June 30, 2007 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 41,588

Saturday, June 30, 2007, 3:55PM
Time of Game: 3:03

Twins

42-37

Won 3

3rd, 5½ GB

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

W: K Slowey (3-0), L: A Miller (3-2), S: J Nathan (16)

Tigers

46-33

Lost 2

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 5   1   1   0    0   0  .301  .683   20    2   1   2B
J Bartlett SS                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .262  .678   25    1   3   2B,SB
J Mauer C                     4   1   0   0    1   1  .297  .847   23    6   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  4   2   2   3    1   1  .288  .830   19    2   0   HR,3B
J Morneau DH                  5   0   1   1    0   2  .280  .903   20    0   0   
T Hunter CF                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .899   13    6   0   
J Cirillo 1B                  3   2   1   0    1   0  .272  .707   12    6   0   SB
L Ford LF                     4   1   2   3    0   2  .259  .713   21    1   0   HR,2B
N Punto 3B                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .209  .579   20    3   3   

K Slowey P                                                               0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   1
  P Neshek P                                                             0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       38   8   9   8    4   8              173   27   8

BATTING

2B: L Ford (5, off A Miller); J Bartlett (10, off A Miller); L Castillo (7, off A Miller).

3B: M Cuddyer (3, off A Miller).

HR: L Ford (2, off J Grilli; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Cuddyer (9, off A Miller; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF-CF).

TB: M Cuddyer 7; L Ford 6; J Bartlett 3; L Castillo 2; J Cirillo; J Morneau.

RBI: M Cuddyer 3 (50); L Ford 3 (11); J Bartlett (21); J Morneau (61).

2-out RBI: L Ford.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Cirillo.

E: J Cirillo (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bartlett (16, 3rd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez); J Cirillo (2, 2nd base off A Miller/I Rodriguez).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   1   2   1    0   1  .289  .901   16    2   0   HR
P Polanco 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .333  .806   17    1   4   CS,GDP
S Casey 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .300  .759   18    9   0   2B
M Ordonez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .370 1.065   17    3   0   
C Guillen SS                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .323  .954   13    1   4   
I Rodriguez C                 4   2   2   1    0   0  .283  .745   10    8   0   HR
C Monroe LF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .672   13    3   0   
M Thames DH                   4   1   1   2    0   1  .232  .741   15    0   0   HR
O Infante 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .304  .683   15    0   1   

A Miller P                                                               0   0
  J Grilli P                                                             0   1
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37   5  11   5    1   6              134   27  10

BATTING

2B: S Casey (19, off K Slowey).

HR: M Thames (7, off K Slowey; 6th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF); I Rodriguez (8, off P Neshek; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); C Granderson (11, off K Slowey; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

TB: I Rodriguez 5; C Granderson 5; M Thames 4; C Guillen 2; S Casey 2; P Polanco 2; C Monroe.

GIDP: P Polanco (3).

RBI: M Thames 2 (21); I Rodriguez (43); C Granderson (41); C Guillen (59).

2-out RBI: M Thames 2; C Guillen.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

E: C Guillen (13); O Infante (2).

BASERUNNING

CS: P Polanco (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Reyes).

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
K Slowey, W (3-0)              6     9   4   4    1   2   2   5.13   27   91-62   41· 6·15    6·11· 7· 0     39    -     1.00   0.10
D Reyes                        0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   4.50    3   13-9     4· 3· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.81   0.02
P Neshek                       1.1   1   1   1    0   2   1   1.37    5   17-12    6· 3· 3    0· 3· 0· 0          1-0    0.57   0.03
J Nathan, S (16)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.29    3   10-7     4· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.05
Totals                         9    11   5   5    1   6   3          38  131-90   55·13·22    8·16· 7· 0          1-0

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Miller, L (3-2)              5     6   6   5    2   4   1   3.81   24   98-65   44· 4·17    7· 8· 3· 0     35    -     0.89  -0.28
J Grilli                       2.2   3   2   2    2   4   1   5.97   14   57-36   17· 6·13    3· 4· 1· 0          0-0    0.25  -0.03
B Seay                         1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.80    4   15-9     5· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          1-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         9     9   8   7    4   8   2          42  170-110  66·11·33   12·14· 4· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: D Reyes (2; P Polanco, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 41,588.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 78° F, Wind 6mph from Left to Right, Cloudy.

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. S Casey              1B 
4. M Cuddyer            RF    4. M Ordonez            RF 
5. J Morneau            DH    5. C Guillen            SS 
6. T Hunter             CF    6. I Rodriguez          C  
7. J Cirillo            1B    7. C Monroe             LF 
8. L Ford               LF    8. M Thames             DH 
9. N Punto              3B    9. O Infante            3B 

   K Slowey             P        A Miller             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   1  1-3  1-3  1   13%  92% M Cuddyer       A Miller        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bartlett Scores/unER; Mauer Scores
   t 4   2  1-2  1--  6   12%  71% L Ford          A Miller        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cirillo Scores
   t 3   1  1-1  -2-  6   10%  62% J Bartlett      A Miller        Double to LF (Line Drive); Castillo Scores
   t 2   0  1-0  ---  1    9%  49% M Cuddyer       A Miller        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 3   0  2-1  1--  2    9%  60% P Polanco       K Slowey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Andrew Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   46%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   45%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Slowey facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  C Granderson    Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  4   45%  P Polanco       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   42%  S Casey         Walk; Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  5   45%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Polanco to 3B
   R      1-3  4   36%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Polanco Scores; Casey to 2B
   O      12-  4   40%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Andrew Miller facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   49%  M Cuddyer       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      --3  3   54%  J Morneau       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Cuddyer Scores
   O      1--  3   50%  T Hunter        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  3   47%  J Cirillo       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
          1--      48%  L Ford          Cirillo Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   45%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Kevin Slowey facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   47%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   49%  M Thames        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4   50%  O Infante       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Andrew Miller facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  N Punto         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   52%  L Castillo      Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  6   62%  J Bartlett      Double to LF (Line Drive); Castillo Scores
   O      -2-  4   59%  J Mauer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7   56%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Kevin Slowey facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   51%  C Granderson    Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   OO     1--  2   60%  P Polanco       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2   58%  S Casey         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  2   62%  M Ordonez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Andrew Miller facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   59%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   57%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   59%  J Cirillo       Walk
   R      1--  6   71%  L Ford          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cirillo Scores
   O      -2-  7   68%  N Punto         Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Kevin Slowey facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   63%  C Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   67%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  2   63%  C Monroe        Single to LF (Line Drive); Guillen to 2B
   O      12-  5   69%  M Thames        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  2   74%  O Infante       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Andrew Miller facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   72%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   76%  J Bartlett      Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Bartlett to 2B
          -2-      78%  J Mauer         Bartlett Steals 3B
          --3  6   79%  " "             Walk
   RRR    1-3  1   92%  M Cuddyer       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Bartlett Scores/unER; Mauer Scores
   O      ---  1   92%  J Morneau       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   91%  T Hunter        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  3 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Kevin Slowey facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  4   87%  C Granderson    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  2   89%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   90%  S Casey         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   91%  M Ordonez       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jason Grilli facing 7-8-9
                  Jason Grilli replaces Andrew Miller pitching
          ---  2   92%  J Cirillo       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   RR     1--  6   97%  L Ford          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Cirillo Scores
          ---  5   97%  N Punto         Walk
   O      1--  6   97%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   97%  J Bartlett      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   96%  J Mauer         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-8, Kevin Slowey facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   97%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF
          ---  3   96%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   97%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     1--  2   93%  M Thames        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Rodriguez Scores
   O      ---  6   93%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jason Grilli facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   94%  M Cuddyer       Walk
   O      1--  4   94%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   94%  T Hunter        Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Cuddyer to 2B
   O      12-  2   93%  J Cirillo       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      12-  3   92%  L Ford          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Dennys Reyes facing 1-2-3
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Kevin Slowey pitching
   O      ---  3   94%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   92%  P Polanco       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--      91%  S Casey         Polanco Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E3; Polanco to 2B
   O      -2-  5   94%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  Pat Neshek replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   O      -2-  6   96%  M Ordonez       Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-4, Jason Grilli facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   95%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   95%  L Castillo      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  3   95%  J Bartlett      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
                  Bobby Seay replaces Jason Grilli pitching
   O      1--  3   95%  J Mauer         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-8, Pat Neshek facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   97%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   93%  I Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   95%  C Monroe        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   96%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Bobby Seay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   96%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   95%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   95%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Joe Nathan facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Nathan replaces Pat Neshek pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  C Granderson    Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  4  100%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Tigers 5.

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