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Royals
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 4, 1997
Top 1
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Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Tewksbury
Offerman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Tewksbury
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. View Play -
Royals, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Roberts vs. Tewksbury
Roberts hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodwin scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Tewksbury
King hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Knoblauch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Tewksbury
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Vitiello vs. Tewksbury
Vitiello hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Belcher
Knoblauch hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Belcher
Becker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Molitor vs. Belcher
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Belcher
Cordova strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Tewksbury
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards first. Brede scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dye for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Tewksbury
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Tewksbury
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. View Play
Bottom 2
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steinbach vs. Belcher
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Belcher
Brede hits a fly ball into center field. Goodwin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Tewksbury
Offerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Tewksbury
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. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Tewksbury
Roberts hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Tewksbury
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, 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 -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Belcher
Walker hits a popup towards third. Paquette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Knoblauch vs. Belcher
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Becker vs. Belcher
Becker strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tewksbury
Bell hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Tewksbury
Vitiello hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dye vs. Tewksbury
Dye hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tewksbury fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Belcher
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Paquette fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Belcher
Cordova hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Cordova reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Belcher
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. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Belcher
Steinbach strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Tewksbury
Paquette strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Tewksbury
Sweeney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Offerman vs. Tewksbury
Offerman strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Goodwin vs. Tewksbury
There goes Sweeney. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Sweeney steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Goodwin vs. Tewksbury
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Belcher
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. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Belcher
Meares hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Goodwin. Meares reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Belcher
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Belcher
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
Top 6
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberts vs. Tewksbury
Roberts hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Tewksbury
King hits a popup, foul, towards first. Brede settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Tewksbury
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Belcher
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Belcher
Molitor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Cordova vs. Belcher
Cordova hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Offerman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cordova moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Steinbach vs. Belcher
Steinbach hits a fly ball into right field. Dye settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Tewksbury
Vitiello hits a fly ball into center field. Becker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Dye vs. Tewksbury
Dye hits a fly ball into right field. Lawton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Paquette vs. Tewksbury
Paquette hits a ball on the ground towards third. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brede vs. Belcher
Brede hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Belcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Meares vs. Belcher
Meares hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Belcher
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. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Knoblauch vs. Belcher
Knoblauch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Becker vs. Belcher
Becker strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Tewksbury
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. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Offerman vs. Tewksbury
Offerman hits a popup towards short. Meares settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Goodwin vs. Tewksbury
Goodwin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Roberts vs. Tewksbury
There goes Goodwin. The throw from Steinbach and he is safe. Goodwin steals second. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Roberts vs. Tewksbury
Roberts strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Molitor vs. Belcher
Molitor hits a popup, foul, towards first. King settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cordova vs. Belcher
Cordova hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lawton vs. Belcher
Lawton hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Dye. Lawton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Steinbach vs. Belcher
Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lawton moves to third. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Brede vs. Belcher
Brede takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Meares vs. Pichardo
Hipolito Pichardo now pitching.
Meares strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
King vs. Olson
Gregg Olson now pitching.
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Olson
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. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Vitiello vs. Olson
Vitiello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Meares scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Pichardo
Walker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Knoblauch vs. Pichardo
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. View Play -
Royals, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Becker vs. Pichardo
Becker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play