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September 14, 1997

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Twins 11 21 0
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Alex Diaz Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .192
OBP .333 .222
At Bats 3 52
Hits 1 10
• Singles 1 7
• Doubles 0 3
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 5

Todd Ritchie Season Stats

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2 3 0
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The Ballpark in Arlington - September 14, 1997
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Out
Todd Ritchie
Javier Valentin
David Ortiz
Denny Hocking
Todd Walker
Pat Meares
Rich Becker
Chris Latham
Brent Brede
Alex Diaz
Count: 0-0, 0 Outs
Count: 0-0, 1 Out

Diaz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ritchie fields it and throws to first for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ripken fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Top 9 Valentin hits a fly ball into right field. Diaz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stahoviak moves to third.
Top 9 Ortiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stahoviak moves to second.
Top 9 Stahoviak hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Mercedes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ortiz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Tatis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Domingo Cedeno pinch hits for Juan Gonzalez. Cedeno hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 8 Sagmoen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Todd Ritchie now pitching. Javier Valentin now catching. Frias hits a fly ball into center field. Latham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Latham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frias scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Brede hits a line drive off the glove of Ripken, and into shallow right field. Brede reaches second base with a double. Becker scores.
Top 8 Hocking hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ripken scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hocking for the out. Becker moves to second.
Top 8 Becker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 8 Meares hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Buford hits a popup towards second. Hocking catches it and steps on second to double up Diaz.
Bottom 7 Gil strikes out.
Bottom 7 Ripken hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Diaz moves to second.
Bottom 7 Chris Latham now playing center field. Rich Becker now playing left field. Diaz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play.
Top 7 Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Latham moves to third. Ortiz moves to second.
Top 7 Chris Latham pinch runs for Marty Cordova. Ortiz takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Stahoviak hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Ripken, and towards Frias, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Cordova moves to second.
Top 7 Terry Clark now pitching. Hanley Frias now playing second base. Marc Sagmoen now playing left field. Henry Mercedes now catching. Billy Ripken noCordova hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Clark juggles the ball. That's an error on Clark.
Bottom 6 Stevens hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hocking fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 6 Tatis hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Denny Hocking now playing second base. Gonzalez takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Denny Hocking pinch runs for Chuck Knoblauch. Brede hits a fly ball into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. Ortiz scores. Walker moves to third. Meares moves to second.
Top 6 Becker strikes out.
Top 6 Meares hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to third. Walker moves to second.
Top 6 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Miller strikes out.
Top 6 Bryan Eversgerd now pitching. Ortiz hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Buford. Ortiz reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Rodriguez hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Goodwin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Buford hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gil hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cordova. Gil reaches second base with a double. Ripken moves to third.
Bottom 5 Ripken hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Diaz hits a fly ball into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Stahoviak hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens fields it and throws to second for the out. Meares scores. Becker moves to third.
Top 5 Brede strikes out.
Top 5 Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. Becker moves to second.
Top 5 Becker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meares moves to third.
Top 5 Eric Moody now pitching. Meares hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Stevens hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Tatis hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Rodriguez moves to third.
Bottom 4 Gonzalez hits a line drive into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 4 Goodwin hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 4 Ortiz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 4 There goes Cordova. The throw from Rodriguez and he is safe. Cordova steals second.
Top 4 Stahoviak hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ripken reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Cordova hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Brede hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Gil hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Brede who is chasing the ball. Gil reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 3 Ripken hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Diaz hits a popup into left field. Cordova settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Knoblauch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Becker strikes out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Meares moves to second.
Top 3 Meares hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stevens strikes out.
Bottom 2 Tatis hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Gonzalez strikes out.
Top 2 Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Stevens scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Miller for the out.
Top 2 Ortiz hits a line drive into left field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Stahoviak strikes out.
Top 2 Cordova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Goodwin takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Brede settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Brede strikes out.
Top 1 Knoblauch strikes out.
Top 1 Julio Santana now pitching. Becker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Meares moves to third.
Top 1 Meares hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 1 Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cordova scores. Stahoviak scores. Ortiz moves to second.
Top 1 Ortiz takes first base on ball four. Cordova moves to third. Stahoviak moves to second.
Top 1 Stahoviak hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brede scores. Cordova moves to second.
Top 1 Cordova hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Brede moves to second.
Top 1 Brede hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gil fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Knoblauch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Stevens settles under it and makes the catch for the out.