April 3, 1997 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 2
BOS 0 BAL 6
KCR 4 MIN 10
DET 6 OAK 5
CLE 4 COL 7
@CIN 1 FLA 8
CHC 2 ATL 3
@HOU 2 LAD 2
PHI 1 MON 9
STL 4 NYM 4
@SDP 1 SFG 7
PIT 5

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 11,533

Thursday, April 3, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 3:18

Tigers

0-3

Lost 3

5th, 2½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  3  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    6 14  2
Twins           0  7  2   0  0  1   0  0  X   10 10  1

W: T Ritchie (1-0), L: W Blair (0-1), S: D Naulty (1)

Twins

3-0

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Hunter CF                   5   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .083   24    3   1   GDP
J Reed 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000   22    1   6   
T Fryman 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .762   23    0   0   GDP
T Clark 1B                    4   2   3   2    0   1  .538 1.384   15    9   0   HR
B Trammell RF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .250  .583   17    1   0   SB
M Nieves DH                   4   2   2   1    0   1  .250  .750   15    0   0   
B Johnson C                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .375  .875   23    7   0   2B
B Higginson LF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .455 1.318   19    1   0   
D Cruz SS                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000   12    2   4   GDP
  C Pride PH                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833         0   0   
  D Easley PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .764    4    0   0   

W Blair P                                                                0   0
  F Hernandez P                                                          0   0
  J Cummings P                                                           0   1
  A Sager P                                                              0   0
  M Myers P                                                              0   0
  F Lira P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37   6  14   5    0   6              174   24  12

BATTING

2B: B Johnson (1, off T Ritchie).

HR: T Clark (1, off S Aldred; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: T Clark 6; B Johnson 3; B Trammell 2; M Nieves 2; B Higginson 2; J Reed; T Fryman; D Cruz.

GIDP: D Cruz (1); T Fryman (1); B Hunter (1).

RBI: B Johnson 2 (2); T Clark 2 (6); M Nieves (4).

2-out RBI: T Clark 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: B Higginson (1); F Lira ().

BASERUNNING

SB: B Trammell (1, 2nd base off T Ritchie/G Myers).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   1   0   0    2   0  .091  .449   18    4   4   IW
R Becker CF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .273  .658   22    0   0   
P Molitor DH                  5   1   2   4    0   1  .417 1.250   22    0   0   HR
G Myers C                     5   2   2   0    0   2  .400  .800   22    6   0   
M Cordova LF                  3   1   0   0    2   0  .200  .629   20    3   1   
M Lawton RF                   4   2   2   3    1   1  .556 1.581   14    4   0   HR
G Colbrunn 1B                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .182  .622   15   10   0   
T Walker 3B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .400 1.100   12    0   1   2B
  D Hocking PH-3B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500    4    0   2   HBP
P Meares SS                   3   0   1   2    1   0  .400 1.455   15    0   6   2B

S Aldred P                                                               0   0
  T Ritchie P                                                            0   1
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  D Naulty P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35  10  10   9    8   6              164   27  15

BATTING

2B: T Walker (1, off W Blair); P Meares (1, off F Hernandez).

HR: P Molitor (1, off W Blair; 2nd inn, 3 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF); M Lawton (1, off W Blair; 2nd inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).

IBB: C Knoblauch (1, by F Hernandez).

HBP: D Hocking (1, by M Myers).

TB: M Lawton 5; P Molitor 5; G Myers 2; P Meares 2; T Walker 2; G Colbrunn; R Becker.

RBI: P Molitor 4 (5); M Lawton 3 (3); P Meares 2 (4).

2-out RBI: P Molitor 4; P Meares 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 4. P Meares-C Knoblauch-G Colbrunn 3; M Cordova-P Meares-C Knoblauch.

PB: G Myers (1).

E: C Knoblauch (1).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Blair, L (0-1)               1.2   4   7   7    3   0   2  37.80   12   49-26   20· 3· 3    3· 3· 3· 0     16    -     1.31  -0.54
F Hernandez                    1     2   2   2    2   2   0  18.00    7   23-10    4· 3· 3    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.74  -0.12
J Cummings                     3     4   1   0    1   0   0   0.00   14   49-27   16· 3· 8    9· 1· 3· 0          2-0    0.45   0.03
A Sager                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    4-3     0· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.43   0.01
M Myers                        1     0   0   0    2   2   0   0.00    6   27-14    8· 2· 4    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.24   0.01
F Lira                         1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    4   12-8     5· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
Totals                         8    10  10   9    8   6   2          44  164-88   53·14·21   16· 6· 7· 0          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
S Aldred                       3     7   5   5    0   1   1  15.00   14   65-40   27· 4· 9    8· 3· 2· 0     26    -     0.83  -0.27
T Ritchie, W (1-0)             3     3   1   1    0   3   0   3.00   11   50-30   19· 6· 5    4· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.85   0.09
M Trombley                     2.1   4   0   0    0   1   0   0.00   10   44-27   13· 5· 9    3· 3· 3· 0          0-0    0.43   0.04
E Guardado, H (1)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    1    4-3     1· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.06   0.03
D Naulty, S (1)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    1    7-4     2· 1· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.44   0.01
Totals                         9    14   6   6    0   6   1          37  170-104  62·17·25   16· 9· 6· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: F Hernandez (1; C Knoblauch).

HBP: M Myers (1; D Hocking).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 3:18.

Attendance: 11,533.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Hunter             CF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. J Reed               2B    2. R Becker             CF 
3. T Fryman             3B    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. T Clark              1B    4. G Myers              C  
5. B Trammell           RF    5. M Cordova            LF 
6. M Nieves             DH    6. M Lawton             RF 
7. B Johnson            C     7. G Colbrunn           1B 
8. B Higginson          LF    8. T Walker             3B 
9. D Cruz               SS    9. P Meares             SS 

   W Blair              P        S Aldred             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   2  3-3  123  5   28%  85% P Molitor       W Blair         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Walker Scores; Knoblauch Scores; Becker Scores; Molitor Scores
   b 2   0  3-0  12-  1   19%  55% M Lawton        W Blair         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Myers Scores; Cordova Scores; Lawton Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  12-  4  -13%  28% M Nieves        S Aldred        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Clark Scores; Trammell to 3B; Nieves to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 3   2  5-7  12-  2   13%  88% P Meares        F Hernandez     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Lawton Scores; Colbrunn Scores
   t 3   2  7-3  1--  1  -12%  75% T Clark         S Aldred        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fryman Scores; Clark Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Aldred facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  B Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  J Reed          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  7   55%  T Fryman        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Willie Blair facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   51%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  P Molitor       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Aldred facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   46%  T Clark         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   41%  B Trammell      Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Clark to 2B
   R      12-  4   28%  M Nieves        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Clark Scores; Trammell to 3B; Nieves to 2B/Adv on throw
   R      -23      24%  B Johnson       Passed Ball; Trammell Scores/No RBI; Nieves to 3B
   RO     --3  5   25%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Nieves Scores
          ---  4   23%  B Higginson     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   27%  D Cruz          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Willie Blair facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   30%  G Myers         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  7   36%  M Cordova       Walk; Myers to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   55%  M Lawton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Myers Scores; Cordova Scores; Lawton Scores
   O      ---  2   53%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  4   57%  T Walker        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
          -2-  5   59%  P Meares        Walk
   O      12-  5   55%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Walker to 3B; Knoblauch to 1B
          1-3  5   57%  R Becker        Walk; Knoblauch to 2B
   RRRR   123  5   85%  P Molitor       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Walker Scores; Knoblauch Scores; Becker Scores; Molitor Scores
                  Fernando Hernandez replaces Willie Blair pitching
   O      ---  3   85%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
                  7 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 7.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-7, Scott Aldred facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   87%  B Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  8   88%  J Reed          Flyball: RF
          ---  5   87%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  1   75%  T Clark         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Fryman Scores; Clark Scores
   O      ---  5   76%  B Trammell      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Fernando Hernandez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   74%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   76%  M Lawton        Walk
          1--  2   78%  G Colbrunn      Single to LF (Fly Ball); Lawton to 2B
   O      12-  6   75%  T Walker        Strikeout Swinging
   RR     12-  2   88%  P Meares        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Lawton Scores; Colbrunn Scores
          -2-  4   88%  C Knoblauch     Intentional Walk
                  John Cummings replaces Fernando Hernandez pitching
   O      12-  3   87%  R Becker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Meares out at Hm/CF-C; Knoblauch to 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 9.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-9, Todd Ritchie facing 6-7-8
                  Todd Ritchie replaces Scott Aldred pitching
          ---  1   83%  M Nieves        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   R      1--  1   75%  B Johnson       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Nieves Scores
   OO     -2-  4   84%  B Higginson     Double Play: Flyball: LF; Johnson out at 3B/LF-SS-2B
   O      ---  4   85%  D Cruz          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 9.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-6, John Cummings facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   87%  P Molitor       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   85%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Myers to 1B
   O      1--  6   84%  M Cordova       Lineout: CF
          1--  3   85%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Myers to 2B
   O      12-  2   82%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 9.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-9, Todd Ritchie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   85%  B Hunter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   87%  J Reed          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  9   88%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-6, John Cummings facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   87%  T Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  P Meares        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  3   85%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 9.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-9, Todd Ritchie facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   88%  T Clark         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   85%  B Trammell      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   88%  M Nieves        Strikeout Swinging
          1--      87%  B Johnson       Trammell Steals 2B
   O      -2-  9   90%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-6, John Cummings facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   90%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   89%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   89%  G Myers         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
          1--  5   90%  M Cordova       Walk; Myers to 2B
   R      12-  1   95%  M Lawton        Reached on E7 (Line Drive); Myers Scores/No RBI/unER; Cordova to 3B; Lawton to 2B
                  A.J. Sager replaces John Cummings pitching
   O      -23  4   93%  G Colbrunn      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 10.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-10, Mike Trombley facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Trombley replaces Todd Ritchie pitching
   O      ---  8   95%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   93%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   OO     1--  5   97%  B Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-6, Mike Myers facing 8-9-1
                  Mike Myers replaces A.J. Sager pitching; Dennis Hocking pinch hits for Todd Walker batting 8th
          ---  2   97%  D Hocking       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   97%  P Meares        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Meares to 1B
          1--  4   97%  C Knoblauch     Walk; Meares to 2B
          12-  6   98%  R Becker        Walk; Meares to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B
   O      123  5   97%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  6   96%  G Myers         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 10.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-10, Mike Trombley facing 2-3-4
                  Dennis Hocking moves to 3B
   O      ---  6   97%  J Reed          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  2   98%  T Fryman        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   97%  T Clark         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Clark to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-  5   99%  B Trammell      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-6, Felipe Lira facing 5-6-7
                  Felipe Lira replaces Mike Myers pitching
   O      ---  1   98%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   98%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
          ---  5   99%  G Colbrunn      Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to P's Right); Colbrunn to 3B
   O      --3  2   98%  D Hocking       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 10.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-10, Mike Trombley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  M Nieves        Flyball: RF
          ---  4   98%  B Johnson       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--  3   96%  B Higginson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Johnson to 2B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Trombley pitching; Damion Easley pinch hits for Curtis Pride batting 9th; Curtis Pride pinch hits for Deivi Cruz batting 9th
   O      12-  4   99%  D Easley        Strikeout Looking
                  Dan Naulty replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      12-  7  100%  B Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 10.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation