April 29, 2000 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
TBD 6
(13) BAL 3
TEX 1 CLE 3
BOS 2 CHW 2
@DET 1 SEA 11
@KCR 3 OAK 6
@MIN 2
(10) TOR 6
@NYY 2 ARI 7
@CHC 4
(10) NYM 13
@COL 6 LAD 13
FLA 12 HOU 10
@MIL 3 STL 7
@PHI 6
(10) CIN 6
@PIT 5 ATL 7
@SDP 4
(12) SFG 2
MON 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 15,803

Saturday, April 29, 2000, 6:05PM
Time of Game: 3:16

Athletics

11-13

Won 2

3rd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  0   4    6  7  0
Twins           1  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0   0    2 10  0

W: T Mathews (1-1), L: E Guardado (1-1)

Twins

11-14

Lost 3

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Long CF                     5   0   1   0    0   1  .273  .792   18    2   0   GDP
M Tejada SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .241  .662   18    0   5   
J Giambi 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .293 1.027   13   14   1   
O Saenz DH                    3   1   1   0    1   2  .352  .973   23    0   0   
  R Becker PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .239  .745         0   0   
M Stairs RF                   4   1   1   0    0   2  .233  .757   19    2   0   
A Piatt 3B                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .333  .800    7    0   1   3B
B Grieve LF                   3   1   1   5    0   0  .247  .779   12    0   0   HR,SF
  R Christenson LF            0   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .640         0   0   
F Menechino 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .246  .853   19    5   7   
S Fasano C                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .182  .512   13    6   0   

M Mulder P                                                               0   1
  J Tam P                                                                0   0
  M Magnante P                                                           1   2
  T Mathews P                                                            0   0
Totals                       35   6   7   6    1  10              142   30  17

BATTING

3B: A Piatt (1, off E Milton).

HR: B Grieve (4, off E Guardado; 10th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: B Grieve (2, off E Milton).

TB: A Piatt 4; B Grieve 4; T Long; M Stairs; O Saenz; F Menechino.

GIDP: T Long (2).

RBI: B Grieve 5 (15); A Piatt (3).

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 2 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 3. F Menechino-J Giambi; M Tejada-F Menechino-J Giambi; M Magnante-F Menechino.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Guzman SS                   5   1   1   0    0   3  .302  .816   21    2   4   3B
D Hocking 3B                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .227  .747   22    0   1   
M Lawton LF                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .378 1.007   12    3   0   
R Coomer 1B                   5   1   3   0    0   1  .265  .820   18    8   0   2B
B Huskey RF                   3   0   2   0    2   0  .236  .678   23    1   0   GDP
M Cummings DH                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .296  .728   17    0   0   SH,GDP
M LeCroy C                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .204  .655   15    9   0   IW
  T Walker PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .629         0   0   
  M Jensen C                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .811    4    2   0   
T Hunter CF                   3   0   0   1    0   1  .237  .648    9    3   0   SF
  J Jones PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .319  .845    8    0   0   
J Maxwell 2B                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .269  .733   15    2   2   

E Milton P                                                               0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   1
Totals                       35   2  10   2    7   6              164   30   8

BATTING

2B: R Coomer (4, off M Mulder).

3B: C Guzman (3, off M Mulder).

SF: T Hunter (1, off M Mulder).

SH: M Cummings (1, off M Mulder).

IBB: M LeCroy (1, by M Mulder).

TB: R Coomer 4; C Guzman 3; M Cummings 2; B Huskey 2; D Hocking; M Lawton.

GIDP: B Huskey (3); M Cummings (1).

RBI: T Hunter (9); D Hocking (5).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 0 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Hawkins-C Guzman-R Coomer.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mulder                       6.2   8   2   2    4   4   0   3.66   31  104-63   42· 5·16   12· 5· 6· 0     50    -     1.36   0.20
J Tam                          0     0   0   0    1   0   0   2.51    1    7-3     2· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    2.20  -0.01
M Magnante                     2     1   0   0    1   1   0   1.93    7   28-16    8· 5· 3    4· 0· 1· 0          2-0    2.56   0.32
T Mathews, W (1-1)             1.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   5.56    5   25-14    8· 4· 2    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.65   0.07
Totals                        10    10   2   2    7   6   0          44  164-96   60·14·22   18· 5· 8· 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
E Milton                       8     2   2   2    0   8   0   5.03   26   99-69   39·11·19    6·10· 2· 0     78    -     1.02   0.38
E Guardado, L (1-1)            1     4   4   4    1   1   1   8.31    8   30-19   11· 2· 6    1· 2· 2· 1          0-0    2.76  -0.32
L Hawkins                      1     1   0   0    0   1   0   6.00    3   13-8     5· 3· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                        10     7   6   6    1  10   1          37  142-96   55·16·25    8·12· 5· 1           -

J Tam faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
E Guardado faced 4 batters in the 10th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Mulder (1; M LeCroy).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Paul Schrieber, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Terry Craft.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 15,803.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. T Long               CF    1. C Guzman             SS 
2. M Tejada             SS    2. D Hocking            3B 
3. J Giambi             1B    3. M Lawton             LF 
4. O Saenz              DH    4. R Coomer             1B 
5. M Stairs             RF    5. B Huskey             RF 
6. A Piatt              3B    6. M Cummings           DH 
7. B Grieve             LF    7. M LeCroy             C  
8. F Menechino          2B    8. T Hunter             CF 
9. S Fasano             C     9. J Maxwell            2B 

   M Mulder             P        E Milton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   0  2-2  1--  1   19%  46% M Lawton        M Magnante      Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P-2B
   t10   0  2-2  123  3   16%  98% B Grieve        E Guardado      Home Run; Becker Scores; Stairs Scores; Piatt Scores
   t 5   1  2-0  1--  2   15%  43% A Piatt         E Milton        Triple to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Saenz Scores
   t10   0  2-2  12-  1   13%  82% A Piatt         E Guardado      Single to 3B (Bunt); Becker to 3B; Stairs to 2B
   t10   0  2-2  1--  4   11%  70% M Stairs        E Guardado      Single to RF (Line Drive); Becker to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   48%  T Long          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   46%  M Tejada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   45%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   37%  C Guzman        Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   RO     --3  8   38%  D Hocking       Groundout: 3B-1B; Guzman Scores
          ---  1   36%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  4   31%  R Coomer        Single to CF (Line Drive); Lawton to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   41%  B Huskey        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   38%  O Saenz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   36%  M Stairs        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   35%  A Piatt         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Mulder facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   32%  M Cummings      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   35%  M LeCroy        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   37%  T Hunter        Groundout: P-2B-1B; Cummings to 2B
   O      -2-  2   40%  J Maxwell       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Milton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   37%  B Grieve        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   35%  F Menechino     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   34%  S Fasano        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Mulder facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   36%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   38%  D Hocking       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   39%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   36%  T Long          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   34%  M Tejada        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  5   32%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Mulder facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   29%  R Coomer        Single (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   24%  B Huskey        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Coomer to 2B
   O      12-  3   25%  M Cummings      Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice; Coomer to 3B; Huskey to 2B
          -23  4   24%  M LeCroy        Intentional Walk
   RO     123  2   23%  T Hunter        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Coomer Scores; Huskey to 3B; LeCroy to 2B
          -23  4   22%  J Maxwell       Walk
   O      123  7   27%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   32%  O Saenz         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   27%  M Stairs        Strikeout Swinging
   R      1--  2   43%  A Piatt         Triple to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Saenz Scores
   RO     --3  3   44%  B Grieve        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Piatt Scores
   O      ---  5   43%  F Menechino     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Mulder facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   46%  D Hocking       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   48%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   50%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Eric Milton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   46%  S Fasano        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   44%  T Long          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   42%  M Tejada        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Mulder facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   37%  B Huskey        Walk
          1--  2   30%  M Cummings      Single to CF (Line Drive); Huskey to 2B
   O      12-  2   30%  M LeCroy        Foul Flyball: 1B; Huskey to 3B; Cummings to 2B
   O      -23  4   41%  T Hunter        Strikeout Looking
          -23  5   40%  J Maxwell       Walk
   O      123  4   50%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Eric Milton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   46%  J Giambi        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  6   43%  O Saenz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   40%  M Stairs        Foul Flyball: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Mark Mulder facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   44%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   48%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   43%  R Coomer        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
                  Jeff Tam replaces Mark Mulder pitching
          -2-  7   42%  B Huskey        Walk
                  Mike Magnante replaces Jeff Tam pitching
   O      12-  4   50%  M Cummings      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Eric Milton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   45%  A Piatt         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   41%  B Grieve        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   38%  F Menechino     Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Magnante facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   32%  M LeCroy        Walk
                  Todd Walker pinch runs for Matt LeCroy batting 7th
   O      1--  2   38%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   42%  J Maxwell       Groundout: SS-1B; Hunter to 2B
   O      -2-  5   50%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Eddie Guardado facing 9-1-2
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Eric Milton pitching; Marcus Jensen replaces Todd Walker playing C batting 7th
   O      ---  6   43%  S Fasano        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   50%  T Long          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   41%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  1   34%  J Giambi        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Mike Magnante facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   27%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   OO     1--  1   46%  M Lawton        Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P-2B
                  T.J. Mathews replaces Mike Magnante pitching
   O      ---  6   50%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Eddie Guardado facing 4-5-6
          ---  9   58%  O Saenz         Walk
                  Rich Becker pinch runs for Olmedo Saenz batting 4th
          1--  4   70%  M Stairs        Single to RF (Line Drive); Becker to 2B
          12-  1   82%  A Piatt         Single to 3B (Bunt); Becker to 3B; Stairs to 2B
   RRRR   123  3   98%  B Grieve        Home Run; Becker Scores; Stairs Scores; Piatt Scores
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
          ---  6   98%  F Menechino     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   98%  S Fasano        Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  3   97%  T Long          Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, T.J. Mathews facing 5-6-7
                  Ryan Christenson replaces Ben Grieve playing LF batting 7th
          ---  5   95%  B Huskey        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2  100%  M Cummings      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
          ---  4   99%  M Jensen        Walk
                  Jacque Jones pinch hits for Torii Hunter batting 8th
   O      1--  8  100%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Twins 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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