September 7, 1993 Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 3
@BAL 2 BOS 4
@CHW 3 MIN 6
@CLE 0 DET 10
CAL 6 TEX 5
NYY 4 OAK 11
@TOR 7
(11) CIN 14
STL 13 STL 15
@CIN 2 HOU 4
NYM 3
(10) ATL 1
@LAD 0 MON 4
COL 3 CHC 5
@PHI 4 SDP 6
FLA 4 PIT 4
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 13,276

Tuesday, September 7, 1993, 6:05
Time of Game: 2:18

Twins

59-78

Won 2

6th, 18½ GB

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

W: K Tapani (8-14), L: J Grimsley (1-3)

Indians

65-73

Lost 3

6th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Mack CF                     5   2   3   1    0   0  .279  .753   18    4   0   
C Knoblauch 2B                5   0   1   1    0   0  .289  .735   17    2   3   
K Puckett RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .831    6    1   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    3   0   1   1    1   0  .233  .769   12   11   2   
D Winfield DH                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .751   17    0   0   GDP
B Harper C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .311  .795   12    5   0   GDP
D McCarty LF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .236  .584   15    1   0   
J Reboulet 3B                 1   1   1   0    3   0  .237  .622   20    0   2   
P Meares SS                   4   1   1   3    0   1  .256  .592    9    1   5   2B,GDP

K Tapani P                                                               2   0
Totals                       34   6  10   6    4   2              126   27  12

BATTING

2B: P Meares (14, off J Grimsley).

TB: S Mack 3; P Meares 2; B Harper; C Knoblauch; J Reboulet; D McCarty; K Hrbek; K Puckett.

GIDP: P Meares (7); B Harper (14); D Winfield (14).

RBI: P Meares 3 (28); C Knoblauch (38); K Hrbek (69); S Mack (59).

2-out RBI: P Meares 3; S Mack; C Knoblauch.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Meares-C Knoblauch-K Hrbek.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   3   0   2   0    1   1  .320  .812   18    3   0   2B,SB
W Kirby RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .276  .722   14    1   0   
C Baerga 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .313  .834   11    3   5   
A Belle LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .294  .949   19    2   0   
P Sorrento 1B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .244  .745   16   12   2   
M Ramirez DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .723   13    0   0   
J Thome 3B                    2   0   0   0    1   1  .289  .865   15    0   4   
F Fermin SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .605    6    3   3   GDP
S Alomar C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .741   11    2   0   

J Grimsley P                                                             1   2
  B Wertz P                                                              0   0
  J Dipoto P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   0   4   0    2   5              123   27  16

BATTING

2B: K Lofton (27, off K Tapani).

TB: K Lofton 3; S Alomar; P Sorrento.

GIDP: F Fermin (13).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Thome-C Baerga-P Sorrento 2; C Baerga-F Fermin-P Sorrento.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Lofton (58, 2nd base off K Tapani/B Harper).

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 Tapani, W (8-14)             9     4   0   0    2   5   0   4.84   32  122-77   45·11·21   13· 8· 4· 0     82    -     0.82   0.42
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   5   0          32  122-77   45·11·21   13· 8· 4· 0           -

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Grimsley, L (1-3)            6.2   9   6   6    3   1   0   7.36   29   96-61   39· 2·20   13· 7· 5· 0     30    -     1.01  -0.08
B Wertz                        1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.27    4   10-9     7· 0· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.04   0.00
J Dipoto                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.95    5   20-12    8· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   6    4   2   0          38  126-82   54· 4·24   17· 9· 6· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:18.

Attendance: 13,276.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians                    
1. S Mack               CF    1. K Lofton             CF 
2. C Knoblauch          2B    2. W Kirby              RF 
3. K Puckett            RF    3. C Baerga             2B 
4. K Hrbek              1B    4. A Belle              LF 
5. D Winfield           DH    5. P Sorrento           1B 
6. B Harper             C     6. M Ramirez            DH 
7. D McCarty            LF    7. J Thome              3B 
8. J Reboulet           3B    8. F Fermin             SS 
9. P Meares             SS    9. S Alomar             C  

   K Tapani             P        J Grimsley           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  0-1  123  1   23%  94% P Meares        J Grimsley      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Harper Scores; McCarty Scores; Reboulet Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  5    9%  63% K Hrbek         J Grimsley      Single to RF (Line Drive); Mack Scores; Puckett to 2B
   t 1   1  0-1  12-  3   -8%  55% D Winfield      J Grimsley      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 5   2  1-0  12-  2    7%  66% W Kirby         K Tapani        Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 5   1  0-1  1--  1   -6%  58% P Meares        J Grimsley      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jason Grimsley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  S Mack          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          1--  1   54%  K Puckett       Single to P (Bunt to P's Right); Mack to 2B
   R      12-  5   63%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Line Drive); Mack Scores; Puckett to 2B
   OO     12-  3   55%  D Winfield      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   51%  K Lofton        Walk
          1--      49%  W Kirby         Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   53%  " "             Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      -2-  5   56%  C Baerga        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Lofton to 3B
   O      --3  6   60%  A Belle         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Grimsley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   58%  B Harper        Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   56%  D McCarty       Flyball: LF
          ---  6   58%  J Reboulet      Walk
   O      1--  5   56%  P Meares        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   60%  M Ramirez       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  7   61%  J Thome         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Grimsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   59%  S Mack          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  2   57%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  2   56%  K Puckett       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   59%  F Fermin        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   61%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7   58%  K Lofton        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   62%  W Kirby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Grimsley facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   66%  K Hrbek         Walk
   O      1--  6   62%  D Winfield      Flyball: LF
   OO     1--  4   57%  B Harper        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   60%  C Baerga        Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  6   62%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   60%  P Sorrento      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   64%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Grimsley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   61%  D McCarty       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   64%  J Reboulet      Walk
   OO     1--  1   58%  P Meares        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   62%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   64%  F Fermin        Flyball: CF
          ---  2   62%  S Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   59%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Line Drive); Alomar to 2B
   O      12-  2   66%  W Kirby         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Grimsley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   63%  S Mack          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   61%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   60%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   64%  C Baerga        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   67%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   69%  P Sorrento      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jason Grimsley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   66%  K Hrbek         Popfly: CF
   O      ---  2   64%  D Winfield      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  2   66%  B Harper        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   68%  D McCarty       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Harper to 2B
          12-  3   71%  J Reboulet      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Harper to 3B; McCarty to 2B
   RRR    123  1   94%  P Meares        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Harper Scores; McCarty Scores; Reboulet Scores
   R      -2-  4   96%  S Mack          Single to LF (Line Drive); Meares Scores; Mack to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  3   98%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Line Drive); Mack Scores
                  Bill Wertz replaces Jason Grimsley pitching
   O      1--  1   98%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Kevin Tapani facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   99%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   98%  J Thome         Walk
   OO     1--  3   99%  F Fermin        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Bill Wertz facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   99%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  D Winfield      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  B Harper        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Kevin Tapani facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   99%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  K Lofton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7  100%  W Kirby         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jerry Dipoto facing 7-8-9
                  Jerry Dipoto replaces Bill Wertz pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  D McCarty       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6  100%  J Reboulet      Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  P Meares        Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Meares to 1B
          1--  2  100%  S Mack          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Meares to 2B
   O      12-  5  100%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-6, Kevin Tapani facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1  100%  C Baerga        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  A Belle         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  P Sorrento      Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE199309070

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation