July 11, 2008 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Comerica Park, Attendance: 42,352

Friday, July 11, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:59

Twins

52-41

Won 2

2nd, 1 GB

Ron Gardenhire

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

W: G Perkins (6-2), L: A Galarraga (7-3), S: J Nathan (26)

Tigers

46-46

Lost 2

3rd, 6½ GB

Jim Leyland

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Gomez CF                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .257  .648   16    4   0   
A Casilla 2B                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .314  .798   16    2   4   2B
J Mauer C                     4   0   0   0    1   2  .323  .866   27    5   0   
J Morneau 1B                  3   0   1   0    2   1  .324  .904   26   11   0   2·IW
J Kubel DH                    3   1   0   0    2   1  .265  .796   23    0   0   
D Young LF                    4   0   0   1    0   2  .284  .715   15    2   0   SF
B Buscher 3B                  3   1   2   0    0   0  .320  .759    6    0   0   2B
  B Harris PH-3B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .671    4    0   0   
N Punto SS                    2   0   1   2    1   0  .320  .845   27    0   4   2B,SF
D Span RF                     3   0   1   0    1   0  .359  .937   17    3   0   IW

G Perkins P                                                              0   4
  J Crain P                                                              0   0
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   3   8   3    7  10              177   27  12

BATTING

2B: A Casilla (12, off A Lopez); N Punto (8, off A Galarraga); B Buscher (4, off A Galarraga).

SF: D Young (2, off B Seay); N Punto (2, off A Galarraga).

IBB: J Morneau 2 (7, by B Seay, by A Galarraga); D Span (1, by A Galarraga).

TB: A Casilla 4; B Buscher 3; N Punto 2; D Span; J Morneau.

RBI: N Punto 2 (18); D Young (36).

2-out RBI: N Punto.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               2   1   0   0    1   0  .296  .836   14    4   0   HBP
P Polanco 2B                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .307  .749   12    0   3   SF
C Guillen 3B                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .284  .800   12    1   1   
M Cabrera 1B                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .291  .856   16    7   0   2B
M Thames LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .275  .938   13    0   0   
G Sheffield DH                4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .674   11    0   0   
M Joyce RF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .264  .932   15    2   0   2·2B
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .288  .740   11   11   0   
R Santiago SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .333 1.020    5    2   0   SH
  J Larish PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .648    2    0   0   

A Galarraga P                                                            0   1
  A Lopez P                                                              0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   1
  F Rodney P                                                             0   1
Totals                       31   2   6   2    2   5              111   27   7

BATTING

2B: M Joyce 2 (7, 2 off G Perkins); M Cabrera (21, off G Perkins).

SF: P Polanco (3, off G Perkins).

SH: R Santiago (3, off G Perkins).

HBP: C Granderson (2, by G Perkins).

TB: M Joyce 4; M Cabrera 3; C Guillen; I Rodriguez.

RBI: P Polanco (32); C Guillen (47).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

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
G Perkins, W (6-2)             6.2   6   2   2    2   2   0   4.14   29   85-56   38· 4·14   12· 8· 4· 0     54    -     1.45   0.12
J Crain, H (10)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.58    1    4-3     1· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    3.57   0.09
M Guerrier, H (12)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.35    3   13-8     2· 4· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.91   0.14
J Nathan, S (26)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.16    3    9-6     2· 3· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.20
Totals                         9     6   2   2    2   5   0          36  111-73   43·11·19   14·10· 4· 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
A Galarraga, L (7-3)           5.2   6   2   2    4   5   0   3.27   27  113-63   36· 8·19    8· 4· 6· 0     50    -     1.13   0.01
A Lopez                        0.1   1   1   1    0   0   0   2.68    2    3-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.46  -0.02
B Seay                         2     0   0   0    2   3   0   2.83    8   40-24   14· 3· 7    2· 1· 0· 0          1-1    1.35   0.04
F Rodney                       1     1   0   0    1   2   0   7.71    5   21-13    8· 1· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.04
Totals                         9     8   3   3    7  10   0          42  177-103  60·12·31   12· 6· 7· 0          3-1

A Lopez faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Seay (2; J Morneau); A Galarraga 2 (2; J Morneau, D Span).

HBP: G Perkins (2; C Granderson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jerry Layne, 1B - Ed Montague, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Jim Wolf.

Time of Game: 2:59.

Attendance: 42,352.

Weather: 82° F, Wind 6mph out to Leftfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. C Gomez              CF    1. C Granderson         CF 
2. A Casilla            2B    2. P Polanco            2B 
3. J Mauer              C     3. C Guillen            3B 
4. J Morneau            1B    4. M Cabrera            1B 
5. J Kubel              DH    5. M Thames             LF 
6. D Young              LF    6. G Sheffield          DH 
7. B Buscher            3B    7. M Joyce              RF 
8. N Punto              SS    8. I Rodriguez          C  
9. D Span               RF    9. R Santiago           SS 

   G Perkins            P        A Galarraga          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-0  1--  7   14%  48% N Punto         A Galarraga     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buscher Scores
   t 6   1  1-1  1--  1   13%  63% B Buscher       A Galarraga     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Kubel to 3B
   b 7   0  3-1  ---  5  -10%  68% M Joyce         G Perkins       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   b 3   1  0-0  -2-  3   -9%  33% C Guillen       G Perkins       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Granderson Scores
   b 7   2  3-2  12-  4    9%  74% C Guillen       J Crain         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  C Gomez         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  6   50%  A Casilla       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   48%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B; Casilla to 2B
          -2-  4   49%  J Morneau       Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   45%  J Kubel         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Glen Perkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   45%  P Polanco       Walk
   O      1--  2   48%  C Guillen       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  4   46%  M Cabrera       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Polanco to 2B
   O      12-  5   50%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Galarraga facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   48%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   46%  B Buscher       Lineout: RF
          ---  6   47%  N Punto         Walk
          1--  6   50%  D Span          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Punto to 3B
   O      1-3  6   45%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Glen Perkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   47%  G Sheffield     Flyball: LF
          ---  4   43%  M Joyce         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   47%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   50%  R Santiago      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Armando Galarraga facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   47%  A Casilla       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   46%  J Mauer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   44%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Glen Perkins facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   40%  C Granderson    Walk
   O      1--  3   42%  P Polanco       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Granderson to 2B
   R      -2-  3   33%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Granderson Scores
   O      1--  1   36%  M Cabrera       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   38%  M Thames        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Armando Galarraga facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   35%  J Kubel         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   33%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   34%  B Buscher       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  7   48%  N Punto         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Buscher Scores
   O      -2-  4   44%  D Span          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Glen Perkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   47%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   49%  M Joyce         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   50%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Armando Galarraga facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  A Casilla       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   46%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   43%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Glen Perkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   46%  R Santiago      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   48%  C Granderson    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  P Polanco       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Tigers 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Armando Galarraga facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   55%  J Kubel         Walk
   O      1--  1   50%  D Young         Flyball: RF
          1--  1   63%  B Buscher       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Kubel to 3B
   RO     -23  3   64%  N Punto         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Kubel Scores
          -2-  4   65%  D Span          Intentional Walk
                  Aquilino Lopez replaces Armando Galarraga pitching
   O      12-  1   60%  C Gomez         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-2, Glen Perkins facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   64%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   57%  M Cabrera       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  2   63%  M Thames        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      -2-  5   69%  G Sheffield     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Tigers 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Aquilino Lopez facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   76%  A Casilla       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Bobby Seay replaces Aquilino Lopez pitching
   O      -2-  6   71%  J Mauer         Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   73%  J Morneau       Intentional Walk
          12-  6   79%  J Kubel         Walk; Casilla to 3B; Morneau to 2B
   RO     123  3   81%  D Young         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Casilla Scores
                  Brendan Harris pinch hits for Brian Buscher batting 7th
   O      12-  4   78%  B Harris        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Glen Perkins facing 7-8-9
                  Brendan Harris moves to 3B
          ---  5   68%  M Joyce         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  1   61%  I Rodriguez     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      12-  1   62%  R Santiago      Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Joyce to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
          -23  2   60%  C Granderson    Hit By Pitch
   RO     123  2   65%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Joyce Scores
                  Jesse Crain replaces Glen Perkins pitching
   O      12-  4   74%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Bobby Seay facing 8-9-1
   O      --- 11   72%  N Punto         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   70%  D Span          Bunt Groundout: C unassisted (Front of Home)
   O      ---  3   69%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Matt Guerrier facing 4-5-6
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Jesse Crain pitching
   O      ---  6   75%  M Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   80%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Fernando Rodney facing 2-3-4
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      ---  1   82%  A Casilla       Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  7   84%  J Mauer         Walk
          1--  6   89%  J Morneau       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Mauer to 3B
   O      1-3  3   83%  J Kubel         Strikeout Looking
   O      1-3  4   79%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Joe Nathan facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Nathan replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
   O      ---  5   88%  M Joyce         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   95%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  Jeff Larish pinch hits for Ramon Santiago batting 9th
   O      ---  2  100%  J Larish        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Tigers 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation