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Standings
DET
@MIN		5
7
NYY
@SEA		2
4
MIL
@TEX		2
6
CHW
@TOR		6
5		 
(10)
COL
@CIN		4
11
CHC
@FLA		2
4
ATL
@HOU		1
2
PHI
@LAD		3
0
STL
@MON		1
2
NYM
@SDP		5
12
PIT
@SFG		5
2
Tuesday, April 1, 1997, 8:16
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 43,216, Time of Game: 3:00
Tigers
5
0-1
Lost 1 ⇒
 at Twins
7
1-0
Won 1 ⇒
W: Dan Naulty (1-0)
L: Dan Miceli (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   3  2  0   0  0  0    5 12  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  3  0   0  4  X    7 13  0

Detroit Tigers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Brian Hunter CF 2 1 0 0 1 1 .000 .333 13 6 -0.036 0.90 0.020 -0.055 -0.2 1 0
   Vince Coleman PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 8 5 -0.071 1.43 0.000 -0.071 -0.6 0 0
Damion Easley 2B 5 0 3 0 0 1 .600 1.400 16 13 0.012 0.84 0.099 -0.087 0.2 2 3 2B
Travis Fryman 3B 5 1 2 0 0 1 .400 .800 15 10 -0.095 1.14 0.021 -0.116 -0.8 1 3
Tony Clark 1B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .500 1.250 11 7 0.059 0.81 0.101 -0.042 1.3 8 0 2B
Bobby Higginson LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .833 15 8 0.063 0.80 0.095 -0.032 0.5 3 2
Melvin Nieves RF 4 1 1 3 0 1 .250 1.250 9 7 0.165 0.99 0.213 -0.048 1.1 4 0 HR
Bubba Trammell DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000 .250 17 9 -0.049 0.57 0.015 -0.064 -0.7 GDP
Brian Johnson C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .500 15 10 0.026 0.96 0.078 -0.051 -0.3 3 0
Deivi Cruz SS 3 0 2 0 0 1 .667 1.333 10 7 -0.004 0.64 0.038 -0.042 -0.2 2 3 CS
   Curtis Pride PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.067 2.92 0.000 -0.067 -0.4
Doug Brocail P 0 0
   A.J. Sager P 0 1
   Dan Miceli P 0 0
   Mike Myers P 0 0
Team Totals 36 5 12 5 3 8 .333 .857 133 85 0.003 0.93 0.680 -0.675 0.0 24 12
2B: T Clark (1, off B Radke); D Easley (1, off M Trombley).
HR: M Nieves (1, off B Radke; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: M Nieves 4; D Easley 4; T Clark 3; T Fryman 2; D Cruz 2; B Johnson; B Higginson.
GIDP: B Trammell (1).
RBI: M Nieves 3 (3); T Clark 2 (2).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 4. D Cruz-T Clark; D Cruz-D Easley-T Clark; B Higginson-T Clark; B Higginson-T Fryman.
Outfield Assists: B Higginson (M Lawton at 3rd base); B Higginson (M Cordova at 1st base).
Baserunning
CS: D Cruz (1, 2nd base by M Trombley/T Steinbach).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 .200 .600 19 11 -0.106 1.15 0.082 -0.188 -0.7 2 4 2B,GDP
Rich Becker CF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .500 18 10 0.041 0.89 0.088 -0.047 0.5 2 0
Paul Molitor DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1.000 10 7 0.017 1.32 0.092 -0.075 -0.1
Marty Cordova LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .833 18 8 0.165 1.55 0.206 -0.041 0.9 1 0
Matt Lawton RF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .667 1.417 18 8 0.040 2.01 0.199 -0.158 0.1 1 0
Terry Steinbach C 4 1 2 1 0 1 .500 1.000 9 8 0.093 2.18 0.208 -0.115 0.1 7 3 GDP
Scott Stahoviak 1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 3 2 0.023 0.64 0.023 0.000 0.2 8 0 SB
   Greg Colbrunn PH-1B 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000 .000 12 9 -0.235 2.31 0.000 -0.235 -1.8 2 1 SF
Pat Meares SS 4 2 2 2 0 0 .500 2.250 19 12 0.380 1.15 0.431 -0.051 2.6 2 2 HR,3B
Todd Walker 3B 2 1 1 0 1 1 .500 1.167 10 4 0.080 1.16 0.106 -0.026 0.6 1 2
   Denny Hocking PH-3B 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3 0.004 0.11 0.004 0.000 0.1 0 0
Brad Radke P 0 1
   Mike Trombley P 0 0
   Eddie Guardado P 1 0
   Dan Naulty P 0 0
   Rick Aguilera P 0 0
Team Totals 32 7 13 6 4 3 .406 1.053 143 82 0.502 1.41 1.439 -0.936 2.6 27 13
2B: C Knoblauch (1, off D Brocail).
