April 14, 1999 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 11
KCR 4 DET 7
MIN 1 NYY 14
BAL 7 OAK 6
ANA 5 TEX 9
@SEA 6 TOR 7
TBD 6
(11) ARI 6
LAD 2 CHC 5
CIN 4 MON 15
MIL 1 NYM 4
FLA 1 ATL 10
@PHI 4 STL 9
@PIT 5 HOU 6
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 12,263

Wednesday, April 14, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:25

Twins

3-5

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  3  2
Tigers          0  0  5   0  1  1   0  0  X    7 13  0

W: J Weaver (1-0), L: L Hawkins (0-2)

Tigers

2-6

Won 1

5th, 5 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Hunter CF                   2   0   0   0    0   2  .172  .441    9    1   0   
  C Latham PH-CF              2   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .500   10    0   0   
C Allen LF                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .543    7    2   0   
  D Hocking PH-LF             2   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286   11    0   0   
T Walker 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .273  .818   17    3   5   GDP
R Coomer 3B-1B                4   1   2   1    0   0  .292  .778   12    3   2   HR,2B
M Lawton RF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .797   10    0   0   
M Cordova DH                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .360  .907   17    0   0   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             2   0   0   0    0   1  .292  .976    9   10   0   
  B Gates PH-3B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .833    2    0   1   
J Valentin C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .364   12    5   0   
C Guzman SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .174  .425   22    0   7   

L Hawkins P                                                              0   0
  J Mays P                                                               0   0
Totals                       29   1   3   1    2  10              138   24  15

BATTING

2B: R Coomer (1, off J Weaver).

HR: R Coomer (1, off C Nitkowski; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

TB: R Coomer 6; D Hocking.

GIDP: T Walker (1).

RBI: R Coomer (1).

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Guzman-T Walker-D Mientkiewicz; C Guzman-T Walker-R Coomer.

E: C Allen (2); R Coomer (2).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .150  .411   14    3   0   
G Jefferies DH                5   0   1   0    0   1  .179  .495   11    0   0   
B Higginson RF                3   2   2   1    1   0  .296 1.128   17    1   0   HR
T Clark 1B                    2   1   1   2    1   0  .276  .748   18    5   0   
  F Catalanotto PH-1B         1   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000    1    3   0   2B
D Palmer 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .194  .491   16    2   3   
D Easley 2B                   3   1   3   2    0   0  .267  .853   10    2   3   2B,HBP
J Encarnacion LF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .194  .517   17    1   0   GDP
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .718    7   10   0   GDP
D Cruz SS                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .160  .400   15    0   1   

J Weaver P                                                               0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   1
  M Kida P                                                               0   0
Totals                       35   7  13   6    2   5              126   27   8

BATTING

2B: F Catalanotto (1, off J Mays); D Easley (2, off L Hawkins).

HR: B Higginson (3, off J Mays; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

HBP: D Easley (1, by J Mays).

TB: B Higginson 5; D Easley 4; F Catalanotto 2; B Ausmus; J Encarnacion; G Jefferies; D Palmer; B Hunter; T Clark; D Cruz.

GIDP: J Encarnacion (1); B Ausmus (2).

RBI: T Clark 2 (5); D Easley 2 (5); B Higginson (6); B Ausmus (3).

2-out RBI: B Higginson; B Ausmus; D Easley.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Palmer-D Easley-F Catalanotto.

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
L Hawkins, L (0-2)             5    11   6   6    2   4   0  14.54   27   88-56   35· 7·14   11· 6· 4· 0     23    -     0.74  -0.24
J Mays                         3     2   1   1    0   1   1   5.59   11   35-25   19· 2· 4    6· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         8    13   7   7    2   5   1          38  123-81   54· 9·18   17· 8· 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
J Weaver, W (1-0)              5     1   0   0    1   5   0   0.00   17   81-52   28· 9·15    5· 6· 0· 0     69    -     0.56   0.22
M Anderson                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.93    3   21-15    7· 2· 6    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.19   0.02
C Nitkowski                    1     1   1   1    1   1   1   6.00    5   18-12    7· 2· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
M Kida                         2     1   0   0    0   2   0  13.50    6   18-12    8· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     3   1   1    2  10   1          31  138-91   50·14·27   10· 8· 1· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Mays (1; D Easley).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:25.

Attendance: 12,263.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 11mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   L Hawkins            P        J Weaver             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  123  5   18%  84% T Clark         L Hawkins       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cruz Scores; Hunter Scores; Higginson Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Clark to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  1--  4   -8%  51% J Encarnacion   L Hawkins       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   b 3   1  0-0  12-  6    6%  66% B Higginson     L Hawkins       Walk; Cruz to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   b 3   0  0-0  1--  2    6%  65% B Hunter        L Hawkins       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Cruz to 2B
   b 3   0  0-0  12-  3   -6%  60% G Jefferies     L Hawkins       Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Weaver facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  C Allen         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   53%  T Walker        Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  R Coomer        Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  3   52%  B Higginson     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   54%  T Clark         Walk; Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Weaver facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  M Lawton        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   54%  M Cordova       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   55%  D Mientkiewicz  Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   59%  D Easley        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   OO     1--  4   51%  J Encarnacion   Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  1   50%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Weaver facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   55%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   56%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   60%  D Cruz          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   65%  B Hunter        Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Cruz to 2B
   O      12-  3   60%  G Jefferies     Strikeout Looking
          12-  6   66%  B Higginson     Walk; Cruz to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   RRR    123  5   84%  T Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cruz Scores; Hunter Scores; Higginson Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-  4   82%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   87%  D Easley        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Clark Scores
          1--  4   88%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Easley to 3B
   R      1-3  2   92%  B Ausmus        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Easley Scores; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      12-  2   91%  D Cruz          Lineout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Jeff Weaver facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   92%  C Allen         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   93%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  3   92%  R Coomer        Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   94%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   93%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   94%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   93%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
          1--      93%  T Clark         E5 on Foul Ball (3B Foul)
   O      1--  5   92%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Jeff Weaver facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   94%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   95%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   95%  J Valentin      Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   96%  D Palmer        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  1   98%  D Easley        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Palmer Scores
   O      -2-  4   97%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   97%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Easley to 3B
   O      --3  2   97%  D Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 6.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Matt Anderson facing 9-1-2
                  Matt Anderson replaces Jeff Weaver pitching
   O      --- 10   97%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Chris Latham pinch hits for Torii Hunter batting 1st
   O      ---  4   98%  C Latham        Strikeout Swinging
                  Dennis Hocking pinch hits for Chad Allen batting 2nd
   O      ---  7   98%  D Hocking       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Joe Mays facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Mays replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching; Dennis Hocking moves to LF; Chris Latham moves to CF
   O      ---  7   98%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   98%  G Jefferies     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      ---  6   99%  B Higginson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Tony Clark batting 4th
          ---  1   99%  F Catalanotto   Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  3   99%  D Palmer        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 7.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, C.J. Nitkowski facing 3-4-5
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Matt Anderson pitching; Frank Catalanotto moves to 1B
   O      ---  4   99%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   99%  R Coomer        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   99%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   99%  M Cordova       Walk
                  Brent Gates pinch hits for Doug Mientkiewicz batting 7th
   O      1--  2   99%  B Gates         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Joe Mays facing 6-7-8
                  Ron Coomer moves to 1B; Brent Gates moves to 3B
          ---  1   99%  D Easley        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   99%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  2   99%  B Ausmus        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 7.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, Masao Kida facing 8-9-1
                  Masao Kida replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      ---  1   99%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Guzman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6  100%  C Latham        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 7-1, Joe Mays facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6  100%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 7.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, Masao Kida facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   99%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1  100%  T Walker        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2  100%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199904140

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