April 15, 1999 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 4
@BOS 0 MIN 8
@DET 6 BAL 9
@NYY 7 ANA 12
@OAK 1 TEX 4
@SEA 3
(10) TOR 11
TBD 1 LAD 8
@ARI 1 COL 6
SDP 4 MIL 9
@MON 4 FLA 11
@NYM 4 SFG 5
HOU 2

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 11,818

Thursday, April 15, 1999, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:50

Twins

4-5

Won 1

2nd, 3½ GB

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

W: B Wells (1-0), L: B Moehler (1-2), S: R Aguilera (2)

Tigers

2-7

Lost 1

5th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hocking 3B                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .211  .422   14    1   1   
T Hunter CF                   5   2   3   1    0   0  .235  .639   12    1   0   HR,2·SB
T Walker 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .732   19    2   3   
R Coomer 1B                   3   1   1   1    1   0  .296  .789   16    7   1   
M Lawton RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .706   12    2   0   
C Allen LF                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .256  .615   15    2   0   HR
C Koskie DH                   3   2   2   3    1   0  .417 1.500   19    0   0   2·HR
J Valentin C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .266   10    8   1   
C Guzman SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .185  .436    8    3   2   

B Sampson P                                                              0   0
  B Wells P                                                              0   1
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           1   0
Totals                       36   8  10   7    2   2              125   27   9

BATTING

HR: T Hunter (1, off B Moehler; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); C Koskie 2 (2, 2 off B Moehler; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF); C Allen (1, off C Nitkowski; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: C Koskie 8; T Hunter 6; C Allen 4; D Hocking 2; C Guzman; R Coomer.

RBI: C Koskie 3 (8); T Hunter (3); R Coomer (2); D Hocking (1); C Allen (3).

2-out RBI: C Koskie 2; R Coomer.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Hunter 2 (2, 3rd base off C Nitkowski/B Ausmus, 2nd base off B Moehler/B Ausmus).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .208  .529   27    5   1   CS
G Jefferies DH                4   1   2   2    0   0  .219  .641   21    0   0   HR,SF
B Higginson RF                5   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .958   18    3   0   
T Clark 1B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .250  .700   19   13   2   
D Palmer 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .200  .492   19    0   3   
D Easley 2B-SS                4   2   3   2    0   0  .324 1.042    8    3   2   HR,2B
J Encarnacion LF              4   1   2   2    0   1  .229  .658   18    0   0   HR,2·SB
B Ausmus C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .217  .628   13    2   0   
  K Garcia PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .444   10    0   0   
  B Haselman C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .200 1.000         0   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .179  .429    7    0   2   
  F Catalanotto PH-2B         1   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .873    5    0   0   

B Moehler P                                                              0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          1   1
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   1
Totals                       36   6  11   6    2   6              165   27  12

BATTING

2B: D Easley (3, off B Wells).

HR: G Jefferies (1, off B Wells; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); J Encarnacion (2, off B Sampson; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); D Easley (2, off B Sampson; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: G Jefferies (1, off B Sampson).

TB: D Easley 7; J Encarnacion 5; G Jefferies 5; B Hunter 2; D Palmer; D Cruz.

RBI: G Jefferies 2 (4); D Easley 2 (7); J Encarnacion 2 (4).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Encarnacion 2 (2, 2nd base off B Sampson/J Valentin, 3rd base off B Sampson/J Valentin).

CS: B Hunter (1, 2nd base by B Wells/J Valentin).

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 Sampson                      4     7   4   4    2   3   2  15.00   21   87-53   31· 4·18    5· 6· 5· 0     33    -     1.24  -0.14
B Wells, W (1-0)               3     4   2   2    0   0   1   5.87   12   41-27   19· 3· 5    7· 5· 0· 0          0-0    0.93  -0.05
M Trombley, H (1)              1     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    3   14-9     3· 4· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.43   0.21
R Aguilera, S (2)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   11-7     3· 0· 4    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.11
Totals                         9    11   6   6    2   6   3          39  153-96   56·11·29   14·12· 5· 0          1-0

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 Moehler, L (1-2)             5     7   6   6    1   1   3   5.89   22   66-43   32· 3· 8    7· 9· 4· 0     29    -     0.76  -0.33
C Nitkowski                    1.2   3   2   2    0   1   1   7.71    8   28-18   11· 3· 4    5· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.46  -0.10
D Brocail                      1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.76    5   19-12    9· 0· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.28   0.03
T Jones                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-7     5· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9    10   8   8    2   2   4          38  120-80   57· 6·17   16·14· 4· 0          1-0

B Wells faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: C Nitkowski (1).

WP: B Sampson (1); M Trombley (1); B Moehler (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 11,818.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 57° F, Wind 11mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

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

   B Sampson            P        B Moehler            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  1--  6   18%  65% C Koskie        B Moehler       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Coomer Scores
   b 8   0  8-5  1--  1  -14%  70% D Easley        B Wells         Double to LF (Ground Ball); Palmer Scores
   b 4   0  5-1  1--  5  -13%  67% J Encarnacion   B Sampson       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Easley Scores
   t 5   1  4-5  ---  2   11%  71% T Hunter        B Moehler       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 2   0  2-0  ---  2  -10%  55% D Easley        B Sampson       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  D Hocking       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   46%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Benj Sampson facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   42%  B Hunter        Walk
   O      1--  3   45%  G Jefferies     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  2   48%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
          1--  6   46%  T Clark         Walk; Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   54%  R Coomer        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  M Lawton        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      1--  3   47%  C Allen         Foul Popfly: 1B
   RR     1--  6   65%  C Koskie        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Coomer Scores
   O      ---  1   64%  J Valentin      Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Benj Sampson facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  2   55%  D Easley        Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          ---  7   51%  J Encarnacion   Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      48%  B Ausmus        Encarnacion Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   53%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  3   57%  D Cruz          Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
          -2-      56%  B Hunter        Encarnacion Steals 3B
   O      --3  6   60%  " "             Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   64%  C Guzman        Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
          1--      66%  D Hocking       Wild Pitch; Guzman to 2B
   RO     -2-  2   68%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Guzman Scores; Hocking out at 2B/CF-1B-2B
          ---  3   70%  T Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--      71%  T Walker        Hunter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   68%  " "             Lineout: 2B
   R      -2-  6   76%  R Coomer        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Hunter Scores
   O      1--  6   74%  M Lawton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Benj Sampson facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   70%  G Jefferies     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      68%  B Higginson     Wild Pitch; Jefferies to 2B
   O      -2-  5   73%  " "             Lineout: 2B
   O      -2-  4   76%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   80%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   78%  C Allen         Flyball: CF
   R      ---  1   85%  C Koskie        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   84%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   83%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-5, Benj Sampson facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   80%  D Easley        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  5   67%  J Encarnacion   Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Easley Scores
   O      ---  6   70%  B Ausmus        Foul Popfly: C
          ---  2   67%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   59%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Cruz to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   59%  G Jefferies     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores
   O      1--  3   63%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   60%  D Hocking       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  2   71%  T Hunter        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   70%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   69%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Bob Wells facing 4-5-6
                  Bob Wells replaces Benj Sampson pitching
   O      ---  2   72%  T Clark         Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   75%  D Palmer        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  1   76%  D Easley        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 4.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-4, C.J. Nitkowski facing 5-6-7
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Brian Moehler pitching
   O      ---  1   74%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  4   83%  C Allen         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   82%  C Koskie        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   82%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, Bob Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   85%  J Encarnacion   Foul Popfly: C
   O      ---  4   87%  B Ausmus        Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  2   88%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, C.J. Nitkowski facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   87%  C Guzman        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  3   88%  D Hocking       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
          1--  3   91%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hocking to 3B
   R      1-3      94%  T Walker        Balk; Hocking Scores/No RBI; Hunter to 2B
          -2-      95%  " "             Hunter Steals 3B
   O      --3  8   93%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Doug Brocail replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      --3  1   91%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Bob Wells facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   88%  B Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      94%  G Jefferies     Hunter Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   R      ---  5   88%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  1   91%  B Higginson     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  7   92%  T Clark         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Doug Brocail facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   91%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   90%  C Allen         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  7   91%  C Koskie        Walk
   O      1--  2   90%  J Valentin      Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Bob Wells facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   84%  D Palmer        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to P's Left)
   R      1--  1   70%  D Easley        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Palmer Scores
                  Mike Trombley replaces Bob Wells pitching
   O      -2-  3   78%  J Encarnacion   Strikeout Swinging
                  Karim Garcia pinch hits for Brad Ausmus batting 8th
          -2-      76%  K Garcia        Wild Pitch; Easley to 3B
   O      --3  6   85%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Deivi Cruz batting 9th
   O      --3  5   91%  F Catalanotto   Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-6, Todd Jones facing 9-1-2
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching; Bill Haselman replaces Karim Garcia playing C batting 8th; Frank Catalanotto moves to 2B; Damion Easley moves to SS
   O      ---  3   90%  C Guzman        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   90%  D Hocking       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   89%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      ---  3   95%  B Hunter        Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   98%  G Jefferies     Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6  100%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 6.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET199904150

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