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ANA 11
TOR  4
 BOS 10
TBD  0
 DET  5
MIN  1
 BAL  9
@KCR  4
 OAK 16
CHW  1
 SEA  1
NYY  0
 TEX  4
CLE  2
 HOU  6
@ATL  3
 CIN  8
SFG  4
(8)		 COL  8
PHI  6
 FLA  6
ARI  3
 STL  5
@MON  0
 NYM  2
MIL  1
Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 17,030

 Saturday, April 27, 2002
Time of Game: 2:20
Twins
1
14-10
Lost 2
2nd, 1 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  0
Tigers          2  0  2   0  1  0   0  0  X    5  9  0
W: Nate Cornejo (1-2), L: Matt Kinney (1-1)
 Tigers
5
6-16
Won 2
5th, 8 GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Jones LF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .330  .935   14   10    2   0   
C Guzman SS                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .211  .462   10    7    1   1   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .831   12   10    9   0   2B
C Koskie 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .262  .761   18   13    1   5   
T Hunter CF                   3   1   1   1    1   1  .366 1.058   16    8    3   0   HR
M LeCroy DH                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .348 1.012    8    8    0   0   2B
B Buchanan RF                 4   0   2   0    0   2  .333 1.030   14   10    3   0   
A Pierzynski C                4   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .778   15   10    5   0   
J Canizaro 2B                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .189  .547    7    5    0   0   HBP
  D Hocking 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .178  .424    1    1    0   0   
  B Kielty PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .226  .867    4    3    0   0   

M Kinney P                                                                    0   0
  T Fiore P                                                                   0   1
  J Cressend P                                                                0   0
Totals                       36   1   9   0    1   8              119   85   24   7
Batting Events
2B: D Mientkiewicz (10, off N Cornejo); M LeCroy (5, off N Cornejo).
HR: T Hunter (8, off N Cornejo; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: J Canizaro (1, by N Cornejo).
TB: T Hunter 4; M LeCroy 3; B Buchanan 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; C Koskie; J Jones; J Canizaro.
RBI: T Hunter (18).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Magee CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .383  .928   16    8    0   0   
R Fick RF                     3   2   1   0    1   0  .371 1.022   14    6    1   0   3B
B Higginson LF                4   2   3   2    0   0  .291  .918   11    9    3   0   3B
R Simon 1B                    4   1   2   3    0   0  .339 1.037   10    7   13   0   HR
S Halter SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .220  .582   17   13    1   7   
C Paquette 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .221  .624   14    9    0   2   
J Cruz DH                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .283  .811   19   14    0   0   
M Rivera C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .744    8    5    8   0   
J Macias 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .203  .495    8    5    1   2   SB

N Cornejo P                                                                   0   2
Totals                       33   5   9   0    1   4              117   76   27  13
Batting Events
3B: B Higginson (2, off M Kinney); R Fick (1, off T Fiore).
HR: R Simon (6, off M Kinney; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: B Higginson 5; R Simon 5; R Fick 3; S Halter 2; J Macias.
RBI: R Simon 3 (17); B Higginson 2 (17).
2-out RBI: R Simon 2.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Macias (1, 2nd base off T Fiore/A Pierzynski).

Pitching Stats

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Kinney, L (1-1)              3     5   4   4    1   3   1   4.82   15   53-31   18· 6· 7    1· 9· 4· 1     35    -     0.69  -0.26
T Fiore                        4     4   1   1    0   1   0   0.90   16   52-37   26· 7· 4    5·10· 2· 0          0-0    0.32   0.01
J Cressend                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.23    3   11-8     6· 0· 2    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
Totals                         8     9   5   5    1   4   1          34  116-76   50·13·13    8·20· 7· 1           -  
Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Cornejo, W (1-2)             9     9   1   1    1   8   1   4.76   38  119-85   52· 9·24   16·11· 6· 1     72    -     0.88   0.25
Totals                         9     9   1   1    1   8   1          38  119-85   52· 9·24   16·11· 6· 1           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: N Cornejo (1; J Canizaro).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Paul Schrieber, 1B - Jim Reynolds, 2B - Matt Hollowell, 3B - Mark Hirschbeck.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 17,030.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 50° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Detroit Tigers                               
1. Jacque Jones                 LF       1. Wendell Magee                CF
2. Cristian Guzman              SS       2. Robert Fick                  RF
3. Doug Mientkiewicz            1B       3. Bobby Higginson              LF
4. Corey Koskie                 3B       4. Randall Simon                1B
5. Torii Hunter                 CF       5. Shane Halter                 SS
6. Matt LeCroy                  DH       6. Craig Paquette               3B
7. Brian Buchanan               RF       7. Jacob Cruz                   DH
8. A.J. Pierzynski               C       8. Mike Rivera                   C
9. Jay Canizaro                 2B       9. Jose Macias                  2B

   Matt Kinney                   P          Nate Cornejo                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b3 2 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  18% 82% 2-1 DET R. Simon M. Kinney Home Run; Higginson Scores
b1 1 1-- R 4,(1-2)  14% 69% 0-0 DET B. Higginson M. Kinney Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Fick Scores
t2 1 --- R 1,(0-0)  -9% 63% 0-2 MIN T. Hunter N. Cornejo Home Run
t2 2 123 O 3,(1-1)  8% 66% 1-2 MIN J. Jones N. Cornejo Groundout: P-1B
t4 1 1-3 O 3,(0-2)  6% 82% 1-4 MIN J. Jones N. Cornejo Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 52% 0-0 MIN J. Jones N. Cornejo Flyball: LF
t1 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 54% 0-0 MIN C. Guzman N. Cornejo Strikeout Looking
t1 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  1% 55% 0-0 MIN D. Mientkiewicz N. Cornejo Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Matt Kinney facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 3,(2-0)  -2% 53% 0-0 DET W. Magee M. Kinney Flyball: RF
b1 1 --- 4,(3-0)  2% 55% 0-0 DET R. Fick M. Kinney Walk
b1 1 1-- R 4,(1-2)  14% 69% 0-0 DET B. Higginson M. Kinney Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Fick Scores
b1 1 --3 R 1,(0-0)  5% 74% 1-0 DET R. Simon M. Kinney Single to RF (Line Drive); Higginson Scores
b1 1 1-- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 72% 2-0 DET S. Halter M. Kinney Flyball: RF
b1 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -2% 70% 2-0 DET C. Paquette M. Kinney Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- O 8,(2-2)  2% 72% 0-2 MIN C. Koskie N. Cornejo Strikeout Looking
t2 1 --- R 1,(0-0)  -9% 63% 0-2 MIN T. Hunter N. Cornejo Home Run
t2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -3% 60% 1-2 MIN M. LeCroy N. Cornejo Single to LF (Line Drive)
t2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  -4% 56% 1-2 MIN B. Buchanan N. Cornejo Single to CF (Line Drive); LeCroy to 2B
t2 1 12- O 6,(2-2)  5% 61% 1-2 MIN A. Pierzynski N. Cornejo Flyball: LF
t2 2 12- 3,(0-2)  -3% 58% 1-2 MIN J. Canizaro N. Cornejo Hit By Pitch; LeCroy to 3B; Buchanan to 2B
t2 2 123 O 3,(1-1)  8% 66% 1-2 MIN J. Jones N. Cornejo Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Matt Kinney facing 7-8-9
b2 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 64% 2-1 DET J. Cruz M. Kinney Strikeout Swinging
b2 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 62% 2-1 DET M. Rivera M. Kinney Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 61% 2-1 DET J. Macias M. Kinney Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 2-3-4
t3 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  3% 64% 1-2 MIN C. Guzman N. Cornejo Groundout: SS-1B
t3 1 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 66% 1-2 MIN D. Mientkiewicz N. Cornejo Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  -1% 64% 1-2 MIN C. Koskie N. Cornejo Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
t3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  -2% 62% 1-2 MIN T. Hunter N. Cornejo Walk; Koskie to 2B
t3 2 12- O 2,(0-1)  5% 67% 1-2 MIN M. LeCroy N. Cornejo Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Matt Kinney facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -2% 65% 2-1 DET W. Magee M. Kinney Groundout: 3B-1B
b3 1 --- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 63% 2-1 DET R. Fick M. Kinney Flyball: RF
b3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  1% 65% 2-1 DET B. Higginson M. Kinney Single to RF (Line Drive)
b3 2 1-- RR 1,(0-0)  18% 82% 2-1 DET R. Simon M. Kinney Home Run; Higginson Scores
b3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  1% 83% 4-1 DET S. Halter M. Kinney Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 2 1-- O 3,(2-0)  -1% 82% 4-1 DET C. Paquette M. Kinney Flyball: CF (Short CF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 7-8-9
t4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -4% 78% 1-4 MIN B. Buchanan N. Cornejo Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 0 1-- O 6,(3-2)  2% 80% 1-4 MIN A. Pierzynski N. Cornejo Groundout: SS-1B; Buchanan to 2B
t4 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  -5% 75% 1-4 MIN J. Canizaro N. Cornejo Single (Ground Ball); Buchanan to 3B
t4 1 1-3 O 3,(0-2)  6% 82% 1-4 MIN J. Jones N. Cornejo Strikeout Swinging
t4 2 1-3 O 1,(0-0)  5% 86% 1-4 MIN C. Guzman N. Cornejo Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Tony Fiore facing 7-8-9
Tony Fiore replaces Matt Kinney pitching; Dennis Hocking replaces Jay Canizaro playing 2B batting 9th
b4 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -1% 85% 4-1 DET J. Cruz T. Fiore Groundout: 3B-1B
b4 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -1% 85% 4-1 DET M. Rivera T. Fiore Groundout: P-1B
b4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  0% 85% 4-1 DET J. Macias T. Fiore Single to C (Bunt to Front of Home)
b4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  1% 86% 4-1 DET W. Magee T. Fiore Macias Steals 2B
b4 2 -2- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 84% 4-1 DET W. Magee T. Fiore Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 86% 1-4 MIN D. Mientkiewicz N. Cornejo Strikeout Looking
t5 1 --- O 7,(3-2)  2% 88% 1-4 MIN C. Koskie N. Cornejo Popfly: SS
t5 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 89% 1-4 MIN T. Hunter N. Cornejo Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Tony Fiore facing 2-3-4
b5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  4% 93% 4-1 DET R. Fick T. Fiore Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b5 0 --3 R 2,(0-1)  1% 94% 4-1 DET B. Higginson T. Fiore Single to RF (Line Drive); Fick Scores
b5 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 94% 5-1 DET R. Simon T. Fiore Groundout: 3B-1B; Higginson to 2B
b5 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  1% 95% 5-1 DET S. Halter T. Fiore Single to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF); Higginson to 3B
b5 1 1-3 O 5,(1-2)  -2% 93% 5-1 DET C. Paquette T. Fiore Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
b5 2 1-3 O 7,(2-2)  -1% 92% 5-1 DET J. Cruz T. Fiore Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 6-7-8
t6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -4% 88% 1-5 MIN M. LeCroy N. Cornejo Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t6 0 -2- O 6,(3-2)  3% 91% 1-5 MIN B. Buchanan N. Cornejo Strikeout Swinging
t6 1 -2- O 1,(0-0)  2% 93% 1-5 MIN A. Pierzynski N. Cornejo Groundout: SS-1B; LeCroy to 3B
t6 2 --3 O 1,(0-0)  2% 95% 1-5 MIN D. Hocking N. Cornejo Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Twins' Tony Fiore facing 8-9-1
b6 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -0% 95% 5-1 DET M. Rivera T. Fiore Flyball: LF
b6 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  -0% 94% 5-1 DET J. Macias T. Fiore Flyball: CF
b6 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  -0% 94% 5-1 DET W. Magee T. Fiore Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 1-2-3
t7 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 96% 1-5 MIN J. Jones N. Cornejo Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  1% 97% 1-5 MIN C. Guzman N. Cornejo Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  -1% 96% 1-5 MIN D. Mientkiewicz N. Cornejo Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t7 2 -2- O 1,(0-0)  1% 97% 1-5 MIN C. Koskie N. Cornejo Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Twins' Tony Fiore facing 2-3-4
b7 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -0% 97% 5-1 DET R. Fick T. Fiore Groundout: SS-1B
b7 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 97% 5-1 DET B. Higginson T. Fiore Flyball: CF
b7 2 --- O 7,(3-2)  -0% 96% 5-1 DET R. Simon T. Fiore Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 5-6-7
t8 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 98% 1-5 MIN T. Hunter N. Cornejo Groundout: SS-1B
t8 1 --- O 3,(0-2)  1% 99% 1-5 MIN M. LeCroy N. Cornejo Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 99% 1-5 MIN B. Buchanan N. Cornejo Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-1, Twins' Jack Cressend facing 5-6-7
Jack Cressend replaces Tony Fiore pitching
b8 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -0% 99% 5-1 DET S. Halter J. Cressend Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 99% 5-1 DET C. Paquette J. Cressend Lineout: SS
b8 2 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 99% 5-1 DET J. Cruz J. Cressend Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Tigers' Nate Cornejo facing 8-9-1
t9 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  1% 100% 1-5 MIN A. Pierzynski N. Cornejo Groundout: 3B-1B
Bobby Kielty pinch hits for Dennis Hocking (2B) batting 9th
t9 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 1-5 MIN B. Kielty N. Cornejo Strikeout Looking
t9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  -0% 100% 1-5 MIN J. Jones N. Cornejo Single to LF (Line Drive)
t9 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 1-5 MIN C. Guzman N. Cornejo Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 5.

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