September 28, 2002 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 8
SEA 4 NYY 4
@BAL 2 TBD 9
@BOS 6 CLE 6
KCR 5
(10) MIN 3
CHW 2 OAK 10
@TEX 8 TOR 10
DET 2 ARI 17
COL 8 CHC 5
PIT 4 PHI 9
@FLA 3 LAD 14
SDP 2 MON 6
CIN 0 ATL 5
@NYM 2 SFG 5
HOU 2 STL 3
MIL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 32,072

Saturday, September 28, 2002
Time of Game: 2:35

White Sox

81-80

Lost 2

2nd, 12½ GB

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

W: L Hawkins (6-0), L: M Buehrle (19-12), S: E Guardado (45)

Twins

93-67

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jimenez 2B                  3   0   1   0    2   0  .252  .679   22    2   3   
J Valentin SS                 3   1   0   0    2   1  .249  .792   23    3   3   
F Thomas DH                   4   0   2   0    1   1  .254  .838   29    0   0   
M Ordonez RF                  5   0   1   2    0   2  .320  .978   17    2   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .305  .861   11    8   0   2B
J Liefer LF                   3   0   0   0    1   3  .232  .670   17    0   0   
J Crede 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .286  .827   11    0   3   
A Rowand CF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .255  .689    8    1   0   
M Johnson C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .209  .590   13    8   0   SH

M Buehrle P                                                              0   1
Totals                       33   2   6   2    6  13              151   24  10

BATTING

2B: P Konerko (30, off M Jackson).

SH: M Johnson (6, off K Lohse).

TB: P Konerko 2; F Thomas 2; M Ordonez; D Jimenez; A Rowand.

RBI: M Ordonez 2 (135).

2-out RBI: M Ordonez 2.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 1 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Valentin-D Jimenez-P Konerko; J Valentin-D Jimenez.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .296  .843   15    4   0   
  M Ryan LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .182         1   0   
C Guzman SS                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .274  .679   14    0   1   2B
  D Lamb 2B                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    4    1   1   
C Koskie 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .268  .818   16    0   0   
M LeCroy DH                   2   0   1   1    1   1  .260  .751   13    0   0   
  M Restovich PR              1   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .968    1    0   0   
T Hunter CF                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .290  .862    5    0   0   GDP
  B Kielty CF                 1   1   1   2    0   0  .289  .879    8    0   0   HR
D Mientkiewicz 1B             2   0   0   0    0   0  .262  .760    6    3   0   
  D Ortiz 1B                  2   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .845    6    2   0   2B
M Cuddyer RF                  3   0   3   0    0   0  .257  .736   18    3   0   2B
A Pierzynski C                2   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .776    4    7   0   
  J Valentin C                1   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.000    1    6   0   
D Hocking 2B-SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .251  .635   13    0   3   SH

K Lohse P                                                                0   1
  J Santana P                                                            0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   3  10   3    1   7              124   27   6

BATTING

2B: C Guzman (31, off M Buehrle); M Cuddyer (7, off M Buehrle); D Ortiz (32, off M Buehrle).

HR: B Kielty (11, off M Buehrle; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

SH: D Hocking (4, off M Buehrle).

TB: M Cuddyer 4; B Kielty 4; C Guzman 2; D Ortiz 2; M LeCroy; A Pierzynski; T Hunter; M Restovich.

GIDP: T Hunter (17).

RBI: B Kielty 2 (44); M LeCroy (27).

2-out RBI: B Kielty 2; M LeCroy.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: M Cuddyer (1).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Buehrle, L (19-12)           8    10   3   3    1   7   1   3.58   33  124-82   49·18·15   10· 6· 8· 1     56    -     1.47  -0.14
Totals                         8    10   3   3    1   7   1          33  124-82   49·18·15   10· 6· 8· 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
K Lohse                        5     3   2   0    4   7   0   4.23   23   81-52   20·16·16    3· 5· 4· 0     60    -     1.43   0.02
J Santana                      1.1   1   0   0    1   2   0   2.99    6   25-16    5· 7· 4    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.48   0.09
M Jackson                      0.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   3.27    4   16-11    6· 3· 2    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.34   0.03
L Hawkins, W (6-0)             1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.13    3   10-8     1· 5· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.06
E Guardado, S (45)             1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.93    4   19-12    7· 1· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    3.58   0.17
Totals                         9     6   2   0    6  13   0          40  151-99   39·32·28    6· 8· 7· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: K Lohse (8).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Marvin Hudson, 1B - Dana DeMuth, 2B - Terry Craft, 3B - Charlie Reliford.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 32,072.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Jimenez            2B    1. J Jones              LF 
2. J Valentin           SS    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. C Koskie             3B 
4. M Ordonez            RF    4. M LeCroy             DH 
5. P Konerko            1B    5. T Hunter             CF 
6. J Liefer             LF    6. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
7. J Crede              3B    7. M Cuddyer            RF 
8. A Rowand             CF    8. A Pierzynski         C  
9. M Johnson            C     9. D Hocking            2B 

   M Buehrle            P        K Lohse              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  2-1  1--  8   59%  84% B Kielty        M Buehrle       Home Run (CF-RF); Restovich Scores
   t 5   2  1-0  123  2  -22%  38% M Ordonez       K Lohse         Single to CF (Line Drive); Rowand Scores/unER; Valentin Scores/unER; Thomas to 2B
   b 7   0  2-1  1-3  1  -18%  45% J Valentin      M Buehrle       Fielder's Choice 3B; Ortiz out at Hm/3B-C; Cuddyer to 2B; Valentin to 1B
   b 7   0  2-1  ---  4   13%  50% D Ortiz         M Buehrle       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   b 7   0  2-1  -2-  7   12%  63% M Cuddyer       M Buehrle       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Ortiz to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  5   47%  D Jimenez       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   41%  J Valentin      Walk; Jimenez to 2B
   O      12-  5   46%  F Thomas        Flyball: LF
   O      12-  5   49%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging; Jimenez to 3B/Wild Pitch; Valentin to 2B
   O      -23  2   55%  P Konerko       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Buehrle facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   57%  C Guzman        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   53%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  5   63%  M LeCroy        Single to CF (Line Drive); Guzman Scores; LeCroy to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
          -2-  3   64%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Line Drive); LeCroy to 3B
   O      1-3  3   60%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Kyle Lohse facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   62%  J Liefer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   64%  J Crede         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   65%  A Rowand        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Buehrle facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   69%  M Cuddyer       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   73%  A Pierzynski    Single to CF (Line Drive); Cuddyer to 2B
   O      12-  2   73%  D Hocking       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Cuddyer to 3B; Pierzynski to 2B
   O      -23  3   66%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  5   61%  C Guzman        Foul Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Kyle Lohse facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   64%  M Johnson       Flyball: LF
          ---  6   61%  D Jimenez       Walk
   O      1--  4   64%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   62%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive); Jimenez to 2B
   O      12-  3   67%  M Ordonez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Buehrle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   65%  C Koskie        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   63%  M LeCroy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   62%  T Hunter        Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Kyle Lohse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   65%  P Konerko       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   67%  J Liefer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   68%  J Crede         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mark Buehrle facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   66%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF
          ---  3   70%  M Cuddyer       Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     -2-  1   63%  A Pierzynski    Fly Ball Double Play: SS-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Kyle Lohse facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   58%  A Rowand        Reached on E9 (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   61%  M Johnson       Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Rowand to 2B
   O      -2-  1   66%  D Jimenez       Flyball: LF
          -2-  4   64%  J Valentin      Walk
          12-  7   60%  F Thomas        Walk; Rowand to 3B; Valentin to 2B
   RR     123  2   38%  M Ordonez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Rowand Scores/unER; Valentin Scores/unER; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  3   42%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Buehrle facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  8   39%  D Hocking       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   36%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   35%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
                  Johan Santana replaces Kyle Lohse pitching; Javier Valentin replaces A.J. Pierzynski playing C batting 8th; David Lamb replaces Cristian Guzman playing 2B batting 2nd; Dennis Hocking moves to SS
          ---  5   31%  J Liefer        Walk
   O      1--  3   35%  J Crede         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   31%  A Rowand        Single to RF (Line Drive); Liefer to 2B
   O      12-  5   36%  M Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   41%  D Jimenez       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Buehrle facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   36%  C Koskie        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   41%  M LeCroy        Walk
                  Michael Restovich pinch runs for Matt LeCroy batting 4th
   OO     1--  1   32%  T Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Johan Santana facing 2-3-4
                  David Ortiz replaces Doug Mientkiewicz playing 1B batting 6th; Bobby Kielty replaces Torii Hunter playing CF batting 5th
   O      ---  6   34%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B
                  Mike Jackson replaces Johan Santana pitching
          ---  6   31%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   35%  M Ordonez       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          1--  2   31%  P Konerko       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Thomas to 3B
   O      -23  4   37%  J Liefer        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Buehrle facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   50%  D Ortiz         Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  7   63%  M Cuddyer       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Ortiz to 3B
   O      1-3  1   45%  J Valentin      Fielder's Choice 3B; Ortiz out at Hm/3B-C; Cuddyer to 2B; Valentin to 1B
   O      12-  3   37%  D Hocking       Flyball: RF; Cuddyer to 3B
   O      1-3  4   26%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, LaTroy Hawkins facing 7-8-9
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Mike Jackson pitching; Michael Ryan replaces Jacque Jones playing LF batting 1st
   O      ---  3   29%  J Crede         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   31%  A Rowand        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   32%  M Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Mark Buehrle facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   25%  D Lamb          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   21%  C Koskie        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   24%  M Restovich     Single (Ground Ball)
   RR     1--  8   84%  B Kielty        Home Run (CF-RF); Restovich Scores
   O      ---  2   83%  D Ortiz         Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Eddie Guardado facing 1-2-3
                  Eddie Guardado replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
          ---  5   71%  D Jimenez       Walk
   O      1--  4   82%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
   O      1--  7   92%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  M Ordonez       Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation