August 2, 2005 Oakland Athletics at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 10
BAL 1 BOS 6
KCR 4 TOR 7
@CHW 3 CLE 6
NYY 5 SEA 4
@DET 1 OAK 5
@MIN 2 TBD 10
@TEX 8 HOU 3
@ARI 1 ATL 12
@CIN 2 NYM 9
MIL 8
(11) CHC 2
@PHI 1 SDP 11
@PIT 3 COL 4
@SFG 3 STL 3
FLA 1 LAD 5
@WSN 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 22,101

Tuesday, August 2, 2005, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:35

Athletics

60-46

Won 6

2nd, 1 GB

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

W: D Haren (9-7), L: J Romero (2-3), S: H Street (11)

Twins

54-52

Lost 6

3rd, 15½ GB

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   5   0   2   1    0   0  .276  .680   19   10   0   
M Kotsay CF                   5   1   3   1    0   0  .270  .724   16    2   0   2B,GDP
B Crosby SS                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .289  .825   17    1   3   
E Chavez 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   0  .272  .788   16    0   4   
D Johnson 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .315  .886   17   10   0   
J Payton LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .783   14    2   0   
S Hatteberg DH                4   0   1   1    0   0  .280  .731   13    0   0   2B
N Swisher RF                  2   1   0   0    1   0  .250  .792   14    1   0   HBP
M Ellis 2B                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .298  .759   19    1   4   

D Haren P                                                                0   1
  J Witasick P                                                           0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   5   9   5    3   4              145   27  12

BATTING

2B: M Kotsay (24, off J Mays); S Hatteberg (15, off J Mays).

HBP: N Swisher (1, by M Guerrier).

TB: M Kotsay 4; S Hatteberg 2; J Kendall 2; M Ellis; E Chavez; D Johnson.

GIDP: M Kotsay (8).

RBI: D Johnson (26); M Kotsay (54); E Chavez (64); J Kendall (33); S Hatteberg (47).

2-out RBI: J Kendall; M Kotsay.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Crosby-M Ellis-D Johnson.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .279  .730   14    0   0   
N Punto 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .252  .672   22    5   8   
J Mauer C                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .297  .804   15    4   0   
M LeCroy DH                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .813   18    0   0   GDP
J Jones RF                    4   1   1   1    0   2  .271  .817   18    2   0   HR
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .252  .801   13   12   0   
L Ford CF                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .252  .701   20    3   0   2B
M Cuddyer 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .262  .742   15    1   2   HR
J Bartlett SS                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .227  .643   10    0   7   

J Mays P                                                                 0   0
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  T Mulholland P                                                         0   0
Totals                       35   2   9   2    0  10              145   27  17

BATTING

2B: L Ford (22, off D Haren).

HR: J Jones (16, off D Haren; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF); M Cuddyer (6, off D Haren; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: M Cuddyer 4; J Jones 4; L Ford 3; N Punto 2; J Mauer; J Morneau; S Stewart.

GIDP: M LeCroy (5).

RBI: M Cuddyer (25); J Jones (54).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Cuddyer-N Punto; J Bartlett-N Punto-J Morneau.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Haren, W (9-7)               7     8   2   2    0   6   2   4.27   28  107-71   34·15·22   13· 7· 2· 0     59    -     1.12   0.13
J Witasick, H (13)             1     0   0   0    0   3   0   2.49    3   16-10    1· 5· 4    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.75   0.06
H Street, S (11)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   1.36    4   20-13    8· 1· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.59   0.05
Totals                         9     9   2   2    0  10   2          35  143-94   43·21·30   16· 7· 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
J Mays                         6     4   2   2    2   4   0   4.62   24  101-62   30· 3·29    9· 5· 4· 0     58    -     1.02   0.07
M Guerrier                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.00    4   11-7     3· 1· 3    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.32   0.06
J Romero, L (2-3)              0     3   3   3    1   0   0   2.90    4   14-6     3· 0· 3    0· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.22  -0.41
J Rincon                       1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.59    3   12-8     4· 0· 4    3· 0· 0· 0          2-1    0.78  -0.00
T Mulholland                   1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.83    3    7-7     6· 0· 1    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.17   0.01
Totals                         9     9   5   5    3   4   0          38  145-90   46· 4·40   17· 6· 7· 0          2-1

J Romero faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: M Guerrier (3; N Swisher).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Wally Bell, 1B - Lance Barksdale, 2B - Jim Reynolds, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 22,101.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Kendall            C     1. S Stewart            LF 
2. M Kotsay             CF    2. N Punto              2B 
3. B Crosby             SS    3. J Mauer              C  
4. E Chavez             3B    4. M LeCroy             DH 
5. D Johnson            1B    5. J Jones              RF 
6. J Payton             LF    6. J Morneau            1B 
7. S Hatteberg          DH    7. L Ford               CF 
8. N Swisher            RF    8. M Cuddyer            3B 
9. M Ellis              2B    9. J Bartlett           SS 

   D Haren              P        J Mays               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   1  2-1  ---  1  -23%  45% M Cuddyer       D Haren         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 8   0  2-2  12-  5   20%  86% E Chavez        J Romero        Single to RF (Line Drive); Kotsay Scores; Crosby to 3B
   t 5   2  1-0  12-  5   14%  50% J Kendall       J Mays          Single to RF (Line Drive); Swisher Scores; Ellis to 3B
   t 5   2  1-1  1-3  2   13%  63% M Kotsay        J Mays          Single to CF (Line Drive); Ellis Scores; Kendall to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  4  -10%  35% J Jones         D Haren         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Mays facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   48%  J Kendall       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  4   52%  M Kotsay        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  4   49%  B Crosby        Groundout: 2B-1B; Kotsay to 3B
   O      --3  2   45%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Haren facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   45%  N Punto         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  2   42%  J Mauer         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Punto to 2B
   OO     12-  4   50%  M LeCroy        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Joe Mays facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   48%  D Johnson       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   46%  J Payton        Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   48%  S Hatteberg     Double to CF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  2   45%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Haren facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   35%  J Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          ---  3   31%  J Morneau       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   34%  L Ford          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   37%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   39%  J Bartlett      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  9   36%  M Ellis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   35%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   33%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Haren facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   30%  S Stewart       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--  9   22%  N Punto         Single to CF (Ground Ball); Stewart to 3B
   O      1-3  4   27%  J Mauer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  5   33%  M LeCroy        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  4   38%  J Jones         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   35%  B Crosby        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   33%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   32%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Danny Haren facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   34%  J Morneau       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   30%  L Ford          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   33%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  5   37%  J Bartlett      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Joe Mays facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   33%  J Payton        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   31%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: CF
          ---  5   33%  N Swisher       Walk
          1--  4   36%  M Ellis         Walk; Swisher to 2B
   R      12-  5   50%  J Kendall       Single to RF (Line Drive); Swisher Scores; Ellis to 3B
   R      1-3  2   63%  M Kotsay        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ellis Scores; Kendall to 2B
   O      12-  4   58%  B Crosby        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Haren facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   61%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   64%  N Punto         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  3   65%  J Mauer         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Joe Mays facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   63%  E Chavez        Lineout: RF
   O      ---  5   61%  D Johnson       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   60%  J Payton        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Haren facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   64%  M LeCroy        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   67%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   69%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Matt Guerrier facing 7-8-9
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Joe Mays pitching
   O      ---  3   66%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   69%  N Swisher       Hit By Pitch
          1--  3   72%  M Ellis         Single to P/Bunt; Swisher to 2B
   OO     12-  2   63%  J Kendall       Line Drive Double Play: 3B; Swisher out at 2B/3B-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Danny Haren facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   68%  L Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  1   45%  M Cuddyer       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   48%  J Bartlett      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, J.C. Romero facing 2-3-4
                  J.C. Romero replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
          ---  2   57%  M Kotsay        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   67%  B Crosby        Walk; Kotsay to 2B
   R      12-  5   86%  E Chavez        Single to RF (Line Drive); Kotsay Scores; Crosby to 3B
   R      1-3  2   90%  D Johnson       Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Crosby Scores; Chavez to 2B
                  Juan Rincon replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      12-  4   90%  J Payton        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Chavez to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   92%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Chavez Scores
   O      1--  4   91%  N Swisher       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Jay Witasick facing 2-3-4
                  Jay Witasick replaces Danny Haren pitching
   O      ---  4   94%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   95%  J Mauer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   96%  M LeCroy        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-2, Terry Mulholland facing 9-1-2
                  Terry Mulholland replaces Juan Rincon pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  M Ellis         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   96%  J Kendall       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   95%  M Kotsay        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Huston Street facing 5-6-7
                  Huston Street replaces Jay Witasick pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   99%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  9   98%  L Ford          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--      98%  M Cuddyer       Defensive Indifference; Ford to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200508020

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation