Twins @ Rangers
September 12, 1997

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Top 9 R H E
Twins 5 9 2
Rangers 6 8 1
Top 9 R H E
Twins 5 9 2
Rangers 6 8 1

David Ortiz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .333
OBP .250 .333
At Bats 4 12
Hits 1 4
• Singles 1 3
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 0
RBI’s 0 1

John Wetteland Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 2 28
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The Ballpark in Arlington - September 12, 1997
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Strikeout
John Wetteland
Ivan Rodriguez
Lee Stevens
Domingo Cedeno
Fernando Tatis
Benji Gil
Rusty Greer
Damon Buford
Alex Diaz
David Ortiz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 5 9 2 9
Texas Rangers 6 8 1 5
Winning Pitcher Julio Santana
Losing Pitcher Greg Swindell
Save John Wetteland
Game Winning RBI Domingo Cedeno
Attendance 29,461
Time of Game 2 hours 53 minutes
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Count: 1-2, 2 Outs
Count: 1-2, 0 Outs

End of Game

Ortiz strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Coomer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rodriguez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 John Wetteland now pitching. Brede strikes out.
Bottom 8 Diaz hits a popup, foul, towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into right field. Brede picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brede. Gonzalez scores. Stevens moves to third. Cedeno moves to second.
Bottom 8 Todd Ritchie now pitching. Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gonzalez moves to third.
Bottom 8 Stevens hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gonzalez moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Matt Lawton now playing center field. Denny Hocking now playing third base. Marty Cordova now playing left field. Greer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Paul Molitor pinch hits for Chris Latham. Julio Santana now pitching. Molitor strikes out.
Top 8 Knoblauch is walked intentionally.
Top 8 Marty Cordova pinch hits for Todd Walker. Cordova hits a fly ball into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Bailes, and towards Cedeno, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Hocking moves to second.
Top 8 Benji Gil now playing shortstop. Domingo Cedeno now playing second base. Scott Bailes now pitching. Denny Hocking pinch hits for Rich Becker. Hocking takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Rodriguez strikes out.
Bottom 7 Benji Gil pinch runs for Jim Leyritz. Buford strikes out.
Bottom 7 Marc Sagmoen pinch hits for Billy Ripken. Greg Swindell now pitching. Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Marc Sagmoen. Leyritz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cedeno scores.
Bottom 7 Diaz hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno moves to third.
Bottom 7 Cedeno hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Becker. Cedeno reaches second base with a double.
Top 7 Wilson Heredia now pitching. Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Ortiz hits a popup into left field. Greer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Coomer is walked intentionally.
Top 7 The umpire calls a balk on Gunderson Brede moves to second.
Top 7 Brede is hit by the pitch.
Top 7 Eric Gunderson now pitching. Latham strikes out.
Bottom 6 Tatis hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stevens hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Frankie Rodriguez now pitching. Gonzalez hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Walker hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Greer. Walker reaches second base with a double. Becker scores. Meares goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Matt Whiteside now pitching. Meares hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ortiz scores. Becker moves to second.
Top 6 Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ortiz moves to second.
Top 6 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Ortiz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Coomer strikes out.
Bottom 5 Greer hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Buford hits a fly ball into left field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cedeno tags and scores.
Bottom 5 Ripken hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Diaz hits a line drive into right field. Brede picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Brede. Cedeno moves to third. Diaz moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cedeno takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Brede hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Latham strikes out.
Top 5 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meares moves to third. Walker moves to second.
Top 5 Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meares moves to second.
Top 5 Meares hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Tatis strikes out.
Bottom 4 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 4 Becker strikes out.
Top 4 Becker hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Greer chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Greer.
Top 4 Miller takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Ortiz strikes out.
Top 4 Coomer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 Brede hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first, with Burkett covering, for the out. Latham moves to second.
Top 4 Latham hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 There goes Buford. The throw from Miller and he is out, Meares applying the tag.
Bottom 3 Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ripken scores.
Bottom 3 Ripken hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brede. Ripken reaches second base with a double. Diaz goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 3 Diaz is hit by the pitch.
Top 3 Knoblauch strikes out.
Top 3 Walker hits a line drive into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Tatis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Stevens 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 2 Gonzalez hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Becker strikes out.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Ortiz strikes out.
Top 2 Coomer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Greer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ortiz scoops it up and throws to first, with Miller covering, for the out.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a line drive towards first. Ortiz reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buford hits a popup towards third. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brede hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Latham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkett fields it and throws to first for the out.