July 11, 2002 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 4
@BAL 1 NYY 7
@CLE 4 CHW 9
@DET 2 ANA 1
@KCR 0 MIN 4
TEX 3 SEA 4
@TBD 0 BOS 10
@TOR 3 HOU 4
CIN 3 ARI 4
@LAD 3 PIT 3
@MIL 2
(10) ATL 8
@MON 5 NYM 9
PHI 1 SFG 3
COL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 18,144

Thursday, July 11, 2002
Time of Game: 2:58

Rangers

39-48

Lost 3

4th, 16 GB

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

W: E Milton (11-6), L: C Park (3-5), S: E Guardado (27)

Twins

51-39

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Young 2B-3B                 5   1   1   0    0   1  .260  .714   16    1   2   3B
H Perry 3B                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .284  .825   17    1   1   2B
  F Catalanotto PR-2B         0   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .825         0   1   
A Rodriguez SS                4   0   0   0    0   2  .301  .996   12    0   5   
J Gonzalez RF                 4   0   2   0    0   2  .312  .843   13    0   0   
R Palmeiro 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .261  .926   27   11   0   
I Rodriguez C                 3   1   0   0    1   2  .286  .803   21    7   0   
K Mench LF                    3   1   2   2    0   1  .295  .966    9    1   0   HR
  R Greer LF                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .296  .733    2    0   0   
C Everett DH                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .194  .568   21    0   0   
R Rivera CF                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833   19    3   0   

C Park P                                                                 0   0
  R Rodriguez P                                                          0   0
  C Lewis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   3   9   3    2  12              157   24   9

BATTING

2B: H Perry (10, off E Milton).

3B: M Young (4, off E Milton).

HR: K Mench (10, off E Milton; 2nd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: K Mench 5; M Young 3; H Perry 3; J Gonzalez 2; C Everett; R Rivera.

RBI: K Mench 2 (31); H Perry (39).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 4.

FIELDING

E: I Rodriguez (1).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jones LF                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .282  .797   15    1   0   
C Guzman SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .611   19    1   0   
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   1   1   1    0   1  .255  .753   13    7   0   2B
C Koskie 3B                   2   1   2   2    2   0  .277  .854   22    1   2   2·2B,SB
T Hunter CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .905   12    2   0   HBP
D Ortiz DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .711   19    0   0   
B Kielty RF                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .312  .929   18    2   1   HBP
A Pierzynski C                4   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .849   12   12   0   
L Rivas 2B                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .276  .689    6    1   2   

E Milton P                                                               0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   1
Totals                       28   4   4   3    5   7              136   27   6

BATTING

2B: D Mientkiewicz (19, off C Park); C Koskie 2 (23, off R Rodriguez, off C Park).

HBP: B Kielty (4, by C Park); T Hunter (2, by C Park).

TB: C Koskie 4; D Mientkiewicz 2; L Rivas.

RBI: C Koskie 2 (39); D Mientkiewicz (39).

2-out RBI: C Koskie 2; D Mientkiewicz.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Koskie (8, 2nd base off C Park/I Rodriguez).

PITCHING

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Park, L (3-5)                6.1   3   4   3    5   5   0   7.63   29  107-58   30·11·17    9· 5· 3· 0     53    -     1.35   0.01
R Rodriguez                    0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0  16.20    2   11-7     3· 1· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          2-1    2.95  -0.14
C Lewis                        1.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   7.36    4   15-11    5· 3· 3    3· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.77   0.09
Totals                         8     4   4   3    5   7   0          35  133-76   38·15·23   12· 5· 4· 0          4-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
E Milton, W (11-6)             7     5   3   3    2  10   1   5.14   27  115-78   36·24·18    3· 7· 4· 1     63    -     0.84   0.16
L Hawkins, H (6)               0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   1.50    4   11-11    4· 3· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.18   0.02
J Romero, H (21)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.05    1    9-6     4· 0· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    4.49   0.11
E Guardado, S (27)             1     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.79    5   19-15    7· 3· 5    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    3.01   0.17
Totals                         9     9   3   3    2  12   1          37  154-110  51·30·29    7· 8· 7· 1          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: C Park (4); J Romero (7).

IBB: None.

HBP: C Park 2 (7; T Hunter, B Kielty).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Doug Eddings, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Mike Everitt, 3B - Chris Guccione.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 18,144.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins                      
1. M Young              2B    1. J Jones              LF 
2. H Perry              3B    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. A Rodriguez          SS    3. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
4. J Gonzalez           RF    4. C Koskie             3B 
5. R Palmeiro           1B    5. T Hunter             CF 
6. I Rodriguez          C     6. D Ortiz              DH 
7. K Mench              LF    7. B Kielty             RF 
8. C Everett            DH    8. A Pierzynski         C  
9. R Rivera             CF    9. L Rivas              2B 

   C Park               P        E Milton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  3-3  12-  5   21%  79% C Koskie        R Rodriguez     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Jones Scores; Guzman to 3B
   t 8   2  4-3  -23  9   15%  86% R Palmeiro      J Romero        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   t 9   2  4-3  12-  3   15% 100% M Young         E Guardado      Strikeout Swinging
   t 2   0  0-1  1--  4  -14%  23% K Mench         E Milton        Home Run; Rodriguez Scores
   b 3   2  3-2  -2-  3   12%  54% C Koskie        C Park          Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Mientkiewicz Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   41%  M Young         Triple (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   RO     --3  1   43%  H Perry         Groundout: 3B-1B; Young Scores
   O      ---  3   44%  A Rodriguez     Popfly: SS
          ---  2   43%  J Gonzalez      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   45%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Chan Ho Park facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   43%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   41%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  2   40%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 1-0, Eric Milton facing 6-7-8
          ---  7   37%  I Rodriguez     Walk
   RR     1--  4   23%  K Mench         Home Run; Rodriguez Scores
   O      ---  8   24%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   23%  R Rivera        Walk
   O      1--  1   25%  M Young         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--  5   26%  H Perry         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Chan Ho Park facing 4-5-6
          ---  8   30%  C Koskie        Walk
   O      1--  6   28%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging, Koskie Steals 2B
          -2-      30%  D Ortiz         Wild Pitch; Koskie to 3B
   R      --3  5   37%  " "             Walk; Koskie Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER/No RBI; Ortiz to 2B
   O      -2-  4   33%  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   29%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-1, Eric Milton facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   31%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   33%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   34%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Chan Ho Park facing 9-1-2
          ---  3   38%  L Rivas         Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   35%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B; Rivas to 2B
   O      -2-  2   32%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B; Rivas to 3B
   R      --3  3   42%  D Mientkiewicz  Double to LF (Line Drive); Rivas Scores
   R      -2-  3   54%  C Koskie        Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Mientkiewicz Scores
   O      -2-  3   50%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Eric Milton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   55%  K Mench         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   56%  C Everett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Chan Ho Park facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  D Ortiz         Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  5   51%  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   50%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Eric Milton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   53%  R Rivera        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   55%  M Young         Flyball: CF
          ---  8   52%  H Perry         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   57%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Chan Ho Park facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   54%  L Rivas         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   52%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   50%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   53%  J Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   56%  R Palmeiro      Foul Flyball: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  6   58%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Chan Ho Park facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   54%  D Mientkiewicz  Popfly: 3B
          ---  6   58%  C Koskie        Walk
          1--  2   63%  T Hunter        Hit By Pitch; Koskie to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
          12-  4   60%  B Kielty        Hit By Pitch; Koskie to 3B; Hunter to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 3-3, Eric Milton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   54%  K Mench         Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Mench out at 1B/RF-1B
   O      ---  3   57%  C Everett       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   59%  R Rivera        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Chan Ho Park facing 9-1-2
                  Rusty Greer replaces Kevin Mench playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---  2   55%  L Rivas         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   59%  J Jones         Walk
          1--  7   65%  C Guzman        Walk; Jones to 2B
                  Rich Rodriguez replaces Chan Ho Park pitching
   O      12-  6   58%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Looking
   R      12-  5   79%  C Koskie        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Jones Scores; Guzman to 3B
                  Colby Lewis replaces Rich Rodriguez pitching
   O      -23  1   74%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Eric Milton pitching
   O      ---  2   79%  M Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   73%  H Perry         Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   80%  A Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   76%  J Gonzalez      Single to CF (Line Drive); Perry to 2B
                  J.C. Romero replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching; Frank Catalanotto pinch runs for Herb Perry batting 2nd
          12-      71%  R Palmeiro      Wild Pitch; Catalanotto to 3B; Gonzalez to 2B
   O      -23  9   86%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Colby Lewis facing 6-7-8
                  Frank Catalanotto moves to 2B; Michael Young moves to 3B
   O      ---  7   85%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   84%  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   83%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 3-4, Eddie Guardado facing 6-7-8
                  Eddie Guardado replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      ---  5   90%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   96%  R Greer         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  6   92%  C Everett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   85%  R Rivera        Single to CF (Line Drive); Everett to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  M Young         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 3, Twins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200207110

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