June 24, 2001 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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CHW 8
@BAL 2 TOR 5
@BOS 2 MIN 14
@DET 5 CLE 4
@KCR 2 TEX 9
@OAK 5 SEA 7
ANA 3 TBD 5
NYY 4 MIL 6
@CHC 3 COL 7
ARI 6 PHI 9
@FLA 3 HOU 7
CIN 5 SDP 6
@LAD 1 ATL 8
@NYM 4 MON 11
@PIT 4 STL 7
SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 27,024

Sunday, June 24, 2001, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Twins

43-30

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           2  0  0   0  4  1   7  0  0   14 11  1
Tigers          0  5  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    5  9  4

W: E Milton (8-3), L: S Sparks (5-3)

Tigers

32-39

Lost 1

4th, 11½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hocking 3B                  4   3   3   1    1   0  .265  .721   20    0   0   2·2B
  C Blake 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .444         0   0   
C Guzman SS                   5   3   2   6    0   0  .313  .862   22    3   1   HR,2B
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   2   1   2    1   0  .319  .924   15    5   0   HR
M Lawton RF                   4   0   1   1    1   0  .302  .833   19    1   0   
  B Buchanan RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .814         0   0   
T Hunter CF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .253  .765   13    2   0   GDP
J Jones LF                    4   1   0   0    1   2  .250  .661   21    6   0   IW
L Rivas 2B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .232  .623   21    3   4   HBP
A Pierzynski DH               5   2   2   1    0   2  .302  .754   19    0   0   
T Prince C                    4   2   1   1    1   1  .189  .613   25    7   1   

E Milton P                                                               0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  J Cressend P                                                           0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
Totals                       39  14  11  12    5   8              175   27   6

BATTING

2B: C Guzman (17, off S Sparks); D Hocking 2 (10, 2 off S Sparks).

HR: D Mientkiewicz (11, off S Sparks; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); C Guzman (7, off D Borkowski; 7th inn, 3 on, 2 outs to RF).

IBB: J Jones (1, by D Borkowski).

HBP: L Rivas (2, by D Borkowski).

TB: C Guzman 6; D Hocking 5; D Mientkiewicz 4; A Pierzynski 2; L Rivas; M Lawton; T Prince.

GIDP: T Hunter (5).

RBI: C Guzman 6 (28); D Mientkiewicz 2 (47); T Prince (9); A Pierzynski (25); M Lawton (37); D Hocking (15).

2-out RBI: C Guzman 6; D Mientkiewicz 2; D Hocking; A Pierzynski; T Prince.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Rivas-C Guzman-D Mientkiewicz.

E: D Hocking (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: D Mientkiewicz (1st base by D Borkowski); L Rivas (1st base by S Sparks).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Cedeno CF                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .268  .670   23    3   0   
D Easley 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .292  .827   13    1   3   2B
  W Magee LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .861    4    0   0   
B Higginson LF                3   0   1   0    1   1  .293  .885   16    0   0   2B
  J Macias 2B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .293  .732    2    0   1   
D Palmer DH                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .242  .801   20    0   0   2B
R Fick 1B-C                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .315  .963   13    8   0   HR,CS
J Encarnacion RF              4   1   3   1    0   0  .274  .805   19    1   0   HR
S Halter SS                   4   1   2   1    0   2  .287  .774   20    1   4   HR
B Inge C                      0   1   0   0    1   0  .211  .537    8    2   0   
  R Simon 1B                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .473   13    9   1   
J Patterson 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .846   15    1   1   GDP

S Sparks P                                                               1   1
  H Murray P                                                             0   0
  D Borkowski P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   5   9   5    4   7              166   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Palmer (11, off E Milton); B Higginson (11, off E Milton); D Easley (17, off E Milton).

HR: J Encarnacion (9, off E Milton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); S Halter (1, off E Milton; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); R Fick (12, off E Milton; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: J Encarnacion 6; S Halter 5; R Fick 4; D Palmer 2; D Easley 2; B Higginson 2.

GIDP: J Patterson (2).

RBI: R Fick 2 (31); D Easley (28); S Halter (14); J Encarnacion (40).

2-out RBI: D Easley.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Halter-D Easley-R Fick.

PB: R Fick 2 (6).

E: R Fick (2); J Patterson (1); S Sparks (); D Borkowski ().

BASERUNNING

CS: R Fick (3, 2nd base by E Milton/T Prince).

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, W (8-3)              5.1   8   5   5    2   4   3   3.97   25  106-68   37·11·20    3· 6· 7· 3     34    -     0.86  -0.35
E Guardado, H (5)              1.2   0   0   0    2   1   0   4.40    7   35-22   12· 3· 7    2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.86   0.14
J Cressend                     1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.10    4   17-12    8· 3· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
L Hawkins                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.67    3    7-5     3· 2· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     9   5   5    4   7   3          39  165-107  60·19·28    8·10· 7· 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, L (5-3)              5.2   9   7   5    1   5   1   4.06   28  106-68   40·12·16   13· 2· 6· 1     31    -     0.86  -0.56
H Murray                       0.1   0   1   1    1   0   0   5.06    2    8-3     2· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.05   0.01
D Borkowski                    3     2   6   6    3   3   1   6.75   15   54-30   19· 7· 4    2· 5· 0· 1          1-1    0.57  -0.16
Totals                         9    11  14  12    5   8   2          45  168-101  61·19·21   15· 8· 6· 2          3-1

H Murray faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: D Borkowski (3; J Jones).

PO: S Sparks (1; L Rivas, 1st base); D Borkowski (0; D Mientkiewicz, 1st base).

HBP: D Borkowski (2; L Rivas).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Bill Miller, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 27,024.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 80° F, Wind 5mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Hocking            3B    1. R Cedeno             CF 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. D Easley             2B 
3. D Mientkiewicz       1B    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. M Lawton             RF    4. D Palmer             DH 
5. T Hunter             CF    5. R Fick               1B 
6. J Jones              LF    6. J Encarnacion        RF 
7. L Rivas              2B    7. S Halter             SS 
8. A Pierzynski         DH    8. B Inge               C  
9. T Prince             C     9. J Patterson          3B 

   E Milton             P        S Sparks             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   2  5-4  -2-  2   26%  60% D Mientkiewicz  S Sparks        Home Run; Guzman Scores
   t 5   2  5-2  -23  6   16%  34% C Guzman        S Sparks        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Prince Scores; Hocking Scores
   b 2   0  2-0  -2-  1  -15%  45% R Fick          E Milton        Home Run; Palmer Scores
   t 6   2  5-6  -2-  6   12%  76% T Prince        S Sparks        Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Pierzynski Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Prince to 1B
   b 2   0  2-2  ---  4  -11%  34% J Encarnacion   E Milton        Home Run

