September 12, 2002 Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
OAK 6 CLE 5
MIN 4 CHW 5
@KCR 1 NYY 7
BAL 3 BOS 6
@TBD 3 TEX 7
SEA 3 CIN 15
CHC 12 COL 7
LAD 1 HOU 6
STL 3 NYM 8
@MON 2 PHI 6
FLA 1 SDP 3
SFG 2
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 28,649

Thursday, September 12, 2002
Time of Game: 2:46

Twins

85-62

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  2   0  1  0    4  8  3
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  1   4  0  X    5 11  0

W: J Riggan (2-1), L: J Mays (3-7), S: D Baez (3)

Indians

65-81

Won 1

3rd, 19½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .293  .834   16    1   0   GDP,IW
C Guzman SS                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .676   18    2   3   
C Koskie 3B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .271  .813   22    1   1   
D Ortiz DH                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .279  .852   19    0   0   HR
T Hunter CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .864   12    1   0   
  M Cuddyer RF                2   0   0   0    0   2  .195  .592   11    0   0   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             3   2   1   0    1   0  .267  .777   20    7   0   
B Kielty RF-CF                2   1   2   2    2   0  .295  .892   13    2   1   HR
A Pierzynski C                4   0   2   0    0   0  .307  .791   15    8   0   
L Rivas 2B                    2   0   1   1    1   0  .246  .677   15    2   3   2B,SH

J Mays P                                                                 0   0
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   4   8   4    5   7              161   24   8

BATTING

2B: L Rivas (20, off C Sabathia).

HR: B Kielty (10, off C Sabathia; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); D Ortiz (18, off M Wohlers; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to CF-RF).

SH: L Rivas (6, off D Baez).

IBB: J Jones (1, by D Baez).

TB: B Kielty 5; D Ortiz 4; L Rivas 2; A Pierzynski 2; C Koskie; D Mientkiewicz.

GIDP: J Jones (7).

RBI: B Kielty 2 (41); D Ortiz (70); L Rivas (32).

2-out RBI: B Kielty 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Guzman-L Rivas-D Mientkiewicz; L Rivas-C Guzman-D Mientkiewicz.

E: C Koskie (11); C Guzman (12); L Rivas (5).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crisp CF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .239  .685   10    3   0   
  V Martinez PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    1    0   0   
  C Magruder PR-CF            0   1   0   0    0   0  .224  .630         0   0   
O Vizquel SS                  4   1   1   3    0   0  .271  .752   15    0   1   2B
E Burks DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .863   15    0   0   
J Thome 1B                    3   0   2   1    1   1  .294 1.095   23   12   0   2B
K Garcia RF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .324  .948   16    1   0   HR
B Selby LF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .220  .662   14    2   0   GDP
J Bard C                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .760   16    8   0   GDP
G LaRocca 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .235  .686   17    0   1   
  T Fryman 3B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .621         0   0   
J McDonald 2B                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .270  .658    6    1   7   

C Sabathia P                                                             0   2
  J Riggan P                                                             0   0
  M Wohlers P                                                            0   0
  D Baez P                                                               0   1
Totals                       34   5  11   5    1   6              133   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Thome (19, off J Romero); O Vizquel (27, off J Romero).

HR: K Garcia (12, off J Mays; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: K Garcia 5; J Thome 3; J McDonald 2; O Vizquel 2; G LaRocca; V Martinez; B Selby; E Burks.

GIDP: J Bard (4); B Selby (3).

RBI: O Vizquel 3 (69); K Garcia (43); J Thome (101).

2-out RBI: K Garcia.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Vizquel-J McDonald-J Thome.

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
J Mays, L (3-7)                6.1   8   4   3    1   4   1   5.56   28  110-71   46· 8·17   10· 4· 8· 1     46    -     1.46   0.10
J Romero, BS (4)               0.2   3   1   1    0   1   0   1.91    4   13-8     4· 4· 0    1· 0· 2· 0          3-3    2.06  -0.45
L Hawkins                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    3   10-6     3· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8    11   5   4    1   6   1          35  133-85   53·13·19   11· 5·11· 1          3-3

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Sabathia                     6     5   3   3    4   5   1   4.60   26  117-66   39·10·17   10· 2· 4· 1     51    -     0.99  -0.03
J Riggan, W (2-1)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.50    3    9-8     4· 1· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.51   0.04
M Wohlers, H (8)               1     1   1   1    0   1   1   5.12    4   16-9     3· 2· 4    1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.30   0.00
D Baez, S (3)                  1     2   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    6   19-10    7· 2· 1    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    5.64   0.17
Totals                         9     8   4   4    5   7   2          39  161-93   53·15·25   14· 5· 6· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Baez (5; J Jones).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Vanover, 1B - Sam Holbrook, 2B - Laz Diaz, 3B - Angel Hernandez.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 28,649.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 7mph in from Rightfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians                    
1. J Jones              LF    1. C Crisp              CF 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. O Vizquel            SS 
3. C Koskie             3B    3. E Burks              DH 
4. D Ortiz              DH    4. J Thome              1B 
5. T Hunter             CF    5. K Garcia             RF 
6. D Mientkiewicz       1B    6. B Selby              LF 
7. B Kielty             RF    7. J Bard               C  
8. A Pierzynski         C     8. G LaRocca            3B 
9. L Rivas              2B    9. J McDonald           2B 

