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TOR  7
@BAL  4

KCR 10
@CHW  5

CLE 14
@MIN  5

NYY 12
DET  3

(7)
SEA  6
OAK  1

BOS  4
@TBD  1

ANA  8
@TEX  4

ATL  3
ARI  2

(10)
FLA  7
PHI  4

HOU  3
MIL  2

LAD  9
COL  6

NYM 10
@MON  3

PIT  2
CHC  1

SFG  8
SDP  3

CIN  3
@STL  0

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 16,348

Friday, April 9, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:11
Indians
14
3-1
Won 3
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         4  0  1   3  2  4   0  0  0   14 20  1
Twins           0  0  0   0  2  2   0  1  0    5  8  2
W: C Nagy (1-0), L: L Hawkins (0-1)
Twins
5
2-2
Lost 1
2nd, 1 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   5   2   4   2    0   0  .474 1.419   21    3   0   2·2B,SB
  J Cabrera CF                1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250    5    0   0   HBP
O Vizquel SS                  5   2   1   0    1   0  .389 1.032   16    1   6   SB
R Alomar 2B                   2   2   0   0    2   1  .200  .835   39    0   3   
  E Wilson PH-2B              2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    7    0   1   
M Ramirez RF                  6   3   3   3    0   1  .421 1.002   19    2   0   2B
J Thome 1B                    4   2   3   3    2   1  .467 1.486   21   16   0   HR,3B
W Cordero LF                  6   0   3   4    0   2  .333  .900   14    1   0   2·2B
T Fryman 3B                   5   0   2   0    1   1  .267  .717   26    2   2   
R Sexson DH                   6   1   1   0    0   1  .222  .596   21    0   0   2B,GDP
E Diaz C                      5   2   2   1    1   0  .400 1.300   21    2   0   2·2B

C Nagy P                                                                 0   0
  S Reed P                                                               0   1
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       47  14  20  13    7   7              210   27  13
BATTING
2B: R Sexson (2, off J Mays); E Diaz 2 (2, 2 off D Perkins); M Ramirez (2, off D Perkins); K Lofton 2 (4, 2 off D Perkins); W Cordero 2 (3, 2 off L Hawkins).
3B: J Thome (1, off L Hawkins).
HR: J Thome (1, off D Perkins; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
HBP: J Cabrera (1, by B Wells).
TB: J Thome 8; K Lofton 6; W Cordero 5; E Diaz 4; M Ramirez 4; R Sexson 2; T Fryman 2; E Wilson; O Vizquel.
GIDP: R Sexson (1).
RBI: W Cordero 4 (4); M Ramirez 3 (8); J Thome 3 (4); K Lofton 2 (2); E Diaz (1).
2-out RBI: J Thome; E Diaz; M Ramirez; K Lofton; W Cordero.
Team LOB: 14.
With RISP: 10 for 23.
FIELDING
E: O Vizquel (1).
BASERUNNING
SB: K Lofton (2, 2nd base off L Hawkins/T Steinbach); O Vizquel (2, 2nd base off L Hawkins/T Steinbach).
PO: O Vizquel (1st base by L Hawkins).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Hocking CF                  5   0   1   0    0   0  .100  .200   13    2   0   
C Allen LF                    5   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .556   17    2   0   
T Walker 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .544   14    1   5   
R Coomer 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .546    8    1   2   
  C Koskie 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.167    2    0   0   
M Lawton RF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .971    5    1   0   HBP
  C Latham RF                 2   0   1   1    0   0  .500 1.000    6    1   0   
M Cordova DH                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .533 1.255   11    0   0   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             3   1   1   2    1   0  .400 1.338   14    9   0   2B
T Steinbach C                 2   1   1   2    0   0  .364 1.098    6    3   0   HR
  J Valentin C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500    5    4   0   
C Guzman SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .500    7    3   3   

L Hawkins P                                                              0   0
  D Perkins P                                                            0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  B Wells P                                                              0   0
  J Mays P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   5   8   5    1   2              108   27  10
BATTING
2B: D Mientkiewicz (4, off S Reed).
HR: T Steinbach (1, off C Nagy; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
HBP: M Lawton (1, by C Nagy).
TB: T Steinbach 4; D Mientkiewicz 2; D Hocking; C Latham; T Walker; C Guzman; C Allen; M Cordova.
RBI: T Steinbach 2 (2); D Mientkiewicz 2 (3); C Latham (1).
2-out RBI: D Mientkiewicz.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 1 for 8.
FIELDING
DP: 1. T Walker-C Guzman-D Mientkiewicz.
E: T Walker (2); L Hawkins ().

