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Standings
CHW
@BOS		4
0
MIN
@DET		8
6
BAL
@NYY		9
7
ANA
@OAK		12
1
TEX
@SEA		4
3		 
(10)
TBD
@TOR		1
11
LAD
@ARI		8
1
SDP
@COL		4
6
MIL
@MON		9
4
FLA
@NYM		11
4
HOU
@SFG		2
5
Thursday, April 15, 1999 7:06PM
, Tiger Stadium
Attendance: 11,818, Time of Game: 2:50
Twins
8
4-5
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 3½ GB
 at Tigers
6
2-7
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 5½ GB
W: Bob Wells (1-0)
L: Brian Moehler (1-2)
 
                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

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Denny Hocking 3B 5 1 2 1 0 0 .211 .421 13 9 -0.002 0.74 0.055 -0.057 0.1 1 1
Torii Hunter CF 5 2 3 1 0 0 .235 .639 12 7 0.165 0.58 0.187 -0.022 2.0 1 0 HR,2·SB
Todd Walker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .243 .732 15 10 -0.074 0.60 0.000 -0.074 -1.3 2 3
Ron Coomer 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .296 .789 16 10 0.090 0.68 0.113 -0.023 0.8 7 1
Matt Lawton RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .707 12 8 -0.080 0.77 0.000 -0.080 -1.2 2 0
Chad Allen LF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .256 .615 15 11 0.038 0.65 0.091 -0.053 0.2 2 0 HR
Corey Koskie DH 3 2 2 3 1 0 .417 1.500 19 10 0.243 0.45 0.253 -0.010 2.8 2·HR
Javier Valentin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .267 10 7 -0.035 0.32 0.000 -0.035 -0.7 8 1
Cristian Guzman SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .185 .437 8 8 0.030 0.65 0.057 -0.027 -0.0 3 2
Benj Sampson P
   Bob Wells P 1
   Mike Trombley P
   Rick Aguilera P 1
Team Totals 36 8 10 7 2 2 .278 .927 120 80 0.375 0.61 0.756 -0.381 2.7 27 9
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

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 4 0 2 0 1 0 .208 .530 24 14 -0.008 1.34 0.144 -0.152 0.1 5 1 CS
Gregg Jefferies DH 4 1 2 2 0 0 .219 .641 18 8 0.038 1.32 0.110 -0.072 1.1 HR,SF
Bobby Higginson RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .250 .958 17 11 -0.144 1.00 0.000 -0.144 -1.4 3 0
Tony Clark 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .250 .700 19 11 -0.064 0.94 0.019 -0.082 -0.6 13 2
Dean Palmer 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .200 .492 19 14 -0.045 1.19 0.054 -0.098 -0.6 0 3
Damion Easley 2B-SS 4 2 3 2 0 0 .324 1.042 8 6 0.282 1.38 0.297 -0.015 2.8 3 2 HR,2B
Juan Encarnacion LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .229 .657 18 13 0.086 1.50 0.199 -0.113 1.5 0 0 HR,2·SB
Brad Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .628 12 8 -0.097 1.08 0.000 -0.097 -0.9 2 0
   Karim Garcia PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .444 6 4 -0.093 2.45 0.000 -0.093 -0.6
   Bill Haselman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Deivi Cruz SS 3 1 1 0 0 0 .179 .429 7 5 -0.018 0.86 0.032 -0.051 -0.2 0 2
   Frank Catalanotto PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .873 5 2 -0.062 2.14 0.000 -0.062 -0.4 0 0
Brian Moehler P
   C.J. Nitkowski P 1 1
   Doug Brocail P
   Todd Jones P 1
Team Totals 36 6 11 6 2 6 .306 .917 153 96 -0.125 1.27 0.855 -0.979 0.7 27 12
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.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: B Hunter (D Hocking at 2nd base).
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).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Benj Sampson 4 7 4 4 2 3 2 15.00 21 87 53 31 4 18 5 11 5 0 33 -0.141 1.23 -1.7
Bob 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 -0.056 0.96 -0.9
Mike Trombley, H (1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 14 9 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.212 2.45 1.2
Rick Aguilera, S (2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 3 11 7 3 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.110 1.37 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 6 6 2 6 3 6.00 39 153 96 56 11 29 14 17 5 0 33 1 0 0.125 0.61 -0.7
B Wells faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Detroit Tigers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brian Moehler, L (1-2) 5 7 6 6 1 1 3 5.89 22 66 43 32 3 8 7 13 4 0 29 -0.330 0.77 -3.1
C.J. Nitkowski 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 1 7.71 8 28 18 11 3 4 5 2 0 0 0 0 -0.101 0.49 -1.2
Doug Brocail 1.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.76 5 19 12 9 0 3 1 3 0 0 1 0 0.033 0.29 1.0
Todd Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 7 7 5 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.023 0.29 0.6
Team Totals 9 10 8 8 2 2 4 8.00 38 120 80 57 6 17 16 18 4 0 29 1 0 -0.375 1.27 -2.7
Balks: C Nitkowski (1).
WP: B Sampson (1); M Trombley (1); B Moehler (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 2:50.
Attendance: 11,818.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 57° F, Wind 11mph in from Rightfield, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t2 0-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR MIN C. Koskie B. Moehler 18% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Coomer Scores
b8 5-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R DET D. Easley B. Wells -14% 70% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Palmer Scores
b4 1-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR DET J. Encarnacion B. Sampson -13% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Easley Scores
t5 5-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R MIN T. Hunter B. Moehler 11% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R DET D. Easley B. Sampson -10% 55% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Hocking B. Moehler -2% 48% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN T. Hunter B. Moehler -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN T. Walker B. Moehler -1% 45% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Benj Sampson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  DET B. Hunter B. Sampson -3% 42% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O DET G. Jefferies B. Sampson 3% 45% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O DET B. Higginson B. Sampson 3% 48% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET T. Clark B. Sampson -2% 46% Walk; Higginson to 2B
b1 0-0 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O DET D. Palmer B. Sampson 4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN R. Coomer B. Moehler 4% 54% Walk
t2 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Lawton B. Moehler -4% 50% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Allen B. Moehler -3% 47% Foul Popfly: 1B
t2 0-0 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  RR MIN C. Koskie B. Moehler 18% 65% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Coomer Scores
t2 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Valentin B. Moehler -1% 64% 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, Twins' Benj Sampson facing 6-7-8
b2 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  R DET D. Easley B. Sampson -10% 55% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b2 1-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  DET J. Encarnacion B. Sampson -4% 51% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b2 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Ausmus B. Sampson -2% 48% Encarnacion Steals 2B
b2 1-2 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O DET B. Ausmus B. Sampson 5% 53% Flyball: CF
b2 1-2 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Cruz B. Sampson 4% 57% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b2 1-2 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  DET B. Hunter B. Sampson -0% 56% Encarnacion Steals 3B
b2 1-2 2 --3 6,(3-2)  O DET B. Hunter B. Sampson 4% 60% Lineout: RF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
t3 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN C. Guzman B. Moehler 3% 64% Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
t3 2-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Hocking B. Moehler 2% 66% Wild Pitch; Guzman to 2B
t3 2-1 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  RO MIN D. Hocking B. Moehler 2% 68% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Guzman Scores; Hocking out at 2B/CF-1B-2B
t3 3-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN T. Hunter B. Moehler 2% 70% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t3 3-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN T. Walker B. Moehler 1% 71% Hunter Steals 2B
t3 3-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Walker B. Moehler -3% 68% Lineout: 2B
t3 3-1 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  R MIN R. Coomer B. Moehler 8% 76% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Hunter Scores
t3 4-1 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O MIN M. Lawton B. Moehler -2% 74% 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, Twins' Benj Sampson facing 2-3-4
b3 1-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  DET G. Jefferies B. Sampson -4% 70% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 1-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Higginson B. Sampson -2% 68% Wild Pitch; Jefferies to 2B
b3 1-4 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  O DET B. Higginson B. Sampson 4% 73% Lineout: 2B
b3 1-4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  O DET T. Clark B. Sampson 4% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-4 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O DET D. Palmer B. Sampson 3% 80% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 6-7-8
t4 4-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Allen B. Moehler -2% 78% Flyball: CF
t4 4-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN C. Koskie B. Moehler 7% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t4 5-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Valentin B. Moehler -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
t4 5-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN C. Guzman B. Moehler -1% 84% 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, Twins' Benj Sampson facing 6-7-8
b4 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  DET D. Easley B. Sampson -3% 80% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b4 1-5 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR DET J. Encarnacion B. Sampson -13% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Easley Scores
b4 3-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET B. Ausmus B. Sampson 3% 70% Foul Popfly: C
b4 3-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  DET D. Cruz B. Sampson -3% 67% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b4 3-5 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  DET B. Hunter B. Sampson -8% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Cruz to 3B
b4 3-5 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  RO DET G. Jefferies B. Sampson 0% 59% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Cruz Scores
b4 4-5 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET B. Higginson B. Sampson 3% 63% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Tigers 4.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Tigers' Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
t5 5-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN D. Hocking B. Moehler -3% 60% Flyball: CF
t5 5-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R MIN T. Hunter B. Moehler 11% 71% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t5 6-4 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Walker B. Moehler -1% 70% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 6-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN R. Coomer B. Moehler -1% 69% 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, Twins' Bob Wells facing 4-5-6
Bob Wells replaces Benj Sampson pitching
b5 4-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O DET T. Clark B. Wells 3% 72% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
b5 4-6 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET D. Palmer B. Wells 2% 75% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 4-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET D. Easley B. Wells 2% 76% 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, Tigers' C.J. Nitkowski facing 5-6-7
C.J. Nitkowski replaces Brian Moehler pitching
t6 6-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Lawton C. Nitkowski -2% 74% Flyball: CF
t6 6-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R MIN C. Allen C. Nitkowski 9% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t6 7-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN C. Koskie C. Nitkowski -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t6 7-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Valentin C. Nitkowski -1% 82% 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, Twins' Bob Wells facing 7-8-9
b6 4-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET J. Encarnacion B. Wells 3% 85% Foul Popfly: C
b6 4-7 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O DET B. Ausmus B. Wells 2% 87% Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
b6 4-7 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET D. Cruz B. Wells 1% 88% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 4.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, Tigers' C.J. Nitkowski facing 9-1-2
t7 7-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Guzman C. Nitkowski -1% 87% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
t7 7-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Hocking C. Nitkowski 1% 88% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
t7 7-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN T. Hunter C. Nitkowski 3% 91% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hocking to 3B
t7 7-4 1 1-3 R MIN T. Walker C. Nitkowski 3% 94% Balk; Hocking Scores/No RBI; Hunter to 2B
t7 8-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  MIN T. Walker C. Nitkowski 1% 95% Hunter Steals 3B
t7 8-4 1 --3 8,(3-2)  O MIN T. Walker C. Nitkowski -2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
Doug Brocail replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
t7 8-4 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Coomer D. Brocail -1% 91% 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, Twins' Bob Wells facing 1-2-3
b7 4-8 0 --- 6,(2-2)  DET B. Hunter B. Wells -4% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b7 4-8 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O DET G. Jefferies B. Wells 6% 94% Hunter Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b7 4-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R DET G. Jefferies B. Wells -5% 88% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b7 5-8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Higginson B. Wells 2% 91% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b7 5-8 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET T. Clark B. Wells 1% 92% 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, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 5-6-7
t8 8-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN M. Lawton D. Brocail -1% 91% Flyball: CF
t8 8-5 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O MIN C. Allen D. Brocail -1% 90% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
t8 8-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN C. Koskie D. Brocail 0% 91% Walk
t8 8-5 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Valentin D. Brocail -1% 90% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Twins' Bob Wells facing 5-6-7
b8 5-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  DET D. Palmer B. Wells -5% 84% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to P's Left)
b8 5-8 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R DET D. Easley B. Wells -14% 70% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Palmer Scores
Mike Trombley replaces Bob Wells pitching
b8 6-8 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O DET J. Encarnacion M. Trombley 8% 78% Strikeout Swinging
Karim Garcia pinch hits for Brad Ausmus (C) batting 8th
b8 6-8 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  DET K. Garcia M. Trombley -3% 76% Wild Pitch; Easley to 3B
b8 6-8 1 --3 6,(2-2)  O DET K. Garcia M. Trombley 9% 85% Strikeout Swinging
Frank Catalanotto pinch hits for Deivi Cruz (SS) batting 9th
b8 6-8 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O DET F. Catalanotto M. Trombley 6% 91% 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, Tigers' Todd Jones facing 9-1-2
Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching
Bill Haselman replaces Karim Garcia (PH) playing C batting 8th
Frank Catalanotto moves from PH to 2B
Damion Easley moves from 2B to SS
t9 8-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN C. Guzman T. Jones -1% 90% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t9 8-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Hocking T. Jones -1% 90% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t9 8-6 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Hunter T. Jones -1% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Twins' Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
Rick Aguilera replaces Mike Trombley pitching
b9 6-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Hunter R. Aguilera 5% 95% Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b9 6-8 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O DET G. Jefferies R. Aguilera 4% 98% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b9 6-8 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O DET B. Higginson R. Aguilera 2% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 6.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The play-by-play information both shown and used to create certain data sets was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by RetroSheet.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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