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BOS  7
ANA  6

TEX  4
@CHW  1

CLE  6
OAK  3

MIL  3
@DET  1

BAL  2
@MIN  1

(12)
SEA  9
@NYY  7

TOR  6
KCR  5

CIN  7
ATL  6

(11)
COL  6
CHC  3

HOU  9
MON  8

(10)
LAD  4
PHI  1

SDP  5
NYM  3

PIT 10
@SFG  3

STL  3
FLA  1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 24,806

Saturday, July 26, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 4:03
Orioles
2
62-38
Won 1
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  5  2
Twins           0  0  1   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1 13  1
W: J Orosco (3-2), L: R Aguilera (4-3), S: R Myers (28)
Twins
1
46-55
Lost 1
4th, 9 GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Alomar 2B                   6   0   0   0    0   2  .290  .782    0    3   5   
J Hammonds RF                 5   0   0   0    0   1  .288  .853    0    3   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .266  .814    0   13   2   
B Anderson CF                 4   1   1   0    1   1  .299  .872    0    5   0   
C Ripken 3B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .274  .726    0    1   3   
B Surhoff LF                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .289  .843    0    0   0   CS,SF
G Berroa DH                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .282  .847    0    0   0   
C Hoiles C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .266  .813    0    7   0   
  L Webster C                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .256  .666    0    1   0   
M Bordick SS                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .231  .573    0    2   4   2B
  T Tarasco PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .233  .797    0    0   0   
  J Reboulet SS               0   0   0   0    1   0  .212  .614    0    0   0   

J Key P                                                                  0   2
  A Benitez P                                                            0   0
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
  J Orosco P                                                             0   0
  R Myers P                                                              1   0
Totals                       39   2   5   2    6   8                    36  16
BATTING
2B: M Bordick (13, off S Bowers).
SF: B Surhoff (5, off R Aguilera).
TB: M Bordick 2; C Hoiles; C Ripken; R Palmeiro; B Anderson.
RBI: B Surhoff (59); M Bordick (27).
2-out RBI: M Bordick.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 3.
FIELDING
DP: 1. R Alomar-M Bordick-R Palmeiro.
E: J Hammonds (4); J Key ().
BASERUNNING
CS: B Surhoff (1, 2nd base by S Bowers/T Steinbach).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                6   0   1   0    0   0  .291  .824    0    2   5   CS
R Kelly RF                    3   1   2   1    0   0  .297  .799    0    3   0   HR
  M Lawton PH-RF-CF           3   0   1   0    0   0  .246  .728    0    3   0   SB
P Molitor DH                  6   0   2   0    0   1  .316  .813    0    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .275  .766    0   10   1   
R Coomer 3B                   5   0   3   0    0   0  .315  .797    0    1   2   2B
M Cordova LF                  5   0   1   0    0   3  .251  .734    0    1   0   
G Colbrunn 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .283  .731    0    8   2   
  S Stahoviak PH-1B           1   0   0   0    1   0  .258  .791    0    2   0   GDP
D Jackson CF                  3   0   1   0    0   0  .230  .588    0    4   1   
  R Becker PH-CF              1   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .757    0    0   0   2B
  D Hocking PH-RF             1   0   0   0    0   0  .274  .668    0    1   0   
P Meares SS                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .278  .757    0    1   1   

S Bowers P                                                               0   2
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       47   1  13   1    1   8                    36  14
BATTING
2B: R Coomer (15, off J Key); R Becker (14, off T Mathews).
HR: R Kelly (4, off J Key; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF).
TB: R Kelly 5; R Coomer 4; P Molitor 2; R Becker 2; C Knoblauch; M Lawton; P Meares; M Cordova; D Jackson.
GIDP: S Stahoviak (3).
RBI: R Kelly (29).
2-out RBI: R Kelly.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 0 for 13.
FIELDING
E: P Meares (10).
BASERUNNING
SB: M Lawton (5, 2nd base off A Benitez/C Hoiles).
CS: C Knoblauch (6, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by J Key).
PO: R Kelly (2nd base by J Key).

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
J Key                          7     8   1   1    0   5   1   2.60   28     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 8     62    -     1.20   0.36
A Benitez                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.84    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 1          0-0    2.43   0.11
T Mathews                      2.2   3   0   0    0   1   0   3.27   10     -       ·  ·      2· 4· 0· 3          0-0    2.37   0.38
J Orosco, W (3-2)              0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   2.30    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    3.41   0.07
R Myers, S (28)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   1.41    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    4.97   0.22
Totals                        12    13   1   1    1   8   1          48     -       ·  ·     13·12· 1·13          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
S Bowers                       5.2   4   1   1    3   3   0   1.59   23     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 1· 4     57    -     0.95   0.16
M Trombley                     1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.79    4     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          3-0    1.91   0.20
G Swindell                     2     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.54    6     -       ·  ·      1· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.67   0.26
R Aguilera, L (4-3)            2.2   1   1   1    3   3   0   3.80   12     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.87  -0.04
E Guardado                     0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.69    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    2.15   0.06
Totals                        12     5   2   2    6   8   0          46     -       ·  ·     13·14· 1· 4          6-0 
Balks: None.
WP: R Myers (2).
IBB: None.
PO: J Key 2 (6; C Knoblauch, 2nd base (CS); R Kelly, 2nd base).
HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Drew Coble.
Time of Game: 4:03.
Attendance: 24,806.
Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Alomar             2B    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. J Hammonds           RF    2. R Kelly              RF 
3. R Palmeiro           1B    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. B Anderson           CF    4. T Steinbach          C  
5. C Ripken             3B    5. R Coomer             3B 
6. B Surhoff            LF    6. M Cordova            LF 
7. G Berroa             DH    7. G Colbrunn           1B 
8. C Hoiles             C     8. D Jackson            CF 
9. M Bordick            SS    9. P Meares             SS 

   J Key                P        S Bowers             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t12   0  1-1  1--      22%  80% C Ripken        R Aguilera      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Anderson to 3B
   b 9   0  1-1  1--      18%  46% S Stahoviak     T Mathews       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b12   2  2-1  --3      17% 100% P Molitor       R Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B
   b12   0  2-1  ---     -14%  64% P Meares        R Myers         Single to CF
   b12   0  2-1  1--      13%  77% C Knoblauch     R Myers         Popfly: 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Bowers facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  R Alomar        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      46%  J Hammonds      Strikeout
          ---      47%  R Palmeiro      Single to CF
   O      1--      45%  B Anderson      Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jimmy Key facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      45%  R Kelly         Single to SS
   O      1--      47%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B; Kelly to 2B
          -2-      46%  T Steinbach     Kelly Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Kelly to 3B
   O      --3      50%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Bowers facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  C Ripken        Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Surhoff       Lineout: CF
          ---      47%  G Berroa        Walk
          1--      49%  C Hoiles        Single to CF; Berroa to 2B
   RO     12-      55%  M Bordick       Double to CF; Berroa Scores; Hoiles out at Hm/CF-1B-C
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Jimmy Key facing 5-6-7
          ---      49%  R Coomer        Single to RF; Coomer to 2B/Adv on E9
   O      -2-      53%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      57%  G Colbrunn      Groundout: 2B-1B; Coomer to 3B
   O      --3      61%  D Jackson       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 1-0, Shane Bowers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      57%  J Hammonds      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      55%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      58%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      60%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      49%  R Kelly         Home Run
          ---      47%  P Molitor       Single to CF
   O      1--      50%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Shane Bowers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Anderson      Strikeout
          ---      50%  C Ripken        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Ripken to 1B
   O      1--      47%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      44%  G Berroa        Surhoff Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Jimmy Key facing 5-6-7
          ---      37%  R Coomer        Double (CF-RF)
   O      -2-      42%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-      46%  G Colbrunn      Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      50%  D Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Shane Bowers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  G Berroa        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      45%  C Hoiles        Strikeout
   O      ---      43%  M Bordick       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Jimmy Key facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      46%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
          ---      43%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF
   O      1--      48%  R Kelly         Knoblauch Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---      50%  " "             Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Shane Bowers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  R Alomar        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Hammonds      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      46%  R Palmeiro      Walk
          1--      49%  B Anderson      Single to RF; Palmeiro to 2B
          12-      53%  C Ripken        Walk; Palmeiro to 3B; Anderson to 2B
                  Mike Trombley replaces Shane Bowers pitching
   O      123      42%  B Surhoff       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Jimmy Key facing 3-4-5
          ---      37%  P Molitor       Single to LF
   O      1--      42%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      46%  R Coomer        Lineout: CF
   O      1--      50%  M Cordova       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Trombley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      46%  G Berroa        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      43%  C Hoiles        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      41%  M Bordick       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Jimmy Key facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      45%  G Colbrunn      Strikeout
          ---      41%  D Jackson       Single to SS
   O      1--      46%  P Meares        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      50%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
                  Greg Swindell replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      ---      45%  R Alomar        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      41%  J Hammonds      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Armando Benitez facing 2-3-4
                  Armando Benitez replaces Jimmy Key pitching; Matt Lawton pinch hits for Roberto Kelly batting 2nd
          ---      32%  M Lawton        Single to CF
   O      1--      34%  P Molitor       Strikeout, Lawton Steals 2B
   O      -2-      42%  T Steinbach     Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  R Coomer        Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
                  Matt Lawton moves to RF
   O      ---      44%  B Anderson      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      39%  C Ripken        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      35%  B Surhoff       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Terry Mathews facing 6-7-8
                  Terry Mathews replaces Armando Benitez pitching
          ---      28%  M Cordova       Single to LF
                  Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Greg Colbrunn batting 7th
   OO     1--      46%  S Stahoviak     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  Rich Becker pinch hits for Darrin Jackson batting 8th
          ---      39%  R Becker        Double to RF
   O      -2-      50%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 10th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Aguilera facing 7-8-9
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Greg Swindell pitching; Scott Stahoviak moves to 1B; Rich Becker moves to CF
   O      ---      44%  G Berroa        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      39%  C Hoiles        Strikeout Looking
                  Tony Tarasco pinch hits for Mike Bordick batting 9th
   O      ---      35%  T Tarasco       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Terry Mathews facing 1-2-3
                  Lenny Webster replaces Chris Hoiles playing C batting 8th; Jeff Reboulet replaces Tony Tarasco playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---      41%  C Knoblauch     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      50%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 11th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      44%  R Alomar        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      39%  J Hammonds      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      35%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Terry Mathews facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  T Steinbach     Strikeout
          ---      36%  R Coomer        Single to CF
   O      1--      43%  M Cordova       Flyball: RF
                  Jesse Orosco replaces Terry Mathews pitching
          1--      38%  S Stahoviak     Walk; Coomer to 2B
                  Dennis Hocking pinch hits for Rich Becker batting 8th
   O      12-      50%  D Hocking       Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 12th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Rick Aguilera facing 4-5-6
                  Matt Lawton moves to CF; Dennis Hocking moves to RF
          ---      58%  B Anderson      Walk
          1--      80%  C Ripken        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Anderson to 3B
   RO     1-3      83%  B Surhoff       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Anderson Scores
   O      1--      80%  G Berroa        Flyball: CF
          1--      82%  L Webster       Walk; Ripken to 2B
          12-      84%  J Reboulet      Walk; Ripken to 3B; Webster to 2B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Rick Aguilera pitching
   O      123      78%  R Alomar        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Randy Myers facing 9-1-2
                  Randy Myers replaces Jesse Orosco pitching
          ---      64%  P Meares        Single to CF
   O      1--      77%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: 3B
          1--      70%  M Lawton        Wild Pitch; Meares to 2B
   O      -2-      83%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P; Meares to 3B
   O      --3     100%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 1.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199707260

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