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, W (1-0)                7     6   4   3    1   2   1   3.86   30   85-48   30· 4·14   15· 8· 3· 0     52    -     0.25   0.14
S Reed                         1     2   1   1    0   0   0   3.00    5   16-9     5· 0· 4    4· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
M Jackson                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-5     4· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   5   4    1   2   1          38  108-62   39· 4·19   21· 9· 4· 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
L Hawkins, L (0-1)             3.2  10   8   8    4   2   0  19.64   24   81-50   36· 5· 9    6· 6· 6· 0      7    -     0.69  -0.35
D Perkins                      2     6   6   6    1   2   1  15.75   13   52-33   23· 4· 6    3· 6· 1· 0          2-0    0.04  -0.01
M Trombley                     1.1   2   0   0    1   2   0   0.00    7   28-15    7· 5· 3    2· 1· 1· 0          1-0    0.01   0.00
B Wells                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    5   13-9     5· 2· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Mays                         1     2   0   0    1   1   0   9.00    6   23-12    7· 3· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    20  14  14    7   7   1          55  197-119  78·19·22   15·16· 9· 0          3-0 
Balks: None.
WP: D Perkins (1).
IBB: None.
PO: L Hawkins (0; O Vizquel, 1st base).
HBP: C Nagy (1; M Lawton); B Wells (1; J Cabrera).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - Joe Brinkman, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Larry Young.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 16,348.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins                      
1. K Lofton             CF    1. D Hocking            CF 
2. O Vizquel            SS    2. C Allen              LF 
3. R Alomar             2B    3. T Walker             2B 
4. M Ramirez            RF    4. R Coomer             3B 
5. J Thome              1B    5. M Lawton             RF 
6. W Cordero            LF    6. M Cordova            DH 
7. T Fryman             3B    7. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
8. R Sexson             DH    8. T Steinbach          C  
9. E Diaz               C     9. C Guzman             SS 

   C Nagy               P        L Hawkins            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  123  3    9%  74% M Ramirez       L Hawkins       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lofton Scores; Vizquel Scores; Alomar to 2B
   t 1   0  0-2  123  2    6%  85% W Cordero       L Hawkins       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Alomar Scores; Ramirez Scores; Thome to 2B
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  1    5%  58% O Vizquel       L Hawkins       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Lofton to 2B
   t 1   0  0-2  12-  4    5%  78% J Thome         L Hawkins       Walk; Alomar to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   t 1   1  0-4  12-  3   -5%  78% R Sexson        L Hawkins       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  K Lofton        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  1   58%  O Vizquel       Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Lofton to 2B
          12-      63%  R Alomar        Vizquel Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Lofton to 3B; Vizquel to 2B
          -23  5   65%  " "             Walk
   RR     123  3   74%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lofton Scores; Vizquel Scores; Alomar to 2B
          12-  4   78%  J Thome         Walk; Alomar to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   RR     123  2   85%  W Cordero       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Alomar Scores; Ramirez Scores; Thome to 2B
   O      12-  1   82%  T Fryman        Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
   OO     12-  3   78%  R Sexson        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (Weak 2B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Charles Nagy facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   80%  D Hocking       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   81%  C Allen         Popfly: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  3   82%  T Walker        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   81%  E Diaz          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   82%  K Lofton        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   80%  O Vizquel       Flyball: CF
          1--      81%  R Alomar        Lofton Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   79%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Charles Nagy facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   81%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   79%  M Lawton        Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  4   82%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   84%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   82%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   86%  J Thome         Triple to CF (Line Drive)
   R      --3  2   89%  W Cordero       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Thome Scores
   O      -2-  3   88%  T Fryman        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Cordero to 3B
   O      --3  6   86%  R Sexson        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Charles Nagy facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   88%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   90%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  5   89%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   90%  C Allen         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   89%  E Diaz          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   89%  K Lofton        Flyball: LF
          ---  4   89%  O Vizquel       Walk
          1--      90%  R Alomar        Vizquel Steals 2B
          -2- 10   90%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  2   93%  M Ramirez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Vizquel Scores; Alomar to 2B
   R      12-  2   96%  J Thome         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Alomar Scores; Ramirez to 3B
   R      1-3  1   97%  W Cordero       Double to CF (Fly Ball); Ramirez Scores; Thome to 3B
                  Dan Perkins replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   O      -23  5   97%  T Fryman        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Charles Nagy facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   98%  T Walker        Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   98%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   98%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 8, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 8-0, Dan Perkins facing 8-9-1
                  Chris Latham replaces Matt Lawton playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   98%  R Sexson        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   98%  E Diaz          Double to LF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  8   99%  K Lofton        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Diaz Scores
   O      -2-  2   99%  O Vizquel       Groundout: SS-1B; Lofton to 3B
   R      --3      99%  R Alomar        Wild Pitch; Lofton Scores/No RBI
   O      ---  5   99%  " "             Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-10, Charles Nagy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   99%  M Cordova       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   99%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
   RR     1--  2   98%  T Steinbach     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Mientkiewicz Scores
   O      ---  1   99%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  3   99%  D Hocking       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 10, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 10-2, Dan Perkins facing 4-5-6
                  Javier Valentin replaces Terry Steinbach playing C batting 8th
          ---  2   99%  M Ramirez       Double to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 1B)
   RR     -2-  3  100%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Ramirez Scores
   O      ---  3  100%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  8  100%  T Fryman        Walk
   O      1--  2  100%  R Sexson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--  6  100%  E Diaz          Double to CF (Fly Ball); Sexson Scores
   R      -2-  2  100%  K Lofton        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Diaz Scores
                  Mike Trombley replaces Dan Perkins pitching
   O      -2-  5  100%  O Vizquel       Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 14, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-14, Charles Nagy facing 2-3-4
          ---  4  100%  C Allen         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   99%  T Walker        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS); Allen to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  R Coomer        Flyball: LF
   R      12-  1  100%  C Latham        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Allen Scores; Walker to 2B
          12-  2   99%  M Cordova       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Walker to 3B; Latham to 2B
   RO     123  3  100%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 1B unassisted; Walker Scores/unER; Latham to 3B; Cordova to 2B
   O      -23  4  100%  J Valentin      Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 14, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 14-4, Mike Trombley facing 3-4-5
                  Corey Koskie replaces Ron Coomer playing 3B batting 4th; Enrique Wilson pinch hits for Roberto Alomar batting 3rd
          ---  3  100%  E Wilson        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4  100%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5  100%  J Thome         Walk; Wilson to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  5  100%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Line Drive); Wilson to 3B; Thome to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  R Sexson        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 14, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-14, Charles Nagy facing 9-1-2
                  Enrique Wilson moves to 2B; Jolbert Cabrera replaces Kenny Lofton playing CF batting 1st
          ---  2  100%  C Guzman        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1  100%  D Hocking       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Guzman to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  C Allen         Lineout: RF (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      -2-  5  100%  T Walker        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 14, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 14-4, Bob Wells facing 9-1-2
                  Bob Wells replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  E Diaz          Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  2  100%  J Cabrera       Hit By Pitch
          1--  1  100%  O Vizquel       Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B); Cabrera to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  E Wilson        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      12-  3  100%  M Ramirez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 14, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-14, Steve Reed facing 4-5-6
                  Steve Reed replaces Charles Nagy pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  C Koskie        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  C Latham        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
          ---  4  100%  M Cordova       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B)
   R      1--  4  100%  D Mientkiewicz  Double to CF (Fly Ball); Cordova Scores
   O      -2-  1  100%  J Valentin      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 14, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 14-5, Joe Mays facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Mays replaces Bob Wells pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  W Cordero       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4  100%  T Fryman        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5  100%  R Sexson        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Fryman to 3B
          -23  4  100%  E Diaz          Walk
   O      123  3  100%  J Cabrera       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 14, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-14, Mike Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Jackson replaces Steve Reed pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3  100%  D Hocking       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3  100%  C Allen         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 14, Twins 5.

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