April 10, 1997 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 4
@CHW 0 MIN 7
@DET 3 TEX 2
@MIL 0 HOU 5
@ATL 3 FLA 1
@CHC 0

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 6,381

Thursday, April 10, 1997, 1:04
Time of Game: 3:11

Twins

5-4

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  1   2  1  0   0  0  2    7 14  1
Tigers          0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  6  0

W: S Aldred (1-0), L: W Blair (1-2)

Tigers

4-5

Lost 1

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   2   2   1    2   0  .286  .905   27    2   6   3B,2B,SB
D Hocking LF-3B               4   0   1   0    1   0  .429 1.127   22    2   0   
P Molitor DH                  5   1   4   2    0   0  .361  .857   11    0   0   
G Myers C                     5   1   1   0    0   2  .333  .666   25    4   0   GDP
G Colbrunn 1B                 5   1   2   0    0   0  .320  .908   11   11   1   2B,CS
M Lawton CF                   3   0   1   1    2   0  .367 1.033   19    1   0   2B,IW
R Coomer RF                   5   1   2   2    0   1  .263  .721   16    2   0   HR
T Walker 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .646   20    2   2   
  T Steinbach PH              0   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .476    3    0   0   SF
  R Becker LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .240  .607         0   0   
P Meares SS                   5   1   0   0    0   0  .281  .855   17    3   3   

S Aldred P                                                               0   1
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       38   7  14   7    6   3              171   27  13

BATTING

2B: C Knoblauch (2, off W Blair); G Colbrunn (4, off W Blair); M Lawton (2, off W Blair).

3B: C Knoblauch (1, off W Blair).

HR: R Coomer (1, off J Bautista; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

SF: T Steinbach (1, off M Myers).

IBB: M Lawton (1, by D Miceli).

TB: C Knoblauch 5; R Coomer 5; P Molitor 4; G Colbrunn 3; M Lawton 2; D Hocking; T Walker; G Myers.

GIDP: G Myers (1).

RBI: R Coomer 2 (2); P Molitor 2 (9); C Knoblauch (6); M Lawton (4); T Steinbach (5).

2-out RBI: R Coomer.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 5 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Colbrunn-P Meares; C Knoblauch-P Meares-G Colbrunn.

E: G Colbrunn (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch (3, 2nd base off J Cummings/B Johnson).

CS: G Colbrunn (1, 2nd base by J Bautista/B Johnson).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .237  .547   14    3   0   
J Reed 2B                     3   1   0   0    0   1  .333  .718   12    2   4   HBP
T Fryman 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .405  .983   12    0   2   
T Clark 1B                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .316  .960   16    6   2   
B Trammell RF                 2   1   2   3    2   0  .417 1.075   17    1   0   HR
B Johnson C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .667   14    4   1   GDP
B Higginson LF                4   0   2   0    0   1  .353 1.112   19    6   0   
V Coleman DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .143   13    0   0   GDP
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .310  .747    9    3   2   
  D Easley PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .771    5    0   0   

W Blair P                                                                1   1
  J Bautista P                                                           1   0
  J Cummings P                                                           0   1
  D Miceli P                                                             0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   3   6   3    5   4              131   27  13

BATTING

HR: B Trammell (1, off S Aldred; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: J Reed (1, by S Aldred).

TB: B Trammell 5; B Higginson 2; T Fryman; B Hunter.

GIDP: V Coleman (1); B Johnson (1).

RBI: B Trammell 3 (4).

2-out RBI: B Trammell 3.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Clark-D Cruz-J Bautista.

BASERUNNING

PO: B Higginson (1st base by S Aldred).

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 Aldred, W (1-0)              5     4   3   3    3   0   1   6.97   22   73-40   24· 5·11    9· 5· 4· 0     44    -     1.12  -0.04
M Trombley, H (2)              3     1   0   0    1   4   0   2.00   11   42-27    9· 7·11    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.41   0.26
R Aguilera                     1     1   0   0    1   0   0   2.25    4   16-8     3· 0· 5    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.44   0.02
Totals                         9     6   3   3    5   4   1          37  131-75   36·12·27   15· 6· 6· 0           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Blair, L (1-2)               3.1   7   4   4    3   2   0  13.50   20   78-49   29· 8·12    7· 6· 2· 0     29    -     1.29  -0.25
J Bautista                     3.2   4   1   1    1   1   1   2.45   14   45-26   18· 3· 5    6· 3· 3· 0          2-1    0.83   0.03
J Cummings                     1     2   2   2    1   0   0   3.60    6   28-17    8· 3· 6    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.55   0.00
D Miceli                       0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0  18.69    3    8-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.65  -0.03
M Myers                        0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    2    6-5     2· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          3-1    0.27  -0.00
Totals                         9    14   7   7    6   3   1          45  165-99   59·15·25   17·12· 7· 0          7-3

J Cummings faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Cummings (1).

IBB: D Miceli (1; M Lawton).

PO: S Aldred (0; B Higginson, 1st base).

HBP: S Aldred (1; J Reed).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:11.

Attendance: 6,381.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 39° F, Wind 10mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. D Hocking            LF    2. J Reed               2B 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. T Fryman             3B 
4. G Myers              C     4. T Clark              1B 
5. G Colbrunn           1B    5. B Trammell           RF 
6. M Lawton             CF    6. B Johnson            C  
7. R Coomer             RF    7. B Higginson          LF 
8. T Walker             3B    8. V Coleman            DH 
9. P Meares             SS    9. D Cruz               SS 

   S Aldred             P        W Blair              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-0  12-  2  -30%  37% B Trammell      S Aldred        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Reed Scores; Clark Scores
   t 4   1  3-2  1--  5   17%  55% C Knoblauch     W Blair         Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Meares Scores
   t 5   2  3-4  ---  2   12%  71% R Coomer        J Bautista      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 3   0  0-1  12-  4   12%  81% P Molitor       W Blair         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Knoblauch Scores; Hocking to 3B; Molitor to 2B/Adv on throw
   t 2   0  0-0  -2-  4    9%  65% M Lawton        W Blair         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Colbrunn Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  8   53%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--  2   52%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-1B; Knoblauch to 2B
   O      -2-  1   48%  P Molitor       Lineout: CF
   O      -2-  5   45%  G Myers         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Aldred facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  J Reed          Lineout: RF
          ---  3   48%  T Fryman        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  4   50%  T Clark         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   56%  G Colbrunn      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  4   65%  M Lawton        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Colbrunn Scores
   O      -2-  2   64%  R Coomer        Groundout: 1B-P; Lawton to 3B
   O      --3  3   59%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
   O      --3  5   55%  P Meares        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Aldred facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   51%  B Trammell      Walk
   OO     1--  5   59%  B Johnson       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  6   58%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      57%  V Coleman       Higginson Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Higginson to 2B
          -2-  8   56%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   61%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   67%  C Knoblauch     Double to RF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  6   69%  D Hocking       Walk
   R      12-  4   81%  P Molitor       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Knoblauch Scores; Hocking to 3B; Molitor to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  3   77%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   70%  G Colbrunn      Fielder's Choice 3B; Hocking out at Hm/3B-C; Molitor to 3B
          1-3  6   72%  M Lawton        Walk; Colbrunn to 2B
   O      123  5   66%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Aldred facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   62%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   55%  J Reed          Hit By Pitch; Hunter to 2B
   O      12-  1   62%  T Fryman        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  6   67%  T Clark         Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Reed to 2B
   RRR    12-  2   37%  B Trammell      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Reed Scores; Clark Scores
   O      ---  2   38%  B Johnson       Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   43%  T Walker        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   38%  P Meares        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B (P's Right)
   R      1--  5   55%  C Knoblauch     Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Meares Scores
          --3  1   58%  D Hocking       Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line); Knoblauch stays at 3B
                  Jose Bautista replaces Willie Blair pitching
   R      1-3  1   65%  P Molitor       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Knoblauch Scores; Hocking to 2B
   OO     12-  4   56%  G Myers         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Scott Aldred facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   60%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   62%  V Coleman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   63%  D Cruz          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Jose Bautista facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   61%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   59%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   R      ---  2   71%  R Coomer        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  6   72%  T Walker        Walk
   O      1--  2   70%  P Meares        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Scott Aldred facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   73%  B Hunter        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   76%  J Reed          Lineout: 2B
          ---  5   74%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  2   77%  T Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jose Bautista facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   75%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  D Hocking       Lineout: 1B
          ---  3   75%  P Molitor       Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   73%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Trombley facing 5-6-7
                  Mike Trombley replaces Scott Aldred pitching
          ---  6   67%  B Trammell      Walk
   O      1--  3   72%  B Johnson       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   77%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   81%  V Coleman       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jose Bautista facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   83%  G Colbrunn      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   81%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF
   O      1--      78%  R Coomer        Colbrunn Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  3   77%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Trombley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   81%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   84%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  J Reed          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Cummings facing 8-9-1
                  John Cummings replaces Jose Bautista pitching
   O      ---  6   84%  T Walker        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   83%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   84%  C Knoblauch     Walk
          1--      84%  D Hocking       Knoblauch Steals 2B
          -2-      85%  " "             Wild Pitch; Knoblauch to 3B
   O      --3  5   82%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Trombley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   87%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   90%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   87%  B Trammell      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   92%  B Johnson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, John Cummings facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   93%  P Molitor       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  7   95%  G Myers         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Molitor to 2B
                  Dan Miceli replaces John Cummings pitching
   O      12-  1   95%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Molitor to 3B; Myers to 2B
          -23  4   95%  M Lawton        Intentional Walk
   R      123  3   98%  R Coomer        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Molitor Scores; Myers to 3B; Lawton to 2B
                  Mike Myers replaces Dan Miceli pitching; Terry Steinbach pinch hits for Todd Walker batting 8th
   RO     123  3   98%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Myers Scores; Lawton to 3B
   O      1-3  3   98%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Rick Aguilera facing 7-8-9
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Mike Trombley pitching; Dennis Hocking moves to 3B; Rich Becker replaces Terry Steinbach playing LF batting 8th
          ---  6   95%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2  100%  V Coleman       Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  Damion Easley pinch hits for Deivi Cruz batting 9th
          ---  5   99%  D Easley        Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  B Hunter        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199704100

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation