April 7, 1997 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 5
@ANA 3 DET 10
MIN 4 KCR 6
BAL 5 MIL 5
TEX 3 OAK 6
BOS 2 CLE 8
@SEA 3 COL 13
CIN 2 LAD 3
NYM 2
(15) SDP 3
PIT 2
(10) SFG 4
PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 42,749

Monday, April 7, 1997, 1:07
Time of Game: 2:55

Twins

4-3

Lost 2

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: J Thompson (1-0), L: F Rodriguez (0-1)

Tigers

3-4

Won 1

4th, 1½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                1   2   0   0    3   0  .217  .667   20    1   1   2·SB
R Becker CF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .240  .607   18    3   1   CS
P Molitor DH                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .269  .733   14    0   0   SF
T Steinbach C                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .190  .451   15    5   1   GDP
R Coomer RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .231  .517   10    2   1   
G Colbrunn 1B                 3   1   2   0    0   0  .300  .886    8    8   0   2B
  B Brede PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .143    4    0   0   
M Lawton LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .375 1.006   11    2   0   GDP
P Meares SS                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .348 1.052   10    1   4   SB
  G Myers PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .429  .858    2    0   0   
D Hocking 3B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .429 1.127   21    1   1   2B

F Rodriguez P                                                            0   1
  S Aldred P                                                             0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           1   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  D Naulty P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   4   9   3    5   1              133   24  10

BATTING

2B: D Hocking (1, off J Thompson); G Colbrunn (3, off J Thompson).

SF: P Molitor (1, off J Thompson).

TB: G Colbrunn 3; D Hocking 3; P Meares 2; P Molitor; G Myers; M Lawton.

GIDP: M Lawton (1); T Steinbach (2).

RBI: P Molitor (6); D Hocking (1); P Meares (5).

2-out RBI: D Hocking.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 5 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Coomer-G Colbrunn.

E: P Meares (2); T Steinbach (1); M Lawton (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch 2 (2, 2nd base off J Thompson/B Johnson, 3rd base off J Thompson/B Johnson); P Meares (2, 2nd base off J Thompson/B Johnson).

CS: R Becker (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Thompson).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .241  .554   15    3   0   SB
D Easley 2B                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .269  .778   16    1   5   SB
T Fryman 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .355  .866   14    1   8   2B,SB
T Clark 1B                    3   1   0   0    1   3  .379 1.179   25   14   2   
B Higginson LF                3   2   1   0    1   0  .333 1.030   22    1   0   
M Nieves RF                   0   1   0   0    1   0  .346 1.062    4    0   0   
  B Trammell RF               3   2   2   0    0   0  .368  .823   13    2   0   
C Pride DH                    4   0   2   2    0   0  .417 1.045    6    0   0   
B Johnson C                   4   1   1   4    0   1  .294  .823   21    2   0   HR
D Cruz SS                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .695   15    3   3   

J Thompson P                                                             0   1
  A Sager P                                                              0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32  10   9   7    4   5              151   27  19

BATTING

2B: T Fryman (2, off F Rodriguez).

HR: B Johnson (1, off F Rodriguez; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: B Johnson 4; T Fryman 3; B Trammell 2; C Pride 2; B Higginson; B Hunter.

RBI: B Johnson 4 (7); C Pride 2 (2); T Fryman (4).

2-out RBI: B Johnson 3.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Fryman-D Easley-T Clark; T Clark-D Cruz-T Clark.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fryman (1, 2nd base off E Guardado/T Steinbach); B Hunter (5, 2nd base off M Trombley/T Steinbach); D Easley (3, 3rd base off E Guardado/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
F Rodriguez, L (0-1)           4     4   5   5    3   2   1   5.73   18   69-37   24· 3·10    5· 4· 4· 0     33    -     1.13  -0.27
S Aldred                       2.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   8.44    7   25-17   11· 2· 4    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.36   0.05
M Trombley                     0.2   1   3   2    1   1   0   3.00    5   19-8     4· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.67  -0.07
E Guardado                     0.1   3   2   2    0   1   0   9.00    4   16-11    8· 2· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.14  -0.04
D Naulty                       0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2   11-5     4· 0· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8     9  10   9    4   5   1          36  140-78   51· 8·19   10· 9· 8· 0          3-2

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Thompson, W (1-0)            6.2   8   4   4    4   0   0   5.68   27   93-48   28· 6·14   15· 3· 5· 0     38    -     1.03  -0.01
A Sager, H (1)                 1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.35    5   19-9     6· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    2.04   0.19
T Jones                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.25    4   12-8     4· 2· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9     9   4   4    5   1   0          36  124-65   38· 8·19   17· 8· 5· 0          1-0

M Trombley faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: F Rodriguez (1); M Trombley (1); D Naulty (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Thompson (1; R Becker, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Ed Hickox.

Time of Game: 2:55.

Attendance: 42,749.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 36° F, Wind 25mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. R Becker             CF    2. D Easley             2B 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. T Steinbach          C     4. T Clark              1B 
5. R Coomer             RF    5. B Higginson          LF 
6. G Colbrunn           1B    6. M Nieves             RF 
7. M Lawton             LF    7. C Pride              DH 
8. P Meares             SS    8. B Johnson            C  
9. D Hocking            3B    9. D Cruz               SS 

   F Rodriguez          P        J Thompson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  1-2  12-  6   22%  89% B Johnson       F Rodriguez     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Higginson Scores; Trammell Scores
   t 7   2  5-3  -2-  3  -12%  72% D Hocking       J Thompson      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Meares Scores
   b 2   2  1-1  1-3  1    9%  64% D Cruz          F Rodriguez     Wild Pitch; Nieves Scores; Johnson to 2B
   t 7   2  5-4  12-  5    8%  78% R Becker        A Sager         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   t 1   0  0-0  123  4    8%  42% T Steinbach     J Thompson      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Knoblauch Scores; Becker to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  C Knoblauch     Walk
          1--  4   41%  R Becker        Walk; Knoblauch to 2B
          12-  5   34%  P Molitor       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Knoblauch to 3B; Becker to 2B
   ROO    123  4   42%  T Steinbach     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Knoblauch Scores; Becker to 3B
   O      --3  3   45%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   43%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   41%  D Easley        Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   40%  T Fryman        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Fryman out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Justin Thompson facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   37%  G Colbrunn      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   44%  M Lawton        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
          ---  3   43%  P Meares        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      42%  D Hocking       Meares Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   45%  " "             Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B); Meares out at Hm/2B-3B-C
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   49%  T Clark         Walk
   O      1--  7   47%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B; Clark to 2B
          -2-  4   49%  M Nieves        Walk
          12-  1   55%  C Pride         Single to CF (Line Drive); Clark to 3B; Nieves to 2B
   RO     123  2   55%  B Johnson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Clark Scores; Nieves to 3B; Johnson to 1B
   R      1-3      64%  D Cruz          Wild Pitch; Nieves Scores; Johnson to 2B
   O      -2-  3   61%  " "             Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
                  Bubba Trammell replaces Melvin Nieves playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  3   63%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   65%  R Becker        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   67%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   64%  B Hunter        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  2   63%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   62%  T Fryman        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Justin Thompson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   65%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   67%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   68%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Frank Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   66%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   68%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--  5   72%  B Trammell      Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  2   67%  C Pride         Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
   RRR    12-  6   89%  B Johnson       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Higginson Scores; Trammell Scores
   O      ---  3   89%  D Cruz          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Justin Thompson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   91%  M Lawton        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  3   92%  P Meares        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   93%  D Hocking       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Scott Aldred facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Aldred replaces Frank Rodriguez pitching
          ---  2   94%  B Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   93%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
   OO     1--  5   91%  T Fryman        Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Justin Thompson facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   88%  C Knoblauch     Walk
          1--      87%  R Becker        Knoblauch Steals 2B
          -2-      85%  " "             Knoblauch Steals 3B
          --3  4   81%  " "             Walk
   RO     1-3  2   85%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Knoblauch Scores
   O      1--      90%  T Steinbach     Becker Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  4   91%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Scott Aldred facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   90%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   89%  B Trammell      Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Justin Thompson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   91%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   87%  G Colbrunn      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          -2-  4   82%  M Lawton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Colbrunn to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   84%  P Meares        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Colbrunn Scores; Lawton out at 3B/2B-3B; Meares to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -2-  3   72%  D Hocking       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Meares Scores
                  A.J. Sager replaces Justin Thompson pitching
          -2-  6   70%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      12-  5   78%  R Becker        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Scott Aldred facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   76%  C Pride         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  Mike Trombley replaces Scott Aldred pitching
   O      ---  6   75%  B Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   74%  D Cruz          Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, A.J. Sager facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   79%  P Molitor       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   83%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   86%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Mike Trombley facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   88%  B Hunter        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Hunter to 1B
          1--      90%  D Easley        Hunter Steals 2B
          -2-  4   91%  " "             Walk
          12-      94%  T Fryman        Wild Pitch; Hunter to 3B
   R      1-3  2   96%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Hunter Scores/unER; Easley to 2B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   RR     12-      99%  T Clark         Easley Steals 3B; Fryman Steals 2B; Easley Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI; Fryman Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI
   O      ---  5   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   99%  B Higginson     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
          1--  6   99%  B Trammell      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Higginson to 3B; Trammell to 2B/Adv on throw
   RR     -23  1  100%  C Pride         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Higginson Scores; Trammell Scores
                  Dan Naulty replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
          1--     100%  B Johnson       Wild Pitch; Pride to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  6  100%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 3 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 10.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-10, Todd Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Jones replaces A.J. Sager pitching; Brent Brede pinch hits for Greg Colbrunn batting 6th
   O      ---  4  100%  B Brede         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
                  Greg Myers pinch hits for Pat Meares batting 8th
          ---  2  100%  G Myers         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  5  100%  D Hocking       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199704070

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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