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Standings
ATL
@LAA		5
4		 
(12)
WSN
@BAL		3
8
CHC
@BOS		9
3
LAD
@CHW		2
9
CIN
@CLE		1
2
STL
@KCR		3
0
NYM
@NYY		3
7
HOU
@TOR		5
7
MIN
@ARI		6
9
TBR
@FLA		3
5
COL
@MIL		2
3
TEX
@PHI		0
2
DET
@PIT		2
6
SEA
@SDP		4
0
OAK
@SFG		0
3
Saturday, May 21, 2011, 7:10PM
, Chase Field
Attendance: 39,776, Time of Game: 3:23
Twins
6
15-29
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Diamondbacks
9
22-23
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Aaron Heilman (3-0)
L: Matt Capps (1-3)
S: J.J. Putz (11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   0  1  2   0  2  0    6  9  0
Diamondbacks    0  0  0   1  0  2   0  6  X    9 11  5

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denard Span CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .284 .701 17 10 0.168 0.99 0.244 -0.077 1.4 3 0
Trevor Plouffe SS 5 0 0 0 0 3 .256 .877 21 14 -0.157 1.11 0.000 -0.157 -1.6 0 1
Jason Kubel RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .319 .860 17 13 0.046 1.02 0.155 -0.109 0.1 2 0 HR,GDP
Justin Morneau 1B 4 2 1 0 0 0 .243 .662 13 9 -0.038 0.92 0.038 -0.076 -0.3 6 1
Michael Cuddyer 2B 4 1 0 0 0 0 .259 .700 14 10 -0.023 0.86 0.032 -0.055 -0.3 0 1
Danny Valencia 3B 4 1 3 3 0 0 .233 .674 14 10 0.324 0.88 0.335 -0.011 3.5 1 1 HR
Delmon Young LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .218 .508 14 11 0.052 0.88 0.084 -0.031 -0.1 3 0
Drew Butera C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .110 .288 21 15 -0.099 0.81 0.000 -0.099 -1.2 8 2
Scott Baker P 2 0 1 0 0 0 .500 1.500 6 5 -0.006 1.15 0.040 -0.046 0.1 0 1 2B
   Phil Dumatrait P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
   Alex Burnett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ben Revere PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .440 8 4 0.036 0.94 0.036 0.000 0.4
   Joe Nathan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Glen Perkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Capps P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Alexi Casilla PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .184 .488 3 3 -0.018 0.71 0.000 -0.018 -0.2
Team Totals 37 6 9 4 2 7 .243 .714 148 104 0.285 0.95 0.964 -0.679 1.8 24 7
2B: S Baker (1, off M Owings).
HR: J Kubel (5, off M Owings; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); D Valencia (5, off M Owings; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: D Valencia 6; J Kubel 5; S Baker 2; D Span; D Young; J Morneau.
GIDP: J Kubel (5).
RBI: D Valencia 3 (24); J Kubel (24).
2-out RBI: D Valencia.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 11.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ryan Roberts 3B 4 1 1 0 1 1 .282 .896 20 14 0.022 2.46 0.190 -0.168 0.0 2 2
Kelly Johnson 2B 5 1 1 4 0 1 .189 .581 19 13 0.302 2.36 0.425 -0.123 1.8 2 3 HR
Justin Upton RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .793 17 11 -0.028 0.75 0.036 -0.064 -0.1 1 0 HBP
Stephen Drew SS 5 1 1 0 0 3 .271 .785 23 14 -0.031 1.03 0.067 -0.098 -0.3 2 0 2B
Chris Young CF 4 2 2 1 0 0 .227 .740 10 6 0.105 1.27 0.167 -0.062 0.8 4 0 2B
Miguel Montero C 3 2 1 0 1 1 .273 .792 23 12 0.049 1.38 0.105 -0.056 0.3 9 0
Juan Miranda 1B 3 0 2 3 1 1 .269 .849 20 10 0.436 1.75 0.454 -0.017 2.8 6 1 2·2B
Gerardo Parra LF 3 1 3 1 1 0 .283 .734 12 7 0.194 2.05 0.194 0.000 1.3 1 0 IW
Micah Owings P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 11 9 -0.077 1.48 0.000 -0.077 -0.6 0 1
   Sam Demel P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Willie Bloomquist PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .299 .727 3 3 -0.047 3.51 0.000 -0.047 -0.3
   Esmerling Vasquez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Joe Paterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Aaron Heilman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Josh Wilson PH 1 1 0 0 0 0 .200 .500 2 2 -0.138 4.72 0.000 -0.138 -0.6
   J.J. Putz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 35 9 11 9 4 9 .314 .914 160 101 0.787 1.75 1.638 -0.850 5.2 27 7
2B: S Drew (11, off S Baker); J Miranda 2 (5, 1 off M Capps, 1 off S Baker); C Young (14, off S Baker).
HR: K Johnson (5, off M Capps; 8th inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: G Parra (5, by S Baker).
HBP: J Upton (3, by S Baker).
TB: J Miranda 4; K Johnson 4; G Parra 3; C Young 3; S Drew 2; R Roberts; M Montero.
RBI: K Johnson 4 (14); J Miranda 3 (9); C Young (25); G Parra (11).
2-out RBI: J Miranda.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Miranda-S Drew; K Johnson-J Miranda.
E: S Drew (5); J Upton (4); K Johnson (3); R Roberts (4); A Heilman (1).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Scott Baker 5 4 3 3 3 7 0 4.12 23 109 69 42 13 14 4 8 0 0 51 -0.038 1.10 -0.3
Phil Dumatrait, H (1) 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.00 3 14 7 6 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 -0.117 2.33 -0.8
Alex Burnett, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.91 2 4 4 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 0.155 3.60 0.9
Joe Nathan, H (1) 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 7.20 4 10 6 3 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.058 1.30 0.1
Glen Perkins 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.59 1 5 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 -0.088 1.92 -0.6
Matt Capps, BS (3), L (1-3) 1 4 4 4 0 1 1 5.06 7 18 13 8 3 2 2 4 1 0 2 2 -0.756 3.34 -4.6
Team Totals 8 11 9 9 4 9 1 10.12 40 160 101 63 18 20 11 15 1 0 51 6 3 -0.786 0.95 -5.2
S Baker faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
J Nathan faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
G Perkins faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Arizona Diamondbacks

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Micah Owings 5.1 7 4 3 1 3 2 5.06 24 81 58 36 5 17 8 12 2 0 42 -0.226 1.05 -1.7
Sam Demel 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.72 2 8 7 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0.023 0.45 0.5
Esmerling Vasquez 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.65 3 16 9 7 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.052 0.97 0.5
Joe Paterson 0.1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.87 2 6 4 3 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 -0.002 1.10 -0.0
Aaron Heilman, W (3-0) 0.2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6.59 4 20 14 7 5 2 2 2 1 0 1 1 -0.165 0.91 -1.5
J.J. Putz, S (11) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.00 4 17 12 4 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.030 0.55 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 6 4 2 7 2 4.00 39 148 104 61 16 27 12 18 5 0 42 2 1 -0.288 1.75 -1.8
Balks: None.
WP: M Owings 2 (2).
HBP: S Baker (3; J Upton).
IBB: S Baker (1; G Parra).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jeff Nelson, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim Tschida.
Time of Game: 3:23.
