April 7, 1996 Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 6
CHW 5 CLE 8
TOR 3 BOS 3
@KCR 1 BAL 4
@MIN 2 OAK 7
DET 6 SEA 3
MIL 1 TEX 7
NYY 2 TEX 4
NYY 1 ATL 13
STL 3 CHC 5
LAD 4 SFG 14
@FLA 7 SDP 17
@HOU 2 MON 9
COL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 14,580

Sunday, April 7, 1996, 1:06PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Orioles

5-1

Won 1

1st

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

W: M Mussina (2-0), L: R Robertson (0-2), S: R Myers (4)

Twins

3-3

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .174  .486    0    1   0   HBP,SH
R Alomar 2B                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .333  .994    0    1   6   SF
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   0   1   1    2   1  .190  .727    0   11   0   2B
B Bonilla DH                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .292  .780    0    0   0   HR
C Ripken SS                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .350  .885    0    2   3   
B Surhoff 3B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .409 1.185    0    0   1   
C Hoiles C                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .118  .229    0    7   2   
  G Zaun C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         1   0   
M Devereaux RF                3   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    1   0   CS
  T Tarasco PH-RF             1   1   1   0    0   0  .357  .714    0    1   0   
J Hammonds LF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .286  .842    0    2   0   SB

M Mussina P                                                              0   1
  R Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       31   4   7   4    6   2                    27  13

BATTING

2B: R Palmeiro (1, off D Stevens).

HR: B Bonilla (1, off E Guardado; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

SF: R Alomar (1, off E Guardado).

SH: B Anderson (1, off E Guardado).

HBP: B Anderson (2, by R Robertson).

TB: B Bonilla 5; M Devereaux 2; R Palmeiro 2; C Ripken; T Tarasco.

RBI: B Bonilla (4); R Palmeiro (2); R Alomar (4); M Devereaux (1).

2-out RBI: R Palmeiro.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Alomar-C Ripken-R Palmeiro.

E: R Palmeiro (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Hammonds (1, 2nd base off E Guardado/G Myers).

CS: M Devereaux (1, 2nd base by R Robertson/G Myers).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .391  .901    0    3   3   
M Lawton RF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .200  .560    0    4   0   CS
P Molitor DH                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .417 1.111    0    0   0   HR
G Myers C                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .527    0    2   1   
D Hollins 3B                  2   0   1   0    1   0  .615 1.981    0    1   1   
  J Reboulet PR-3B            1   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .453    0    0   1   
S Stahoviak 1B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .357 1.081    0    8   0   GDP
  R Coomer PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .444  .956    0    0   0   
R Kelly CF                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .267  .502    0    4   0   
R Becker LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .150  .390    0    4   0   
P Meares SS                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .368 1.192    0    0   1   2B

R Robertson P                                                            0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  D Stevens P                                                            1   0
Totals                       33   2   7   1    1   9                    27   7

BATTING

2B: P Meares (2, off M Mussina).

HR: P Molitor (1, off M Mussina; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).

TB: P Molitor 5; R Kelly 2; P Meares 2; D Hollins; M Lawton.

GIDP: S Stahoviak (1).

RBI: P Molitor (4).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Myers-C Knoblauch.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Lawton (1, 2nd base by M Mussina/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
M Mussina, W (2-0)             8     7   2   1    1   8   1   1.80   31     -       ·  ·     11· 2· 8· 1     69    -     1.43   0.40
R Myers, S (4)                 1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.12
Totals                         9     7   2   1    1   9   1          34     -       ·  ·     11· 4· 8· 1           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Robertson, L (0-2)           6     4   2   2    5   1   0   9.39   27     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 2· 0     52    -     1.18   0.20
E Guardado                     1.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   5.40    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1          1-1    0.96  -0.13
D Stevens                      1.1   2   1   1    1   0   0   7.71    7     -       ·  ·      0· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.94  -0.06
Totals                         9     7   4   4    6   2   1          40     -       ·  ·     11·15· 4· 1          1-1

R Robertson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: R Robertson (1; B Anderson).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ken Kaiser, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 14,580.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Anderson           CF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. R Alomar             2B    2. M Lawton             RF 
3. R Palmeiro           1B    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. B Bonilla            DH    4. G Myers              C  
5. C Ripken             SS    5. D Hollins            3B 
6. B Surhoff            3B    6. S Stahoviak          1B 
7. C Hoiles             C     7. R Kelly              CF 
8. M Devereaux          RF    8. R Becker             LF 
9. J Hammonds           LF    9. P Meares             SS 

