September 26, 1998 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
@BOS 2 CHW 13
@KCR 5 CLE 9
@MIN 5 NYY 3
TBD 1 OAK 4
ANA 3 SEA 5
TEX 2 TOR 5
DET 4
(13) ARI 3
SDP 2 ATL 4
NYM 0 CIN 6
PIT 2 SFG 8
@COL 4 FLA 4
PHI 3
(10) FLA 1
PHI 0
(13) CHC 3
@HOU 2 MIL 6
@LAD 1 MON 7
@STL 6

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 28,764

Saturday, September 26, 1998, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:08

Indians

89-72

Won 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         2  3  0   0  0  1   0  3  0    9 11  0
Twins           1  2  1   1  0  0   0  0  0    5 12  2

W: D Burba (15-10), L: B Tewksbury (7-13)

Twins

69-92

Lost 1

4th, 20 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   2   2   0    1   0  .282  .784   21    2   0   
J Cora 2B                     3   2   2   1    2   0  .276  .729   25    1   2   
D Justice LF                  4   1   2   5    0   0  .280  .839   13    5   0   HR,SF
M Ramirez RF                  5   0   1   2    0   1  .294  .976   31    1   0   2B
J Thome 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .293  .997   24    8   0   
  R Sexson 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .312  .940         0   1   
B Giles DH                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .860   16    0   0   
S Alomar C                    4   2   1   0    1   1  .233  .620   21    8   0   3B
R Branyan 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   21    0   1   
  J Branson 3B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .511    2    0   0   
O Vizquel SS                  3   2   3   1    1   0  .287  .726   14    1   3   2·2B,SB,SH

C Nagy P                                                                 0   1
  D Burba P                                                              0   0
  J Poole P                                                              0   0
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            1   0
Totals                       38   9  11   9    6   7              188   27   8

BATTING

2B: M Ramirez (35, off H Carrasco); O Vizquel 2 (29, off D Serafini, off B Tewksbury).

3B: S Alomar (2, off B Tewksbury).

HR: D Justice (21, off B Tewksbury; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line).

SF: D Justice (9, off D Serafini).

SH: O Vizquel (12, off B Tewksbury).

TB: D Justice 5; O Vizquel 5; S Alomar 3; K Lofton 2; M Ramirez 2; J Cora 2.

RBI: D Justice 5 (88); M Ramirez 2 (145); J Cora (32); O Vizquel (49).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez 2; D Justice 2; J Cora.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 6 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. O Vizquel-J Thome.

BASERUNNING

SB: O Vizquel (37, 2nd base off F Rodriguez/T Steinbach).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .296  .703   19    3   0   GDP
D Hocking SS                  5   0   2   1    0   1  .200  .542   17    0   1   2·2B
M Lawton RF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .276  .859   21    3   0   SB
P Molitor 1B                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .279  .716   16    3   1   
D Ortiz DH                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .277  .817    9    0   0   
R Coomer 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .707   18    1   0   
T Walker 2B                   4   1   3   2    0   0  .316  .845   16    2   1   HR,2·2B
T Steinbach C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .242  .720   11    9   0   
C Latham LF                   4   1   2   1    0   2  .156  .462   14    5   0   HR

B Tewksbury P                                                            1   2
  T Miller P                                                             0   0
  D Serafini P                                                           0   0
  H Carrasco P                                                           0   0
  F Rodriguez P                                                          0   0
Totals                       38   5  12   5    1   8              141   27   5

BATTING

2B: T Walker 2 (41, off D Burba, off C Nagy); D Hocking 2 (6, off C Nagy, off M Jackson).

HR: T Walker (12, off C Nagy; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); C Latham (1, off D Burba; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).

TB: T Walker 8; C Latham 5; D Hocking 4; M Lawton 2; P Molitor; D Ortiz; O Nixon.

GIDP: O Nixon (14).

RBI: T Walker 2 (61); C Latham (5); D Hocking (15); P Molitor (69).

2-out RBI: D Hocking; P Molitor; T Walker.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: T Walker (13); T Steinbach (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: M Lawton (16, 2nd base off C Nagy/S Alomar).

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
C Nagy                         3     7   4   4    1   4   1   5.22   17   65-39   20· 6·13    6· 4· 2· 0     32    -     1.00  -0.18
D Burba, W (15-10)             3.2   4   1   1    0   1   1   4.11   14   43-29   20· 1· 8    6· 6· 1· 0          0-0    1.21   0.19
J Poole, H (6)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   5.03    1    4-3     0· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.96   0.03
D Jones                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.34    3   15-11    6· 3· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.42   0.04
M Jackson                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.55    4   13-8     6· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.25   0.02
Totals                         9    12   5   5    1   8   2          39  140-90   52·12·26   13·14· 3· 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 Tewksbury, L (7-13)          5.1   8   6   6    1   3   1   4.79   27  103-73   49· 6·18   11·11· 1· 0     30    -     1.14  -0.34
T Miller                       0     0   0   0    2   0   0   3.86    2   10-2     0· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.73  -0.08
D Serafini                     2.1   2   3   3    1   3   0   6.48   10   42-25   14· 3· 8    1· 4· 1· 0          3-0    1.54   0.11
H Carrasco                     0.1   1   0   0    1   0   0   4.38    3   11-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.58  -0.10
F Rodriguez                    1     0   0   0    1   1   0   6.56    4   15-10    4· 1· 5    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9    11   9   9    6   7   1          46  181-115  70·10·35   13·17· 3· 0          6-2

T Miller faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Tewksbury (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 28,764.

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            LF    3. M Lawton             RF 
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. P Molitor            1B 
5. J Thome              1B    5. D Ortiz              DH 
6. B Giles              DH    6. R Coomer             3B 
7. S Alomar             C     7. T Walker             2B 
8. R Branyan            3B    8. T Steinbach          C  
9. O Vizquel            SS    9. C Latham             LF 

   C Nagy               P        B Tewksbury          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  3   16%  66% D Justice       B Tewksbury     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Cora Scores
   t 6   0  5-5  ---  1   13%  63% S Alomar        B Tewksbury     Triple to 2B (Ground Ball)
   b 6   0  6-5  1--  1   13%  66% O Nixon         D Burba         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   t 2   2  1-3  123  2   13%  83% D Justice       B Tewksbury     Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Vizquel Scores; Lofton Scores; Cora to 3B
   b 4   0  5-4  ---  2  -12%  44% C Latham        D Burba         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Tewksbury facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF
          ---  6   50%  J Cora          Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  3   66%  D Justice       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Cora Scores
   O      ---  7   64%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   63%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   66%  O Nixon         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   68%  D Hocking       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   66%  M Lawton        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
          1--      65%  P Molitor       Lawton Steals 2B
   R      -2-  2   57%  " "             Single to CF (Fly Ball); Lawton Scores
          1--  3   55%  D Ortiz         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Molitor to 3B
   O      1-3  5   60%  R Coomer        Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bob Tewksbury facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   57%  B Giles         Foul Popfly: C
          ---  5   60%  S Alomar        Walk
   O      1--  5   57%  R Branyan       Flyball: RF
          1--  2   59%  O Vizquel       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Alomar to 2B
          12-  2   62%  K Lofton        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Alomar to 3B; Vizquel to 2B
   R      123  1   70%  J Cora          Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Right); Alomar Scores; Vizquel to 3B; Lofton to 2B
   RR     123  2   83%  D Justice       Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Vizquel Scores; Lofton Scores; Cora to 3B
          1-3      83%  M Ramirez       Wild Pitch; Justice to 2B
   O      -23  8   80%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Charles Nagy facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  1   73%  T Walker        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   75%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  7   77%  C Latham        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   76%  O Nixon         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  1   66%  D Hocking       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Nixon Scores
   O      -2-  6   70%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 3.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-3, Bob Tewksbury facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   68%  J Thome         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   67%  B Giles         Popfly: 3B (Weak 2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   66%  S Alomar        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   61%  P Molitor       Walk
   O      1--  1   64%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B; Molitor to 2B
   O      -2-  3   67%  R Coomer        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Molitor to 3B
   R      --3  4   57%  T Walker        Double to RF (Line Drive); Molitor Scores
   O      -2-  5   62%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 4.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-4, Bob Tewksbury facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   65%  R Branyan       Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   63%  O Vizquel       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Short 1B Line); Branyan to 2B
   O      -2-  3   60%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  8   56%  J Cora          Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Dave Burba facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Burba replaces Charles Nagy pitching
   R      ---  2   44%  C Latham        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  5   47%  O Nixon         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  3   49%  D Hocking       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   47%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   50%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Bob Tewksbury facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   55%  D Justice       Reached on E2 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   50%  M Ramirez       Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
   O      1--  5   46%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  8   43%  B Giles         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Dave Burba facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   46%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   48%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   45%  T Walker        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  1   50%  T Steinbach     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 5.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 5-5, Bob Tewksbury facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   63%  S Alomar        Triple to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      --3  5   57%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  3   67%  O Vizquel       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Alomar Scores
                  Travis Miller replaces Bob Tewksbury pitching
          -2-  5   69%  K Lofton        Walk
          12-  5   75%  J Cora          Walk; Vizquel to 3B; Lofton to 2B
                  Dan Serafini replaces Travis Miller pitching
   O      123  3   67%  D Justice       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      123  6   59%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Dave Burba facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   53%  C Latham        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   66%  O Nixon         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   68%  D Hocking       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dan Serafini facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   65%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   63%  B Giles         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4   62%  S Alomar        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Dave Burba facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   67%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   70%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
                  Jim Poole replaces Dave Burba pitching
   O      ---  4   73%  D Ortiz         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Dan Serafini facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  8   70%  R Branyan       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   75%  O Vizquel       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
          -2-  1   80%  K Lofton        Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Vizquel to 3B
          1-3  5   82%  J Cora          Walk; Lofton to 2B
   RO     123  3   85%  D Justice       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Vizquel Scores; Lofton to 3B
                  Hector Carrasco replaces Dan Serafini pitching
   RR     1-3  4   96%  M Ramirez       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Lofton Scores; Cora Scores; Ramirez to 3B/Adv on throw
          --3  6   96%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1-3  1   95%  B Giles         Lineout: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-9, Doug Jones facing 6-7-8
                  Doug Jones replaces Jim Poole pitching; Jeff Branson replaces Russell Branyan playing 3B batting 8th
   O      ---  5   97%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   98%  T Walker        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   98%  T Steinbach     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 9-5, Frank Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Rodriguez replaces Hector Carrasco pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  S Alomar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  J Branson       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
          ---  5   98%  O Vizquel       Walk
          1--      98%  K Lofton        Vizquel Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   98%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-9, Mike Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Jackson replaces Doug Jones pitching; Richie Sexson replaces Jim Thome playing 1B batting 5th
   O      ---  3   99%  C Latham        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5  100%  O Nixon         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   99%  D Hocking       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2  100%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 9, Twins 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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