June 29, 1997 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 23,655

Sunday, June 29, 1997, 1:06
Time of Game: 3:22

White Sox

40-38

Won 1

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  3  2   1  0  0   0  0  0    6 11  2
Twins           1  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    4  9  1

W: W Alvarez (7-6), L: D Stevens (0-2), S: R Hernandez (19)

Twins

35-43

Lost 1

5th, 6 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Durham 2B                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .677   22    2   1   
D Martinez RF                 4   1   2   2    1   1  .288  .830   21    4   0   HR
F Thomas 1B                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .380 1.152   22    6   0   2B
  M Valdez 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .841         1   0   
A Belle LF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .293  .883   18    4   0   CS
H Baines DH                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .298  .871   15    0   0   
J Fabregas C                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .245  .599    9    6   0   
M Cameron CF                  3   1   1   1    1   1  .256  .779   18    2   0   
C Snopek 3B                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .217  .600   13    1   2   2B
O Guillen SS                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .278  .688   15    1   1   3B,2B

W Alvarez P                                                              0   1
  M Karchner P                                                           0   0
  R Hernandez P                                                          0   1
Totals                       37   6  11   6    4   6              153   27   6

BATTING

2B: O Guillen (10, off D Stevens); F Thomas (16, off F Rodriguez); C Snopek (10, off D Stevens).

3B: O Guillen (4, off D Stevens).

HR: D Martinez (10, off D Stevens; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: D Martinez 5; O Guillen 5; C Snopek 3; F Thomas 2; J Fabregas 2; A Belle; M Cameron.

RBI: C Snopek 2 (31); D Martinez 2 (38); M Cameron (13); O Guillen (18).

2-out RBI: C Snopek 2; O Guillen; M Cameron.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

E: C Snopek (9); F Thomas (9).

BASERUNNING

CS: A Belle (2, 2nd base by D Stevens/G Myers).

PO: C Snopek (1st base by F Rodriguez).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   1   2   0    1   0  .294  .820   25    0   3   SB
R Kelly RF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .272  .742   20    1   0   2B,SB
P Molitor DH                  4   1   1   0    1   0  .317  .810   25    0   0   CS
M Cordova LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .739   16    2   0   
  M Lawton PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .801    2    0   0   
R Coomer 3B                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .317  .842   16    0   1   2B
G Colbrunn 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .708   26    9   1   
  S Stahoviak PH-1B           1   0   1   0    0   0  .297  .854    4    4   0   2B
G Myers C                     3   0   1   2    1   0  .282  .807   16    5   2   2B
D Jackson CF                  2   0   0   0    1   1  .233  .617   15    2   0   
  R Becker PH-CF              1   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .747    3    1   0   
P Meares SS                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .791   18    3   3   

D Stevens P                                                              0   0
  F Rodriguez P                                                          0   1
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   4   9   3    4   5              186   27  11

BATTING

2B: R Kelly (13, off M Karchner); G Myers (8, off W Alvarez); R Coomer (11, off W Alvarez); S Stahoviak (6, off M Karchner).

TB: R Coomer 3; R Kelly 3; G Myers 2; S Stahoviak 2; C Knoblauch 2; P Molitor.

RBI: G Myers 2 (20); R Coomer (40).

2-out RBI: G Myers 2.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

E: F Rodriguez ().

BASERUNNING

SB: R Kelly (7, 2nd base off W Alvarez/J Fabregas); C Knoblauch (32, 2nd base off M Karchner/J Fabregas).

CS: P Molitor (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by W Alvarez).

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
W Alvarez, W (7-6)             5     6   4   0    4   3   0   2.57   26  119-73   48·11·14    7· 8· 4· 0     46    -     1.46  -0.06
M Karchner, H (5)              3     3   0   0    0   2   0   1.99   12   45-34   20· 5· 9    3· 6· 1· 0          0-0    1.31   0.27
R Hernandez, S (19)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.29    3    9-6     3· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.31   0.10
Totals                         9     9   4   0    4   5   0          41  173-113  71·17·25   11·16· 5· 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
D Stevens, L (0-2)             3.1   9   6   6    2   2   1  17.05   20   80-45   26· 7·12    5· 8· 3· 0     18    -     0.89  -0.42
F Rodriguez                    4     2   0   0    2   2   0   4.86   16   51-34   19· 3·12   11· 0· 1· 0          1-0    0.76   0.14
E Guardado                     0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   4.19    2    6-6     1· 2· 3    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.93   0.07
R Aguilera                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.15    3   10-7     4· 2· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9    11   6   6    4   6   1          41  147-92   50·14·28   18· 9· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: D Stevens (1).

WP: D Stevens (1).

IBB: None.

PO: F Rodriguez (1; C Snopek, 1st base); W Alvarez (4; P Molitor, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rick Reed, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Eric Cooper, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 3:22.

Attendance: 23,655.

