March 31, 2003 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 6
CLE 5
(13) MIN 3
@DET 1 KCR 3
CHW 0 TBD 6
BOS 4 NYY 8
@TOR 4 LAD 8
@ARI 0 MON 10
@ATL 2 PIT 10
@CIN 1 PHI 8
@FLA 5 CHC 15
@NYM 2 SFG 5
@SDP 2 STL 11
MIL 9

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 40,427

Monday, March 31, 2003, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:10

Twins

1-0

Won 1

1st

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

W: B Radke (1-0), L: M Maroth (0-1), S: E Guardado (1)

Tigers

0-1

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jones LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.000   10    3   0   2B,SH
C Guzman SS                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   19    1   3   
T Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   16    4   0   
M LeCroy DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   12    0   0   GDP
  C Gomez PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
M Cuddyer 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    6    1   0   
  D Hocking 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    1   0   GDP
D Mientkiewicz 1B             3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   10    8   1   
D Mohr RF                     3   1   2   2    0   0  .667 2.334   14    2   0   HR
A Pierzynski C                3   1   1   1    0   0  .333 1.666   10    4   2   HR
L Rivas 2B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    7    2   2   

B Radke P                                                                1   1
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   3   8   3    0   4              106   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Jones (1, off M Maroth).

HR: D Mohr (1, off M Maroth; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); A Pierzynski (1, off J Walker; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: J Jones (1, off J Walker).

TB: D Mohr 5; A Pierzynski 4; J Jones 2; M LeCroy; C Guzman; M Cuddyer; L Rivas.

GIDP: D Hocking (1); M LeCroy (1).

RBI: D Mohr 2 (2); A Pierzynski (1).

2-out RBI: D Mohr 2.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

E: A Pierzynski (1).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Kingsale CF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500   20    0   0   CS
O Infante SS                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   14    4   6   
D Young LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   21    0   0   
B Higginson RF                3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   18    2   0   
D Palmer DH                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666   18    0   0   
C Pena 1B                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    5    8   1   
  C Paquette PH-1B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    2   0   
E Munson 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    0   2   
B Inge C                      3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    9    5   0   
R Santiago 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    5   5   

M Maroth P                                                               1   2
  J Walker P                                                             0   1
  F German P                                                             0   0
Totals                       30   1   4   1    1   4              123   27  17

BATTING

TB: G Kingsale; O Infante; B Inge; D Palmer.

RBI: D Palmer (1).

2-out RBI: D Palmer.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

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

BASERUNNING

CS: G Kingsale (1, 2nd base by 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 (1-0)               6.2   3   1   1    1   3   0   1.35   23   79-55   36· 4·15    8· 8· 3· 0     66    -     1.08   0.23
J Romero, H (1)                1.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   16-10    7· 0· 3    2· 1· 2· 0          2-0    2.03   0.18
E Guardado, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   20-13    8· 1· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.09
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   4   0          31  115-78   51· 5·22   10·11· 5· 0          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
M Maroth, L (0-1)              7     5   2   2    0   3   1   2.57   25   83-52   30·10·12   13· 5· 4· 0     62    -     0.71   0.08
J Walker                       1     2   1   1    0   0   1   9.00    4   11-9     6· 1· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.77  -0.09
F German                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   12-7     4· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.35   0.02
Totals                         9     8   3   3    0   4   2          32  106-68   40·12·16   15· 7· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Tim Timmons.

Time of Game: 2:10.

Attendance: 40,427.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 38° F, Wind 21mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. J Jones              LF    1. G Kingsale           CF 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. O Infante            SS 
3. T Hunter             CF    3. D Young              LF 
4. M LeCroy             DH    4. B Higginson          RF 
5. M Cuddyer            3B    5. D Palmer             DH 
6. D Mientkiewicz       1B    6. C Pena               1B 
7. D Mohr               RF    7. E Munson             3B 
8. A Pierzynski         C     8. B Inge               C  
9. L Rivas              2B    9. R Santiago           2B 

   B Radke              P        M Maroth             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-0  1--  4   20%  67% D Mohr          M Maroth        Home Run (Fly Ball); Cuddyer Scores
   b 7   2  2-0  12-  4  -14%  65% D Palmer        B Radke         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Infante Scores; Higginson to 2B
   t 8   0  1-2  ---  4   12%  86% A Pierzynski    J Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 7   2  2-1  12-  2    9%  75% C Paquette      J Romero        Groundout: SS-1B
   t 6   0  0-2  1-3  1   -7%  81% T Hunter        M Maroth        Fielder's Choice 3B; Jones out at Hm/3B-C; Guzman to 2B; Hunter to 1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  J Jones         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   46%  C Guzman        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   45%  T Hunter        Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   42%  G Kingsale      Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--  3   45%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--      49%  D Young         Kingsale Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  4   50%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   48%  M LeCroy        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   50%  M Cuddyer       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   47%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  4   67%  D Mohr          Home Run (Fly Ball); Cuddyer Scores
   O      ---  4   66%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   69%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   70%  D Palmer        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  1   71%  C Pena          Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Maroth facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   70%  L Rivas         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   68%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  8   68%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   70%  E Munson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   72%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   73%  R Santiago      Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Maroth facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   71%  T Hunter        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  2   70%  M LeCroy        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  1   69%  M Cuddyer       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   72%  G Kingsale      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   74%  O Infante       Lineout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   75%  D Young         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Maroth facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   74%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   75%  D Mohr          Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   73%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   71%  L Rivas         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   75%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   77%  D Palmer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   78%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   83%  J Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  5   87%  C Guzman        Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones to 3B
   O      1-3  1   81%  T Hunter        Fielder's Choice 3B; Jones out at Hm/3B-C; Guzman to 2B; Hunter to 1B
   OO     12-  3   74%  M LeCroy        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   78%  E Munson        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  3   80%  B Inge          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   82%  R Santiago      Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Mike Maroth facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   80%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   79%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   78%  D Mohr          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
                  Dennis Hocking replaces Michael Cuddyer playing 3B batting 5th
   O      ---  4   82%  G Kingsale      Flyball: LF
          ---  3   78%  O Infante       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   81%  D Young         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home); Infante to 2B
          -2-  5   79%  B Higginson     Walk
   R      12-  4   65%  D Palmer        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Infante Scores; Higginson to 2B
                  J.C. Romero replaces Brad Radke pitching; Craig Paquette pinch hits for Carlos Pena batting 6th
   O      12-  2   75%  C Paquette      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Jamie Walker facing 8-9-1
                  Jamie Walker replaces Mike Maroth pitching; Craig Paquette moves to 1B
   R      ---  4   86%  A Pierzynski    Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  2   88%  L Rivas         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   88%  J Jones         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Rivas to 2B
   OO     -2-  3   84%  C Guzman        Double Play: Popfly: SS (Short CF); Rivas out at 2B/SS-2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, J.C. Romero facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   88%  E Munson        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   83%  B Inge          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   88%  R Santiago      Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          1--      88%  G Kingsale      E2 on Foul Ball
   O      1--  6   92%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Franklyn German facing 3-4-5
                  Franklyn German replaces Jamie Walker pitching
   O      ---  7   92%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   93%  M LeCroy        Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Chris Gomez pinch runs for Matt LeCroy batting 4th
   OO     1--  2   91%  D Hocking       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Eddie Guardado facing 2-3-4
                  Eddie Guardado replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      ---  7   96%  O Infante       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  8   98%  D Young         Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  5  100%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

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