of Game 2 hours 37 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 9 Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 9 Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Gregg Olson now pitching. King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Hipolito Pichardo now pitching. Meares strikes out.
Bottom 8 Brede takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lawton moves to third.
Bottom 8 Lawton hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Lawton reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Cordova hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Molitor hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Roberts strikes out.
Top 8 There goes Goodwin. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Goodwin steals second.
Top 8 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Offerman hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Becker strikes out.
Bottom 7 Knoblauch takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meares moves to second.
Bottom 7 Meares hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Brede hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Vitiello hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Lawton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cordova moves to third.
Bottom 6 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 6 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brede settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards first. King scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Knoblauch for the out.
Bottom 5 Walker strikes out.
Bottom 5 Meares hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Meares reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Brede 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 5 Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 There goes Sweeney. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Sweeney steals second.
Top 5 Offerman strikes out.
Top 5 Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Paquette strikes out.
Bottom 4 Steinbach strikes out.
Bottom 4 Steinbach hits a fly ball, foul, down the right field line, foul. Dye chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Dye.
Bottom 4 Lawton strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cordova hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Cordova reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Vitiello hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Bell hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Becker strikes out.
Bottom 3 Knoblauch takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Walker hits a popup towards third. Paquette settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Brede hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Sweeney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Becker throws the ball in to Knoblauch who tags Sweeney trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Top 2 Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Dye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brede scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dye for the out.
Bottom 1 Cordova strikes out.
Bottom 1 Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 1 Becker takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Knoblauch hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Vitiello hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Roberts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. That run is unearned.
Top 1 Goodwin hits a line drive into left field. Cordova picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cordova. Offerman goes all the way around to score. Goodwin moves to third.
Top 1 Offerman takes first base on ball four.