Weather: 69° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Durham             2B    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. D Martinez           RF    2. R Kelly              RF 
3. F Thomas             1B    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. A Belle              LF    4. M Cordova            LF 
5. H Baines             DH    5. R Coomer             3B 
6. J Fabregas           C     6. G Colbrunn           1B 
7. M Cameron            CF    7. G Myers              C  
8. C Snopek             3B    8. D Jackson            CF 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. P Meares             SS 

   W Alvarez            P        D Stevens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  5-2  12-  2  -18%  58% G Myers         W Alvarez       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Molitor Scores/unER; Coomer Scores/unER
   t 2   2  1-0  -23  4   17%  58% C Snopek        D Stevens       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Fabregas Scores; Cameron Scores
   t 2   2  1-2  -2-  4   10%  68% O Guillen       D Stevens       Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Snopek Scores
   t 3   0  1-3  ---  5    8%  78% D Martinez      D Stevens       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   b 3   1  5-1  12-  3   -8%  71% R Coomer        W Alvarez       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Kelly Scores/unER; Molitor to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Dave Stevens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  R Durham        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   46%  D Martinez      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   45%  F Thomas        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Wilson Alvarez facing 1-2-3
          ---  8   42%  C Knoblauch     Walk
          1--  2   36%  R Kelly         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Knoblauch to 2B
          12-  3   30%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Line Drive); Knoblauch to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   O      123  5   36%  M Cordova       Foul Popfly: 1B
   O      123  5   43%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   R      123      35%  G Colbrunn      Molitor Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E3; Knoblauch Scores/unER; Kelly to 3B; Molitor to 2B
   O      -23  7   40%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Dave Stevens facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   38%  A Belle         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   36%  H Baines        Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  3   37%  J Fabregas      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   39%  M Cameron       Walk; Fabregas to 2B
          12-      41%  C Snopek        Balk; Fabregas to 3B; Cameron to 2B
   RR     -23  4   58%  " "             Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Fabregas Scores; Cameron Scores
   R      -2-  4   68%  O Guillen       Triple to RF (Ground Ball); Snopek Scores
   O      --3  6   65%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Wilson Alvarez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   67%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  9   65%  D Jackson       Walk
   O      1--  5   68%  P Meares        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      1--  5   70%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Dave Stevens facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  5   78%  D Martinez      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   77%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   78%  A Belle         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      76%  H Baines        Belle Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   76%  " "             Walk
          1--  2   78%  J Fabregas      Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Baines to 2B
   R      12-  4   85%  M Cameron       Single to RF (Line Drive); Baines Scores; Fabregas to 3B
   O      1-3  3   82%  C Snopek        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Wilson Alvarez facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   79%  R Kelly         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
          1--      77%  P Molitor       Kelly Steals 2B
          -2-  8   74%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  3   79%  M Cordova       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   R      12-  3   71%  R Coomer        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Kelly Scores/unER; Molitor to 2B
   O      12-  7   76%  G Colbrunn      Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   RR     12-  2   58%  G Myers         Double to CF (Fly Ball); Molitor Scores/unER; Coomer Scores/unER
   O      -2-  5   62%  D Jackson       Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 4.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Dave Stevens facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   68%  O Guillen       Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-      71%  R Durham        Wild Pitch; Guillen to 3B
   O      --3  4   66%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   R      --3  5   72%  D Martinez      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Guillen Scores
                  Frank Rodriguez replaces Dave Stevens pitching
          1--  5   75%  F Thomas        Walk; Martinez to 2B
   O      12-  2   72%  A Belle         Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Martinez to 3B
   O      1-3  1   67%  H Baines        Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Wilson Alvarez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   70%  P Meares        Lineout: 3B
          ---  4   67%  C Knoblauch     Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   70%  R Kelly         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole); Knoblauch to 2B
   O      -2-  2   74%  P Molitor       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Frank Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   72%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   71%  M Cameron       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   70%  C Snopek        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Wilson Alvarez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   73%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   67%  R Coomer        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   72%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: LF
          -2-  5   71%  G Myers         Walk
   O      12-  1   77%  D Jackson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Frank Rodriguez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   75%  O Guillen       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   73%  R Durham        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   74%  D Martinez      Walk
          1--  4   77%  F Thomas        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Martinez to 3B
   O      -23  3   72%  A Belle         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Matt Karchner facing 9-1-2
                  Matt Karchner replaces Wilson Alvarez pitching
   O      ---  4   76%  P Meares        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   79%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   75%  R Kelly         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  5   80%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Frank Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   79%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  2   77%  J Fabregas      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   76%  M Cameron       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Matt Karchner facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   81%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   83%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF
                  Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Greg Colbrunn batting 6th
          ---  4   80%  S Stahoviak     Double to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   85%  G Myers         Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Frank Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
                  Scott Stahoviak moves to 1B
          ---  2   87%  C Snopek        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      91%  O Guillen       Snopek Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Snopek to 3B
   O      --3  3   89%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Frank Rodriguez pitching
   O      --3  3   85%  R Durham        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   82%  D Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Matt Karchner facing 8-9-1
                  Rich Becker pinch hits for Darrin Jackson batting 8th
   O      ---  3   87%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   90%  P Meares        Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
          ---  2   87%  C Knoblauch     Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--      86%  R Kelly         Knoblauch Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   92%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Rick Aguilera facing 3-4-5
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Eddie Guardado pitching; Rich Becker moves to CF
   O      ---  3   91%  F Thomas        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   90%  A Belle         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   90%  H Baines        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Roberto Hernandez facing 3-4-5
                  Roberto Hernandez replaces Matt Karchner pitching; Mario Valdez replaces Frank Thomas playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---  3   95%  P Molitor       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  Matt Lawton pinch hits for Marty Cordova batting 4th
   O      ---  2   98%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4  100%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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