July 8, 2004 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 14,087

Thursday, July 8, 2004, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:26

Tigers

39-45

Lost 1

4th, 8 GB

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

W: G Balfour (3-0), L: M Maroth (5-7)

Twins

47-37

Won 4

1st

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Infante 2B-CF               4   0   2   0    0   1  .299  .866   16    2   2   SB
B Higginson RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .267  .781   13    1   0   
I Rodriguez C                 4   1   2   1    0   1  .372  .978   16    3   0   HR
D Young DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .306  .905   13    0   0   
C Guillen SS                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .328  .949   13    1   5   
C Monroe CF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .682   11    1   0   
  J Smith PR-2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .900    9    1   2   
C Pena 1B                     3   0   1   0    1   1  .237  .768   15   12   0   
M Thames LF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .107  .444   14    2   0   
E Munson 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .236  .791   16    0   2   

M Maroth P                                                               1   0
  E Yan P                                                                0   0
  S Colyer P                                                             0   0
Totals                       35   1   8   1    1  13              136   24  11

BATTING

HR: I Rodriguez (11, off T Mulholland; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: I Rodriguez 5; O Infante 2; C Guillen; E Munson; C Pena; M Thames.

RBI: I Rodriguez (58).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

PB: I Rodriguez (3).

E: I Rodriguez (5).

BASERUNNING

SB: O Infante (5, 2nd base off T Mulholland/J Mauer).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Guzman SS                   4   1   2   4    0   0  .284  .701   17    0   1   HR,2B
L Ford LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .315  .858   15    1   0   
J Mauer C                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .327  .999   13   13   0   
C Koskie 3B                   3   2   1   0    1   2  .244  .811   19    0   3   SB
T Hunter CF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .275  .811    9    6   0   2B
J Jones RF                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .264  .764   22    2   0   
M LeCroy 1B                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .760    7    2   0   
  M Cuddyer PR-1B             1   1   0   0    0   0  .243  .714    4    0   0   
J Offerman DH                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .219  .714   11    0   0   
L Rivas 2B                    3   2   1   0    0   0  .271  .723   12    3   1   

T Mulholland P                                                           0   0
  G Balfour P                                                            0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       33   7   9   7    1   3              129   27   5

BATTING

2B: C Guzman (16, off M Maroth); T Hunter (20, off S Colyer).

HR: C Guzman (5, off M Maroth; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: C Guzman 6; J Jones 2; T Hunter 2; C Koskie; M LeCroy; L Rivas; J Offerman.

RBI: C Guzman 4 (28); J Jones (49); J Offerman (12); T Hunter (42).

2-out RBI: C Guzman 3.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Koskie (5, 2nd base off M Maroth/I Rodriguez).

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
M Maroth, L (5-7)              6.2   7   6   6    1   3   1   5.02   28  108-68   40·12·16   14· 6· 4· 0     38    -     1.19  -0.17
E Yan                          0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   4.20    1    6-4     3· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
S Colyer                       1     2   1   1    0   0   0   7.01    5   11-7     6· 0· 1    3· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8     9   7   7    1   3   1          34  125-79   49·12·18   18· 8· 4· 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
T Mulholland                   5.2   7   1   1    1   7   1   5.04   25   81-59   33·12·14    9· 6· 2· 0     57    -     1.11   0.16
G Balfour, W (3-0)             1.1   1   0   0    0   3   0   4.34    5   23-14    5· 7· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.62   0.14
J Rincon                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.90    3   18-12    8· 2· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.18   0.01
J Nathan                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.16    3   11-9     2· 3· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         9     8   1   1    1  13   1          36  133-94   48·24·22    9· 9· 4· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Laz Diaz, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - Wally Bell, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 14,087.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. O Infante            2B    1. C Guzman             SS 
2. B Higginson          RF    2. L Ford               LF 
3. I Rodriguez          C     3. J Mauer              C  
4. D Young              DH    4. C Koskie             3B 
5. C Guillen            SS    5. T Hunter             CF 
6. C Monroe             CF    6. J Jones              RF 
7. C Pena               1B    7. M LeCroy             1B 
8. M Thames             LF    8. J Offerman           DH 
9. E Munson             3B    9. L Rivas              2B 

   M Maroth             P        T Mulholland         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-0  -2-  2   16%  61% C Guzman        M Maroth        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Rivas Scores
   t 6   0  0-0  ---  5  -15%  35% I Rodriguez     T Mulholland    Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 7   2  1-3  1-3  8   10%  98% C Guzman        M Maroth        Home Run (Line Drive); Cuddyer Scores; Rivas Scores
   b 7   1  1-1  --3  7   10%  78% J Jones         M Maroth        Single to CF (Line Drive); Koskie Scores
   b 7   1  1-1  1--  3    9%  68% J Jones         M Maroth        Koskie Steals 2B; Koskie to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Mulholland facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  O Infante       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   50%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   53%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   55%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  C Guzman        Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   51%  L Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Mulholland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  C Guillen       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   54%  C Monroe        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   53%  C Pena          Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  M Thames        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   51%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Mulholland facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   46%  E Munson        Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   50%  O Infante       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   53%  B Higginson     Flyball: RF
          1--  3   51%  I Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball); Munson to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  D Young         Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  M LeCroy        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  J Offerman      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   50%  L Rivas         Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Mulholland facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   53%  C Guillen       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   55%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  C Pena          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   51%  L Ford          Groundout: P unassisted
   O      ---  3   50%  J Mauer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Mulholland facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   45%  M Thames        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   50%  E Munson        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  3   54%  O Infante       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--      53%  B Higginson     Infante Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   57%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Maroth facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   54%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   52%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   53%  J Jones         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   50%  M LeCroy        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Terry Mulholland facing 3-4-5
   R      ---  5   35%  I Rodriguez     Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   38%  D Young         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   35%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   39%  C Monroe        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   36%  C Pena          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Monroe to 2B
                  Grant Balfour replaces Terry Mulholland pitching; Jason Smith pinch runs for Craig Monroe batting 6th
   O      12-  5   41%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mike Maroth facing 8-9-1
                  Jason Smith moves to 2B; Omar Infante moves to CF
   O      ---  3   37%  J Offerman      Flyball: CF
          ---  3   42%  L Rivas         Single to 1B/Bunt
          1--      44%  C Guzman        Passed Ball; Rivas to 2B
   R      -2-  2   61%  " "             Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Rivas Scores
   O      -2-  5   55%  L Ford          Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  4   50%  J Mauer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Tied 1-1, Grant Balfour facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   54%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   50%  O Infante       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  B Higginson     Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      1--  4   59%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Maroth facing 4-5-6
          ---  7   65%  C Koskie        Walk
   O      1--  5   59%  T Hunter        Flyball: RF
          1--      68%  J Jones         Koskie Steals 2B; Koskie to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   R      --3  7   78%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Koskie Scores
          1--  3   84%  M LeCroy        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Jones to 3B
   R      1-3  4   89%  J Offerman      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Jones Scores; LeCroy to 2B
                  Michael Cuddyer pinch runs for Matt LeCroy batting 7th
   O      12-  2   88%  L Rivas         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cuddyer to 3B
   RRR    1-3  8   98%  C Guzman        Home Run (Line Drive); Cuddyer Scores; Rivas Scores
                  Esteban Yan replaces Mike Maroth pitching
   O      ---  6   98%  L Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Juan Rincon facing 4-5-6
                  Juan Rincon replaces Grant Balfour pitching; Michael Cuddyer moves to 1B
   O      ---  5   99%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  C Guillen       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  9   99%  J Smith         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Steve Colyer facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Colyer replaces Esteban Yan pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  J Mauer         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  1   99%  C Koskie        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  1  100%  T Hunter        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Koskie Scores
   O      -2-  1  100%  J Jones         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hunter to 3B
   O      --3  4  100%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-7, Joe Nathan facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Nathan replaces Juan Rincon pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  C Pena          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4  100%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  E Munson        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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