May 23, 1998 Minnesota Twins at Anaheim Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 9
@ANA 5 NYY 12
@BOS 3 CHW 7
DET 1 TOR 7
@CLE 2 BAL 9
@OAK 1 TBD 6
@SEA 3 TEX 7
KCR 3 LAD 7
@ARI 1 CHC 10
@ATL 6
(11) CIN 4
COL 1
(7) PIT 10
@FLA 4 HOU 4
SDP 3 MON 3
PHI 2 NYM 3
MIL 0 STL 11
SFG 10

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 31,036

Saturday, May 23, 1998, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:31

Twins

20-27

Won 1

2nd, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  5   0  2  1   0  0  1    9 14  0
Angels          0  0  2   1  0  0   2  0  0    5  8  0

W: L Hawkins (3-4), L: A Watson (3-5), S: G Swindell (1)

Angels

25-22

Lost 1

2nd, 6 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Meares SS                   6   1   2   2    0   3  .286  .763   24    1   7   HR
M Lawton CF                   5   1   0   0    1   2  .233  .761   22    3   0   
P Molitor DH                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .273  .676   20    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  3   1   1   0    1   2  .264  .749   20    1   0   
  D Hocking LF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .149  .454    1    1   0   
R Coomer 1B                   3   2   2   0    2   0  .276  .775   27   11   1   
A Ochoa RF                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .260  .693   24    1   0   2B
T Steinbach C                 4   0   0   1    0   1  .259  .757   22    7   0   SF
J Shave 3B                    5   1   2   2    0   0  .190  .428   15    0   1   2B
B Gates 2B                    4   1   2   1    1   1  .133  .433   28    1   2   2B

L Hawkins P                                                              1   2
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
Totals                       41   9  14   7    5  10              203   27  13

BATTING

2B: A Ochoa (7, off S Hasegawa); B Gates (2, off P Harris); J Shave (1, off A Watson).

HR: P Meares (4, off A Watson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: T Steinbach (1, off S Hasegawa).

TB: P Meares 5; A Ochoa 4; B Gates 3; J Shave 3; R Coomer 2; P Molitor 2; M Cordova.

RBI: P Meares 2 (22); J Shave 2 (2); A Ochoa (11); T Steinbach (9); B Gates (9).

2-out RBI: J Shave 2; B Gates.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

Anaheim Angels               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Erstad LF                   5   1   2   3    0   2  .344 1.027   20    2   0   2·2B
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .315  .943   12    3   0   2B
T Salmon DH                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .262  .956   19    0   0   
C Fielder 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .237  .772   14    7   0   
D Hollins 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .722   10    0   1   
G Anderson RF                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .709   10    3   0   3B
P Nevin C                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .230  .752   14    9   0   
J Baughman 2B                 3   1   3   1    0   0  .440  .902   14    1   2   HBP
G DiSarcina SS                4   2   1   0    0   0  .284  .710   10    2   2   

A Watson P                                                               0   0
  S Hasegawa P                                                           0   0
  R DeLucia P                                                            0   0
  G Cadaret P                                                            0   0
  P Harris P                                                             0   2
Totals                       35   5   8   5    1   7              123   27   7

BATTING

2B: D Erstad 2 (17, 2 off L Hawkins); J Edmonds (14, off E Guardado).

3B: G Anderson (4, off L Hawkins).

HBP: J Baughman (1, by L Hawkins).

TB: D Erstad 4; J Baughman 3; G Anderson 3; J Edmonds 2; G DiSarcina.

RBI: D Erstad 3 (35); J Edmonds (31); J Baughman (3).

2-out RBI: J Baughman; D Erstad; J Edmonds.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: P Nevin 2 (7).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hawkins, W (3-4)             6.2   6   5   5    1   4   0   5.43   28   92-61   42· 3·16   13· 5· 4· 0     45    -     0.76   0.06
E Guardado                     0     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.95    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.68  -0.05
M Trombley, H (7)              1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.61    3   15-9     3· 4· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.01   0.09
G Swindell, S (1)              1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   3.26    5   15-12    8· 1· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.37   0.03
Totals                         9     8   5   5    1   7   0          37  123-83   54· 8·21   13·10· 5· 0          2-1

Anaheim Angels                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Watson, L (3-5)              2.2   6   5   5    3   2   1   7.69   17   66-37   26· 5· 7    7· 3· 2· 0     25    -     1.21  -0.29
S Hasegawa                     2.1   3   2   1    0   3   0   4.13   10   49-30   19· 2· 9    1· 4· 2· 0          2-0    0.56  -0.07
R DeLucia                      1.2   3   1   1    2   3   0   7.29   10   49-33   18· 7· 8    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.28  -0.02
G Cadaret                      1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.00    4   16-9     6· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.23   0.03
P Harris                       1     2   1   1    0   1   0   6.43    6   17-14    6· 3· 6    2· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.13  -0.02
Totals                         9    14   9   8    5  10   1          47  197-123  75·18·32   14·12· 6· 0          4-0

E Guardado faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: R DeLucia 2 (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: L Hawkins (2; J Baughman).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.

Time of Game: 3:31.

Attendance: 31,036.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 2mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Anaheim Angels                       
1. P Meares             SS    1. D Erstad             LF 
2. M Lawton             CF    2. J Edmonds            CF 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. T Salmon             DH 
4. M Cordova            LF    4. C Fielder            1B 
5. R Coomer             1B    5. D Hollins            3B 
6. A Ochoa              RF    6. G Anderson           RF 
7. T Steinbach          C     7. P Nevin              C  
8. J Shave              3B    8. J Baughman           2B 
9. B Gates              2B    9. G DiSarcina          SS 

   L Hawkins            P        A Watson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  6   16%  70% P Meares        A Watson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Gates Scores
   t 3   2  0-3  123  6   10%  89% J Shave         A Watson        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cordova Scores; Coomer Scores; Ochoa to 3B
   b 3   0  5-0  1-3  6  -10%  69% D Erstad        L Hawkins       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Baughman Scores; DiSarcina Scores
   t 5   0  3-5  1--  7    8%  84% A Ochoa         S Hasegawa      Double to RF (Line Drive); Coomer to 3B
   b 4   2  5-2  --3  2   -8%  71% J Baughman      L Hawkins       Single to CF (Line Drive); Anderson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Allen Watson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   45%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  D Erstad        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   49%  J Edmonds       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   48%  T Salmon        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  C Fielder       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Allen Watson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   48%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   50%  R Coomer        Walk
          1--  5   54%  A Ochoa         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Coomer to 2B
   O      12-  4   51%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Coomer to 3B; Ochoa to 2B
   O      -23  1   45%  J Shave         Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   47%  D Hollins       Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  5   49%  G Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  P Nevin         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Allen Watson facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   54%  B Gates         Walk
   RR     1--  6   70%  P Meares        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Gates Scores
          ---  7   73%  M Lawton        Walk
   O      1--  2   70%  P Molitor       Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
          1--      73%  M Cordova       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Lawton to 2B
          12-  2   77%  R Coomer        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Lawton to 3B; Cordova to 2B
   R      123  3   84%  A Ochoa         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Lawton Scores; Cordova to 3B; Coomer to 2B
   O      123  1   79%  T Steinbach     Lineout: SS
   RR     123  6   89%  J Shave         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Cordova Scores; Coomer Scores; Ochoa to 3B
                  Shigetoshi Hasegawa replaces Allen Watson pitching
   O      -23  4   87%  B Gates         Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, LaTroy Hawkins facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   85%  J Baughman      Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
          1--  3   78%  G DiSarcina     Single to RF (Line Drive); Baughman to 3B
   RR     1-3  6   69%  D Erstad        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Baughman Scores; DiSarcina Scores
   O      -2-  4   73%  J Edmonds       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  4   77%  T Salmon        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  2   80%  C Fielder       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Shigetoshi Hasegawa facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   78%  P Meares        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   77%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   78%  P Molitor       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   76%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 2-5, LaTroy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   79%  D Hollins       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  1   73%  G Anderson      Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      --3  4   78%  P Nevin         Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  2   71%  J Baughman      Single to CF (Line Drive); Anderson Scores
   O      1--  2   74%  G DiSarcina     Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Shigetoshi Hasegawa facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   76%  R Coomer        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  7   84%  A Ochoa         Double to RF (Line Drive); Coomer to 3B
   R      -23      88%  T Steinbach     Passed Ball; Coomer Scores; Ochoa to 3B
   RO     --3  6   87%  " "             Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Ochoa Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   87%  J Shave         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   86%  B Gates         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-7, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   88%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   90%  J Edmonds       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   91%  T Salmon        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Angels 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-3, Rich DeLucia facing 1-2-3
                  Rich DeLucia replaces Shigetoshi Hasegawa pitching
   O      ---  3   90%  P Meares        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   89%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   90%  P Molitor       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   90%  M Cordova       Walk; Molitor to 2B
          12-      91%  R Coomer        Wild Pitch; Molitor to 3B; Cordova to 2B
   R      -23  7   94%  " "             Walk, Wild Pitch; Molitor Scores/No RBI; Cordova to 3B
   O      1-3  4   93%  A Ochoa         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-8, LaTroy Hawkins facing 4-5-6
                  Dennis Hocking replaces Marty Cordova playing LF batting 4th
   O      ---  2   95%  C Fielder       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   96%  D Hollins       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   96%  G Anderson      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-3, Rich DeLucia facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   96%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   96%  J Shave         Flyball: CF
          ---  7   96%  B Gates         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   96%  P Meares        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Gates to 2B
                  Greg Cadaret replaces Rich DeLucia pitching
   O      12-  3   95%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 3-8, LaTroy Hawkins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   97%  P Nevin         Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          ---  6   95%  J Baughman      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  2   97%  G DiSarcina     Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Left)
   R      1--  2   94%  D Erstad        Double to CF (Line Drive); DiSarcina Scores
                  Eddie Guardado replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   R      -2-  1   88%  J Edmonds       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Erstad Scores
                  Mike Trombley replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      -2-  8   92%  T Salmon        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Greg Cadaret facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   91%  P Molitor       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   90%  D Hocking       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   90%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 5-8, Mike Trombley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   93%  C Fielder       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   95%  D Hollins       Flyball: CF
                  Greg Swindell replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      ---  1   96%  G Anderson      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Angels 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Pep Harris facing 6-7-8
                  Pep Harris replaces Greg Cadaret pitching
   O      ---  5   96%  A Ochoa         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   95%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   95%  J Shave         Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   R      1--  4   98%  B Gates         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Shave Scores
          -2-  3   98%  P Meares        Strikeout Looking, Passed Ball; Gates to 3B; Meares to 1B
   O      1-3      98%  M Lawton        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 9, Angels 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 5-9, Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   99%  P Nevin         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   98%  J Baughman      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  G DiSarcina     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  5  100%  D Erstad        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Angels 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ANA199805230

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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