June 29, 2007 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 42,361

Friday, June 29, 2007, 7:06PM
Time of Game: 2:42

Twins

41-37

Won 2

3rd, 5½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           2  0  0   0  4  0   0  1  4   11  9  0
Tigers          0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  6  1

W: J Santana (9-6), L: J Verlander (9-3)

Tigers

46-32

Lost 1

2nd, ½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 4   2   1   0    1   1  .303  .684   18    3   1   
J Bartlett SS                 3   3   1   0    2   0  .259  .671   30    0   0   2B
J Mauer C                     3   2   1   4    2   0  .304  .862   24    8   0   HR,IW
M Cuddyer 1B                  5   1   0   1    0   0  .285  .808   18    5   0   
J Morneau DH                  5   0   3   2    0   1  .281  .911   17    0   0   
  L Ford PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .247  .648         0   0   
T Hunter CF                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .308  .914   17    5   0   
J Kubel LF                    5   0   1   1    0   1  .247  .688   16    1   0   2B
J Tyner RF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .285  .671   12    5   0   
N Punto 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .212  .583   16    0   1   

J Santana P                                                              0   1
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
  R Ortiz P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36  11   9   9    7   7              168   27   3

BATTING

2B: J Kubel (16, off E De La Cruz); J Bartlett (9, off E De La Cruz).

HR: J Mauer (4, off J Verlander; 5th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: J Mauer (4, by E De La Cruz).

TB: J Mauer 4; J Morneau 3; J Kubel 2; T Hunter 2; J Bartlett 2; L Castillo.

RBI: J Mauer 4 (30); J Morneau 2 (60); M Cuddyer (47); J Kubel (27); T Hunter (63).

2-out RBI: T Hunter; J Kubel; J Morneau.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   0   0   0    0   2  .287  .893   22    1   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   3   1    0   0  .332  .806   20    2   1   HR,2B,SB
  O Infante PR-2B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .710         0   1   
G Sheffield DH                3   0   1   0    1   0  .290  .931   18    0   0   SB
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .375 1.078   14    0   0   
C Guillen SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .320  .953   21    1   4   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .730    7    7   2   
C Monroe LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .675   10    2   1   
M Thames 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .722   14   12   0   
N Perez 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .175  .494   13    2   7   

J Verlander P                                                            0   0
  M McBride P                                                            0   0
  E De La Cruz P                                                         0   0
Totals                       33   1   6   1    1   8              139   27  16

BATTING

2B: P Polanco (18, off M Guerrier).

HR: P Polanco (2, off J Santana; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: P Polanco 7; I Rodriguez; M Ordonez; G Sheffield.

RBI: P Polanco (36).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

E: N Perez (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: G Sheffield (11, 2nd base off J Santana/J Mauer); P Polanco (3, 3rd base off J Santana/J Mauer).

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 Santana, W (9-6)             6     5   1   1    1   6   1   2.76   24   94-62   40·11·11    6· 8· 3· 0     63    -     0.81   0.25
M Guerrier                     2     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.85    7   29-19   12· 2· 5    1· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.03
R Ortiz                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.40    3   16-13   11· 2· 0    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   8   1          34  139-94   63·15·16    7·13· 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
J Verlander, L (9-3)           5     4   6   6    5   5   1   3.18   24   99-57   32· 4·21    9· 4· 1· 0     35    -     0.91  -0.22
M McBride                      2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.50    6   19-12    7· 0· 5    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
E De La Cruz                   2     5   5   2    2   1   0   6.75   13   43-27   19· 3· 5    7· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.03  -0.01
Totals                         9     9  11   8    7   7   1          43  161-96   58· 7·31   20· 7· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Verlander (9); E De La Cruz (3).

IBB: E De La Cruz (1; J Mauer).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 2:42.

Attendance: 42,361.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 71° F, Wind 10mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. L Castillo           2B    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. J Bartlett           SS    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. J Mauer              C     3. G Sheffield          DH 
4. M Cuddyer            1B    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. J Morneau            DH    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. T Hunter             CF    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. J Kubel              LF    7. C Monroe             LF 
8. J Tyner              RF    8. M Thames             1B 
9. N Punto              3B    9. N Perez              3B 

   J Santana            P        J Verlander          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  0-2  123  6   14%  95% J Mauer         J Verlander     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tyner Scores; Castillo Scores; Bartlett Scores
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  6    7%  66% J Mauer         J Verlander     Walk; Castillo to 3B; Bartlett to 2B
   b 1   2  2-0  -23  7    6%  69% C Guillen       J Santana       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   t 1   1  0-1  1-3  2    6%  71% J Morneau       J Verlander     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Bartlett Scores; Cuddyer to 2B
   t 5   1  0-2  12-  6    5%  81% J Bartlett      J Verlander     Walk; Tyner to 3B; Castillo to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Justin Verlander facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      56%  J Bartlett      Wild Pitch; Castillo to 2B
          -2-  8   59%  " "             Walk
          12-  6   66%  J Mauer         Walk; Castillo to 3B; Bartlett to 2B
   RO     123  4   65%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Castillo Scores; Bartlett to 3B
   R      1-3  2   71%  J Morneau       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Bartlett Scores; Cuddyer to 2B
   O      12-  5   67%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   64%  J Kubel         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   66%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   64%  P Polanco       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   60%  G Sheffield     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  6   63%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking, Polanco Steals 3B, Sheffield Steals 2B
   O      -23  7   69%  C Guillen       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   67%  J Tyner         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   66%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   65%  L Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   67%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   69%  C Monroe        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  4   70%  M Thames        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Verlander facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   68%  J Bartlett      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   67%  J Mauer         Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   66%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   69%  N Perez         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  8   71%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   72%  P Polanco       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Verlander facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   70%  J Morneau       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   69%  T Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   68%  J Kubel         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-2, Johan Santana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   71%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   73%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   74%  C Guillen       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Justin Verlander facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   77%  J Tyner         Walk
   O      1--  4   74%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   77%  L Castillo      Walk; Tyner to 2B
          12-  6   81%  J Bartlett      Walk; Tyner to 3B; Castillo to 2B
   RRRR   123  6   95%  J Mauer         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tyner Scores; Castillo Scores; Bartlett Scores
   O      ---  1   95%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   95%  J Morneau       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  3   95%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   93%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   94%  C Monroe        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  5   96%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7   97%  N Perez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Macay McBride facing 7-8-9
                  Macay McBride replaces Justin Verlander pitching
   O      ---  2   97%  J Kubel         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   96%  J Tyner         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   96%  N Punto         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-6, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   97%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7   95%  P Polanco       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   93%  G Sheffield     Walk
          1--  2   91%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Sheffield to 2B
   O      12-  1   94%  C Guillen       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      12-  2   96%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Macay McBride facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   96%  L Castillo      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   96%  J Bartlett      Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   96%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Matt Guerrier facing 7-8-9
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Johan Santana pitching
   O      ---  3   97%  C Monroe        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   98%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  N Perez         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Eulogio De La Cruz facing 4-5-6
                  Eulogio De La Cruz replaces Macay McBride pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  M Cuddyer       Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   98%  J Morneau       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  4   98%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RO     1--  4   99%  J Kubel         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Hunter Scores; Kubel out at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Matt Guerrier facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   99%  C Granderson    Flyball: CF
          ---  4   99%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
                  Omar Infante pinch runs for Placido Polanco batting 2nd
   O      -2-  6   99%  G Sheffield     Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  1  100%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Tigers 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Eulogio De La Cruz facing 8-9-1
                  Omar Infante moves to 2B
   O      ---  1  100%  J Tyner         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6  100%  N Punto         Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  L Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4  100%  J Bartlett      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Punto to 3B
          -23  4  100%  J Mauer         Intentional Walk
   R      123     100%  M Cuddyer       Wild Pitch; Punto Scores; Bartlett to 3B; Mauer to 2B
   R      -23  4  100%  " "             Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Bartlett Scores/unER/No RBI; Mauer to 3B
   R      1-3  4  100%  J Morneau       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Mauer Scores/unER; Cuddyer to 3B
                  Lew Ford pinch runs for Justin Morneau batting 5th
   R      1-3  1  100%  T Hunter        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Cuddyer Scores/unER; Ford to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  J Kubel         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 11, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-11, Ramon Ortiz facing 5-6-7
                  Ramon Ortiz replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
   O      --- 11  100%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2  100%  I Rodriguez     Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3  100%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 11, Tigers 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET200706290

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation