May 20, 2004 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 17,640

Thursday, May 20, 2004, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:32

White Sox

23-17

Won 3

2nd, 1 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  6  0   0  1  1   1  0  1   10 16  0
Twins           2  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    3 10  3

W: E Loaiza (5-3), L: S Greisinger (1-3)

Twins

24-16

Lost 1

1st

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Uribe 2B                    3   1   2   0    2   0  .331  .883   29    4   2   
T Perez CF                    5   1   2   1    0   0  .264  .607   15    2   0   GDP
F Thomas DH                   5   2   4   3    0   0  .283 1.033   14    0   0   HR,2B
C Lee LF                      5   0   1   1    0   1  .262  .767   16    1   0   2B
J Valentin SS                 4   1   0   0    1   2  .255  .820   23    3   5   
P Konerko 1B                  5   3   4   2    0   0  .268  .839   11    7   1   2·HR
R Gload RF                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .292  .816   16    3   0   
J Crede 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .206  .642    9    0   0   GDP
M Olivo C                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .273  .793   11    6   1   

E Loaiza P                                                               1   2
  C Politte P                                                            0   0
  M Jackson P                                                            0   0
Totals                       40  10  16   8    3   4              144   27  11

BATTING

2B: C Lee (10, off S Greisinger); F Thomas (10, off S Greisinger).

HR: F Thomas (8, off S Greisinger; 2nd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); P Konerko 2 (8, off G Balfour, off T Mulholland; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: P Konerko 10; F Thomas 8; T Perez 2; J Uribe 2; C Lee 2; J Crede; R Gload; M Olivo.

GIDP: J Crede (6); T Perez (3).

RBI: F Thomas 3 (26); P Konerko 2 (27); T Perez (4); R Gload (9); C Lee (14).

2-out RBI: F Thomas 3; T Perez; P Konerko.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Olivo-J Valentin; E Loaiza-J Valentin-P Konerko.

BASERUNNING

PO: J Uribe (1st base by S Greisinger).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Ford LF                     5   0   3   0    0   1  .344  .926   22    3   0   
C Guzman SS                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .287  .672   16    4   4   GDP
J Jones RF                    4   2   3   1    0   0  .318  .918    8    1   0   HR
M LeCroy C                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .294  .792   14    4   1   
T Hunter CF                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .281  .895   16    1   0   2B
J Offerman 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .244  .794   15    8   3   
M Cuddyer 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .211  .639   12    3   0   
M Ryan DH                     3   0   0   0    1   1  .306  .746   14    0   0   CS
A Prieto 2B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .111  .222   20    1   4   

S Greisinger P                                                           0   1
  T Mulholland P                                                         1   0
  G Balfour P                                                            1   0
Totals                       35   3  10   3    3   6              137   27  13

BATTING

2B: T Hunter (7, off E Loaiza).

HR: J Jones (8, off E Loaiza; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

TB: J Jones 6; L Ford 3; T Hunter 2; A Prieto; M LeCroy; J Offerman.

GIDP: C Guzman (6).

RBI: T Hunter 2 (19); J Jones (25).

2-out RBI: T Hunter 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. A Prieto-C Guzman-J Offerman; J Offerman-C Guzman; C Guzman-A Prieto-J Offerman.

E: M Cuddyer (6); J Offerman (1); T Mulholland ().

BASERUNNING

CS: M Ryan (1, 2nd base by E Loaiza/M Olivo).

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
E Loaiza, W (5-3)              7     9   3   3    3   4   1   4.16   31  116-72   46· 8·18   14· 9· 1· 0     48    -     0.75   0.04
C Politte                      1     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.25    4   15-10    3· 2· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.16   0.01
M Jackson                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.45    3    6-5     3· 0· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   6   1          38  137-87   52·10·25   15·12· 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
S Greisinger, L (1-3)          4    10   7   3    2   1   1   5.52   22   70-48   30· 2·16    9· 6· 4· 0     21    -     0.89  -0.44
T Mulholland                   3     5   2   2    0   2   1   2.37   13   42-28   19· 3· 6    5· 4· 2· 0          1-0    0.22  -0.01
G Balfour                      2     1   1   1    1   1   1  13.50    8   28-16   10· 1· 5    2· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
Totals                         9    16  10   6    3   4   3          43  140-92   59· 6·27   16·14· 6· 0          1-0

S Greisinger faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Mulholland (1).

IBB: None.

PO: S Greisinger (1; J Uribe, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dana DeMuth, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Kerwin Danley, 3B - Marvin Hudson.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 17,640.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Uribe              2B    1. L Ford               LF 
2. T Perez              CF    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. F Thomas             DH    3. J Jones              RF 
4. C Lee                LF    4. M LeCroy             C  
5. J Valentin           SS    5. T Hunter             CF 
6. P Konerko            1B    6. J Offerman           1B 
7. R Gload              RF    7. M Cuddyer            3B 
8. J Crede              3B    8. M Ryan               DH 
9. M Olivo              C     9. A Prieto             2B 

   E Loaiza             P        S Greisinger         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  2-3  12-  3   22%  81% F Thomas        S Greisinger    Home Run (Fly Ball); Uribe Scores/unER; Perez Scores/unER; Thomas Scores/unER
   b 1   2  0-0  12-  2  -17%  29% T Hunter        E Loaiza        Double to RF (Fly Ball); Jones Scores; LeCroy Scores
   t 2   0  2-0  12-  1   12%  53% R Gload         S Greisinger    Single to CF (Fly Ball); Valentin Scores; Konerko to 3B
   t 2   2  2-2  1-3  3    9%  59% T Perez         S Greisinger    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Olivo Scores/unER; Uribe to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  12-  2   -9%  45% C Lee           S Greisinger    Line Drive Double Play: 1B; Perez out at 2B/1B-SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Seth Greisinger facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  J Uribe         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  T Perez         Uribe Picked off 1B (P-1B)
          ---  5   50%  " "             Reached on E3 (catch) (Ground Ball to 2B)
          1--  4   54%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Line Drive); Perez to 2B
   OO     12-  2   45%  C Lee           Line Drive Double Play: 1B; Perez out at 2B/1B-SS
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   42%  L Ford          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   49%  C Guzman        Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
          ---  4   48%  J Jones         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   46%  M LeCroy        Single to CF (Line Drive); Jones to 2B
   RR     12-  2   29%  T Hunter        Double to RF (Fly Ball); Jones Scores; LeCroy Scores
          -2-  5   28%  J Offerman      Walk
   O      12-  3   31%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Seth Greisinger facing 5-6-7
          ---  8   35%  J Valentin      Walk
          1--  4   41%  P Konerko       Single to SS (Ground Ball); Valentin to 2B
   R      12-  1   53%  R Gload         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Valentin Scores; Konerko to 3B
   ROO    1-3  2   46%  J Crede         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Konerko Scores/No RBI
          ---  2   47%  M Olivo         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  1   50%  J Uribe         Single to RF (Line Drive); Olivo to 3B
   R      1-3  3   59%  T Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Olivo Scores/unER; Uribe to 2B
   RRR    12-  3   81%  F Thomas        Home Run (Fly Ball); Uribe Scores/unER; Perez Scores/unER; Thomas Scores/unER
   O      ---  5   80%  C Lee           Groundout: SS-1B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   77%  M Ryan          Walk
   OO     1--  9   83%  A Prieto        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Ryan Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  7   84%  L Ford          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Seth Greisinger facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   83%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   84%  P Konerko       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   83%  R Gload         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1--  1   82%  J Crede         Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Esteban Loaiza facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   84%  C Guzman        Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
          ---  1   82%  J Jones         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   78%  M LeCroy        Walk; Jones to 2B
   O      12-  4   82%  T Hunter        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      12-  5   86%  J Offerman      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Seth Greisinger facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   85%  M Olivo         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
          ---  6   86%  J Uribe         Walk
   OO     1--  2   84%  T Perez         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Esteban Loaiza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   86%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   87%  M Ryan          Flyball: LF
          ---  5   86%  A Prieto        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   84%  L Ford          Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Prieto to 2B
   O      12-  2   88%  C Guzman        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Seth Greisinger facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   91%  F Thomas        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   R      -2-  2   94%  C Lee           Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Thomas Scores
                  Terry Mulholland replaces Seth Greisinger pitching
   O      -2-  1   93%  J Valentin      Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-  2   92%  P Konerko       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      -2-  2   91%  R Gload         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Esteban Loaiza facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  1   86%  J Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   88%  M LeCroy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   90%  T Hunter        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  2   91%  J Offerman      Popfly: SS (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 7-3, Terry Mulholland facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   92%  J Crede         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      1--  2   95%  M Olivo         Single to P/Bunt; Crede Scores/Adv on E1 (throw)/No RBI
   O      1--      94%  J Uribe         Wild Pitch; Olivo out at 3B/C-3B
   O      ---  5   93%  " "             Popfly: SS
          ---  4   94%  T Perez         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   94%  F Thomas        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Perez to 2B
   O      12-  6   93%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-8, Esteban Loaiza facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   95%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   96%  M Ryan          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  A Prieto        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-3, Terry Mulholland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   96%  J Valentin      Groundout: 1B-P
   R      ---  2   98%  P Konerko       Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   98%  R Gload         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   97%  J Crede         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 9, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-9, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   96%  L Ford          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   97%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   98%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   99%  M LeCroy        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-3, Grant Balfour facing 9-1-2
                  Grant Balfour replaces Terry Mulholland pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  M Olivo         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  7   99%  J Uribe         Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  T Perez         Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   99%  F Thomas        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-9, Cliff Politte facing 5-6-7
                  Cliff Politte replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching
   O      ---  6   99%  T Hunter        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   99%  J Offerman      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   99%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5  100%  M Ryan          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 9, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 9-3, Grant Balfour facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1  100%  C Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  2  100%  P Konerko       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  6  100%  R Gload         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 10, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-10, Mike Jackson facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Jackson replaces Cliff Politte pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  A Prieto        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3  100%  L Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  C Guzman        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 10, Twins 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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