| team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | r | h | e | record | streak | div rk | lg rk | mlb rk | 1997 links | |||
| Minnesota Twins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 3-5 | Lost 2 | 4 | 12 | 21 | statistics | roster | game log | PREV Game | NEXT Game | |||
| Kansas City Royals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 6-4 | Won 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | statistics | roster | game log | PREV Game | NEXT Game |
Game Notes
8th inning: **Debut game for Chris Latham**
Minnesota Twins - Batting
| ln | player | pos | age | ab | r | h | bi | bb | so | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | avg | ops | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Chuck Knoblauch | 2b | 28.279 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | .333 | .944 | 10 | 866 |
| 2 | Rich Becker | cf | 25.071 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .241 | .613 | 9 | 294 |
| 3 | Paul Molitor | dh | 40.233 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | .333 | .777 | 10 | 2432 |
| 4 | Terry Steinbach | c | 35.041 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .233 | .527 | 9 | 1207 |
| 5 | Matt Lawton | lf | 25.134 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | .364 | 1.057 | 10 | 110 |
| 6 | Greg Colbrunn | 1b | 27.260 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | .333 | .923 | 8 | 456 |
| 7 | Todd Walker | 3b | 23.322 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .222 | .611 | 7 | 32 |
| Chris Latham | ph-rf | 23.321 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Pat Meares | ss | 28.218 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .314 | .997 | 10 | 469 |
| 9 | Denny Hocking | rf-3b | 27.010 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | .389 | 1.000 | 9 | 93 |
| Totals | 36 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 162 | 97 | 65 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 33 | - | - | 83 | 5960 | |||
2B: Matt Lawton (3), Greg Colbrunn (5)
HR: Pat Meares (2)
RBI: Chuck Knoblauch (7), Paul Molitor 2 (11), Matt Lawton (5), Greg Colbrunn 2 (6), Pat Meares 3 (8), Denny Hocking (3)
SF: Paul Molitor 2 (3)
GDP: Rich Becker (1)
HBP: Pat Meares (2)
HR: Pat Meares (2)
RBI: Chuck Knoblauch (7), Paul Molitor 2 (11), Matt Lawton (5), Greg Colbrunn 2 (6), Pat Meares 3 (8), Denny Hocking (3)
SF: Paul Molitor 2 (3)
GDP: Rich Becker (1)
HBP: Pat Meares (2)
Kansas City Royals - Batting
| ln | player | pos | age | ab | r | h | bi | bb | so | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | avg | ops | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Bip Roberts | lf | 33.168 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .343 | .847 | 8 | 993 |
| 2 | Tom Goodwin | cf | 28.259 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | .212 | .619 | 8 | 389 |
| 3 | Jay Bell | ss | 31.122 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .412 | 1.034 | 8 | 1230 |
| 4 | Jeff King | 1b | 32.107 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 3 | .267 | .867 | 8 | 902 |
| 5 | Scott Cooper | dh | 29.182 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | .333 | 1.067 | 5 | 522 |
| 6 | Craig Paquette | 3b | 28.015 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .250 | .773 | 8 | 350 |
| 7 | Jermaine Dye | rf | 23.074 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | .138 | .339 | 8 | 106 |
| 8 | Mike Sweeney | c | 23.264 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .263 | .754 | 7 | 61 |
| 9 | David Howard | 2b | 30.045 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .273 | .792 | 5 | 471 |
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 175 | 106 | 69 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 31 | - | - | 65 | 5024 | |||
E: Craig Paquette
2B: Bip Roberts (2), Tom Goodwin (1), Jay Bell (1), Jeff King (5), Craig Paquette (3)
HR: Scott Cooper (1)
RBI: Bip Roberts (5), Jay Bell 2 (8), Jeff King (8), Scott Cooper 2 (4)
SB: Tom Goodwin 2 (4), Scott Cooper (1)
SF: Jay Bell (1)
GDP: Jeff King (1)
2B: Bip Roberts (2), Tom Goodwin (1), Jay Bell (1), Jeff King (5), Craig Paquette (3)
HR: Scott Cooper (1)
RBI: Bip Roberts (5), Jay Bell 2 (8), Jeff King (8), Scott Cooper 2 (4)
SB: Tom Goodwin 2 (4), Scott Cooper (1)
SF: Jay Bell (1)
GDP: Jeff King (1)
Minnesota Twins - Pitching
| seq | player | age | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | hr | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | era | whip | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Brad Radke | 24.167 | 4.2 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 | 62 | 38 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 9.64 | 2.07 | 3 | 67 |
| 2 | Todd Ritchie (W 2-1) | 25.157 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3.24 | 1.20 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Dan Naulty (H 2) | 27.096 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2.08 | 0.92 | 6 | 55 |
| 4 | Eddie Guardado | 26.192 | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 8.31 | 1.62 | 6 | 163 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 175 | 106 | 69 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 31 | - | - | ||||
Kansas City Royals - Pitching
| seq | player | age | ip | h | r | er | bb | so | hr | pit | str | bal | fou | cal | sw | inpl | era | whip | s gm | c gm |
| 1 | Tim Belcher (L 1-1) | 35.175 | 6.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 111 | 68 | 43 | 22 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 4.61 | 1.54 | 2 | 297 |
| 2 | Jeff Montgomery | 35.095 | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 18.00 | 2.67 | 3 | 543 |
| 3 | Jason Jacome | 26.139 | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9.00 | 2.33 | 4 | 81 |
| 4 | Randy Veres | 31.138 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0.00 | 0.90 | 3 | 114 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 162 | 97 | 65 | 26 | 28 | 10 | 33 | - | - | ||||
