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BAL  4
@ANA  3

BOS  6
KCR  4

TEX  7
@CLE  6

NYY  9
@MIN  6

OAK  4
MIL  3

MIL  9
@OAK  5

CHW  2
@SEA  1

DET  4
@TOR  2

FLA  4
@ATL  2

(10)
SDP  4
@CHC  3

CIN  8
LAD  1

COL  8
PIT  7

SFG  6
@MON  3

(12)
HOU 11
@NYM  8

PHI  8
@STL  0

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 28,580

Sunday, August 10, 1997, 1:36
Time of Game: 3:37
Yankees
9
68-47
Won 2
2nd, 5 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         3  0  4   1  0  0   0  0  1    9 16  1
Twins           0  0  2   0  0  2   1  0  1    6 13  2
W: R Mendoza (4-4), L: T Miller (0-3), S: M Rivera (36)
Twins
6
51-65
Lost 2
4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jeter SS                    6   0   3   0    0   0  .296  .770   23    0   4   SB
L Sojo 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .725   19    2   3   SH
B Williams CF                 4   2   2   0    1   0  .325  .955   18    2   0   2·2B,IW
T Martinez 1B                 5   2   1   1    0   0  .296  .980   19    9   0   
P O'Neill RF                  4   2   3   1    1   0  .330  .940   22    6   0   
C Hayes 3B                    4   1   2   2    1   1  .279  .823   20    0   2   2B
C Curtis LF                   5   2   3   4    0   1  .284  .877   13    1   0   HR
P Incaviglia DH               4   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .678   10    0   0   
  W Boggs PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .722    3    0   0   
J Girardi C                   5   0   2   1    0   1  .248  .602   23    7   0   2B

K Rogers P                                                               0   0
  R Mendoza P                                                            0   0
  J Nelson P                                                             0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   0
  M Rivera P                                                             0   0
Totals                       43   9  16   9    3   5              170   27   9
BATTING
2B: B Williams 2 (24, off T Ritchie, off T Miller); J Girardi (16, off R Aguilera); C Hayes (13, off T Miller).
HR: C Curtis (10, off T Miller; 3rd inn, 3 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
SH: L Sojo (3, off M Trombley).
IBB: B Williams (4, by M Trombley).
TB: C Curtis 6; B Williams 4; D Jeter 3; J Girardi 3; C Hayes 3; P O'Neill 3; T Martinez.
RBI: C Curtis 4 (37); C Hayes 2 (42); T Martinez (104); J Girardi (40); P O'Neill (88).
2-out RBI: C Hayes 2; J Girardi; P O'Neill; T Martinez.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 5 for 12.
FIELDING
E: C Hayes (9).
BASERUNNING
SB: D Jeter (17, 2nd base off R Aguilera/T Steinbach).
PO: C Curtis (1st base by T Ritchie).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   0   1   0    0   0  .294  .841   19    4   2   
R Kelly RF                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .286  .777   15    2   0   2B
  M Lawton PH-RF              1   1   1   0    1   0  .252  .756    9    0   0   2B
P Molitor DH                  4   0   1   2    0   0  .314  .804   17    0   0   2B,SF
T Steinbach C                 5   1   2   0    0   2  .266  .746   26    5   0   2B
R Coomer 3B                   5   1   1   0    0   1  .301  .753   16    0   2   
G Colbrunn 1B                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .736    4    7   0   
  S Stahoviak PH-1B           2   1   1   2    0   1  .254  .776    8    2   1   HR
  D Miller PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  3   0   1   1    1   1  .249  .749   27    0   0   SF
D Jackson CF                  1   1   1   0    0   0  .258  .645    3    1   0   
  R Becker PH-CF              4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .768   17    3   0   
P Meares SS                   2   1   1   0    0   0  .275  .743    6    1   6   HBP
  D Hocking SS                1   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .664    5    2   0   

T Miller P                                                               0   0
  T Ritchie P                                                            0   1
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       39   6  13   6    2   7              176   27  12
BATTING
2B: P Molitor (25, off R Mendoza); R Kelly (18, off K Rogers); T Steinbach (19, off M Stanton); M Lawton (22, off R Mendoza).
HR: S Stahoviak (9, off R Mendoza; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
SF: P Molitor (9, off K Rogers); M Cordova (2, off M Rivera).
HBP: P Meares (15, by K Rogers).
TB: S Stahoviak 4; T Steinbach 3; M Lawton 2; R Kelly 2; P Molitor 2; C Knoblauch; G Colbrunn; P Meares; M Cordova; D Jackson; R Coomer; R Becker.
RBI: P Molitor 2 (69); S Stahoviak 2 (23); R Kelly (34); M Cordova (37).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 14.
FIELDING
E: C Knoblauch 2 (8).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rogers                       3     3   2   2    0   2   0   5.28   13   59-34   22· 3· 9    4· 5· 1· 0     47    -     0.68   0.06
R Mendoza, W (4-4)             3     7   3   3    0   1   1   4.34   17   44-32   23· 2· 7    9· 3· 4· 0          0-0    0.63  -0.12
J Nelson, H (18)               0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.58    2    9-6     1· 4· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.66   0.10
M Stanton, H (19)              1.1   3   1   1    2   2   0   2.43    9   43-28   13· 8· 7    1· 3· 1· 0          1-0    1.57   0.01
M Rivera, S (36)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.87    3   18-11    7· 4· 0    0· 3· 0· 0          2-1    1.15   0.11
Totals                         9    13   6   6    2   7   1          44  173-111  66·21·24   14·14· 6· 0          4-1 
Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Miller, L (0-3)              2.2   8   7   6    1   1   1   9.42   18   60-35   27· 2· 6    4· 6· 6· 0     16    -     0.68  -0.35
T Ritchie                      4.1   5   1   1    1   2   0   4.72   18   71-47   32· 5·10    9· 4· 2· 0          1-0    0.20   0.01
M Trombley                     0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.57    3   10-4     3· 0· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.39  -0.01
E Guardado                     0.2   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.31    2    4-3     2· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.58   0.03
R Aguilera                     1     2   1   1    0   2   0   4.01    6   21-14    6· 3· 5    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.15  -0.02
Totals                         9    16   9   8    3   5   1          47  166-103  70·10·23   17·13· 9· 0          3-0 
R Mendoza faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
M Stanton faced 2 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: T Miller (3).
IBB: M Trombley (4; B Williams).
PO: T Ritchie (3; C Curtis, 1st base).
HBP: K Rogers (5; P Meares).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - John Hirschbeck, 3B - Bill Miller.
Time of Game: 3:37.
Attendance: 28,580.
Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Jeter              SS    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. L Sojo               2B    2. R Kelly              RF 
3. B Williams           CF    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. T Martinez           1B    4. T Steinbach          C  
5. P O'Neill            RF    5. R Coomer             3B 
6. C Hayes              3B    6. G Colbrunn           1B 
7. C Curtis             LF    7. M Cordova            LF 
8. P Incaviglia         DH    8. D Jackson            CF 
9. J Girardi            C     9. P Meares             SS 

   K Rogers             P        T Miller             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-1  12-  4   16%  74% C Hayes         T Miller        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Martinez Scores; O'Neill Scores
   t 3   1  0-3  123  1   11%  95% C Curtis        T Miller        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martinez Scores/unER; O'Neill Scores; Hayes Scores; Curtis Scores
   b 8   2  8-5  123  4   11%  96% P Molitor       M Stanton       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   t 1   2  0-0  -2-  5    8%  57% T Martinez      T Miller        Single to CF (Line Drive); Williams Scores
   b 7   0  8-4  -2-  3   -8%  79% P Molitor       R Mendoza       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Lawton Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Travis Miller facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   46%  L Sojo          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   48%  B Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   R      -2-  5   57%  T Martinez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Williams Scores
          1--  2   58%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Martinez to 2B
   RR     12-  4   74%  C Hayes         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Martinez Scores; O'Neill Scores
   O      -2-  4   72%  C Curtis        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   74%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   76%  R Kelly         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   77%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Travis Miller facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   75%  P Incaviglia    Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  6   74%  J Girardi       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   75%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   73%  L Sojo          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  7   76%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   77%  R Coomer        Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
          ---  2   76%  G Colbrunn      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   78%  M Cordova       Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Travis Miller facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   77%  B Williams      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   78%  T Martinez      Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to Deep 2B-1B)
          1--      79%  P O'Neill       Wild Pitch; Martinez to 2B
          -2-  4   81%  " "             Walk
          12-  3   84%  C Hayes         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Martinez to 3B; O'Neill to 2B
   RRRR   123  1   95%  C Curtis        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Martinez Scores/unER; O'Neill Scores; Hayes Scores; Curtis Scores
   O      ---  3   95%  P Incaviglia    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   95%  J Girardi       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Todd Ritchie replaces Travis Miller pitching
   O      1--  5   95%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, Kenny Rogers facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   93%  D Jackson       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   91%  P Meares        Hit By Pitch; Jackson to 2B
   O      12-  3   93%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: RF
   R      12-  6   87%  R Kelly         Double to RF (Fly Ball); Jackson Scores; Meares to 3B
   RO     -23  5   89%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Meares Scores; Kelly to 3B
   O      --3  6   91%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-2, Todd Ritchie facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   90%  L Sojo          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   92%  B Williams      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   91%  T Martinez      Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   R      -2-  6   94%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams Scores
          1--  5   94%  C Hayes         Walk; O'Neill to 2B
   O      12-  1   93%  C Curtis        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-8, Ramiro Mendoza facing 5-6-7
                  Ramiro Mendoza replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
          ---  2   91%  R Coomer        Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   93%  G Colbrunn      Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          1--  2   91%  M Cordova       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Coomer to 2B
                  Rich Becker pinch hits for Darrin Jackson batting 8th
   O      12-  1   93%  R Becker        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Coomer to 3B; Cordova to 2B
   O      -23  1   96%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-2, Todd Ritchie facing 8-9-1
                  Rich Becker moves to CF
   O      ---  1   95%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   95%  J Girardi       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   95%  D Jeter         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   95%  L Sojo          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-8, Ramiro Mendoza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   96%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   97%  R Kelly         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   97%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-2, Todd Ritchie facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   97%  B Williams      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  T Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   97%  P O'Neill       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   96%  C Hayes         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-8, Ramiro Mendoza facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   95%  T Steinbach     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   96%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Greg Colbrunn batting 6th
   RR     1--  3   91%  S Stahoviak     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Coomer Scores
   O      ---  4   93%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   92%  R Becker        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  1   90%  P Meares        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Becker to 2B
   O      12-  3   93%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-4, Todd Ritchie facing 7-8-9
                  Scott Stahoviak moves to 1B
          ---  4   94%  C Curtis        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  5   93%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   93%  J Girardi       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--      92%  D Jeter         Curtis Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-8, Ramiro Mendoza facing 2-3-4
                  Matt Lawton pinch hits for Roberto Kelly batting 2nd
          ---  1   87%  M Lawton        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  3   79%  P Molitor       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Lawton Scores
                  Jeff Nelson replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
   O      -2-  5   84%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   89%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Stanton replaces Jeff Nelson pitching
   O      -2-  5   92%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-5, Mike Trombley facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Trombley replaces Todd Ritchie pitching; Dennis Hocking replaces Pat Meares playing SS batting 9th; Matt Lawton moves to RF
          ---  4   93%  D Jeter         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   93%  L Sojo          Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Jeter to 2B
          -2-  4   93%  B Williams      Intentional Walk
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      12-  2   92%  T Martinez      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      12-  2   90%  P O'Neill       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-8, Mike Stanton facing 7-8-9
          ---  7   85%  M Cordova       Walk
   O      1--  5   90%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   94%  D Hocking       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          1--  1   91%  C Knoblauch     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Cordova to 2B
          12-  8   86%  M Lawton        Walk; Cordova to 3B; Knoblauch to 2B
   O      123  4   96%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 8, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-5, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      ---  6   96%  C Hayes         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   96%  C Curtis        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
                  Wade Boggs pinch hits for Pete Incaviglia batting 8th
   O      1--  3   96%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   98%  J Girardi       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Curtis Scores
          -2-  5   98%  D Jeter         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Girardi to 3B
          1-3      98%  L Sojo          Jeter Steals 2B
   O      -23  2   98%  " "             Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-9, Mike Stanton facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   95%  T Steinbach     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  5   89%  R Coomer        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Steinbach to 3B
                  Mariano Rivera replaces Mike Stanton pitching; Damian Miller pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak batting 6th
   O      1-3  4   95%  D Miller        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   RO     1-3  9   98%  M Cordova       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF Line); Steinbach Scores
          1--      98%  R Becker        Defensive Indifference; Coomer to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Flyball: RF (Short RF)
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 6.

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