August 1, 2004 Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 38,751

Sunday, August 1, 2004, 1:11PM
Time of Game: 2:24

Red Sox

56-47

Lost 2

2nd, 9½ GB

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

W: J Santana (10-6), L: M Timlin (4-4), S: J Nathan (30)

Twins

59-45

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Damon DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .306  .862   14    0   0   
M Bellhorn 2B                 2   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .805   17    1   1   HBP
O Cabrera SS                  4   1   1   1    0   2  .246  .640   15    0   3   HR
M Ramirez LF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .323 1.046   12    1   0   HR,GDP
J Varitek C                   2   1   0   0    0   2  .274  .810   12   12   1   SB,HBP
K Millar RF                   2   0   0   1    0   1  .296  .822   15    2   0   SF
B Mueller 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .253  .743   11    0   0   
D McCarty 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .683   11    5   0   
G Kapler CF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .276  .716   18    3   0   

P Martinez P                                                             0   0
  M Timlin P                                                             0   0
  A Embree P                                                             0   0
Totals                       27   3   2   3    1  13              125   24   5

BATTING

HR: O Cabrera (5, off J Santana; 1st inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); M Ramirez (28, off J Santana; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

SF: K Millar (3, off J Santana).

HBP: J Varitek (8, by J Santana); M Bellhorn (4, by J Nathan).

TB: M Ramirez 4; O Cabrera 4.

GIDP: M Ramirez (14).

RBI: M Ramirez (84); O Cabrera (32); K Millar (39).

2-out RBI: M Ramirez; O Cabrera.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

PB: J Varitek (5).

E: O Cabrera (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Varitek (7, 2nd base off J Santana/M LeCroy).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart DH                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .301  .803   13    0   0   CS
C Guzman SS                   4   1   3   0    0   0  .290  .715   10    2   2   2B,2·SB
L Ford LF                     4   2   2   0    0   1  .309  .875   20    0   0   2B,SB
J Morneau 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .264  .790   24    7   0   SF
T Hunter CF                   4   0   1   1    0   1  .268  .771    9    2   0   SB
J Jones RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .251  .745   15    2   0   
C Koskie 3B                   2   1   1   0    1   1  .239  .788   22    0   3   2B
M LeCroy C                    3   0   1   1    0   1  .271  .746    9   13   0   
  H Blanco C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .628         1   0   
L Rivas 2B                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .680   10    0   1   
  M Cuddyer PH-2B             1   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .751    3    0   1   

J Santana P                                                              0   1
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   4   9   3    1  11              135   27   8

BATTING

2B: L Ford (24, off P Martinez); C Guzman (20, off P Martinez); C Koskie (14, off P Martinez).

SF: J Morneau (1, off A Embree).

TB: C Guzman 4; L Ford 3; C Koskie 2; M LeCroy; T Hunter; S Stewart.

RBI: T Hunter (48); M LeCroy (29); J Morneau (16).

2-out RBI: M LeCroy.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Cuddyer-C Guzman-J Morneau.

E: M LeCroy (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: L Ford (14, 2nd base off A Embree/J Varitek); C Guzman 2 (8, 3rd base off A Embree/J Varitek, 3rd base off P Martinez/J Varitek); T Hunter (13, 2nd base off P Martinez/J Varitek).

CS: S Stewart (2, 2nd base by P Martinez/J Varitek).

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Martinez                     7     7   2   2    1  11   0   4.07   28   96-64   35·14·15    6· 8· 2· 0     65    -     1.26   0.24
M Timlin, L (4-4)              0     2   2   2    0   0   0   4.02    2    8-6     5· 0· 1    0· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.17  -0.23
A Embree, BS (1)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.42    3   14-8     6· 2· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          2-2    2.10  -0.26
Totals                         8     9   4   4    1  11   0          33  118-78   46·16·16    7·10· 4· 0          2-2

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, W (10-6)            8     2   3   2    1  12   2   3.30   28  115-73   32·15·26    6· 8· 0· 0     79    -     0.85   0.08
J Nathan, S (30)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.92    3    9-5     1· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.81   0.18
Totals                         9     2   3   2    1  13   2          31  124-78   33·18·27    7· 8· 0· 0           -

M Timlin faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: J Nathan (2; M Bellhorn); J Santana (7; J Varitek).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Paul Emmel, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Mike DiMuro, 3B - Joe West.

Time of Game: 2:24.

Attendance: 38,751.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Damon              DH    1. S Stewart            DH 
2. M Bellhorn           2B    2. C Guzman             SS 
3. O Cabrera            SS    3. L Ford               LF 
4. M Ramirez            LF    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. J Varitek            C     5. T Hunter             CF 
6. K Millar             RF    6. J Jones              RF 
7. B Mueller            3B    7. C Koskie             3B 
8. D McCarty            1B    8. M LeCroy             C  
9. G Kapler             CF    9. L Rivas              2B 

   P Martinez           P        J Santana            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  4-3  1--  4   18% 100% M Ramirez       J Nathan        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 8   0  3-2  -23  7   15%  84% J Morneau       A Embree        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Guzman Scores; Ford Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI
   b 8   0  3-2  1--  6   13%  56% L Ford          M Timlin        Single to LF (Line Drive); Guzman to 2B
   b 8   0  3-2  12-  3   13%  69% J Morneau       A Embree        Guzman Steals 3B; Ford Steals 2B
   t 4   2  1-1  ---  3  -12%  43% M Ramirez       J Santana       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  J Damon         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  M Bellhorn      Strikeout Looking
   R      ---  4   45%  O Cabrera       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   46%  M Ramirez       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   43%  S Stewart       Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   46%  C Guzman        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   43%  L Ford          Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   40%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   43%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   44%  K Millar        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   45%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   43%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   41%  J Jones         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   43%  C Koskie        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  4   52%  M LeCroy        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Koskie Scores
   O      1--  6   50%  L Rivas         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   53%  D McCarty       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   55%  G Kapler        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   56%  J Damon         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  3   58%  C Guzman        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  3   54%  L Ford          Strikeout Looking
          -2-      54%  J Morneau       Guzman Steals 3B
   O      --3  5   50%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Johan Santana facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   53%  M Bellhorn      Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  2   55%  O Cabrera       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   R      ---  3   43%  M Ramirez       Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   44%  J Varitek       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   41%  T Hunter        Lineout: 1B
   O      ---  5   39%  J Jones         Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   40%  C Koskie        Walk
   O      1--  4   37%  M LeCroy        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  7   40%  K Millar        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   42%  B Mueller       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   43%  D McCarty       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Pedro Martinez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   40%  L Rivas         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   43%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  1   39%  C Guzman        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   35%  L Ford          Stewart Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  6   38%  G Kapler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1   40%  J Damon         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   39%  M Bellhorn      Walk
   O      1--  6   41%  O Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   51%  L Ford          Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   49%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B; Ford to 3B
   R      --3  1   58%  T Hunter        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Ford Scores
          1--      61%  J Jones         Hunter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-      56%  C Koskie        Passed Ball; Hunter to 3B
   O      --3  8   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   54%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   50%  J Varitek       Hit By Pitch
          1--      42%  K Millar        Varitek Steals 2B; Varitek to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   RO     --3  3   37%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Varitek Scores/unER
   O      ---  3   39%  B Mueller       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   34%  M LeCroy        Popfly: C (Front of Home)
                  Michael Cuddyer pinch hits for Luis Rivas batting 9th
   O      ---  3   30%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   27%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
                  Michael Cuddyer moves to 2B
   O      ---  5   30%  D McCarty       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      --- 10   32%  G Kapler        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   33%  J Damon         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Mike Timlin facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Timlin replaces Pedro Martinez pitching
          ---  2   43%  C Guzman        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   56%  L Ford          Single to LF (Line Drive); Guzman to 2B
                  Alan Embree replaces Mike Timlin pitching
          12-      69%  J Morneau       Guzman Steals 3B; Ford Steals 2B
   RRO    -23  7   84%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Guzman Scores; Ford Scores/Adv on E6/No RBI
   O      ---  2   83%  T Hunter        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   82%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Joe Nathan facing 2-3-4
                  Joe Nathan replaces Johan Santana pitching; Henry Blanco replaces Matt LeCroy playing C batting 8th
          ---  2   71%  M Bellhorn      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   82%  O Cabrera       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1--  4  100%  M Ramirez       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200408010

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation