May 2, 2003 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 5
@BAL 2 MIN 11
@BOS 7 SEA 9
@CHW 2 CLE 6
TEX 5 TBD 2
@DET 0 NYY 5
OAK 3 TOR 3
ANA 1 ATL 4
@ARI 2
(11) CHC 7
COL 4 HOU 4
FLA 3 PIT 5
@LAD 3 NYM 9
@MIL 3 SDP 5
PHI 4
(10) CIN 5
@SFG 1 STL 8
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 31,317

Friday, May 2, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:14

Twins

14-14

Won 4

3rd, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  1  2   2  6  0   11 15  1
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   6  1  0    7 12  3

W: J Santana (1-0), L: R Mendoza (1-1)

Red Sox

19-10

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jones LF                    5   0   1   1    0   2  .318  .763   15    2   0   
C Guzman SS                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .270  .701   18    0   4   CS
C Koskie 3B                   3   1   0   0    2   1  .258  .846   18    2   1   
M LeCroy C                    5   2   2   3    0   0  .295  .830   18    2   0   2·HR
  T Prince C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .650         1   0   
T Hunter CF                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .238  .735   12    2   0   
B Kielty DH                   4   3   1   0    1   1  .316  .971   18    0   0   
T Sears 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .840   14    5   1   
  M Cuddyer PH-1B             2   1   1   1    0   0  .215  .661    7    3   0   GDP
D Mohr RF                     3   2   2   4    1   0  .178  .618   17    7   0   HR
C Gomez 2B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .747    8    2   2   2B,GDP

K Lohse P                                                                1   1
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
  J Santana P                                                            0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       39  11  15  11    4   6              145   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Gomez (2, off A Embree).

HR: D Mohr (3, off J Burkett; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); M LeCroy 2 (3, off R Mendoza, off J Burkett; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: M LeCroy 8; D Mohr 5; T Hunter 3; C Gomez 3; C Guzman 2; J Jones; B Kielty; T Sears; M Cuddyer.

GIDP: M Cuddyer (4); C Gomez (1).

RBI: D Mohr 4 (7); M LeCroy 3 (13); C Gomez (2); C Guzman (4); M Cuddyer (4); J Jones (11).

2-out RBI: M LeCroy 2.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 7 for 11.

FIELDING

E: D Mohr (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: C Guzman (2, 2nd base by J Burkett/J Varitek).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon CF                    4   1   1   1    1   1  .241  .740   21    1   0   SF
T Walker 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .286  .743   22    5   5   SH
N Garciaparra SS              5   1   2   0    0   0  .282  .797    8    1   6   2B
M Ramirez LF                  3   2   2   1    2   0  .361  .997   22    1   0   2B,IW
K Millar 1B                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .299  .900   21   12   2   
T Nixon RF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .333  .926   14    0   0   
B Mueller 3B                  4   1   2   2    1   1  .323  .959   21    1   3   2B
J Giambi DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .132  .605   10    0   0   
  S Hillenbrand PH            2   0   1   1    0   0  .337  .889    4    0   0   2B
J Varitek C                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .263  .856   23    6   1   

J Burkett P                                                              0   0
  K Tolar P                                                              0   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
  J Shiell P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   7  12   7    7   3              166   27  17

BATTING

2B: N Garciaparra (7, off K Lohse); S Hillenbrand (11, off J Romero); M Ramirez (9, off L Hawkins); B Mueller (9, off J Santana).

SF: J Damon (2, off J Santana).

SH: T Walker (1, off K Lohse).

IBB: M Ramirez (5, by K Lohse).

TB: N Garciaparra 3; B Mueller 3; M Ramirez 3; T Nixon 2; S Hillenbrand 2; J Damon; J Varitek; K Millar.

RBI: B Mueller 2 (10); S Hillenbrand (26); M Ramirez (21); J Damon (10); K Millar (21); T Nixon (14).

2-out RBI: B Mueller.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 6 for 19.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Millar-N Garciaparra-K Millar; N Garciaparra-T Walker-K Millar.

E: N Garciaparra 3 (6).

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
K Lohse                        6.1   5   2   2    5   2   0   4.46   30   99-55   39· 1·15    7·14· 2· 0     52    -     1.46   0.34
L Hawkins                      0     2   2   2    0   0   0   1.80    2    4-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.43  -0.15
J Romero, BS (1)               0     3   2   2    1   0   0   5.11    4   16-9     7· 0· 2    0· 0· 3· 0          2-2    3.07  -0.51
J Santana, W (1-0)             1.2   2   1   1    1   0   0   1.31    8   28-16   11· 1· 4    1· 4· 2· 0          3-1    1.24   0.01
J Rincon                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.80    3   16-11    7· 1· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9    12   7   7    7   3   0          47  163-95   67· 3·25   11·18· 8· 0          7-5

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Burkett                      6.1   7   5   5    3   4   2   5.66   27   85-47   24· 8·15   13· 3· 4· 0     40    -     0.93  -0.10
K Tolar                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0  12.00    3   12-9     6· 2· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.83   0.07
R Mendoza, BS (1), L (1-1)     0     2   3   3    1   0   1  10.47    3   12-6     4· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.87  -0.35
A Embree                       0     4   3   3    0   0   0  14.40    4   14-10   10· 0· 0    1· 1· 2· 0          2-2    1.76  -0.41
J Shiell                       1.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   2.08    6   20-13    8· 2· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          2-1    0.14   0.00
Totals                         9    15  11  11    4   6   3          43  143-85   52·13·20   18· 7· 8· 0          5-3

L Hawkins faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
J Romero faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.
R Mendoza faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.
A Embree faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: K Lohse (1).

WP: K Lohse (1); J Burkett (2).

IBB: K Lohse (1; M Ramirez).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Brian Gorman, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.

Time of Game: 3:14.

Attendance: 31,317.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 56° F, Wind 21mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Jones              LF    1. J Damon              CF 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. T Walker             2B 
3. C Koskie             3B    3. N Garciaparra        SS 
4. M LeCroy             C     4. M Ramirez            LF 
5. T Hunter             CF    5. K Millar             1B 
6. B Kielty             DH    6. T Nixon              RF 
7. T Sears              1B    7. B Mueller            3B 
8. D Mohr               RF    8. J Giambi             DH 
9. C Gomez              2B    9. J Varitek            C  

   K Lohse              P        J Burkett            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   1  6-5  ---  6   24%  45% M LeCroy        R Mendoza       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 8   1  6-6  12-  5   23%  80% M Cuddyer       A Embree        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hunter Scores; Kielty to 3B
   b 7   1  5-4  1-3  2  -21%  27% S Hillenbrand   J Romero        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Nixon Scores; Mueller to 3B
   t 6   2  0-1  1--  1   21%  83% M LeCroy        J Burkett       Home Run (Fly Ball); Koskie Scores
   b 7   1  5-3  12-  4  -20%  48% B Mueller       J Romero        Single to CF (Line Drive); Millar Scores; Nixon to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  J Jones         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   46%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   47%  C Koskie        Walk
   O      1--  2   45%  M LeCroy        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  J Damon         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  T Walker        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  1   50%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  B Kielty        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   45%  T Sears         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   41%  M Ramirez       Walk
          1--      39%  K Millar        Wild Pitch; Ramirez to 2B
          -2-  4   36%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   41%  T Nixon         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  6   45%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   50%  J Giambi        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   54%  D Mohr          Walk
   OO     1--  3   45%  C Gomez         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   44%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   40%  J Varitek       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 1B)
          1--  1   35%  J Damon         Reached on E9 (Fly Ball); Varitek to 2B
   O      12-  1   35%  T Walker        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Varitek to 3B; Damon to 2B
   O      -23  1   43%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 1B
          -23  4   42%  M Ramirez       Intentional Walk
   O      123  5   50%  K Millar        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   54%  C Guzman        Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   50%  C Koskie        Lineout: 2B
   O      1--      45%  M LeCroy        Guzman Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   44%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   40%  T Nixon         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      37%  B Mueller       Balk; Nixon to 2B
          -2-  4   33%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   39%  J Giambi        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      12-  2   45%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
          12-  2   41%  J Damon         Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Nixon to 3B; Mueller to 2B
   O      123  2   50%  T Walker        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Burkett facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   55%  T Hunter        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   50%  B Kielty        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      52%  T Sears         Wild Pitch; Kielty to 2B
          -2-  3   58%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive); Kielty to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   60%  D Mohr          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kielty Scores
   O      1--  3   57%  C Gomez         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Kyle Lohse facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   48%  N Garciaparra   Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   55%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-  5   60%  K Millar        Popfly: 1B
   O      -2-  1   65%  T Nixon         Groundout: 1B-2B-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, John Burkett facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   62%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   60%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   62%  C Koskie        Walk
   RR     1--  1   83%  M LeCroy        Home Run (Fly Ball); Koskie Scores
   O      ---  1   82%  T Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Kyle Lohse facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   85%  B Mueller       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   87%  J Giambi        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  7   88%  J Varitek       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, John Burkett facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   91%  B Kielty        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Kielty to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-  5   91%  T Sears         Groundout: 2B-1B; Kielty to 3B
   RR     --3  5   96%  D Mohr          Home Run (Fly Ball); Kielty Scores
          ---  1   96%  C Gomez         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Kevin Tolar replaces John Burkett pitching
   O      1--  3   96%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   95%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   93%  J Damon         Walk
   O      1--  2   95%  T Walker        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          1--  1   93%  N Garciaparra   Single to LF (Line Drive); Damon to 2B
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Kyle Lohse pitching
   R      12-  1   84%  M Ramirez       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Damon Scores; Garciaparra to 3B
   R      -23  3   78%  K Millar        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Garciaparra Scores; Ramirez to 3B
                  J.C. Romero replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   R      1-3  5   69%  T Nixon         Single to RF (Line Drive); Ramirez Scores; Millar to 2B
   R      12-  4   48%  B Mueller       Single to CF (Line Drive); Millar Scores; Nixon to 3B
                  Shea Hillenbrand pinch hits for Jeremy Giambi batting 8th
   R      1-3  2   27%  S Hillenbrand   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Nixon Scores; Mueller to 3B
          -23  5   27%  J Varitek       Walk
                  Johan Santana replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   RO     123  4   23%  J Damon         Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Mueller Scores
          12-  5   21%  T Walker        Walk; Hillenbrand to 3B; Varitek to 2B
   O      123  3   27%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: RF
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Kevin Tolar facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   21%  C Koskie        Lineout: 3B
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Kevin Tolar pitching
   R      ---  6   45%  M LeCroy        Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  2   54%  T Hunter        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Hunter to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
          -2-  4   57%  B Kielty        Walk
                  Alan Embree replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching; Michael Cuddyer pinch hits for Todd Sears batting 7th
   R      12-  5   80%  M Cuddyer       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hunter Scores; Kielty to 3B
   R      1-3  5   90%  D Mohr          Single to RF (Line Drive); Kielty Scores; Cuddyer to 3B; Mohr to 2B/Adv on E6
   R      -23  1   95%  C Gomez         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Cuddyer Scores; Mohr to 3B
   R      -23  3   97%  J Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Mohr Scores; Gomez to 3B; Jones to 2B/Adv on throw
                  Jason Shiell replaces Alan Embree pitching
   R      -23  6   99%  C Guzman        Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short RF); Gomez Scores; Jones to 3B
   O      1-3  5   98%  C Koskie        Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  3   97%  M LeCroy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  6 runs, 7 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 11, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 6-11, Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Prince replaces Matt LeCroy playing C batting 4th; Michael Cuddyer moves to 1B
          ---  6   96%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   97%  K Millar        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   99%  T Nixon         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      1--  3   97%  B Mueller       Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-  2   98%  S Hillenbrand   Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 11, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 11-7, Jason Shiell facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   99%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   98%  B Kielty        Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  2   98%  M Cuddyer       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 7-11, Juan Rincon facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Rincon replaces Johan Santana pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  9  100%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Red Sox 7.

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