   J Mays               P        C Sabathia           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  3-1  123  1   40%  80% O Vizquel       J Romero        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); LaRocca Scores; McDonald Scores/unER; Magruder Scores
   t 9   2  5-4  123  4   23% 100% C Koskie        D Baez          Strikeout Swinging
   t 9   1  5-4  123  4   22%  77% C Guzman        D Baez          Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Pierzynski to 3B; Jones to 2B
   t 6   2  0-1  1--  3  -21%  16% B Kielty        C Sabathia      Home Run; Mientkiewicz Scores
   t 9   0  5-4  1--  1  -16%  55% A Pierzynski    D Baez          Single to CF (Line Drive); Kielty to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  C Guzman        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   53%  C Koskie        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   55%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Mays facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Crisp         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   51%  O Vizquel       Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   50%  E Burks         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   52%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   50%  D Mientkiewicz  Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   46%  B Kielty        Walk; Mientkiewicz to 2B
          12-  5   40%  A Pierzynski    Single to LF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz to 3B; Kielty to 2B
   R      123  6   31%  L Rivas         Walk; Mientkiewicz Scores; Kielty to 3B; Pierzynski to 2B
   OO     123  3   44%  J Jones         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   49%  J Thome         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   45%  K Garcia        Flyball: RF
          1--  5   49%  B Selby         Single to RF (Line Drive); Thome to 2B
   OO     12-  4   39%  J Bard          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   41%  C Guzman        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   43%  C Koskie        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   44%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   41%  G LaRocca       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   46%  J McDonald      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); McDonald to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-  2   42%  C Crisp         Groundout: 1B unassisted; McDonald to 3B
   O      --3  5   38%  O Vizquel       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   40%  T Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   42%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   41%  B Kielty        Walk
   O      1--  2   43%  A Pierzynski    Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 3-4-5
                  Bobby Kielty moves to CF; Michael Cuddyer replaces Torii Hunter playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  5   40%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   43%  J Thome         Walk
          1--  5   48%  K Garcia        Single to RF (Line Drive); Thome to 2B
   OO     12-  2   36%  B Selby         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   30%  L Rivas         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   34%  J Jones         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   38%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B; Rivas to 3B
   O      --3  5   42%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   47%  J Bard          Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   42%  G LaRocca       Lineout: SS
          1--  3   48%  J McDonald      Single to CF (Line Drive); Bard to 2B
   O      12-  5   42%  C Crisp         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Bard to 3B
   O      1-3  2   34%  O Vizquel       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, C.C. Sabathia facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   37%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   39%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   37%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
   RR     1--  3   16%  B Kielty        Home Run; Mientkiewicz Scores
   O      ---  7   17%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-3, Joe Mays facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   14%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   12%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  3   20%  K Garcia        Home Run
   O      ---  5   19%  B Selby         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Jerrod Riggan facing 9-1-2
                  Jerrod Riggan replaces C.C. Sabathia pitching
   O      ---  2   20%  L Rivas         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   22%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   22%  C Guzman        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-3, Joe Mays facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   18%  J Bard          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   23%  G LaRocca       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   30%  J McDonald      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); LaRocca to 2B
                  Victor Martinez pinch hits for Coco Crisp batting 1st
          12-  1   41%  V Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive); LaRocca to 3B; McDonald to 2B
                  J.C. Romero replaces Joe Mays pitching; Chris Magruder pinch runs for Victor Martinez batting 1st
   RRR    123  1   80%  O Vizquel       Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); LaRocca Scores; McDonald Scores/unER; Magruder Scores
          -2-  3   82%  E Burks         Single (Ground Ball); Vizquel stays at 2B
   RO     12-  6   88%  J Thome         Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Vizquel Scores; Burks out at Hm/CF-C
   O      -2-  3   86%  K Garcia        Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Indians 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Mark Wohlers facing 3-4-5
                  Mark Wohlers replaces Jerrod Riggan pitching; Chris Magruder moves to CF
   O      ---  4   90%  C Koskie        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  2   80%  D Ortiz         Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   84%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   87%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, LaTroy Hawkins facing 6-7-8
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      ---  2   85%  B Selby         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---  6   84%  J Bard          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   83%  G LaRocca       Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Danys Baez facing 7-8-9
                  Danys Baez replaces Mark Wohlers pitching; Travis Fryman replaces Greg LaRocca playing 3B batting 8th
          ---  1   72%  B Kielty        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   55%  A Pierzynski    Single to CF (Line Drive); Kielty to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  L Rivas         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Kielty to 3B; Pierzynski to 2B
          -23  4   54%  J Jones         Intentional Walk
   O      123  4   77%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Pierzynski to 3B; Jones to 2B
   O      123  4  100%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:CLE200209120

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation