May 4, 1999 New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 9
CHW 5
(10) DET 3
ANA 1 MIN 8
NYY 5 KCR 5
@TBD 3 OAK 13
@TOR 4 STL 9
@ATL 1 CHC 13
COL 12 CIN 6
ARI 4 MIL 8
@FLA 1 MON 2
LAD 1 HOU 6
@NYM 1 PHI 3
SDP 0 SFG 7
@PIT 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 15,923

Tuesday, May 4, 1999, 7:07PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Yankees

16-9

Lost 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  1  0   0  0  0   2  2  0    5  7  2
Twins           2  1  0   0  2  0   2  1  X    8 17  0

W: M Lincoln (1-4), L: R Mendoza (3-2), S: R Aguilera (5)

Twins

11-15

Won 1

5th, 7½ GB

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .347  .950   13    0   5   
  L Sojo 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .276  .586         0   1   
D Jeter SS                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .361 1.146   15    1   3   2B
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .307  .938   14    0   0   
B Williams CF                 4   2   2   3    0   1  .304  .804   18    2   0   2·HR
T Martinez 1B                 3   1   1   0    1   1  .256  .851   14   11   1   2B
C Davis DH                    4   1   2   2    0   0  .352 1.083    9    0   0   HR
J Posada C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .167  .564   23    8   0   
S Brosius 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .208  .596   17    0   0   
R Ledee LF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .179  .412    9    1   1   

R Mendoza P                                                              1   0
  T Fossas P                                                             0   0
  J Tessmer P                                                            0   0
  M Stanton P                                                            0   1
  J Grimsley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   5   7   5    1   7              132   24  12

BATTING

2B: D Jeter (8, off M Trombley); T Martinez (6, off M Lincoln).

HR: C Davis (6, off M Trombley; 7th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF); B Williams 2 (4, off E Guardado, off M Lincoln; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: B Williams 8; C Davis 5; T Martinez 2; D Jeter 2; P O'Neill.

RBI: B Williams 3 (14); C Davis 2 (23).

2-out RBI: B Williams 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

PB: J Posada (6).

E: C Knoblauch (5); D Jeter (4).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Walker 2B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .267  .687   21    0   3   2B
  D Hocking 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .700         0   1   
T Hunter CF                   5   2   3   0    0   1  .242  .684   15    2   0   
M Lawton RF                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .299  .776   20    2   0   SB
M Cordova DH                  5   1   2   1    0   3  .307  .862   18    0   0   SB
R Coomer 3B                   5   2   3   1    0   0  .365  .931   20    0   3   3B,2B
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   2   2    1   0  .284  .821   22   13   2   IW
T Steinbach C                 4   0   2   2    0   1  .295  .741   10    7   0   
C Allen LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .237  .634   14    1   0   
C Guzman SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .440   10    1   4   

M Lincoln P                                                              1   1
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       40   8  17   7    2   6              150   27  14

BATTING

2B: T Walker (5, off R Mendoza); R Coomer (5, off J Tessmer).

3B: R Coomer (1, off R Mendoza).

IBB: D Mientkiewicz (2, by J Tessmer).

TB: R Coomer 6; T Hunter 3; M Lawton 2; T Steinbach 2; M Cordova 2; T Walker 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; C Guzman; C Allen.

RBI: T Steinbach 2 (9); D Mientkiewicz 2 (10); R Coomer (8); M Lawton (18); M Cordova (12).

2-out RBI: D Mientkiewicz 2; M Lawton; R Coomer.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 9 for 19.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Cordova (1, 2nd base off J Grimsley/J Posada); M Lawton (6, 2nd base off R Mendoza/J Posada).

PO: C Guzman (1st base by M Stanton).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Mendoza, L (3-2)             5.2  11   5   4    1   6   0   3.03   29   95-63   37·16·10   15· 4· 3· 0     34    -     0.77  -0.19
T Fossas                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0  54.00    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.37   0.01
J Tessmer                      0     4   2   2    1   0   0  18.00    5   12-7     4· 3· 0    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.50  -0.11
M Stanton                      1.1   1   1   1    0   0   0  13.50    4   17-11    8· 1· 2    3· 0· 1· 0          3-0    0.29   0.03
J Grimsley                     0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   3.18    3   13-6     4· 1· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          1-1    0.23  -0.02
Totals                         8    17   8   7    2   6   0          42  138-88   54·21·13   22· 6· 6· 0          6-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Lincoln, W (1-4)             6     4   2   2    1   5   1   4.45   23   87-54   31· 8·15   11· 3· 3· 0     60    -     0.86   0.22
M Trombley                     1.1   2   2   2    0   1   1   1.80    6   18-14    6· 5· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.82  -0.03
E Guardado                     0.2   1   1   1    0   1   1   4.91    3    9-7     4· 0· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          1-1    0.55  -0.02
R Aguilera, S (5)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.20    3   18-12    8· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.48   0.04
Totals                         9     7   5   5    1   7   3          35  132-87   49·14·24   16· 8· 3· 0          2-2

J Tessmer faced 5 batters in the 7th inning.
M Lincoln faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Tessmer (1; D Mientkiewicz).

PO: M Stanton (1; C Guzman, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Ted Barrett, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 15,923.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Minnesota Twins                      
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. T Walker             2B 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. T Hunter             CF 
3. P O'Neill            RF    3. M Lawton             RF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. M Cordova            DH 
5. T Martinez           1B    5. R Coomer             3B 
6. C Davis              DH    6. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
7. J Posada             C     7. T Steinbach          C  
8. S Brosius            3B    8. C Allen              LF 
9. R Ledee              LF    9. C Guzman             SS 

   R Mendoza            P        M Lincoln            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   0  5-1  1--  3  -10%  79% C Davis         M Trombley      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Martinez Scores
   t 2   0  2-0  ---  4   -9%  59% B Williams      M Lincoln       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   b 2   2  1-2  1-3  1    9%  73% M Lawton        R Mendoza       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Guzman Scores/unER; Hunter to 3B
   b 1   2  0-1  12-  6    8%  71% D Mientkiewicz  R Mendoza       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Lawton Scores; Coomer to 2B
   b 5   2  1-3  --3  5    7%  86% R Coomer        R Mendoza       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hunter Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Lincoln facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  C Knoblauch     Foul Flyball: RF (Deep RF Foul)
   O      ---  3   54%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   55%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Ramiro Mendoza facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   61%  T Walker        Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  1   59%  T Hunter        Groundout: 2B-1B; Walker to 3B
   R      --3      62%  M Lawton        Passed Ball; Walker Scores/No RBI
          ---  7   64%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   61%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   63%  R Coomer        Single to CF (Line Drive); Lawton to 2B
   R      12-  6   71%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Lawton Scores; Coomer to 2B
   O      12-  1   68%  T Steinbach     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Deep SS-3B Hole); Coomer out at Hm/LF-C; Mientkiewicz to 2B
                  2 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Mike Lincoln facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   59%  B Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
          ---  1   53%  T Martinez      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
          -2-  3   47%  C Davis         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Martinez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   53%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5   60%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  2   65%  R Ledee         Groundout: 1B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Ramiro Mendoza facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   63%  C Allen         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   65%  C Guzman        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   63%  T Walker        Flyball: LF; Guzman to 2B
          -2-  3   65%  T Hunter        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Guzman to 3B
   R      1-3  1   73%  M Lawton        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Guzman Scores/unER; Hunter to 3B
          1-3      74%  M Cordova       Lawton Steals 2B
   O      -23  5   69%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Lincoln facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   72%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   74%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   75%  P O'Neill       Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ramiro Mendoza facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   73%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   72%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   71%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Lincoln facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   74%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   76%  T Martinez      Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  1   77%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ramiro Mendoza facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   75%  C Allen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   74%  C Guzman        Bunt Popfly: P (P's Right)
   O      ---  4   73%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Mike Lincoln facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   76%  J Posada        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   78%  S Brosius       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   80%  R Ledee         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Ramiro Mendoza facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   84%  T Hunter        Single to SS (Ground Ball); Hunter to 2B/Adv on E6
   O      -2-  3   83%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Hunter to 3B
   O      --3  3   79%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
   R      --3  5   86%  R Coomer        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Hunter Scores
   R      --3  3   91%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Coomer Scores
   O      1--  5   90%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 5.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Lincoln facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   92%  C Knoblauch     Lineout: RF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   93%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   92%  P O'Neill       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  6   94%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Ramiro Mendoza facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   93%  C Allen         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  1   94%  C Guzman        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   95%  T Walker        Walk; Guzman to 2B
   O      12-  3   94%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  Tony Fossas replaces Ramiro Mendoza pitching
   O      12-  1   93%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 5.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Mike Lincoln facing 5-6-7
          ---  7   90%  T Martinez      Walk
                  Mike Trombley replaces Mike Lincoln pitching
   RR     1--  3   79%  C Davis         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Martinez Scores
   O      ---  3   83%  J Posada        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   86%  S Brosius       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   87%  R Ledee         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Jay Tessmer facing 4-5-6
                  Jay Tessmer replaces Tony Fossas pitching
          ---  1   89%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   94%  R Coomer        Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Cordova to 3B
          -23  4   94%  D Mientkiewicz  Intentional Walk
   RR     123  2   98%  T Steinbach     Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Cordova Scores; Coomer Scores; Mientkiewicz to 2B
          12-  4   99%  C Allen         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Mientkiewicz to 3B; Steinbach to 2B
                  Mike Stanton replaces Jay Tessmer pitching
   O      123  4   98%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B-C/Forceout at Hm; Steinbach to 3B; Allen to 2B
   O      123      96%  T Walker        Guzman Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      -23  6   95%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-7, Mike Trombley facing 1-2-3
                  Dennis Hocking replaces Todd Walker playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---  3   97%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: CF
          ---  2   95%  D Jeter         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Trombley pitching
   O      -2-  2   97%  P O'Neill       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   RR     -2-  3   91%  B Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball); Jeter Scores
   O      ---  4   93%  T Martinez      Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Mike Stanton facing 2-3-4
                  Luis Sojo replaces Chuck Knoblauch playing 2B batting 1st
          ---  3   94%  T Hunter        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  4   94%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hunter to 2B
                  Jason Grimsley replaces Mike Stanton pitching
   R      -2-  2   97%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hunter Scores
          1--      97%  R Coomer        Cordova Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   97%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Cordova to 3B
   O      --3  5   96%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 8.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 5-8, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      ---  2   98%  C Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  9  100%  J Posada        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7  100%  S Brosius       Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 5, Twins 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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