   M Mussina            P        R Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  2-0  ---     -14%  60% P Molitor       M Mussina       Home Run
   b 8   2  3-2  12-      13%  81% G Myers         M Mussina       Strikeout
   t 8   0  1-2  ---      12%  84% B Bonilla       E Guardado      Home Run (LF-CF)
   t 9   2  2-3  12-      11%  91% R Palmeiro      D Stevens       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Tarasco Scores; Anderson to 3B
   b 8   2  3-1  --3     -11%  74% M Lawton        M Mussina       Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Meares Scores/No RBI/unER

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  B Anderson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      47%  R Palmeiro      Walk
          1--      49%  B Bonilla       Single to CF (Line Drive); Palmeiro to 2B
          12-      52%  C Ripken        Walk; Palmeiro to 3B; Bonilla to 2B
   O      123      45%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      49%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  P Molitor       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      48%  C Hoiles        Popfly: 2B
          ---      50%  M Devereaux     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--      44%  J Hammonds      Double Play: Strikeout, Devereaux Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Myers         Groundout: P-1B
          ---      44%  D Hollins       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--      50%  S Stahoviak     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  B Anderson      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      45%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF
          ---      47%  R Palmeiro      Walk
   O      1--      44%  B Bonilla       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
          ---      40%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      42%  R Becker        Groundout: 3B-1B; Kelly to 2B
   O      -2-      46%  P Meares        Groundout: 2B-1B; Kelly to 3B
   O      --3      50%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 5-6-7
          ---      54%  C Ripken        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      60%  B Surhoff       Walk; Ripken to 2B
   O      12-      57%  C Hoiles        Flyball: RF; Ripken to 3B
   R      1-3      65%  M Devereaux     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ripken Scores; Surhoff to 2B
   O      12-      60%  J Hammonds      Flyball: LF
          12-      63%  B Anderson      Hit By Pitch; Surhoff to 3B; Devereaux to 2B
   O      123      55%  R Alomar        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      58%  M Lawton        Strikeout
   O      ---      61%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  G Myers         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Robertson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      60%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  B Bonilla       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  C Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      60%  D Hollins       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      62%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout
          ---      61%  R Kelly         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--      64%  R Becker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Robertson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      61%  B Surhoff       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  C Hoiles        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  M Devereaux     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      62%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking
          ---      63%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      67%  P Molitor       Lawton Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rich Robertson facing 9-1-2
          ---      71%  J Hammonds      Walk
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Rich Robertson pitching
          1--      74%  B Anderson      Hammonds Steals 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Hammonds to 3B
   RO     --3      76%  R Alomar        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Hammonds Scores
   O      ---      75%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout
                  1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Mussina facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      60%  P Molitor       Home Run
   O      ---      66%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      60%  D Hollins       Walk
                  Jeff Reboulet pinch runs for Dave Hollins batting 5th
   O      1--      67%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout
   O      1--      72%  R Kelly         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-1, Eddie Guardado facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Reboulet moves to 3B
   R      ---      84%  B Bonilla       Home Run (LF-CF)
   O      ---      83%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      81%  B Surhoff       Popfly: 2B
                  Dave Stevens replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      ---      80%  C Hoiles        Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      85%  R Becker        Strikeout
          ---      78%  P Meares        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      85%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B; Meares to 3B
   R      --3      74%  M Lawton        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Meares Scores/No RBI/unER
          1--      69%  P Molitor       Single to LF (Line Drive); Lawton to 2B
   O      12-      81%  G Myers         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Dave Stevens facing 8-9-1
                  Tony Tarasco pinch hits for Mike Devereaux batting 8th
          ---      84%  T Tarasco       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      81%  J Hammonds      Popfly: P
          1--      84%  B Anderson      Walk; Tarasco to 2B
   O      12-      80%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF
   R      12-      91%  R Palmeiro      Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Tarasco Scores; Anderson to 3B
   O      -23      88%  B Bonilla       Foul Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Randy Myers facing 5-6-7
                  Randy Myers replaces Mike Mussina pitching; Gregg Zaun replaces Chris Hoiles playing C batting 7th; Tony Tarasco moves to RF
   O      ---      94%  J Reboulet      Flyball: CF
                  Ron Coomer pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak batting 6th
   O      ---      98%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  R Kelly         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199604070

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation