September 21, 2003 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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TOR 7
@BAL 4 KCR 10
@CHW 4 BOS 2
@CLE 0 MIN 6
DET 4 OAK 12
SEA 0 NYY 6
@TBD 0 ANA 11
@TEX 6 ATL 8
FLA 0 COL 5
SDP 3 LAD 7
SFG 5 MIL 6
ARI 4 MON 4
@NYM 2 CIN 4
@PHI 3 CHC 4
@PIT 1 STL 6
HOU 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 33,396

Sunday, September 21, 2003, 1:05PM
Time of Game: 2:44

Tigers

38-117

Lost 9

5th, 48½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  1    4 11  3
Twins           0  0  4   0  0  2   0  0  X    6 12  0

W: B Radke (14-10), L: N Cornejo (6-17), S: E Guardado (39)

Twins

87-69

Won 9

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Sanchez CF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .284  .676   24    1   0   SF
W Morris 2B                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .694   20    1   4   
B Higginson RF                4   1   0   0    0   1  .236  .689   18    4   0   GDP
D Young DH                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .285  .882    7    0   0   2B
C Pena 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   2  .247  .783   24    9   0   2B
C Monroe LF                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .229  .703   13    1   0   
S Halter 3B                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .211  .597    5    0   1   
  K Witt PH-3B                3   0   0   0    0   2  .263  .708   15    1   1   
B Inge C                      4   1   1   0    0   2  .207  .612   16    6   1   2B
R Santiago SS                 2   0   1   0    0   1  .221  .566   10    1   2   SH
  D Klassen PH                1   1   1   0    0   0  .247  .642    4    0   0   

N Cornejo P                                                              0   1
  J Walker P                                                             0   0
  C Spurling P                                                           0   0
  E Eckenstahler P                                                       0   0
  F Rodney P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   4  11   3    1   9              156   24  10

BATTING

2B: B Inge (13, off B Radke); C Pena (21, off B Radke); D Young (31, off J Romero).

SF: A Sanchez (4, off B Radke).

SH: R Santiago (17, off B Radke).

TB: D Young 3; A Sanchez 2; C Monroe 2; B Inge 2; C Pena 2; W Morris; D Klassen; R Santiago.

GIDP: B Higginson (12).

RBI: A Sanchez 2 (29); D Young (78).

2-out RBI: D Young; A Sanchez.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

E: R Santiago (18); N Cornejo (); B Higginson (5).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .308  .827   18    3   0   2B
D Hocking 2B                  3   1   1   2    0   0  .246  .678   17    1   4   SF
D Mientkiewicz 1B             4   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .849   18    6   0   
M LeCroy DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .828   14    0   0   2B
J Jones RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .306  .799   16    0   0   
C Koskie 3B                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .290  .842   17    1   0   2B
A Pierzynski C                3   0   1   0    1   2  .311  .819   17   10   1   IW
D Mohr CF                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .258  .735   17    4   0   
C Guzman SS                   3   2   2   2    1   0  .264  .664   17    2   3   3B,SB,CS

B Radke P                                                                0   0
  J Romero P                                                             0   1
  L Hawkins P                                                            0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   6  12   6    3   6              151   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Koskie (28, off N Cornejo); S Stewart (43, off N Cornejo); M LeCroy (17, off N Cornejo).

3B: C Guzman (14, off N Cornejo).

SF: D Hocking (3, off N Cornejo).

IBB: A Pierzynski (11, by N Cornejo).

TB: C Guzman 4; S Stewart 3; D Mohr 2; C Koskie 2; M LeCroy 2; J Jones; D Hocking; A Pierzynski; D Mientkiewicz.

RBI: D Hocking 2 (22); C Guzman 2 (50); S Stewart (71); C Koskie (68).

2-out RBI: C Koskie.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Hocking-C Guzman-D Mientkiewicz.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Guzman (18, 2nd base off F Rodney/B Inge).

CS: C Guzman (9, 3rd base by F Rodney/B Inge).

PO: D Mohr (1st base by N Cornejo); A Pierzynski (1st base by N Cornejo).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Cornejo, L (6-17)            5.2  12   6   6    1   2   0   4.70   29  102-63   42· 6·15   14·11· 1· 0     22    -     0.72  -0.27
J Walker                       0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.48    1    6-3     1· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.16   0.00
C Spurling                     0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.58    1    4-2     2· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.06   0.00
E Eckenstahler                 0.2   0   0   0    0   2   0   2.87    2   10-6     2· 2· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
F Rodney                       1     0   0   0    2   2   0   6.84    4   22-11    4· 6· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.14   0.01
Totals                         8    12   6   6    3   6   0          37  144-85   51·14·20   14·13· 1· 0          1-0

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 (14-10)             7     6   1   1    0   6   0   4.56   26   96-65   39·12·14    8·10· 2· 0     67    -     0.76   0.22
J Romero                       0.2   3   2   2    1   1   0   4.84    6   26-17   10· 3· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.76  -0.06
L Hawkins, H (28)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   1.89    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    1.64   0.05
E Guardado, S (39)             1     2   1   1    0   2   0   2.86    5   23-17    8· 3· 6    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.60   0.04
Totals                         9    11   4   4    1   9   0          38  147-100  58·18·24   13·13· 2· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Romero 2 (9); E Guardado (5).

IBB: N Cornejo (7; A Pierzynski).

PO: N Cornejo 2 (5; A Pierzynski, 1st base; D Mohr, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Guccione, 1B - Steve Rippley, 2B - Larry Vanover, 3B - Jerry Meals.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 33,396.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. A Sanchez            CF    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. W Morris             2B    2. D Hocking            2B 
3. B Higginson          RF    3. D Mientkiewicz       1B 
4. D Young              DH    4. M LeCroy             DH 
5. C Pena               1B    5. J Jones              RF 
6. C Monroe             LF    6. C Koskie             3B 
7. S Halter             3B    7. A Pierzynski         C  
8. B Inge               C     8. D Mohr               CF 
9. R Santiago           SS    9. C Guzman             SS 

   N Cornejo            P        B Radke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   0  1-0  1--  4   17%  66% C Guzman        N Cornejo       Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Mohr Scores
   b 3   2  1-3  1-3  2    8%  84% C Koskie        N Cornejo       Double to RF (Fly Ball); Hocking Scores; Jones to 3B
   t 3   0  0-0  ---  1   -7%  43% B Inge          B Radke         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   b 3   0  1-2  1--  3    5%  75% D Hocking       N Cornejo       Baserunner Advance; Stewart to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  4    5%  55% B Higginson     B Radke         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  A Sanchez       Flyball: LF
          ---  4   50%  W Morris        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   55%  B Higginson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Cornejo facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  S Stewart       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  D Hocking       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   52%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   50%  M LeCroy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   53%  C Monroe        Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  5   55%  S Halter        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Cornejo facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   51%  C Koskie        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   52%  A Pierzynski    Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  1   50%  D Mohr          Pierzynski Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   43%  B Inge          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  1   45%  R Santiago      Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Inge to 3B
   RO     --3  3   43%  A Sanchez       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Inge Scores
   O      ---  6   44%  W Morris        Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Cornejo facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   49%  D Mohr          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  4   66%  C Guzman        Triple to CF (Fly Ball); Mohr Scores
   R      --3  2   70%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Guzman Scores
          1--      75%  D Hocking       Baserunner Advance; Stewart to 3B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   R      --3  5   78%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive); Stewart Scores
   O      1--  5   76%  D Mientkiewicz  Popfly: SS
   O      1--  1   74%  M LeCroy        Flyball: RF
          1--  4   76%  J Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Hocking to 3B/Adv on E9
   R      1-3  2   84%  C Koskie        Double to RF (Fly Ball); Hocking Scores; Jones to 3B
          -23  4   84%  A Pierzynski    Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   80%  D Mohr          Flyball: RF
                  4 runs, 6 hits, 2 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Brad Radke facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   83%  B Higginson     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   80%  D Young         Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   83%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   85%  C Monroe        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Nate Cornejo facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   84%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   83%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   83%  D Hocking       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
                  Kevin Witt pinch hits for Shane Halter batting 7th
   O      ---  6   85%  K Witt          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   87%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   88%  R Santiago      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Nate Cornejo facing 3-4-5
                  Kevin Witt moves to 3B
   O      ---  1   87%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: RF
          ---  5   89%  M LeCroy        Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  4   87%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B; LeCroy to 3B
   O      --3  7   85%  C Koskie        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   88%  A Sanchez       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   90%  W Morris        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   91%  B Higginson     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Nate Cornejo facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   90%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   91%  D Mohr          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      93%  C Guzman        Mohr Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Mohr to 3B
   R      --3  3   95%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball); Mohr Scores
          1--  3   97%  S Stewart       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Guzman to 3B
   RO     -23  2   97%  D Hocking       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Guzman Scores
                  Jamie Walker replaces Nate Cornejo pitching
   O      -2-  6   96%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Brad Radke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   98%  D Young         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          ---  7   96%  C Pena          Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
          -2-  2   94%  C Monroe        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Pena to 3B
   O      1-3  3   97%  K Witt          Flyball: CF
   O      1-3  3   98%  B Inge          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Chris Spurling facing 4-5-6
                  Chris Spurling replaces Jamie Walker pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  M LeCroy        Popfly: 2B
                  Eric Eckenstahler replaces Chris Spurling pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   98%  C Koskie        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, J.C. Romero facing 9-1-2
                  J.C. Romero replaces Brad Radke pitching
          ---  6   97%  R Santiago      Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   94%  A Sanchez       Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Santiago to 2B
          12-      93%  W Morris        Wild Pitch; Santiago to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
   O      -23  4   95%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   98%  B Higginson     Fielder's Choice P; Santiago out at Hm/P-C; Sanchez to 3B
   R      1-3  1   96%  D Young         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Sanchez Scores; Higginson to 3B
   R      -23      95%  C Pena          Wild Pitch; Higginson Scores; Young to 3B
          --3  6   92%  " "             Walk
                  LaTroy Hawkins replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      1-3  2   97%  C Monroe        Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Fernando Rodney facing 7-8-9
                  Fernando Rodney replaces Eric Eckenstahler pitching
   O      ---  4   97%  A Pierzynski    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   96%  D Mohr          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   97%  C Guzman        Walk
          1--      97%  S Stewart       Guzman Steals 2B
          -2-  7   97%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  2   96%  D Hocking       Guzman Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Eddie Guardado facing 7-8-9
                  Eddie Guardado replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   O      ---  6   98%  K Witt          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4  100%  B Inge          Strikeout Swinging
                  Danny Klassen pinch hits for Ramon Santiago batting 9th
          ---  4   99%  D Klassen       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      99%  A Sanchez       Wild Pitch; Klassen to 2B
   R      -2-  7   96%  " "             Single to RF (Fly Ball); Klassen Scores
   O      1--  2  100%  W Morris        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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