June 20, 2006 Minnesota Twins at Houston Astros Play by Play and Box Score

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FLA 6
@BAL 2 BOS 11
WSN 3 CHW 20
STL 6 CLE 4
CHC 2 KCR 10
PIT 6 TBD 8
ARI 5 SDP 6
@TEX 5 TOR 6
@ATL 5 COL 6
OAK 0 MIN 6
@HOU 5
(10) SEA 9
@LAD 4 DET 10
@MIL 1 NYM 9
CIN 2 NYY 9
@PHI 7 SFG 3
LAA 2

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 32,713

Tuesday, June 20, 2006, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:51

Twins

35-34

Won 8

3rd, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  0   0  0  0   3  0  1   1    6 13  0
Astros          1  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  1   0    5  9  0

W: J Nathan (5-0), L: T Miller (0-2)

Astros

36-35

Lost 2

3rd, 7 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 5   1   1   1    0   1  .285  .710   12    1   2   SB
N Punto 3B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .286  .734   13    2   1   2B
J Mauer C                     4   0   1   0    1   0  .378  .970   19    8   1   IW
M Cuddyer RF                  5   1   1   1    0   1  .270  .903   25    2   0   HR
J Morneau 1B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .270  .862   12   10   0   HR,2B,GDP
T Hunter CF                   4   0   1   0    1   2  .266  .763   18    3   0   CS
J Kubel LF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .289  .827   12    3   0   
  L Ford LF                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .597    4    0   0   
J Bartlett SS                 4   1   3   0    1   1  .455 1.065   22    0   4   2B
B Radke P                     1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    1   2   SH
  T Tiffee PH                 1   1   1   1    0   0  .300  .814    2    0   0   
  J Crain P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Reyes P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Sierra PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .472    3    0   0   
  J Nathan P                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
Totals                       40   6  13   5    4  10              150   30  10

BATTING

2B: J Morneau (12, off R Oswalt); J Bartlett (2, off T Miller); N Punto (6, off R Oswalt).

HR: J Morneau (17, off T Miller; 10th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Cuddyer (11, off R Oswalt; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SH: B Radke (1, off R Oswalt).

IBB: J Mauer (5, by R Oswalt).

TB: J Morneau 6; M Cuddyer 4; J Bartlett 4; N Punto 2; J Kubel 2; L Castillo; T Tiffee; T Hunter; J Mauer.

GIDP: J Morneau (5).

RBI: L Castillo (25); T Tiffee (3); J Morneau (57); M Cuddyer (37); N Punto (7).

2-out RBI: N Punto.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Bartlett-L Castillo-J Morneau; B Radke-J Morneau.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Castillo (6, 2nd base off B Lidge/B Ausmus).

CS: T Hunter (3, 2nd base by T Miller/B Ausmus).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Biggio 2B                   5   1   2   0    0   2  .280  .787   14    4   4   
C Burke CF                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .325  .911   18    0   0   HR
L Berkman RF                  4   1   1   3    0   1  .314  .997   17    0   0   HR
M Lamb 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .872   15   11   0   
M Ensberg 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .250  .926   20    1   1   
P Wilson LF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .734   14    4   0   HR,GDP
B Ausmus C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .705   19    9   3   
A Everett SS                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .229  .597    8    1   5   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .207  .517    7    0   0   
R Oswalt P                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .121  .323   12    0   1   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  T Miller P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  E Munson PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .705    5    0   0   
Totals                       37   5   9   5    0   8              149   30  14

BATTING

HR: L Berkman (19, off B Radke; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to LF); P Wilson (8, off J Nathan; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); C Burke (3, off B Radke; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: C Burke 5; P Wilson 5; L Berkman 4; C Biggio 2; M Ensberg; A Everett.

GIDP: P Wilson (6).

RBI: L Berkman 3 (63); C Burke (17); P Wilson (39).

2-out RBI: P Wilson.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Everett-C Biggio-M Lamb; B Ausmus-C Biggio.

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                        6     8   4   4    0   2   2   5.84   24   87-65   46· 7·12    8·10· 4· 0     42    -     0.64  -0.18
J Crain                        1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.51    5   24-19   12· 3· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.36   0.17
D Reyes                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   1.62    1    4-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.07   0.03
J Nathan, BS (1), W (5-0)      2     1   1   1    0   4   1   2.10    7   34-24   13· 8· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.60  -0.07
Totals                        10     9   5   5    0   8   3          37  149-111  71·20·20   11·14· 4· 0           -

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Oswalt                       8     9   4   4    3   7   1   3.32   35  111-70   42· 9·19   11· 7· 7· 0     52    -     1.27   0.02
B Lidge                        1     1   1   1    1   1   0   4.81    5   19-11    4· 3· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    3.05  -0.29
T Miller, L (0-2)              1     3   1   1    0   2   1   4.50    5   16-11    5· 3· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.13  -0.29
Totals                        10    13   6   6    4  10   2          45  146-92   51·15·26   14· 8· 9· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: B Lidge (7).

IBB: R Oswalt (1; J Mauer).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 32,713.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Houston Astros                       
1. L Castillo           2B    1. C Biggio             2B 
2. N Punto              3B    2. C Burke              CF 
3. J Mauer              C     3. L Berkman            RF 
4. M Cuddyer            RF    4. M Lamb               1B 
5. J Morneau            1B    5. M Ensberg            3B 
6. T Hunter             CF    6. P Wilson             LF 
7. J Kubel              LF    7. B Ausmus             C  
8. J Bartlett           SS    8. A Everett            SS 
9. B Radke              P     9. R Oswalt             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  5-4  ---  6  -49%  46% P Wilson        J Nathan        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t10   0  5-5  ---  1   33%  83% J Morneau       T Miller        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   t 9   2  4-4  1-3  3   32%  82% M Cuddyer       B Lidge         Wild Pitch; Castillo Scores; Mauer to 2B
   b 3   1  1-1  12-  3  -23%  18% L Berkman       B Radke         Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores; Burke Scores
   t 7   2  4-3  --3  2   18%  47% N Punto         R Oswalt        Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Tiffee Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  L Castillo      Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  4   46%  N Punto         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  5   45%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Astros 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      ---  4   38%  C Burke         Home Run (Line Drive)
   O      ---  3   39%  L Berkman       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   40%  M Lamb          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Astros 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  2   50%  M Cuddyer       Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          ---  2   56%  J Morneau       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   52%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   48%  J Kubel         Strikeout Looking
          -2-  4   49%  J Bartlett      Walk
   O      12-  2   45%  B Radke         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   47%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   45%  P Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   48%  B Ausmus        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  2   50%  A Everett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Roy Oswalt facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   47%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   46%  N Punto         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   44%  J Mauer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   47%  R Oswalt        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  1   44%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  7   40%  C Burke         Single to CF (Line Drive); Biggio to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   18%  L Berkman       Home Run (Fly Ball); Biggio Scores; Burke Scores
   O      ---  6   19%  M Lamb          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   19%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Roy Oswalt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   17%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   15%  J Morneau       Popfly: SS
          ---  6   17%  T Hunter        Walk
   O      1--  3   14%  J Kubel         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   16%  P Wilson        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  8   16%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   16%  A Everett       Single to P (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   17%  R Oswalt        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Roy Oswalt facing 8-9-1
          ---  7   21%  J Bartlett      Single to C (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
   O      1--  2   19%  B Radke         Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Bartlett to 2B
   O      -2-  2   15%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B; Bartlett to 3B
   O      --3  1   12%  N Punto         Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   11%  C Biggio        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   14%  C Burke         Bunt Pop Fly Double Play: Bunt P; Biggio out at 1B/P-1B
   O      ---  7   14%  L Berkman       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Roy Oswalt facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   18%  J Mauer         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   15%  M Cuddyer       Popfly: 1B
   OO     1--  1    9%  J Morneau       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   10%  M Lamb          Popfly: 3B
          ---  5    9%  M Ensberg       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3   11%  P Wilson        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Astros 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Roy Oswalt facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2    9%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   11%  J Kubel         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
          1--  3   16%  J Bartlett      Single to LF (Line Drive); Kubel to 2B
                  Terry Tiffee pinch hits for Brad Radke batting 9th
   R      12-  2   32%  T Tiffee        Single to LF (Line Drive); Kubel Scores; Bartlett to 3B; Tiffee to 2B/Adv on throw
   RO     -23  1   29%  L Castillo      Groundout: SS-1B; Bartlett Scores; Tiffee to 3B
   R      --3  2   47%  N Punto         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Tiffee Scores
          -2-  4   48%  J Mauer         Intentional Walk
   O      12-  3   41%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Mauer to 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Jesse Crain facing 7-8-9
                  Jesse Crain replaces Terry Tiffee pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   45%  B Ausmus        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   48%  A Everett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  8   50%  R Oswalt        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Roy Oswalt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   45%  J Morneau       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   42%  T Hunter        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   44%  J Kubel         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   39%  J Bartlett      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Jesse Crain facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   44%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   47%  C Burke         Flyball: RF
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Jesse Crain pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  4   50%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Astros 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Brad Lidge facing 9-1-2
                  Brad Lidge replaces Roy Oswalt pitching and batting 9th; Ruben Sierra pinch hits for Dennys Reyes batting 9th
   O      ---  3   44%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   50%  L Castillo      Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      56%  N Punto         Castillo Steals 2B
          -2-  4   58%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  4   50%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Castillo to 3B
   R      1-3      82%  M Cuddyer       Wild Pitch; Castillo Scores; Mauer to 2B
   O      -2-  6   79%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Astros 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-5, Joe Nathan facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Nathan replaces Ruben Sierra pitching and batting 9th; Lew Ford replaces Jason Kubel playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  2   88%  M Lamb          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   95%  M Ensberg       Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  6   46%  P Wilson        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   50%  B Ausmus        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Astros 5.

Top of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Trever Miller facing 5-6-7
                  Trever Miller replaces Brad Lidge pitching and batting 9th
   R      ---  1   83%  J Morneau       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          ---  2   85%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  4   80%  L Ford          Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Hunter Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  5   82%  J Bartlett      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   79%  J Nathan        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Astros 5.

Bottom of the 10th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Joe Nathan facing 8-9-1
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Adam Everett batting 8th
   O      ---  7   88%  O Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
                  Eric Munson pinch hits for Trever Miller batting 9th
   O      ---  5   95%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  C Biggio        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Astros 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation