September 18, 2002 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 11,214

Wednesday, September 18, 2002
Time of Game: 2:26

Twins

89-63

Won 4

1st

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

W: J Mays (4-7), L: S Sparks (8-16), S: E Guardado (43)

Tigers

54-98

Lost 2

5th, 35 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Rivas 2B                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .252  .695   17    1   1   2B
D Mohr LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .774   11    2   0   2B
B Kielty CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .862   16    2   0   
M LeCroy DH                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .257  .761   11    0   0   GDP,IW
M Cuddyer 3B                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .611   10    1   1   
  D Lamb PH-SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    1   0   
A Pierzynski C                3   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .781    8    2   0   
  J Valentin C                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    2    5   0   
M Restovich RF                4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   14    2   0   2·GDP
T Sears 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .625   13   10   0   
D Hocking SS-3B               2   1   2   0    0   0  .260  .655    7    1   2   2B,HBP

J Mays P                                                                 0   1
  J Santana P                                                            0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   1
Totals                       33   2   9   2    1   2              116   27   6

BATTING

2B: D Mohr (22, off S Sparks); D Hocking (13, off S Sparks); L Rivas (21, off S Sparks).

IBB: M LeCroy (1, by S Sparks).

HBP: D Hocking (1, by S Sparks).

TB: D Hocking 3; D Mohr 2; L Rivas 2; B Kielty; M LeCroy; J Valentin; M Cuddyer; A Pierzynski.

GIDP: M Restovich 2 (2); M LeCroy (5).

RBI: L Rivas (35); M LeCroy (26).

2-out RBI: M LeCroy.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Mays-D Hocking-T Sears.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Santiago SS                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .242  .668   11    2   6   SB
O Infante 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .368  .900   11    3   5   
B Higginson LF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .282  .762   21    4   0   
C Pena 1B                     2   0   1   0    2   0  .247  .782   12   13   0   
R Fick RF                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .756   10    1   0   
H Bocachica CF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .218  .675   19    0   0   
E Munson DH                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .211  .612   13    0   0   
C Truby 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .218  .558   21    2   3   
  M Rivera PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .624    6    0   0   
B Inge C                      3   0   0   0    0   2  .206  .611   13    2   0   GDP
  R Simon PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .766    1    0   0   

S Sparks P                                                               0   1
  J Acevedo P                                                            0   0
Totals                       32   0   6   0    4   7              138   27  15

BATTING

TB: R Santiago 2; B Higginson; R Fick; O Infante; C Pena.

GIDP: B Inge (6).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Santiago-O Infante-C Pena; O Infante-R Santiago-C Pena; C Truby-O Infante-C Pena.

PB: B Inge (9).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Santiago (8, 2nd base off J Mays/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
J Mays, W (4-7)                6     3   0   0    1   2   0   5.17   21   78-51   34· 5·12    9· 7· 2· 0     67    -     1.07   0.39
J Santana, H (3)               1     1   0   0    1   2   0   3.15    5   17-10    4· 3· 3    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.38   0.11
M Jackson, H (19)              1     2   0   0    1   1   0   2.94    6   21-11    5· 2· 4    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.18   0.09
E Guardado, S (43)             1     0   0   0    1   2   0   2.92    4   16-9     4· 4· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.50   0.09
Totals                         9     6   0   0    4   7   0          36  132-81   47·14·20   11· 9· 5· 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 (8-16)             8     8   2   2    1   1   0   5.62   32  107-70   48· 8·14   14· 8· 7· 0     58    -     0.95   0.16
J Acevedo                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.72    3    8-5     2· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
Totals                         9     9   2   2    1   2   0          35  115-75   50· 9·16   15· 8· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Santana (15).

IBB: S Sparks (3; M LeCroy).

HBP: S Sparks (12; D Hocking).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 11,214.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 76° F, Wind 10mph out to Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. L Rivas              2B    1. R Santiago           SS 
2. D Mohr               LF    2. O Infante            2B 
3. B Kielty             CF    3. B Higginson          LF 
4. M LeCroy             DH    4. C Pena               1B 
5. M Cuddyer            3B    5. R Fick               RF 
6. A Pierzynski         C     6. H Bocachica          CF 
7. M Restovich          RF    7. E Munson             DH 
8. T Sears              1B    8. C Truby              3B 
9. D Hocking            SS    9. B Inge               C  

   J Mays               P        S Sparks             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-0  123  3   15%  93% R Fick          M Jackson       Popfly: SS
   b 7   2  1-0  -23  5   13%  75% C Truby         J Santana       Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   0  1-0  1--  2  -11%  45% R Fick          J Santana       Single to CF (Line Drive); Pena to 2B
   b 7   0  1-0  12-  3   11%  56% H Bocachica     J Santana       Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  1   10%  58% M LeCroy        S Sparks        Single to LF (Line Drive); Mohr Scores; LeCroy to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  L Rivas         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   52%  D Mohr          Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   48%  B Kielty        Popfly: SS
   R      -2-  1   58%  M LeCroy        Single to LF (Line Drive); Mohr Scores; LeCroy to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  2   56%  M Cuddyer       Fielder's Choice SS; LeCroy out at 3B/SS-3B; Cuddyer to 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   58%  R Santiago      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  O Infante       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   58%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   56%  C Pena          Single to LF (Line Drive); Higginson to 2B
   O      12-  4   60%  R Fick          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   64%  A Pierzynski    Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  6   57%  M Restovich     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---  2   56%  T Sears         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   59%  H Bocachica     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   60%  E Munson        Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---  2   61%  C Truby         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   65%  D Hocking       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   62%  L Rivas         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   59%  D Mohr          Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  5   57%  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   59%  B Inge          Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   56%  R Santiago      Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   60%  O Infante       Popfly: 2B
          1--      59%  B Higginson     Santiago Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   62%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   60%  M LeCroy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   59%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   57%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   60%  C Pena          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   63%  R Fick          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   64%  H Bocachica     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   62%  M Restovich     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   60%  T Sears         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   61%  D Hocking       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   59%  L Rivas         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   53%  E Munson        Walk
   O      1-- 10   58%  C Truby         Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  1   66%  B Inge          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   64%  D Mohr          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   66%  B Kielty        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   61%  M LeCroy        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   65%  R Santiago      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   68%  O Infante       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  8   69%  B Higginson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   73%  M Cuddyer       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   72%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: P-1B; Cuddyer to 2B
   O      -2-  3   68%  M Restovich     Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  5   64%  T Sears         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
                  Johan Santana replaces Joe Mays pitching; Javier Valentin replaces A.J. Pierzynski playing C batting 6th
          ---  4   56%  C Pena          Walk
          1--  2   45%  R Fick          Single to CF (Line Drive); Pena to 2B
   O      12-  3   56%  H Bocachica     Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
   O      12-  3   65%  E Munson        Strikeout Looking
          12-      62%  C Truby         Wild Pitch; Pena to 3B; Fick to 2B
   O      -23  5   75%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Steve Sparks facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   81%  D Hocking       Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-      85%  L Rivas         Passed Ball; Hocking to 3B
   R      --3  4   90%  " "             Double to CF (Line Drive); Hocking Scores
   O      -2-  6   88%  D Mohr          Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  5   86%  B Kielty        Foul Flyball: 3B
          -2-  4   86%  M LeCroy        Intentional Walk
                  David Lamb pinch hits for Michael Cuddyer batting 5th
   O      12-  7   84%  D Lamb          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Jackson replaces Johan Santana pitching; Dennis Hocking moves to 3B; David Lamb moves to SS
   O      ---  5   88%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   83%  R Santiago      Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   75%  O Infante       Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); Santiago to 2B
   O      12-  2   83%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF; Santiago to 3B
          1-3  5   77%  C Pena          Walk; Infante to 2B
   O      123  3   93%  R Fick          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Juan Acevedo facing 6-7-8
                  Juan Acevedo replaces Steve Sparks pitching
          ---  2   94%  J Valentin      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   91%  M Restovich     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   91%  T Sears         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Eddie Guardado facing 6-7-8
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Jackson pitching
          ---  5   82%  H Bocachica     Walk
   O      1--  4   89%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Rivera pinch hits for Chris Truby batting 8th
   O      1--  6   95%  M Rivera        Strikeout Swinging
                  Randall Simon pinch hits for Brandon Inge batting 9th
   O      1--  1  100%  R Simon         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200209180

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation