September 27, 1996 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 13,058

Friday, September 27, 1996, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:03

White Sox

85-75

Won 1

2nd, 13½ GB

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

W: A Fernandez (16-10), L: B Radke (11-16), S: R Hernandez (38)

Twins

76-84

Lost 5

4th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Phillips LF                 4   0   0   0    1   0  .277  .803   18    3   0   
D Martinez CF-RF              5   0   2   1    0   1  .317  .857   21    2   0   
F Thomas 1B                   3   0   1   0    2   1  .348 1.083   20    9   0   IW
R Ventura 3B                  4   0   1   0    1   0  .288  .893   24    1   1   
H Baines DH                   2   1   0   0    1   1  .310  .901   10    0   0   
  L Mouton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .793    5    0   0   
D Tartabull RF                4   1   2   1    0   1  .254  .830   14    3   0   HR
  D Lewis CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .630         1   0   
R Durham 2B                   4   1   1   2    0   2  .275  .756   13    1   3   HR
D Slaught C                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .790   13    6   0   GDP
O Guillen SS                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .263  .641    9    1   4   2B

A Fernandez P                                                            0   3
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       35   4   9   4    5   7              147   27  11

BATTING

2B: O Guillen (24, off M Trombley).

HR: R Durham (10, off B Radke; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); D Tartabull (27, off B Radke; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

IBB: F Thomas (26, by M Trombley).

TB: D Tartabull 5; R Durham 4; O Guillen 3; D Martinez 2; F Thomas; R Ventura.

GIDP: D Slaught (16).

RBI: R Durham 2 (64); D Martinez (53); D Tartabull (100).

2-out RBI: R Durham 2; D Martinez.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Fernandez-O Guillen-F Thomas; O Guillen-R Durham-F Thomas.

E: D Slaught (4).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   1   2   0    1   0  .340  .963   27    2   3   SB
R Becker CF                   4   0   2   1    1   1  .293  .808   22    6   0   2B
P Molitor DH                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .335  .843   21    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  2   1   1   0    2   0  .311  .851   14    2   0   
G Myers C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .742   15    7   0   
R Kelly RF                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .324  .823   18    1   0   SB
S Stahoviak 1B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .849   21    8   0   
J Reboulet 3B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .557   12    1   1   GDP
  C Hale PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .723    5    0   0   
P Meares SS                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .696    8    0   0   GDP
  M Lawton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .700    4    0   0   
  D Hocking SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .197  .511         0   0   
  T Walker PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .602    2    0   0   

B Radke P                                                                0   1
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   2  10   2    4   6              169   27   5

BATTING

2B: R Becker (31, off A Fernandez).

TB: R Becker 3; R Kelly 2; C Knoblauch 2; P Molitor; S Stahoviak; J Reboulet; M Cordova.

GIDP: P Meares (19); J Reboulet (10).

RBI: R Becker (71); R Kelly (44).

2-out RBI: R Kelly.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Reboulet-C Knoblauch-S Stahoviak.

E: M Cordova (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Kelly (10, 2nd base off A Fernandez/D Slaught); C Knoblauch (45, 2nd base off A Fernandez/D Slaught).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Fernandez, W (16-10)         8    10   2   2    2   6   0   3.45   34  142-91   59· 9·23   13· 9· 4· 0     58    -     1.57   0.40
R Hernandez, S (38)            1     0   0   0    2   0   0   1.71    5   20-11    7· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.84   0.12
Totals                         9    10   2   2    4   6   0          39  162-102  66·11·25   14·11· 4· 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 (11-16)             7     7   3   3    3   4   2   4.46   30  103-64   41· 8·15    7·12· 4· 0     52    -     0.99   0.04
E Guardado                     1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.32    3   10-7     2· 3· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.43   0.04
M Trombley                     1     2   1   1    2   1   0   3.03    7   31-15   11· 0· 4    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.91  -0.07
Totals                         9     9   4   4    5   7   2          40  144-86   54·11·21    7·15· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Trombley (4).

IBB: M Trombley (8; F Thomas).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Ed Hickox.

Time of Game: 3:03.

Attendance: 13,058.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. T Phillips           LF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. D Martinez           CF    2. R Becker             CF 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. R Ventura            3B    4. M Cordova            LF 
5. H Baines             DH    5. G Myers              C  
6. D Tartabull          RF    6. R Kelly              RF 
7. R Durham             2B    7. S Stahoviak          1B 
8. D Slaught            C     8. J Reboulet           3B 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. P Meares             SS 

   A Fernandez          P        B Radke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  1-0  1--  1   21%  57% R Durham        B Radke         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Baines Scores; Durham Scores
   t 6   0  1-2  ---  3   11%  76% D Tartabull     B Radke         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tartabull Scores
   b 5   0  2-1  1--  3   11%  62% P Meares        A Fernandez     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   b 8   2  3-1  -2-  7  -11%  74% R Kelly         A Fernandez     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Cordova Scores
   b 8   2  3-2  -2-  5   10%  81% S Stahoviak     A Fernandez     Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  T Phillips      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   46%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   47%  F Thomas        Walk
          1--  7   49%  R Ventura       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  1   45%  H Baines        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Fernandez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  1   49%  R Becker        Flyball: CF
          ---  1   48%  P Molitor       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  6   46%  M Cordova       Walk; Molitor to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  G Myers         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   54%  D Tartabull     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  4   44%  D Slaught       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Fernandez facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   41%  R Kelly         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  5   44%  S Stahoviak     Flyball: RF
   OO     1--  2   50%  J Reboulet      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  O Guillen       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   45%  T Phillips      Groundout: P-2B-1B
          ---  7   47%  D Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   44%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Alex Fernandez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   47%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   44%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      40%  R Becker        Knoblauch Steals 2B; Knoblauch to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  3   32%  " "             Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Knoblauch Scores
   O      -2-  4   35%  P Molitor       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF); Becker to 3B
   O      --3  1   39%  M Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   36%  R Ventura       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   39%  H Baines        Walk
   O      1--  6   35%  D Tartabull     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   RR     1--  1   57%  R Durham        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Baines Scores; Durham Scores
   O      ---  5   55%  D Slaught       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Alex Fernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   58%  G Myers         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   61%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   62%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   66%  O Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   62%  T Phillips      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  3   59%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF
          1--  2   62%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Guillen to 3B
          1-3  4   64%  R Ventura       Walk; Thomas to 2B
   O      123  4   56%  H Baines        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Alex Fernandez facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   51%  J Reboulet      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  3   62%  P Meares        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  6   64%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  3   76%  D Tartabull     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tartabull Scores
   O      ---  2   74%  R Durham        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  1   72%  D Slaught       Foul Popfly: 1B (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  1   71%  O Guillen       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Alex Fernandez facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   65%  R Becker        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  7   69%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B; Becker to 2B
          -2-  1   62%  M Cordova       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Becker to 3B
   O      1-3  5   71%  G Myers         Lineout: 3B
   O      1-3  2   79%  R Kelly         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   77%  T Phillips      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   76%  D Martinez      Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   75%  F Thomas        Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Alex Fernandez facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   68%  S Stahoviak     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  8   74%  J Reboulet      Flyball: RF
                  Matt Lawton pinch hits for Pat Meares batting 9th
   O      1--  4   80%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
          1--  5   76%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Stahoviak to 2B
   O      12-  6   84%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Eddie Guardado facing 4-5-6
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Brad Radke pitching; Dennis Hocking replaces Matt Lawton playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  2   83%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  Lyle Mouton pinch hits for Harold Baines batting 5th
   O      ---  5   81%  L Mouton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Alex Fernandez facing 3-4-5
                  Darren Lewis replaces Danny Tartabull playing CF batting 6th; Dave Martinez moves to RF
   O      ---  6   85%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   80%  M Cordova       Walk
   O      1--  3   85%  G Myers         Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Cordova to 2B
   R      -2-  7   74%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Cordova Scores
          1--      71%  S Stahoviak     Kelly Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   81%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Trombley facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Trombley replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      ---  5   79%  R Durham        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   78%  D Slaught       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   80%  O Guillen       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-      80%  T Phillips      Wild Pitch; Guillen to 3B
          --3  6   81%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  4   91%  D Martinez      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Guillen Scores; Phillips to 3B/Adv on E7; Martinez to 2B
          -23  4   92%  F Thomas        Intentional Walk
   O      123  6   88%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Roberto Hernandez facing 8-9-1
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Alex Fernandez pitching; Chip Hale pinch hits for Jeff Reboulet batting 8th
   O      ---  5   94%  C Hale          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  Todd Walker pinch hits for Dennis Hocking batting 9th
   O      ---  2   98%  T Walker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  6   95%  C Knoblauch     Walk
          1--      94%  R Becker        Defensive Indifference; Knoblauch to 2B
          -2-  4   90%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3  100%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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