August 5, 2000 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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KCR 7
@BOS 5 CHW 4
OAK 3
(10) CLE 6
ANA 3 DET 4
MIN 3 SEA 6
@NYY 5 TBD 5
BAL 4
(10) TOR 8
TEX 5 NYM 6
@ARI 2 FLA 10
@CIN 5
(11) COL 7
PHI 6 MON 10
@HOU 9
(10) MIL 4
@LAD 2
(10) CHC 6
@SDP 3 PIT 7
@SFG 2 STL 5
ATL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 39,592

Saturday, August 5, 2000, 5:05PM
Time of Game: 2:30

Twins

50-62

Lost 1

5th, 17½ GB

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

W: S Sparks (1-2), L: J Mays (6-13), S: T Jones (32)

Tigers

51-57

Won 1

3rd, 14½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hocking 3B                  3   1   1   2    2   0  .287  .775   19    0   2   HR
C Guzman SS                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .259  .725   19    2   3   SB
M Cummings RF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .767   18    2   1   
R Coomer 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .777   11   12   0   
D Ortiz DH                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .305  .872   13    0   0   GDP
T Hunter CF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .213  .556   18    1   0   
J Jones LF                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .289  .800   16    2   0   3B
J Canizaro 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .279  .739    8    1   4   
  M Lawton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .327  .899    1    0   0   
C Moeller C                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .213  .526    9    4   1   
  C Koskie PH                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .853    3    0   0   CS

J Mays P                                                                 0   0
  H Carrasco P                                                           0   1
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    3   4              135   24  12

BATTING

3B: J Jones (4, off S Sparks).

HR: D Hocking (3, off S Sparks; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: D Hocking 4; J Jones 3; C Koskie; J Canizaro; D Ortiz; C Moeller; C Guzman; T Hunter; M Cummings.

GIDP: D Ortiz (8).

RBI: D Hocking 2 (32); J Jones (53).

2-out RBI: J Jones; D Hocking.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Cummings-D Hocking-C Guzman.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Guzman (18, 2nd base off S Sparks/J Cardona).

CS: C Koskie (3, 2nd base by T Jones/B Ausmus).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B McMillon DH                 3   2   2   2    0   0  .667 3.334    8    0   0   2·HR,SH
J Macias 2B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .649   15    1   3   
B Higginson LF                4   1   2   0    0   0  .289  .920   12    3   0   
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .855   14    5   0   
D Palmer 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .265  .838   17    2   0   
H Morris 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   1  .252  .747   15    9   1   
J Encarnacion CF              3   0   1   1    0   0  .287  .760   12    1   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .291  .733    8    2   6   
J Cardona C                   2   1   1   1    0   0  .200  .550   12    1   0   HR
  R Becker PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .759   10    0   0   
  B Ausmus C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .702         2   1   

S Sparks P                                                               1   2
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  M Anderson P                                                           0   0
  D Brocail P                                                            0   0
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       28   4   6   4    4   4              123   27  13

BATTING

HR: J Cardona (1, off J Mays; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); B McMillon 2 (2, 2 off J Mays; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: B McMillon (1, off H Carrasco).

TB: B McMillon 8; J Cardona 4; B Higginson 2; J Encarnacion.

RBI: B McMillon 2 (2); J Cardona (1); J Encarnacion (43).

2-out RBI: B McMillon 2; J Encarnacion; J Cardona.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. H Morris-D Cruz-S Sparks.

PB: J Cardona (2).

E: J Cardona (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
J Mays, L (6-13)               5.2   6   4   4    2   2   3   5.69   25   87-48   30· 3·15   11· 3· 4· 3     41    -     0.95  -0.25
H Carrasco                     1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.84    4   21-14    9· 3· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          2-0    1.17   0.09
L Hawkins                      1     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.36    4   15-8     3· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         8     6   4   4    4   4   3          33  123-70   42· 9·19   12· 4· 6· 3          2-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Sparks, W (1-2)              6     7   3   3    2   1   1   6.11   26   95-59   34· 7·18    9· 5· 8· 1     45    -     1.30  -0.02
C Nitkowski, H (7)             0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   5.53    4   13-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.08   0.02
M Anderson, H (6)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.93    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    3.17   0.08
D Brocail, H (19)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.07    3   11-7     5· 1· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.61   0.13
T Jones, S (32)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.19    4   11-6     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.69   0.18
Totals                         9     9   3   3    3   4   1          38  131-82   48·11·23   13· 7·10· 1          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Scott Higgins, 2B - Travis Katzenmeier, 3B - Jim Reynolds.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 39,592.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 15mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Hocking            3B    1. B McMillon           DH 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. J Macias             2B 
3. M Cummings           RF    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. R Coomer             1B    4. J Gonzalez           RF 
5. D Ortiz              DH    5. D Palmer             3B 
6. T Hunter             CF    6. H Morris             1B 
7. J Jones              LF    7. J Encarnacion        CF 
8. J Canizaro           2B    8. D Cruz               SS 
9. C Moeller            C     9. J Cardona            C  

   J Mays               P        S Sparks             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  3-2  1--  6  -17%  52% J Jones         S Sparks        Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hunter Scores
   b 6   2  3-3  12-  3   16%  72% J Encarnacion   J Mays          Single to LF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores; Morris to 2B
   b 5   2  2-1  ---  7   15%  52% J Cardona       J Mays          Home Run
   b 5   2  2-2  ---  2   14%  66% B McMillon      J Mays          Home Run
   t 9   1  4-3  1--  2   14%  96% D Hocking       T Jones         Koskie Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  D Hocking       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   50%  C Guzman        Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      46%  M Cummings      Guzman Steals 2B; Guzman to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3  4   51%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
   O      --3  2   55%  R Coomer        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Mays facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  B McMillon      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   51%  J Macias        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   52%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   50%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   46%  D Ortiz         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   41%  T Hunter        Walk; Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  6   46%  J Jones         Lineout: LF
          12-  4   40%  J Canizaro      Single to RF (Line Drive); Ortiz to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   O      123  3   48%  C Moeller       Strikeout Looking
   R      123  5   38%  D Hocking       Walk; Ortiz Scores; Hunter to 3B; Canizaro to 2B
   O      123  6   45%  C Guzman        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Hocking to 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   43%  D Palmer        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   41%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   40%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   36%  M Cummings      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   39%  R Coomer        Lineout: CF
   OO     1--  3   45%  D Ortiz         Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   42%  D Cruz          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   40%  J Cardona       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   51%  B McMillon      Home Run
          ---  4   53%  J Macias        Walk
   O      1--  2   50%  B Higginson     Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   53%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  J Jones         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   56%  J Canizaro      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Joe Mays facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   53%  J Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  D Palmer        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   50%  H Morris        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Sparks facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  C Moeller       Lineout: RF
   R      ---  1   40%  D Hocking       Home Run
   O      ---  2   42%  C Guzman        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   43%  M Cummings      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Joe Mays facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   39%  J Encarnacion   Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   37%  D Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  7   52%  J Cardona       Home Run
   R      ---  2   66%  B McMillon      Home Run
   O      ---  1   65%  J Macias        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Sparks facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   69%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   71%  D Ortiz         Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
          ---  7   69%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  6   52%  J Jones         Triple to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Hunter Scores
   O      --3  2   58%  J Canizaro      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Joe Mays facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   63%  B Higginson     Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   58%  J Gonzalez      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   54%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  6   57%  H Morris        Walk; Higginson to 2B
   R      12-  3   72%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores; Morris to 2B
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Joe Mays pitching
   O      12-  2   68%  D Cruz          Lineout: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, C.J. Nitkowski facing 9-1-2
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Steve Sparks pitching
          ---  1   61%  C Moeller       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   68%  D Hocking       Foul Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   73%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   70%  M Cummings      Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Guzman to 2B; Cummings to 1B
                  Matt Anderson replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
   O      12-  1   78%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Hector Carrasco facing 9-1-2
                  Rich Becker pinch hits for Javier Cardona batting 9th
          --- 10   81%  R Becker        Walk
   O      1--  1   80%  B McMillon      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Becker to 2B
   OO     -2-  8   73%  J Macias        Line Drive Double Play: RF-3B-SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Doug Brocail facing 5-6-7
                  Doug Brocail replaces Matt Anderson pitching; Brad Ausmus replaces Rich Becker playing C batting 9th
   O      ---  6   79%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   83%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   86%  J Jones         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, LaTroy Hawkins facing 3-4-5
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
   O      ---  2   84%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   83%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   84%  D Palmer        Walk
   O      1--  4   82%  H Morris        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Todd Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Todd Jones replaces Doug Brocail pitching; Matt Lawton pinch hits for Jay Canizaro batting 8th
   O      ---  1   90%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Corey Koskie pinch hits for Chad Moeller batting 9th
          ---  3   82%  C Koskie        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      96%  D Hocking       Koskie Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   91%  " "             Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 4.

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