June 17, 1998 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 4
SEA 2 NYY 5
@BAL 3 BOS 12
@CHW 5 KCR 4
@CLE 3 DET 6
MIN 2 TBD 2
TOR 1 OAK 3
@TEX 2 ATL 6
FLA 2 MIL 6
@CHC 5 ARI 4
@CIN 1 HOU 6
STL 5 MON 5
NYM 4 PHI 3
PIT 1 SDP 3
LAD 2
(12) SFG 6
COL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 10,152

Wednesday, June 17, 1998, 7:07
Time of Game: 2:37

Twins

32-37

Lost 1

2nd, 7½ GB

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

W: B Florie (5-2), L: E Milton (3-6)

Tigers

26-41

Won 1

4th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   0   0   0    1   1  .242  .593   21    7   0   
T Walker 2B                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .348  .921    9    0   1   2B
P Molitor DH                  3   0   2   1    1   0  .277  .682   16    0   0   IW
O Merced 1B                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .292  .771   17    4   0   
  A Ochoa PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .656    5    0   0   GDP
  D Hocking 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .415         0   1   
M Cordova LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .284  .775   13    1   0   
M Lawton RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .253  .772   14    3   0   2B
R Coomer 3B-1B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .744   12    3   1   
T Steinbach C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .249  .714   16    4   0   
P Meares SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .706   12    1   2   

E Milton P                                                               0   2
  D Naulty P                                                             1   0
Totals                       33   2   7   1    4   5              135   24   7

BATTING

2B: T Walker (18, off B Florie); M Lawton (15, off B Florie).

IBB: P Molitor (2, by B Florie).

TB: T Walker 4; M Lawton 2; P Molitor 2; O Merced.

GIDP: A Ochoa (2).

RBI: P Molitor (34).

2-out RBI: P Molitor.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Meares-R Coomer.

E: T Walker (4); P Meares (13).

BASERUNNING

PO: T Walker (1st base by B Florie).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   2   1   0    0   0  .272  .695   17    2   0   SB
K Bartee DH                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .245  .772   16    0   0   SF
B Higginson RF                3   1   1   1    1   0  .315  .941   14    1   0   3B,IW
T Clark 1B                    4   2   2   4    0   0  .281  .865   21   14   0   2·HR
D Easley 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .920   20    0   4   SB
L Gonzalez LF                 4   0   3   0    0   0  .303  .855   20    2   0   SB
J Oliver C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .691   14    5   0   
B Ripken 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .274  .640   15    1   5   GDP
D Cruz SS                     4   1   0   0    0   0  .264  .628   21    1   4   

B Florie P                                                               1   1
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   6  10   6    1   3              158   27  14

BATTING

3B: B Higginson (2, off E Milton).

HR: T Clark 2 (14, off D Naulty, off E Milton; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: K Bartee (1, off E Milton).

IBB: B Higginson (2, by D Naulty).

TB: T Clark 8; B Higginson 3; L Gonzalez 3; K Bartee; D Easley; J Oliver; B Hunter.

GIDP: B Ripken (2).

RBI: T Clark 4 (48); B Higginson (38); K Bartee (10).

2-out RBI: T Clark 3; B Higginson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Ripken-T Clark.

E: T Clark (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: B Hunter (19, 2nd base off D Naulty/T Steinbach); D Easley (6, 2nd base off D Naulty/T Steinbach); L Gonzalez (5, 2nd base off E Milton/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
E Milton, L (3-6)              6     7   3   1    0   3   1   5.22   26  104-74   56· 2·16    4·12· 7· 0     53    -     1.04  -0.06
D Naulty                       2     3   3   0    1   0   1   4.96   10   45-25   19· 2· 4    7· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.56  -0.17
Totals                         8    10   6   1    1   3   2          36  149-99   75· 4·20   11·13· 8· 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
B Florie, W (5-2)              6.1   7   2   2    4   2   0   4.68   30   93-52   30· 6·16   16· 4· 4· 0     49    -     1.14  -0.05
S Runyan, H (2)                0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.03    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    4.53   0.28
D Brocail                      2     0   0   0    0   3   0   3.90    6   27-18   11· 1· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.05
Totals                         9     7   2   2    4   5   0          37  125-73   43· 7·23   19· 5· 4· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Florie 2 (5).

IBB: B Florie (4; P Molitor); D Naulty (1; B Higginson).

PO: B Florie (0; T Walker, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Rick Reed.

Time of Game: 2:37.

Attendance: 10,152.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 15mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. O Nixon              CF    1. B Hunter             CF 
2. T Walker             2B    2. K Bartee             DH 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. B Higginson          RF 
4. O Merced             1B    4. T Clark              1B 
5. M Cordova            LF    5. D Easley             2B 
6. M Lawton             RF    6. L Gonzalez           LF 
7. R Coomer             3B    7. J Oliver             C  
8. T Steinbach          C     8. B Ripken             3B 
9. P Meares             SS    9. D Cruz               SS 

   E Milton             P        B Florie             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   1  3-2  123  5   28%  78% A Ochoa         S Runyan        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
   b 7   2  2-3  12-  5   19%  96% T Clark         D Naulty        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hunter Scores/unER; Higginson Scores/unER; Clark Scores/unER
   t 7   1  3-2  1--  4  -16%  52% T Walker        B Florie        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Nixon to 3B
   b 5   2  2-2  -2-  2   14%  69% B Higginson     E Milton        Triple to CF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores/unER
   b 4   1  1-0  ---  2   13%  53% T Clark         E Milton        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  O Nixon         Foul Flyball: LF
          ---  2   50%  T Walker        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  2   53%  P Molitor       Lineout: CF
          1--      52%  O Merced        Walker Picked off 1B, safe on E3; Walker to 2B
          -2-  5   51%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   55%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  B Hunter        Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  6   55%  K Bartee        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  2   52%  B Higginson     Foul Popfly: C
   O      1--  7   50%  T Clark         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bryce Florie facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   44%  M Lawton        Double to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   O      -2-  1   46%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Lawton to 3B
   R      --3      43%  T Steinbach     Wild Pitch; Lawton Scores
   O      ---  6   44%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   45%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Milton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   43%  D Easley        Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  2   45%  L Gonzalez      Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
   O      1--  2   42%  J Oliver        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   40%  B Ripken        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bryce Florie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   42%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   43%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   42%  P Molitor       Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B)
          1--  4   40%  O Merced        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Molitor to 3B
   O      1-3  6   45%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Milton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   42%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   40%  B Hunter        Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   38%  K Bartee        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bryce Florie facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   41%  M Lawton        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   43%  R Coomer        Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   44%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Milton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   41%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   R      ---  2   53%  T Clark         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   51%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   53%  L Gonzalez      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      54%  J Oliver        Gonzalez Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Bryce Florie facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   55%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   54%  T Walker        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      52%  P Molitor       Wild Pitch; Walker to 2B
   R      -2-  3   40%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Walker Scores
   O      1--  4   43%  O Merced        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Eric Milton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   39%  B Ripken        Foul Popfly: 1B
          ---  7   45%  D Cruz          Reached on E4 (Pop Fly to Deep 2B); Cruz to 2B
          -2-  4   55%  B Hunter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Cruz to 3B; Hunter to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23  2   55%  K Bartee        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores/unER
   R      -2-  2   69%  B Higginson     Triple to CF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores/unER
   O      --3  7   65%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Bryce Florie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   69%  M Cordova       Foul Bunt Groundout: P unassisted
          ---  5   65%  M Lawton        Walk
   O      1--  1   68%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B); Lawton to 2B
   O      -2-  3   73%  T Steinbach     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Eric Milton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   71%  D Easley        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   73%  L Gonzalez      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   71%  J Oliver        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   68%  B Ripken        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Bryce Florie facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   73%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   68%  O Nixon         Walk
          1--  4   52%  T Walker        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Nixon to 3B
          -23  4   50%  P Molitor       Intentional Walk
                  Sean Runyan replaces Bryce Florie pitching; Alex Ochoa pinch hits for Orlando Merced batting 4th
   OO     123  5   78%  A Ochoa         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dan Naulty facing 9-1-2
                  Dan Naulty replaces Eric Milton pitching; Ron Coomer moves to 1B; Dennis Hocking replaces Alex Ochoa playing 3B batting 4th
   O      ---  4   76%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   78%  B Hunter        Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      80%  K Bartee        Hunter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   77%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  4   77%  B Higginson     Intentional Walk
   RRR    12-  5   96%  T Clark         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Hunter Scores/unER; Higginson Scores/unER; Clark Scores/unER
          ---  4   96%  D Easley        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--      96%  L Gonzalez      Easley Steals 2B
   O      -2-  8   96%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Doug Brocail facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Brocail replaces Sean Runyan pitching
   O      ---  5   97%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   98%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  8   99%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dan Naulty facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   99%  J Oliver        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B)
   OO     1--  6   98%  B Ripken        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   99%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6  100%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6  100%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199806170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation