May 15, 2006 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 11
@BAL 1 CHW 7
@MIN 3 TEX 4
@NYY 2 ARI 6
SDP 5
(10) ATL 11
FLA 8 LAD 5
@COL 4 SFG 10
@HOU 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 19,413

Monday, May 15, 2006, 12:11PM
Time of Game: 3:04

White Sox

25-12

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  3  0   1  1  1   0  0  1    7 13  0
Twins           0  1  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    3  8  0

W: F Garcia (6-1), L: S Baker (1-4)

Twins

17-21

Lost 2

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Podsednik LF                4   2   3   2    1   1  .300  .810   31    3   0   HR,2B,SB
A Cintron 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .267  .629   18    0   6   
J Thome DH                    3   0   0   0    2   2  .290 1.132   20    0   0   IW
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .312  .940   22   13   0   HBP
J Crede 3B                    4   2   3   2    0   0  .323  .938   13    0   3   HR,SF
R Mackowiak RF                5   1   3   0    0   0  .219  .581   16    0   0   2B
J Uribe SS                    5   0   0   0    0   1  .191  .556   15    1   1   
C Widger C                    5   2   3   3    0   2  .286  .762   18    5   0   HR
B Anderson CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .181  .608   18    4   0   CS

F Garcia P                                                               1   1
  N Cotts P                                                              0   1
  C Politte P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   7  13   7    4  10              171   27  12

BATTING

2B: S Podsednik (9, off W Eyre); R Mackowiak (3, off S Baker).

HR: C Widger (1, off S Baker; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); S Podsednik (1, off S Baker; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); J Crede (8, off J Nathan; 9th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: J Crede (4, off W Eyre).

IBB: J Thome (7, by W Eyre).

HBP: P Konerko (3, by W Eyre).

TB: S Podsednik 7; J Crede 6; C Widger 6; R Mackowiak 4; A Cintron.

RBI: C Widger 3 (7); J Crede 2 (28); S Podsednik 2 (11).

2-out RBI: S Podsednik 2; C Widger.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 2 for 13.

BASERUNNING

SB: S Podsednik (11, 2nd base off S Baker/J Mauer).

CS: B Anderson (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Reyes).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart DH                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .313  .760   21    0   0   
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .835   15    2   0   
J Mauer C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .806   17   10   0   SB
T Hunter CF                   4   2   2   1    0   2  .262  .787   23    4   0   HR
M Cuddyer RF                  3   0   2   0    1   0  .329  .988   15    1   0   SB
J Morneau 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .240  .777   18    5   1   SF
L Ford LF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .229  .598   22    1   0   SB
L Rodriguez 3B                4   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .761   12    2   2   
N Punto SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .289  .751   13    2   3   SB

S Baker P                                                                0   1
  W Eyre P                                                               0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   1
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3    1   5              156   27   8

BATTING

HR: T Hunter (8, off F Garcia; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF).

SF: J Morneau (2, off F Garcia).

TB: T Hunter 5; M Cuddyer 2; N Punto; J Mauer; L Ford; S Stewart.

RBI: J Morneau (29); S Stewart (17); T Hunter (26).

2-out RBI: S Stewart.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

BASERUNNING

SB: L Ford (5, 2nd base off F Garcia/C Widger); J Mauer (2, 2nd base off F Garcia/C Widger); N Punto (1, 2nd base off F Garcia/C Widger); M Cuddyer (3, 2nd base off F Garcia/C Widger).

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
F Garcia, W (6-1)              6.2   7   3   3    1   3   1   4.56   28  112-72   41·11·20   14· 9· 1· 0     50    -     1.04   0.12
N Cotts, H (5)                 1.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.65    5   24-15    8· 1· 6    4· 0· 0· 0          1-0    0.79   0.08
C Politte                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.65    3   13-10    5· 1· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.27   0.02
Totals                         9     8   3   3    1   5   1          36  149-97   54·13·30   19· 9· 2· 0          1-0

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 Baker, L (1-4)               4.2  11   5   5    1   4   2   5.26   26   88-66   44· 5·17    6· 9· 6· 0     25    -     0.96  -0.28
W Eyre                         1     1   1   1    1   0   0   4.15    6   33-17   13· 1· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.81  -0.03
D Reyes                        2.1   0   0   0    2   4   0   0.00    8   36-19   10· 6· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.26   0.05
J Nathan                       1     1   1   1    0   2   1   3.00    4   11-9     3· 4· 2    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.08  -0.02
Totals                         9    13   7   7    4  10   3          44  168-111  70·16·25    9·14· 6· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: W Eyre (2; J Thome).

PO: D Reyes (1; B Anderson, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: W Eyre (1; P Konerko).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Iassogna, 1B - Bob Davidson, 2B - Ron Kulpa, 3B - Dale Scott.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 19,413.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 65° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. S Podsednik          LF    1. S Stewart            DH 
2. A Cintron            2B    2. L Castillo           2B 
3. J Thome              DH    3. J Mauer              C  
4. P Konerko            1B    4. T Hunter             CF 
5. J Crede              3B    5. M Cuddyer            RF 
6. R Mackowiak          RF    6. J Morneau            1B 
7. J Uribe              SS    7. L Ford               LF 
8. C Widger             C     8. L Rodriguez          3B 
9. B Anderson           CF    9. N Punto              SS 

   F Garcia             P        S Baker              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  1--  6   17%  75% S Podsednik     S Baker         Home Run (Fly Ball); Widger Scores
   b 4   0  4-1  ---  4   -9%  68% T Hunter        F Garcia        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 2   0  3-0  1--  4   -9%  61% M Cuddyer       F Garcia        Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hunter to 3B
   t 4   0  1-3  ---  2    8%  81% C Widger        S Baker         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   t 5   2  2-4  1-3  3    8%  82% C Widger        S Baker         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Crede Scores; Uribe to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  7   53%  S Podsednik     Walk
          1--  1   59%  A Cintron       Single to CF (Line Drive); Podsednik to 2B
   O      12-  3   54%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  4   49%  P Konerko       Strikeout Looking
   O      12-  2   45%  J Crede         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Freddy Garcia facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  S Stewart       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   49%  L Castillo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   50%  J Mauer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   56%  R Mackowiak     Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  2   54%  J Uribe         Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Mackowiak to 3B
   R      --3  4   60%  C Widger        Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Mackowiak Scores
   O      1--  4   57%  B Anderson      Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--  6   75%  S Podsednik     Home Run (Fly Ball); Widger Scores
   O      ---  1   74%  A Cintron       Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Freddy Garcia facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   70%  T Hunter        Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  4   61%  M Cuddyer       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Hunter to 3B
          1-3      60%  J Morneau       Cuddyer Steals 2B
   RO     -23  7   63%  " "             Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Hunter Scores
   O      -2-  4   67%  L Ford          Groundout: 2B-1B; Cuddyer to 3B
   O      --3  3   71%  L Rodriguez     Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Baker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   69%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   67%  P Konerko       Lineout: 3B
          ---  4   68%  J Crede         Single to RF (Fly Ball)
          1--  5   70%  R Mackowiak     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Crede to 2B
   O      12-  4   66%  J Uribe         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Freddy Garcia facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   62%  N Punto         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
          1--      60%  S Stewart       Punto Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   65%  " "             Bunt Popfly: P
   O      -2-  2   69%  L Castillo      Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  6   72%  J Mauer         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Scott Baker facing 8-9-1
   R      ---  2   81%  C Widger        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   79%  B Anderson      Popfly: 1B
          ---  6   81%  S Podsednik     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--      82%  A Cintron       Podsednik Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   80%  " "             Lineout: 3B
   O      -2-  1   77%  J Thome         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Freddy Garcia facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  4   68%  T Hunter        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  2   71%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   73%  J Morneau       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   74%  L Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Scott Baker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   73%  P Konerko       Flyball: CF
          ---  2   75%  J Crede         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   77%  R Mackowiak     Single to RF (Ground Ball); Crede to 2B
   O      12-  2   74%  J Uribe         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Crede to 3B
   R      1-3  3   82%  C Widger        Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Crede Scores; Uribe to 2B
                  Willie Eyre replaces Scott Baker pitching
   O      12-  7   80%  B Anderson      Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Freddy Garcia facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   83%  L Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   84%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   86%  S Stewart       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Willie Eyre facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   89%  S Podsednik     Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  8   87%  A Cintron       Popfly: SS
          -2-  4   87%  J Thome         Intentional Walk
          12-  5   90%  P Konerko       Hit By Pitch; Podsednik to 3B; Thome to 2B
   RO     123  3   91%  J Crede         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Podsednik Scores
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Willie Eyre pitching
   O      12-  4   90%  R Mackowiak     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Freddy Garcia facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   92%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   89%  J Mauer         Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      88%  T Hunter        Mauer Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   91%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          -2-  5   90%  M Cuddyer       Walk
   O      12-  1   94%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-2, Dennys Reyes facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   93%  J Uribe         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  C Widger        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   93%  B Anderson      Walk
   O      1--  2   92%  S Podsednik     Anderson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-6, Freddy Garcia facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   89%  L Ford          Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   92%  L Rodriguez     Flyball: LF
          1--      91%  N Punto         Ford Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   94%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Ford to 3B
   R      --3  6   90%  S Stewart       Single to LF (Fly Ball); Ford Scores
                  Neal Cotts replaces Freddy Garcia pitching
   O      1--  6   92%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Dennys Reyes facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   92%  S Podsednik     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   91%  A Cintron       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   91%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  5   91%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Neal Cotts facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   94%  J Mauer         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5   95%  T Hunter        Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   94%  M Cuddyer       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   96%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-3, Joe Nathan facing 5-6-7
                  Joe Nathan replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   R      ---  2   98%  J Crede         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  1   98%  R Mackowiak     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   98%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  C Widger        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Cliff Politte facing 7-8-9
                  Cliff Politte replaces Neal Cotts pitching
   O      ---  8   99%  L Ford          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  L Rodriguez     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2  100%  N Punto         Lineout: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 7, Twins 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation