September 8, 1998 Minnesota Twins at Anaheim Angels Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 5
@ANA 0 NYY 3
@BOS 2 CHW 12
DET 6 BAL 5
@OAK 2 TBD 10
@SEA 0 TEX 7
KCR 6 LAD 6
@ARI 5
(11) COL 11
FLA 10 HOU 13
CIN 7 MON 6
ATL 3 PHI 16
NYM 4 PIT 8
MIL 7 SFG 5
@SDP 1 STL 6
CHC 3

Standings at end of play this day

Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Attendance: 20,444

Tuesday, September 8, 1998, 7:11
Time of Game: 2:42

Twins

65-79

Won 1

4th, 14½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   1  0  1   1  1  0    5 10  1
Angels          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  8  0

W: B Radke (11-13), L: S Sparks (9-3)

Angels

79-65

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   1   2   0    0   1  .292  .698   15    0   0   2·SB
B Gates 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .636   19    1   0   
P Molitor DH                  4   1   1   1    1   0  .276  .702   20    0   0   HR
M Lawton RF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .283  .865   17    3   0   
M Cordova LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .725   10    1   0   
T Walker 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .321  .860   12    4   2   
  D Hocking 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .184  .476         1   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .245  .731    6    8   2   2·HR
D Ortiz 1B                    2   1   1   0    1   0  .267  .813    9    3   0   
  R Coomer PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .704    4    2   0   
P Meares SS                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .265  .673   11    4   3   2B

B Radke P                                                                0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   4    3   2              123   27   7

BATTING

2B: P Meares (24, off S Sparks).

HR: P Molitor (3, off A Watson; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line); T Steinbach 2 (13, off A Watson, off S Sparks; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: T Steinbach 8; P Molitor 4; P Meares 3; O Nixon 2; D Ortiz; T Walker; M Lawton.

RBI: T Steinbach 2 (52); P Molitor (61); P Meares (62).

2-out RBI: P Molitor; P Meares; T Steinbach.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Meares-R Coomer.

E: P Meares (24).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Nixon 2 (35, 3rd base off S Sparks/P Nevin, 2nd base off S Sparks/P Nevin).

PO: T Walker (1st base by S Sparks).

Anaheim Angels               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Edmonds CF                  4   0   3   0    0   0  .307  .869   34    3   0   2B,CS
R Velarde 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .783   19    3   0   
G Anderson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .302  .802    9    4   0   GDP
T Salmon DH                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .301  .962   16    0   0   
G Jefferies LF                3   0   1   0    0   1  .304  .750   14    2   0   SB
  R Williams LF               1   0   1   0    0   0  .393 1.036    2    1   0   
C Pritchett 1B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .372  .935   17    9   1   
  T Greene PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .762    3    0   0   
T Glaus 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .219  .579   24    1   2   
P Nevin C                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .665   13    2   0   
G DiSarcina SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .714    7    1   4   CS

S Sparks P                                                               1   5
  A Watson P                                                             0   0
  O Olivares P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   0   8   0    1   8              158   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Edmonds (37, off B Radke).

TB: J Edmonds 4; P Nevin; T Salmon; G Jefferies; R Williams; C Pritchett.

GIDP: G Anderson (12).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

BASERUNNING

SB: G Jefferies (12, 2nd base off B Radke/T Steinbach).

CS: G DiSarcina (6, 2nd base by B Radke/T Steinbach); J Edmonds (4, 2nd base by B Radke/T Steinbach).

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
B Radke, W (11-13)             7     6   0   0    1   7   0   4.09   27  123-79   42·17·20    7· 6· 6· 0     71    -     1.07   0.42
E Guardado                     2     2   0   0    0   1   0   4.53    7   25-16   10· 4· 2    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.31   0.03
Totals                         9     8   0   0    1   8   0          34  148-95   52·21·22   10· 8· 7· 0           -

Anaheim Angels                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Sparks, L (9-3)              6     7   3   3    3   1   1   4.47   27   83-49   29· 9·11   10· 9· 4· 0     44    -     0.97  -0.01
A Watson                       1.2   2   2   2    0   1   2   6.08    7   19-15   10· 1· 4    0· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.20  -0.05
O Olivares                     1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.06    5   16-10    7· 0· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    10   5   5    3   2   3          39  118-74   46·10·18   13·14· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Sparks (4).

IBB: None.

PO: S Sparks (4; T Walker, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 20,444.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Anaheim Angels                       
1. O Nixon              CF    1. J Edmonds            CF 
2. B Gates              3B    2. R Velarde            2B 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. G Anderson           RF 
4. M Lawton             RF    4. T Salmon             DH 
5. M Cordova            LF    5. G Jefferies          LF 
6. T Walker             2B    6. C Pritchett          1B 
7. T Steinbach          C     7. T Glaus              3B 
8. D Ortiz              1B    8. P Nevin              C  
9. P Meares             SS    9. G DiSarcina          SS 

   B Radke              P        S Sparks             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  1--  3   12%  70% P Meares        S Sparks        Double to RF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores; Meares to 3B/Adv on throw
   t 6   1  0-2  ---  1    9%  83% T Steinbach     S Sparks        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   b 3   0  1-0  1--  8    7%  58% J Edmonds       B Radke         DiSarcina Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   t 1   2  0-0  -23  1    7%  58% M Cordova       S Sparks        Wild Pitch; Nixon Scores; Molitor to 3B
   b 1   0  1-0  1--  2    6%  57% R Velarde       B Radke         Edmonds Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  B Gates         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--      52%  P Molitor       Nixon Steals 2B
          -2-  5   54%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6   51%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Nixon to 3B; Molitor to 2B
   R      -23      58%  M Cordova       Wild Pitch; Nixon Scores; Molitor to 3B
   O      --3  3   54%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   51%  J Edmonds       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      1--      57%  R Velarde       Edmonds Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  8   54%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  3   57%  G Anderson      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   60%  T Salmon        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   57%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   56%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF
          ---  5   57%  D Ortiz         Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  P Meares        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   51%  G Jefferies     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
   O      1--  3   55%  C Pritchett     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  5   57%  T Glaus         Strikeout Swinging, Jefferies Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   60%  P Nevin         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   64%  O Nixon         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   62%  B Gates         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Nixon to 2B
   O      -2-  1   59%  P Molitor       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          -2-      59%  M Lawton        Nixon Steals 3B
          --3  5   60%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  2   55%  M Cordova       Groundout: P-1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Angels Batting, Behind 0-1, Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   51%  G DiSarcina     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      58%  J Edmonds       DiSarcina Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  9   53%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   57%  R Velarde       Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  3   61%  G Anderson      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Angels 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   65%  T Walker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   62%  T Steinbach     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--      57%  D Ortiz         Walker Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  1   58%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  3   70%  P Meares        Double to RF (Line Drive); Ortiz Scores; Meares to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      --3  3   67%  O Nixon         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   62%  T Salmon        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   67%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   71%  C Pritchett     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   74%  T Glaus         Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   72%  B Gates         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   70%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
          ---  1   71%  M Lawton        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  3   69%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   72%  P Nevin         Lineout: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   75%  G DiSarcina     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   76%  J Edmonds       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Angels 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   74%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   83%  T Steinbach     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   82%  D Ortiz         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   82%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   85%  R Velarde       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   87%  G Anderson      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   88%  T Salmon        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Angels 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Allen Watson facing 1-2-3
                  Allen Watson replaces Steve Sparks pitching
   O      ---  5   87%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   86%  B Gates         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   92%  P Molitor       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   92%  M Lawton        Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-4, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   94%  G Jefferies     Groundout: SS-1B
          --- 10   91%  C Pritchett     Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   94%  T Glaus         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   92%  P Nevin         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Glaus to 2B
   O      12-  3   96%  G DiSarcina     Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Angels 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Allen Watson facing 5-6-7
                  Reggie Williams replaces Gregg Jefferies playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  1   95%  M Cordova       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   95%  T Walker        Lineout: 2B
   R      ---  1   97%  T Steinbach     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
                  Omar Olivares replaces Allen Watson pitching; Ron Coomer pinch hits for David Ortiz batting 8th
   O      ---  4   97%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Eddie Guardado facing 1-2-3
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Brad Radke pitching; Ron Coomer moves to 1B; Dennis Hocking replaces Todd Walker playing 2B batting 6th
          ---  6   96%  J Edmonds       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   97%  R Velarde       Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  2   99%  G Anderson      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Omar Olivares facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   99%  P Meares        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   99%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   99%  B Gates         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  6   99%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Angels Batting, Behind 0-5, Eddie Guardado facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3  100%  T Salmon        Lineout: 2B
          ---  2   99%  R Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Todd Greene pinch hits for Chris Pritchett batting 6th
   O      1--  3  100%  T Greene        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6  100%  T Glaus         Foul Popfly: 1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Angels 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:ANA199809080

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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