3B: P Meares (1, off D Brocail).
HR: P Meares (1, off D Miceli; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SF: G Colbrunn (1, off D Miceli).
TB: P Meares 7; M Lawton 2; T Steinbach 2; P Molitor 2; C Knoblauch 2; T Walker; S Stahoviak; M Cordova; R Becker.
GIDP: T Steinbach (1); C Knoblauch (1).
RBI: R Becker 2 (2); P Meares 2 (2); T Steinbach (1); G Colbrunn (1).
2-out RBI: P Meares 2.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 3 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Meares-C Knoblauch-G Colbrunn.
Baserunning
SB: S Stahoviak (1, 2nd base off D Brocail/B Johnson).

Detroit Tigers

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
Doug Brocail 4 8 3 3 1 1 0 6.75 20 86 50 32 5 13 6 12 5 0 34 -0.054 0.93 -1.2
A.J. Sager 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 9 27 18 12 1 5 6 2 1 0 1 0 0.290 1.57 2.1
Dan Miceli, BS (1), L (0-1) 0.2 3 4 4 2 0 1 54.00 6 19 8 5 2 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 -0.742 3.35 -3.6
Mike Myers 0.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 2 11 6 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.19 0.1
Team Totals 8 13 7 7 4 3 1 7.88 37 143 82 52 8 22 12 18 7 0 34 1 0 -0.502 0.93 -2.6
D Brocail faced 4 batters in the 5th 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
Brad Radke 5 7 5 5 2 4 1 9.00 24 81 51 28 13 10 11 7 4 0 35 -0.200 0.83 -2.2
Mike Trombley 1.2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 6 18 12 6 3 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 0.064 0.59 0.9
Eddie Guardado 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 3 11 7 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.018 0.67 0.2
Dan Naulty, W (1-0) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.034 0.72 0.6
Rick Aguilera, S (1) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 5 23 14 8 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.082 2.18 0.6
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 3 8 1 5.00 39 134 85 45 21 19 15 13 7 0 35 2 0 -0.002 1.41 -0.0
Balks: None.
WP: D Brocail (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Chuck Meriwether.
Time of Game: 3:00.
Attendance: 43,216.
Start Time Weather: In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Detroit Tigers         Minnesota Twins
1 Brian Hunter CF 1 Chuck Knoblauch 2B
2 Damion Easley 2B 2 Rich Becker CF
3 Travis Fryman 3B 3 Paul Molitor DH
4 Tony Clark 1B 4 Marty Cordova LF
5 Bobby Higginson LF 5 Matt Lawton RF
6 Melvin Nieves RF 6 Terry Steinbach C
7 Bubba Trammell DH 7 Scott Stahoviak 1B
8 Brian Johnson C 8 Pat Meares SS
9 Deivi Cruz SS 9 Todd Walker 3B
Doug Brocail P Brad Radke P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 5-5 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  RR MIN P. Meares D. Miceli 37% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball); Steinbach Scores
t4 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR DET M. Nieves B. Radke -21% 21% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Clark Scores; Higginson Scores
b8 3-5 0 123 2,(0-1)  R MIN T. Steinbach D. Miceli 19% 71% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Molitor Scores; Cordova to 3B; Lawton to 2B
b8 4-5 0 123 1,(0-0)  ROO MIN G. Colbrunn D. Miceli -16% 55% Double Play: Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Cordova Scores; Lawton out at 3B/LF-3B
b5 3-5 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  OO MIN M. Lawton A. Sager -16% 23% Double Play: Flyball: LF-1B (Deep LF-CF)

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, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O DET B. Hunter B. Radke 2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O DET D. Easley B. Radke 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET T. Fryman B. Radke -1% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O DET T. Clark B. Radke 2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Knoblauch D. Brocail -2% 53% Flyball: RF
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN R. Becker D. Brocail -2% 51% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN P. Molitor D. Brocail 1% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN M. Cordova D. Brocail -2% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Higginson B. Radke 2% 52% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O DET M. Nieves B. Radke 2% 54% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t2 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O DET B. Trammell B. Radke 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN M. Lawton D. Brocail 4% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN T. Steinbach D. Brocail -8% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN S. Stahoviak D. Brocail 1% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN P. Meares D. Brocail 1% 53% Stahoviak Steals 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- 5,(1-2)  O MIN P. Meares D. Brocail -3% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Johnson B. Radke 3% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  DET D. Cruz B. Radke -3% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Hunter B. Radke 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET D. Easley B. Radke 3% 56% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 9-1-2
b3 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN T. Walker D. Brocail -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN C. Knoblauch D. Brocail -2% 51% Lineout: RF
b3 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN R. Becker D. Brocail -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET T. Fryman B. Radke 3% 53% Strikeout Looking
t4 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  DET T. Clark B. Radke -3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t4 0-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  DET B. Higginson B. Radke -7% 42% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Clark to 3B
t4 0-0 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR DET M. Nieves B. Radke -21% 21% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Clark Scores; Higginson Scores
t4 3-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  DET B. Trammell B. Radke -2% 20% Walk
t4 3-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Johnson B. Radke 1% 21% Groundout: 3B-1B; Trammell to 2B
t4 3-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O DET D. Cruz B. Radke 2% 23% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 3-4-5
b4 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN P. Molitor D. Brocail -3% 20% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b4 0-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN M. Cordova D. Brocail -2% 19% Flyball: RF
b4 0-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN M. Lawton D. Brocail 1% 20% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 0-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN T. Steinbach D. Brocail 2% 22% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lawton to 2B
Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak (1B) batting 7th
b4 0-3 2 12- 10,(3-2)  O MIN G. Colbrunn D. Brocail -5% 17% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
Greg Colbrunn moves from PH to 1B
t5 3-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  DET B. Hunter B. Radke -2% 15% Walk
t5 3-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  DET D. Easley B. Radke -3% 13% Single to CF (Line Drive); Hunter to 2B
t5 3-0 0 12- 3,(1-1)  O DET T. Fryman B. Radke 1% 14% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hunter to 3B; Fryman to 1B
t5 3-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR DET T. Clark B. Radke -7% 7% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Hunter Scores; Fryman Scores
t5 5-0 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Higginson B. Radke 1% 7% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Clark to 3B
t5 5-0 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O DET M. Nieves B. Radke 1% 8% Groundout: 1B unassisted
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Tigers' Doug Brocail facing 8-9-1
b5 0-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  MIN P. Meares D. Brocail 5% 13% Triple to CF (Fly Ball)
b5 0-5 0 --3 4,(3-0)  MIN T. Walker D. Brocail 4% 17% Walk
b5 0-5 0 1-3 2,(1-0)  R MIN C. Knoblauch D. Brocail 1% 18% Wild Pitch; Meares Scores; Walker to 2B
b5 1-5 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN C. Knoblauch D. Brocail 8% 27% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Walker to 3B
b5 1-5 0 -23 4,(2-1)  RR MIN R. Becker D. Brocail 9% 35% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Walker Scores; Knoblauch Scores
A.J. Sager replaces Doug Brocail pitching
b5 3-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN P. Molitor A. Sager -5% 31% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 3-5 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN M. Cordova A. Sager 8% 39% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Molitor to 3B
b5 3-5 1 1-3 4,(2-1)  OO MIN M. Lawton A. Sager -16% 23% Double Play: Flyball: LF-1B (Deep LF-CF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 3.
Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Mike Trombley facing 7-8-9
Mike Trombley replaces Brad Radke pitching
t6 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET B. Trammell M. Trombley 2% 25% Flyball: CF
t6 5-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O DET B. Johnson M. Trombley 1% 26% Strikeout Swinging
t6 5-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  DET D. Cruz M. Trombley -1% 25% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t6 5-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O DET B. Hunter M. Trombley 2% 27% Cruz Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 6-7-8
b6 3-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach A. Sager -4% 24% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN G. Colbrunn A. Sager -3% 21% Groundout: P-2B-1B
b6 3-5 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN P. Meares A. Sager -2% 19% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 3.
Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Mike Trombley facing 1-2-3
Vince Coleman pinch hits for Brian Hunter (CF) batting 1st
t7 5-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O DET V. Coleman M. Trombley 2% 21% Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
t7 5-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  DET D. Easley M. Trombley -3% 18% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t7 5-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O DET T. Fryman M. Trombley 4% 23% Baserunner Out Advancing; Easley out at 3B/C-3B
t7 5-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  DET T. Fryman M. Trombley -1% 22% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Trombley pitching
t7 5-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O DET T. Clark E. Guardado 2% 23% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' A.J. Sager facing 9-1-2
Vince Coleman moves from PH to CF
b7 3-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN T. Walker A. Sager 7% 30% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b7 3-5 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN C. Knoblauch A. Sager -14% 16% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b7 3-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN R. Becker A. Sager -2% 15% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 3.
Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 5-6-7
t8 5-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  DET B. Higginson E. Guardado -2% 13% Walk
t8 5-3 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O DET M. Nieves E. Guardado 2% 15% Strikeout Swinging
Dan Naulty replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
t8 5-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO DET B. Trammell D. Naulty 3% 18% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Tigers' Dan Miceli facing 3-4-5
Dan Miceli replaces A.J. Sager pitching
b8 3-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN P. Molitor D. Miceli 8% 26% Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b8 3-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  MIN M. Cordova D. Miceli 12% 38% Walk; Molitor to 2B
b8 3-5 0 12- 4,(3-0)  MIN M. Lawton D. Miceli 15% 53% Walk; Molitor to 3B; Cordova to 2B
b8 3-5 0 123 2,(0-1)  R MIN T. Steinbach D. Miceli 19% 71% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Molitor Scores; Cordova to 3B; Lawton to 2B
b8 4-5 0 123 1,(0-0)  ROO MIN G. Colbrunn D. Miceli -16% 55% Double Play: Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Cordova Scores; Lawton out at 3B/LF-3B
b8 5-5 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  RR MIN P. Meares D. Miceli 37% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball); Steinbach Scores
Mike Myers replaces Dan Miceli pitching
Denny Hocking pinch hits for Todd Walker (3B) batting 9th
b8 7-5 2 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN D. Hocking M. Myers 0% 93% Walk
b8 7-5 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Knoblauch M. Myers -1% 92% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 7.
Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-7, Twins' Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
Rick Aguilera replaces Dan Naulty pitching
Denny Hocking moves from PH to 3B
t9 5-7 0 --- 4,(2-1)  DET B. Johnson R. Aguilera -8% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
Curtis Pride pinch hits for Deivi Cruz (SS) batting 9th
t9 5-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O DET C. Pride R. Aguilera 7% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 5-7 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O DET V. Coleman R. Aguilera 5% 96% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-7 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  DET D. Easley R. Aguilera -4% 92% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Johnson to 2B
t9 5-7 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O DET T. Fryman R. Aguilera 8% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 7.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

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