September 22, 2007 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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SEA 3
@LAA 2 OAK 9
@CLE 3 KCR 7
@DET 4 CHW 8
@MIN 3 NYY 12
TOR 11
(10) BOS 8
@TBD 6 BAL 11
@TEX 9 ARI 6
LAD 2 ATL 4
MIL 3
(11) CHC 9
PIT 5 NYM 7
@FLA 2 COL 6
@SDP 2 SFG 2
CIN 0 STL 7
HOU 4 PHI 4
@WSN 1
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 31,737

Saturday, September 22, 2007, 11:11AM
Time of Game: 2:57

White Sox

68-87

Won 2

4th, 23½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
White Sox       0  3  1   1  1  2   0  0  0    8 16  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  1    3  8  0

W: J Vazquez (14-8), L: S Baker (9-9)

Twins

75-79

Lost 2

3rd, 16 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Owens CF                    6   1   5   3    0   0  .267  .643   22    3   0   SB
J Fields LF                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .246  .789   25    1   1   SH,GDP
  L Terrero RF                1   0   0   0    0   1  .232  .728    7    0   0   
J Thome DH                    4   1   2   2    1   2  .275  .956   21    0   0   HR
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   0   0    1   1  .258  .836   16    7   1   
D Erstad RF-LF                5   2   3   2    0   0  .253  .655   18    0   0   HR
A Pierzynski C                5   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .709   11   13   1   2B
J Uribe SS                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .230  .676   20    1   3   SF
D Richar 2B                   5   2   2   0    0   1  .236  .732   21    1   1   3B
A Gonzalez 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   0  .186  .532   11    1   0   
  A Cintron 3B                1   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .605    5    0   1   

J Vazquez P                                                              0   0
  B Logan P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   8  16   8    5   7              177   27   8

BATTING

2B: A Pierzynski (23, off B Bonser).

3B: D Richar (3, off B Bonser).

HR: J Thome (32, off B Bonser; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); D Erstad (4, off B Bonser; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SF: J Uribe (5, off S Baker).

SH: J Fields (6, off S Baker).

TB: D Erstad 6; J Thome 5; J Owens 5; D Richar 4; A Pierzynski 3; J Fields; J Uribe.

GIDP: J Fields (11).

RBI: J Owens 3 (17); D Erstad 2 (32); J Thome 2 (92); J Uribe (64).

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Owens (29, 2nd base off S Baker/C Heintz).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Tyner LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .288  .691   12    1   0   
J Kubel DH                    4   1   1   2    0   3  .268  .775   21    0   0   HR
T Hunter CF                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .290  .854   15    0   0   
  L Ford CF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .683         1   0   
J Morneau 1B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .273  .841   16   13   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  4   1   0   0    0   1  .273  .781   21    1   0   
B Buscher 3B                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .262  .729   18    1   1   2B
C Heintz C                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .513   10    7   0   
L Rodriguez 2B                3   0   2   1    1   1  .227  .593   21    1   5   
N Punto SS                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .212  .566   18    2   5   

S Baker P                                                                0   1
  B Bonser P                                                             0   0
  J DePaula P                                                            0   1
  G Perkins P                                                            0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3    2  14              152   27  13

BATTING

2B: B Buscher (1, off J Vazquez).

HR: J Kubel (13, off J Vazquez; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Kubel 4; L Rodriguez 2; B Buscher 2; C Heintz; J Tyner; T Hunter; J Morneau.

RBI: J Kubel 2 (63); L Rodriguez (12).

2-out RBI: L Rodriguez.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. N Punto-L Rodriguez-J Morneau.

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
J Vazquez, W (14-8)            7     5   2   2    2  11   1   3.79   27  119-75   42·22·11    6· 7· 1· 0     68    -     0.48   0.19
B Logan                        2     3   1   1    0   3   0   4.84    9   33-26   13· 5· 8    5· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     8   3   3    2  14   1          36  152-101  55·27·19   11· 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
S Baker, L (9-9)               2     5   3   3    1   1   0   4.29   11   40-24   18· 3· 3    4· 3· 2· 0     34    -     1.35  -0.19
B Bonser                       3     8   5   5    2   3   2   5.09   19   74-46   23· 8·15    7· 5· 2· 0          0-0    0.34  -0.11
J DePaula                      2     2   0   0    2   1   0   7.94   10   38-23   11· 4· 8    5· 1· 1· 0          2-1    0.09   0.00
G Perkins                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.33    4   10-7     4· 0· 3    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
J Rincon                       1     0   0   0    0   2   0   5.31    3   14-10    3· 3· 4    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9    16   8   8    5   7   2          47  176-110  59·18·33   19·11· 5· 0          2-1

B Bonser faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Reynolds, 1B - Brian Knight, 2B - Lance Barksdale, 3B - Tim Welke.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 31,737.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Owens              CF    1. J Tyner              LF 
2. J Fields             LF    2. J Kubel              DH 
3. J Thome              DH    3. T Hunter             CF 
4. P Konerko            1B    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. D Erstad             RF    5. M Cuddyer            RF 
6. A Pierzynski         C     6. B Buscher            3B 
7. J Uribe              SS    7. C Heintz             C  
8. D Richar             2B    8. L Rodriguez          2B 
9. A Gonzalez           3B    9. N Punto              SS 

   J Vazquez            P        S Baker              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   1  0-1  123  5   11%  80% J Owens         S Baker         Single to CF (Line Drive); Pierzynski Scores; Richar Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  4    9%  63% A Pierzynski    S Baker         Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Erstad to 3B
   t 3   0  0-3  ---  3    6%  86% J Thome         B Bonser        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   t 1   1  0-0  --3  7   -6%  49% J Thome         S Baker         Strikeout Swinging
   t 2   1  0-3  12-  2   -5%  74% J Fields        S Baker         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  J Owens         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      56%  J Fields        Owens Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   54%  " "             Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Owens to 3B
   O      --3  7   49%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   45%  P Konerko       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  J Tyner         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   49%  J Kubel         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   48%  T Hunter        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   46%  J Morneau       Walk; Hunter to 2B
   O      12-  6   50%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   54%  D Erstad        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  4   63%  A Pierzynski    Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Erstad to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   60%  J Uribe         Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Erstad Scores
          1--  4   64%  D Richar        Single to P (Line Drive); Pierzynski to 2B
          12-  4   69%  A Gonzalez      Walk; Pierzynski to 3B; Richar to 2B
   RR     123  5   80%  J Owens         Single to CF (Line Drive); Pierzynski Scores; Richar Scores; Gonzalez to 2B
   OO     12-  2   74%  J Fields        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Javier Vazquez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   77%  B Buscher       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   78%  C Heintz        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   77%  L Rodriguez     Walk
   O      1--  5   79%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Boof Bonser facing 3-4-5
                  Boof Bonser replaces Scott Baker pitching
   R      ---  3   86%  J Thome         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  4   84%  P Konerko       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   86%  D Erstad        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   84%  A Pierzynski    Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      1--  5   83%  J Uribe         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   85%  J Tyner         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   87%  J Kubel         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   87%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Boof Bonser facing 8-9-1
          ---  8   91%  D Richar        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      --3  4   89%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   R      --3  7   92%  J Owens         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Richar Scores
          1--  7   93%  J Fields        Walk; Owens to 2B
   O      12-  3   92%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   90%  P Konerko       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Javier Vazquez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   92%  J Morneau       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   93%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   93%  B Buscher       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 5-0, Boof Bonser facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  4   96%  D Erstad        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  2   97%  A Pierzynski    Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   97%  J Uribe         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Pierzynski to 3B
   O      --3  5   96%  D Richar        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   95%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Javier Vazquez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   96%  C Heintz        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   97%  L Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   97%  N Punto         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 6-0, Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   98%  J Owens         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  7   98%  J Fields        Walk; Owens to 2B
   R      12-  2   99%  J Thome         Single to LF (Ground Ball); Owens Scores; Fields to 2B
                  Julio DePaula replaces Boof Bonser pitching
          12-  5   99%  P Konerko       Walk; Fields to 3B; Thome to 2B
   RO     123  4   99%  D Erstad        Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B (Weak SS); Fields Scores; Konerko to 2B
   O      12-  1   99%  A Pierzynski    Groundout: 1B unassisted; Konerko to 3B; Erstad to 2B
   O      -23  6   99%  J Uribe         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Javier Vazquez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   98%  J Tyner         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   RR     1--  6   97%  J Kubel         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Tyner Scores
   O      ---  4   97%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   98%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Julio DePaula facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   98%  D Richar        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   98%  A Gonzalez      Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  3   98%  J Owens         Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   98%  J Fields        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Owens to 3B
          1-3  6   98%  J Thome         Walk; Fields to 2B
   O      123  3   98%  P Konerko       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-8, Javier Vazquez facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   96%  B Buscher       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      -2-  2   98%  C Heintz        Flyball: LF
   O      -2-  6   99%  L Rodriguez     Single to LF (Fly Ball); Buscher out at 3B/LF-3B
                  Alex Cintron replaces Andy Gonzalez playing 3B batting 9th
   O      1--  5   99%  N Punto         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Glen Perkins facing 5-6-7
                  Glen Perkins replaces Julio DePaula pitching
   O      ---  4   99%  D Erstad        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   99%  A Pierzynski    Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  3   99%  J Uribe         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   99%  D Richar        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-8, Boone Logan facing 1-2-3
                  Boone Logan replaces Javier Vazquez pitching; Darin Erstad moves to LF; Luis Terrero replaces Josh Fields playing RF batting 2nd
   O      ---  3   99%  J Tyner         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Kubel         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 8-2, Juan Rincon facing 9-1-2
                  Juan Rincon replaces Glen Perkins pitching; Lew Ford replaces Torii Hunter playing CF batting 3rd
   O      ---  5  100%  A Cintron       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  J Owens         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7  100%  L Terrero       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-8, Boone Logan facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   99%  J Morneau       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5  100%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  4  100%  B Buscher       Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1  100%  C Heintz        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cuddyer to 3B
   R      1-3  2   99%  L Rodriguez     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Cuddyer Scores; Heintz to 2B
   O      12-  4  100%  N Punto         Strikeout Looking
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 8, Twins 3.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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