June 17, 1997 Pittsburgh Pirates at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 5
MON 4 BOS 12
PHI 6 CHW 5
CHC 3 CLE 5
CIN 1 FLA 3
@DET 2 HOU 10
@KCR 2 MIL 4
STL 3 MIN 13
PIT 1 NYY 6
NYM 3 ATL 8
@TOR 7 TEX 10
@COL 8
(11) LAD 4
ANA 3 OAK 10
@SDP 3 SFG 4
SEA 3

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 14,894

Tuesday, June 17, 1997, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:31

Pirates

33-35

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  4  1
Twins           0  0  4   0  3  0   5  1  X   13 17  2

W: L Hawkins (1-0), L: E Loaiza (5-4)

Twins

31-37

Won 1

5th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Womack 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .264  .671   17    3   2   
  E Brown LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .186  .605    4    0   0   
A Brown CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .177  .484   15    2   0   
J Kendall C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .811   10    7   1   HBP,GDP
K Young LF                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .811    6    0   0   
  D Sveum 3B                  2   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .776    7    0   1   
J Randa 3B-2B                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .856   24    4   2   
M Smith DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .154  .599   15    0   0   
M Johnson 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .225  .696   15    7   0   2B
J Guillen RF                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .674    6    1   0   GDP
K Polcovich SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .790   10    0   6   

E Loaiza P                                                               0   0
  D Wainhouse P                                                          0   0
  C Peters P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   1   4   1    2   4              129   24  12

BATTING

2B: M Johnson (8, off L Hawkins).

HBP: J Kendall (15, by L Hawkins).

TB: M Johnson 2; D Sveum; T Womack; J Randa.

GIDP: J Guillen (7); J Kendall (4).

RBI: M Johnson (26).

2-out RBI: M Johnson.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Polcovich-J Randa-M Johnson.

E: A Brown (1).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   2   1   2    0   3  .285  .813   31    3   3   2B
D Hocking 3B                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .284  .706   12    0   6   
P Molitor DH                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .332  .846   17    0   0   3B,2B
G Myers C                     4   3   2   2    1   0  .296  .844   14    4   0   HR,2B
R Kelly RF                    3   2   1   1    2   1  .265  .736   23    2   0   2B,SB
S Stahoviak 1B                4   1   2   2    0   1  .254  .763   11   13   0   
  G Colbrunn PH-1B            1   0   1   0    0   0  .277  .727    2    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  4   0   1   1    1   1  .271  .778   20    1   0   2B,GDP
D Jackson CF                  4   2   1   1    0   0  .254  .671   14    2   0   
P Meares SS                   4   1   4   1    0   0  .291  .804    9    2   5   2B,CS

L Hawkins P                                                              0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       39  13  17  13    4   7              153   27  14

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (13, off E Loaiza); M Cordova (7, off E Loaiza); R Kelly (10, off E Loaiza); C Knoblauch (11, off D Wainhouse); G Myers (7, off E Loaiza); P Meares (16, off D Wainhouse).

3B: P Molitor (2, off E Loaiza).

HR: G Myers (3, off C Peters; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

TB: G Myers 6; P Meares 5; P Molitor 5; R Kelly 2; S Stahoviak 2; D Hocking 2; M Cordova 2; C Knoblauch 2; G Colbrunn; D Jackson.

GIDP: M Cordova (5).

RBI: G Myers 2 (17); D Hocking 2 (13); C Knoblauch 2 (31); S Stahoviak 2 (12); D Jackson (17); R Kelly (17); P Meares (30); M Cordova (15); P Molitor (38).

2-out RBI: S Stahoviak 2; C Knoblauch 2; D Hocking; R Kelly; G Myers; P Meares; M Cordova.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 8 for 17.

FIELDING

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

E: S Stahoviak (1); P Meares (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Kelly (6, 2nd base off E Loaiza/J Kendall).

CS: P Meares (5, 2nd base by E Loaiza/J Kendall).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Loaiza, L (5-4)              4.2  10   7   7    2   5   0   3.82   25   92-60   34· 8·18    9· 3· 6· 0     19    -     0.73  -0.25
D Wainhouse                    2.1   5   5   5    2   1   0   8.04   14   47-27   19· 1· 6    4· 3· 4· 0          1-0    0.04  -0.00
C Peters                       1     2   1   1    0   1   1   3.38    4    8-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    17  13  13    4   7   1          43  147-93   56·10·26   14· 7·11· 0          1-0

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hawkins, W (1-0)             7     3   1   1    2   2   0   1.29   26   97-64   45· 3·16   15· 3· 3· 0     67    -     0.68   0.25
M Trombley                     2     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.70    8   28-20   10· 7· 3    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     4   1   1    2   4   0          34  125-84   55·10·19   18· 6· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: L Hawkins (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: L Hawkins (1; J Kendall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dave Phillips, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 2:31.

Attendance: 14,894.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Minnesota Twins                      
1. T Womack             2B    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. A Brown              CF    2. D Hocking            3B 
3. J Kendall            C     3. P Molitor            DH 
4. K Young              LF    4. G Myers              C  
5. J Randa              3B    5. R Kelly              RF 
6. M Smith              DH    6. S Stahoviak          1B 
7. M Johnson            1B    7. M Cordova            LF 
8. J Guillen            RF    8. D Jackson            CF 
9. K Polcovich          SS    9. P Meares             SS 

   E Loaiza             P        L Hawkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  1-3  1   11%  74% D Hocking       E Loaiza        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Jackson Scores; Knoblauch to 3B/Adv on E8; Hocking to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  12-  3   10%  51% J Kendall       L Hawkins       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Womack to 3B
   b 3   2  0-2  --3  1    7%  82% G Myers         E Loaiza        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Hocking Scores
   t 5   0  4-0  1--  1    6%  92% J Guillen       L Hawkins       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   b 3   2  0-3  -2-  5    6%  88% R Kelly         E Loaiza        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Myers Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  4   47%  T Womack        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--  2   41%  A Brown         Reached on E3 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Womack to 2B; Brown to 1B
   OO     12-  3   51%  J Kendall       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B); Womack to 3B
   O      --3  2   55%  K Young         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   51%  D Hocking       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   54%  P Molitor       Triple to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      --3  2   50%  G Myers         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   52%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   50%  M Smith         Walk
   O      1--  2   53%  M Johnson       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  3   55%  J Guillen       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  R Kelly         Lineout: RF
   O      ---  3   51%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   53%  K Polcovich     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  T Womack        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   56%  A Brown         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   60%  D Jackson       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
          1--  3   65%  P Meares        Single to LF (Line Drive); Jackson to 2B
   O      12-  5   63%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Jackson to 3B; Knoblauch to 1B
   R      1-3  1   74%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Jackson Scores; Knoblauch to 3B/Adv on E8; Hocking to 2B
   RO     -23  2   75%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B; Knoblauch Scores; Hocking to 3B
   R      --3  1   82%  G Myers         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Hocking Scores
   R      -2-  5   88%  R Kelly         Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Myers Scores
   O      -2-  3   87%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, LaTroy Hawkins facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   83%  J Kendall       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   86%  K Young         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Kendall to 2B
   O      -2-  6   88%  J Randa         Groundout: 2B-1B; Kendall to 3B
   O      --3  4   90%  M Smith         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   92%  M Cordova       Walk
   O      1--  7   90%  D Jackson       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B; Jackson to 1B
          1--  1   93%  P Meares        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Jackson to 3B
   O      1-3      90%  C Knoblauch     Meares Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      --3  7   89%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-4, LaTroy Hawkins facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   86%  M Johnson       Walk
   OO     1--  1   92%  J Guillen       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   92%  K Polcovich     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   92%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   93%  P Molitor       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  3   92%  G Myers         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Molitor to 3B
          --3  6   92%  R Kelly         Walk
          1-3      93%  S Stahoviak     Kelly Steals 2B
   RR     -23  3   97%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Molitor Scores; Kelly Scores
   R      1--  6   98%  M Cordova       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Stahoviak Scores
                  Dave Wainhouse replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching
   O      -2-  2   98%  D Jackson       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 7.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  9   99%  T Womack        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   99%  A Brown         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  J Kendall       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-0, Dave Wainhouse facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Randa moves to 2B; Dale Sveum replaces Kevin Young playing 3B batting 4th; Emil Brown replaces Tony Womack playing LF batting 1st
          ---  2   99%  P Meares        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   99%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   99%  D Hocking       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hocking to 1B
   O      1--  3   99%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Twins 7.

Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-7, LaTroy Hawkins facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   98%  D Sveum         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      98%  J Randa         Wild Pitch; Sveum to 2B
   O      -2-  7   99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Sveum to 3B
   O      --3  1   99%  M Smith         Lineout: SS
   R      --3  6   99%  M Johnson       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Sveum Scores
   O      -2-  2   99%  J Guillen       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Dave Wainhouse facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   99%  G Myers         Walk
          1--  5   99%  R Kelly         Walk; Myers to 2B
          12-  1  100%  S Stahoviak     Single to RF (Line Drive); Myers to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   O      123  4   99%  M Cordova       Flyball: CF
   RO     123  1  100%  D Jackson       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Myers Scores; Kelly to 3B; Jackson to 1B
   R      1-3  3  100%  P Meares        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Kelly Scores; Jackson to 3B
   RR     -23  7  100%  C Knoblauch     Double to 1B (Pop Fly to Weak 1B); Jackson Scores; Meares Scores
   R      -2-  3  100%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Line Drive); Knoblauch Scores
   O      1--  3  100%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Twins 12.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-12, Mike Trombley facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Trombley replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
          ---  1  100%  K Polcovich     Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Polcovich to 1B
   O      1--  4  100%  E Brown         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brown to 1B
   O      1--  5  100%  A Brown         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole); Brown to 1B
   O      1--  1  100%  J Kendall       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Twins 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 12-1, Chris Peters facing 4-5-6
                  Chris Peters replaces Dave Wainhouse pitching
   R      ---  1  100%  G Myers         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Myers Scores
   O      ---  3  100%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
                  Greg Colbrunn pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak batting 6th
          ---  2  100%  G Colbrunn      Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  2  100%  M Cordova       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Twins 13.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-13, Mike Trombley facing 4-5-6
                  Greg Colbrunn moves to 1B
   O      ---  5  100%  D Sveum         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  J Randa         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4  100%  M Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3  100%  M Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Twins 13.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199706170

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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