September 24, 1998 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 9
BAL 6 KCR 6
CHW 4 MIN 2
CLE 0 NYY 5
TBD 2 ANA 10
@OAK 6 TEX 9
@SEA 3 LAD 4
MIL 1 SFG 6
PIT 2 STL 6
MON 3

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 7,800

Thursday, September 24, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:40

Indians

88-71

Lost 4

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  X    2  6  0

W: B Radke (12-14), L: J Wright (12-10), S: R Aguilera (38)

Twins

68-91

Won 2

4th, 20 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .281  .784   18    1   0   
J Cora 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .727   15    0   2   
D Justice DH                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .277  .827   22    0   0   
M Ramirez RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .295  .979   20    2   0   
J Thome 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .296 1.006   19    8   2   
B Giles LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .872   12    1   0   
S Alomar C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .233  .615   18    9   0   
E Wilson 3B-SS                2   0   1   0    1   1  .345  .859   21    1   0   SB
O Vizquel SS                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .285  .720   16    0   2   HBP
  J Branson 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .202  .516         0   1   

J Wright P                                                               2   1
  P Assenmacher P                                                        0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    2   8              161   24   8

BATTING

HBP: O Vizquel (4, by B Radke).

TB: K Lofton 2; E Wilson; S Alomar.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

BASERUNNING

SB: E Wilson (2, 2nd base off B Radke/T Steinbach).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .295  .699   18    1   0   
D Hocking SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .194  .520   16    1   3   
M Lawton RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .848   17    3   0   
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   2   2    0   1  .278  .825   12    0   0   2B
T Walker 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .313  .833    8    1   2   
  B Gates 2B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .644         0   1   
T Steinbach C                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .244  .726   12    8   0   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .618   12   11   0   
C Koskie 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .120  .425    7    1   1   
C Latham LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .122  .364   12    1   0   

B Radke P                                                                0   4
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   2   6   2    1   8              114   27  11

BATTING

2B: D Ortiz (20, off J Wright).

TB: D Ortiz 3; O Nixon 2; T Walker; M Lawton.

RBI: D Ortiz 2 (46).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Wright, L (12-10)            7     5   2   2    1   6   0   4.72   27  101-63   33· 9·21   13· 6· 1· 0     64    -     1.02   0.10
P Assenmacher                  1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.33    4   13-12    4· 5· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.22   0.02
Totals                         8     6   2   2    1   8   0          31  114-75   37·14·24   15· 6· 1· 0           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Radke, W (12-14)             7.1   4   0   0    2   7   0   4.30   29  134-83   52·15·16   10· 6· 3· 0     75    -     1.13   0.45
E Guardado, H (14)             0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.64    1    4-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.03   0.04
M Trombley, H (23)             0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.72    1    4-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.54   0.05
R Aguilera, S (38)             1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.17    3   13-8     5· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     4   0   0    2   8   0          34  155-96   58·18·20   13· 7· 3· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: E Guardado (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Radke (9; O Vizquel).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Young, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 7,800.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins                      
1. K Lofton             CF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. J Cora               2B    2. D Hocking            SS 
3. D Justice            DH    3. M Lawton             RF 
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. D Ortiz              DH 
5. J Thome              1B    5. T Walker             2B 
6. B Giles              LF    6. T Steinbach          C  
7. S Alomar             C     7. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
8. E Wilson             3B    8. C Koskie             3B 
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. C Latham             LF 

   J Wright             P        B Radke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  0-0  1-3  1   17%  85% D Ortiz         J Wright        Double to RF (Fly Ball); Nixon Scores; Lawton Scores
   t 7   2  2-0  12-  5    7%  88% O Vizquel       B Radke         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   t 8   0  2-0  ---  3   -7%  78% K Lofton        B Radke         Single to 2B (Line Drive)
   t 3   2  0-0  -23  5    7%  56% D Justice       B Radke         Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
   t 3   0  0-0  -2-  4    6%  50% O Vizquel       B Radke         Fielder's Choice P; Wilson out at 2B/P-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  K Lofton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   54%  J Cora          Flyball: CF (Deep LF)
          ---  6   53%  D Justice       Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  6   55%  D Hocking       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   53%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B); Nixon to 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  D Ortiz         Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  J Thome         Groundout: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   54%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6   51%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   50%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
          ---  8   46%  E Wilson        Walk
          1--      44%  O Vizquel       Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   50%  " "             Fielder's Choice P; Wilson out at 2B/P-SS
          1--  7   46%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Vizquel to 2B
   O      12-  2   49%  J Cora          Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Vizquel to 3B; Lofton to 2B
   O      -23  5   56%  D Justice       Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  C Koskie        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  6   51%  C Latham        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   50%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  M Ramirez       Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   55%  J Thome         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   56%  B Giles         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  D Hocking       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   51%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   53%  D Ortiz         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   55%  T Walker        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Ortiz to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  T Steinbach     Lineout: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   55%  E Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   54%  O Vizquel       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  1   57%  K Lofton        Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   54%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   52%  C Koskie        Foul Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  4   50%  C Latham        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   54%  J Cora          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  D Justice       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   58%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jaret Wright facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   63%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   65%  D Hocking       Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B); Nixon to 3B
          --3  6   67%  M Lawton        Walk
   RR     1-3  1   85%  D Ortiz         Double to RF (Fly Ball); Nixon Scores; Lawton Scores
   O      -2-  2   83%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Ortiz to 3B
   O      --3  4   80%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   84%  J Thome         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   86%  B Giles         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  5   84%  S Alomar        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  7   81%  E Wilson        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 1B); Alomar to 2B
   O      12-  5   88%  O Vizquel       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Jaret Wright facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   87%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   86%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   85%  C Latham        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   78%  K Lofton        Single to 2B (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   84%  J Cora          Strikeout Swinging
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Brad Radke pitching
          1--      83%  D Justice       Wild Pitch; Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  4   89%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Trombley replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      -2-  4   93%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Paul Assenmacher facing 1-2-3
                  Paul Assenmacher replaces Jaret Wright pitching; Jeff Branson replaces Omar Vizquel playing 3B batting 9th; Enrique Wilson moves to SS
   O      ---  3   93%  O Nixon         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   92%  D Hocking       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   92%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   92%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Rick Aguilera facing 5-6-7
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Mike Trombley pitching; Brent Gates replaces Todd Walker playing 2B batting 5th
   O      ---  5   96%  J Thome         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   99%  B Giles         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  S Alomar        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199809240

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