April 27, 1995 Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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MIL 9
@CHW 4 MIN 7
BAL 4 SEA 3
DET 0 CLE 11
@TEX 6 TOR 7
OAK 1 ATL 6
SFG 4 CHC 6
@CIN 5
(11) COL 8
NYM 7 MON 2
@PIT 1 SDP 13
HOU 1 PHI 6
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 26,426

Thursday, April 27, 1995, 7:23
Time of Game: 3:27

Orioles

0-2

Lost 2

5th, 2 GB

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

W: D Stevens (1-0), L: B Pennington (0-1), S: R Aguilera (1)

Twins

1-1

Won 1

4th, 1 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson LF                 5   0   0   0    0   4  .000  .000   28    1   0   
B Barberie 2B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .143  .286   13    1   4   
  M Nokes PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 5   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .347   20    8   1   
C Ripken SS                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .429  .929   18    2   2   
H Baines DH                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .286  .804   10    0   0   2B
C Hoiles C                    1   1   0   1    2   0  .000  .375   20    7   1   SF
A Van Slyke CF                3   1   2   2    1   1  .333 1.429   23    3   1   HR,2B,IW
L Gomez 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .572   14    1   1   
J Hammonds RF                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .250    6    1   0   
  K Bass PH-RF                2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    6    0   0   

B McDonald P                                                             0   1
  B Pennington P                                                         0   0
  A Mills P                                                              0   0
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   4    3   9              162   24  11

BATTING

2B: H Baines (1, off D Stevens); A Van Slyke (1, off K Tapani).

HR: A Van Slyke (1, off K Tapani; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).

SF: C Hoiles (1, off D Stevens).

IBB: A Van Slyke (1, by D Stevens).

TB: A Van Slyke 6; H Baines 3; C Ripken 3; L Gomez; R Palmeiro; B Barberie.

RBI: A Van Slyke 2 (2); C Hoiles (1); H Baines (1).

2-out RBI: A Van Slyke 2; H Baines.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

E: C Ripken 2 (2).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   2   2   0    0   1  .250  .583   18    1   1   SB
A Cole CF                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .286   18    3   0   CS
K Puckett RF                  3   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .125   22    2   1   IW
K Maas DH                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .400   13    0   0   
  J Clark PH                  2   1   2   2    0   0 1.000 2.500    9    0   0   2B
M Cordova LF                  3   2   1   0    1   1  .167  .453   16    1   0   SB
M Merullo C                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .500 1.250   19    9   0   2B
D McCarty 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .000  .250    9    6   2   HBP
S Leius 3B                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .429  .858   15    1   0   
P Meares SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   21    2   4   

K Tapani P                                                               2   0
  D Stevens P                                                            0   0
  M Guthrie P                                                            0   0
  K Campbell P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   7   9   6    3   6              160   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Merullo (1, off B Pennington); J Clark (1, off B Pennington).

IBB: K Puckett (1, by A Mills).

HBP: D McCarty (1, by A Mills).

TB: J Clark 3; M Merullo 3; S Leius 2; C Knoblauch 2; M Cordova.

RBI: J Clark 2 (2); M Merullo 2 (2); K Puckett (1); D McCarty (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 17.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Puckett-S Leius.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Cordova (1, 2nd base off B McDonald/C Hoiles); C Knoblauch (1, 2nd base off B McDonald/C Hoiles).

CS: A Cole (1, 2nd base by B McDonald/C Hoiles).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B McDonald                     5     4   3   1    0   3   0   1.80   20   83-47   31· 5·11   11· 3· 3· 0     54    -     1.30  -0.03
B Pennington, BS (1), L (0-1)  0.1   2   2   2    1   0   0  13.50    4   15-8     6· 1· 1    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.03  -0.34
A Mills                        0.2   3   2   2    2   1   0  27.00    7   24-11    6· 3· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.28  -0.11
A Benitez                      2     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    6   26-18   11· 7· 0    0· 4· 0· 0          2-0    0.28   0.05
Totals                         8     9   7   5    3   6   0          37  148-84   54·16·14   13· 8· 6· 0          3-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Tapani                       5     6   3   3    1   3   1   5.40   21   85-57   32·11·14    7· 5· 5· 0     45    -     0.89  -0.03
D Stevens, W (1-0)             1     2   1   1    1   0   0   9.00    6   21-10    8· 0· 2    2· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.76  -0.09
M Guthrie, H (1)               1     2   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    5   18-10    6· 3· 1    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.72   0.10
K Campbell, H (1)              1     0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    4   21-12    4· 2· 6    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.13   0.05
R Aguilera, S (1)              1     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    3   17-11    4· 3· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9    10   4   4    3   9   1          39  162-100  54·19·27   13· 7· 7· 0           -

A Mills faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B McDonald 2 (2); A Mills (1).

IBB: D Stevens (1; A Van Slyke); A Mills (1; K Puckett).

HBP: A Mills (1; D McCarty).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Craig Compton, 1B - Jim Paylor, 2B - George Ulrich, 3B - Dave Slickenmeyer.

Time of Game: 3:27.

Attendance: 26,426.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Anderson           LF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. B Barberie           2B    2. A Cole               CF 
3. R Palmeiro           1B    3. K Puckett            RF 
4. C Ripken             SS    4. K Maas               DH 
5. H Baines             DH    5. M Cordova            LF 
6. C Hoiles             C     6. M Merullo            C  
7. A Van Slyke          CF    7. D McCarty            1B 
8. L Gomez              3B    8. S Leius              3B 
9. J Hammonds           RF    9. P Meares             SS 

   B McDonald           P        K Tapani             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  4-3  12-  2   27%  75% M Merullo       B Pennington    Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Clark Scores; Cordova Scores
   t 2   2  1-0  1--  7  -18%  44% A Van Slyke     K Tapani        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hoiles Scores
   t 6   0  3-3  1--  1  -14%  31% H Baines        D Stevens       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ripken to 3B
   b 5   2  3-2  --3  4   12%  53% A Cole          B McDonald      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Leius Scores/unER/No RBI; Cole to 1B
   t 4   0  2-3  -2-  3   10%  43% L Gomez         K Tapani        Fly Ball Double Play: RF-3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  B Barberie      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   55%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   58%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--      61%  A Cole          Knoblauch Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   59%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted; Knoblauch to 3B
   RO     --3  5   61%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B; Knoblauch Scores
   O      ---  7   60%  K Maas          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Kevin Tapani facing 4-5-6
   O      --- 12   62%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   64%  H Baines        Lineout: SS
          ---  5   63%  C Hoiles        Walk
   RR     1--  7   44%  A Van Slyke     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hoiles Scores
          ---  1   43%  L Gomez         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   45%  J Hammonds      Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Ben McDonald facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   49%  M Cordova       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cordova to 1B
          1--  2   58%  M Merullo       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cordova to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   56%  D McCarty       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Cordova Scores/unER; McCarty to 1B
          1--      57%  S Leius         Wild Pitch; McCarty to 2B
   O      -2-  6   54%  " "             Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
   O      -2-  6   50%  P Meares        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 2-2, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   50%  B Barberie      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   52%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B); Barberie to 2B
          -2-  2   50%  C Ripken        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Barberie to 3B
   R      1-3  3   40%  H Baines        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Barberie Scores; Ripken to 2B
   O      12-  2   45%  C Hoiles        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Ben McDonald facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   42%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   40%  A Cole          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   39%  K Puckett       Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Tapani facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   33%  A Van Slyke     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   OO     -2-  3   43%  L Gomez         Fly Ball Double Play: RF-3B
   O      ---  4   44%  J Hammonds      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Ben McDonald facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   41%  K Maas          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   44%  M Cordova       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--      46%  M Merullo       Cordova Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   42%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Cordova to 3B
   O      --3  2   37%  D McCarty       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Kevin Tapani facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   40%  B Anderson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   42%  B Barberie      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   43%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Ben McDonald facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   48%  S Leius         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      52%  P Meares        Wild Pitch; Leius to 2B
   O      -2-  6   49%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Leius to 3B
   O      --3  6   41%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking
   R      --3  4   53%  A Cole          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Leius Scores/unER/No RBI; Cole to 1B
   O      1--  3   50%  K Puckett       Cole Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 3-3, Dave Stevens facing 4-5-6
                  Dave Stevens replaces Kevin Tapani pitching
          ---  3   45%  C Ripken        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Ripken to 1B
          1--  1   31%  H Baines        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Ripken to 3B
   RO     -23  4   33%  C Hoiles        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Ripken Scores
          -2-  4   31%  A Van Slyke     Intentional Walk
   O      12-  4   36%  L Gomez         Flyball: CF
                  Kevin Bass pinch hits for Jeffrey Hammonds batting 9th
   O      12-  5   41%  K Bass          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Brad Pennington facing 3-4-5
                  Brad Pennington replaces Ben McDonald pitching; Kevin Bass moves to RF
   O      ---  4   37%  K Puckett       Foul Popfly: C
                  Jerald Clark pinch hits for Kevin Maas batting 4th
          ---  2   44%  J Clark         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  7   48%  M Cordova       Walk
   RR     12-  2   75%  M Merullo       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Clark Scores; Cordova Scores
                  Alan Mills replaces Brad Pennington pitching
          -2-  1   76%  D McCarty       Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  2   73%  S Leius         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Merullo to 3B; McCarty out at 3B/CF-1B-2B-SS
   O      1-3  4   68%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 5.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Mark Guthrie facing 1-2-3
                  Mark Guthrie replaces Dave Stevens pitching
   O      ---  5   72%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   76%  B Barberie      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   73%  R Palmeiro      Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   70%  C Ripken        Single to CF (Line Drive); Palmeiro to 2B
   O      12-  5   78%  H Baines        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Alan Mills facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   81%  C Knoblauch     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   85%  A Cole          Walk; Knoblauch to 2B
          12-      89%  K Puckett       Wild Pitch; Knoblauch to 3B; Cole to 2B
          -23  4   90%  " "             Intentional Walk
   RR     123  7   96%  J Clark         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Knoblauch Scores; Cole Scores; Puckett to 2B
                  Armando Benitez replaces Alan Mills pitching
   O      12-  6   94%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  8   93%  M Merullo       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  3   92%  D McCarty       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-7, Kevin Campbell facing 6-7-8
                  Kevin Campbell replaces Mark Guthrie pitching
          ---  9   87%  C Hoiles        Walk
   O      1--  5   92%  A Van Slyke     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   95%  L Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   97%  K Bass          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, Armando Benitez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   97%  S Leius         Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   96%  P Meares        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  3   96%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-7, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Kevin Campbell pitching
   O      ---  6   98%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt Nokes pinch hits for Bret Barberie batting 2nd
   O      ---  4  100%  M Nokes         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7  100%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 7.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation