September 20, 2006 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 8
@BOS 2 DET 6
@CHW 2 LAA 3
@KCR 0 OAK 4
CLE 3 TBD 4
BAL 2 SEA 6
@TEX 3 TOR 3
NYY 2 SFG 7
@COL 4 HOU 7
CIN 2 PIT 6
@LAD 4 MIL 1
STL 0 FLA 6
@NYM 3 PHI 6
CHC 2 ARI 8
@SDP 2 ATL 7
@WSN 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 36,484

Wednesday, September 20, 2006, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 3:15

Twins

90-61

Won 4

2nd, ½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   0  0  0   0  4  3    8 16  0
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2  7  1

W: B Bonser (6-5), L: C Hansen (2-2)

Red Sox

81-71

Lost 2

2nd, 11 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 5   0   2   0    0   1  .296  .727   29    3   3   SB
N Punto 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .292  .744   36    0   1   
J Mauer C                     5   2   2   0    0   1  .344  .924   20    7   2   2B
M Cuddyer RF                  4   2   3   1    0   1  .282  .868   20    0   0   2B,HBP
J Morneau 1B                  4   2   1   1    1   0  .325  .957   23    6   1   
T Hunter CF                   5   1   2   4    0   0  .275  .819   15    5   0   HR
R White LF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .236  .626   17    4   0   2B
  L Ford PR-LF                1   1   1   1    0   0  .221  .579    1    0   0   
J Tyner DH                    5   0   2   0    0   0  .323  .724   18    0   0   
J Bartlett SS                 5   0   0   1    0   1  .319  .792   16    1   4   

B Bonser P                                                               1   0
  J Crain P                                                              0   1
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  P Neshek P                                                             0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       42   8  16   8    2   5              195   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Mauer (33, off C Schilling); R White (15, off C Hansen); M Cuddyer (40, off C Hansen).

HR: T Hunter (28, off C Hansen; 8th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: M Cuddyer (10, by B Corey).

TB: T Hunter 5; M Cuddyer 4; R White 3; J Mauer 3; J Tyner 2; L Castillo 2; N Punto; L Ford; J Morneau.

RBI: T Hunter 4 (90); M Cuddyer (101); J Bartlett (29); L Ford (16); J Morneau (125).

2-out RBI: M Cuddyer.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 15.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Castillo (24, 2nd base off B Corey/J Varitek).

PO: L Castillo (1st base by K Foulke).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crisp CF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .264  .702   13    2   0   
M Loretta 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .714    9   10   3   
D Ortiz DH                    3   1   2   1    1   0  .282 1.029   13    0   0   HR
M Lowell 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .798   15    1   5   
T Nixon RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .793    8    1   0   CS
J Varitek C                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .247  .755   22    5   1   3B
E Hinske LF                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .260  .815   13    2   0   2B
  G Kapler PR-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .674    4    0   0   
D Pedroia 2B                  3   0   2   1    0   0  .197  .553    9    2   3   CS
A Cora SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .613   11    3   3   

C Schilling P                                                            0   1
  M Delcarmen P                                                          1   0
  K Foulke P                                                             0   1
  C Hansen P                                                             0   0
  C Breslow P                                                            0   0
  B Corey P                                                              0   0
  M Burns P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   7              117   27  17

BATTING

2B: E Hinske (16, off B Bonser).

3B: J Varitek (2, off B Bonser).

HR: D Ortiz (50, off B Bonser; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

TB: D Ortiz 5; J Varitek 3; E Hinske 2; D Pedroia 2; T Nixon.

RBI: D Pedroia (4); D Ortiz (130).

2-out RBI: D Ortiz; D Pedroia.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Loretta-A Cora-J Varitek-M Lowell-A Cora.

E: K Foulke ().

BASERUNNING

CS: D Pedroia (1, 2nd base by B Bonser/J Mauer); T Nixon (2, 2nd base by B Bonser/J Mauer).

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 Bonser, W (6-5)              7     7   2   2    0   5   1   4.36   26   81-57   30· 7·20    7·11· 3· 0     60    -     0.88   0.15
J Crain, H (8)                 0.2   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.73    3   13-6     4· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.12   0.04
D Reyes                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   0.94    1    4-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.81  -0.03
P Neshek, H (8)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.45    1    7-5     2· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.99   0.05
J Rincon                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.84    3    9-7     3· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   7   1          34  114-75   39·11·25    9·13· 3· 0          3-0

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
C Schilling                    5     7   1   1    0   3   0   4.07   22  104-72   42· 6·24   10· 5· 4· 0     52    -     1.11   0.20
M Delcarmen                    1     0   0   0    1   0   0   4.67    4   24-11    5· 2· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.07   0.08
K Foulke, H (13)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   4.63    4   16-12    5· 1· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.96   0.10
C Hansen, BS (2), L (2-2)      0     3   4   4    1   0   1   6.87    4   12-6     3· 2· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.25  -0.62
C Breslow                      0.1   2   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    3    9-5     3· 0· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.52  -0.05
B Corey                        1     3   3   3    0   0   0   3.22    6   13-9     8· 0· 1    3· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.27   0.01
M Burns                        0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.52    2    8-6     2· 1· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    16   8   8    2   5   1          45  186-121  68·12·41   19· 9· 9· 0          4-1

D Reyes faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
C Hansen faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: C Breslow (1).

WP: C Hansen (1).

IBB: None.

PO: K Foulke (0; L Castillo, 1st base).

HBP: B Corey (2; M Cuddyer).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Fieldin Culbreth, 3B - Bill Welke.

Time of Game: 3:15.

Attendance: 36,484.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. L Castillo           2B    1. C Crisp              CF 
2. N Punto              3B    2. M Loretta            1B 
3. J Mauer              C     3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. M Cuddyer            RF    4. M Lowell             3B 
5. J Morneau            1B    5. T Nixon              RF 
6. T Hunter             CF    6. J Varitek            C  
7. R White              LF    7. E Hinske             LF 
8. J Tyner              DH    8. D Pedroia            2B 
9. J Bartlett           SS    9. A Cora               SS 

   B Bonser             P        C Schilling          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  2-1  1-3  1   30%  85% T Hunter        C Hansen        Home Run (Fly Ball); Cuddyer Scores; Morneau Scores
   b 6   2  1-1  ---  1  -17%  31% D Ortiz         B Bonser        Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   t 8   0  2-1  ---  3   14%  41% M Cuddyer       C Hansen        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  9    9%  57% M Cuddyer       C Schilling     Single to RF (Line Drive); Mauer Scores; Cuddyer to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 2   2  1-0  --3  2   -9%  48% D Pedroia       B Bonser        Single to CF (Line Drive); Varitek Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  L Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   46%  N Punto         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  4   48%  J Mauer         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   R      -2-  9   57%  M Cuddyer       Single to RF (Line Drive); Mauer Scores; Cuddyer to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -2-  2   54%  J Morneau       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   57%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   58%  M Loretta       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   57%  D Ortiz         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   60%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Curt Schilling facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   57%  T Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   60%  R White         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   57%  J Tyner         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   55%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Boof Bonser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   57%  T Nixon         Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   50%  J Varitek       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      --3  3   56%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  2   48%  D Pedroia       Single to CF (Line Drive); Varitek Scores
   O      1--  1   50%  A Cora          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Curt Schilling facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  L Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   50%  N Punto         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   47%  J Mauer         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  3   50%  M Cuddyer       Single to CF (Line Drive); Punto to 3B
   O      1-3  8   44%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  C Crisp         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   49%  M Loretta       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   50%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Curt Schilling facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  T Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  R White         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   54%  J Tyner         Single to CF (Ground Ball); White to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  J Bartlett      Flyball: CF (Deep CF); White to 3B
   O      1-3  6   44%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Boof Bonser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   47%  M Lowell        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   49%  T Nixon         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   50%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Curt Schilling facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   47%  N Punto         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   45%  J Mauer         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   43%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Boof Bonser facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   46%  E Hinske        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   43%  D Pedroia       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      48%  A Cora          Pedroia Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS-1B-2B-P)
   O      ---  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Manny Delcarmen facing 5-6-7
                  Manny Delcarmen replaces Curt Schilling pitching
   O      ---  6   46%  J Morneau       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   44%  T Hunter        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  7   46%  R White         Walk
   O      1--  6   42%  J Tyner         Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   46%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   48%  M Loretta       Flyball: LF
   R      ---  1   31%  D Ortiz         Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   32%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Keith Foulke facing 9-1-2
                  Keith Foulke replaces Manny Delcarmen pitching
   O      ---  3   28%  J Bartlett      Popfly: SS
          ---  5   32%  L Castillo      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      35%  N Punto         Castillo Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Castillo to 2B
   O      -2-  4   29%  " "             Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  4   22%  J Mauer         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Boof Bonser facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   19%  T Nixon         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      24%  J Varitek       Nixon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   26%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   24%  E Hinske        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
                  Gabe Kapler pinch runs for Eric Hinske batting 7th
   O      -2-  4   27%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Craig Hansen facing 4-5-6
                  Craig Hansen replaces Keith Foulke pitching; Gabe Kapler moves to LF
          ---  3   41%  M Cuddyer       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-      48%  J Morneau       Wild Pitch; Cuddyer to 3B
          --3  5   55%  " "             Walk
   RRR    1-3  1   85%  T Hunter        Home Run (Fly Ball); Cuddyer Scores; Morneau Scores
          ---  3   89%  R White         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
                  Craig Breslow replaces Craig Hansen pitching; Lew Ford pinch runs for Rondell White batting 7th
          -2-  1   92%  J Tyner         Single to 3B/Bunt; Ford to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   92%  J Bartlett      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Ford Scores
          1--      92%  L Castillo      Balk; Bartlett to 2B
          -2-  6   94%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Bartlett to 3B
                  Bryan Corey replaces Craig Breslow pitching
          1-3      95%  N Punto         Castillo Steals 2B
   OO     -23  7   90%  " "             Double Play: Groundout: 1B; Bartlett out at Hm/1B-SS-C-3B-SS
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Jesse Crain facing 9-1-2
                  Jesse Crain replaces Boof Bonser pitching; Lew Ford moves to LF
   O      ---  5   93%  A Cora          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   90%  C Crisp         Walk
   O      1--  3   93%  M Loretta       Flyball: CF
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Jesse Crain pitching
          1--  4   91%  D Ortiz         Walk; Crisp to 2B
                  Pat Neshek replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   O      12-  7   96%  M Lowell        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bryan Corey facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   97%  J Mauer         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   97%  M Cuddyer       Hit By Pitch; Mauer to 2B
   R      12-  1   99%  J Morneau       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Mauer Scores; Cuddyer to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   99%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B; Cuddyer Scores; Morneau to 2B
   R      -2-  1  100%  L Ford          Single to RF (Fly Ball); Morneau Scores
                  Mike Burns replaces Bryan Corey pitching
   O      1--  3  100%  J Tyner         Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5  100%  J Bartlett      Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-8, Juan Rincon facing 5-6-7
                  Juan Rincon replaces Pat Neshek pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  T Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3  100%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  G Kapler        Popfly: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Red Sox 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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