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COL 12
@LAA  4

BOS  9
NYM  4

DET  4
HOU  0

MIN  9
LAD  2

ATL  5
@NYY  2

TOR  6
WSN  0

SEA 11
@ARI  7

MIL  8
@CHC  5

KCR  9
@CIN  8

FLA  8
TBD  4

CHW  4
@PIT  2

SDP  3
OAK  0

SFG  5
TEX  3

CLE  3
@STL  1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 30,681

Tuesday, June 27, 2006, 7:10PM
Time of Game: 2:34
Dodgers
2
40-37
Lost 2
2nd, ½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  0    2  6  2
Twins           0  6  0   0  1  2   0  0  X    9 15  2
W: F Liriano (8-1), L: D Lowe (6-4)
Twins
9
41-35
Won 6
3rd, 11 GB

BATTING

Los Angeles Dodgers          AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Furcal SS                   4   0   2   0    0   0  .260  .682    8    1   2   
C Izturis 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .333  .740   18    1   3   
N Garciaparra 1B              4   1   1   1    0   0  .362 1.014    9    8   1   HR
J Kent 2B                     3   1   1   1    0   1  .275  .859   11    2   2   HR
  R Martinez 2B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .340  .829    5    1   0   GDP
J Drew RF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .282  .847   10    0   0   
  A Ethier LF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .323  .860    5    0   0   
O Saenz DH                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .296  .862   17    0   0   
M Kemp CF                     4   0   0   0    0   3  .306  .959   17    2   0   
J Cruz LF-RF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .735    9    4   0   
R Martin C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .301  .826   10    4   0   

D Lowe P                                                                 1   1
  J Beimel P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   2   6   2    0   9              119   24   9
BATTING
HR: J Kent (9, off F Liriano; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); N Garciaparra (10, off F Liriano; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF-CF).
TB: N Garciaparra 4; J Kent 4; R Furcal 2; J Drew; R Martin.
GIDP: R Martinez (3).
RBI: N Garciaparra (47); J Kent (40).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Izturis-J Kent-N Garciaparra.
E: R Furcal (17); C Izturis (1).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 5   1   1   2    0   0  .276  .680   17    2   2   
N Punto 3B                    5   2   2   2    0   1  .281  .732   20    1   5   3B
J Mauer C                     5   1   5   1    0   0  .389  .987   17    9   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  4   0   0   0    1   0  .268  .880   17    0   0   GDP
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   2  .281  .885   27   10   1   SF
T Hunter CF                   4   2   2   1    0   0  .265  .767   10    2   0   2B
  L Ford CF                   1   0   1   0    0   0  .221  .600    3    1   0   
J Kubel LF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .291  .810   20    1   0   
R Sierra DH                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .192  .521   19    0   0   
J Bartlett SS                 3   1   2   2    0   0  .364  .917    7    0   4   HBP

F Liriano P                                                              0   0
  K Lohse P                                                              1   0
Totals                       38   9  15   9    3   4              157   27  12
BATTING
2B: T Hunter (11, off J Beimel).
3B: N Punto (2, off D Lowe).
SF: J Morneau (6, off J Beimel).
HBP: J Bartlett (3, by D Lowe).
TB: J Mauer 5; N Punto 4; T Hunter 3; J Bartlett 2; L Castillo; J Kubel; L Ford; J Morneau.
GIDP: M Cuddyer (5).
RBI: N Punto 2 (10); J Bartlett 2 (5); L Castillo 2 (29); J Morneau (63); J Mauer (37); T Hunter (42).
2-out RBI: J Bartlett; T Hunter.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
FIELDING
DP: 1. N Punto-L Castillo-J Morneau.
E: J Morneau (5); N Punto (6).

PITCHING

Los Angeles Dodgers           IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Lowe, L (6-4)                5.1  12   9   9    2   3   0   3.49   31  100-61   40· 4·17   15· 3· 7· 0      9    -     0.58  -0.33
J Beimel                       2.2   3   0   0    1   1   0   3.45   12   53-33   21· 4· 8    6· 3· 1· 0          2-2    0.02  -0.00
Totals                         8    15   9   9    3   4   0          43  153-94   61· 8·25   21· 6· 8· 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
F Liriano, W (8-1)             7     5   2   2    0   8   2   2.21   27   86-63   32·15·16   12· 5· 2· 0     67    -     0.43   0.16
K Lohse                        2     1   0   0    0   1   0   8.49    7   33-20   13· 3· 4    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.00
Totals                         9     6   2   2    0   9   2          34  119-83   45·18·20   16· 7· 2· 0           -  
Balks: None.
WP: J Beimel (3).
IBB: None.
HBP: D Lowe (4; J Bartlett).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Chris Guccione, 2B - Gary Cederstrom, 3B - Tim Welke.
Time of Game: 2:34.
Attendance: 30,681.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Los Angeles Dodgers           Minnesota Twins                      
1. R Furcal             SS    1. L Castillo           2B 
2. C Izturis            3B    2. N Punto              3B 
3. N Garciaparra        1B    3. J Mauer              C  
4. J Kent               2B    4. M Cuddyer            RF 
5. J Drew               RF    5. J Morneau            1B 
6. O Saenz              DH    6. T Hunter             CF 
7. M Kemp               CF    7. J Kubel              LF 
8. J Cruz               LF    8. R Sierra             DH 
9. R Martin             C     9. J Bartlett           SS 

   D Lowe               P        F Liriano            P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 2   1  0-1  123  5   10%  83% L Castillo      D Lowe          Single to CF (Ground Ball); Kubel Scores; Sierra Scores; Bartlett to 2B
   b 2   1  0-3  12-  1    9%  93% N Punto         D Lowe          Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bartlett Scores; Castillo Scores
   b 2   1  0-0  123  1    9%  74% J Bartlett      D Lowe          Hit By Pitch; Hunter Scores; Kubel to 3B; Sierra to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  6    6%  65% R Sierra        D Lowe          Walk; Hunter to 3B; Kubel to 2B
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  4    4%  59% J Morneau       D Lowe          Single to CF (Ground Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Liriano facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  1   47%  R Furcal        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   50%  C Izturis       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  2   53%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   55%  J Kent          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  L Castillo      Lineout: SS
   O      ---  5   51%  N Punto         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  2   52%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   50%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Dodgers Batting, Tied 0-0, Francisco Liriano facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   52%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5   54%  O Saenz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   59%  J Morneau       Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   55%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  5   59%  J Kubel         Single to RF (Line Drive); Hunter to 2B
          12-  6   65%  R Sierra        Walk; Hunter to 3B; Kubel to 2B
   R      123  1   74%  J Bartlett      Hit By Pitch; Hunter Scores; Kubel to 3B; Sierra to 2B
   RR     123  5   83%  L Castillo      Single to CF (Ground Ball); Kubel Scores; Sierra Scores; Bartlett to 2B
   RR     12-  1   93%  N Punto         Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF); Bartlett Scores; Castillo Scores
   R      --3  2   94%  J Mauer         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Punto Scores
   OO     1--  2   93%  M Cuddyer       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  6 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Twins 6.

Top of the 3rd, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Francisco Liriano facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   94%  J Cruz          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  2   95%  R Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   95%  R Furcal        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 0, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Derek Lowe facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  8   95%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   95%  T Hunter        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Hunter to 1B
   O      1--  4   95%  J Kubel         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   95%  R Sierra        Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 0, Twins 6.

Top of the 4th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 0-6, Francisco Liriano facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   96%  C Izturis       Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  2   93%  N Garciaparra   Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   94%  J Kent          Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   94%  J Drew          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   95%  J Bartlett      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   94%  L Castillo      Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   94%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  3   94%  J Mauer         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Bartlett to 3B
          1-3  4   95%  M Cuddyer       Walk; Mauer to 2B
   O      123  2   93%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Dodgers 1, Twins 6.

Top of the 5th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-6, Francisco Liriano facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   95%  O Saenz         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   95%  M Kemp          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   96%  J Cruz          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 1, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-1, Derek Lowe facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   96%  T Hunter        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   96%  J Kubel         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Hunter to 2B
   O      -2-  2   96%  R Sierra        Flyball: LF; Hunter to 3B
   R      --3  1   97%  J Bartlett      Single to SS (Ground Ball); Hunter Scores; Bartlett to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw)
   O      -2-  1   97%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Twins 7.

Top of the 6th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-7, Francisco Liriano facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   96%  R Martin        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   97%  R Furcal        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   98%  C Izturis       Groundout: SS-1B; Furcal to 2B
   O      -2-  1   98%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Dodgers 1, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Derek Lowe facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   99%  N Punto         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   99%  J Mauer         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Punto to 2B
   O      12-  4   99%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: P-1B; Punto to 3B; Mauer to 2B
                  Joe Beimel replaces Derek Lowe pitching
   RO     -23  3   99%  J Morneau       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Punto Scores; Mauer to 3B/Adv on throw
   R      --3  2  100%  T Hunter        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Mauer Scores
          -2-  6  100%  J Kubel         Walk
   O      12-  7  100%  R Sierra        Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Kubel to 2B; Sierra to 1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 1, Twins 9.

Top of the 7th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 1-9, Francisco Liriano facing 4-5-6
                  Lew Ford replaces Torii Hunter playing CF batting 6th
   R      ---  6   99%  J Kent          Home Run (Fly Ball)
          ---  3   98%  J Drew          Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   99%  O Saenz         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   99%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  2   99%  J Cruz          Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Drew to 2B; Cruz to 1B
   O      12-  6  100%  R Martin        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Twins 9.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-2, Joe Beimel facing 9-1-2
                  Ramon Martinez replaces Jeff Kent playing 2B batting 4th; Andre Ethier replaces J.D. Drew playing LF batting 5th; Jose Cruz moves to RF
   O      ---  1  100%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  L Castillo      Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7  100%  N Punto         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Twins 9.

Top of the 8th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-9, Kyle Lohse facing 1-2-3
                  Kyle Lohse replaces Francisco Liriano pitching
          ---  3   99%  R Furcal        Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          1--  5   98%  C Izturis       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Furcal to 2B; Izturis to 1B
   O      12-  4   99%  N Garciaparra   Popfly: 3B
   OO     12-  5  100%  R Martinez      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Dodgers 2, Twins 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-2, Joe Beimel facing 3-4-5
          ---  5  100%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5  100%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: RF
          1--     100%  J Morneau       Wild Pitch; Mauer to 2B
   O      -2-  6  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  3  100%  L Ford          Single to SS (Ground Ball); Mauer to 3B
   O      1-3  2  100%  J Kubel         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Dodgers 2, Twins 9.

Top of the 9th, Dodgers Batting, Behind 2-9, Kyle Lohse facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5  100%  A Ethier        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5  100%  O Saenz         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6  100%  M Kemp          Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Dodgers 2, Twins 9.

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