June 7, 1996 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 8
@BAL 2 BOS 10
MIL 7 CLE 4
CAL 3 DET 6
NYY 5 KCR 9
SEA 5 OAK 6
@MIN 4 TEX 10
TOR 7 MON 9
@CHC 3 COL 19
ATL 8 HOU 11
PHI 5 CIN 2
@LAD 1 FLA 12
@NYM 2 PIT 10
@SDP 0 STL 9
@SFG 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 14,999

Friday, June 7, 1996, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:36

Athletics

27-31

Won 1

3rd, 8½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  1  0   1  0  1   0  1  0    6  9  1
Twins           0  0  0   2  0  0   0  2  0    4 12  0

W: C Reyes (4-8), L: B Radke (4-6), S: J Corsi (2)

Twins

28-29

Lost 1

3rd, 9½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Young CF                    4   1   2   1    1   0  .250  .755   21    2   0   
B Gates 2B                    5   1   1   1    0   0  .265  .693   18    4   4   3B,GDP
J Giambi 3B                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .332  .944   18    0   1   
  T Batista PR-3B             0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
M McGwire DH                  2   2   1   1    3   0  .339 1.239   27    0   0   HR
T Steinbach C                 3   0   0   0    2   1  .267  .812   20    4   0   GDP
  G Williams C                0   0   0   0    0   0  .188  .578         0   0   
P Plantier LF                 2   1   1   1    1   0  .196  .616   11    2   0   HR
  G Berroa PH-RF              2   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .804    6    1   0   
T Lovullo 1B                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .231  .697   15    7   1   2B
J Herrera RF                  2   1   0   0    0   0  .284  .736    9    3   0   HBP
  D Mashore PH-LF             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    1   0   
M Bordick SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .216  .594   10    2   4   

B Chouinard P                                                            0   1
  T Van Poppel P                                                         0   0
  C Reyes P                                                              0   2
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
  B Taylor P                                                             0   0
  J Corsi P                                                              1   0
Totals                       34   6   9   6    7   2              159   27  13

BATTING

2B: T Lovullo (3, off M Milchin).

3B: B Gates (2, off B Radke).

HR: P Plantier (4, off B Radke; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); M McGwire (14, off B Radke; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF).

HBP: J Herrera (1, by B Radke).

TB: P Plantier 4; M McGwire 4; T Lovullo 3; B Gates 3; E Young 2; J Giambi 2.

GIDP: T Steinbach (5); B Gates (8).

RBI: T Lovullo (6); J Giambi (35); P Plantier (18); B Gates (24); E Young (27); M McGwire (32).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Giambi-B Gates-T Lovullo; C Reyes-M Bordick-T Lovullo.

E: T Steinbach (5).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   1   1   1    2   0  .368 1.017   25    2   4   2B,SF
R Becker CF                   4   0   2   0    1   0  .239  .719   14    3   0   
P Molitor DH                  5   1   4   2    0   0  .350  .878   14    0   0   2B
M Cordova LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .316  .838   19    1   0   HBP
G Myers C                     4   0   2   1    1   0  .301  .803   21    2   0   
D Hollins 3B                  4   0   0   0    1   3  .226  .750   18    2   2   
R Kelly RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .304  .782   17    6   0   2·GDP
  C Hale PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .406 1.080    4    0   0   
S Stahoviak 1B                1   1   0   0    2   0  .280  .846   13    9   0   
  R Coomer PH-1B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .354 1.040   14    1   0   
P Meares SS                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .730   13    1   6   SB

B Radke P                                                                0   1
  E Bennett P                                                            0   0
  M Milchin P                                                            0   0
  G Hansell P                                                            0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  D Naulty P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   4  12   4    7   4              172   27  13

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (15, off B Taylor); C Knoblauch (15, off B Taylor).

SF: C Knoblauch (3, off T Van Poppel).

HBP: M Cordova (2, by B Taylor).

TB: P Molitor 5; G Myers 2; R Becker 2; C Knoblauch 2; P Meares; M Cordova; R Coomer.

GIDP: R Kelly 2 (10).

RBI: P Molitor 2 (41); C Knoblauch (28); G Myers (24).

2-out RBI: P Molitor 2; G Myers.

Team LOB: 15.

With RISP: 3 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Knoblauch-P Meares-S Stahoviak; P Meares-C Knoblauch-S Stahoviak.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Meares (4, 2nd base off T Van Poppel/T Steinbach).

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Chouinard                    2.2   3   0   0    3   1   0   6.39   13   40-19   12· 2· 5    7· 1· 1· 0     50    -     1.28   0.10
T Van Poppel                   1     2   2   2    3   1   0   7.93    8   38-18   11· 2· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.54  -0.10
C Reyes, W (4-8)               3     3   0   0    1   2   0   5.66   13   46-29   16· 5· 8    5· 4· 0· 0          2-0    1.63   0.17
B Groom, H (2)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.13    1    7-5     3· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          3-0    3.89   0.11
B Taylor                       1     3   2   2    0   0   0   5.40    7   23-13    8· 0· 5    2· 2· 2· 0          0-0    1.24  -0.03
J Corsi, S (2)                 1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    4   17-10    6· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.93   0.12
Totals                         9    12   4   4    7   4   0          46  171-94   56·11·27   18·11· 4· 0          7-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Radke, L (4-6)               7     7   5   5    3   0   2   4.50   30  106-68   51· 4·13   12·11· 3· 0     40    -     0.73  -0.14
E Bennett                      0     0   1   1    2   0   0   6.84    2   10-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.38  -0.03
M Milchin                      0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.66    2    8-6     4· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.56  -0.03
G Hansell                      0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   4.05    3   13-6     1· 1· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.32   0.01
E Guardado                     0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.82    2    8-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.48  -0.01
D Naulty                       0.2   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.09    3   14-5     2· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.85   0.05
Totals                         9     9   6   6    7   2   2          42  159-91   62· 7·22   14·14· 4· 0          7-1

E Bennett faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
G Hansell faced 1 batter in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Taylor (2; M Cordova); B Radke (2; J Herrera).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Larry Barnett.

Time of Game: 3:36.

Attendance: 14,999.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. E Young              CF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. B Gates              2B    2. R Becker             CF 
3. J Giambi             3B    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. M McGwire            DH    4. M Cordova            LF 
5. T Steinbach          C     5. G Myers              C  
6. P Plantier           LF    6. D Hollins            3B 
7. T Lovullo            1B    7. R Kelly              RF 
8. J Herrera            RF    8. S Stahoviak          1B 
9. M Bordick            SS    9. P Meares             SS 

   B Chouinard          P        B Radke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  6   13%  66% B Gates         B Radke         Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Young Scores
   b 7   2  5-2  123  7   11%  91% R Coomer        B Groom         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   b 4   2  4-1  1-3  5   -9%  67% P Molitor       T Van Poppel    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Meares Scores; Becker to 3B
   b 8   2  6-4  12-  2    9%  91% D Hollins       B Taylor        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   t 6   0  2-4  ---  3    8%  84% M McGwire       B Radke         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   53%  E Young         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  6   66%  B Gates         Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Young Scores
   R      --3  5   70%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Gates Scores
   O      1--  8   67%  M McGwire       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   65%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
   O      1--  3   63%  P Plantier      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Bobby Chouinard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   65%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   63%  R Becker        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   59%  P Molitor       Single to LF (Line Drive); Becker to 2B
   O      12-  7   64%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  5   68%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   71%  T Lovullo       Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  3   75%  J Herrera       Hit By Pitch; Lovullo to 2B
   O      12-  1   71%  M Bordick       Bunt Groundout: P-3B/Forceout at 3B; Herrera to 2B
   R      12-  5   78%  E Young         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Herrera Scores; Bordick to 2B
   OO     12-  1   72%  B Gates         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Bobby Chouinard facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   68%  D Hollins       Walk
   OO     1--  2   76%  R Kelly         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  4   75%  S Stahoviak     Walk
   O      1--  1   77%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brad Radke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   76%  J Giambi        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   77%  M McGwire       Walk
   OO     1--  2   74%  T Steinbach     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Bobby Chouinard facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   70%  C Knoblauch     Walk
          1--  2   64%  R Becker        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Knoblauch to 2B
   O      12-  3   70%  P Molitor       Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      12-  1   73%  M Cordova       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Knoblauch to 3B; Becker to 2B
                  Todd Van Poppel replaces Bobby Chouinard pitching
          -23  7   71%  G Myers         Walk
   O      123  5   79%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  3   85%  P Plantier      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   84%  T Lovullo       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   83%  J Herrera       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   83%  M Bordick       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Todd Van Poppel facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   85%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   83%  S Stahoviak     Walk
          1--  2   77%  P Meares        Single to CF (Line Drive); Stahoviak to 3B
          1-3      75%  C Knoblauch     Meares Steals 2B
   RO     -23  4   78%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Stahoviak Scores; Meares to 3B
          --3  5   76%  R Becker        Walk
   R      1-3  5   67%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Meares Scores; Becker to 3B
                  Carlos Reyes replaces Todd Van Poppel pitching
   O      1-3  3   73%  M Cordova       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   71%  E Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   69%  B Gates         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   68%  J Giambi        Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Carlos Reyes facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   63%  G Myers         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   68%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  3   76%  R Kelly         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  3   84%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          ---  6   86%  T Steinbach     Walk
          1--  5   89%  P Plantier      Walk; Steinbach to 2B
   O      12-  6   89%  T Lovullo       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Steinbach to 3B; Plantier to 2B
   O      -23  2   84%  J Herrera       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      -23  4   81%  M Bordick       Foul Flyball: RF (Short RF Foul)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Carlos Reyes facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   84%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   86%  P Meares        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   85%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--  2   87%  R Becker        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   86%  E Young         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   85%  B Gates         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   85%  J Giambi        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Carlos Reyes facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   79%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   71%  M Cordova       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Molitor to 2B
   O      12-  3   77%  G Myers         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Molitor to 3B
   O      1-3  3   85%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
          1-3  7   81%  R Kelly         Reached on Interference on C; Cordova to 2B
                  Buddy Groom replaces Carlos Reyes pitching; Ron Coomer pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak batting 8th
   O      123  7   91%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Erik Bennett facing 4-5-6
                  Erik Bennett replaces Brad Radke pitching; Ron Coomer moves to 1B
          ---  5   93%  M McGwire       Walk
          1--  5   94%  T Steinbach     Walk; McGwire to 2B
                  Mike Milchin replaces Erik Bennett pitching; Geronimo Berroa pinch hits for Phil Plantier batting 6th
   O      12-  3   94%  G Berroa        Flyball: RF (Deep RF); McGwire to 3B
   R      1-3  5   97%  T Lovullo       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); McGwire Scores; Steinbach to 3B
                  Greg Hansell replaces Mike Milchin pitching; Damon Mashore pinch hits for Jose Herrera batting 8th
   O      -23  4   96%  D Mashore       Strikeout Looking
   O      -23  4   94%  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Billy Taylor facing 9-1-2
                  Billy Taylor replaces Buddy Groom pitching; Damon Mashore moves to LF; Geronimo Berroa moves to RF
   O      ---  6   96%  P Meares        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   94%  C Knoblauch     Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   96%  R Becker        Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  2   93%  P Molitor       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Knoblauch Scores
          -2-  4   90%  M Cordova       Hit By Pitch
   R      12-  1   82%  G Myers         Single to LF (Line Drive); Molitor Scores; Cordova to 2B
   O      12-  2   91%  D Hollins       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-4, Greg Hansell facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   92%  E Young         Walk
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Greg Hansell pitching
   O      1--  5   91%  B Gates         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          1--  3   94%  J Giambi        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young to 3B
                  Dan Naulty replaces Eddie Guardado pitching; Tony Batista pinch runs for Jason Giambi batting 3rd
          1-3  5   94%  M McGwire       Walk; Batista to 2B
   O      123  6   92%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
   O      123  3   88%  G Berroa        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Jim Corsi facing 7-8-9
                  Jim Corsi replaces Billy Taylor pitching; George Williams replaces Terry Steinbach playing C batting 5th; Tony Batista moves to 3B; Chip Hale pinch hits for Roberto Kelly batting 7th
   O      ---  4   94%  C Hale          Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  7   87%  R Coomer        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   95%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5  100%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 4.

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