September 2, 1997 Minnesota Twins at Chicago Cubs Box Score and Play by Play

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COL 7
@ANA 2 TEX 13
LAD 12 ATL 5
DET 0 CHC 9
MIN 3 CIN 4
KCR 0 FLA 3
BAL 2
(10) MIL 4
@HOU 2 MON 6
BOS 5 NYM 8
TOR 5 PHI 5
NYY 0 PIT 6
CLE 4 STL 6
CHW 1

Standings at end of play this day

Wrigley Field, Attendance: 21,487

Tuesday, September 2, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:14

Twins

57-79

Lost 1

4th, 15 GB

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

W: M Clark (11-7), L: B Tewksbury (5-11)

Cubs

56-83

Won 1

5th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   1   1   0    0   1  .297  .824   19    0   1   
  D Serafini P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
B Brede RF                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .283  .743   10    1   0   
R Coomer 3B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .306  .760    7    1   4   
  T Walker 3B                 1   1   1   0    0   0  .195  .545    3    0   0   3B
T Steinbach C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .732    8    5   0   
  D Miller C                  0   0   0   1    0   0  .292  .727    2    1   0   SF
M Lawton CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .245  .742   14    1   0   
M Cordova LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .711    9    4   2   
S Stahoviak 1B                4   0   1   0    0   2  .232  .710   13    8   0   2B
P Meares SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .744   13    3   2   2B
B Tewksbury P                 1   0   1   1    0   0  .200  .400    4    0   1   
  C Latham PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .555    3    0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Ortiz PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
  D Hocking 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .686    5    0   1   
Totals                       35   3   8   3    0   4              112   24  12

BATTING

2B: S Stahoviak (15, off M Clark); P Meares (23, off M Clark).

3B: T Walker (1, off M Clark).

SF: D Miller (2, off M Clark).

TB: T Walker 3; S Stahoviak 2; P Meares 2; B Brede 2; B Tewksbury; C Knoblauch; M Lawton.

RBI: R Coomer (64); B Tewksbury (1); D Miller (6).

2-out RBI: B Tewksbury.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Meares-R Coomer; D Hocking-P Meares-S Stahoviak.

E: P Meares (16).

Chicago Cubs                 AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson CF                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .297  .751   19    2   0   SB
D Glanville LF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .742   12    4   0   SH
M Grace 1B                    5   2   1   0    0   0  .323  .877   13    6   2   2B
S Sosa RF                     3   3   3   2    1   0  .254  .796   16    6   0   HR,2B,IW
T Houston C                   4   2   3   3    0   0  .273  .659    6    5   0   2B
R Sandberg 2B                 4   0   2   1    0   1  .271  .722   16    1   1   2B
K Orie 3B                     3   0   2   1    1   0  .266  .762   12    0   1   
M Alexander SS                4   0   1   1    0   0  .241  .649   11    1   4   GDP
M Clark P                     3   0   0   0    1   2  .036  .174   20    2   0   
Totals                       34   9  14   8    4   4              125   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Grace (26, off B Tewksbury); R Sandberg (23, off B Tewksbury); T Houston (10, off T Miller); S Sosa (30, off B Tewksbury).

HR: S Sosa (32, off T Miller; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line).

SH: D Glanville (6, off T Miller).

IBB: S Sosa (6, by T Miller).

TB: S Sosa 7; T Houston 4; R Sandberg 3; K Orie 2; M Grace 2; L Johnson 2; M Alexander.

GIDP: M Alexander (5).

RBI: T Houston 3 (26); S Sosa 2 (107); R Sandberg (55); K Orie (40); M Alexander (19).

2-out RBI: S Sosa 2; T Houston.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 8 for 15.

FIELDING

E: M Alexander (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Johnson (17, 2nd base off T Miller/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 Tewksbury, L (5-11)          3    10   5   5    1   1   0   4.17   18   58-31   22· 0· 9    9· 3· 4· 0     19    -     1.28  -0.36
T Miller                       3     3   4   1    2   2   1   8.87   14   41-22   14· 3· 5    3· 4· 3· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.06
D Serafini                     2     1   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    7   24-15    8· 2· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         8    14   9   6    4   4   1          39  123-68   44· 5·19   16· 8· 7· 0           -

Chicago Cubs                  IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Clark, W (11-7)              9     8   3   3    0   4   0   4.06   36  112-74   51· 8·15   12·15· 5· 0     63    -     0.60   0.08
Totals                         9     8   3   3    0   4   0          36  112-74   51· 8·15   12·15· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Miller (1; S Sosa).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Tata, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Scott Potter, 3B - Gerry Davis.

Time of Game: 2:14.

Attendance: 21,487.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 61° F, Wind 25mph in from Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Chicago Cubs                         
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. L Johnson            CF 
2. B Brede              RF    2. D Glanville          LF 
3. R Coomer             3B    3. M Grace              1B 
4. T Steinbach          C     4. S Sosa               RF 
5. M Lawton             CF    5. T Houston            C  
6. M Cordova            LF    6. R Sandberg           2B 
7. S Stahoviak          1B    7. K Orie               3B 
8. P Meares             SS    8. M Alexander          SS 
9. B Tewksbury          P     9. M Clark              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   0  2-2  123  6  -17%  55% M Clark         B Tewksbury     Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Sandberg out at 3B/SS-3B
   b 2   0  2-1  1--  2   11%  60% R Sandberg      B Tewksbury     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Houston to 3B
   b 3   1  2-3  12-  5   11%  81% R Sandberg      B Tewksbury     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sosa Scores; Houston to 3B
   b 2   0  2-1  123  2    9%  72% M Alexander     B Tewksbury     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Houston Scores; Sandberg to 3B; Orie to 2B
   t 2   2  0-1  -2-  4   -9%  32% B Tewksbury     M Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Meares Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Clark facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   47%  C Knoblauch     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   38%  B Brede         Single to LF (Line Drive); Knoblauch to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   40%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Knoblauch Scores; Coomer to 1B
   O      1--  4   43%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   45%  M Lawton        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   43%  L Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   41%  D Glanville     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   40%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Cubs 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Clark facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   42%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   43%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   41%  P Meares        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   R      -2-  4   32%  B Tewksbury     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Meares Scores
   O      1--  2   34%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Cubs Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Tewksbury facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   41%  S Sosa          Double to 2B (Pop Fly to Short RF)
   R      -2-  2   48%  T Houston       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Sosa Scores
          1--  2   60%  R Sandberg      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Houston to 3B
          -23  4   63%  K Orie          Walk
   R      123  2   72%  M Alexander     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Houston Scores; Sandberg to 3B; Orie to 2B
   OO     123  6   55%  M Clark         Line Drive Double Play: SS (Weak SS); Sandberg out at 3B/SS-3B
   O      12-  4   50%  L Johnson       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Orie out at Hm/LF-C; Alexander to 2B
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Clark facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   46%  B Brede         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   50%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      1--  1   53%  T Steinbach     Lineout: RF
          1--  3   51%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Brede to 2B
   O      12-  4   56%  M Cordova       Groundout: C unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Cubs Batting, Tied 2-2, Bob Tewksbury facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   53%  D Glanville     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   58%  M Grace         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   63%  S Sosa          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Grace to 3B
   R      1-3  1   70%  T Houston       Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Grace Scores; Sosa to 2B
   R      12-  5   81%  R Sandberg      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sosa Scores; Houston to 3B
   R      1-3  3   86%  K Orie          Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Houston Scores; Sandberg to 2B
   O      12-  3   83%  M Alexander     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      12-  4   81%  M Clark         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 5.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Mark Clark facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   83%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   85%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
                  Chris Latham pinch hits for Bob Tewksbury batting 9th
   O      ---  3   86%  C Latham        Foul Popfly: 1B (3B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 5-2, Travis Miller facing 1-2-3
                  Travis Miller replaces Chris Latham pitching and batting 9th
          ---  4   87%  L Johnson       Walk
   O      1--  2   87%  D Glanville     Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  1   85%  M Grace         Lineout: LF (Short LF)
          -2-  4   86%  S Sosa          Intentional Walk
   RO     12-  2   89%  T Houston       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Johnson Scores; Sosa out at Hm/LF-3B-C
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 6.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Mark Clark facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   91%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  B Brede         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   93%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Travis Miller facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   92%  R Sandberg      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   92%  K Orie          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   92%  M Alexander     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 6.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Mark Clark facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   93%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   94%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   94%  M Cordova       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Cordova to 1B
   O      1--  6   95%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 6-2, Travis Miller facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   95%  M Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   95%  L Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      95%  D Glanville     Johnson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   95%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   R      -2-  3   97%  M Grace         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Johnson Scores/No RBI/unER; Grace to 1B
   RR     1--  5   99%  S Sosa          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Grace Scores/unER; Sosa Scores/unER
   O      ---  1   99%  T Houston       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 9.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-9, Mark Clark facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   99%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  David Ortiz pinch hits for Travis Miller batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5  100%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-2, Dan Serafini facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Serafini replaces Chuck Knoblauch pitching and batting 1st; Damian Miller replaces Terry Steinbach playing C batting 4th; Dennis Hocking replaces David Ortiz playing 2B batting 9th; Todd Walker replaces Ron Coomer playing 3B batting 3rd
   O      ---  4  100%  R Sandberg      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4  100%  K Orie          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  2  100%  M Alexander     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cubs 9.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-9, Mark Clark facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  100%  B Brede         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3  100%  T Walker        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   RO     --3  2  100%  D Miller        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Walker Scores
   O      ---  6  100%  M Lawton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Cubs 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Cubs Batting, Ahead 9-3, Dan Serafini facing 9-1-2
          ---  7  100%  M Clark         Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  L Johnson       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2  100%  D Glanville     Groundout: P-1B; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-  2  100%  M Grace         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Cubs 9.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-9, Mark Clark facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1  100%  M Cordova       Flyball: LF
          ---  1  100%  S Stahoviak     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3  100%  P Meares        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  5  100%  D Hocking       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Cubs 9.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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