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   56%  D Hocking       Double to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
   R      -2-  6   65%  C Guzman        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hocking Scores; Guzman to 2B
   O      -2-  3   64%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 2B-1B; Guzman to 3B
   R      --3  4   69%  M Lawton        Single to LF (Line Drive); Guzman Scores/unER
   OO     1--  1   65%  T Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   67%  R Cedeno        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   69%  D Easley        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   70%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   68%  J Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   70%  L Rivas         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
   O      1--  4   68%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
          1--      69%  T Prince        Rivas Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Rivas to 3B
   O      --3  6   66%  " "             Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   60%  D Palmer        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   RR     -2-  1   45%  R Fick          Home Run; Palmer Scores
   R      ---  4   34%  J Encarnacion   Home Run
   R      ---  4   25%  S Halter        Home Run
          ---  8   23%  B Inge          Walk
   O      1--  2   25%  J Patterson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   27%  R Cedeno        Lineout: LF
   R      1--  1   19%  D Easley        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Inge Scores
   O      -2-  4   20%  B Higginson     Popfly: SS
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
                  Robert Fick moves to C; Randall Simon replaces Brandon Inge playing 1B batting 8th
   O      ---  6   18%  D Hocking       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   17%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   16%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   14%  D Palmer        Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   16%  R Fick          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   17%  J Encarnacion   Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   18%  S Halter        Fick Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Steve Sparks facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   16%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   15%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   14%  J Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-2, Eric Milton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   15%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8   14%  R Simon         Walk
   OO     1--  2   16%  J Patterson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Steve Sparks facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   14%  L Rivas         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   12%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   14%  T Prince        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
          1--  3   17%  D Hocking       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Prince to 3B
   RR     -23  6   34%  C Guzman        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Prince Scores; Hocking Scores
   RR     -2-  2   60%  D Mientkiewicz  Home Run; Guzman Scores
          ---  6   61%  M Lawton        Walk
   O      1--  2   59%  T Hunter        Groundout: P-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-6, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   62%  R Cedeno        Lineout: LF
   O      ---  5   64%  D Easley        Popfly: 2B
          ---  2   61%  B Higginson     Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  4   66%  D Palmer        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-5, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   64%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   62%  L Rivas         Lineout: 1B
          ---  7   63%  A Pierzynski    Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--      64%  T Prince        Passed Ball; Pierzynski to 2B
   R      -2-  6   76%  " "             Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Pierzynski Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/No RBI/unER; Prince to 1B
          1--  1   78%  D Hocking       Single to RF (Line Drive); Prince to 3B
                  Heath Murray replaces Steve Sparks pitching
   O      1-3  3   74%  C Guzman        Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Eric Milton facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   78%  R Fick          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   74%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   68%  S Halter        Single to CF (Line Drive); Encarnacion to 2B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Eric Milton pitching
   O      12-  4   75%  R Simon         Popfly: 2B
   O      12-  3   82%  J Patterson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Heath Murray facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   84%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Heath Murray pitching
          1--      86%  M Lawton        Mientkiewicz Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Mientkiewicz to 2B
   O      -2-  2   83%  " "             Popfly: 3B
   O      -2-  4   81%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   81%  J Jones         Intentional Walk
          12-  6   83%  L Rivas         Hit By Pitch; Mientkiewicz to 3B; Jones to 2B
   R      123  3   90%  A Pierzynski    Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Mientkiewicz Scores; Jones to 3B; Rivas to 2B
   R      123  4   95%  T Prince        Walk; Jones Scores; Rivas to 3B; Pierzynski to 2B
   R      123  6   97%  D Hocking       Walk; Rivas Scores; Pierzynski to 3B; Prince to 2B
   RRRR   123  1  100%  C Guzman        Home Run; Pierzynski Scores; Prince Scores; Hocking Scores
   O      ---  2  100%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF
                  7 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 14, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-14, Eddie Guardado facing 1-2-3
          ---  8  100%  R Cedeno        Walk
   O      1--  1  100%  D Easley        Flyball: RF
          1--  6  100%  B Higginson     Walk; Cedeno to 2B
   O      12-  6  100%  D Palmer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  7  100%  R Fick          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 14, Tigers 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 14-5, Dave Borkowski facing 4-5-6
                  Jose Macias replaces Bobby Higginson playing 2B batting 3rd; Wendell Magee replaces Damion Easley playing LF batting 2nd
   O      ---  5  100%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 14, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-14, Jack Cressend facing 6-7-8
                  Jack Cressend replaces Eddie Guardado pitching; Brian Buchanan replaces Matt Lawton playing RF batting 4th
          ---  2  100%  J Encarnacion   Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  6  100%  S Halter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1  100%  R Simon         Groundout: 2B-1B; Encarnacion to 2B
   O      -2-  8  100%  J Patterson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 14, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 14-5, Dave Borkowski facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5  100%  L Rivas         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  T Prince        Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 14, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-14, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Jack Cressend pitching; Casey Blake replaces Dennis Hocking playing 3B batting 1st
   O      ---  1  100%  R Cedeno        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  W Magee         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2  100%  J Macias        Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 14, Tigers 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200106240

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation