September 5, 2003 Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 5
@ANA 0 SEA 6
@BAL 4
(13) CHW 5
CLE 3 MIN 10
TEX 7 BOS 9
@NYY 3 OAK 3
@TBD 1 TOR 8
DET 6 ATL 3
PIT 2
(10) PIT 5
@ATL 3 LAD 8
@COL 7 CHC 4
@MIL 2 MON 6
FLA 2 PHI 1
NYM 0 HOU 5
@SDP 4 ARI 8
@SFG 1 CIN 4
@STL 2
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 20,701

Friday, September 5, 2003, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Rangers

64-77

Lost 2

4th, 20 GB

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

W: J Rincon (4-6), L: M Callaway (1-6), S: E Guardado (32)

Twins

74-66

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Young 2B                    5   1   3   4    0   0  .302  .785   12    2   2   HR
S Spencer LF                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .260  .736   19    2   0   
A Rodriguez SS                5   1   2   1    0   0  .303 1.007   13    1   4   HR
R Palmeiro DH                 4   0   0   1    0   2  .257  .860   18    0   0   
M Teixeira 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .814   21   11   1   
J Jones RF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .235  .764   18    2   0   2B
H Blalock 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .314  .909   13    0   2   
R Christenson CF              3   1   0   0    1   1  .176  .532   14    2   0   
G Laird C                     3   2   1   0    1   2  .444 1.101   16    4   1   

M Callaway P                                                             0   1
  R Garcia P                                                             0   0
  A Fultz P                                                              0   0
  J Benoit P                                                             0   0
  E Ramirez P                                                            0   0
  J Powell P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   7  10   6    2   9              144   24  11

BATTING

2B: J Jones (4, off J Santana).

HR: A Rodriguez (41, off J Santana; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF); M Young (13, off J Santana; 4th inn, 3 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: M Young 6; A Rodriguez 5; J Jones 3; S Spencer 2; G Laird.

RBI: M Young 4 (67); A Rodriguez (102); R Palmeiro (97).

2-out RBI: A Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: G Laird (1).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  3   1   1   1    1   0  .312  .837   20    2   0   2B,SF
L Rivas 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .273  .728   19    0   1   3B,SH
D Mientkiewicz 1B             3   0   0   2    0   0  .298  .840   21    7   0   2·SF
M LeCroy DH                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .296  .851   18    0   0   HR
J Jones RF                    4   1   2   0    0   1  .306  .798   10    3   0   SB
T Hunter CF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .245  .741   17    4   0   
C Koskie 3B                   1   2   0   0    3   1  .294  .857   22    1   0   
A Pierzynski C                3   2   2   1    0   0  .304  .797   13    9   0   SH
C Guzman SS                   4   1   2   4    0   0  .266  .649    8    0   4   3B

J Santana P                                                              0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             1   0
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   1
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29  10  10   9    5   3              148   27   6

BATTING

2B: S Stewart (37, off M Callaway).

3B: C Guzman (13, off M Callaway); L Rivas (9, off J Benoit).

HR: M LeCroy (16, off J Benoit; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

SF: D Mientkiewicz 2 (5, off M Callaway, off J Benoit); S Stewart (9, off M Callaway).

SH: L Rivas (8, off M Callaway); A Pierzynski (2, off A Fultz).

TB: M LeCroy 4; C Guzman 4; L Rivas 3; J Jones 2; A Pierzynski 2; S Stewart 2; T Hunter.

RBI: C Guzman 4 (43); D Mientkiewicz 2 (57); S Stewart (62); A Pierzynski (64); M LeCroy (58).

2-out RBI: C Guzman 3.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Jones (13, 2nd base off M Callaway/G Laird).

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
M Callaway, L (1-6)            2.2   7   8   7    3   1   0   7.28   18   68-40   25· 3·12    9· 4· 1· 0     12    -     0.95  -0.43
R Garcia                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   6.10    2    7-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.11   0.00
A Fultz                        1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   5.37    7   25-14    8· 5· 1    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.01   0.05
J Benoit                       0.2   2   2   2    0   0   1   5.75    4   15-11    7· 1· 3    0· 4· 0· 0          2-0    0.98  -0.11
E Ramirez                      1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.20    5   18-12    8· 2· 2    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.20   0.03
J Powell                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   7.97    3   11-8     5· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    10  10   9    5   3   1          39  144-87   54·12·21   17·13· 1· 0          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
J Santana                      4     8   7   7    2   6   2   3.10   22   80-55   28·10·17    3· 9· 2· 0     22    -     1.09  -0.25
J Rincon, W (4-6)              3     0   0   0    0   2   0   3.68    9   36-21   11· 0·10    4· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.88   0.21
L Hawkins, H (21)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.00    4   11-7     5· 0· 2    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.85   0.05
E Guardado, S (32)             1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.05    4   12-11    7· 2· 2    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.68   0.04
Totals                         9    10   7   7    2   9   2          39  139-94   51·12·31    9·15· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: M Callaway (1); J Santana (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Gary Cederstrom, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Mark Wegner.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 20,701.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins                      
1. M Young              2B    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. S Spencer            LF    2. L Rivas              2B 
3. A Rodriguez          SS    3. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
4. R Palmeiro           DH    4. M LeCroy             DH 
5. M Teixeira           1B    5. J Jones              RF 
6. J Jones              RF    6. T Hunter             CF 
7. H Blalock            3B    7. C Koskie             3B 
8. R Christenson        CF    8. A Pierzynski         C  
9. G Laird              C     9. C Guzman             SS 

   M Callaway           P        J Santana            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-4  123  3   17%  95% C Guzman        M Callaway      Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Jones Scores; Koskie Scores; Pierzynski Scores; Guzman Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER
   t 4   1  8-2  123  1  -15%  75% M Young         J Santana       Home Run (Fly Ball); Jones Scores; Christenson Scores; Laird Scores
   b 2   1  0-1  12-  5   10%  79% A Pierzynski    M Callaway      Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hunter Scores; Koskie to 3B
   t 4   2  8-6  ---  2  -10%  67% A Rodriguez     J Santana       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 6   0  7-8  ---  2    9%  83% L Rivas         J Benoit        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   47%  M Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  6   41%  S Spencer       Single to LF (Line Drive); Young to 2B
   O      12-  1   46%  A Rodriguez     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  4   51%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  5   55%  M Teixeira      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mickey Callaway facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   61%  S Stewart       Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   59%  L Rivas         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Stewart to 3B
   RO     --3  3   61%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Stewart Scores
   O      ---  5   60%  M LeCroy        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   62%  J Jones         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  5   64%  H Blalock       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   65%  R Christenson   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mickey Callaway facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   68%  J Jones         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   65%  T Hunter        Groundout: P-SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  7   68%  C Koskie        Walk; Hunter to 2B
   R      12-  5   79%  A Pierzynski    Single to RF (Ground Ball); Hunter Scores; Koskie to 3B
   R      1-3  1   85%  C Guzman        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Koskie Scores; Pierzynski to 3B
   RO     1-3  1   86%  S Stewart       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Pierzynski Scores
          1--      86%  L Rivas         Wild Pitch; Guzman to 2B
          -2-  7   87%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  5   85%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-4, Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   82%  G Laird         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   85%  M Young         Flyball: RF
          1--  4   82%  S Spencer       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Laird to 2B
          12-  3   77%  A Rodriguez     Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Laird to 3B; Spencer to 2B
   RO     123  4   78%  R Palmeiro      Groundout: SS-1B; Laird Scores; Spencer to 3B; Rodriguez to 2B
   R      -23      72%  M Teixeira      Wild Pitch; Spencer Scores; Rodriguez to 3B
   O      --3  6   76%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Mickey Callaway facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   74%  M LeCroy        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   76%  J Jones         Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--      77%  T Hunter        Jones Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   75%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  6   75%  C Koskie        Walk
          12-  2   77%  A Pierzynski    Single to SS (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B; Koskie to 2B
   RRRR   123  3   95%  C Guzman        Triple to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Jones Scores; Koskie Scores; Pierzynski Scores; Guzman Scores/Adv on E2/No RBI/unER
                  Rosman Garcia replaces Mickey Callaway pitching
          ---  5   95%  S Stewart       Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  L Rivas         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Rangers 2, Twins 8.

Top of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 2-8, Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   92%  J Jones         Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   94%  H Blalock       Strikeout Looking
          -2-  5   93%  R Christenson   Walk
          12-  6   90%  G Laird         Walk; Jones to 3B; Christenson to 2B
   RRRR   123  1   75%  M Young         Home Run (Fly Ball); Jones Scores; Christenson Scores; Laird Scores
   O      ---  1   77%  S Spencer       Flyball: CF
   R      ---  2   67%  A Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   68%  R Palmeiro      Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-7, Aaron Fultz facing 3-4-5
                  Aaron Fultz replaces Rosman Garcia pitching
   O      ---  6   66%  D Mientkiewicz  Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  5   64%  M LeCroy        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   63%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 8.

Top of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 7-8, Juan Rincon facing 5-6-7
                  Juan Rincon replaces Johan Santana pitching
   O      ---  2   66%  M Teixeira      Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   69%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   70%  H Blalock       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-7, Aaron Fultz facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   74%  T Hunter        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  5   79%  C Koskie        Walk; Hunter to 2B
   O      12-  2   78%  A Pierzynski    Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Hunter to 3B; Koskie to 2B
   O      -23  2   70%  C Guzman        Fielder's Choice 1B; Hunter out at Hm/1B-C; Koskie to 3B
                  Joaquin Benoit replaces Aaron Fultz pitching
   O      1-3  5   65%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 8.

Top of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 7-8, Juan Rincon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   69%  R Christenson   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   72%  G Laird         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   74%  M Young         Bunt Popfly: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-7, Joaquin Benoit facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   83%  L Rivas         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   RO     --3  4   83%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rivas Scores
   R      ---  4   90%  M LeCroy        Home Run (Fly Ball)
                  Erasmo Ramirez replaces Joaquin Benoit pitching
   O      ---  1   89%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   89%  T Hunter        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 10.

Top of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 7-10, Juan Rincon facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7   91%  S Spencer       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   93%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  R Palmeiro      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-7, Erasmo Ramirez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   93%  C Koskie        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   93%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   92%  C Guzman        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 10.

Top of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 7-10, LaTroy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces Juan Rincon pitching
   O      ---  3   95%  M Teixeira      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   92%  J Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   95%  H Blalock       Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      1--  1   97%  R Christenson   Bunt Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-7, Jay Powell facing 1-2-3
                  Jay Powell replaces Erasmo Ramirez pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  S Stewart       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   96%  L Rivas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   96%  D Mientkiewicz  Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 10.

Top of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 7-10, Eddie Guardado facing 9-1-2
                  Eddie Guardado replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  G Laird         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   96%  M Young         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  S Spencer       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  3  100%  A Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rangers 7, Twins 10.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation