September 2, 1990 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
NYY 1 CAL 1
CHW 0 TOR 3
@CLE 0 MIL 4
BAL 2 MIN 4
DET 3 OAK 4
TEX 2 KCR 8
@SEA 0 ATL 5
STL 0 CIN 6
@CHC 2 PIT 7
@HOU 6 LAD 12
@MON 5 NYM 10
SFG 6 SDP 9
@PHI 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 21,894

Sunday, September 2, 1990, 1:16
Time of Game: 2:29

Tigers

64-70

Lost 1

3rd, 12½ GB

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

W: S Erickson (4-4), L: J Morris (11-16), S: R Aguilera (27)

Twins

60-74

Won 1

7th, 23½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips 3B                 4   1   2   3    1   1  .251  .717   17    3   0   HR
L Whitaker 2B                 5   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .768   17    3   2   GDP
A Trammell SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .312  .853   12    2   4   
C Fielder 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   3  .290 1.007   15    6   1   
D Bergman DH                  1   0   0   0    3   0  .291  .771   20    0   0   
L Sheets RF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .749   21    0   0   2·GDP
G Ward LF                     4   1   2   0    0   0  .258  .710    9    1   0   2B
C Lemon CF                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .259  .754   15    1   0   
M Heath C                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .279  .717    7    7   1   
  M Salas PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .733    6    0   0   

J Morris P                                                               1   0
Totals                       32   3   8   3    6   5              139   24   8

BATTING

2B: G Ward (10, off S Erickson).

HR: T Phillips (7, off S Erickson; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).

TB: T Phillips 5; G Ward 3; C Fielder; M Heath; C Lemon; A Trammell.

GIDP: L Sheets 2 (12); L Whitaker (7).

RBI: T Phillips 3 (50).

2-out RBI: T Phillips 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .586   11    1   2   SB
N Liriano 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .230  .614   13    1   4   SB
P Munoz RF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .429    9    2   0   2B
  J Moses PH-RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .589    1    0   0   
K Hrbek DH                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .289  .874   14    0   0   
S Mack CF                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .295  .801    6    2   0   
P Sorrento 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .184  .583   17    9   0   
J Ortiz C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .345  .792   10    5   0   
D Gladden LF                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .271  .680   19    3   0   
G Gagne SS                    2   1   2   2    1   0  .244  .675    8    4   6   HR,2B,CS

S Erickson P                                                             0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   4   7   4    3   6              108   27  12

BATTING

2B: P Munoz (1, off J Morris); G Gagne (22, off J Morris).

HR: G Gagne (7, off J Morris; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).

TB: G Gagne 6; S Mack 2; P Munoz 2; K Hrbek; A Newman.

RBI: G Gagne 2 (37); K Hrbek (70); S Mack (29).

2-out RBI: G Gagne 2; S Mack; K Hrbek.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. N Liriano-G Gagne-P Sorrento 2; A Newman-G Gagne-P Sorrento.

BASERUNNING

SB: N Liriano (6, 2nd base off J Morris/M Heath); A Newman (11, 2nd base off J Morris/M Heath).

CS: G Gagne (8, 3rd base by J Morris/M Heath).

PITCHING

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 Morris, L (11-16)            8     7   4   4    3   6   1   4.97   33  107-74   43·13·18    8·10· 6· 0     55    -     0.70  -0.09
Totals                         8     7   4   4    3   6   1          33  107-74   43·13·18    8·10· 6· 0           -

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 Erickson, W (4-4)            7.2   6   2   2    5   5   1   3.77   32  114-67   38·14·15    9·10· 3· 0     59    -     1.20   0.25
R Aguilera, S (27)             1.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   2.47    6   25-13    6· 4· 3    3· 1· 1· 0          1-0    3.26   0.16
Totals                         9     8   3   3    6   5   1          38  139-80   44·18·18   12·11· 4· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 21,894.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. T Phillips           3B    1. A Newman             3B 
2. L Whitaker           2B    2. N Liriano            2B 
3. A Trammell           SS    3. P Munoz              RF 
4. C Fielder            1B    4. K Hrbek              DH 
5. D Bergman            DH    5. S Mack               CF 
6. L Sheets             RF    6. P Sorrento           1B 
7. G Ward               LF    7. J Ortiz              C  
8. C Lemon              CF    8. D Gladden            LF 
9. M Heath              C     9. G Gagne              SS 

