Minnesota Twins 8, Houston Astros 1
Regular Season Game 66
Played on Friday, June 13, 1997 (N) at Astrodome

MIN A    0  2  0    2  0  0    2  2  0  -   8 10  0
HOU N    0  0  1    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   1  6  2
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Knoblauch 2b                  4   1   4   3       1   0       2   2
Becker cf                     4   1   1   0       1   1       2   0
Molitor 1b                    4   1   1   2       1   0      10   0
  Stahoviak pr,1b             0   0   0   0       0   0       3   1
Steinbach c                   5   0   0   0       0   1       5   0
Coomer 3b                     5   1   2   0       0   0       1   2
Cordova lf                    4   1   0   0       1   0       1   0
Kelly rf                      4   1   1   1       1   1       1   0
Meares ss                     3   2   1   1       1   1       1  10
Radke p                       3   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Trombley p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Totals                       36   8  10   7       6   4      27  16

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Meares-Stahoviak.

BATTING - 
2B: Knoblauch (10,off Minor).
3B: Kelly (2,off Wall); Knoblauch (4,off Wall).
HR: Molitor (3,7th inning off Lima 1 on 1 out).
SH: Radke (1,off Minor).
HBP: Meares (8,by Minor).
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING - 
CS: Knoblauch 2 (4,2nd base by Wall/Ausmus 2).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Biggio 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
Howard cf                     4   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
Bagwell 1b                    4   1   2   1       0   0       6   0
Gonzalez lf                   3   0   1   0       1   1       3   0
Bell rf                       4   0   1   0       0   0       7   0
Berry 3b                      4   0   1   0       0   0       0   1
Spiers ss                     3   0   0   0       0   0       3   4
Ausmus c                      3   0   0   0       0   1       4   2
Wall p                        1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Mouton ph                   1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Lima p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Listach ph                  1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Minor p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                       32   1   6   1       1   5      27  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Ausmus-Spiers.
E: Berry (5), Spiers (7).

BATTING - 
HR: Bagwell (20,3rd inning off Radke 0 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 5.

PITCHING
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Radke W(6-5)                  8     6   1   1   1   5   1  30
Trombley                      1     0   0   0   0   0   0   3
Totals                        9     6   1   1   1   5   1  33


Houston Astros               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Wall L(2-3)                   5     7   4   2   3   1   0  24
Lima                          2     2   2   2   1   3   1   9
Minor                         2     1   2   1   2   0   0  11
Totals                        9    10   8   5   6   4   1  44

WP: Minor 2 (2).
HBP: Minor (1,Meares).

Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Dana DeMuth
Time of Game: 2:40   Attendance: 30956


Starting Lineups:

   Minnesota Twins               Houston Astros           
1. Knoblauch           2b        Biggio              2b
2. Becker              cf        Howard              cf
3. Molitor             1b        Bagwell             1b
4. Steinbach           c         Gonzalez            lf
5. Coomer              3b        Bell                rf
6. Cordova             lf        Berry               3b
7. Kelly               rf        Spiers              ss
8. Meares              ss        Ausmus              c
9. Radke               p         Wall                p

TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch singled to center; Becker was called out on
strikes while Knoblauch was caught stealing second (catcher to
shortstop); Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 0.

ASTROS 1ST: Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
flied to right; Bagwell singled to center; Gonzalez singled to
left [Bagwell to third]; Bell forced Gonzalez (shortstop to
second); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 0, Astros 0.

TWINS 2ND: Steinbach grounded out (shortstop to first); Coomer
reached on an error by Berry [Coomer to first]; Cordova popped
to first; Kelly tripled to center [Coomer scored (unearned)];
Meares singled to center [Kelly scored (unearned)]; Radke flied
to center; 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 2ND: Berry singled to left; Spiers grounded out (second
to first) [Berry to second]; Ausmus grounded out (third to
first); Wall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Twins 2, Astros 0.

TWINS 3RD: Knoblauch singled to center; Knoblauch was caught
stealing second (catcher to shortstop); Becker singled to
center; Molitor walked [Becker to second]; Steinbach flied to
left; Coomer forced Molitor (shortstop to second); 0 R, 2 H, 0
E, 2 LOB.  Twins 2, Astros 0.

ASTROS 3RD: Biggio grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard
grounded out (shortstop to first); Bagwell homered; Gonzalez
walked; Bell forced Gonzalez (shortstop to second); 1 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Twins 2, Astros 1.

TWINS 4TH: Cordova walked; Kelly flied to left; Meares walked
[Cordova to second]; Radke flied to right; Knoblauch tripled to
right [Cordova scored, Meares scored]; Becker grounded out
(second to first); 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 4TH: Berry flied to center; Spiers flied to left; Ausmus
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins
4, Astros 1.

TWINS 5TH: Molitor grounded out (shortstop to first); Steinbach
flied to right; Coomer singled to left; Cordova flied to right;
0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 5TH: MOUTON BATTED FOR WALL; Mouton struck out; Biggio
grounded out (pitcher to first); Howard grounded out (second to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 4, Astros 1.

TWINS 6TH: LIMA REPLACED MOUTON (PITCHING); Kelly struck out;
Meares struck out; Radke flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Twins 4, Astros 1.

ASTROS 6TH: Bagwell grounded out (shortstop to first); Gonzalez
struck out; Bell singled to shortstop; Berry lined to center; 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 4, Astros 1.

TWINS 7TH: Knoblauch walked; Becker forced Knoblauch (second to
shortstop) [Becker to first]; Molitor homered [Becker scored];
Steinbach struck out; Coomer singled to left; Cordova flied to
right; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 6, Astros 1.

ASTROS 7TH: Spiers grounded out (shortstop to first); Ausmus
struck out; LISTACH BATTED FOR LIMA; Listach was called out on
strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 6, Astros 1.

TWINS 8TH: MINOR REPLACED LISTACH (PITCHING); Kelly flied to
right; Meares was hit by a pitch; Radke out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Meares to second]; Knoblauch doubled to
left [Meares scored]; Minor threw a wild pitch [Knoblauch to
third]; Becker walked; Molitor reached on an error by Spiers
[Knoblauch scored (unearned) (no RBI), Becker to second, Molitor
to first]; Minor threw a wild pitch [Becker to third, Molitor to
second]; STAHOVIAK RAN FOR MOLITOR; Steinbach grounded out
(third to first); 2 R (1 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Twins 8, Astros
1.

ASTROS 8TH: STAHOVIAK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Biggio
grounded out (shortstop to first); Howard singled to center;
Bagwell lined into a double play (shortstop to first) [Howard
out at first]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8, Astros 1.

TWINS 9TH: Coomer flied to left; Cordova flied to right; Kelly
walked; Meares popped to second; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Twins 8,
Astros 1.

ASTROS 9TH: TROMBLEY REPLACED RADKE (PITCHING); Gonzalez
grounded out (first to pitcher); Bell grounded out (third to
first); Berry lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Twins 8,
Astros 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Twins            8  10   0    9
 Astros           1   6   2    5


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