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NYM
@BAL		4
1
ATL
@BOS		7
3
HOU
@CHW		1
3
CHC
@CLE		5
9
PHI
@DET		1
2
STL
@KCR		5
4
PIT
@MIL		2
3
CIN
@MIN		6
8
MON
@NYY		2
3
FLA
@TOR		8
3
OAK
@COL		4
10
SEA
@LAD		3
1		 
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TEX
@SDP		3
5
ANA
@SFG		7
4
Sunday, August 31, 1997 1:05
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 13,092, Time of Game: 2:45
Reds
6
59-75
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 10 GB
 at Twins
8
56-78
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
4th, 15 GB
W: Brad Radke (18-7)
L: Gabe White (2-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  3  0   0  0  1   1  0  1    6 12  0
Twins           0  0  0   3  0  4   0  1  X    8 11  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pokey Reese SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 .238 .589 20 12 -0.050 0.80 0.040 -0.090 -0.6 3 3 2B
Jon Nunnally CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .830 5 5 -0.014 0.59 0.017 -0.031 -0.3 1 0
   Mike Kelly PH-CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .281 .865 6 4 0.103 0.87 0.115 -0.012 1.1 0 0 3B
Chris Stynes LF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .409 .980 17 10 -0.094 0.76 0.024 -0.118 0.3 1 0 HR
Ed Taubensee 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .257 .759 6 4 -0.010 1.00 0.037 -0.047 -0.1 3 0
   Joe Oliver PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .780 5 4 -0.062 1.09 0.000 -0.062 -0.5 2 1
Barry Larkin DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .317 .913 8 6 -0.001 1.19 0.087 -0.088 0.2
Willie Greene 3B 3 1 1 1 1 0 .252 .811 15 8 0.138 0.95 0.211 -0.074 0.3 1 0 HR
Reggie Sanders RF 4 1 3 2 0 1 .247 .884 10 9 0.231 1.19 0.242 -0.011 2.1 1 1 2B
Brook Fordyce C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .228 .616 9 8 -0.066 1.46 0.054 -0.119 -0.1 9 1 2B
Bret Boone 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .624 12 9 -0.080 0.98 0.000 -0.080 -0.9 2 1
   Lenny Harris PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .635 4 2 -0.073 2.73 0.000 -0.073 -0.5 0 0
Gabe White P
   Danny Graves P
   Pedro Martinez P
   Scott Sullivan P 1
Team Totals 39 6 12 6 1 6 .308 .915 117 81 0.022 1.03 0.827 -0.805 1.0 24 7
2B: P Reese (11, off B Radke); R Sanders (13, off B Radke); B Fordyce (5, off B Radke).
3B: M Kelly (2, off G Swindell).
HR: C Stynes (3, off R Aguilera; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); W Greene (20, off B Radke; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).
TB: C Stynes 5; R Sanders 4; W Greene 4; M Kelly 3; B Fordyce 2; P Reese 2; E Taubensee; J Nunnally; B Larkin.
RBI: R Sanders 2 (47); C Stynes (11); W Greene (69); M Kelly (18); B Fordyce (8).
2-out RBI: W Greene; C Stynes.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: R Sanders (M Lawton at 3rd base).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .295 .822 16 12 -0.071 0.66 0.000 -0.071 -0.9 0 2
Denny Hocking CF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .272 .689 14 8 -0.071 0.67 0.000 -0.071 -0.8 4 0
Paul Molitor 1B 4 2 3 0 0 0 .299 .762 7 6 0.143 1.09 0.152 -0.009 1.0 11 0 2B,SB
Ron Coomer 3B 4 2 2 1 0 1 .308 .768 15 9 0.208 1.17 0.247 -0.039 1.4 1 1 2·2B
Terry Steinbach C 3 3 2 2 1 0 .263 .739 16 8 0.164 1.15 0.187 -0.023 2.0 7 0 2·2B
Marty Cordova LF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .240 .719 18 12 0.120 1.21 0.182 -0.062 1.9 0 0 2·2B
   Rich Becker PR-CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .761 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Matt Lawton RF 3 0 1 1 0 1 .245 .744 22 16 0.112 0.80 0.128 -0.016 0.7 3 0 HBP
Damian Miller DH 2 0 0 0 0 2 .304 .770 10 6 -0.054 0.97 0.000 -0.054 -0.5
   Scott Stahoviak PH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .710 8 6 -0.056 0.80 0.000 -0.056 -1.1
Pat Meares SS 4 0 1 2 0 1 .273 .734 14 10 0.026 1.06 0.080 -0.055 -0.1 1 1
Brad Radke P 1
   Greg Swindell P
   Mike Trombley P 1
   Eddie Guardado P
   Rick Aguilera P 1
Team Totals 34 8 11 8 1 9 .324 .891 140 93 0.521 0.97 0.976 -0.456 3.5 27 7
2B: P Molitor (27, off G White); M Cordova 2 (15, 1 off S Sullivan, 1 off D Graves); R Coomer 2 (22, 2 off G White); T Steinbach 2 (23, 1 off G White, 1 off S Sullivan).
HBP: M Lawton (8, by P Martinez).
TB: T Steinbach 4; R Coomer 4; P Molitor 4; M Cordova 4; M Lawton; P Meares.
RBI: T Steinbach 2 (51); M Cordova 2 (41); P Meares 2 (50); R Coomer (61); M Lawton (44).
2-out RBI: M Lawton.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: P Molitor (9, 2nd base off G White/B Fordyce).

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Gabe White, L (2-2) 5 7 5 5 0 4 0 4.45 22 76 52 40 4 8 4 14 6 0 37 -0.304 1.06 -1.8
Danny Graves 0 1 2 2 1 0 0 4.60 2 13 6 5 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 -0.190 1.96 -1.9
Pedro Martinez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7.71 1 4 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 -0.012 1.08 -0.3
Scott Sullivan 3 3 1 1 0 5 0 3.05 11 47 33 21 5 7 3 3 2 0 3 2 -0.014 0.58 0.5
Team Totals 8 11 8 8 1 9 0 9.00 36 140 93 67 10 16 8 17 8 0 37 6 3 -0.520 1.03 -3.5
G White faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
D Graves faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
P Martinez faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brad Radke, W (18-7) 6.1 9 5 5 0 5 1 3.66 28 79 57 37 9 11 10 13 6 0 40 -0.150 0.85 -0.8
Greg Swindell, H (9) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.67 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 -0.039 1.55 -0.7
Mike Trombley, H (9) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.12 5 15 10 4 2 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 0.058 1.96 0.5
Eddie Guardado, H (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 1 4 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.073 2.73 0.5
Rick Aguilera, S (22) 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.79 4 16 10 6 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0.038 0.46 -0.4
Team Totals 9 12 6 6 1 6 2 6.00 40 117 81 50 14 17 14 19 10 0 40 4 1 -0.020 0.97 -1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Martinez (1; M Lawton).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Don Denkinger, 3B - Mike Everitt.
Time of Game: 2:45.
Attendance: 13,092.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R CIN W. Greene B. Radke -17% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Greene Scores
t2 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR CIN R. Sanders B. Radke -16% 28% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Taubensee Scores; Larkin Scores; Sanders to 3B/Adv on throw
b6 4-4 0 12- 7,(3-2)  R MIN M. Cordova D. Graves 16% 86% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Coomer Scores; Steinbach to 3B
b6 3-4 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  R MIN R. Coomer G. White 16% 67% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Molitor Scores
b4 0-3 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR MIN T. Steinbach G. White 14% 46% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Molitor Scores; Coomer Scores

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN P. Reese B. Radke 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN J. Nunnally B. Radke 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O CIN C. Stynes B. Radke 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Reds' Gabe White facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Knoblauch G. White -2% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN D. Hocking G. White -2% 51% Flyball: CF
b1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN P. Molitor G. White 2% 53% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b1 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN R. Coomer G. White -3% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN E. Taubensee B. Radke -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  CIN B. Larkin B. Radke -9% 38% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Taubensee to 3B
t2 0-0 0 1-3 7,(3-2)  O CIN W. Greene B. Radke 6% 44% Lineout: 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RR CIN R. Sanders B. Radke -16% 28% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Taubensee Scores; Larkin Scores; Sanders to 3B/Adv on throw
t2 2-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  R CIN B. Fordyce B. Radke -5% 22% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Sanders Scores
t2 3-0 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O CIN B. Boone B. Radke 2% 24% Strikeout Swinging
t2 3-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O CIN P. Reese B. Radke 2% 27% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Gabe White facing 5-6-7
b2 0-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN T. Steinbach G. White -2% 24% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Cordova G. White -2% 23% Popfly: SS
b2 0-3 2 --- 5,(0-2)  O MIN M. Lawton G. White -1% 22% Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
t3 3-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O CIN J. Nunnally B. Radke 2% 23% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t3 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN C. Stynes B. Radke -2% 22% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t3 3-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CIN E. Taubensee B. Radke 1% 23% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Stynes to 2B
t3 3-0 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O CIN B. Larkin B. Radke 2% 25% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Gabe White facing 8-9-1
b3 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN D. Miller G. White -2% 23% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN P. Meares G. White -2% 21% Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
b3 0-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Knoblauch G. White -1% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN W. Greene B. Radke 1% 21% Flyball: CF
t4 3-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O CIN R. Sanders B. Radke 1% 22% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN B. Fordyce B. Radke 1% 23% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Reds' Gabe White facing 2-3-4
b4 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Hocking G. White -3% 20% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 0-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN P. Molitor G. White 3% 23% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b4 0-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN R. Coomer G. White 9% 32% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Molitor to 3B
b4 0-3 1 -23 3,(1-1)  RR MIN T. Steinbach G. White 14% 46% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Molitor Scores; Coomer Scores
b4 2-3 1 -2- 8,(2-2)  O MIN M. Cordova G. White -5% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-3 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  R MIN M. Lawton G. White 12% 53% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Steinbach Scores
b4 3-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Miller G. White -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Twins 3.
Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Twins' Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
t5 3-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CIN B. Boone B. Radke 3% 53% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t5 3-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CIN P. Reese B. Radke 2% 55% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t5 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN J. Nunnally B. Radke -2% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
t5 3-3 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O CIN C. Stynes B. Radke 3% 57% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 3, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Reds' Gabe White facing 9-1-2
b5 3-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN P. Meares G. White -3% 54% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
b5 3-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN C. Knoblauch G. White -2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b5 3-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Hocking G. White -2% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 3, Twins 3.
Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 3-3, Twins' Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
t6 3-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN E. Taubensee B. Radke 4% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 3-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O CIN B. Larkin B. Radke 3% 56% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t6 3-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R CIN W. Greene B. Radke -17% 40% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Greene Scores
t6 4-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  CIN R. Sanders B. Radke -1% 38% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t6 4-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O CIN B. Fordyce B. Radke 3% 41% Lineout: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Reds' Gabe White facing 3-4-5
b6 3-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN P. Molitor G. White 6% 47% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 3-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN R. Coomer G. White 4% 51% Molitor Steals 2B
b6 3-4 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  R MIN R. Coomer G. White 16% 67% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Molitor Scores
Danny Graves replaces Gabe White pitching
b6 4-4 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  MIN T. Steinbach D. Graves 3% 70% Walk
b6 4-4 0 12- 7,(3-2)  R MIN M. Cordova D. Graves 16% 86% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Coomer Scores; Steinbach to 3B
Pedro Martinez replaces Danny Graves pitching
b6 5-4 0 -23 4,(1-2)  MIN M. Lawton P. Martinez 1% 87% Hit By Pitch
Scott Sullivan replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
Scott Stahoviak pinch hits for Damian Miller (DH) batting 8th
b6 5-4 0 123 3,(0-2)  O MIN S. Stahoviak S. Sullivan -5% 82% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-4 1 123 2,(1-0)  RRO MIN P. Meares S. Sullivan 8% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Steinbach Scores; Cordova Scores; Lawton out at 3B/RF-C-3B; Meares to 2B/Adv on throw
b6 7-4 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O MIN C. Knoblauch S. Sullivan -1% 88% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 4, Twins 7.
Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 4-7, Twins' Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
t7 4-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O CIN B. Boone B. Radke 3% 91% Flyball: CF
t7 4-7 1 --- 3,(1-1)  CIN P. Reese B. Radke -4% 87% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
Greg Swindell replaces Brad Radke pitching
Mike Kelly pinch hits for Jon Nunnally (CF) batting 2nd
t7 4-7 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  R CIN M. Kelly G. Swindell -11% 76% Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Reese Scores
t7 5-7 1 --3 2,(1-0)  O CIN C. Stynes G. Swindell 8% 83% Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
Mike Trombley replaces Greg Swindell pitching
Joe Oliver pinch hits for Ed Taubensee (1B) batting 4th
t7 5-7 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O CIN J. Oliver M. Trombley 5% 88% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Reds' Scott Sullivan facing 2-3-4
Joe Oliver moves from PH to 1B
Mike Kelly moves from PH to CF
b7 7-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Hocking S. Sullivan -1% 87% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b7 7-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN P. Molitor S. Sullivan -1% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 7-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN R. Coomer S. Sullivan -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 5, Twins 7.
Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-7, Twins' Mike Trombley facing 5-6-7
t8 5-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CIN B. Larkin M. Trombley 4% 89% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
t8 5-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  CIN W. Greene M. Trombley -5% 85% Walk
t8 5-7 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  CIN R. Sanders M. Trombley -7% 78% Single to P (Line Drive); Greene to 2B
t8 5-7 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O CIN B. Fordyce M. Trombley 8% 86% Strikeout Swinging
Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Trombley pitching
Lenny Harris pinch hits for Bret Boone (2B) batting 9th
t8 5-7 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O CIN L. Harris E. Guardado 7% 93% Foul Popfly: C
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 5, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Reds' Scott Sullivan facing 5-6-7
Lenny Harris moves from PH to 2B
b8 7-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN T. Steinbach S. Sullivan 2% 95% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
b8 7-5 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R MIN M. Cordova S. Sullivan 3% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Steinbach Scores
Rich Becker pinch runs for Marty Cordova (LF) batting 6th
b8 8-5 0 -2- 9,(2-2)  O MIN M. Lawton S. Sullivan -1% 97% Strikeout Looking
b8 8-5 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN S. Stahoviak S. Sullivan -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B; Becker to 3B
b8 8-5 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O MIN P. Meares S. Sullivan -1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 5, Twins 8.
Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 5-8, Twins' Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
Rick Aguilera replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
Denny Hocking moves from CF to LF
Rich Becker moves from PR to CF
t9 5-8 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CIN P. Reese R. Aguilera 2% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t9 5-8 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O CIN M. Kelly R. Aguilera 1% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t9 5-8 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R CIN C. Stynes R. Aguilera -1% 99% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Stynes Scores
t9 6-8 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O CIN J. Oliver R. Aguilera 1% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 6, Twins 8.

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  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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