   J Morris             P        S Erickson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  4-3  12-  7   28% 100% L Whitaker      R Aguilera      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 4   2  0-1  1--  1   18%  84% G Gagne         J Morris        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Gladden Scores
   t 7   2  3-0  1--  3  -15%  77% T Phillips      S Erickson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Heath Scores
   t 9   1  4-2  12-  4  -12%  72% T Phillips      R Aguilera      Single to RF (Line Drive); Ward Scores; Salas to 2B
   t 4   0  1-0  1--  4   10%  67% L Sheets        S Erickson      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  T Phillips      Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  L Whitaker      Popfly: 3B
   O      1--  2   53%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  3   51%  C Fielder       Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Trammell to 2B
          12-  6   48%  D Bergman       Walk; Trammell to 3B; Fielder to 2B
   O      123  7   55%  L Sheets        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jack Morris facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  A Newman        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   55%  N Liriano       Flyball: LF
   O      1--  4   53%  P Munoz         Strikeout Swinging, Newman Steals 2B
   R      -2-  5   62%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Line Drive); Newman Scores
          1--  1   64%  S Mack          Single to LF (Line Drive); Hrbek to 2B
   O      12-  5   60%  P Sorrento      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Erickson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   63%  G Ward          Flyball: RF
          ---  6   60%  C Lemon         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   62%  M Heath         Groundout: 3B-1B; Lemon to 2B
   O      -2-  4   66%  T Phillips      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Morris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   64%  J Ortiz         Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   62%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   63%  G Gagne         Walk
   O      1--  1   61%  A Newman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Erickson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   64%  L Whitaker      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   66%  A Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   67%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   65%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   69%  P Munoz         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  2   65%  K Hrbek         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -2-  3   62%  S Mack          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Erickson facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   58%  D Bergman       Walk
   OO     1--  4   67%  L Sheets        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  2   64%  G Ward          Double to RF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  4   63%  C Lemon         Walk
   O      12-  3   69%  M Heath         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jack Morris facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   66%  P Sorrento      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   65%  J Ortiz         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   66%  D Gladden       Walk
   RR     1--  1   84%  G Gagne         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Gladden Scores
   O      ---  3   84%  A Newman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Erickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   86%  T Phillips      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   87%  L Whitaker      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   88%  A Trammell      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   87%  N Liriano       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   87%  P Munoz         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  K Hrbek         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Erickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   89%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   86%  D Bergman       Walk
   OO     1--  6   91%  L Sheets        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jack Morris facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   90%  S Mack          Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   90%  P Sorrento      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7   89%  J Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Erickson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   92%  G Ward          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   93%  C Lemon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   92%  M Heath         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   77%  T Phillips      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Heath Scores
   O      ---  3   79%  L Whitaker      Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jack Morris facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   77%  D Gladden       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  2   81%  G Gagne         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-      75%  A Newman        Gagne Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---  3   74%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-3, Scott Erickson facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   66%  A Trammell      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   74%  C Fielder       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   78%  D Bergman       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Trammell to 2B
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Scott Erickson pitching
   O      -2-  4   87%  L Sheets        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Jack Morris facing 2-3-4
          ---  6   89%  N Liriano       Walk
                  John Moses pinch hits for Pedro Munoz batting 3rd
   O      1--  1   87%  J Moses         Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      1--  4   86%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Swinging, Liriano Steals 2B
   R      -2-  1   93%  S Mack          Single to LF (Line Drive); Liriano Scores
   O      1--  2   92%  P Sorrento      Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 2-4, Rick Aguilera facing 7-8-9
                  John Moses moves to RF
          ---  1   85%  G Ward          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   91%  C Lemon         Popfly: SS
                  Mark Salas pinch hits for Mike Heath batting 9th
          1--  6   84%  M Salas         Walk; Ward to 2B
   R      12-  4   72%  T Phillips      Single to RF (Line Drive); Ward Scores; Salas to 2B
   OO     12-  7  100%  L Whitaker      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199009020

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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