May 21, 1997 Minnesota Twins at Milwaukee Brewers Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 18
SEA 3 BAL 2
DET 0 CHW 10
BOS 5 CLE 1
KCR 0 MIL 5
MIN 4 TOR 4
@NYY 1 OAK 7
@TEX 3 ATL 3
MON 2 CHC 7
PHI 0 NYM 2
@FLA 1 HOU 4
CIN 3
(14) SDP 5
LAD 4
(11) COL 10
@SFG 7 PIT 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

County Stadium, Attendance: 14,555

Wednesday, May 21, 1997, 12:18
Time of Game: 3:02

Twins

18-27

Lost 1

5th, 5½ GB

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

W: B McDonald (5-3), L: S Aldred (2-6), S: D Jones (10)

Brewers

20-21

Won 1

2nd, 1½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .825   23    2   1   
D Hocking 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .725   14    0   4   
P Molitor DH                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .264  .659   15    0   0   2B
G Myers C                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .271  .702   17    3   0   HR
R Coomer RF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .295  .783   15    5   0   HR
G Colbrunn 1B                 4   1   0   0    0   1  .277  .714   19   10   0   
R Becker LF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .240  .647   16    3   0   2B
D Jackson CF                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .353  .941   18    1   0   SB
P Meares SS                   2   0   1   0    1   0  .281  .795   20    0   2   
  S Stahoviak PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .385 1.390    6    0   0   

S Aldred P                                                               0   1
  K Jarvis P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   4   8   4    1   6              163   24   8

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (5, off B McDonald); R Becker (2, off B McDonald).

HR: G Myers (1, off B McDonald; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF); R Coomer (3, off B McDonald; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: R Coomer 4; G Myers 4; R Becker 3; P Molitor 3; P Meares; D Jackson.

RBI: G Myers 2 (8); D Jackson (8); R Coomer (14).

2-out RBI: D Jackson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. P Meares-C Knoblauch-G Colbrunn.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Jackson (1, 2nd base off B Wickman/M Matheny).

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Williams CF-LF              2   1   1   0    2   0  .293  .799   19    5   0   
J Cirillo 3B                  2   0   0   1    1   0  .271  .787   16    0   4   SH
D Nilsson DH                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .302  .850   17    0   0   
J Jaha 1B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .246  .836   21   10   0   
M Newfield LF                 3   2   1   0    1   0  .260  .693   19    1   0   
  J Burnitz CF                0   0   0   0    0   0  .309  .988         0   0   
M Mieske RF                   3   1   2   1    1   0  .343  .904   17    4   0   2B
E Diaz 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .220  .535   13    0   2   GDP
J Valentin SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .213  .680   15    1   3   
M Matheny C                   3   1   2   1    0   0  .228  .616   10    5   1   2B

B McDonald P                                                             0   1
  B Wickman P                                                            1   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       29   5   7   5    5   3              147   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Matheny (6, off S Aldred); M Mieske (11, off S Aldred).

SH: J Cirillo (3, off S Aldred).

TB: M Mieske 3; M Matheny 3; D Nilsson; G Williams; M Newfield.

GIDP: E Diaz (3).

RBI: D Nilsson 2 (23); J Cirillo (22); M Mieske (11); M Matheny (11).

2-out RBI: D Nilsson 2; J Cirillo; M Matheny; M Mieske.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: J Jaha (2).

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
S Aldred, L (2-6)              4.2   7   5   5    4   2   0   6.12   24  101-60   37· 7·16    7· 3· 8· 0     28    -     1.08  -0.27
K Jarvis                       3.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   9.00   11   46-28   18· 2· 8    3· 4· 2· 0          1-0    0.58   0.15
Totals                         8     7   5   5    5   3   0          35  147-88   55· 9·24   10· 7·10· 0          1-0

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B McDonald, W (5-3)            5.2   8   4   3    0   5   2   4.60   26  108-66   36·12·18    9· 8· 4· 0     44    -     0.82  -0.11
B Wickman, H (8)               2.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   4.68    8   35-19   14· 2· 3    3· 1· 3· 0          2-0    2.14   0.31
D Jones, S (10)                1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.33    3   16-10    5· 2· 3    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.22   0.17
Totals                         9     8   4   3    1   6   2          37  159-95   55·16·24   13·10· 7· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 14,555.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 49° F, Wind 13mph in from Leftfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Milwaukee Brewers                    
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. G Williams           CF 
2. D Hocking            3B    2. J Cirillo            3B 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. D Nilsson            DH 
4. G Myers              C     4. J Jaha               1B 
5. R Coomer             RF    5. M Newfield           LF 
6. G Colbrunn           1B    6. M Mieske             RF 
7. R Becker             LF    7. E Diaz               2B 
8. D Jackson            CF    8. J Valentin           SS 
9. P Meares             SS    9. M Matheny            C  

