May 12, 2002 New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 5
CHW 4 KCR 4
CLE 1 NYY 10
@MIN 4 TOR 11
@OAK 4 BOS 10
@SEA 4 TBD 6
BAL 3 TEX 5
DET 1 SDP 6
@ATL 5 MIL 13
@CHC 4 STL 10
@CIN 8 FLA 11
LAD 3 MON 4
SFG 2 COL 4
@NYM 3
(13) PHI 3
ARI 1 HOU 5
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 26,165

Sunday, May 12, 2002
Time of Game: 3:17

Yankees

24-14

Won 6

2nd, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         1  0  0   2  4  0   2  0  1   10 18  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   1  3  0    4 10  1

W: M Mussina (5-2), L: R Reed (4-2)

Twins

22-16

Lost 3

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Soriano 2B                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .335  .958   20    1   1   2B
D Jeter SS                    4   2   2   1    0   0  .314  .849   14    1   3   HR
  E Wilson SS                 1   0   1   0    0   0  .278  .760    5    1   3   
B Williams CF                 4   2   2   1    0   1  .284  .808   20    1   0   
  G Williams CF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .125    1    0   0   
J Giambi DH                   5   2   3   3    0   2  .285  .876   25    0   0   HR
J Posada C                    5   1   4   2    0   0  .295  .928   25   11   0   HR,2·2B
R Ventura 3B                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .257  .881   21    1   2   HR
J Vander Wal RF               5   0   1   0    0   2  .303  .848   20    0   0   3B
S Spencer LF                  5   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .788   21    1   0   
N Johnson 1B                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .205  .665   27   10   0   HR

M Mussina P                                                              0   1
  S Karsay P                                                             0   0
Totals                       45  10  18  10    0   9              199   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Posada 2 (14, 2 off B Wells); A Soriano (19, off R Reed).

3B: J Vander Wal (1, off R Reed).

HR: J Posada (4, off R Reed; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF); D Jeter (6, off R Reed; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Giambi (7, off J Cressend; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); N Johnson (5, off R Reed; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); R Ventura (9, off R Reed; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Posada 9; J Giambi 6; R Ventura 5; N Johnson 5; D Jeter 5; J Vander Wal 3; B Williams 2; A Soriano 2; E Wilson.

RBI: J Giambi 3 (23); R Ventura 2 (25); J Posada 2 (26); B Williams (13); N Johnson (12); D Jeter (24).

2-out RBI: J Giambi 2; D Jeter; R Ventura; J Posada.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Mussina-E Wilson-N Johnson.

BASERUNNING

PO: B Williams (1st base by R Reed).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jones LF                    5   0   0   0    0   3  .297  .807   22    3   0   
C Guzman SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .237  .530   11    1   3   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .783    8    7   0   
  D Hocking 1B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .490    8    2   0   
M LeCroy DH                   4   2   2   3    0   2  .322  .952   12    0   0   HR
T Hunter CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .340  .990    7    1   0   
  B Kielty PH-CF              2   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .897   13    0   0   
B Buchanan RF                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .258  .732   11    1   0   GDP
C Blake 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .200  .473   15    1   1   
A Pierzynski C                4   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .755   10   10   0   2B
J Canizaro 2B                 4   1   3   0    0   0  .236  .656   18    1   2   2·2B

R Reed P                                                                 0   2
  J Cressend P                                                           0   0
  B Wells P                                                              0   1
  T Fiore P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37   4  10   4    0  12              135   27   9

BATTING

2B: J Canizaro 2 (6, 2 off M Mussina); A Pierzynski (9, off S Karsay).

HR: M LeCroy (2, off M Mussina; 8th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: M LeCroy 5; J Canizaro 5; C Guzman 2; A Pierzynski 2; B Kielty; C Blake.

GIDP: B Buchanan (2).

RBI: M LeCroy 3 (8); C Blake (1).

2-out RBI: M LeCroy 3; C Blake.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 12.

FIELDING

E: C Blake (1).

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
M Mussina, W (5-2)             7.2   8   4   4    0   9   1   3.72   31  112-79   42·21·16    9· 5· 7· 1     56    -     0.53   0.24
S Karsay                       1.1   2   0   0    0   3   0   2.79    6   21-13    4· 5· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.05   0.01
Totals                         9    10   4   4    0  12   1          37  133-92   46·26·20   10· 5· 9· 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
R Reed, L (4-2)                4.2   7   5   5    0   6   4   4.25   20   89-60   36·10·14    4· 3· 3· 4     36    -     0.67  -0.20
J Cressend                     1.2   5   4   3    0   3   1   8.82   11   47-31   19· 2·10    5· 1· 1· 1          0-0    0.07  -0.05
B Wells                        1.2   6   1   1    0   0   0   7.02   11   48-29   16· 6· 7    5· 1· 5· 0          2-1    0.02  -0.01
T Fiore                        1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.49    3   12-7     3· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    18  10   9    0   9   5          45  196-127  74·20·33   15· 7· 9· 5          4-1

B Wells faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Mussina (2).

IBB: None.

PO: R Reed (1; B Williams, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bill Miller, 1B - Bill Hohn, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Fieldin Culbreth.

Time of Game: 3:17.

Attendance: 26,165.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Minnesota Twins                      
1. A Soriano            2B    1. J Jones              LF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. B Williams           CF    3. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
4. J Giambi             DH    4. M LeCroy             DH 
5. J Posada             C     5. T Hunter             CF 
6. R Ventura            3B    6. B Buchanan           RF 
7. J Vander Wal         RF    7. C Blake              3B 
8. S Spencer            LF    8. A Pierzynski         C  
9. N Johnson            1B    9. J Canizaro           2B 

   M Mussina            P        R Reed               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-1  ---  3   11%  69% J Posada        R Reed          Home Run
   t 4   2  0-2  ---  5    9%  78% R Ventura       R Reed          Home Run
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-  5    8%  59% B Williams      R Reed          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Soriano Scores
   b 3   0  1-0  ---  6   -7%  49% J Canizaro      M Mussina       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   t 5   1  0-3  ---  5    7%  88% N Johnson       R Reed          Home Run

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   56%  A Soriano       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   52%  D Jeter         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      -2-  5   59%  B Williams      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Soriano Scores
   O      1--  4   57%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3   55%  J Posada        Williams Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   57%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   55%  C Guzman        Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  5   58%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   55%  M LeCroy        Single to CF (Line Drive); Guzman to 3B
   O      1-3  5   60%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reed facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   58%  J Posada        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   56%  R Ventura       Flyball: CF
          ---  5   59%  J Vander Wal    Triple (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      --3  4   55%  S Spencer       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   58%  B Buchanan      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   60%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   61%  A Pierzynski    Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reed facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   59%  N Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   57%  A Soriano       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  7   56%  D Jeter         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
          ---  6   49%  J Canizaro      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  7   54%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   57%  C Guzman        Flyball: CF; Canizaro to 3B
   O      --3  1   62%  D Mientkiewicz  Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rick Reed facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   59%  B Williams      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   58%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  3   69%  J Posada        Home Run
   R      ---  5   78%  R Ventura       Home Run
   O      ---  4   77%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   80%  M LeCroy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   82%  T Hunter        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   83%  B Buchanan      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 3-0, Rick Reed facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   82%  S Spencer       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  5   88%  N Johnson       Home Run
   O      ---  5   87%  A Soriano       Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2   92%  D Jeter         Home Run
                  Jack Cressend replaces Rick Reed pitching
          ---  4   92%  B Williams      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  6   97%  J Giambi        Home Run; Williams Scores
          ---  1   97%  J Posada        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF)
   O      1--  4   97%  R Ventura       Strikeout Looking
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Mussina facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   98%  C Blake         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  J Canizaro      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jack Cressend facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   98%  J Vander Wal    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  9   98%  S Spencer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  N Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   99%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   99%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jack Cressend facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   99%  A Soriano       Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   99%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF)
          1--  4   99%  B Williams      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Jeter to 2B
   R      12-  6  100%  J Giambi        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Jeter Scores; Williams to 2B
                  Bob Wells replaces Jack Cressend pitching
   R      12-  6  100%  J Posada        Double to RF (Line Drive); Williams Scores/unER; Giambi to 3B
   O      -23  3  100%  R Ventura       Groundout: P-1B
   O      -23  3  100%  J Vander Wal    Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-9, Mike Mussina facing 4-5-6
                  Enrique Wilson replaces Derek Jeter playing SS batting 2nd; Gerald Williams replaces Bernie Williams playing CF batting 3rd
          ---  5   99%  M LeCroy        Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; LeCroy to 1B
                  Bobby Kielty pinch hits for Torii Hunter batting 5th
          1--  7   99%  B Kielty        Single to RF (Line Drive); LeCroy to 2B
   OO     12-  1  100%  B Buchanan      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B; LeCroy to 3B
   R      --3  7  100%  C Blake         Single (Line Drive to LF-CF); LeCroy Scores
   O      1--  2  100%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-1, Bob Wells facing 8-9-1
                  Dennis Hocking replaces Doug Mientkiewicz playing 1B batting 3rd; Bobby Kielty moves to CF
   O      ---  1  100%  S Spencer       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7  100%  N Johnson       Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  8  100%  A Soriano       Foul Flyball: C (Front of Home)
          1--  5  100%  E Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Johnson to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  G Williams      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-9, Mike Mussina facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   99%  J Canizaro      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  2   99%  C Guzman        Single to LF (Line Drive); Canizaro to 3B
          1-3      99%  D Hocking       Defensive Indifference; Guzman to 2B
   O      -23  6  100%  " "             Flyball: LF
   RRR    -23  1   99%  M LeCroy        Home Run; Canizaro Scores; Guzman Scores
                  Steve Karsay replaces Mike Mussina pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 9, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 9-4, Bob Wells facing 4-5-6
          ---  5   99%  J Giambi        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5  100%  J Posada        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Giambi to 3B
   R      -23  4  100%  R Ventura       Single to LF (Line Drive); Giambi Scores; Posada to 3B
                  Tony Fiore replaces Bob Wells pitching
   O      1-3  4  100%  J Vander Wal    Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1-3  3  100%  S Spencer       Flyball: RF
   O      1-3  5  100%  N Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 10, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-10, Steve Karsay facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  100%  B Buchanan      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  C Blake         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2  100%  A Pierzynski    Double to LF (Line Drive)
          -2-  4  100%  J Canizaro      Single to LF (Line Drive); Pierzynski to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  J Jones         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 10, Twins 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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