July 21, 2002 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
SEA 5 CHW 8
@BAL 7 MIN 4
@DET 2 KCR 13
CLE 12
(10) NYY 9
BOS 8 TEX 7
@OAK 3
(12) TBD 7
@TOR 5 CHC 3
HOU 2 CIN 9
NYM 1 COL 6
MIL 4 FLA 4
MON 0 SFG 6
@LAD 4 ATL 2
@PHI 1 STL 8
@PIT 4 SDP 11
ARI 9

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 19,285

Sunday, July 21, 2002
Time of Game: 2:34

Twins

59-41

Won 5

1st

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

W: E Milton (12-7), L: S Sparks (4-10), S: E Guardado (32)

Tigers

35-62

Lost 6

5th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hocking 2B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .654   16    3   0   SF
C Guzman SS                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .255  .636   28    2   2   GDP
C Koskie 3B                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .282  .859   19    2   0   GDP
D Ortiz 1B                    3   2   2   1    1   0  .261  .832   16    3   0   HR
  D Mientkiewicz 1B           1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .735    4    0   0   
M LeCroy DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .286  .800   22    0   0   
B Kielty CF                   1   2   0   0    3   1  .326  .986   20    1   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .286  .824   11    1   0   HBP
  J Jones LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .796         1   0   
D Mohr LF-RF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .303  .822   11    6   0   
T Prince C                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .250  .803   15    8   0   

E Milton P                                                               0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   4   7   2    6  11              162   27   2

BATTING

HR: D Ortiz (11, off S Sparks; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

SF: D Hocking (4, off S Sparks).

HBP: M Cuddyer (1, by S Sparks).

TB: D Ortiz 5; D Mohr 2; C Koskie 2; D Hocking.

GIDP: C Koskie (7); C Guzman (7).

RBI: D Hocking (21); D Ortiz (42).

2-out RBI: D Ortiz.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

E: E Milton ().

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Lombard LF                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .303  .920   16    2   0   2B
D Jackson 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .724    7    3   4   
B Higginson DH                4   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .796   12    0   0   
S Halter 3B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .257  .728   12    1   1   2B
R Fick RF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .788   16    0   0   
C Pena 1B                     3   0   1   1    1   1  .243  .771   14    4   0   3B
W Magee CF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .264  .671   13    4   0   
B Inge C                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .242  .734   15   11   0   2B
R Santiago SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .249  .701    7    2   3   2B

S Sparks P                                                               0   0
  J Santana P                                                            0   0
  O Henriquez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       34   2   7   2    2   7              112   27   8

BATTING

2B: S Halter (14, off E Milton); R Santiago (5, off E Milton); B Inge (10, off E Milton); G Lombard (6, off E Milton).

3B: C Pena (2, off E Milton).

TB: R Santiago 3; C Pena 3; S Halter 3; G Lombard 2; B Inge 2.

RBI: C Pena (24); G Lombard (8).

2-out RBI: C Pena; G Lombard.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Santiago-D Jackson-C Pena; D Jackson-R Santiago-C Pena.

E: R Santiago (6).

BASERUNNING

PO: R Santiago (1st 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, W (12-7)             7     7   2   2    1   6   0   4.98   29   82-61   34·10·17    4·12· 6· 0     60    -     1.24   0.22
L Hawkins, H (8)               1     0   0   0    1   1   0   1.38    4   18-10    4· 2· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.76   0.09
E Guardado, S (32)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.63    3   10-7     5· 2· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   7   0          36  110-78   43·14·21    4·17· 6· 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 (4-10)             6.2   5   4   2    5   9   1   5.85   30  121-69   30·12·27    7· 4· 3· 1     56    -     1.29  -0.16
J Santana                      1.1   2   0   0    1   1   0   2.44    7   23-14    5· 5· 4    1· 2· 2· 0          1-0    0.95   0.04
O Henriquez                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.86    3   15-8     4· 1· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     7   4   2    6  11   1          40  159-91   39·18·34    8· 8· 5· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Sparks (5); J Santana (2).

IBB: None.

PO: E Milton (0; R Santiago, 1st base).

HBP: S Sparks (6; M Cuddyer).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Tim Timmons.

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 19,285.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 9mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. D Hocking            2B    1. G Lombard            LF 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. D Jackson            2B 
3. C Koskie             3B    3. B Higginson          DH 
4. D Ortiz              1B    4. S Halter             3B 
5. M LeCroy             DH    5. R Fick               RF 
6. B Kielty             CF    6. C Pena               1B 
7. M Cuddyer            RF    7. W Magee              CF 
8. D Mohr               LF    8. B Inge               C  
9. T Prince             C     9. R Santiago           SS 

   E Milton             P        S Sparks             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-2  123  5   18%  87% D Mohr          S Sparks        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ortiz Scores/No RBI/unER; Kielty Scores/No RBI/unER; Cuddyer to 3B
   t 4   2  1-0  ---  2   13%  45% D Ortiz         S Sparks        Home Run
   b 3   2  0-0  -2-  4  -12%  34% G Lombard       E Milton        Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Inge Scores
   b 6   2  4-1  1--  4  -10%  77% C Pena          E Milton        Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Halter Scores
   t 4   0  1-0  1--  1  -10%  33% C Koskie        S Sparks        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B

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   53%  D Hocking       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   46%  C Guzman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   45%  C Koskie        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  G Lombard       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   49%  D Jackson       Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
   O      ---  1   50%  B Higginson     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   54%  D Ortiz         Walk
          1--      56%  M LeCroy        Wild Pitch; Ortiz to 2B
   O      -2-  6   52%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   48%  B Kielty        Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3   45%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Looking
                  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
   O      ---  2   47%  S Halter        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  4   49%  R Fick          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   50%  C Pena          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Sparks facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   48%  D Mohr          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   46%  T Prince        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   44%  D Hocking       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  W Magee         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   42%  B Inge          Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  2   46%  R Santiago      Popfly: SS
   R      -2-  4   34%  G Lombard       Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Inge Scores
   O      -2-  2   38%  D Jackson       Popfly: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   42%  C Guzman        Walk
   OO     1--  1   33%  C Koskie        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   R      ---  2   45%  D Ortiz         Home Run
   O      ---  1   44%  M LeCroy        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Eric Milton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   47%  B Higginson     Popfly: 2B
          ---  3   42%  S Halter        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   45%  R Fick          Groundout: SS-1B; Halter to 3B
          --3  5   44%  C Pena          Walk
   O      1-3  4   50%  W Magee         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   55%  B Kielty        Walk
          1--  6   62%  M Cuddyer       Walk; Kielty to 2B
          12-  2   71%  D Mohr          Single (Ground Ball); Kielty to 3B; Cuddyer to 2B
   O      123  5   63%  T Prince        Strikeout Looking
   RO     123  5   65%  D Hocking       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Kielty Scores; Cuddyer to 3B; Mohr to 2B
   O      -23  6   59%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Eric Milton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   62%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   56%  R Santiago      Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   61%  G Lombard       Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  2   66%  D Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Steve Sparks facing 3-4-5
          ---  6   70%  C Koskie        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   66%  D Ortiz         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  7   63%  M LeCroy        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   66%  B Kielty        Walk; Ortiz to 2B
          12-  1   69%  M Cuddyer       Hit By Pitch; Ortiz to 3B; Kielty to 2B
   RR     123  5   87%  D Mohr          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ortiz Scores/No RBI/unER; Kielty Scores/No RBI/unER; Cuddyer to 3B
   O      1-3  2   84%  T Prince        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Eric Milton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   87%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   84%  S Halter        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   87%  R Fick          Foul Flyball: 3B
   R      1--  4   77%  C Pena          Triple (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Halter Scores
   O      --3  3   82%  W Magee         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Steve Sparks facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   80%  D Hocking       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   79%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   80%  C Koskie        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
                  Julio Santana replaces Steve Sparks pitching
          1--  4   81%  D Ortiz         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Koskie to 2B
          12-      82%  M LeCroy        Wild Pitch; Koskie to 3B; Ortiz to 2B
   O      -23  5   78%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Eric Milton facing 8-9-1
                  Doug Mientkiewicz replaces David Ortiz playing 1B batting 4th
   O      ---  1   82%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
          ---  3   78%  R Santiago      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      76%  G Lombard       Santiago Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Santiago to 2B
   O      -2-  6   82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   87%  D Jackson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Julio Santana facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   88%  B Kielty        Walk
   O      1--  1   87%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: CF
          1--  1   88%  D Mohr          Single to LF (Line Drive); Kielty to 2B
   O      12-  4   86%  T Prince        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   84%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, LaTroy Hawkins facing 3-4-5
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Eric Milton pitching; Jacque Jones replaces Michael Cuddyer playing LF batting 7th; Dustan Mohr moves to RF
   O      ---  4   88%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF
          ---  6   83%  S Halter        Walk
   O      1--  5   88%  R Fick          Flyball: LF
   O      1--  3   93%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Oscar Henriquez facing 2-3-4
                  Oscar Henriquez replaces Julio Santana pitching
   O      ---  8   92%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   91%  C Koskie        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  4   91%  D Mientkiewicz  Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Eddie Guardado facing 7-8-9
                  Eddie Guardado replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   O      ---  2   96%  W Magee         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  7   99%  B Inge          Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1  100%  R Santiago      Foul Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200207210

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation