September 17, 2002 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 12,833

Tuesday, September 17, 2002
Time of Game: 2:46

Twins

88-63

Won 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           2  0  0   0  2  0   2  1  0    7 16  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  3   1  0  0    4 13  0

W: B Radke (9-4), L: S Loux (0-2), S: E Guardado (42)

Tigers

54-97

Lost 1

5th, 34 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jones LF                    4   1   4   3    0   0  .299  .852   12    2   0   HR
  M Cuddyer RF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .195  .610    1    0   0   GDP
C Guzman SS                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .279  .689   15    1   3   2B
C Koskie 3B                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .269  .805   17    1   1   GDP
  D Hocking 3B                0   0   0   0    1   0  .254  .639    7    1   0   
D Ortiz DH                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .272  .833   19    0   0   
T Hunter CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .291  .862   14    3   0   HBP
  B Kielty PR-CF              2   0   0   0    0   1  .287  .867    5    1   0   
A Pierzynski C                4   1   1   0    0   0  .304  .782   11    4   0   
D Mohr RF-LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .774   11    2   1   2B
T Sears 1B                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .500 1.250   14    9   0   2B
L Rivas 2B                    4   2   4   2    0   0  .252  .694   14    3   1   3B

B Radke P                                                                0   0
  T Fiore P                                                              0   1
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       39   7  16   7    1   6              140   27   7

BATTING

2B: C Guzman (29, off S Loux); D Mohr (21, off J Farnsworth); T Sears (1, off S Loux).

3B: L Rivas (4, off E Eckenstahler).

HR: J Jones (27, off S Loux; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

HBP: T Hunter (5, by S Loux).

TB: J Jones 7; L Rivas 6; T Sears 3; C Guzman 3; D Mohr 2; C Koskie 2; A Pierzynski.

GIDP: C Koskie (13); M Cuddyer (3).

RBI: J Jones 3 (83); L Rivas 2 (34); C Koskie 2 (64).

2-out RBI: C Koskie.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Guzman-L Rivas-T Sears; D Mohr-T Sears.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Bocachica CF                5   2   3   1    0   0  .222  .683   13    0   0   HR,SB
O Infante SS                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .382  .946   18    1   4   2B
B Higginson LF                4   1   2   1    0   1  .282  .764    9    4   0   2B
C Pena 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .778   12    9   0   2B
R Fick RF                     4   0   1   1    0   0  .269  .758   14    1   2   
S Halter 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .240  .706    8    2   3   GDP
E Munson DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .643   14    0   0   
D Jackson 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .256  .678   18    4   3   
B Inge C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .208  .617   24    6   0   2B

S Loux P                                                                 0   0
  E Eckenstahler P                                                       0   0
  J Farnsworth P                                                         0   0
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   4  13   4    0   3              130   27  12

BATTING

2B: B Higginson (24, off B Radke); B Inge (15, off E Guardado); C Pena (16, off B Radke); O Infante (2, off B Radke).

HR: H Bocachica (8, off T Fiore; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: H Bocachica 6; B Higginson 3; O Infante 3; B Inge 2; C Pena 2; R Fick; S Halter; E Munson; D Jackson.

GIDP: S Halter (12).

RBI: B Higginson (63); H Bocachica (17); O Infante (5); R Fick (61).

2-out RBI: H Bocachica.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Halter-D Jackson-C Pena; O Infante-D Jackson-C Pena.

PB: B Inge (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Bocachica (3, 2nd base off B Radke/A Pierzynski).

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
B Radke, W (9-4)               6     8   3   3    0   1   0   4.45   25   72-53   29· 5·19    5·10· 9· 0     45    -     1.14   0.05
T Fiore, H (5)                 1     2   1   1    0   1   1   3.03    5   17-9     5· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.88  -0.01
J Romero, H (33)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.87    3   12-8     4· 3· 1    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.12   0.05
E Guardado, S (42)             1     2   0   0    0   0   0   2.97    5   27-21   17· 1· 3    0· 3· 2· 0          0-0    1.78   0.04
Totals                         9    13   4   4    0   3   1          38  128-91   55·11·25    7·14·13· 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
S Loux, L (0-2)                6     8   4   4    0   3   1   8.10   25   89-54   40· 6· 8    8· 6· 6· 1     43    -     0.75  -0.15
E Eckenstahler                 1     5   2   2    0   2   0   3.60    7   24-17   11· 2· 4    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.81  -0.18
J Farnsworth                   1     3   1   1    0   0   0   5.51    5   11-7     5· 0· 2    2· 0· 3· 0          0-0    0.70  -0.05
F Rodney                       1     0   0   0    1   1   0   6.75    4   14-9     5· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9    16   7   7    1   6   1          41  138-87   61·11·15   13· 7·12· 1           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: S Loux (1; T Hunter).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian Runge, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Ted Barrett.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 12,833.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 8mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Jones              LF    1. H Bocachica          CF 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. O Infante            SS 
3. C Koskie             3B    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. D Ortiz              DH    4. C Pena               1B 
5. T Hunter             CF    5. R Fick               RF 
6. A Pierzynski         C     6. S Halter             3B 
7. D Mohr               RF    7. E Munson             DH 
8. T Sears              1B    8. D Jackson            2B 
9. L Rivas              2B    9. B Inge               C  

   B Radke              P        S Loux               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  4-2  1--  2  -17%  52% C Pena          B Radke         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Higginson to 3B
   t 7   0  3-4  1--  5   15%  89% L Rivas         E Eckenstahler  Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sears Scores
   b 6   1  4-3  --3  1   13%  65% S Halter        B Radke         Fielder's Choice SS; Pena out at Hm/SS-C; Halter to 1B
   t 1   0  0-0  ---  7   10%  60% J Jones         S Loux          Home Run
   b 3   0  2-0  1--  3    9%  72% O Infante       B Radke         Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Loux facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  7   60%  J Jones         Home Run
          ---  3   65%  C Guzman        Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
          -2-      68%  C Koskie        Passed Ball; Guzman to 3B
   RO     --3  3   67%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Guzman Scores
   O      ---  2   66%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   65%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   68%  H Bocachica     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   69%  O Infante       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   67%  B Higginson     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   70%  C Pena          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shane Loux facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   68%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   67%  D Mohr          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   66%  T Sears         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   69%  R Fick          Flyball: CF
          ---  3   66%  S Halter        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   69%  E Munson        Popfly: 1B
          1--  3   67%  D Jackson       Single to CF (Line Drive); Halter to 2B
   O      12-  4   72%  B Inge          Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shane Loux facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   74%  L Rivas         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   78%  J Jones         Single to LF (Line Drive); Rivas to 2B
   O      12-  5   74%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     12-  6   68%  C Koskie        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   63%  H Bocachica     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   72%  O Infante       Line Drive Double Play: RF-1B
   O      ---  4   73%  B Higginson     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shane Loux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   72%  D Ortiz         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  6   70%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   69%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   72%  C Pena          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   74%  R Fick          Popfly: SS
   O      ---  3   75%  S Halter        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shane Loux facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   74%  D Mohr          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   77%  T Sears         Double to CF (Line Drive)
          -2-  2   81%  L Rivas         Single to RF (Line Drive); Sears to 3B
   R      1-3  2   86%  J Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Sears Scores; Rivas to 2B
   O      12-  1   84%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Rivas to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   88%  C Koskie        Single to RF (Line Drive); Rivas Scores; Guzman out at 3B/RF-3B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   90%  E Munson        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5   91%  D Jackson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   92%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Shane Loux facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   91%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   92%  T Hunter        Hit By Pitch
                  Bobby Kielty pinch runs for Torii Hunter batting 5th
   O      1--  4   91%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   91%  D Mohr          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-4, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
                  Bobby Kielty moves to CF
          ---  2   87%  H Bocachica     Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      86%  O Infante       Bocachica Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   77%  " "             Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bocachica Scores
   R      -2-  1   69%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Infante Scores
          1--  2   52%  C Pena          Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Higginson to 3B
   RO     -23  4   52%  R Fick          Groundout: 1B unassisted; Higginson Scores; Pena to 3B
   O      --3  1   65%  S Halter        Fielder's Choice SS; Pena out at Hm/SS-C; Halter to 1B
   O      1--  5   69%  E Munson        Popfly: 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Tigers 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Eric Eckenstahler facing 8-9-1
                  Eric Eckenstahler replaces Shane Loux pitching
          ---  1   73%  T Sears         Single (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  5   89%  L Rivas         Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF); Sears Scores
   RO     --3  2   89%  J Jones         Single to RF (Line Drive); Rivas Scores; Jones out at 2B/RF-SS
          ---  5   90%  C Guzman        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   91%  C Koskie        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Guzman to 2B
   O      12-  4   89%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   88%  B Kielty        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Tony Fiore facing 8-9-1
                  Tony Fiore replaces Brad Radke pitching; Dennis Hocking replaces Corey Koskie playing 3B batting 3rd; Dustan Mohr moves to LF; Michael Cuddyer replaces Jacque Jones playing RF batting 1st
   O      ---  3   90%  D Jackson       Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   92%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  5   85%  H Bocachica     Home Run
          ---  2   83%  O Infante       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   87%  B Higginson     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-4, Jeff Farnsworth facing 6-7-8
                  Jeff Farnsworth replaces Eric Eckenstahler pitching
          ---  1   88%  A Pierzynski    Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   94%  D Mohr          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Pierzynski to 3B
   O      -23  5   91%  T Sears         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   R      -23  2   95%  L Rivas         Single to CF (Line Drive); Pierzynski Scores; Mohr to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   92%  M Cuddyer       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, J.C. Romero facing 4-5-6
                  J.C. Romero replaces Tony Fiore pitching
   O      ---  6   94%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   91%  R Fick          Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  1   97%  S Halter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, Fernando Rodney facing 2-3-4
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Jeff Farnsworth pitching
   O      ---  1   96%  C Guzman        Popfly: 1B
          ---  7   97%  D Hocking       Walk
   O      1--  5   96%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   96%  B Kielty        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-7, Eddie Guardado facing 7-8-9
                  Eddie Guardado replaces J.C. Romero pitching
          ---  5   91%  E Munson        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   95%  D Jackson       Popfly: 3B
          1--  9   87%  B Inge          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Munson to 3B
   O      -23  2   95%  H Bocachica     Popfly: 2B
   O      -23  4  100%  O Infante       Flyball: CF
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200209170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation