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@CHW		9
0
SEA
@DET		6
3
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@MIN		4
5
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@NYY		4
5
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@TBD		1
2
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@TEX		14
8
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@TOR		3
4
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@CIN		4
3
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@COL		4
11
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@HOU		2
11
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@LAD		2
1
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@MON		2
8
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@SDP		5
6
ATL
@SFG		7
5
CHC
@STL		1
2
Sunday, August 9, 1998, 1:39
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 16,780, Time of Game: 3:22
Orioles
4
60-56
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Twins
5
52-63
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Dan Serafini (5-4)
L: Mike Mussina (10-6)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  1  1   0  2  0    4  9  0
Twins           0  0  1   0  0  2   2  0  X    5 14  0

Baltimore Orioles

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Roberto Alomar 2B 4 1 1 1 1 0 .303 .832 18 11 0.008 1.51 0.156 -0.148 0.3 2 1 HR
Brady Anderson CF 4 0 1 0 1 1 .234 .759 17 9 0.012 1.35 0.101 -0.089 0.0 0 0 2B
Eric Davis DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 .322 .989 20 10 -0.209 1.74 0.014 -0.223 -1.1
Rafael Palmeiro 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .304 1.002 15 8 0.013 0.98 0.088 -0.075 -0.2 7 0 2B
Jeffrey Hammonds RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .269 .826 10 7 -0.100 0.94 0.016 -0.117 -0.8 1 0
B.J. Surhoff LF 3 1 2 3 1 0 .292 .823 19 10 0.195 1.02 0.216 -0.021 2.2 1 0 HR
Cal Ripken 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .269 .723 13 9 -0.057 0.83 0.016 -0.073 -0.4 0 1
Chris Hoiles C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .268 .833 12 7 -0.055 1.19 0.020 -0.076 -0.3 10 3
   Rich Becker PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .210 .695 8 4 0.115 2.96 0.115 0.000 0.4
Mike Bordick SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .253 .694 11 9 -0.111 1.41 0.000 -0.111 -0.9 3 2
   Harold Baines PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .324 .855 3 3 -0.109 4.53 0.000 -0.109 -0.4
Mike Mussina P 0 2
   Bobby Munoz P 0 0
Team Totals 35 4 9 4 4 6 .257 .819 146 87 -0.298 1.36 0.742 -1.042 -1.1 24 9
2B: B Anderson (20, off D Serafini); R Palmeiro (28, off D Serafini).
HR: B Surhoff (16, off E Guardado; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF Line); R Alomar (11, off D Serafini; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).
TB: B Surhoff 5; R Alomar 4; B Anderson 2; R Palmeiro 2; C Hoiles; C Ripken; J Hammonds; E Davis.
RBI: B Surhoff 3 (72); R Alomar (39).
2-out RBI: B Surhoff 2.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Bordick-R Palmeiro.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Otis Nixon CF 5 1 4 0 0 1 .274 .654 27 13 -0.003 0.80 0.093 -0.097 0.2 4 1 2·SB,CS
Brent Gates 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .245 .626 17 8 0.367 1.70 0.414 -0.048 2.6 1 3 2B
Paul Molitor DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 .272 .687 16 9 0.051 1.30 0.104 -0.053 0.3 IW
David Ortiz 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .266 .820 18 13 -0.216 1.61 0.000 -0.216 -2.2 7 0
Pat Meares SS 4 0 3 2 0 1 .262 .678 11 8 0.048 1.64 0.202 -0.154 1.3 3 1 2B,CS
Todd Walker 2B 2 0 0 0 2 2 .351 .923 18 9 -0.048 1.24 0.015 -0.063 -0.4 0 2 IW
Terry Steinbach C 4 0 1 1 0 2 .253 .761 21 14 0.102 1.11 0.158 -0.056 -0.2 7 0
Alex Ochoa RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .258 .637 9 6 0.010 1.09 0.085 -0.075 0.3 5 0 2B
Denny Hocking LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .208 .543 12 7 -0.110 0.95 0.000 -0.110 -1.5 0 0 SH,GDP
Dan Serafini P 0 2
   Hector Carrasco P 0 0
   Eddie Guardado P 0 0
   Mike Trombley P 0 0
   Rick Aguilera P 0 0
Team Totals 34 5 14 4 3 11 .412 .959 149 87 0.201 1.23 1.071 -0.872 0.4 27 9
2B: A Ochoa (12, off M Mussina); P Meares (21, off M Mussina); B Gates (8, off M Mussina).
SH: D Hocking (3, off M Mussina).
IBB: P Molitor (5, by M Mussina); T Walker (5, by M Mussina).
TB: B Gates 4; O Nixon 4; P Meares 4; A Ochoa 3; P Molitor; T Steinbach.
GIDP: D Hocking (2).
RBI: P Meares 2 (53); B Gates (29); T Steinbach (34).
2-out RBI: P Meares 2; B Gates; T Steinbach.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 13.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: O Nixon (B Surhoff at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: O Nixon 2 (28, 3rd base off B Munoz/C Hoiles, 2nd base off B Munoz/C Hoiles).
CS: O Nixon (5, 2nd base by M Mussina/C Hoiles); P Meares (4, 2nd base by M Mussina/C Hoiles).

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
Mike Mussina, L (10-6) 7 12 5 5 3 11 0 3.49 34 136 80 47 17 16 11 9 4 0 41 -0.237 1.31 -1.0
Bobby Munoz 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9.82 4 14 7 5 0 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0.037 0.71 0.6
Team Totals 8 14 5 5 3 11 0 5.62 38 150 87 52 17 18 12 12 6 0 41 0 0 -0.200 1.36 -0.4

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
Dan Serafini, W (5-4) 6 7 2 2 1 2 1 5.64 25 82 53 38 4 11 7 15 3 0 51 0.082 0.99 1.4
Hector Carrasco, H (7) 1.2 1 1 1 1 3 0 4.44 7 33 18 6 2 10 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.130 1.04 0.9
Eddie Guardado 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.86 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 -0.119 0.73 -1.9
Mike Trombley, H (19) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.24 1 3 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.029 1.07 0.1
Rick Aguilera, S (28) 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 4.40 5 25 12 5 3 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.178 3.97 0.6
Team Totals 9 9 4 4 4 6 2 4.00 39 146 87 51 9 27 8 21 4 0 51 1 1 0.300 1.23 1.1
E Guardado faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: M Mussina 2 (6); E Guardado (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Mussina 2 (2; P Molitor, T Walker).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.
Time of Game: 3:22.
Attendance: 16,780.
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 Brent Gates 3B
3 Eric Davis DH 3 Paul Molitor DH
4 Rafael Palmeiro 1B 4 David Ortiz 1B
5 Jeffrey Hammonds RF 5 Pat Meares SS
6 B.J. Surhoff LF 6 Todd Walker 2B
7 Cal Ripken 3B 7 Terry Steinbach C
8 Chris Hoiles C 8 Alex Ochoa RF
9 Mike Bordick SS 9 Denny Hocking LF
Mike Mussina P Dan Serafini P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b6 2-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R MIN T. Steinbach M. Mussina 16% 72% Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Molitor Scores; Walker to 2B
t9 4-5 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O BAL E. Davis R. Aguilera 15% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b7 3-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR MIN P. Meares M. Mussina 14% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Nixon Scores; Gates Scores; Molitor to 3B
t5 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  R BAL R. Alomar D. Serafini -13% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t9 4-5 0 --- 8,(3-2)  BAL R. Becker R. Aguilera -11% 71% Walk

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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' Dan Serafini facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL R. Alomar D. Serafini 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BAL B. Anderson D. Serafini -4% 48% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  O BAL E. Davis D. Serafini 3% 52% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BAL R. Palmeiro D. Serafini 3% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN O. Nixon M. Mussina 3% 58% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O MIN B. Gates M. Mussina -2% 57% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left); Nixon to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O MIN P. Molitor M. Mussina -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Nixon to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz M. Mussina -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BAL J. Hammonds D. Serafini 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 8,(3-2)  BAL B. Surhoff D. Serafini -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BAL C. Ripken D. Serafini 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t2 0-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  BAL C. Hoiles D. Serafini -2% 51% Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B); Surhoff to 2B
t2 0-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O BAL M. Bordick D. Serafini 4% 55% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN P. Meares M. Mussina 4% 59% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  O MIN T. Walker M. Mussina -3% 56% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Steinbach M. Mussina -4% 51% Meares Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 0-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach M. Mussina -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 1-2-3
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O BAL R. Alomar D. Serafini 3% 53% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL B. Anderson D. Serafini 2% 55% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  BAL E. Davis D. Serafini -1% 53% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
t3 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BAL R. Palmeiro D. Serafini 3% 56% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN A. Ochoa M. Mussina 6% 62% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b3 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Hocking M. Mussina -2% 61% Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice (Weak 3B); Ochoa to 3B
b3 0-0 1 --3 6,(3-2)  O MIN O. Nixon M. Mussina -6% 54% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  R MIN B. Gates M. Mussina 10% 64% Single to 1B (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Ochoa Scores
b3 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN P. Molitor M. Mussina -2% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 5-6-7
t4 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BAL J. Hammonds D. Serafini 3% 64% Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
t4 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BAL B. Surhoff D. Serafini 2% 67% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t4 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BAL C. Ripken D. Serafini -2% 65% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
t4 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BAL C. Hoiles D. Serafini 3% 68% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz M. Mussina -2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN P. Meares M. Mussina 2% 68% Single to SS (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
b4 1-0 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN T. Walker M. Mussina -3% 65% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-0 2 1-- 9,(3-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach M. Mussina -2% 63% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 9-1-2
t5 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O BAL M. Bordick D. Serafini 3% 66% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  R BAL R. Alomar D. Serafini -13% 53% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t5 1-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL B. Anderson D. Serafini 2% 55% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 1-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BAL E. Davis D. Serafini 2% 57% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 8-9-1
b5 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN A. Ochoa M. Mussina -3% 54% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 1-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN D. Hocking M. Mussina -2% 52% Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
b5 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN O. Nixon M. Mussina 2% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b5 1-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Gates M. Mussina -3% 50% Nixon Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 1.
Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Dan Serafini facing 4-5-6
t6 1-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  BAL R. Palmeiro D. Serafini -9% 41% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t6 1-1 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BAL J. Hammonds D. Serafini 6% 47% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 1-1 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  RO BAL B. Surhoff D. Serafini -8% 40% Single to CF (Line Drive); Palmeiro Scores; Surhoff out at 2B/CF-3B-SS
t6 2-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL C. Ripken D. Serafini 1% 41% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 2-3-4
b6 1-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN B. Gates M. Mussina 6% 47% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
b6 1-2 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN P. Molitor M. Mussina 4% 51% Wild Pitch; Gates to 2B
b6 1-2 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  MIN P. Molitor M. Mussina 10% 62% Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Gates to 3B
b6 1-2 0 1-3 6,(2-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz M. Mussina -10% 52% Popfly: SS
b6 1-2 1 1-3 7,(2-2)  RO MIN P. Meares M. Mussina 3% 55% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Gates Scores; Molitor to 2B
b6 2-2 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  MIN T. Walker M. Mussina 1% 57% Walk
b6 2-2 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R MIN T. Steinbach M. Mussina 16% 72% Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Molitor Scores; Walker to 2B
b6 3-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O MIN A. Ochoa M. Mussina -4% 68% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 3.
Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-3, Twins' Hector Carrasco facing 8-9-1
Hector Carrasco replaces Dan Serafini pitching
t7 2-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BAL C. Hoiles H. Carrasco 5% 73% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BAL M. Bordick H. Carrasco 3% 76% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-3 2 --- 5,(3-1)  BAL R. Alomar H. Carrasco -3% 73% Walk
t7 2-3 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O BAL B. Anderson H. Carrasco 5% 78% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Orioles' Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
b7 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Hocking M. Mussina -2% 76% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN O. Nixon M. Mussina 2% 78% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b7 3-2 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  MIN B. Gates M. Mussina 7% 85% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Nixon to 3B
b7 3-2 1 -23 5,(3-1)  MIN P. Molitor M. Mussina 0% 86% Intentional Walk
b7 3-2 1 123 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz M. Mussina -6% 79% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  RR MIN P. Meares M. Mussina 14% 94% Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Nixon Scores; Gates Scores; Molitor to 3B
b7 5-2 2 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN T. Walker M. Mussina 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b7 5-2 2 123 6,(3-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach M. Mussina -2% 92% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 5.
Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Hector Carrasco facing 3-4-5
t8 2-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O BAL E. Davis H. Carrasco 3% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BAL R. Palmeiro H. Carrasco 2% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-5 2 --- 3,(1-1)  BAL J. Hammonds H. Carrasco -1% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Eddie Guardado replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
t8 2-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BAL B. Surhoff E. Guardado -0% 94% Wild Pitch; Hammonds to 2B
t8 2-5 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  RR BAL B. Surhoff E. Guardado -11% 83% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Hammonds Scores
Mike Trombley replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
t8 4-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BAL C. Ripken M. Trombley 3% 86% Foul Popfly: C
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Orioles' Bobby Munoz facing 8-9-1
Bobby Munoz replaces Mike Mussina pitching
b8 5-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN A. Ochoa B. Munoz 2% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
b8 5-4 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO MIN D. Hocking B. Munoz -5% 83% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b8 5-4 2 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN O. Nixon B. Munoz 1% 84% Single to 3B (Line Drive to Deep 3B)
b8 5-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN B. Gates B. Munoz 1% 85% Nixon Steals 2B
b8 5-4 2 -2- 3,(2-0)  MIN B. Gates B. Munoz 0% 85% Nixon Steals 3B
b8 5-4 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O MIN B. Gates B. Munoz -3% 82% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 5.
Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 4-5, Twins' Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
Rick Aguilera replaces Mike Trombley pitching
Rich Becker pinch hits for Chris Hoiles (C) batting 8th
t9 4-5 0 --- 8,(3-2)  BAL R. Becker R. Aguilera -11% 71% Walk
Harold Baines pinch hits for Mike Bordick (SS) batting 9th
t9 4-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BAL H. Baines R. Aguilera 11% 82% Strikeout Looking
t9 4-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  O BAL R. Alomar R. Aguilera 10% 91% Flyball: CF
t9 4-5 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  BAL B. Anderson R. Aguilera -6% 85% Walk; Becker to 2B
t9 4-5 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O BAL E. Davis R. Aguilera 15% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 4, Twins 5.

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  • 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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