   S Aldred             P        B McDonald           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  1-2  123  4   14%  81% D Nilsson       S Aldred        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Matheny Scores; Williams Scores; Cirillo to 3B
   t 6   2  5-3  12-  3  -12%  65% D Jackson       B McDonald      Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Colbrunn Scores/unER; Becker to 3B
   b 2   2  1-0  12-  4   12%  56% M Matheny       S Aldred        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Newfield Scores; Mieske to 3B
   t 6   2  5-4  123  7   12%  73% C Knoblauch     B Wickman       Groundout: 2B-1B
   t 6   1  5-1  -2-  2  -10%  80% G Myers         B McDonald      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Molitor Scores; Myers Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   54%  D Hocking       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   53%  P Molitor       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  6   55%  G Myers         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Aldred facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   58%  G Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   57%  J Cirillo       Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Williams to 2B
   O      -2-  6   53%  D Nilsson       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -2-  4   50%  J Jaha          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Brewers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  3   40%  R Coomer        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Coomer Scores
   O      ---  6   42%  G Colbrunn      Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   39%  R Becker        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   42%  D Jackson       Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          -2-  5   41%  P Meares        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Becker stays at 2B
   O      12-  3   45%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Aldred facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   49%  M Newfield      Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   55%  M Mieske        Walk; Newfield to 2B
   O      12-  2   49%  E Diaz          Flyball: LF
   O      12-  4   44%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  4   56%  M Matheny       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Newfield Scores; Mieske to 3B
          -23  4   57%  G Williams      Walk
   R      123  9   67%  J Cirillo       Walk; Mieske Scores; Matheny to 3B; Williams to 2B
   RR     123  4   81%  D Nilsson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Matheny Scores; Williams Scores; Cirillo to 3B
   O      1-3  7   78%  J Jaha          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 4.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Ben McDonald facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   81%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   82%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4   83%  G Myers         Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Scott Aldred facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   82%  M Newfield      Lineout: RF
          ---  2   83%  M Mieske        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  5   80%  E Diaz          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 4.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Ben McDonald facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   83%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   84%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   85%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Scott Aldred facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   84%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  4   85%  M Matheny       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   84%  G Williams      Lineout: LF
   O      1--  2   82%  J Cirillo       Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Ben McDonald facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   85%  D Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   87%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   88%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 4-1, Scott Aldred facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   87%  D Nilsson       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   86%  J Jaha          Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   86%  M Newfield      Walk
   R      1--  6   92%  M Mieske        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Newfield Scores
                  Kevin Jarvis replaces Scott Aldred pitching
   O      -2-  2   91%  E Diaz          Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Brewers 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Ben McDonald facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   93%  D Hocking       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   90%  P Molitor       Double to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     -2-  2   80%  G Myers         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Molitor Scores; Myers Scores
   O      ---  3   82%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   81%  G Colbrunn      Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole to 3B); Colbrunn to 1B
          1--  4   78%  R Becker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Colbrunn to 2B
   R      12-  3   65%  D Jackson       Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Colbrunn Scores/unER; Becker to 3B
                  Bob Wickman replaces Ben McDonald pitching
          1-3      64%  P Meares        Jackson Steals 2B
          -23  5   62%  " "             Walk
   O      123  7   73%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Kevin Jarvis facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   71%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   69%  M Matheny       Popfly: 1B
          ---  8   71%  G Williams      Walk
   O      1--  4   68%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Wickman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   73%  D Hocking       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   76%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   78%  G Myers         Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Kevin Jarvis facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   76%  D Nilsson       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   75%  J Jaha          Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  5   73%  M Newfield      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Bob Wickman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   79%  R Coomer        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   83%  G Colbrunn      Lineout: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   86%  R Becker        Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-4, Kevin Jarvis facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   85%  M Mieske        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   83%  E Diaz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   82%  J Valentin      Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Doug Jones facing 8-9-1
                  Doug Jones replaces Bob Wickman pitching; Gerald Williams moves to LF; Jeromy Burnitz replaces Marc Newfield playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---  6   90%  D Jackson       Strikeout Swinging
                  Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Pat Meares batting 9th
   O      ---  6   96%  S Stahoviak     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Brewers 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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