October 4, 2006 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 2 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Play by Play and Box Score

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2006 American League Division Series (ALDS) Game 2
2006 postseason: WS: STL-DET / ALCS: DET-OAK / NLCS: STL-NYM / Div. Series: DET-NYY / OAK-MIN / NYM-LAD / STL-SDP

Game 1
OAK  3
@MIN  2
Game 2
OAK  5
@MIN  2
Game 3
OAK  8
MIN  3

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 55,710

Wednesday, October 4, 2006, 12:10PM
Time of Game: 3:02

Athletics

Ken Macha

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  2  0   2  0  1    5 11  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  9  0

W: K Calero (1-0), L: P Neshek (0-1), S: H Street (2)

Twins

Ron Gardenhire

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Kendall C                   5   1   2   1    0   1  .222  .555   20    7   0   2B
M Kotsay CF                   5   1   1   2    0   0  .222  .778   15    2   0   HR,GDP
M Bradley RF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   12    3   0   
F Thomas DH                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .571 2.196   16    0   0   2B
E Chavez 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   14    1   2   
J Payton LF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .375  .750   11    0   0   
N Swisher 1B                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .429 1.214   14   11   0   2·2B
M Scutaro SS                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .750   15    1   8   2B
M Ellis 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   1  .286  .572   22    2   0   
  D Jimenez 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   

E Loaiza P                                                               0   1
  K Calero P                                                             0   0
  J Duchscherer P                                                        0   0
  H Street P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37   5  11   4    1   7              139   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Scutaro (2, off B Bonser); J Kendall (1, off J Nathan); N Swisher 2 (2, off B Bonser, off J Rincon); F Thomas (1, off B Bonser).

HR: M Kotsay (1, off D Reyes; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

TB: M Kotsay 4; N Swisher 4; J Kendall 3; M Ellis 2; F Thomas 2; M Scutaro 2; J Payton 2.

GIDP: M Kotsay (1).

RBI: M Kotsay 2 (2); M Scutaro (2); J Kendall (1).

2-out RBI: M Kotsay 2.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 4   0   1   0    1   3  .333  .889   29    2   4   
N Punto 3B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250   21    1   0   
J Mauer C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .393   19    7   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .375 1.375   22    1   0   HR
J Morneau 1B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .250  .875   18   10   2   HR
T Hunter CF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .125  .250    8    1   0   
R White LF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .250 1.000   13    0   0   
J Tyner DH                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   17    0   0   SB
J Bartlett SS                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .286  .715   17    4   3   

B Bonser P                                                               1   1
  P Neshek P                                                             0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       36   2   9   2    2   7              164   27  10

BATTING

HR: J Morneau (1, off E Loaiza; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); M Cuddyer (1, off E Loaiza; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Morneau 5; M Cuddyer 5; J Bartlett; N Punto; L Castillo; T Hunter; J Mauer.

RBI: J Morneau (1); M Cuddyer (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Morneau-J Bartlett.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Tyner (1, 2nd base off K Calero/J Kendall).

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
E Loaiza                       5     8   2   2    0   2   2   3.60   23   98-65   47· 3·15   13· 2· 0· 6     45    -     1.00  -0.02
K Calero, W (1-0)              1     0   0   0    1   1   0   0.00    4   14-7     5· 1· 1    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.22   0.08
J Duchscherer, H (1)           2     0   0   0    0   3   0   0.00    6   21-16    7· 3· 6    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.18   0.18
H Street, S (2)                1     1   0   0    1   1   0   4.50    5   25-14    5· 3· 6    0· 2· 0· 1          0-0    0.79   0.05
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2   7   2          38  158-102  64·10·28   14· 6· 2· 7           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bonser                       6     7   2   2    1   3   0   3.00   25   87-54   35· 7·12    9· 4· 1· 7     52    -     1.11   0.05
P Neshek, L (0-1)              0.2   1   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    3   14-10    8· 0· 2    1· 1· 0· 1          0-0    1.59   0.05
D Reyes                        0.1   1   1   1    0   0   1  27.00    2    6-3     2· 1· 0    1· 0· 0· 1          1-1    0.92  -0.32
J Rincon                       1.1   1   1   1    0   3   0   6.75    5   19-16    9· 4· 3    1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    0.40   0.01
J Nathan                       0.2   1   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-8     5· 1· 2    0· 1· 0· 1          1-1    0.26  -0.01
Totals                         9    11   5   5    1   7   1          38  136-91   59·13·19   12· 6· 1·11          2-2

E Loaiza faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Nathan (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Kerwin Danley, 1B - Mike Everitt, 2B - Ed Rapuano, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 3:02.

Attendance: 55,710.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Kendall            C     1. L Castillo           2B 
2. M Kotsay             CF    2. N Punto              3B 
3. M Bradley            RF    3. J Mauer              C  
4. F Thomas             DH    4. M Cuddyer            RF 
5. E Chavez             3B    5. J Morneau            1B 
6. J Payton             LF    6. T Hunter             CF 
7. N Swisher            1B    7. R White              LF 
8. M Scutaro            SS    8. J Tyner              DH 
9. M Ellis              2B    9. J Bartlett           SS 

   E Loaiza             P        B Bonser             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 7   2  2-2  1--  5   33%  78% M Kotsay        D Reyes         Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Kendall Scores
   b 6   0  2-1  ---  5  -18%  42% J Morneau       E Loaiza        Home Run
   b 6   0  2-0  ---  8  -14%  60% M Cuddyer       E Loaiza        Home Run
   t 5   0  0-0  -2-  1   12%  70% M Scutaro       B Bonser        Double to RF; Swisher Scores
   t 5   0  0-0  ---  1    8%  58% N Swisher       B Bonser        Double to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  J Kendall       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   46%  M Kotsay        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   45%  M Bradley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   47%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   49%  N Punto         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   48%  J Mauer         Single to CF
          1--  5   46%  M Cuddyer       Single to CF; Mauer to 2B
   O      12-  3   50%  J Morneau       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Boof Bonser facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   54%  J Payton        Single to RF; Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  6   49%  N Swisher       Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   45%  M Scutaro       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   47%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   49%  R White         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   50%  J Tyner         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Boof Bonser facing 9-1-2
          ---  8   54%  M Ellis         Single to LF
   O      1--  6   50%  J Kendall       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  2   44%  M Kotsay        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   47%  J Bartlett      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   49%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   50%  N Punto         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Boof Bonser facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   47%  M Bradley       Flyball: RF
          ---  2   52%  F Thomas        Double to RF
   O      -2-  3   48%  E Chavez        Groundout: P-1B; Thomas to 3B
   O      --3  3   44%  J Payton        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Esteban Loaiza facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   47%  J Mauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   49%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  8   47%  J Morneau       Single to LF
          1--  1   45%  T Hunter        Single to CF; Morneau to 2B
   O      12-  4   50%  R White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Boof Bonser facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   58%  N Swisher       Double to RF
   R      -2-  1   70%  M Scutaro       Double to RF; Swisher Scores
   O      -2-  1   69%  M Ellis         Groundout: 2B-1B; Scutaro to 3B
   R      --3  2   75%  J Kendall       Single to LF; Scutaro Scores
   O      1--  1   73%  M Kotsay        Groundout: SS-1B; Kendall to 2B
   O      -2-  5   71%  M Bradley       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   74%  J Tyner         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   76%  J Bartlett      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   74%  L Castillo      Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
          1--  7   71%  N Punto         Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Castillo to 2B
   O      12-  3   77%  J Mauer         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Boof Bonser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   76%  F Thomas        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   74%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   75%  J Payton        Single to CF
   O      1--  6   73%  N Swisher       Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Esteban Loaiza facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  8   60%  M Cuddyer       Home Run
   R      ---  5   42%  J Morneau       Home Run
                  Kiko Calero replaces Esteban Loaiza pitching
   O      ---  1   46%  T Hunter        Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   48%  R White         Flyball: CF
          ---  5   46%  J Tyner         Walk
          1--      45%  J Bartlett      Tyner Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   50%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Pat Neshek facing 8-9-1
                  Pat Neshek replaces Boof Bonser pitching
   O      ---  4   46%  M Scutaro       Popfly: SS
          ---  3   50%  M Ellis         Single to LF
   O      1--  7   45%  J Kendall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Pat Neshek pitching
   RR     1--  5   78%  M Kotsay        Inside-the-park Home Run to CF; Kendall Scores
   O      ---  1   77%  M Bradley       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Justin Duchscherer facing 1-2-3
                  Justin Duchscherer replaces Kiko Calero pitching
   O      ---  6   81%  L Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   84%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   86%  J Mauer         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Juan Rincon facing 4-5-6
                  Juan Rincon replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   O      ---  3   85%  F Thomas        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   84%  E Chavez        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   83%  J Payton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Justin Duchscherer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   87%  M Cuddyer       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  2   90%  J Morneau       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  3   92%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 4, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Juan Rincon facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   94%  N Swisher       Double to CF
   O      -2-  8   94%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 2B-1B; Swisher to 3B
                  Joe Nathan replaces Juan Rincon pitching
   R      --3      96%  M Ellis         Wild Pitch; Swisher Scores
   O      ---  7   96%  " "             Strikeout Looking
          ---  1   96%  J Kendall       Double to RF
   O      -2-  2   96%  M Kotsay        Foul Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Huston Street facing 7-8-9
                  Huston Street replaces Justin Duchscherer pitching; D'Angelo Jimenez replaces Mark Ellis playing 2B batting 9th
   O      ---  3   98%  R White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   99%  J Tyner         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   98%  J Bartlett      Single to RF
          1--      98%  L Castillo      Defensive Indifference; Bartlett to 2B
          -2-  6   96%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  6  100%  N Punto         Popfly: SS
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200610040

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation