September 29, 2002 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
SEA 6 NYY 6
@BAL 1 BOS 11
TBD 8 CLE 7
KCR 3 MIN 3
CHW 1 OAK 8
@TEX 7 TOR 1
DET 0 ARI 11
COL 8 CHC 7
PIT 3 FLA 4
PHI 3
(10) SDP 2
@LAD 0 MON 7
CIN 2 NYM 6
ATL 1 SFG 7
HOU 0 STL 4
MIL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 31,270

Sunday, September 29, 2002
Time of Game: 2:27

White Sox

81-81

Lost 3

2nd, 13½ GB

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

W: B Wells (2-1), L: M Porzio (2-2), S: J Romero (1)

Twins

94-67

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Jimenez SS                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .677   18    3   4   
J Paul LF                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .240  .581   18    3   0   
F Thomas DH                   3   0   0   0    0   3  .252  .833   16    0   0   
  J Valentin PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .790    2    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .304  .857   13    6   1   
  J Liefer 1B                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .230  .668    5    3   0   
J Crede 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .826   13    1   2   2B
A Rowand RF                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .258  .692   13    2   0   
J Borchard CF                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .222  .632   16    1   0   
M Olivo C                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .211  .707   19    4   0   2B
W Harris 2B                   3   0   1   0    1   2  .233  .564   23    1   2   

J Garland P                                                              0   0
  M Porzio P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   1   8   1    2  11              156   24   9

BATTING

2B: M Olivo (1, off J Rincon); J Crede (10, off J Romero).

TB: A Rowand 2; M Olivo 2; J Crede 2; J Borchard; D Jimenez; W Harris; J Paul.

RBI: M Olivo (5).

2-out RBI: M Olivo.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. W Harris-P Konerko-D Jimenez.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Jones LF                    3   0   3   1    0   0  .300  .852    7    1   0   2·2B
  M Restovich PR-LF           1   0   0   0    0   0  .308  .895    2    0   0   
C Guzman SS                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .677    4    1   0   GDP
  D Lamb PH-SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    6    1   0   
C Koskie 3B                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .815    4    1   0   
  D Mohr RF                   2   0   1   0    0   1  .269  .758   10    1   0   
D Ortiz DH                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .839    6    0   0   
  M LeCroy PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0  .260  .754    7    0   0   
  M Ryan PR                   0   1   0   0    0   0  .091  .182         0   0   
T Hunter CF                   2   0   0   0    0   1  .289  .858    4    2   0   
  B Kielty CF                 2   1   1   2    0   1  .291  .889    7    1   0   HR
D Mientkiewicz 1B             2   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .757   11    1   1   
  T Sears 1B                  2   0   2   0    0   0  .333  .833   10    4   0   2B
M Cuddyer RF-3B               3   0   1   0    1   0  .259  .740   17    2   2   
A Pierzynski C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .300  .773    6    7   0   
  T Prince C                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .224  .709    3    5   0   
L Rivas 2B                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .256  .697    7    0   0   
  D Hocking 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .633    7    0   1   

E Milton P                                                               0   0
  R Reed P                                                               0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  B Wells P                                                              0   1
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   3   9   3    2   4              118   27   5

BATTING

2B: T Sears (2, off M Porzio); J Jones 2 (37, 2 off J Garland).

HR: B Kielty (12, off M Porzio; 8th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to CF).

TB: J Jones 5; B Kielty 4; T Sears 3; M Cuddyer; L Rivas; D Mohr.

GIDP: C Guzman (12).

RBI: B Kielty 2 (46); J Jones (85).

2-out RBI: B Kielty 2; J Jones.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

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
J Garland                      7     7   1   1    1   3   0   4.58   28   88-63   46· 5·12   11· 9· 4· 0     61    -     1.19   0.28
M Porzio, L (2-2)              1     2   2   2    1   1   1   4.81    6   30-16    8· 4· 4    1· 1· 1· 1          0-0    1.12  -0.31
Totals                         8     9   3   3    2   4   1          34  118-79   54· 9·16   12·10· 5· 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                       5     3   0   0    1   6   0   4.84   18   75-53   30·12·11    2· 8· 1· 0     66    -     1.02   0.29
R Reed, H (1)                  1     1   0   0    0   2   0   3.78    4   22-13    6· 1· 6    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.43   0.08
J Rincon, BS (1)               1     2   1   1    0   1   0   6.28    5   22-12    6· 3· 3    1· 1· 2· 0          0-0    1.92  -0.09
B Wells, W (2-1)               1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.90    4   15-11    9· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    2.23   0.11
J Romero, S (1)                1     1   0   0    1   2   0   1.89    5   18-10    4· 6· 0    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.03   0.08
Totals                         9     8   1   1    2  11   0          36  152-99   55·22·22    6·11· 6· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Romero (9).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:27.

Attendance: 31,270.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Jimenez            SS    1. J Jones              LF 
2. J Paul               LF    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. C Koskie             3B 
4. P Konerko            1B    4. D Ortiz              DH 
5. J Crede              3B    5. T Hunter             CF 
6. A Rowand             RF    6. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
7. J Borchard           CF    7. M Cuddyer            RF 
8. M Olivo              C     8. A Pierzynski         C  
9. W Harris             2B    9. L Rivas              2B 

   J Garland            P        E Milton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  1-1  1--  4   37%  92% B Kielty        M Porzio        Home Run; Ryan Scores
   t 7   2  1-0  -2-  5  -19%  53% M Olivo         J Rincon        Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rowand Scores
   b 3   2  0-0  1--  2   12%  65% J Jones         J Garland       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Rivas Scores
   t 9   0  3-1  ---  2   -9%  83% J Crede         J Romero        Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   t 9   2  3-1  1-3  5    8% 100% W Harris        J Romero        Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Jimenez       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   54%  J Paul          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   55%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  J Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   51%  C Guzman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B-SS
   O      ---  3   50%  C Koskie        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  P Konerko       Popfly: SS
   O      ---  8   54%  J Crede         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  A Rowand        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  D Ortiz         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  1   51%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   50%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Eric Milton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   53%  J Borchard      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   54%  M Olivo         Flyball: CF
          ---  9   53%  W Harris        Walk
   O      1--  3   56%  D Jimenez       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Garland facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   53%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   51%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   53%  L Rivas         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  2   65%  J Jones         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Rivas Scores
   O      -2-  3   62%  C Guzman        Popfly: SS
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Milton facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   65%  J Paul          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   67%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   68%  P Konerko       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Garland facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   66%  C Koskie        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   63%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Eric Milton facing 5-6-7
                  Michael Cuddyer moves to 3B; Bobby Kielty replaces Torii Hunter playing CF batting 5th; Dustan Mohr replaces Corey Koskie playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  1   67%  J Crede         Popfly: 1B
          ---  2   63%  A Rowand        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   58%  J Borchard      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Short LF); Rowand to 2B
   O      12-  1   64%  M Olivo         Flyball: LF
   O      12-  3   70%  W Harris        Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Rowand out at Hm/1B-C; Borchard to 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Garland facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   68%  D Mientkiewicz  Foul Flyball: 2B (LF Foul)
          ---  5   71%  M Cuddyer       Walk
   O      1--  1   68%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: LF
   O      1--  1   65%  L Rivas         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Reed facing 1-2-3
                  Rick Reed replaces Eric Milton pitching; Tom Prince replaces A.J. Pierzynski playing C batting 8th; Todd Sears replaces Doug Mientkiewicz playing 1B batting 6th; Dennis Hocking replaces Luis Rivas playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  5   69%  D Jimenez       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   65%  J Paul          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   70%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5   74%  P Konerko       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jon Garland facing 1-2-3
                  Jeff Liefer replaces Paul Konerko playing 1B batting 4th
          ---  3   79%  J Jones         Double (Line Drive to LF-CF)
                  David Lamb pinch hits for Cristian Guzman batting 2nd; Michael Restovich pinch runs for Jacque Jones batting 1st
   O      -2-  2   75%  D Lamb          Flyball: CF
          -2-  6   80%  D Mohr          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Restovich to 3B
   O      1-3  1   74%  D Ortiz         Foul Flyball: SS (Deep 3B); Mohr to 2B
   O      -23  3   69%  B Kielty        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Juan Rincon facing 5-6-7
                  Juan Rincon replaces Rick Reed pitching; David Lamb moves to SS; Michael Restovich moves to LF
   O      ---  2   73%  J Crede         Popfly: SS
          ---  5   68%  A Rowand        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   72%  J Borchard      Groundout: 2B-1B; Rowand to 2B
   R      -2-  5   53%  M Olivo         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Rowand Scores
   O      -2-  6   59%  W Harris        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Jon Garland facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   65%  T Sears         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF)
          1--  1   73%  M Cuddyer       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru Short CF); Sears to 2B
   O      12-  3   65%  T Prince        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Cuddyer to 2B
   O      12-  7   58%  D Hocking       Flyball: RF
   O      12-  2   50%  M Restovich     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bob Wells facing 1-2-3
                  Bob Wells replaces Juan Rincon pitching
          ---  5   43%  D Jimenez       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   50%  J Paul          Flyball: RF
                  Jose Valentin pinch hits for Frank Thomas batting 3rd
   O      1--  2   56%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   61%  J Liefer        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Porzio facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Porzio replaces Jon Garland pitching
   O      ---  4   56%  D Lamb          Foul Flyball: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   53%  D Mohr          Strikeout Swinging
                  Matt LeCroy pinch hits for David Ortiz batting 4th
          ---  7   55%  M LeCroy        Walk
                  Michael Ryan pinch runs for Matt LeCroy batting 4th
   RR     1--  4   92%  B Kielty        Home Run; Ryan Scores
          ---  5   93%  T Sears         Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6   92%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, J.C. Romero facing 5-6-7
                  J.C. Romero replaces Bob Wells pitching
          ---  2   83%  J Crede         Double (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  4   90%  A Rowand        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  1   96%  J Borchard      Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-      96%  M Olivo         Wild Pitch; Crede to 3B
          --3  6   92%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3  5  100%  W Harris        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200209290

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation