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Thursday, April 17, 2008 7:10PM
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 14,781, Time of Game: 2:48
Rays
7
7-9
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 2½ GB
 at Twins
3
7-9
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
3rd, 2½ GB
W: Jason Hammel (1-1)
L: Boof Bonser (1-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Rays            1  1  0   1  4  0   0  0  0    7 11  0
Twins           0  0  1   1  1  0   0  0  0    3  8  2

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Akinori Iwamura 2B 5 2 1 0 0 1 .213 .539 22 15 0.094 0.63 0.114 -0.019 0.7 3 6
Carl Crawford LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .250 .614 10 9 0.060 0.63 0.092 -0.032 0.4 3 0
B.J. Upton CF 4 2 1 1 1 2 .300 .850 20 12 0.097 0.76 0.104 -0.007 1.0 1 0
Carlos Pena 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .843 7 3 -0.026 0.91 0.000 -0.026 -0.3 2 0
   Nathan Haynes RF 2 0 1 2 0 0 .250 .500 7 5 0.072 0.73 0.075 -0.004 1.5 0 0
Evan Longoria 3B 4 0 2 1 0 1 .300 .917 11 9 0.054 0.64 0.092 -0.038 0.1 1 4
Eric Hinske RF-1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 .342 1.195 20 9 0.121 0.56 0.127 -0.006 1.3 9 0 HR,IW
Jonny Gomes DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .294 .934 8 7 0.009 0.74 0.042 -0.032 -0.2 2B
Mike Difelice C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .333 .722 15 11 -0.109 0.73 0.000 -0.109 -2.0 6 0
Jason Bartlett SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .218 .500 14 10 0.010 0.42 0.039 -0.029 -0.2 2 2 CS
Jason Hammel P 1
   J.P. Howell P 1
Team Totals 36 7 11 7 3 5 .306 .776 134 90 0.382 0.66 0.685 -0.302 2.4 27 14
2B: J Gomes (2, off B Bonser).
HR: E Hinske (4, off B Bonser; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).
IBB: E Hinske (1, by B Bass).
TB: E Hinske 4; J Gomes 2; C Crawford 2; J Bartlett 2; E Longoria 2; B Upton; A Iwamura; N Haynes.
RBI: N Haynes 2 (2); C Crawford (9); E Hinske (7); E Longoria (3); B Upton (15); J Gomes (7).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Longoria-A Iwamura-E Hinske 2.
Baserunning
CS: J Bartlett (1, 2nd base by M Guerrier/J Mauer).
Pickoffs: C Crawford (1st base by M Guerrier).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Carlos Gomez CF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .275 .673 21 13 0.008 0.74 0.041 -0.032 0.0 3 0
Matt Tolbert SS 4 1 2 1 0 0 .419 .954 11 7 0.058 0.94 0.112 -0.054 0.5 1 2 2B,GDP
Joe Mauer C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .296 .702 12 8 -0.037 0.83 0.042 -0.079 0.2 5 1
Justin Morneau 1B 3 1 2 0 1 0 .255 .881 14 7 0.080 0.81 0.105 -0.025 0.8 13 2 2B
Delmon Young LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .274 .636 16 12 0.008 1.11 0.091 -0.083 -0.4 2 0 GDP
Jason Kubel DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .744 15 9 -0.087 0.90 0.000 -0.087 -1.0
Brendan Harris 2B 3 0 0 0 1 2 .319 .793 20 12 -0.012 0.83 0.043 -0.056 -0.2 1 4
Mike Lamb 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .143 .413 15 11 -0.080 0.79 0.000 -0.080 -0.8 0 3
Denard Span RF 3 1 0 0 0 1 .222 .522 10 7 -0.056 0.89 0.010 -0.066 -0.7 1 0 SB
Boof Bonser P 1
   Brian Bass P
   Matt Guerrier P 1
   Pat Neshek P
Team Totals 33 3 8 3 2 6 .242 .589 134 86 -0.118 0.87 0.444 -0.562 -1.6 27 13
2B: J Morneau (3, off J Hammel); M Tolbert (2, off J Hammel).
TB: J Morneau 3; M Tolbert 3; C Gomez 2; D Young; J Mauer.
GIDP: M Tolbert (1); D Young (4).
RBI: J Mauer (9); D Young (6); M Tolbert (2).
2-out RBI: M Tolbert; J Mauer.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 4 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Morneau-B Harris.
E: D Span 2 (2).
Baserunning
SB: D Span (2, 2nd base off J Hammel/M Difelice).

Tampa Bay Rays

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Jason Hammel, W (1-1) 6 6 3 3 2 5 0 4.26 26 101 64 38 8 18 10 9 3 0 51 0.035 0.99 0.1
J.P. Howell, S (1) 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.53 9 33 22 11 0 11 7 1 1 0 0 0 0.083 0.50 1.5
Team Totals 9 8 3 3 2 6 0 3.00 35 134 86 49 8 29 17 10 4 0 51 0 0 0.118 0.66 1.6

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Boof Bonser, L (1-3) 4 7 7 6 2 0 1 4.70 21 72 46 34 3 9 8 11 1 0 20 -0.366 1.01 -3.8
Brian Bass 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.18 3 14 7 2 3 2 1 0 0 0 3 2 -0.061 0.76 -1.2
Matt Guerrier 3.2 3 0 0 0 3 0 5.79 12 44 33 18 5 10 8 1 0 0 3 1 0.040 0.23 2.1
Pat Neshek 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.43 3 9 7 2 2 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.004 0.05 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 7 6 3 5 1 6.00 39 139 93 56 13 24 17 14 1 0 20 6 3 -0.383 0.87 -2.4
B Bonser faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Hammel (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: B Bass (1; E Hinske).
Pickoffs: M Guerrier (1; C Crawford, 1st base).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Adrian Johnson, 1B - Tim Tschida, 2B - Jim Joyce, 3B - Jeff Nelson.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 14,781.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph.

Starting Lineups

Tampa Bay Rays         Minnesota Twins
1 Akinori Iwamura 2B 1 Carlos Gomez CF
2 Carl Crawford LF 2 Matt Tolbert SS
3 B.J. Upton CF 3 Joe Mauer C
4 Carlos Pena 1B 4 Justin Morneau 1B
5 Evan Longoria 3B 5 Delmon Young LF
6 Eric Hinske RF 6 Jason Kubel DH
7 Jonny Gomes DH 7 Brendan Harris 2B
8 Mike Difelice C 8 Mike Lamb 3B
9 Jason Bartlett SS 9 Denard Span RF
Jason Hammel P Boof Bonser P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 0-2 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R MIN M. Tolbert J. Hammel -10% 57% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Span Scores; Gomez to 2B
t2 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R TBR E. Hinske B. Bonser 10% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b4 1-3 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R MIN D. Young J. Hammel -9% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive); Morneau Scores
t4 2-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R TBR E. Longoria B. Bonser 9% 73% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Upton Scores
t5 3-2 0 12- 2,(0-1)  R TBR C. Crawford B. Bonser 9% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Bartlett Scores; Iwamura to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  TBR A. Iwamura B. Bonser 6% 56% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Iwamura to 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O TBR C. Crawford B. Bonser -1% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Iwamura to 3B
t1 0-0 1 --3 3,(1-1)  RO TBR B. Upton B. Bonser 2% 56% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Iwamura Scores/unER
t1 1-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR C. Pena B. Bonser -1% 55% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Rays' Jason Hammel facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN C. Gomez J. Hammel 2% 58% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b1 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN M. Tolbert J. Hammel 2% 59% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Hammel 1% 60% Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TBR E. Longoria B. Bonser -2% 58% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  R TBR E. Hinske B. Bonser 10% 68% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
t2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TBR J. Gomes B. Bonser 3% 71% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t2 2-0 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  OO TBR M. Difelice B. Bonser -5% 66% Line Drive Double Play: 1B (2B-1B); Gomes out at 2B/1B-2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Rays' Jason Hammel facing 4-5-6
b2 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Morneau J. Hammel 2% 68% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Young J. Hammel 2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Hammel 1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 2, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 9-1-2
t3 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR J. Bartlett B. Bonser -2% 69% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t3 2-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura B. Bonser -1% 68% Groundout: 1B-P
t3 2-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR C. Crawford B. Bonser -1% 67% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Rays' Jason Hammel facing 7-8-9
b3 0-2 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN B. Harris J. Hammel -4% 63% Walk
b3 0-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Lamb J. Hammel 4% 67% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
b3 0-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Span J. Hammel 3% 70% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
b3 0-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN C. Gomez J. Hammel -1% 69% Span Steals 2B
b3 0-2 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  MIN C. Gomez J. Hammel -2% 67% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Span to 3B
b3 0-2 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  R MIN M. Tolbert J. Hammel -10% 57% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Span Scores; Gomez to 2B
b3 1-2 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Hammel 5% 62% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 2, Twins 1.
Top of the 4th, Rays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 3-4-5
t4 2-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TBR B. Upton B. Bonser 4% 66% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t4 2-1 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  O TBR C. Pena B. Bonser -2% 64% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Upton to 2B
t4 2-1 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  R TBR E. Longoria B. Bonser 9% 73% Single to CF (Fly Ball); Upton Scores
t4 3-1 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  TBR E. Hinske B. Bonser 3% 76% Walk; Longoria to 2B
t4 3-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O TBR J. Gomes B. Bonser -3% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Longoria to 3B
t4 3-1 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O TBR M. Difelice B. Bonser -4% 69% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 3, Twins 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Rays' Jason Hammel facing 4-5-6
Eric Hinske moves from RF to 1B
Nathan Haynes replaces Carlos Pena (1B) playing RF batting 4th
b4 1-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Morneau J. Hammel -8% 62% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b4 1-3 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R MIN D. Young J. Hammel -9% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive); Morneau Scores
b4 2-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Hammel 5% 57% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
b4 2-3 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN B. Harris J. Hammel 4% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b4 2-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Lamb J. Hammel 3% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 3, Twins 2.
Top of the 5th, Rays Batting, Ahead 3-2, Twins' Boof Bonser facing 9-1-2
t5 3-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TBR J. Bartlett B. Bonser 4% 68% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t5 3-2 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  TBR A. Iwamura B. Bonser 6% 73% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Bartlett to 2B
t5 3-2 0 12- 2,(0-1)  R TBR C. Crawford B. Bonser 9% 82% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Bartlett Scores; Iwamura to 2B
t5 4-2 0 12- 6,(3-2)  TBR B. Upton B. Bonser 5% 87% Walk; Iwamura to 3B; Crawford to 2B
Brian Bass replaces Boof Bonser pitching
t5 4-2 0 123 6,(2-2)  RR TBR N. Haynes B. Bass 8% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Iwamura Scores; Crawford Scores; Upton to 3B; Haynes to 2B/Adv on E9
t5 6-2 0 -23 4,(1-2)  O TBR E. Longoria B. Bass -2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t5 6-2 1 -23 4,(3-0)  TBR E. Hinske B. Bass 0% 93% Intentional Walk
Matt Guerrier replaces Brian Bass pitching
t5 6-2 1 123 3,(0-2)  RO TBR J. Gomes M. Guerrier 1% 94% Groundout: 2B-1B; Upton Scores; Haynes to 3B; Hinske to 2B
t5 7-2 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O TBR M. Difelice M. Guerrier -1% 93% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Rays 7, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Rays' Jason Hammel facing 9-1-2
b5 2-7 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN D. Span J. Hammel 1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-7 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN C. Gomez J. Hammel 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b5 2-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN M. Tolbert J. Hammel -1% 94% Double to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
b5 2-7 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R MIN J. Mauer J. Hammel -4% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Tolbert Scores
b5 3-7 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN J. Morneau J. Hammel -1% 90% Wild Pitch; Mauer to 2B
b5 3-7 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  MIN J. Morneau J. Hammel -1% 88% Walk
b5 3-7 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O MIN D. Young J. Hammel 4% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Rays 7, Twins 3.
Top of the 6th, Rays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 9-1-2
t6 7-3 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O TBR J. Bartlett M. Guerrier -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t6 7-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura M. Guerrier -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t6 7-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  TBR C. Crawford M. Guerrier 0% 91% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t6 7-3 2 1-- O TBR B. Upton M. Guerrier -1% 90% Crawford Picked off 1B (P-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 7, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Rays' Jason Hammel facing 6-7-8
b6 3-7 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Hammel 2% 92% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 3-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN B. Harris J. Hammel 1% 93% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
b6 3-7 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN M. Lamb J. Hammel 1% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 7, Twins 3.
Top of the 7th, Rays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 3-4-5
t7 7-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TBR B. Upton M. Guerrier -1% 94% Strikeout Looking
t7 7-3 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR N. Haynes M. Guerrier -0% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 7-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  TBR E. Longoria M. Guerrier 0% 93% Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
t7 7-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TBR E. Hinske M. Guerrier -1% 93% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 7, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Rays' J.P. Howell facing 9-1-2
J.P. Howell replaces Jason Hammel pitching
b7 3-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Span J. Howell 2% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-7 1 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN C. Gomez J. Howell -2% 93% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b7 3-7 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN M. Tolbert J. Howell 4% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 7, Twins 3.
Top of the 8th, Rays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Twins' Matt Guerrier facing 7-8-9
t8 7-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O TBR J. Gomes M. Guerrier -0% 96% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t8 7-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR M. Difelice M. Guerrier -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t8 7-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  TBR J. Bartlett M. Guerrier 0% 96% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B)
t8 7-3 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O TBR A. Iwamura M. Guerrier -0% 96% Bartlett Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Rays 7, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Rays' J.P. Howell facing 3-4-5
b8 3-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Mauer J. Howell 2% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 3-7 1 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN J. Morneau J. Howell -2% 95% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b8 3-7 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO MIN D. Young J. Howell 3% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 7, Twins 3.
Top of the 9th, Rays Batting, Ahead 7-3, Twins' Pat Neshek facing 1-2-3
Pat Neshek replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
t9 7-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O TBR A. Iwamura P. Neshek -0% 98% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
t9 7-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TBR C. Crawford P. Neshek -0% 98% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t9 7-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O TBR B. Upton P. Neshek -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 7, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-7, Rays' J.P. Howell facing 6-7-8
b9 3-7 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN J. Kubel J. Howell 1% 99% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B)
b9 3-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN B. Harris J. Howell 1% 100% Strikeout Looking
b9 3-7 2 --- 7,(2-2)  O MIN M. Lamb J. Howell 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Rays 7, Twins 3.

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  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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