July 30, 2003 Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 8
@ANA 0 CHW 15
@KCR 4 MIN 5
BAL 1 CLE 4
@OAK 2 SEA 13
DET 3 TEX 9
BOS 2 TBD 5
@TOR 3 HOU 7
@ATL 3 SFG 6
@CHC 3 CIN 3
COL 2
(10) FLA 3
ARI 1 STL 11
@MON 1 NYM 2
MIL 0 PHI 4
LAD 2 PIT 7
SDP 2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 24,694

Wednesday, July 30, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:20

Orioles

50-54

Lost 1

4th, 14½ GB

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

W: B Radke (7-9), L: S Ponson (14-6)

Twins

52-54

Won 1

3rd, 5½ GB

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .276  .734   22    1   4   
L Matos CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .342  .872   17    5   0   
J Conine 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .833   15   10   2   
J Gibbons RF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .832   11    0   0   
T Batista 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .253  .719   14    2   1   
L Bigbie LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .234  .653    5    0   0   
  J Leon PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .182  .490    6    0   0   
B Fordyce C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .266  .635   19    3   0   GDP
D Cruz SS                     3   1   2   0    0   1  .267  .701   12    1   6   2B
J Morban DH                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .190  .625   10    0   0   

S Ponson P                                                               2   1
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   1   6   1    1   6              131   24  14

BATTING

2B: D Cruz (16, off B Radke).

TB: D Cruz 3; L Matos; J Morban; T Batista; J Gibbons.

GIDP: B Fordyce (5).

RBI: L Matos (27).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Conine-D Cruz-S Ponson; D Cruz-B Roberts-J Conine.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .314  .837   11    1   0   2B
L Rivas 2B                    4   2   2   0    0   0  .266  .695   14    1   5   2B,GDP
D Mientkiewicz 1B             2   0   0   0    2   1  .291  .842   19   11   2   
J Jones DH                    3   0   2   3    0   0  .313  .810   13    0   0   SF
T Hunter CF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .765   13    2   0   GDP
A Pierzynski C                3   0   0   0    1   1  .291  .784   13    6   0   IW
M Restovich RF                3   1   1   0    0   1  .429 1.143   14    0   0   2B
D Hocking 3B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .236  .647   11    1   2   SH
C Guzman SS                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .251  .619    7    3   3   3B

B Radke P                                                                0   2
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  J Romero P                                                             1   0
  E Guardado P                                                           1   0
Totals                       28   5   8   5    3   3              115   27  14

BATTING

2B: M Restovich (2, off S Ponson); L Rivas (10, off S Ponson); S Stewart (27, off S Ponson).

3B: C Guzman (10, off S Ponson).

SF: J Jones (4, off S Ponson).

SH: D Hocking (3, off S Ponson).

IBB: A Pierzynski (7, by S Ponson).

TB: S Stewart 3; C Guzman 3; L Rivas 3; J Jones 2; M Restovich 2.

GIDP: L Rivas (13); T Hunter (12).

RBI: J Jones 3 (43); S Stewart (39); C Guzman (26).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Rivas-C Guzman-D Mientkiewicz.

PB: A Pierzynski (4).

E: L Rivas (9).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Ponson, L (14-6)             7     7   5   5    3   3   0   3.77   29   98-60   40· 7·13   14· 7· 2· 0     43    -     0.64  -0.12
B Groom                        1     1   0   0    0   0   0   6.07    4   12-7     4· 0· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8     8   5   5    3   3   0          33  110-67   44· 7·16   16· 9· 2· 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
B Radke, W (7-9)               7.1   6   1   1    1   5   0   5.12   29  110-79   49· 9·21   16· 6· 1· 0     66    -     0.98   0.31
J Rincon, H (4)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.19    1    4-3     1· 0· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    1.39   0.03
J Romero, H (13)               0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.65    1    3-2     1· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.82   0.02
E Guardado                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.35    3   13-8     4· 2· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         9     6   1   1    1   6   0          34  130-92   55·12·25   18· 8· 1· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Ponson (6); B Groom (1).

IBB: S Ponson (2; A Pierzynski).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Phil Cuzzi, 3B - Jerry Crawford.

Time of Game: 2:20.

Attendance: 24,694.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Roberts            2B    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. L Matos              CF    2. L Rivas              2B 
3. J Conine             1B    3. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
4. J Gibbons            RF    4. J Jones              DH 
5. T Batista            3B    5. T Hunter             CF 
6. L Bigbie             LF    6. A Pierzynski         C  
7. B Fordyce            C     7. M Restovich          RF 
8. D Cruz               SS    8. D Hocking            3B 
9. J Morban             DH    9. C Guzman             SS 

   S Ponson             P        B Radke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  123  2    9%  79% J Jones         S Ponson        Single to CF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores; Rivas Scores; Mientkiewicz to 2B
   b 1   0  0-2  12-  2   -7%  72% T Hunter        S Ponson        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P; Mientkiewicz to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  -2-  3    6%  67% L Rivas         S Ponson        Single to P (Ground Ball); Stewart to 3B
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  4    6%  61% S Stewart       S Ponson        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   t 7   1  3-0  1--  3    5%  94% B Fordyce       B Radke         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   54%  L Matos         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  J Conine        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   61%  S Stewart       Double to RF (Line Drive)
          -2-  3   67%  L Rivas         Single to P (Ground Ball); Stewart to 3B
          1-3  4   70%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk; Rivas to 2B
   RR     123  2   79%  J Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores; Rivas Scores; Mientkiewicz to 2B
   OO     12-  2   72%  T Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P; Mientkiewicz to 3B
          --3  4   73%  A Pierzynski    Intentional Walk
   O      1-3  4   69%  M Restovich     Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   65%  J Gibbons       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  4   69%  T Batista       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   71%  L Bigbie        Groundout: P-1B; Gibbons to 2B
   O      -2-  7   74%  B Fordyce       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sidney Ponson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   73%  D Hocking       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   71%  C Guzman        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   70%  S Stewart       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   73%  D Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   70%  J Morban        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      69%  B Roberts       Passed Ball; Morban to 2B
   O      -2-  9   73%  " "             Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  4   76%  L Matos         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Sidney Ponson facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   80%  L Rivas         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          -2-  4   82%  D Mientkiewicz  Walk
          12-      85%  J Jones         Wild Pitch; Rivas to 3B; Mientkiewicz to 2B
   RO     -23  4   86%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Rivas Scores; Mientkiewicz to 3B
   O      --3  4   83%  T Hunter        Popfly: 3B
   O      --3  3   80%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Radke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   83%  J Conine        Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  3   84%  J Gibbons       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   85%  T Batista       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   84%  M Restovich     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   83%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   83%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   79%  L Bigbie        Reached on E4 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   83%  B Fordyce       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  4   78%  D Cruz          Single to LF (Fly Ball); Bigbie to 2B
   O      12-  5   83%  J Morban        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  1   88%  B Roberts       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sidney Ponson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   87%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   86%  L Rivas         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   85%  D Mientkiewicz  Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   88%  L Matos         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   90%  J Conine        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   91%  J Gibbons       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sidney Ponson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   90%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   89%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   89%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-3, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   84%  T Batista       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   88%  L Bigbie        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  3   94%  B Fordyce       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Sidney Ponson facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   95%  M Restovich     Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6   95%  D Hocking       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B/Sacrifice; Restovich to 3B
   R      --3  1   98%  C Guzman        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Restovich Scores
   R      --3  3   98%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Guzman Scores
   OO     1--  1   98%  L Rivas         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   96%  D Cruz          Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   98%  J Morban        Bunt Groundout: P-1B; Cruz to 3B
          --3  6   96%  B Roberts       Walk
   R      1-3  1   93%  L Matos         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Cruz Scores; Roberts to 2B
                  Juan Rincon replaces Brad Radke pitching
   O      12-  4   96%  J Conine        Strikeout Looking
                  J.C. Romero replaces Juan Rincon pitching
   O      12-  3   99%  J Gibbons       Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Buddy Groom facing 3-4-5
                  Buddy Groom replaces Sidney Ponson pitching
   O      ---  5   99%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF
          ---  3   99%  J Jones         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  T Hunter        Wild Pitch; Jones to 2B
   O      -2-  3   99%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  1   98%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 1-5, Eddie Guardado facing 5-6-7
                  Eddie Guardado replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  T Batista       Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
                  Jose Leon pinch hits for Larry Bigbie batting 6th
   O      ---  6  100%  J Leon          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  4  100%  B Fordyce       Groundout: 1B-P
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation