May 1, 1997 Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 11,678

Thursday, May 1, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:26

Orioles

17-7

Won 3

1st

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

W: S Erickson (4-1), L: S Aldred (1-3), S: R Myers (11)

Twins

11-16

Lost 8

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .361 1.025   19    0   0   
R Alomar 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .242  .678    8    0   4   
E Davis RF                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .359 1.075   18    1   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   2   2   0    1   0  .300  .857   15   14   0   2B,SB
C Ripken 3B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .306  .856   16    0   4   
P Incaviglia DH               3   0   1   1    1   0  .295  .824    9    0   0   IW
B Surhoff LF                  4   0   2   2    0   1  .323  .862   12    2   0   
L Webster C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .067  .355   12    9   0   2·GDP
M Bordick SS                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .173  .457    7    1   4   

S Erickson P                                                             0   1
  R Myers P                                                              0   0
Totals                       30   3   5   3    4   5              116   27  13

BATTING

2B: R Palmeiro (5, off S Aldred).

IBB: P Incaviglia (1, by S Aldred).

TB: R Palmeiro 3; B Surhoff 2; P Incaviglia.

GIDP: L Webster 2 (2).

RBI: B Surhoff 2 (8); P Incaviglia (5).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Palmeiro (2, 2nd base off M Trombley/T Steinbach).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .245  .810   15    1   2   
R Becker CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .596   10    2   0   
R Kelly RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .711   16    4   0   
M Lawton LF                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .303  .930   10    0   0   HR
T Steinbach C                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .244  .655   21    5   0   
G Myers DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .256  .600   10    0   0   
  G Colbrunn PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .275  .746    6    0   0   
R Coomer 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .279  .838    8    9   2   2B
T Walker 3B                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .246  .676    4    1   3   2B
P Meares SS                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .262  .764   14    3   3   

S Aldred P                                                               2   1
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  D Naulty P                                                             0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   2   5   2    1   9              114   27  11

BATTING

2B: T Walker (3, off S Erickson); R Coomer (4, off S Erickson).

HR: M Lawton (3, off S Erickson; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: M Lawton 4; R Coomer 2; T Walker 2; C Knoblauch; T Steinbach.

RBI: M Lawton (11); T Walker (3).

2-out RBI: M Lawton.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Walker-C Knoblauch-R Coomer; P Meares-R Coomer.

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Erickson, W (4-1)            8.1   5   2   2    0   7   1   2.78   30   96-65   37·12·16   15· 6· 2· 0     72    -     1.44   0.49
R Myers, S (11)                0.2   0   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    3   15-7     2· 1· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.80   0.12
Totals                         9     5   2   2    1   9   1          33  111-72   39·13·20   15· 6· 2· 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, L (1-3)              6.1   5   3   3    2   3   0   5.61   25   84-45   30· 3·12    9· 6· 5· 0     52    -     1.07  -0.02
M Trombley                     2     0   0   0    2   1   0   3.18    7   24-13    5· 4· 4    2· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.67   0.06
D Naulty                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.63    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.44   0.03
E Guardado                     0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.14    1    4-3     0· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.50   0.04
Totals                         9     5   3   3    4   5   0          34  115-63   36· 8·19   11· 9· 5· 0          6-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Erickson 2 (2).

IBB: S Aldred (1; P Incaviglia).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 11,678.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Anderson           CF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. R Alomar             2B    2. R Becker             CF 
3. E Davis              RF    3. R Kelly              RF 
4. R Palmeiro           1B    4. M Lawton             LF 
5. C Ripken             3B    5. T Steinbach          C  
6. P Incaviglia         DH    6. G Myers              DH 
7. B Surhoff            LF    7. R Coomer             1B 
8. L Webster            C     8. T Walker             3B 
9. M Bordick            SS    9. P Meares             SS 

   S Erickson           P        S Aldred             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   0  3-1  -2-  1  -20%  51% T Walker        S Erickson      Double to CF (Fly Ball); Coomer Scores
   b 8   1  3-2  --3  3   17%  71% C Knoblauch     S Erickson      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 7   1  0-1  123  3   13%  91% B Surhoff       S Aldred        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Davis Scores; Palmeiro Scores; Incaviglia to 3B
   b 8   0  3-2  --3  6   12%  54% P Meares        S Erickson      Strikeout Swinging
   b 8   2  3-2  --3  3   12%  82% R Becker        S Erickson      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Aldred facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   46%  R Alomar        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   45%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  R Becker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   50%  R Kelly         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Aldred facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   48%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   46%  C Ripken        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   45%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   47%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   49%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Aldred facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   47%  B Surhoff       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  6   45%  L Webster       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   44%  M Bordick       Foul Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   47%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   49%  T Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Aldred facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  B Anderson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   45%  R Alomar        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   44%  E Davis         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Erickson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   40%  C Knoblauch     Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   42%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Knoblauch to 2B
          -2-      38%  R Kelly         Wild Pitch; Knoblauch to 3B
   O      --3  3   45%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      --3  2   50%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Aldred facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   58%  R Palmeiro      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B)
   O      -2-  4   56%  C Ripken        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Palmeiro to 3B
   R      --3  1   63%  P Incaviglia    Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Palmeiro Scores
          1--  2   67%  B Surhoff       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-2B); Incaviglia to 2B
   OO     12-  2   57%  L Webster       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Erickson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   61%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   63%  G Myers         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   65%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Aldred facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   62%  M Bordick       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   60%  B Anderson      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   59%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Erickson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   63%  T Walker        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   66%  P Meares        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   68%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Scott Aldred facing 3-4-5
          ---  8   72%  E Davis         Walk
          1--  1   82%  R Palmeiro      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Davis to 3B
   O      1-3  4   78%  C Ripken        Groundout: P-1B; Palmeiro to 2B
          -23  4   78%  P Incaviglia    Intentional Walk
   RR     123  3   91%  B Surhoff       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Davis Scores; Palmeiro Scores; Incaviglia to 3B
                  Mike Trombley replaces Scott Aldred pitching
   OO     1-3  4   86%  L Webster       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Scott Erickson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   89%  R Becker        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   91%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF
   R      ---  1   83%  M Lawton        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4   81%  T Steinbach     Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   85%  G Myers         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Mike Trombley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   84%  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  B Anderson      Popfly: SS
   O      ---  1   82%  R Alomar        Foul Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Erickson facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   71%  R Coomer        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  1   51%  T Walker        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Coomer Scores
          -2-      42%  P Meares        Wild Pitch; Walker to 3B
   O      --3  6   54%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   71%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      --3  3   82%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Mike Trombley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   80%  E Davis         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   83%  R Palmeiro      Walk
          1--      84%  C Ripken        Palmeiro Steals 2B
          -2-  5   85%  " "             Walk
                  Dan Naulty replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      12-  3   82%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: CF; Palmeiro to 3B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Dan Naulty pitching
   O      1-3  4   78%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Scott Erickson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   88%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  Randy Myers replaces Scott Erickson pitching
   O      ---  4   95%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   89%  T Steinbach     Walk
                  Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Greg Myers batting 6th
   O      1--  6  100%  G Colbrunn      Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199705010

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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