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@ANA		8
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@CHW		2
7
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@CLE		2
7
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@DET		8
2
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@MIL		2
4
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@SEA		8
5
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@MON		7
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@PHI		3
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@SFG		4
17
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@STL		5
2
Friday, September 26, 1997 7:07
, Jacobs Field
Attendance: 42,895, Time of Game: 2:35
Twins
2
66-93
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 19½ GB
 at Indians
7
85-73
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
1st
W: Chad Ogea (8-9)
L: Brad Radke (20-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    2 12  0
Indians         3  0  0   1  2  1   0  0  X    7  8  1

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .289 .798 0 0 -0.078 0.74 0.009 -0.087 -0.8 0 4
Matt Lawton RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .770 0 0 -0.106 0.80 0.000 -0.106 -1.4 2 0
Paul Molitor DH 4 0 2 0 0 0 .305 .785 0 0 0.004 0.41 0.028 -0.024 0.1
Ron Coomer 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .300 .762 0 0 -0.048 0.65 0.013 -0.061 -0.6 1 2
Scott Stahoviak 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .232 .706 0 0 -0.040 0.65 0.023 -0.064 -0.9 7 0 GDP
Marty Cordova LF 3 2 3 0 1 0 .242 .735 0 0 0.133 0.74 0.133 0.000 2.4 1 0 3B
Terry Steinbach C 4 0 0 1 0 1 .250 .700 0 0 -0.141 0.93 0.000 -0.141 -2.0 6 1
Rich Becker CF 4 0 2 1 0 1 .262 .741 0 0 0.046 0.72 0.080 -0.034 0.9 4 0
Denny Hocking SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 .256 .667 0 0 0.001 0.90 0.044 -0.044 0.1 3 1
   David Ortiz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .359 .903 0 0 -0.015 0.40 0.000 -0.015 -0.8 GDP
Brad Radke P
   Greg Swindell P
   Eddie Guardado P
   Todd Ritchie P
Team Totals 36 2 12 2 1 2 .333 .740 0 0 -0.244 0.71 0.330 -0.576 -3.1 24 8
3B: M Cordova (4, off A Morman).
TB: M Cordova 5; D Hocking 2; P Molitor 2; R Becker 2; S Stahoviak; C Knoblauch; R Coomer.
GIDP: S Stahoviak (7); D Ortiz (1).
RBI: R Becker (45); T Steinbach (54).
2-out RBI: R Becker.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 6.

Cleveland Indians

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Bip Roberts LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .297 .721 0 0 -0.021 0.54 0.021 -0.042 -0.3 5 1
Omar Vizquel SS 2 1 2 1 1 0 .279 .716 0 0 0.049 0.70 0.080 -0.031 1.1 0 2 CS
   Enrique Wilson PR-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .300 .600 0 0 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 1 3
Brian Giles RF-CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .265 .820 0 0 -0.020 0.51 0.019 -0.038 0.2 4 0
David Justice DH 3 1 0 0 1 0 .329 1.013 0 0 -0.007 0.45 0.019 -0.026 -0.8
Sandy Alomar C 4 2 2 4 0 0 .324 .899 0 0 0.299 0.59 0.307 -0.009 3.0 2 0 2·HR
Jeff Branson 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .554 0 0 -0.019 0.19 0.000 -0.019 -0.7 1 2
Jeff Manto 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .869 0 0 -0.026 0.33 0.000 -0.026 -0.6 7 1
Tony Fernandez 2B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .749 0 0 -0.007 0.34 0.017 -0.024 0.5 4 3 HR
Marquis Grissom CF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .261 .713 0 0 0.011 0.33 0.019 -0.009 0.3 2 0 2B
   Bruce Aven RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .343 0 0 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 0 0
Chad Ogea P
   Jason Jacome P
   Alvin Morman P
   Eric Plunk P
   Jose Mesa P 1
Team Totals 31 7 8 7 2 5 .258 .884 0 0 0.257 0.43 0.482 -0.226 2.4 27 12
2B: M Grissom (27, off B Radke).
HR: T Fernandez (11, off G Swindell; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); S Alomar 2 (21, 2 off B Radke; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: S Alomar 8; T Fernandez 4; M Grissom 2; O Vizquel 2; B Roberts; B Giles.
RBI: S Alomar 4 (83); T Fernandez (44); B Giles (60); O Vizquel (48).
2-out RBI: S Alomar 3; T Fernandez.
Team LOB: 2.
With RISP: 4 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 3. J Manto-E Wilson-J Mesa; E Wilson-T Fernandez-J Manto; B Roberts-T Fernandez.
E: C Ogea ().
Outfield Assists: B Roberts (D Hocking at 1st base).
Baserunning
CS: O Vizquel (12, 2nd base by B Radke/T Steinbach).

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
Brad Radke, L (20-10) 4.1 7 6 6 2 3 2 3.87 21 3 6 3 7 26 -0.268 0.61 -4.1
Greg Swindell 1.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.67 6 1 4 2 1 2 0 0.006 0.16 0.6
Eddie Guardado 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.91 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.6
Todd Ritchie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.58 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.02 0.6
Team Totals 8 8 7 7 2 5 3 7.88 33 7 11 5 8 26 2 0 -0.256 0.71 -2.4

Cleveland Indians

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
Chad Ogea, W (8-9) 5 6 1 1 0 0 0 4.99 20 4 10 3 6 51 0.193 1.01 1.9
Jason Jacome 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.08 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 0.025 0.45 0.6
Alvin Morman 1 3 1 1 0 1 0 6.23 6 2 0 0 3 0 0 0.004 0.32 -0.4
Eric Plunk 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.81 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 0.015 0.38 0.6
Jose Mesa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.43 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.008 0.21 0.6
Team Totals 9 12 2 2 1 2 0 2.00 37 10 12 4 12 51 0 0 0.245 0.43 3.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Brian O'Nora, 3B - Joe Brinkman.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 42,895.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 58° F, Wind 9mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 2 12- RRR CLE S. Alomar B. Radke 23% 77% Home Run; Vizquel Scores; Justice Scores
t2 0-3 1 -23 O MIN T. Steinbach C. Ogea 8% 77% Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Stahoviak out at Hm/3B; Cordova stays at 2B; Steinbach to 1B
b4 3-1 1 --- R CLE S. Alomar B. Radke 8% 84% Home Run
t2 0-3 1 1-- MIN M. Cordova C. Ogea -7% 69% Single to RF; Stahoviak to 3B; Cordova to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 0-3 2 1-3 R MIN R. Becker C. Ogea -7% 69% Single to RF; Cordova Scores; Steinbach 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, Indians' Chad Ogea facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O MIN C. Knoblauch C. Ogea 2% 52% Lineout: 2B
t1 0-0 1 --- O MIN M. Lawton C. Ogea 2% 54% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 2 --- O MIN P. Molitor C. Ogea 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O CLE B. Roberts B. Radke -2% 53% Lineout: CF
b1 0-0 1 --- CLE O. Vizquel B. Radke 2% 55% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- O CLE B. Giles B. Radke -3% 52% Foul Flyball: C
b1 0-0 2 1-- CLE D. Justice B. Radke 2% 54% Walk; Vizquel to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- RRR CLE S. Alomar B. Radke 23% 77% Home Run; Vizquel Scores; Justice Scores
b1 3-0 2 --- O CLE J. Branson B. Radke -1% 76% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
3 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 3.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Indians' Chad Ogea facing 4-5-6
t2 0-3 0 --- O MIN R. Coomer C. Ogea 2% 79% Lineout: LF
t2 0-3 1 --- MIN S. Stahoviak C. Ogea -2% 76% Single to CF
t2 0-3 1 1-- MIN M. Cordova C. Ogea -7% 69% Single to RF; Stahoviak to 3B; Cordova to 2B/Adv on throw
t2 0-3 1 -23 O MIN T. Steinbach C. Ogea 8% 77% Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Stahoviak out at Hm/3B; Cordova stays at 2B; Steinbach to 1B
t2 0-3 2 12- MIN R. Becker C. Ogea -1% 77% Cordova Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Cordova to 3B
t2 0-3 2 1-3 R MIN R. Becker C. Ogea -7% 69% Single to RF; Cordova Scores; Steinbach to 2B
t2 1-3 2 12- O MIN D. Hocking C. Ogea 4% 74% Flyball: RF
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
b2 3-1 0 --- O CLE J. Manto B. Radke -2% 72% Strikeout
b2 3-1 1 --- O CLE T. Fernandez B. Radke -1% 71% Lineout: 3B
b2 3-1 2 --- O CLE M. Grissom B. Radke -1% 70% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Chad Ogea facing 1-2-3
t3 1-3 0 --- O MIN C. Knoblauch C. Ogea 3% 73% Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1-3 1 --- O MIN M. Lawton C. Ogea 2% 74% Lineout: LF
t3 1-3 2 --- MIN P. Molitor C. Ogea -1% 73% Single to RF
t3 1-3 2 1-- O MIN R. Coomer C. Ogea 3% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
b3 3-1 0 --- O CLE B. Roberts B. Radke -2% 74% Strikeout
b3 3-1 1 --- CLE O. Vizquel B. Radke 2% 76% Single to CF
b3 3-1 1 1-- O CLE B. Giles B. Radke -3% 73% Vizquel Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b3 3-1 2 --- O CLE B. Giles B. Radke -1% 72% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Indians' Chad Ogea facing 5-6-7
t4 1-3 0 --- O MIN S. Stahoviak C. Ogea 3% 74% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t4 1-3 1 --- MIN M. Cordova C. Ogea -3% 71% Single to CF
t4 1-3 1 1-- O MIN T. Steinbach C. Ogea 3% 75% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t4 1-3 2 1-- O MIN R. Becker C. Ogea 3% 78% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
b4 3-1 0 --- O CLE D. Justice B. Radke -2% 76% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b4 3-1 1 --- R CLE S. Alomar B. Radke 8% 84% Home Run
b4 4-1 1 --- O CLE J. Branson B. Radke -1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 4-1 2 --- O CLE J. Manto B. Radke -1% 82% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 4.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Indians' Chad Ogea facing 9-1-2
t5 1-4 0 --- MIN D. Hocking C. Ogea -4% 78% Single (CF-RF)
t5 1-4 0 1-- O MIN C. Knoblauch C. Ogea 4% 82% Flyball: CF
t5 1-4 1 1-- OO MIN M. Lawton C. Ogea 5% 87% Double Play: Flyball: LF-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
b5 4-1 0 --- O CLE T. Fernandez B. Radke -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-1 1 --- CLE M. Grissom B. Radke 2% 88% Double to RF
b5 4-1 1 -2- CLE B. Roberts B. Radke 2% 90% Single to RF; Grissom to 3B
b5 4-1 1 1-3 R CLE O. Vizquel B. Radke 4% 94% Single to RF; Grissom Scores; Roberts to 3B
Enrique Wilson pinch runs for Omar Vizquel (SS) batting 2nd
b5 5-1 1 1-3 R CLE B. Giles B. Radke 2% 96% Single to RF; Roberts Scores; Wilson to 2B
Greg Swindell replaces Brad Radke pitching
b5 6-1 1 12- O CLE D. Justice G. Swindell -1% 95% Lineout: SS
b5 6-1 2 12- O CLE S. Alomar G. Swindell -1% 94% Flyball: CF
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 6.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Indians' Jason Jacome facing 3-4-5
Jason Jacome replaces Chad Ogea pitching
Enrique Wilson moves from PR to SS
Brian Giles moves from RF to CF
Bruce Aven replaces Marquis Grissom (CF) playing RF batting 9th
t6 1-6 0 --- O MIN P. Molitor J. Jacome 1% 96% Lineout: LF
t6 1-6 1 --- MIN R. Coomer J. Jacome -1% 94% Single
t6 1-6 1 1-- OO MIN S. Stahoviak J. Jacome 3% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-1, Twins' Greg Swindell facing 6-7-8
b6 6-1 0 --- O CLE J. Branson G. Swindell -0% 97% Flyball: LF
b6 6-1 1 --- O CLE J. Manto G. Swindell -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b6 6-1 2 --- R CLE T. Fernandez G. Swindell 2% 98% Home Run
b6 7-1 2 --- O CLE B. Aven G. Swindell -0% 98% Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 7.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, Indians' Alvin Morman facing 6-7-8
Alvin Morman replaces Jason Jacome pitching
t7 1-7 0 --- MIN M. Cordova A. Morman -2% 96% Triple to CF
t7 1-7 0 --3 RO MIN T. Steinbach A. Morman 1% 97% Groundout: SS-1B; Cordova Scores
t7 2-7 1 --- O MIN R. Becker A. Morman 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-7 2 --- MIN D. Hocking A. Morman -0% 98% Single (LF-CF)
t7 2-7 2 1-- MIN C. Knoblauch A. Morman -1% 97% Single to CF; Hocking to 2B
t7 2-7 2 12- O MIN M. Lawton A. Morman 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-2, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 1-2-3
Eddie Guardado replaces Greg Swindell pitching
b7 7-2 0 --- O CLE B. Roberts E. Guardado -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b7 7-2 1 --- O CLE E. Wilson E. Guardado -0% 98% Strikeout
b7 7-2 2 --- O CLE B. Giles E. Guardado -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 7.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Indians' Eric Plunk facing 3-4-5
Eric Plunk replaces Alvin Morman pitching
t8 2-7 0 --- MIN P. Molitor E. Plunk -1% 96% Single to LF
t8 2-7 0 1-- O MIN R. Coomer E. Plunk 1% 98% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t8 2-7 1 1-- O MIN S. Stahoviak E. Plunk 1% 99% Flyball: LF
t8 2-7 2 1-- MIN M. Cordova E. Plunk -1% 98% Walk; Coomer to 2B
t8 2-7 2 12- O MIN T. Steinbach E. Plunk 1% 99% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-2, Twins' Todd Ritchie facing 4-5-6
Todd Ritchie replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
b8 7-2 0 --- O CLE D. Justice T. Ritchie -0% 99% Popfly: SS
b8 7-2 1 --- O CLE S. Alomar T. Ritchie -0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 7-2 2 --- O CLE J. Branson T. Ritchie -0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 7.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Indians' Jose Mesa facing 8-9-1
Jose Mesa replaces Eric Plunk pitching
t9 2-7 0 --- MIN R. Becker J. Mesa -1% 98% Single to RF
David Ortiz pinch hits for Denny Hocking (SS) batting 9th
t9 2-7 0 1-- OO MIN D. Ortiz J. Mesa 2% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
t9 2-7 2 --- O MIN C. Knoblauch J. Mesa 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 7.

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