Attendance: 39,776.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 94° F, Wind 3mph in from Centerfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Arizona Diamondbacks
1 Denard Span CF 1 Ryan Roberts 3B
2 Trevor Plouffe SS 2 Kelly Johnson 2B
3 Jason Kubel RF 3 Justin Upton RF
4 Justin Morneau 1B 4 Stephen Drew SS
5 Michael Cuddyer 2B 5 Chris Young CF
6 Danny Valencia 3B 6 Miguel Montero C
7 Delmon Young LF 7 Juan Miranda 1B
8 Drew Butera C 8 Gerardo Parra LF
9 Scott Baker P 9 Micah Owings P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 5-6 1 123 4,(2-1)  RRRR ARI K. Johnson M. Capps 42% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Parra Scores; Wilson Scores; Roberts Scores
b8 3-6 0 12- 2,(0-1)  RR ARI J. Miranda M. Capps 25% 47% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores; Montero Scores
b4 0-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R ARI J. Miranda S. Baker 16% 54% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Montero Scores
b8 5-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  ARI R. Roberts M. Capps 15% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Parra to 3B; Wilson to 2B
t8 4-3 1 12- 6,(2-2)  RR MIN D. Valencia A. Heilman -15% 6% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Morneau Scores; Cuddyer Scores/Adv on E9 (throw to Hm)/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B)/unER; Valencia to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Diamondbacks' Micah Owings facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN D. Span M. Owings -4% 46% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN T. Plouffe M. Owings 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO MIN J. Kubel M. Owings 5% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Diamondbacks 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Diamondbacks Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Scott Baker facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 10,(3-2)  ARI R. Roberts S. Baker 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O ARI K. Johnson S. Baker -3% 55% Flyball: LF
b1 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  ARI J. Upton S. Baker 4% 58% Hit By Pitch; Roberts to 2B
b1 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O ARI S. Drew S. Baker -4% 54% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O ARI C. Young S. Baker -4% 50% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Diamondbacks 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Diamondbacks' Micah Owings facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN J. Morneau M. Owings 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Cuddyer M. Owings 2% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  R MIN D. Valencia M. Owings -11% 42% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t2 1-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN D. Young M. Owings 1% 43% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Diamondbacks 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Scott Baker facing 6-7-8
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O ARI M. Montero S. Baker -2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O ARI J. Miranda S. Baker -2% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 --- 6,(1-2)  ARI G. Parra S. Baker 1% 41% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b2 0-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O ARI M. Owings S. Baker -3% 38% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Diamondbacks 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Diamondbacks' Micah Owings facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Butera M. Owings 2% 40% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t3 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN S. Baker M. Owings -4% 36% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
t3 1-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Span M. Owings -5% 31% Single to LF (Line Drive); Baker to 3B
t3 1-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O MIN T. Plouffe M. Owings 7% 38% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-0 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Kubel M. Owings 5% 43% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Diamondbacks 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Scott Baker facing 1-2-3
b3 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O ARI R. Roberts S. Baker -3% 40% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O ARI K. Johnson S. Baker -2% 38% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O ARI J. Upton S. Baker -1% 37% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Diamondbacks 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Diamondbacks' Micah Owings facing 4-5-6
t4 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Morneau M. Owings 2% 39% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t4 1-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer M. Owings 2% 41% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
t4 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Valencia M. Owings 1% 42% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Diamondbacks 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Scott Baker facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O ARI S. Drew S. Baker -3% 39% Strikeout Swinging
b4 0-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O ARI C. Young S. Baker -2% 37% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b4 0-1 2 --- 6,(3-2)  ARI M. Montero S. Baker 2% 38% Walk
b4 0-1 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  R ARI J. Miranda S. Baker 16% 54% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Montero Scores
b4 1-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  ARI G. Parra S. Baker 1% 55% Intentional Walk
b4 1-1 2 12- 8,(2-2)  O ARI M. Owings S. Baker -5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Diamondbacks 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Diamondbacks' Micah Owings facing 7-8-9
t5 1-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN D. Young M. Owings -5% 45% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t5 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN D. Butera M. Owings -4% 42% Wild Pitch; Young to 2B
t5 1-1 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  O MIN D. Butera M. Owings 6% 47% Popfly: 3B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t5 1-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN S. Baker M. Owings 5% 52% Flyball: CF
t5 1-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R MIN D. Span M. Owings -14% 38% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball); Young Scores/unER/No RBI; Span to 1B
t5 2-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Plouffe M. Owings 2% 40% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Diamondbacks 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-2, Twins' Scott Baker facing 1-2-3
b5 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O ARI R. Roberts S. Baker -3% 37% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b5 1-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O ARI K. Johnson S. Baker -2% 35% Flyball: LF
b5 1-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O ARI J. Upton S. Baker -2% 33% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Diamondbacks 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Diamondbacks' Micah Owings facing 3-4-5
t6 2-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  R MIN J. Kubel M. Owings -12% 21% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t6 3-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN J. Morneau M. Owings -2% 18% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 3-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN M. Cuddyer M. Owings 2% 21% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
t6 3-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Valencia M. Owings -1% 19% Wild Pitch; Morneau to 2B
t6 3-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R MIN D. Valencia M. Owings -7% 12% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Morneau Scores
Sam Demel replaces Micah Owings pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Young S. Demel 1% 14% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t6 4-1 2 1-- 6,(1-2)  O MIN D. Butera S. Demel 1% 15% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Diamondbacks 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Scott Baker facing 4-5-6
b6 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  ARI S. Drew S. Baker 7% 21% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b6 1-4 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  R ARI C. Young S. Baker 12% 33% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Drew Scores
Phil Dumatrait replaces Scott Baker pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-4 0 -2- 8,(3-2)  O ARI M. Montero P. Dumatrait -3% 30% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Young to 3B
b6 2-4 1 --3 5,(3-1)  ARI J. Miranda P. Dumatrait 4% 35% Walk
b6 2-4 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R ARI G. Parra P. Dumatrait 11% 45% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B); Young Scores; Miranda to 2B
Alex Burnett replaces Phil Dumatrait pitching and batting 9th
Willie Bloomquist pinch hits for Sam Demel (P) batting 9th
b6 3-4 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O ARI W. Bloomquist A. Burnett -5% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Miranda to 3B; Parra to 2B
b6 3-4 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O ARI R. Roberts A. Burnett -11% 30% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Diamondbacks 3.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Diamondbacks' Esmerling Vasquez facing 9-1-2
Esmerling Vasquez replaces Willie Bloomquist (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Ben Revere pinch hits for Alex Burnett (P) batting 9th
t7 4-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  MIN B. Revere E. Vasquez -4% 26% Walk
t7 4-3 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN D. Span E. Vasquez 8% 34% Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Revere out at 1B/2B-1B
t7 4-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN T. Plouffe E. Vasquez 1% 35% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Diamondbacks 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 3-4, Twins' Joe Nathan facing 2-3-4
Joe Nathan replaces Ben Revere (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O ARI K. Johnson J. Nathan -5% 30% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 3-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O ARI J. Upton J. Nathan -3% 27% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b7 3-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O ARI S. Drew J. Nathan -2% 24% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Diamondbacks 3.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Diamondbacks' Joe Paterson facing 3-4-5
Joe Paterson replaces Esmerling Vasquez pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN J. Kubel J. Paterson -3% 21% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 4-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Paterson 3% 24% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
Aaron Heilman replaces Joe Paterson pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-3 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  MIN M. Cuddyer A. Heilman -3% 21% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Morneau to 2B
t8 4-3 1 12- 6,(2-2)  RR MIN D. Valencia A. Heilman -15% 6% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Morneau Scores; Cuddyer Scores/Adv on E9 (throw to Hm)/Adv on E1 (throw to 2B)/unER; Valencia to 2B
t8 6-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Young A. Heilman 1% 7% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
t8 6-3 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O MIN D. Butera A. Heilman 1% 8% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Diamondbacks 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Diamondbacks Batting, Behind 3-6, Twins' Joe Nathan facing 5-6-7
b8 3-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  ARI C. Young J. Nathan 5% 13% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
Glen Perkins replaces Joe Nathan pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-6 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  ARI M. Montero G. Perkins 9% 21% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young to 2B
Matt Capps replaces Glen Perkins pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-6 0 12- 2,(0-1)  RR ARI J. Miranda M. Capps 25% 47% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Young Scores; Montero Scores
b8 5-6 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  ARI G. Parra M. Capps 6% 53% Single to 3B (Bunt Popup to Weak 3B); Miranda stays at 2B
Josh Wilson pinch hits for Aaron Heilman (P) batting 9th
b8 5-6 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O ARI J. Wilson M. Capps -14% 39% Bunt Groundout: C-3B/Forceout at 3B (Front of Home); Parra to 2B; Wilson to 1B
b8 5-6 1 12- 1,(0-0)  ARI R. Roberts M. Capps 15% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Parra to 3B; Wilson to 2B
b8 5-6 1 123 4,(2-1)  RRRR ARI K. Johnson M. Capps 42% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Parra Scores; Wilson Scores; Roberts Scores
b8 9-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O ARI J. Upton M. Capps -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 9-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O ARI S. Drew M. Capps -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Diamondbacks 9.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-9, Diamondbacks' J.J. Putz facing 9-1-2
J.J. Putz replaces Josh Wilson (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Alexi Casilla pinch hits for Matt Capps (P) batting 9th
t9 6-9 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN A. Casilla J. Putz 2% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN D. Span J. Putz -2% 97% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Span to 1B
t9 6-9 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN T. Plouffe J. Putz 2% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 6-9 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN J. Kubel J. Putz -0% 99% Defensive Indifference; Span to 2B
t9 6-9 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Putz 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Diamondbacks 9.

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