April 9, 1997 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 12
@ANA 5 TOR 5
@CHW 0 DET 10
MIN 5 BAL 4
@KCR 2
(11) OAK 4
BOS 3
(10) SEA 11
CLE 1 ATL 4
HOU 3
(12) COL 13
CIN 4 LAD 3
NYM 2
(14) PIT 4
@SDP 2 SFG 3
PHI 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 6,477

Wednesday, April 9, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 3:21

Twins

4-4

Lost 3

2nd, ½ GB

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

W: J Cummings (1-0), L: T Ritchie (1-1)

Tigers

4-4

Won 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                2   1   1   1    2   0  .240  .712   20    1   1   SF
B Brede 1B-RF                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .100  .350   21    4   1   
P Molitor DH                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .290  .743   18    0   0   CS
M Cordova LF                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .280  .920   21    2   0   GDP
M Lawton CF                   3   0   1   0    2   1  .370 1.004   25    6   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .486   28    5   0   
T Walker 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .594   14    0   0   
  R Coomer PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .214  .481    3    1   0   
P Meares SS                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .333 1.009   16    0   1   2B
D Hocking RF-3B               3   1   2   1    1   1  .500 1.315   17    4   0   2B

B Tewksbury P                                                            1   0
  T Ritchie P                                                            0   1
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
  G Olson P                                                              0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   5   9   3    8   7              183   24   4

BATTING

2B: D Hocking (2, off B Moehler); P Meares (3, off B Moehler).

SF: C Knoblauch (2, off B Moehler).

TB: D Hocking 3; P Meares 2; P Molitor 2; C Knoblauch; B Brede; M Lawton; T Steinbach.

GIDP: M Cordova (1).

RBI: P Molitor (7); C Knoblauch (5); D Hocking (2).

2-out RBI: D Hocking.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

FIELDING

E: T Walker (1); C Knoblauch (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Molitor (1, Pickoff (CS) 3rd base by J Cummings).

PO: M Lawton (1st base by B Moehler).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .242  .566   18    0   0   SB
D Easley 2B                   2   1   0   1    2   0  .250  .754   24    3   2   SB,SF
T Fryman 3B                   3   3   3   1    1   0  .412  .995   23    3   0   2B,SB,SF,IW
T Clark 1B                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .353 1.068   14   11   1   
B Higginson LF                3   2   1   4    2   0  .333 1.129   25    0   0   HR
C Pride DH                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .842   10    0   0   
  J Reed PH                   2   0   1   1    0   0  .444  .888    8    0   0   
B Trammell RF                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .364  .826    9    1   0   
M Walbeck C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .071  .462   12    7   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   2   2   1    1   1  .346  .832   23    1   5   2B

B Moehler P                                                              1   2
  F Lira P                                                               0   1
  J Cummings P                                                           0   1
  D Miceli P                                                             0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32  10  10  10    8   4              166   27  12

BATTING

2B: T Fryman (3, off B Tewksbury); D Cruz (3, off B Tewksbury).

HR: B Higginson (3, off E Guardado; 8th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

SF: T Fryman (2, off B Tewksbury); D Easley (2, off B Tewksbury).

IBB: T Fryman (2, by G Olson).

TB: B Higginson 4; T Fryman 4; D Cruz 3; J Reed; B Trammell; B Hunter; T Clark.

RBI: B Higginson 4 (10); J Reed (1); B Trammell (1); D Easley (6); T Fryman (5); T Clark (10); D Cruz (2).

2-out RBI: B Higginson 4; J Reed; B Trammell; T Clark.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark.

E: B Moehler ().

BASERUNNING

SB: T Fryman (2, 2nd base off G Swindell/T Steinbach); B Hunter (6, 3rd base off G Olson/T Steinbach); D Easley (4, 2nd base off G Olson/T Steinbach).

PO: D Cruz (1st base by T Ritchie).

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
B Tewksbury                    5     5   3   3    3   3   0   2.77   24   87-56   40· 3·13    7· 9· 2· 0     45    -     1.38  -0.02
T Ritchie, BS (1), L (1-1)     1.1   2   2   2    1   0   0   3.86    6   25-12    8· 1· 3    1· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.74  -0.09
G Swindell                     0.1   0   1   1    1   0   0  21.60    2   11-5     3· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.90   0.02
G Olson                        0.2   2   3   3    3   1   0  24.00    7   22-8     4· 1· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          2-2    0.88  -0.30
E Guardado                     0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1  10.13    3   12-7     4· 0· 2    0· 3· 0· 0          3-3    0.50  -0.04
Totals                         8    10  10  10    8   4   1          42  157-88   59· 6·22    9·16· 5· 0          6-5

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Moehler                      5     7   4   3    4   3   0   3.09   25  101-56   33·10·13   11· 3· 4· 0     38    -     0.99  -0.17
F Lira                         1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   9.82    6   26-14    9· 1· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.17   0.00
J Cummings, W (1-0)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2   15-9     7· 0· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          2-0    2.05   0.19
D Miceli, H (1)                0.2   1   1   1    2   2   0  20.25    5   24-13    5· 3· 5    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.01
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.80    4   10-5     4· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          3-1    0.49   0.04
Totals                         9     9   5   4    8   7   0          42  176-97   58·15·24   16· 5· 6· 0          5-1

D Miceli faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Ritchie 2 (2).

IBB: G Olson (1; T Fryman).

PO: B Moehler (0; M Lawton, 1st base); T Ritchie (1; D Cruz, 1st base); J Cummings (1; P Molitor, 3rd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:21.

Attendance: 6,477.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 30° F, Wind 7mph from Left to Right, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. B Brede              1B    2. D Easley             2B 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. M Cordova            LF    4. T Clark              1B 
5. M Lawton             CF    5. B Higginson          LF 
6. T Steinbach          C     6. C Pride              DH 
7. T Walker             3B    7. B Trammell           RF 
8. P Meares             SS    8. M Walbeck            C  
9. D Hocking            RF    9. D Cruz               SS 

