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DET
@CAL		1
2
BOS
@CLE		1
2
MIL
@KCR		12
4
NYY
@MIN		7
6
CHW
@OAK		8
3
TOR
@SEA		3
1
BAL
@TEX		3
8
SDP
@ATL		5
6
SFG
@CHC		8
4
LAD
@FLA		4
7
CIN
@HOU		6
1
PIT
@MON		2
11
COL
@NYM		3
4		 
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STL
@PHI		1
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Saturday, April 20, 1996 7:07
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 24,586, Time of Game: 3:14
Yankees
7
7-7
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
2nd, 3 GB
 at Twins
6
7-8
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
4th, 2 GB
W: Bob Wickman (1-0)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  1  2   0  0  0   0  1  2    7 16  2
Twins           1  0  0   0  0  2   1  0  2    6 10  2

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Tim Raines LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .286 .643 16 11 -0.060 0.74 0.034 -0.094 -1.0 4 0 GDP
   Gerald Williams LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 .969 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Wade Boggs 3B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .280 .657 16 12 0.019 0.91 0.088 -0.069 0.2 2 3 2B
Paul O'Neill RF 5 1 3 1 0 1 .365 .873 24 18 0.077 0.96 0.126 -0.049 0.7 4 0 2B
Ruben Sierra DH 5 2 3 4 0 1 .271 .914 17 12 0.230 0.86 0.258 -0.028 2.9 2·HR
Tino Martinez 1B 4 0 2 0 1 0 .208 .533 22 12 -0.053 0.97 0.024 -0.077 -0.1 6 1
Bernie Williams CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .192 .606 14 9 0.169 1.21 0.286 -0.117 -0.8 2 0 SB
Jim Leyritz C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .324 1.012 15 11 0.060 0.98 0.140 -0.080 1.2 5 0 HR,SB
   Joe Girardi C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .220 .548 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Andy Fox 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .235 .551 17 12 -0.043 0.69 0.015 -0.058 -0.8 1 2
Derek Jeter SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 .302 .863 15 9 -0.067 0.72 0.016 -0.083 -0.8 1 1
Andy Pettitte P 3
   Jeff Nelson P
   Steve Howe P
   Bob Wickman P
   John Wetteland P
Team Totals 41 7 16 6 1 7 .390 1.063 156 106 0.332 0.91 0.987 -0.655 1.5 27 10
2B: P O'Neill (4, off R Aguilera); W Boggs (1, off E Bennett).
HR: R Sierra 2 (4, 1 off D Stevens, 1 off R Aguilera; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); J Leyritz (2, off R Aguilera; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).
TB: R Sierra 9; J Leyritz 5; P O'Neill 4; W Boggs 3; T Martinez 2; T Raines; A Fox; D Jeter; B Williams.
GIDP: T Raines (1).
RBI: R Sierra 4 (8); P O'Neill (7); J Leyritz (8).
2-out RBI: R Sierra.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 9.
Fielding
PB: J Leyritz (2).
E: W Boggs 2 (2).
Baserunning
SB: B Williams (3, 2nd base off E Bennett/M Durant); J Leyritz (1, 2nd base off D Naulty/M Durant).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 3 1 0 0 2 0 .300 .801 23 12 0.030 1.32 0.101 -0.071 -0.1 2 1
Pat Meares SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .326 .969 12 7 0.009 0.77 0.066 -0.058 0.1 2 3 2B,CS
   Scott Stahoviak PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 .353 1.127 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Jeff Reboulet PH-SS 1 0 1 1 0 0 .188 .423 3 2 0.235 3.85 0.235 0.000 1.3 2 0
   Greg Myers PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .222 .604 4 2 0.199 2.98 0.199 0.000 1.5 2B
Paul Molitor DH 5 0 2 1 0 1 .367 .909 16 11 0.084 2.10 0.226 -0.142 0.2
Marty Cordova LF 4 1 2 1 1 1 .407 1.151 16 9 -0.161 2.46 0.191 -0.352 0.6 1 0
Dave Hollins 3B 5 1 0 0 0 1 .286 .866 17 10 -0.346 3.11 0.028 -0.374 -1.4 0 3
Ron Coomer 1B 3 0 0 1 0 2 .333 .778 19 14 -0.101 1.45 0.005 -0.106 -0.7 8 1 SF
Roberto Kelly CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .261 .571 11 8 -0.060 0.74 0.000 -0.060 -0.5 3 0
   Rich Becker PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .094 .319 2 1 -0.037 1.35 0.000 -0.037 -0.1 0 0
Matt Lawton RF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .208 .589 16 9 0.043 0.98 0.086 -0.043 0.1 2 0
Mike Durant C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .300 .764 9 6 -0.094 1.62 0.000 -0.094 -0.8 7 1 SH
   Chip Hale PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 2 1 0.032 0.64 0.032 0.000 0.3
Rick Aguilera P
   Dan Naulty P 1
   Eddie Guardado P
   Erik Bennett P
   Dave Stevens P 1
Team Totals 35 6 10 5 4 7 .286 .693 150 92 -0.167 1.77 1.169 -1.337 0.5 27 11
2B: G Myers (5, off J Wetteland); P Meares (3, off A Pettitte).
SF: R Coomer (2, off A Pettitte).
SH: M Durant (2, off A Pettitte).
TB: P Meares 3; G Myers 2; P Molitor 2; M Cordova 2; J Reboulet; C Hale; M Lawton.
RBI: R Coomer (6); P Molitor (12); G Myers (3); J Reboulet (1); M Cordova (7).
2-out RBI: M Cordova.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 12.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Knoblauch-P Meares-R Coomer.
E: M Durant (1); R Aguilera ().
Baserunning
CS: P Meares (1, 2nd base by A Pettitte POCS).

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Andy Pettitte 6.1 6 4 2 2 4 0 2.63 27 97 61 39 11 11 8 13 5 0 51 0.027 1.12 0.5
Jeff Nelson 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.59 1 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 -0.038 2.53 -0.3
Steve Howe, BS (1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.68 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 1 -0.235 3.85 -1.3
Bob Wickman, W (1-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.50 5 16 11 5 2 4 1 2 2 0 2 0 0.359 2.37 1.9
John Wetteland, S (2) 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 9.00 7 28 16 11 2 3 1 4 4 0 0 0 0.054 3.62 -1.4
Team Totals 9 10 6 4 4 7 0 4.00 41 150 92 56 15 21 10 20 12 0 51 5 1 0.167 0.91 -0.5
J Nelson faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
S Howe faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Rick Aguilera 3 7 4 4 0 2 2 12.00 16 59 39 28 2 9 5 9 5 0 31 -0.215 1.01 -2.2
Dan Naulty 3 3 0 0 1 3 0 1.00 12 44 29 13 5 11 6 2 1 0 0 0 0.104 0.73 1.8
Eddie Guardado, L (0-2) 1.1 1 1 1 0 2 0 7.20 5 21 14 7 3 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.068 1.18 0.6
Erik Bennett 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.75 5 16 11 6 2 3 1 4 0 0 1 1 -0.174 1.23 -0.5
Dave Stevens 0.2 3 1 1 0 0 1 7.50 4 16 13 9 3 1 0 4 0 0 1 1 -0.115 0.40 -1.2
Team Totals 9 16 7 7 1 7 3 7.00 42 156 106 63 15 28 14 20 6 0 31 2 2 -0.332 1.77 -1.5
Balks: None.
WP: D Naulty 2 (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: A Pettitte (3; P Meares, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 3:14.
Attendance: 24,586.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Minnesota Twins
1 Tim Raines LF 1 Chuck Knoblauch 2B
2 Wade Boggs 3B 2 Pat Meares SS
3 Paul O'Neill RF 3 Paul Molitor DH
4 Ruben Sierra DH 4 Marty Cordova LF
5 Tino Martinez 1B 5 Dave Hollins 3B
6 Bernie Williams CF 6 Ron Coomer 1B
7 Jim Leyritz C 7 Roberto Kelly CF
8 Andy Fox 2B 8 Matt Lawton RF
9 Derek Jeter SS 9 Mike Durant C
Andy Pettitte P Rick Aguilera P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b9 6-7 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. Cordova J. Wetteland 26% 78% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R NYY A. Fox E. Bennett 24% 67% Williams Steals 2B; Williams Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)
b7 3-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R MIN J. Reboulet S. Howe -23% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Lawton Scores; Knoblauch to 3B
b9 6-7 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O MIN D. Hollins J. Wetteland 22% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 4-7 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R MIN G. Myers J. Wetteland -20% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hale Scores; Knoblauch to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY T. Raines R. Aguilera 3% 53% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Deep 2B-1B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYY W. Boggs R. Aguilera 5% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Raines to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 5,(1-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill R. Aguilera -3% 56% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Raines to 3B; O'Neill to 1B/Safe on E1 (catch)
t1 0-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R NYY R. Sierra R. Aguilera 6% 62% Single to LF (Line Drive); Raines Scores; O'Neill to 2B
t1 1-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O NYY T. Martinez R. Aguilera -3% 59% Groundout: 1B unassisted; O'Neill to 3B; Sierra to 2B
t1 1-0 2 -23 3,(2-0)  O NYY B. Williams R. Aguilera -5% 54% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Knoblauch A. Pettitte 2% 56% Flyball: LF
b1 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN P. Meares A. Pettitte -4% 52% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  O MIN P. Molitor A. Pettitte 3% 56% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Meares to 3B
b1 0-1 2 --3 1,(0-0)  R MIN M. Cordova A. Pettitte -8% 48% Single to CF (Line Drive); Meares Scores
b1 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN D. Hollins A. Pettitte -1% 47% Passed Ball; Cordova to 2B
b1 1-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O MIN D. Hollins A. Pettitte 3% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Rick Aguilera facing 7-8-9
t2 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  R NYY J. Leyritz R. Aguilera 9% 59% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t2 2-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY A. Fox R. Aguilera -2% 57% Strikeout Looking
t2 2-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY D. Jeter R. Aguilera -2% 55% Flyball: RF
t2 2-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY T. Raines R. Aguilera -1% 54% Groundout: C-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
b2 1-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN R. Coomer A. Pettitte 3% 57% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-2 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN R. Kelly A. Pettitte 2% 59% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN M. Lawton A. Pettitte -1% 57% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b2 1-2 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN M. Durant A. Pettitte 3% 60% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Rick Aguilera facing 2-3-4
t3 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY W. Boggs R. Aguilera -2% 58% Flyball: CF
t3 2-1 1 --- 6,(1-2)  NYY P. O'Neill R. Aguilera 4% 62% Double to RF (Line Drive)
t3 2-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  RR NYY R. Sierra R. Aguilera 14% 76% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); O'Neill Scores
t3 4-1 1 --- 7,(2-2)  NYY T. Martinez R. Aguilera 2% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t3 4-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY B. Williams R. Aguilera -2% 75% Lineout: CF
t3 4-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Leyritz R. Aguilera -2% 74% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 1-2-3
b3 1-4 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Knoblauch A. Pettitte 3% 76% Flyball: RF
b3 1-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN P. Meares A. Pettitte -3% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b3 1-4 1 1-- O MIN P. Molitor A. Pettitte 5% 78% Meares Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b3 1-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN P. Molitor A. Pettitte -1% 77% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b3 1-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN M. Cordova A. Pettitte -3% 74% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Molitor to 3B
b3 1-4 2 1-3 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Hollins A. Pettitte 5% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Dan Naulty facing 8-9-1
Dan Naulty replaces Rick Aguilera pitching
t4 4-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY A. Fox D. Naulty -2% 78% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t4 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY D. Jeter D. Naulty 2% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 4-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO NYY T. Raines D. Naulty -4% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 6-7-8
b4 1-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN R. Coomer A. Pettitte 3% 78% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
b4 1-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN R. Kelly A. Pettitte 2% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 1-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN M. Lawton A. Pettitte 1% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 1.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Dan Naulty facing 2-3-4
t5 4-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY W. Boggs D. Naulty -2% 80% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t5 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY P. O'Neill D. Naulty 2% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
t5 4-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY R. Sierra D. Naulty -1% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS); O'Neill to 2B
t5 4-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  NYY T. Martinez D. Naulty 1% 81% Walk
t5 4-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  NYY B. Williams D. Naulty 1% 82% Wild Pitch; O'Neill to 3B; Martinez to 2B
t5 4-1 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O NYY B. Williams D. Naulty -4% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 9-1-2
b5 1-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN M. Durant A. Pettitte 3% 81% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b5 1-4 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Knoblauch A. Pettitte 2% 83% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
b5 1-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN P. Meares A. Pettitte 1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 1.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Dan Naulty facing 7-8-9
t6 4-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  NYY J. Leyritz D. Naulty 2% 86% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t6 4-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYY A. Fox D. Naulty -2% 84% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  NYY D. Jeter D. Naulty 1% 85% Leyritz Steals 2B
t6 4-1 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  NYY D. Jeter D. Naulty 2% 87% Wild Pitch; Leyritz to 3B
t6 4-1 1 --3 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Jeter D. Naulty -4% 83% Strikeout Looking
t6 4-1 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O NYY T. Raines D. Naulty -2% 81% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 3-4-5
b6 1-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN P. Molitor A. Pettitte -5% 76% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b6 1-4 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  MIN M. Cordova A. Pettitte -8% 68% Walk; Molitor to 2B
b6 1-4 0 12- 2,(1-0)  RO MIN D. Hollins A. Pettitte -3% 66% Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B (P's Left); Cordova Scores/Adv on E5 (throw)/unER; Hollins to 3B
b6 2-4 1 --3 6,(2-2)  RO MIN R. Coomer A. Pettitte -1% 65% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Hollins Scores/unER
b6 3-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN R. Kelly A. Pettitte 2% 67% Strikeout Looking
2 runs, 0 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 3.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 2-3-4
Eddie Guardado replaces Dan Naulty pitching
t7 4-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY W. Boggs E. Guardado -3% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t7 4-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill E. Guardado -2% 62% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY R. Sierra E. Guardado -2% 60% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Yankees' Andy Pettitte facing 8-9-1
b7 3-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN M. Lawton A. Pettitte -7% 53% Walk
b7 3-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Durant A. Pettitte 4% 57% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Lawton to 2B
Jeff Nelson replaces Andy Pettitte pitching
b7 3-4 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  MIN C. Knoblauch J. Nelson -4% 53% Walk
Steve Howe replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
Jeff Reboulet pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak batting 2nd
Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Pat Meares (SS) batting 2nd
b7 3-4 1 12- 3,(1-1)  R MIN J. Reboulet S. Howe -23% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Lawton Scores; Knoblauch to 3B
Bob Wickman replaces Steve Howe pitching
b7 4-4 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  O MIN P. Molitor B. Wickman 11% 41% Strikeout Looking
b7 4-4 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Cordova B. Wickman 9% 50% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 4.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 5-6-7
Jeff Reboulet moves from PH to SS
t8 4-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY T. Martinez E. Guardado -5% 45% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t8 4-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY B. Williams E. Guardado 5% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Erik Bennett replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
t8 4-4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY J. Leyritz E. Bennett -6% 44% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
t8 4-4 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  R NYY A. Fox E. Bennett 24% 67% Williams Steals 2B; Williams Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)
t8 5-4 2 --- 7,(3-2)  NYY A. Fox E. Bennett 1% 69% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t8 5-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY D. Jeter E. Bennett -3% 66% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Yankees' Bob Wickman facing 5-6-7
Joe Girardi replaces Jim Leyritz playing C batting 7th
b8 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Hollins B. Wickman 7% 73% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
b8 4-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN R. Coomer B. Wickman 5% 78% Strikeout Swinging
Rich Becker pinch hits for Roberto Kelly (CF) batting 7th
b8 4-5 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN R. Becker B. Wickman 4% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 4.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 5-4, Twins' Erik Bennett facing 1-2-3
Rich Becker moves from PH to CF
t9 5-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY T. Raines E. Bennett -2% 79% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
t9 5-4 1 --- 3,(1-1)  NYY W. Boggs E. Bennett 4% 83% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
Dave Stevens replaces Erik Bennett pitching
t9 5-4 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  RO NYY P. O'Neill D. Stevens 6% 89% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Boggs Scores; O'Neill out at 3B/P-SS
t9 6-4 2 --- 4,(0-2)  R NYY R. Sierra D. Stevens 6% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t9 7-4 2 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY T. Martinez D. Stevens 0% 95% Single to RF (Fly Ball)
t9 7-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY B. Williams D. Stevens -1% 95% Popfly: 2B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-7, Yankees' John Wetteland facing 8-9-1
John Wetteland replaces Bob Wickman pitching
Gerald Williams replaces Tim Raines playing LF batting 1st
b9 4-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Lawton J. Wetteland 3% 98% Lineout: 3B
Chip Hale pinch hits for Mike Durant (C) batting 9th
b9 4-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN C. Hale J. Wetteland -3% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b9 4-7 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  MIN C. Knoblauch J. Wetteland -6% 88% Walk; Hale to 2B
Greg Myers pinch hits for Jeff Reboulet (SS) batting 2nd
b9 4-7 1 12- 4,(2-1)  R MIN G. Myers J. Wetteland -20% 68% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Hale Scores; Knoblauch to 3B
b9 5-7 1 -23 2,(0-1)  R MIN P. Molitor J. Wetteland -16% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Knoblauch Scores; Myers to 3B
b9 6-7 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. Cordova J. Wetteland 26% 78% Strikeout Looking
b9 6-7 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O MIN D. Hollins J. Wetteland 22% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 6.

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