September 19, 2004 Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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TEX 1
@ANA 0 CHW 6
DET 1 CLE 8
KCR 3 MIN 5
BAL 1 NYY 11
BOS 1 OAK 2
@SEA 1 TOR 9
TBD 7 CHC 5
@CIN 1 LAD 7
@COL 6 FLA 3
ATL 0 HOU 1
MIL 0 PHI 7
MON 2 PIT 1
NYM 0 PIT 6
NYM 1 SFG 4
SDP 2 ARI 3
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 31,399

Sunday, September 19, 2004, 1:10PM
Time of Game: 2:17

Orioles

69-78

Lost 1

3rd, 24 GB

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

W: J Santana (19-6), L: B Chen (1-1)

Twins

87-62

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Roberts 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .283  .745   14    3   0   
T Raines CF                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .238  .562   14    4   0   2B
M Mora 3B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .341  .985   16    0   2   
M Tejada SS                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .305  .876   12    1   4   
B Surhoff RF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .307  .759   18    1   0   GDP
J Leon 1B                     3   0   1   0    0   2  .190  .541   12    7   1   
  R Palmeiro PH               1   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .800    8    0   0   
J Gibbons DH                  4   0   2   0    0   2  .238  .665   20    0   0   
G Gil C                       3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .697   10    8   0   
L Bigbie LF                   3   0   1   0    0   2  .289  .793   10    0   0   

B Chen P                                                                 0   2
  B Groom P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   1   9   1    0  15              134   24   9

BATTING

2B: T Raines (4, off J Santana).

TB: T Raines 2; J Gibbons 2; L Bigbie; R Palmeiro; M Mora; M Tejada; B Surhoff; J Leon.

GIDP: B Surhoff (8).

RBI: R Palmeiro (82).

2-out RBI: R Palmeiro.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Guzman SS                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .283  .712   10    1   3   
J Jones RF                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .256  .741   16    2   0   
L Ford CF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .301  .849   12    1   1   CS
M LeCroy 1B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .265  .730   23    6   0   
M Cuddyer DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .259  .765   17    0   0   
C Koskie 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .247  .829   14    1   2   
M Restovich LF                2   1   1   2    1   0  .250  .771   14    1   0   HR
L Rivas 2B                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .249  .699   13    0   2   HR
H Blanco C                    3   1   1   1    0   2  .193  .590   14   15   0   HR

J Santana P                                                              0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   5   8   5    1   8              133   27   8

BATTING

HR: H Blanco (9, off B Chen; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Restovich (1, off B Chen; 7th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF-CF); L Rivas (9, off B Chen; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: L Rivas 4; H Blanco 4; M Restovich 4; L Ford 2; M LeCroy; C Guzman; M Cuddyer.

RBI: M Restovich 2 (3); H Blanco (33); L Rivas (30); M LeCroy (37).

2-out RBI: M LeCroy.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Rivas-C Guzman-M LeCroy.

BASERUNNING

CS: L Ford (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by B Chen).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Chen, L (1-1)                7     6   4   4    1   7   3   2.45   27  108-75   44·17·14    8· 8· 3· 0     55    -     0.61   0.01
B Groom                        1     2   1   1    0   1   0   5.40    5   22-13   10· 1· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.07  -0.01
Totals                         8     8   5   5    1   8   3          32  130-88   54·18·16   11· 9· 3· 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, W (19-6)            8     7   0   0    0  14   0   2.65   29  103-78   30·28·20   11· 4· 0· 0     82    -     0.92   0.49
J Nathan                       1     2   1   1    0   1   0   1.61    5   23-14   10· 3· 1    0· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.09   0.01
Totals                         9     9   1   1    0  15   0          34  126-92   40·31·21   11· 6· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Santana (7).

IBB: None.

PO: B Chen (1; L Ford, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tony Randazzo, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Tim McClelland.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 31,399.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Roberts            2B    1. C Guzman             SS 
2. T Raines             CF    2. J Jones              RF 
3. M Mora               3B    3. L Ford               CF 
4. M Tejada             SS    4. M LeCroy             1B 
5. B Surhoff            RF    5. M Cuddyer            DH 
6. J Leon               1B    6. C Koskie             3B 
7. J Gibbons            DH    7. M Restovich          LF 
8. G Gil                C     8. L Rivas              2B 
9. L Bigbie             LF    9. H Blanco             C  

   B Chen               P        J Santana            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  0-0  ---  3   11%  64% L Rivas         B Chen          Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 6   0  0-1  ---  2   10%  83% H Blanco        B Chen          Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   b 7   1  0-2  1--  3    8%  96% M Restovich     B Chen          Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Cuddyer Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  3    8%  54% B Surhoff       J Santana       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 5   1  1-0  1--  4    4%  67% G Gil           J Santana       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  7   52%  B Roberts       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   54%  T Raines        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Raines out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   O      ---  3   55%  M Mora          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Chen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   53%  C Guzman        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  3   51%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  L Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   46%  M Tejada        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   54%  B Surhoff       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  2   53%  J Leon          Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      52%  J Gibbons       Wild Pitch; Leon to 2B
   O      -2-  6   55%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Chen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   53%  M LeCroy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  M Cuddyer       Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   50%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   53%  G Gil           Flyball: RF
          ---  4   50%  L Bigbie        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   53%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   56%  T Raines        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bruce Chen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   53%  M Restovich     Popfly: 2B
   R      ---  3   64%  L Rivas         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   63%  H Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   61%  C Guzman        Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   64%  M Mora          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   67%  M Tejada        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   68%  B Surhoff       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Chen facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   66%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   68%  L Ford          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      64%  M LeCroy        Ford Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  5   63%  " "             Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   66%  J Leon          Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   63%  J Gibbons       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   67%  G Gil           Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   70%  L Bigbie        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Chen facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   68%  M Cuddyer       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   66%  C Koskie        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   67%  M Restovich     Walk
   O      1--  5   65%  L Rivas         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   69%  B Roberts       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   71%  T Raines        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   69%  M Mora          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   73%  M Tejada        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bruce Chen facing 9-1-2
   R      ---  2   83%  H Blanco        Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   82%  C Guzman        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   81%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   82%  L Ford          Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   80%  M LeCroy        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-2, Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   84%  B Surhoff       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   86%  J Leon          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   84%  J Gibbons       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   88%  G Gil           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Bruce Chen facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   89%  M Cuddyer       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  6   88%  C Koskie        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   RR     1--  3   96%  M Restovich     Home Run (Line Drive to LF-CF); Cuddyer Scores
   O      ---  5   96%  L Rivas         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   96%  H Blanco        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-4, Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   97%  L Bigbie        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  B Roberts       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   99%  T Raines        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Buddy Groom facing 1-2-3
                  Buddy Groom replaces Bruce Chen pitching
          ---  2   99%  C Guzman        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   99%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  2   99%  L Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B; Guzman to 2B
   R      -2-  6   99%  M LeCroy        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Guzman Scores
   O      1--  7   99%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 5.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 0-5, Joe Nathan facing 3-4-5
                  Joe Nathan replaces Johan Santana pitching
   O      ---  9  100%  M Mora          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2  100%  M Tejada        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3  100%  B Surhoff       Single to LF (Line Drive)
                  Rafael Palmeiro pinch hits for Jose Leon batting 6th
          1--     100%  R Palmeiro      Defensive Indifference; Surhoff to 2B
   R      -2-  5  100%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Surhoff Scores
   O      1--  4  100%  J Gibbons       Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 1, Twins 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200409190

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