April 12, 1999 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 5
KCR 2
(10) MIN 1
@DET 0
(12) SEA 6
OAK 3 ANA 13
@TEX 5 TOR 7
TBD 1 ARI 12
LAD 6 CIN 7
@CHC 2 SDP 8
@COL 5
(11) NYM 8
FLA 1 ATL 8
@PHI 6

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 47,449

Monday, April 12, 1999, 1:04PM
Time of Game: 3:32

Twins

3-4

Won 1

2nd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    1  6  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  3  2

W: R Aguilera (1-0), L: S Runyan (0-1)

Tigers

1-6

Lost 6

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Hunter CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .473   10    1   0   
  D Hocking PH-CF-SS          2   0   0   0    0   1  .083  .166    7    0   1   
C Allen LF                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .273  .576   18    1   0   
T Walker 2B                   5   1   3   1    0   1  .300  .877   13    3   2   HR,2·2B
R Coomer 3B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .536    6    2   3   
M Lawton RF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .881   10    6   0   CS
M Cordova DH                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .391  .959   13    0   0   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   1   0    1   0  .318 1.059   10    8   0   
T Steinbach C                 5   0   0   0    0   3  .278  .808   11   13   0   CS
C Guzman SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .488   15    2   1   
  B Gates PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .920    0    0   0   
  C Latham CF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   

E Milton P                                                               0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   1
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       42   1   6   1    2  12              113   36   8

BATTING

2B: T Walker 2 (2, 2 off W Blair).

HR: T Walker (1, off S Runyan; 12th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: T Walker 8; M Lawton; D Mientkiewicz; M Cordova.

RBI: T Walker (4).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

BASERUNNING

CS: T Steinbach (1, 2nd base by W Blair/B Ausmus); M Lawton (1, 2nd base by W Blair/B Ausmus).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Encarnacion LF              5   0   1   0    0   2  .185  .518   20    3   0   2B
G Jefferies DH                5   0   1   0    0   0  .174  .513   10    0   0   2B
D Easley 2B-SS                4   0   0   0    1   2  .185  .674   25    2   4   
T Clark 1B                    5   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .703   11   12   0   
D Palmer 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .185  .489    7    0   1   
B Higginson RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .958   10    4   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .381   14    1   3   
  F Catalanotto PH-2B         1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .629    0    0   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .771   10   12   2   
B Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .133  .411   15    2   0   

W Blair P                                                                0   2
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   1
  S Runyan P                                                             0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
Totals                       39   0   3   0    1  13              122   36  13

BATTING

2B: G Jefferies (1, off R Aguilera); J Encarnacion (1, off M Trombley).

TB: G Jefferies 2; J Encarnacion 2; B Higginson.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: D Cruz (1); D Palmer (1).

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                       7.1   1   0   0    1   7   0   3.27   24   97-64   36·12·16    5· 8· 3· 0     82    -     0.91   0.52
M Trombley                     3     1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00   10   25-17    9· 6· 6    2· 4· 1· 0          0-0    2.26   0.44
R Aguilera, W (1-0)            1.2   1   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6    0-0     3· 0· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    3.79   0.32
Totals                        12     3   0   0    1  13   0          40  122-81   48·18·22    8·13· 5· 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                        8     3   0   0    0   4   0   3.75   27   92-58   34·10·14   14· 9· 0· 0     80    -     1.07   0.59
D Brocail                      1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   6.23    4   16-9     4· 3· 2    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.01   0.22
C Nitkowski                    0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    1    0-0     0· 0· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.05
T Jones                        1.1   0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    6    0-0     2· 0· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.33   0.19
S Runyan, L (0-1)              0     1   1   1    0   0   1  13.50    1    0-0     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.38  -0.32
M Anderson                     1     2   0   0    0   2   0   2.45    5    0-0     3· 0· 0    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.78   0.05
Totals                        12     6   1   1    2  12   1          44  108-67   44·13·16   18·11· 1· 0           -

S Runyan faced 1 batter in the 12th inning.

Balks: R Aguilera (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Rich Garcia, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 3:32.

Attendance: 47,449.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 44° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. T Hunter             CF    1. J Encarnacion        LF 
2. C Allen              LF    2. G Jefferies          DH 
3. T Walker             2B    3. D Easley             2B 
4. R Coomer             3B    4. T Clark              1B 
5. M Lawton             RF    5. D Palmer             3B 
6. M Cordova            DH    6. B Higginson          RF 
7. D Mientkiewicz       1B    7. D Cruz               SS 
8. T Steinbach          C     8. B Ausmus             C  
9. C Guzman             SS    9. B Hunter             CF 

   E Milton             P        W Blair              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t12   0  0-0  ---      32%  82% T Walker        S Runyan        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b12   1  1-0  --3      26%  82% D Easley        R Aguilera      Strikeout Swinging
   b12   2  1-0  --3      18% 100% T Clark         R Aguilera      Groundout: SS-1B
   b12   1  1-0  ---     -17%  70% G Jefferies     R Aguilera      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   b 9   2  0-0  --3  7   14%  50% D Easley        M Trombley      Strikeout Swinging

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  T Hunter        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4   46%  C Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   48%  T Walker        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   45%  R Coomer        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  J Encarnacion   Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   49%  G Jefferies     Lineout: RF
          --- 10   48%  D Easley        Walk
   O      1--  4   50%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   54%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      48%  M Cordova       Lawton Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  5   46%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   45%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  4   44%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   48%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  3   50%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   47%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   45%  C Guzman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   44%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   49%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   47%  C Allen         Flyball: RF
          ---  4   52%  T Walker        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   48%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF; Walker to 3B
   O      --3  3   44%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   46%  D Easley        Foul Popfly: 2B (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  1   49%  T Clark         Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   50%  D Palmer        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   44%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   43%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   46%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   48%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   50%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   46%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   44%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   42%  C Allen         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   45%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   48%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   46%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   43%  R Coomer        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  1   45%  M Lawton        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  3   41%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   45%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   48%  T Clark         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   45%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  3   50%  T Steinbach     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      41%  C Guzman        Steinbach Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   38%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   43%  B Higginson     Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  Mike Trombley replaces Eric Milton pitching
   O      ---  4   47%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Brocail facing 1-2-3
                  Doug Brocail replaces Willie Blair pitching; Dennis Hocking pinch hits for Torii Hunter batting 1st
   O      ---  7   44%  D Hocking       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   38%  C Allen         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   35%  T Walker        Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Trombley facing 9-1-2
                  Dennis Hocking moves to CF
   O      ---  5   41%  B Hunter        Flyball: RF
          ---  3   29%  J Encarnacion   Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   36%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B; Encarnacion to 3B
   O      --3  7   50%  D Easley        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Doug Brocail facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      44%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Doug Brocail pitching
   O      ---      38%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
                  Todd Jones replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
          ---      42%  M Cordova       Walk
          1--      47%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk; Cordova to 2B
   O      12-      35%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Trombley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  T Clark         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---      46%  D Palmer        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---      50%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 11th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Todd Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Brent Gates pinch hits for Cristian Guzman batting 9th
   O      ---      44%  B Gates         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      38%  D Hocking       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---      35%  C Allen         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 11th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Trombley facing 7-8-9
                  Dennis Hocking moves to SS; Chris Latham replaces Brent Gates playing CF batting 9th; Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Deivi Cruz batting 7th
   O      ---      41%  F Catalanotto   Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      ---      46%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  B Hunter        Popfly: 1B (Short 1B Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 12th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Sean Runyan facing 3-4-5
                  Sean Runyan replaces Todd Jones pitching; Frank Catalanotto moves to 2B; Damion Easley moves to SS
   R      ---      82%  T Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
                  Matt Anderson replaces Sean Runyan pitching
   O      ---      80%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---      78%  M Lawton        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---      79%  M Cordova       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      82%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cordova to 3B
   O      1-3      77%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 12th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
          ---      70%  G Jefferies     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          -2-      57%  D Easley        Balk; Jefferies to 3B
   O      --3      82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3     100%  T Clark         Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199904120

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