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BAL  1
TOR  0

KCR  9
@CHW  4

CLE 12
@MIN  7

NYY  5
DET  0

OAK 11
@SEA  4

BOS  5
@TBD  3

ANA 10
@TEX  0

ARI  8
@ATL  3

PHI  5
@FLA  2

MIL  8
@HOU  2

LAD  2
COL  0

NYM  4
@MON  3

(11)
PIT  9
CHC  3

SDP 11
@SFG  1

STL  4
CIN  2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 18,829

Saturday, April 10, 1999, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 3:18
Indians
12
4-1
Won 4
1st
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Indians         6  0  0   0  0  0   1  5  0   12 16  0
Twins           5  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    7 11  0
W: S Karsay (1-1), L: M Lincoln (0-2)
Twins
7
2-3
Lost 2
2nd, 2 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Lofton CF                   6   0   2   0    0   1  .440 1.281   26    0   0   2B
O Vizquel SS                  4   2   3   0    1   0  .455 1.174   27    3   4   2B,2·SB,SH
  E Wilson PR-SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000         0   0   
R Alomar 2B                   4   2   1   1    2   0  .211  .874   32    1   3   2B,SB
M Ramirez RF                  6   1   2   3    0   0  .400 1.044   16    1   0   HR,GDP
J Thome 1B                    3   2   0   0    2   1  .389 1.299   22   11   1   IW
W Cordero LF                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .364  .985   15    6   0   2B
T Fryman 3B                   4   2   3   2    1   0  .368  .994   19    0   2   2·2B
R Sexson DH                   5   1   2   3    0   0  .261  .770   16    0   0   HR
S Alomar C                    4   0   1   3    0   1  .313  .716   18    5   0   2B,SF

D Gooden P                                                               0   0
  S Karsay P                                                             0   1
  R Rincon P                                                             0   0
  S Reed P                                                               0   0
  P Shuey P                                                              0   0
  J Spradlin P                                                           0   0
Totals                       40  12  16  12    7   4              191   27  11
BATTING
2B: T Fryman 2 (2, off M Lincoln, off B Wells); K Lofton (5, off M Lincoln); W Cordero (4, off B Sampson); O Vizquel (1, off E Guardado); R Alomar (2, off E Guardado); S Alomar (2, off B Wells).
HR: R Sexson (1, off B Sampson; 1st inn, 2 on, 2 outs); M Ramirez (1, off B Sampson; 1st inn, 2 on, 1 out).
SF: S Alomar (2, off M Trombley).
SH: O Vizquel (1, off M Lincoln).
IBB: J Thome (1, by B Wells).
TB: T Fryman 5; R Sexson 5; M Ramirez 5; O Vizquel 4; K Lofton 3; W Cordero 3; R Alomar 2; S Alomar 2.
GIDP: M Ramirez (1).
RBI: M Ramirez 3 (11); R Sexson 3 (3); S Alomar 3 (6); T Fryman 2 (3); R Alomar (3).
2-out RBI: R Sexson 3; S Alomar 2.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 7 for 19.
BASERUNNING
SB: O Vizquel 2 (4, 2nd base off B Sampson/J Valentin, 3rd base off B Sampson/J Valentin); R Alomar (1, 2nd base off B Sampson/J Valentin).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Hunter CF                   5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .450   12    5   0   2B
C Allen LF                    5   2   3   1    0   1  .348  .739   14    0   0   2B
T Walker 2B                   4   0   0   0    1   0  .200  .473   20    3   1   
R Coomer 3B                   4   1   2   0    1   0  .333  .708   18    0   5   
M Lawton RF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .389 1.061   19    2   0   2B,HBP
M Cordova DH                  4   0   0   1    0   1  .421 1.026   17    0   0   HBP
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   1   1   2    0   1  .357 1.257   13    8   0   3B
J Valentin C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    8    7   0   
C Guzman SS                   4   0   1   1    0   2  .214  .500   11    2   2   

B Sampson P                                                              0   0
  M Lincoln P                                                            0   1
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  B Wells P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   7  11   7    2   5              132   27   9
BATTING
2B: T Hunter (1, off D Gooden); M Lawton (4, off S Karsay); C Allen (1, off D Gooden).
3B: D Mientkiewicz (1, off S Karsay).
HBP: M Cordova (1, by D Gooden); M Lawton (2, by D Gooden).
TB: C Allen 4; D Mientkiewicz 3; M Lawton 3; R Coomer 2; T Hunter 2; C Guzman; J Valentin.
RBI: D Mientkiewicz 2 (5); C Allen (2); C Guzman (1); J Valentin (2); M Lawton (5); M Cordova (4).
2-out RBI: C Guzman; J Valentin; D Mientkiewicz.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Guzman-D Mientkiewicz.

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
D Gooden                       0.2   5   5   5    0   0   0  67.50    9   29-18   13· 2· 3    2· 3· 2· 0     22    -     1.32  -0.34
S Karsay, W (1-1)              5.1   3   1   1    1   3   0   2.45   20   59-41   25· 5·11   10· 3· 3· 0          2-0    1.08   0.26
R Rincon, H (1)                0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   10-6     5· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.44   0.06
S Reed, H (2)                  0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.83   0.05
P Shuey                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    7-6     3· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
J Spradlin                     1     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.50    6   26-16   10· 2· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.22   0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   7    2   5   0          42  132-88   57·10·21   16·10· 7· 0          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 Sampson                      1     3   6   6    3   2   2  27.00    9   49-26   14· 3· 9    1· 2· 1· 0     22    -     0.88  -0.38
M Lincoln, L (0-2)             5     7   1   1    2   1   0   5.40   24   77-47   33· 5· 9   11· 6· 4· 0          0-0    1.37   0.17
M Trombley                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3    7-6     4· 2· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          2-1    3.26  -0.03
E Guardado                     0.1   2   2   2    0   1   0   5.40    3   12-8     5· 1· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.40  -0.10
B Wells                        2     3   3   3    2   0   0   5.79   10   42-26   17· 1· 8    1· 4· 3· 0          1-1    0.47  -0.10
Totals                         9    16  12  12    7   4   2          49  187-113  73·12·28   14·15· 9· 0          5-2 
M Lincoln faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.
E Guardado faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: B Wells (1; J Thome).
HBP: D Gooden 2 (2; M Lawton, M Cordova).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 3:18.
Attendance: 18,829.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins                      
1. K Lofton             CF    1. T Hunter             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. J Valentin           C  
9. S Alomar             C     9. C Guzman             SS 

   D Gooden             P        B Sampson            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   1  0-0  -23  4   15%  73% M Ramirez       B Sampson       Home Run (Fly Ball); Vizquel Scores; Alomar Scores
   t 1   2  0-3  12-  3   15%  88% R Sexson        B Sampson       Home Run (Fly Ball); Cordero Scores; Fryman Scores
   b 5   2  6-5  -2-  6  -15%  45% D Mientkiewicz  S Karsay        Triple to CF (Line Drive); Lawton Scores
   b 1   2  6-4  12-  1   -9%  54% C Guzman        D Gooden        Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); Mientkiewicz Scores; Valentin to 3B
   t 8   0  6-7  -2-  2    9%  88% R Alomar        E Guardado      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Vizquel Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Benj Sampson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   48%  K Lofton        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
          ---  7   50%  O Vizquel       Walk
          1--      51%  R Alomar        Vizquel Steals 2B
          -2-  6   53%  " "             Walk
          12-      58%  M Ramirez       Vizquel Steals 3B; Alomar Steals 2B
   RRR    -23  4   73%  " "             Home Run (Fly Ball); Vizquel Scores; Alomar Scores
   O      ---  7   71%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   73%  W Cordero       Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  8   74%  T Fryman        Walk
   RRR    12-  3   88%  R Sexson        Home Run (Fly Ball); Cordero Scores; Fryman Scores
   O      ---  9   88%  S Alomar        Strikeout Looking
                  6 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Dwight Gooden facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   85%  T Hunter        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   R      -2-  3   79%  C Allen         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hunter Scores
   O      -2-  5   82%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
          -2-  4   79%  R Coomer        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Allen to 3B
          1-3  4   76%  M Lawton        Hit By Pitch; Coomer to 2B
   R      123  5   69%  M Cordova       Hit By Pitch; Allen Scores; Coomer to 3B; Lawton to 2B
   RO     123  2   71%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (Weak 2B-1B); Coomer Scores; Lawton to 3B
   R      1-3  1   64%  J Valentin      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Lawton Scores; Mientkiewicz to 2B
   R      12-  1   54%  C Guzman        Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); Mientkiewicz Scores; Valentin to 3B
                  Steve Karsay replaces Dwight Gooden pitching
   O      1-3  2   59%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mike Lincoln facing 1-2-3
                  Mike Lincoln replaces Benj Sampson pitching
   O      ---  3   57%  K Lofton        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  5   59%  O Vizquel       Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
          1--  4   63%  R Alomar        Walk; Vizquel to 2B
          12-  2   68%  M Ramirez       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Vizquel to 3B; Alomar to 2B
   O      123  2   61%  J Thome         Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Alomar to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
   O      123  4   54%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Steve Karsay facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   57%  C Allen         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   59%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  6   57%  R Coomer        Walk
   O      1--  4   60%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mike Lincoln facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   63%  T Fryman        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   60%  R Sexson        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  3   57%  S Alomar        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   61%  K Lofton        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Alomar to 3B
   O      -23  2   55%  O Vizquel       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Steve Karsay facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   58%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   60%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  1   61%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mike Lincoln facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   58%  R Alomar        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   57%  M Ramirez       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   55%  J Thome         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Steve Karsay facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   58%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   61%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  3   59%  C Allen         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   62%  T Walker        Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mike Lincoln facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   60%  W Cordero       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   64%  T Fryman        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  4   60%  R Sexson        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  2   56%  S Alomar        Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Steve Karsay facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   60%  R Coomer        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  1   54%  M Lawton        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   59%  M Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  6   45%  D Mientkiewicz  Triple to CF (Line Drive); Lawton Scores
   O      --3  5   50%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 6.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike Lincoln facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   55%  K Lofton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   52%  O Vizquel       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Lofton to 2B
   O      -2-  5   48%  R Alomar        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Lofton to 3B
   O      --3  4   42%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 6-6, Steve Karsay facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   45%  C Guzman        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   48%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   50%  C Allen         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 6, Twins 6.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 6-6, Mike Lincoln facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   56%  J Thome         Walk
          1--  2   64%  W Cordero       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Thome to 2B
                  Mike Trombley replaces Mike Lincoln pitching
   O      12-  1   56%  T Fryman        Flyball: CF
          12-  4   65%  R Sexson        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Thome to 3B; Cordero to 2B
   RO     123  2   67%  S Alomar        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Thome Scores; Cordero to 3B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      1-3  6   60%  K Lofton        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 7, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-7, Ricardo Rincon facing 3-4-5
                  Ricardo Rincon replaces Steve Karsay pitching
   O      ---  5   66%  T Walker        Lineout: SS
   O      ---  3   69%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   67%  M Lawton        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
                  Steve Reed replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching
   O      1--  1   72%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 7, Twins 6.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-6, Eddie Guardado facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   79%  O Vizquel       Double to LF (Pop Fly to Deep SS)
   R      -2-  2   88%  R Alomar        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep 1B); Vizquel Scores
                  Bob Wells replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      -2-  3   88%  M Ramirez       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Alomar to 3B
          --3  4   88%  J Thome         Intentional Walk
          1-3  6   90%  W Cordero       Walk; Thome to 2B
   RR     123  3   97%  T Fryman        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Alomar Scores; Thome Scores; Cordero to 3B
   O      -23  4   96%  R Sexson        Foul Popfly: 1B
   RR     -23  2   99%  S Alomar        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Cordero Scores; Fryman Scores
   O      -2-  7   99%  K Lofton        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 12, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-12, Paul Shuey facing 7-8-9
                  Paul Shuey replaces Steve Reed pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2  100%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 12, Twins 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Ahead 12-6, Bob Wells facing 2-3-4
          ---  6  100%  O Vizquel       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
                  Enrique Wilson pinch runs for Omar Vizquel batting 2nd
   O      1--  6  100%  R Alomar        Popfly: C
   OO     1--  1  100%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 12, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-12, Jerry Spradlin facing 1-2-3
                  Jerry Spradlin replaces Paul Shuey pitching; Enrique Wilson moves to SS
   O      ---  3  100%  T Hunter        Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  1  100%  C Allen         Single to CF (Fly Ball)
          1--  5   99%  T Walker        Walk; Allen to 2B
          12-  3   98%  R Coomer        Single to CF (Line Drive); Allen to 3B; Walker to 2B
   RO     123  8   99%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Allen Scores; Walker to 3B; Coomer to 2B
   O      -23  6  100%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Indians 12, Twins 7.

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