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Scores
Standings
DET
@ANA		2
13
TBD
@BAL		4
2
BOS
@KCR		2
8
NYY
@MIN		4
9
CHW
@OAK		1
3
TOR
@SEA		7
0
CLE
@TEX		2
8
SDP
@ATL		2
0
SFG
@CHC		3
7
LAD
@FLA		2
1		 
(10)
HOU
@MIL		5
6		 
(10)
COL
@MON		6
3
STL
@NYM		2
0
STL
@NYM		4
5
ARI
@PHI		1
11
ARI
@PHI		12
9		 
(11)
CIN
@PIT		5
6
Thursday, August 20, 1998, 7:05
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 18,548, Time of Game: 2:58
Yankees
4
92-32
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Twins
9
56-70
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
L: Mike Buddie (3-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  1   0  2  0    4 11  5
Twins           0  1  0   2  4  1   1  0  X    9 14  0

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 .257 .761 19 12 -0.069 0.61 0.008 -0.077 -0.8 2 4
Derek Jeter SS 5 1 1 0 0 0 .321 .861 12 9 -0.051 0.56 0.014 -0.065 -0.9 3 2
Paul O'Neill RF 4 1 2 0 1 0 .310 .858 18 10 0.004 0.41 0.036 -0.032 1.1 2 0
Bernie Williams CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .352 1.049 15 11 -0.035 0.60 0.027 -0.062 -1.7 3 0 2B,GDP
Tino Martinez 1B 3 1 2 2 0 0 .291 .864 10 7 0.080 0.71 0.109 -0.029 1.1 6 2 SF
Darryl Strawberry DH 1 0 0 0 2 0 .259 .968 14 5 0.001 0.65 0.036 -0.035 -0.2 CS
   Chili Davis PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .400 1.009 2 2 0.008 0.21 0.008 0.000 0.7
Chad Curtis LF 3 0 1 1 1 0 .255 .734 12 7 -0.009 0.92 0.052 -0.061 0.2 3 0
Scott Brosius 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .285 .803 14 10 -0.071 0.86 0.009 -0.081 -0.1 0 0
Joe Girardi C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .698 9 6 -0.044 0.82 0.011 -0.055 -0.1 3 0
   Jorge Posada PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .849 3 2 -0.012 0.41 0.000 -0.012 -0.5 0 0
Mike Buddie P 2 0
   Graeme Lloyd P 0 0
   Joe Borowski P 0 1
Team Totals 35 4 11 4 4 3 .314 .718 128 81 -0.198 0.65 0.310 -0.509 -1.1 24 9
2B: B Williams (23, off F Rodriguez).
SF: T Martinez (9, off F Rodriguez).
TB: P O'Neill 2; T Martinez 2; B Williams 2; J Girardi; C Davis; C Knoblauch; D Jeter; S Brosius; C Curtis.
GIDP: B Williams (11).
RBI: T Martinez 2 (99); C Curtis (52); S Brosius (75).
2-out RBI: S Brosius; T Martinez.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Jeter-C Knoblauch-T Martinez; C Knoblauch-D Jeter-T Martinez.
E: P O'Neill (2); S Brosius (22); G Lloyd (1); T Martinez (10); J Girardi (3).
Baserunning
CS: D Strawberry (7, 2nd base by F Rodriguez/T Steinbach).

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 2 0 0 0 .283 .673 16 10 0.007 0.36 0.039 -0.033 0.8 6 0
Brent Gates 3B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .255 .654 22 11 -0.018 0.49 0.017 -0.035 -1.4 1 1 GDP
Matt Lawton RF 5 2 2 0 0 0 .284 .863 24 14 0.031 0.63 0.064 -0.033 -0.0 3 0
Marty Cordova LF 3 2 2 1 1 1 .271 .753 17 8 0.105 0.89 0.141 -0.036 1.9 2 0 IW
David Ortiz DH 4 1 2 1 1 1 .267 .809 14 7 -0.060 0.80 0.024 -0.084 0.9
Ron Coomer 1B 4 1 2 3 0 0 .278 .718 18 13 0.239 0.83 0.245 -0.006 0.7 7 1 HR,SF,GDP
Todd Walker 2B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .340 .904 11 8 0.080 0.71 0.096 -0.015 2.5 2 3 2B
   Denny Hocking 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191 .501 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 2
Terry Steinbach C 4 0 2 2 0 1 .247 .732 13 9 -0.022 0.52 0.020 -0.042 0.8 3 1
Pat Meares SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .264 .671 16 10 -0.059 0.56 0.000 -0.059 -1.6 2 3
Frankie Rodriguez P 1 1
   Eddie Guardado P 0 0
   Hector Carrasco P 0 0
Team Totals 37 9 14 8 3 3 .378 .901 151 90 0.303 0.64 0.646 -0.343 4.4 27 12
2B: T Walker (34, off J Borowski).
HR: R Coomer (14, off M Buddie; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).
SF: R Coomer (6, off G Lloyd).
IBB: M Cordova (3, by G Lloyd).
TB: R Coomer 5; T Walker 3; M Lawton 2; D Ortiz 2; T Steinbach 2; M Cordova 2; O Nixon 2.
GIDP: R Coomer (19); B Gates (5).
RBI: R Coomer 3 (57); T Steinbach 2 (40); D Ortiz (36); T Walker (49); M Cordova (61).
2-out RBI: D Ortiz; T Steinbach.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 16.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Hocking-P Meares-R Coomer.

New York Yankees

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 Buddie, L (3-1) 4.1 7 6 4 1 3 1 4.91 22 81 50 25 7 17 6 11 5 0 31 -0.227 1.06 -2.4
Graeme Lloyd 1.2 2 2 0 2 0 0 1.57 11 40 23 16 1 6 3 6 2 0 2 2 -0.074 0.31 -2.2
Joe Borowski 2 5 1 1 0 0 0 8.22 9 30 17 12 1 4 6 3 3 0 0 0 -0.002 0.04 0.1
Team Totals 8 14 9 5 3 3 1 5.62 42 151 90 53 9 27 15 20 10 0 31 2 2 -0.303 0.65 -4.4

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
Frankie Rodriguez, W (3-2) 7 5 2 2 4 3 0 5.96 29 104 61 36 6 19 10 12 4 0 58 0.191 0.79 2.0
Eddie Guardado 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 0 4.93 6 16 13 9 1 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 -0.013 0.20 -1.9
Hector Carrasco 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.98 5 13 9 7 1 1 1 4 1 0 2 0 0.019 0.34 1.0
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 4 3 0 4.00 40 133 83 52 8 23 13 20 6 0 58 2 0 0.197 0.64 1.1
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: G Lloyd (2; M Cordova).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Fieldin Culbreth, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Ed Hickox.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 18,548.
Start Time Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

New York Yankees         Minnesota Twins
1 Chuck Knoblauch 2B 1 Otis Nixon CF
2 Derek Jeter SS 2 Brent Gates 3B
3 Paul O'Neill RF 3 Matt Lawton RF
4 Bernie Williams CF 4 Marty Cordova LF
5 Tino Martinez 1B 5 David Ortiz DH
6 Darryl Strawberry DH 6 Ron Coomer 1B
7 Chad Curtis LF 7 Todd Walker 2B
8 Scott Brosius 3B 8 Terry Steinbach C
9 Joe Girardi C 9 Pat Meares SS
Mike Buddie P Frankie Rodriguez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 1 12- 3,(0-2)  R MIN R. Coomer M. Buddie 14% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lawton Scores/unER; Cordova to 3B
t4 0-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R NYY T. Martinez F. Rodriguez -11% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams Scores
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R MIN R. Coomer M. Buddie 10% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b5 3-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R MIN M. Cordova M. Buddie 8% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gates Scores; Lawton to 3B
b4 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN M. Cordova M. Buddie 6% 67% Reached on Interference on C; Lawton to 2B; Cordova to 1B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch F. Rodriguez 2% 52% Lineout: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O NYY D. Jeter F. Rodriguez 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY P. O'Neill F. Rodriguez 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mike Buddie facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN O. Nixon M. Buddie 3% 58% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O MIN B. Gates M. Buddie -2% 57% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Nixon to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O MIN M. Lawton M. Buddie -3% 54% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Nixon to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. Cordova M. Buddie -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY B. Williams F. Rodriguez 2% 52% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY T. Martinez F. Rodriguez 2% 54% Popfly: 3B
t2 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY D. Strawberry F. Rodriguez -1% 53% Walk
t2 0-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O NYY C. Curtis F. Rodriguez 2% 55% Strawberry Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Mike Buddie facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz M. Buddie -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R MIN R. Coomer M. Buddie 10% 63% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b2 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Walker M. Buddie -2% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach M. Buddie -1% 60% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
t3 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY C. Curtis F. Rodriguez -4% 56% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O NYY S. Brosius F. Rodriguez 4% 60% Strikeout Swinging
t3 0-1 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY J. Girardi F. Rodriguez 3% 64% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t3 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O NYY C. Knoblauch F. Rodriguez 3% 66% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Yankees' Mike Buddie facing 9-1-2
b3 1-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O MIN P. Meares M. Buddie -2% 64% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b3 1-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN O. Nixon M. Buddie -2% 63% Groundout: 1B-P
b3 1-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN B. Gates M. Buddie -1% 61% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY D. Jeter F. Rodriguez 3% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY P. O'Neill F. Rodriguez 2% 67% Flyball: CF
t4 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  NYY B. Williams F. Rodriguez -3% 64% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
t4 0-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  R NYY T. Martinez F. Rodriguez -11% 53% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Williams Scores
t4 1-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  NYY D. Strawberry F. Rodriguez -2% 51% Walk; Martinez to 2B
t4 1-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  O NYY C. Curtis F. Rodriguez 5% 56% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Yankees' Mike Buddie facing 3-4-5
b4 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN M. Lawton M. Buddie 4% 60% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN M. Cordova M. Buddie 6% 67% Reached on Interference on C; Lawton to 2B; Cordova to 1B
b4 1-1 0 12- 4,(2-1)  O MIN D. Ortiz M. Buddie -6% 61% Flyball: CF
b4 1-1 1 12- 3,(0-2)  R MIN R. Coomer M. Buddie 14% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive); Lawton Scores/unER; Cordova to 3B
b4 2-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R MIN T. Walker M. Buddie 6% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive); Cordova Scores; Coomer to 2B
b4 3-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Steinbach M. Buddie -3% 77% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b4 3-1 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O MIN P. Meares M. Buddie -3% 74% Flyball: RF
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
t5 1-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY S. Brosius F. Rodriguez 3% 77% Flyball: CF
t5 1-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY J. Girardi F. Rodriguez 2% 79% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-3 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch F. Rodriguez 1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Yankees' Mike Buddie facing 1-2-3
b5 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN O. Nixon M. Buddie -2% 79% Flyball: LF
b5 3-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN B. Gates M. Buddie 2% 80% Walk
b5 3-1 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  MIN M. Lawton M. Buddie 2% 83% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gates to 2B
b5 3-1 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R MIN M. Cordova M. Buddie 8% 90% Single to CF (Line Drive); Gates Scores; Lawton to 3B
Graeme Lloyd replaces Mike Buddie pitching
b5 4-1 1 1-3 4,(3-0)  MIN D. Ortiz G. Lloyd 1% 91% Walk; Cordova to 2B
b5 4-1 1 123 3,(0-2)  RO MIN R. Coomer G. Lloyd 1% 92% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Lawton Scores; Cordova to 3B
b5 5-1 2 1-3 5,(1-2)  R MIN T. Walker G. Lloyd 3% 95% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Cordova Scores/No RBI/unER; Ortiz to 3B
b5 6-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  R MIN T. Steinbach G. Lloyd 2% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Ortiz Scores/unER; Walker to 2B
b5 7-1 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN P. Meares G. Lloyd -0% 97% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 7.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-7, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
t6 1-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY D. Jeter F. Rodriguez -1% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t6 1-7 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  NYY P. O'Neill F. Rodriguez -2% 93% Walk; Jeter to 2B
t6 1-7 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY B. Williams F. Rodriguez 2% 95% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Jeter to 3B
t6 1-7 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  RO NYY T. Martinez F. Rodriguez 1% 96% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Jeter Scores
t6 2-7 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O NYY D. Strawberry F. Rodriguez 1% 97% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Yankees' Graeme Lloyd facing 1-2-3
b6 7-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN O. Nixon G. Lloyd 0% 97% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b6 7-2 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O MIN B. Gates G. Lloyd -0% 97% Flyball: CF
b6 7-2 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  O MIN M. Lawton G. Lloyd -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Nixon to 2B
b6 7-2 2 -2- MIN M. Cordova G. Lloyd 0% 97% Nixon Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Nixon to 3B
b6 7-2 2 --3 4,(3-0)  MIN M. Cordova G. Lloyd 0% 97% Intentional Walk
b6 7-2 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R MIN D. Ortiz G. Lloyd 1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores/unER; Cordova to 2B
b6 8-2 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O MIN R. Coomer G. Lloyd -0% 98% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 8.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-8, Twins' Frankie Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
t7 2-8 0 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY C. Curtis F. Rodriguez -1% 97% Walk
t7 2-8 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O NYY S. Brosius F. Rodriguez 1% 98% Flyball: CF
t7 2-8 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  NYY J. Girardi F. Rodriguez -1% 97% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Curtis to 2B
t7 2-8 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O NYY C. Knoblauch F. Rodriguez 1% 98% Strikeout Looking
t7 2-8 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O NYY D. Jeter F. Rodriguez 1% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 8.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-2, Yankees' Joe Borowski facing 7-8-9
Joe Borowski replaces Graeme Lloyd pitching
b7 8-2 0 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN T. Walker J. Borowski 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Walker to 3B/Adv on E9
b7 8-2 0 --3 4,(1-2)  R MIN T. Steinbach J. Borowski 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Walker Scores
b7 9-2 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN P. Meares J. Borowski -0% 100% Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
b7 9-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN O. Nixon J. Borowski 0% 100% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Meares to 2B
b7 9-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO MIN B. Gates J. Borowski -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 9.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-9, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 3-4-5
Eddie Guardado replaces Frankie Rodriguez pitching
Denny Hocking replaces Todd Walker playing 2B batting 7th
t8 2-9 0 --- 2,(0-1)  NYY P. O'Neill E. Guardado -0% 99% Single to CF (Fly Ball)
t8 2-9 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O NYY B. Williams E. Guardado 0% 100% Flyball: CF
t8 2-9 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  NYY T. Martinez E. Guardado -0% 99% Single to CF (Fly Ball); O'Neill to 2B
Chili Davis pinch hits for Darryl Strawberry (DH) batting 6th
t8 2-9 1 12- 2,(0-1)  NYY C. Davis E. Guardado -1% 98% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); O'Neill to 3B; Martinez to 2B
t8 2-9 1 123 3,(0-2)  RO NYY C. Curtis E. Guardado 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; O'Neill Scores; Martinez to 3B
t8 3-9 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R NYY S. Brosius E. Guardado -1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Martinez Scores; Curtis to 2B
Hector Carrasco replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
Jorge Posada pinch hits for Joe Girardi (C) batting 9th
t8 4-9 2 12- 3,(1-1)  O NYY J. Posada H. Carrasco 1% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-4, Yankees' Joe Borowski facing 3-4-5
Jorge Posada moves from PH to C
b8 9-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN M. Lawton J. Borowski -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
b8 9-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN M. Cordova J. Borowski 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 9-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Ortiz J. Borowski 0% 100% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Cordova to 2B
b8 9-4 1 12- 4,(2-1)  OO MIN R. Coomer J. Borowski -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 9.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-9, Twins' Hector Carrasco facing 1-2-3
t9 4-9 0 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY C. Knoblauch H. Carrasco -1% 98% Single to LF (Fly Ball)
t9 4-9 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O NYY D. Jeter H. Carrasco 1% 99% Flyball: LF
t9 4-9 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  NYY P. O'Neill H. Carrasco -1% 98% Single to CF (Line Drive); Knoblauch to 2B
t9 4-9 1 12- 5,(1-2)  OO NYY B. Williams H. Carrasco 2% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Knoblauch to 3B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 9.

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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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