   B Tewksbury          P        B Moehler            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-4  12-  2   20%  78% J Reed          G Olson         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Fryman Scores; Higginson to 2B
   b 5   0  4-2  1--  4   14%  50% B Hunter        B Tewksbury     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Cruz to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Hunter to 2B
   b 5   2  4-3  123  1  -11%  35% C Pride         B Tewksbury     Flyball: CF
   t 7   1  4-4  12-  2   11%  55% M Lawton        J Cummings      Molitor Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B)
   t 4   2  2-3  -2-  3  -11%  29% D Hocking       B Moehler       Double to RF (Line Drive); Steinbach Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  C Knoblauch     Walk
          1--  3   41%  B Brede         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Knoblauch to 2B
          12-  3   34%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Line Drive); Knoblauch to 3B; Brede to 2B
   ROO    123  2   42%  M Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Knoblauch Scores; Brede to 3B
          --3  6   41%  M Lawton        Walk
   R      1-3      33%  T Steinbach     Lawton Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Brede Scores/unER; Lawton to 2B
   O      -2-  7   36%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   34%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  9   32%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
          ---  5   33%  T Fryman        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   35%  T Clark         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Fryman to 2B
   O      12-  3   31%  B Higginson     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brian Moehler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   33%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   30%  P Meares        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  4   26%  D Hocking       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Meares to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   25%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Short RF); Meares Scores
   O      1--  7   26%  B Brede         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Tewksbury facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   24%  C Pride         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   22%  B Trammell      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   21%  M Walbeck       Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brian Moehler facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   23%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   24%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   25%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   31%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   28%  B Hunter        Flyball: CF; Cruz to 3B
   RO     --3  2   29%  D Easley        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores
          ---  1   32%  T Fryman        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   R      -2-  2   41%  T Clark         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Fryman Scores
   O      1--  2   38%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   35%  T Steinbach     Walk
   O      1--  3   38%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   40%  P Meares        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Steinbach to 2B
   R      -2-  3   29%  D Hocking       Double to RF (Line Drive); Steinbach Scores
          -2-  4   29%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      12-  2   32%  B Brede         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Tewksbury facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   29%  C Pride         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   27%  B Trammell      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   26%  M Walbeck       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brian Moehler facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   28%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   29%  M Cordova       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  1   28%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   26%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Lawton to 2B
   O      12-  5   30%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Tewksbury facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   35%  D Cruz          Walk
          1--  4   50%  B Hunter        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Cruz to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Hunter to 2B
          -23  6   54%  D Easley        Walk
   RO     123  3   52%  T Fryman        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Cruz Scores; Hunter to 3B
   O      1-3  3   42%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  7   46%  B Higginson     Walk; Easley to 2B
   O      123  1   35%  C Pride         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Felipe Lira facing 8-9-1
                  Felipe Lira replaces Brian Moehler pitching
   O      ---  1   37%  P Meares        Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  5   39%  D Hocking       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   41%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Todd Ritchie facing 7-8-9
                  Todd Ritchie replaces Bob Tewksbury pitching
          ---  4   47%  B Trammell      Walk
   O      1--  3   41%  M Walbeck       Flyball: CF
          1--      44%  D Cruz          Wild Pitch; Trammell to 2B
          -2-      48%  " "             Wild Pitch; Trammell to 3B
   R      --3  6   58%  " "             Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Trammell Scores
   O      1--      52%  B Hunter        Cruz Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Felipe Lira facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   54%  B Brede         Foul Popfly: 3B
          ---  7   50%  P Molitor       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   44%  M Cordova       Walk; Molitor to 2B
                  John Cummings replaces Felipe Lira pitching
   O      12-      55%  M Lawton        Molitor Caught Stealing (PO) 3B (P-3B)
   O      1--  8   59%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Todd Ritchie facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   55%  D Easley        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   59%  T Fryman        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
                  Greg Swindell replaces Todd Ritchie pitching
   O      1--  5   54%  T Clark         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      56%  B Higginson     Fryman Steals 2B
          -2-  6   58%  " "             Walk
                  Gregg Olson replaces Greg Swindell pitching; Jody Reed pinch hits for Curtis Pride batting 6th
   R      12-  2   78%  J Reed          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Fryman Scores; Higginson to 2B
   R      12-  1   88%  B Trammell      Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Higginson Scores; Reed to 2B
   O      12-  2   85%  M Walbeck       Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, John Cummings facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   89%  T Steinbach     Lineout: 3B
                  Dan Miceli replaces John Cummings pitching; Ron Coomer pinch hits for Todd Walker batting 7th
   O      ---  3   92%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   94%  P Meares        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-4, Gregg Olson facing 9-1-2
                  Ron Coomer moves to 1B; Dennis Hocking moves to 3B; Brent Brede moves to RF
   O      ---  4   93%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   94%  B Hunter        Walk
          1--  4   95%  D Easley        Walk; Hunter to 2B
          12-      96%  T Fryman        Hunter Steals 3B; Easley Steals 2B
          -23  5   96%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Gregg Olson pitching
   O      123  1   94%  T Clark         Foul Popfly: 1B
   RRRR   123  5  100%  B Higginson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Hunter Scores; Easley Scores; Fryman Scores
   O      ---  6  100%  J Reed          Foul Popfly: C
                  4 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 10.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-10, Dan Miceli facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   99%  D Hocking       Walk
          1--  4   99%  C Knoblauch     Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left); Hocking to 2B
          12-  7   96%  B Brede         Walk; Hocking to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B
                  Todd Jones replaces Dan Miceli pitching
   RO     123  1   98%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Hocking Scores; Knoblauch to 3B
   O      1-3  3  100%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  4   99%  M Lawton        Walk; Molitor to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 10.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199704090

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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