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ANA
@CHW		5
7
ANA
@CHW		3
4
SEA
@DET		9
3
BAL
@MIN		6
3
KCR
@NYY		1
14
CLE
@TBD		6
2
BOS
@TEX		11
1
OAK
@TOR		5
6		 
(10)
MIL
@CIN		0
4
NYM
@COL		4
3
PHI
@HOU		6
7
PIT
@LAD		1
2
ARI
@MON		3
5
ATL
@SFG		14
6
CHC
@STL		8
9		 
(13)
Saturday, August 8, 1998 7:06
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 18,396, Time of Game: 3:15
Orioles
6
60-55
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
3rd, 24½ GB
 at Twins
3
51-63
⇐ Lost 7 ⇒
2nd, 13½ GB
W: Sidney Ponson (6-6)
L: Brad Radke (10-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         3  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  0    6 11  0
Twins           1  0  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    3 12  1

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roberto Alomar 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .303 .826 19 13 0.001 0.58 0.043 -0.041 -0.3 2 2
Brady Anderson CF 5 2 2 2 0 2 .233 .757 18 11 0.156 0.73 0.203 -0.046 1.0 1 0 HR
Eric Davis RF 4 2 2 0 1 0 .324 .998 21 11 0.038 0.52 0.061 -0.023 0.7 4 0 2B
   Rich Becker RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .691 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 5 1 3 3 0 0 .305 1.004 14 9 0.262 0.70 0.286 -0.024 3.4 12 0 HR,2·2B
Harold Baines DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .325 .859 24 15 -0.044 0.43 0.002 -0.046 -0.8
   Chris Hoiles PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .267 .835 6 2 0.001 0.25 0.001 0.000 0.1
Cal Ripken 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .269 .725 23 14 -0.058 0.52 0.004 -0.062 -0.9 0 2
B.J. Surhoff LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .811 19 14 -0.067 0.51 0.000 -0.067 -1.8 0 0
Lenny Webster C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .280 .757 13 9 -0.039 0.37 0.000 -0.039 -0.7 6 0
Mike Bordick SS 2 0 1 0 2 0 .255 .700 22 12 -0.007 0.40 0.019 -0.026 0.1 2 6
Sidney Ponson P 1
   Doug Johns P
   Alan Mills P
   Jesse Orosco P
Team Totals 38 6 11 5 5 5 .289 .898 179 110 0.243 0.53 0.619 -0.374 0.9 27 11
2B: E Davis (21, off E Guardado); R Palmeiro 2 (27, 1 off T Miller, 1 off B Radke).
HR: B Anderson (13, off B Radke; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); R Palmeiro (35, off B Radke; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: R Palmeiro 8; B Anderson 5; E Davis 3; R Alomar 2; C Ripken; M Bordick.
RBI: R Palmeiro 3 (97); B Anderson 2 (43).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 8.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Otis Nixon CF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .266 .639 19 13 -0.076 0.88 0.021 -0.097 -0.8 3 0
Matt Lawton RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .275 .859 12 10 -0.002 0.93 0.080 -0.083 0.1 0 0 HR
   Alex Ochoa PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .624 2 1 -0.016 0.59 0.000 -0.016 -0.2
Paul Molitor DH 5 2 5 0 0 0 .271 .686 16 10 0.155 0.70 0.155 0.000 1.7 2B,SB
David Ortiz 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .837 14 7 -0.057 1.32 0.037 -0.094 -0.6 9 3
   Brent Gates PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .237 .609 5 3 -0.018 0.56 0.000 -0.018 -0.3
Ron Coomer 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .277 .718 12 8 -0.065 1.28 0.045 -0.110 -0.3 2 4
Todd Walker 2B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .353 .925 16 10 -0.006 1.19 0.093 -0.099 -0.2 2 1
Marty Cordova LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .265 .742 13 6 -0.056 0.99 0.023 -0.079 -0.6 2 0 HBP
Terry Steinbach C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .765 14 8 -0.104 0.98 0.000 -0.104 -1.0 5 0
Pat Meares SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .257 .668 16 10 -0.012 0.58 0.029 -0.041 -0.0 1 3 SB
Brad Radke P 1
   Mike Trombley P
   Eddie Guardado P 2
   Todd Ritchie P
   Travis Miller P
Team Totals 39 3 12 3 0 6 .308 .735 139 86 -0.257 0.94 0.483 -0.741 -2.1 27 11
2B: P Molitor (21, off D Johns).
HR: M Lawton (13, off S Ponson; 1st inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
HBP: M Cordova (5, by S Ponson).
TB: P Molitor 6; M Lawton 4; P Meares 2; T Walker; D Ortiz; O Nixon; R Coomer.
RBI: M Lawton (57); R Coomer (49); T Walker (45).
2-out RBI: T Walker; R Coomer.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
E: M Lawton (4).
Baserunning
SB: P Molitor (5, 2nd base off S Ponson/L Webster); P Meares (6, 2nd base off S Ponson/L Webster).

Baltimore Orioles

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
Sidney Ponson, W (6-6) 6 9 2 2 0 5 1 5.53 28 92 58 32 8 18 10 12 4 0 51 0.143 1.02 1.4
Doug Johns 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.66 3 11 7 4 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.020 0.77 0.2
Alan Mills 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.79 5 19 12 6 4 2 4 0 0 0 1 1 0.043 0.78 -0.1
Jesse Orosco, S (7) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.36 4 17 9 5 1 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0.050 0.60 0.6
Team Totals 9 12 3 3 0 6 1 3.00 40 139 86 47 14 25 17 16 5 0 51 1 1 0.256 0.53 2.1

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, L (10-10) 5 8 6 5 1 2 2 3.44 24 86 54 36 6 12 11 10 4 0 30 -0.309 0.74 -3.1
Mike Trombley 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.25 4 16 10 6 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.019 0.24 0.6
Eddie Guardado 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.66 6 34 21 14 1 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.024 0.31 0.8
Todd Ritchie 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 3 17 10 9 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.011 0.23 0.3
Travis Miller 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 8.59 6 26 15 9 5 1 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.011 0.24 0.6
Team Totals 9 11 6 5 5 5 2 5.00 43 179 110 74 15 21 17 16 6 0 30 0 0 -0.244 0.94 -0.9
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: S Ponson (2; M Cordova).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - John Shulock.
Time of Game: 3:15.
Attendance: 18,396.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Baltimore Orioles         Minnesota Twins
1 Roberto Alomar 2B 1 Otis Nixon CF
2 Brady Anderson CF 2 Matt Lawton RF
3 Eric Davis RF 3 Paul Molitor DH
4 Rafael Palmeiro 1B 4 David Ortiz 1B
5 Harold Baines DH 5 Ron Coomer 3B
6 Cal Ripken 3B 6 Todd Walker 2B
7 B.J. Surhoff LF 7 Marty Cordova LF
8 Lenny Webster C 8 Terry Steinbach C
9 Mike Bordick SS 9 Pat Meares SS
Sidney Ponson P Brad Radke P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR BAL R. Palmeiro B. Radke 20% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Anderson Scores; Davis Scores
t5 3-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR BAL B. Anderson B. Radke 18% 81% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Alomar Scores
b3 1-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R MIN T. Walker S. Ponson -9% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Molitor Scores
t5 5-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R BAL R. Palmeiro B. Radke 8% 90% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Davis Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Palmeiro to 3B
b1 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R MIN M. Lawton S. Ponson -8% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BAL R. Alomar B. Radke -2% 48% Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BAL B. Anderson B. Radke 2% 50% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  BAL E. Davis B. Radke 3% 54% Walk; Anderson to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RRR BAL R. Palmeiro B. Radke 20% 73% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Anderson Scores; Davis Scores
t1 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL H. Baines B. Radke -1% 72% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL C. Ripken B. Radke -1% 72% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Orioles' Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN O. Nixon S. Ponson 2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  R MIN M. Lawton S. Ponson -8% 66% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b1 1-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN P. Molitor S. Ponson -3% 63% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b1 1-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Ortiz S. Ponson -4% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Molitor to 2B
b1 1-3 1 12- 5,(2-2)  O MIN R. Coomer S. Ponson 5% 64% Strikeout Swinging
b1 1-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Walker S. Ponson 4% 69% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
t2 3-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O BAL B. Surhoff B. Radke -2% 67% Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
t2 3-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BAL L. Webster B. Radke -1% 65% Strikeout Looking
t2 3-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  BAL M. Bordick B. Radke 1% 66% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
t2 3-1 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  BAL R. Alomar B. Radke 2% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bordick to 2B
t2 3-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O BAL B. Anderson B. Radke -3% 64% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Orioles' Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
b2 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Cordova S. Ponson 3% 67% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 1-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN T. Steinbach S. Ponson 2% 69% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b2 1-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN P. Meares S. Ponson -1% 67% Single to 3B (Line Drive to Weak 3B)
b2 1-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN O. Nixon S. Ponson -2% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive); Meares to 2B
b2 1-3 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O MIN M. Lawton S. Ponson 5% 70% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 3-4-5
t3 3-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BAL E. Davis B. Radke -2% 68% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 3-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL R. Palmeiro B. Radke -1% 67% Popfly: 3B
t3 3-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O BAL H. Baines B. Radke -1% 66% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Orioles' Sidney Ponson facing 3-4-5
b3 1-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN P. Molitor S. Ponson -4% 61% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b3 1-3 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O MIN D. Ortiz S. Ponson 4% 65% Flyball: RF
b3 1-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN R. Coomer S. Ponson 3% 69% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN T. Walker S. Ponson -1% 68% Molitor Steals 2B
b3 1-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R MIN T. Walker S. Ponson -9% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Molitor Scores
b3 2-3 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  MIN M. Cordova S. Ponson -2% 56% Hit By Pitch; Walker to 2B
b3 2-3 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O MIN T. Steinbach S. Ponson 5% 61% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
t4 3-2 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BAL C. Ripken B. Radke -2% 59% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL B. Surhoff B. Radke -2% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
t4 3-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL L. Webster B. Radke -1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Orioles' Sidney Ponson facing 9-1-2
b4 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN P. Meares S. Ponson 3% 59% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b4 2-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN O. Nixon S. Ponson 2% 61% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b4 2-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN M. Lawton S. Ponson 2% 63% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 2.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
t5 3-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BAL M. Bordick B. Radke -3% 60% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  BAL R. Alomar B. Radke 3% 63% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 3-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  RR BAL B. Anderson B. Radke 18% 81% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Alomar Scores
t5 5-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  BAL E. Davis B. Radke 1% 82% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t5 5-2 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R BAL R. Palmeiro B. Radke 8% 90% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Davis Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Palmeiro to 3B
t5 6-2 1 --3 1,(0-0)  O BAL H. Baines B. Radke -3% 88% Lineout: SS
t5 6-2 2 --3 5,(3-1)  O BAL C. Ripken B. Radke -2% 86% Lineout: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Orioles' Sidney Ponson facing 3-4-5
b5 2-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN P. Molitor S. Ponson -4% 83% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
b5 2-6 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O MIN D. Ortiz S. Ponson 2% 85% Groundout: 2B-1B; Molitor to 2B
b5 2-6 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN R. Coomer S. Ponson 3% 88% Groundout: SS-1B; Molitor to 3B
b5 2-6 2 --3 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Walker S. Ponson 3% 91% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 2.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Twins' Mike Trombley facing 7-8-9
Mike Trombley replaces Brad Radke pitching
t6 6-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL B. Surhoff M. Trombley -1% 90% Strikeout Swinging
t6 6-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL L. Webster M. Trombley -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 6-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  BAL M. Bordick M. Trombley 0% 90% Walk
t6 6-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BAL R. Alomar M. Trombley -1% 89% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Orioles' Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
b6 2-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Cordova S. Ponson 2% 91% Flyball: RF
b6 2-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN T. Steinbach S. Ponson 1% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 2-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN P. Meares S. Ponson -1% 91% Single to CF (Pop Fly)
b6 2-6 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN O. Nixon S. Ponson -1% 91% Meares Steals 2B
b6 2-6 2 -2- 8,(3-2)  O MIN O. Nixon S. Ponson 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 2.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-2, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 2-3-4
Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Trombley pitching
t7 6-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL B. Anderson E. Guardado -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t7 6-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  BAL E. Davis E. Guardado 1% 94% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t7 6-2 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BAL R. Palmeiro E. Guardado -1% 93% Flyball: LF
t7 6-2 2 -2- 11,(3-2)  BAL H. Baines E. Guardado 0% 93% Walk
t7 6-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O BAL C. Ripken E. Guardado -1% 92% Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Orioles' Doug Johns facing 2-3-4
Doug Johns replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
b7 2-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Lawton D. Johns 2% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b7 2-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN P. Molitor D. Johns -3% 91% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b7 2-6 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz D. Johns 3% 94% Popfly: SS
Alan Mills replaces Doug Johns pitching
b7 2-6 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R MIN R. Coomer A. Mills -5% 89% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Molitor Scores
b7 3-6 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN T. Walker A. Mills 3% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 3.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-3, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 7-8-9
t8 6-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BAL B. Surhoff E. Guardado -1% 91% Groundout: 1B-P
Todd Ritchie replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
t8 6-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL L. Webster T. Ritchie -1% 90% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t8 6-3 2 --- 10,(3-2)  BAL M. Bordick T. Ritchie 0% 91% Walk
t8 6-3 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  O BAL R. Alomar T. Ritchie -1% 90% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Orioles' Alan Mills facing 7-8-9
b8 3-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN M. Cordova A. Mills 3% 93% Groundout: SS-1B
b8 3-6 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach A. Mills 2% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 3-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN P. Meares A. Mills 1% 96% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 3.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 6-3, Twins' Travis Miller facing 2-3-4
Travis Miller replaces Todd Ritchie pitching
t9 6-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O BAL B. Anderson T. Miller -0% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t9 6-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL E. Davis T. Miller -0% 95% Lineout: CF
t9 6-3 2 --- 5,(2-2)  BAL R. Palmeiro T. Miller 0% 96% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
Chris Hoiles pinch hits for Harold Baines (DH) batting 5th
t9 6-3 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  BAL C. Hoiles T. Miller 0% 96% Walk
t9 6-3 2 12- 6,(2-2)  BAL C. Ripken T. Miller 0% 96% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Palmeiro to 3B; Hoiles to 2B
t9 6-3 2 123 2,(1-0)  O BAL B. Surhoff T. Miller -1% 95% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Orioles' Jesse Orosco facing 1-2-3
Jesse Orosco replaces Alan Mills pitching
Rich Becker replaces Eric Davis playing RF batting 3rd
b9 3-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN O. Nixon J. Orosco 3% 98% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
Alex Ochoa pinch hits for Matt Lawton (RF) batting 2nd
b9 3-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN A. Ochoa J. Orosco 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
b9 3-6 2 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN P. Molitor J. Orosco -1% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Brent Gates pinch hits for David Ortiz (1B) batting 4th
b9 3-6 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN B. Gates J. Orosco 2% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 6, Twins 3.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • 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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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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