September 17, 2006 Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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MIN 6
@CLE 1 BAL 12
@DET 8
(10) SEA 10
@KCR 5 BOS 6
@NYY 3 BOS 5
@NYY 4 OAK 5
CHW 4 TEX 8
LAA 1 TOR 5
TBD 3 COL 6
@ARI 1 ATL 8
FLA 7
(10) CHC 11
CIN 3 PHI 6
@HOU 4 SDP 2
@LAD 1 PIT 3
NYM 0 WSN 6
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 20,324

Sunday, September 17, 2006, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Twins

88-61

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: S Baker (5-8), L: P Byrd (9-8), S: M Guerrier (1)

Indians

69-79

Lost 2

4th, 19½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 2   0   0   0    3   0  .293  .722   25    5   3   CS
N Punto 3B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .296  .754   14    2   4   SF
J Mauer C                     5   1   2   0    0   0  .344  .928   15    3   0   GDP
M Cuddyer RF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .862   18    2   0   
J Morneau DH                  4   1   0   0    1   0  .320  .947   23    0   0   IW
T Hunter CF                   5   2   1   2    0   1  .271  .804   16    2   0   GDP
P Nevin 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .243  .766   16    9   0   
J Tyner LF                    3   1   3   1    1   0  .323  .726   17    2   0   2B
J Bartlett SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .325  .798   18    2   4   

S Baker P                                                                0   1
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   1
Totals                       35   6  10   4    6   4              162   27  13

BATTING

2B: J Tyner (5, off P Byrd).

SF: N Punto (7, off M Miller).

IBB: J Morneau (9, by P Byrd).

TB: J Tyner 4; J Mauer 2; P Nevin; J Bartlett; M Cuddyer; N Punto; T Hunter.

GIDP: T Hunter (18); J Mauer (20).

RBI: T Hunter 2 (84); J Tyner (17); N Punto (43).

2-out RBI: T Hunter 2; J Tyner.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 5. N Punto-L Castillo-P Nevin 2; J Bartlett-P Nevin; N Punto-P Nevin; J Bartlett-L Castillo-P Nevin.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Castillo (9, 2nd base by P Byrd/K Shoppach).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .290  .905   15    3   0   
H Luna 2B                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .288  .748   17    4   4   GDP
C Blake RF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .287  .843   13    1   0   GDP
R Garko 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .875   17    7   0   
K Kouzmanoff DH               4   0   1   0    0   0  .226  .774   10    0   0   2·GDP
J Peralta SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .698    9    3   3   GDP
F Gutierrez LF                3   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .667   10    4   0   
A Marte 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .225  .697   18    0   1   
K Shoppach C                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .266  .750   11    5   1   

P Byrd P                                                                 0   2
  R Perez P                                                              0   0
  M Miller P                                                             0   1
  B Slocum P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   1   8   1    2   3              120   27  12

BATTING

TB: H Luna 3; G Sizemore; R Garko; K Kouzmanoff; K Shoppach; C Blake.

GIDP: K Kouzmanoff 2 (3); H Luna (6); J Peralta (18); C Blake (11).

RBI: C Blake (58).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Peralta-H Luna-R Garko 2; K Shoppach-J Peralta.

E: A Marte (6); F Gutierrez (3); R Garko (5).

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
S Baker, W (5-8)               6     6   1   1    2   3   0   6.33   22  100-66   48· 5·13    8· 4· 5· 0     57    -     0.96   0.18
M Guerrier, S (1)              3     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.13   10   20-16   10· 1· 5    4· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.37   0.07
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2   3   0          32  120-82   58· 6·18   12· 8· 7· 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
P Byrd, L (9-8)                6     7   5   2    4   3   0   4.77   29  106-64   36· 5·23   10· 7· 5· 0     43    -     0.92  -0.26
R Perez                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.72    4   16-12    4· 5· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.28   0.01
M Miller                       1     1   1   1    2   0   0   4.91    6   28-14    7· 2· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.24  -0.01
B Slocum                       1     1   0   0    0   0   0  10.57    3   12-8     6· 0· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9    10   6   3    6   4   0          42  162-98   53·12·33   14·11· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Byrd (3; J Morneau).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Mark Wegner, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 20,324.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 9mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians                    
1. L Castillo           2B    1. G Sizemore           CF 
2. N Punto              3B    2. H Luna               2B 
3. J Mauer              C     3. C Blake              RF 
4. M Cuddyer            RF    4. R Garko              1B 
5. J Morneau            DH    5. K Kouzmanoff         DH 
6. T Hunter             CF    6. J Peralta            SS 
7. P Nevin              1B    7. F Gutierrez          LF 
8. J Tyner              LF    8. A Marte              3B 
9. J Bartlett           SS    9. K Shoppach           C  

   S Baker              P        P Byrd               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  1-1  123  1   19%  71% T Hunter        P Byrd          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Punto Scores; Mauer Scores; Morneau to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw); Hunter to 2B
   t 3   2  1-3  -23  3   13%  84% P Nevin         P Byrd          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Morneau Scores/No RBI/unER; Hunter Scores/No RBI/unER
   b 3   0  5-1  12-  4   10%  84% H Luna          S Baker         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Sizemore to 2B
   t 2   2  1-0  1-3  6    9%  49% J Tyner         P Byrd          Single to LF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores/unER; Nevin to 2B
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  7   -8%  28% C Blake         S Baker         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Sizemore Scores; Luna to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  L Castillo      Walk
   OO     1--  6   46%  N Punto         Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Castillo Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  1   45%  J Mauer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   42%  G Sizemore      Walk
          1--  6   36%  H Luna          Single to CF (Line Drive); Sizemore to 2B
   R      12-  7   28%  C Blake         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Sizemore Scores; Luna to 2B
   O      12-  2   33%  R Garko         Popfly: 2B
   OO     12-  4   40%  K Kouzmanoff    Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   38%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   36%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF
          ---  4   37%  T Hunter        Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS)
          1--  3   40%  P Nevin         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hunter to 3B
   R      1-3  6   49%  J Tyner         Single to LF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores/unER; Nevin to 2B
   O      12-  7   45%  J Bartlett      Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 1-1, Scott Baker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   47%  J Peralta       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  F Gutierrez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   50%  A Marte         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  L Castillo      Flyball: CF
          ---  2   50%  N Punto         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   54%  J Mauer         Single to P/Bunt; Punto to 2B
   O      12-  2   51%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: P-1B; Punto to 3B; Mauer to 2B
          -23  4   52%  J Morneau       Intentional Walk
   RR     123  1   71%  T Hunter        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Punto Scores; Mauer Scores; Morneau to 3B/Adv on E7 (throw); Hunter to 2B
   RR     -23  3   84%  P Nevin         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Morneau Scores/No RBI/unER; Hunter Scores/No RBI/unER
          1--  2   84%  J Tyner         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Nevin to 2B
   O      12-  5   82%  J Bartlett      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Scott Baker facing 9-1-2
          ---  8   79%  K Shoppach      Walk
          1--  3   74%  G Sizemore      Single to RF (Line Drive); Shoppach to 2B
   OO     12-  4   84%  H Luna          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Sizemore to 2B
   O      -2-  3   87%  C Blake         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Paul Byrd facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   88%  L Castillo      Walk
   O      1--  3   87%  N Punto         Lineout: SS
   OO     1--  4   84%  J Mauer         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Scott Baker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   87%  R Garko         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   84%  K Kouzmanoff    Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   89%  J Peralta       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Paul Byrd facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   88%  M Cuddyer       Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   87%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   87%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Scott Baker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   89%  F Gutierrez     Lineout: SS
   O      ---  8   90%  A Marte         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   89%  K Shoppach      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   91%  G Sizemore      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Paul Byrd facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   90%  P Nevin         Popfly: 2B
          ---  4   92%  J Tyner         Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   90%  J Bartlett      Popfly: SS
          -2-  7   91%  L Castillo      Walk
   O      12-  1   89%  N Punto         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Scott Baker facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   86%  H Luna          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   93%  C Blake         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  R Garko         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Rafael Perez facing 3-4-5
                  Rafael Perez replaces Paul Byrd pitching
          ---  5   94%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   94%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   93%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   92%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-5, Matt Guerrier facing 5-6-7
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Scott Baker pitching
   O      ---  2   94%  K Kouzmanoff    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   95%  J Peralta       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   96%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Indians 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Matt Miller facing 7-8-9
                  Matt Miller replaces Rafael Perez pitching
          ---  8   97%  P Nevin         Walk
          1--  5   97%  J Tyner         Walk; Nevin to 2B
          12-  4   98%  J Bartlett      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Nevin to 3B; Tyner to 2B
   O      123  5   97%  L Castillo      Groundout: P-2B-C/Forceout at Hm; Tyner to 3B; Bartlett to 2B
   RO     123  2   98%  N Punto         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Tyner Scores
   O      12-  4   98%  J Mauer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Matt Guerrier facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   99%  A Marte         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   99%  K Shoppach      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   99%  G Sizemore      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Brian Slocum facing 4-5-6
                  Brian Slocum replaces Matt Miller pitching
          ---  5   99%  M Cuddyer       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   99%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   OO     1--  4   99%  T Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-6, Matt Guerrier facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   98%  H Luna          Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  C Blake         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   98%  R Garko         Single to RF (Line Drive); Blake to 2B
   OO     12-  1  100%  K Kouzmanoff    Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Indians 1.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation