April 5, 2001 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 2
BOS 1 MIN 9
@DET 5
(10) NYY 1
KCR 0 TOR 11
@TBD 0 ANA 10
@TEX 3 NYM 7
@ATL 1 CHC 2
MON 1 CIN 4
PIT 1 COL 11
STL 2 HOU 8
MIL 2 LAD 7
ARI 5 SFG 8
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 20,836

Thursday, April 5, 2001, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 3:12

Twins

2-0

Won 2

1st

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

W: E Guardado (1-0), L: T Jones (0-1)

Tigers

0-2

Lost 2

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Guzman SS                   5   1   2   0    1   0  .250  .833   18    1   1   3B
L Rivas 2B                    6   1   1   0    0   0  .111  .222   14    2   2   
M Lawton RF                   4   2   1   0    1   0  .143  .476   22    3   0   
C Koskie 3B                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .286  .619   14    2   0   SF
D Ortiz DH                    3   1   2   0    1   1  .571 1.625   16    0   0   
  C Allen PR                  0   1   0   0    1   0                4    0   0   IW
T Hunter CF                   2   0   0   1    0   0  .167  .334    5    4   0   
  D Hocking PH-CF             3   1   1   2    0   1  .333  .917   20    2   0   2B
J Jones LF                    4   0   2   3    1   0  .375 1.069   19    3   0   2·2B
D Mientkiewicz 1B             3   0   0   1    1   0  .200  .975   14    9   1   SF
A Pierzynski C                5   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .375   11    4   0   

E Milton P                                                               0   1
  B Wells P                                                              0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   2
Totals                       39   9  11   8    6   2              157   30   7

BATTING

2B: D Hocking (1, off C Nitkowski); J Jones 2 (2, off B Moehler, off C Nitkowski).

3B: C Guzman (1, off B Moehler).

SF: D Mientkiewicz (1, off T Jones); C Koskie (1, off C Nitkowski).

IBB: C Allen (1, by C Nitkowski).

TB: J Jones 4; C Guzman 4; C Koskie 2; D Ortiz 2; D Hocking 2; L Rivas; M Lawton.

RBI: J Jones 3 (4); D Hocking 2 (3); D Mientkiewicz (1); C Koskie (1); T Hunter (1).

2-out RBI: J Jones 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

E: C Guzman 2 (2).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno RF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .125  .347   18    5   0   CS
D Easley 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444   15    2   5   
B Higginson LF                4   3   2   1    1   1  .375 1.319   35    6   1   HR
T Clark 1B                    5   1   4   1    0   0  .625 1.542   11   11   0   2·2B
D Cruz SS                     5   1   1   1    0   0  .111  .333   13    2   1   2B
W Magee DH                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .500 1.167   14    0   0   
  B McMillon PH               2   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .334   10    0   0   
J Encarnacion CF              5   0   0   1    0   0  .250  .583   17    0   0   
S Halter 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .125  .375    8    2   3   2B
  J Clark PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Cardona C                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Inge C                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    5    2   0   
  J Macias PH-3B              0   0   0   0    0   0                2    0   1   SH

B Moehler P                                                              0   2
  T Jones P                                                              0   0
  C Nitkowski P                                                          0   0
  M Perisho P                                                            0   0
  D Patterson P                                                          0   0
Totals                       40   5  10   5    2   2              148   30  13

BATTING

2B: S Halter (1, off E Milton); T Clark 2 (2, off E Guardado, off E Milton); D Cruz (1, off E Milton).

HR: B Higginson (1, off B Wells; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SH: J Macias (1, off E Guardado).

TB: T Clark 6; B Higginson 5; S Halter 2; D Cruz 2; R Cedeno; W Magee.

RBI: B Higginson (1); D Cruz (1); T Clark (2); J Encarnacion (1); S Halter (1).

2-out RBI: B Higginson; S Halter.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 17.

FIELDING

E: D Easley (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Cedeno (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by E Milton).

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                       6     7   3   3    2   1   0   4.50   27   94-60   48· 4· 8    5·12· 7· 0     45    -     1.55  -0.05
B Wells                        2     1   1   1    0   1   1   3.38    8   24-15   11· 1· 3    1· 4· 1· 1          0-0    0.95  -0.20
E Guardado, W (1-0)            2     2   1   1    0   0   0   4.50    8   26-19   14· 1· 4    3· 2· 3· 0          1-0    1.59   0.22
Totals                        10    10   5   5    2   2   1          43  144-94   73· 6·15    9·18·11· 1          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                      8     6   3   3    1   2   0   3.38   30   98-65   43· 5·17   11·11· 5· 0     59    -     1.08   0.16
T Jones, BS (1), L (0-1)       1     2   4   3    3   0   0  27.00    9   29-15    9· 2· 4    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    4.50  -0.53
C Nitkowski                    0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0  54.00    4   13-5     5· 0· 0    0· 1· 2· 0          3-3    1.30  -0.16
M Perisho                      0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    3    9-4     4· 0· 0    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.05   0.00
D Patterson                    0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                        10    11   9   8    6   2   0          47  152-91   62· 7·22   15·15· 9· 0          7-3

B Wells faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.
T Jones faced 3 batters in the 10th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: C Nitkowski (1).

IBB: C Nitkowski (1; C Allen).

PO: E Milton (1; R Cedeno, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Jeff Nelson, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 3:12.

Attendance: 20,836.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 53° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Guzman             SS    1. R Cedeno             RF 
2. L Rivas              2B    2. D Easley             2B 
3. M Lawton             RF    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. C Koskie             3B    4. T Clark              1B 
5. D Ortiz              DH    5. D Cruz               SS 
6. T Hunter             CF    6. W Magee              DH 
7. J Jones              LF    7. J Encarnacion        CF 
8. D Mientkiewicz       1B    8. S Halter             3B 
9. A Pierzynski         C     9. B Inge               C  

   E Milton             P        B Moehler            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  3-3  ---  3  -23%  24% B Higginson     B Wells         Home Run
   b 6   2  3-2  -2-  1  -19%  45% S Halter        E Milton        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Cruz Scores
   t 9   1  4-3  12-  6   17%  46% J Jones         T Jones         Walk; Koskie to 3B; Allen to 2B
   t 4   2  0-1  -23  5   17%  81% J Jones         B Moehler       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Koskie Scores; Ortiz Scores
   t 9   0  4-3  1--  2   16%  44% D Ortiz         T Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive); Koskie to 2B

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      ---  2   48%  C Guzman        Foul Flyball: 3B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   46%  L Rivas         Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   45%  M Lawton        Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   42%  R Cedeno        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   45%  D Easley        Popfly: 3B
   O      1--      49%  B Higginson     Cedeno Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  7   50%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   48%  C Koskie        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  6   50%  D Ortiz         Walk
   O      1--  3   47%  T Hunter        Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   45%  J Jones         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   41%  T Clark         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   45%  D Cruz          Flyball: CF
          1--  8   41%  W Magee         Walk; Clark to 2B
   O      12-  4   45%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  S Halter        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   47%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   46%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   44%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  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      ---  2   47%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   49%  R Cedeno        Bunt Popfly: C (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   50%  D Easley        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Brian Moehler facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   47%  L Rivas         Flyball: LF
          ---  5   50%  M Lawton        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  4   55%  C Koskie        Single to RF (Line Drive); Lawton to 2B
          12-  3   62%  D Ortiz         Single to LF (Line Drive); Lawton to 3B; Koskie to 2B
   RO     123  2   63%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B; Lawton Scores; Koskie to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
   RR     -23  5   81%  J Jones         Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Koskie Scores; Ortiz Scores
   O      -2-  2   79%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: RF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Eric Milton facing 3-4-5
          ---  7   75%  B Higginson     Walk
          1--  4   68%  T Clark         Single to LF (Line Drive); Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  2   74%  D Cruz          Popfly: 1B
          12-  4   67%  W Magee         Single to LF (Line Drive); Higginson to 3B; Clark to 2B
   RO     123  1   70%  J Encarnacion   Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Higginson Scores; Magee to 2B
          12-  1   66%  S Halter        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Magee to 3B; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      123  2   75%  B Inge          Foul Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Brian Moehler facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   73%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   79%  C Guzman        Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      --3  1   74%  L Rivas         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      --3  2   71%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   75%  R Cedeno        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   77%  D Easley        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   78%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Brian Moehler facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   76%  C Koskie        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   75%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Looking
                  Dennis Hocking pinch hits for Torii Hunter batting 6th
   O      ---  7   74%  D Hocking       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
                  Dennis Hocking moves to CF
          ---  2   65%  T Clark         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  4   50%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Clark Scores
   O      -2-  2   57%  W Magee         Popfly: 2B
   O      -2-  4   63%  J Encarnacion   Popfly: C (Front of Home)
   R      -2-  1   45%  S Halter        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Cruz Scores
   O      -2-  1   50%  B Inge          Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Brian Moehler facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   46%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   43%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   41%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 3-3, Bob Wells facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Wells replaces Eric Milton pitching
   O      ---  3   45%  R Cedeno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   48%  D Easley        Flyball: LF
   R      ---  3   24%  B Higginson     Home Run
   O      ---  1   25%  T Clark         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   20%  C Guzman        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   16%  L Rivas         Single to LF (Line Drive); Rivas out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  5   13%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-3, Bob Wells facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   15%  D Cruz          Flyball: RF
                  Billy McMillon pinch hits for Wendell Magee batting 6th
   O      ---  8   16%  B McMillon      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   16%  J Encarnacion   Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Todd Jones facing 4-5-6
                  Todd Jones replaces Brian Moehler pitching
          ---  2   28%  C Koskie        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   44%  D Ortiz         Single to LF (Line Drive); Koskie to 2B
                  Chad Allen pinch runs for David Ortiz batting 5th
   O      12-  2   28%  D Hocking       Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
          12-  6   46%  J Jones         Walk; Koskie to 3B; Allen to 2B
   RO     123  1   50%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Koskie Scores; Allen to 3B
   O      1-3  2   36%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Bob Wells facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   29%  S Halter        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Bob Wells pitching; Jose Macias pinch hits for Brandon Inge batting 9th; Jermaine Clark pinch runs for Shane Halter batting 8th
   O      1--  2   30%  J Macias        Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Clark to 2B
   O      -2-  2   39%  R Cedeno        Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  2   50%  D Easley        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 4.

Top of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Todd Jones facing 1-2-3
                  Javier Cardona replaces Jermaine Clark playing C batting 8th; Jose Macias moves to 3B
          ---  5   58%  C Guzman        Walk
          1--  3   70%  L Rivas         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Guzman to 2B
          12-  6   84%  M Lawton        Walk; Guzman to 3B; Rivas to 2B
                  C.J. Nitkowski replaces Todd Jones pitching
   RO     123  2   90%  C Koskie        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Guzman Scores; Rivas to 3B; Lawton to 2B
          -23  4   90%  C Allen         Intentional Walk
   R      123      95%  D Hocking       Wild Pitch; Rivas Scores; Lawton to 3B; Allen to 2B
   RR     -23  6   99%  " "             Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Lawton Scores/unER; Allen Scores
   R      -2-  1   99%  J Jones         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Hocking Scores
                  Matt Perisho replaces C.J. Nitkowski pitching
          -2-  5   99%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
   O      12-  1   99%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF
          12-  3   99%  C Guzman        Single (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B; Mientkiewicz to 2B
                  Danny Patterson replaces Matt Perisho pitching
   O      123  3   99%  L Rivas         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 10th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-9, Eddie Guardado facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   98%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  2   96%  T Clark         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Higginson Scores
   O      -2-  4   98%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B; Clark to 3B
   O      --3  2   99%  B McMillon      Lineout: 1B
   O      --3  4  100%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: CF
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200104050

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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