July 1, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 23,754

Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:46

Tigers

42-41

Lost 1

3rd, 5½ GB

Jim Leyland

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  0   1  0  2   0  1  0    4 10  0
Twins           0  0  0   3  3  0   0  0  X    6 14  0

W: S Baker (5-2), L: N Robertson (6-7), S: J Nathan (23)

Twins

46-38

Won 1

2nd, 2 GB

Ron Gardenhire

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               5   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .831   14    2   0   
P Polanco 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .779   15    4   4   
C Guillen 3B                  4   3   3   0    0   1  .298  .830   15    0   2   
M Thames 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .283  .981   15    9   1   HR
M Joyce RF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .207  .783   25    0   0   
G Sheffield DH                4   0   2   1    0   1  .232  .717   16    0   0   2B
C Thomas LF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .813   13    2   0   
  M Cabrera PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .280  .806    2    0   0   
  R Raburn LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .215  .692         0   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .270  .669   12    1   4   
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .281  .731   14    6   1   

N Robertson P                                                            0   0
  Z Miner P                                                              0   2
  B Seay P                                                               0   1
Totals                       37   4  10   3    0   7              141   24  15

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (9, off B Bass).

HR: M Thames (16, off S Baker; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: M Thames 5; C Guillen 3; G Sheffield 3; I Rodriguez 2; E Renteria.

RBI: M Thames 2 (35); G Sheffield (17).

2-out RBI: G Sheffield.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 5. E Renteria-P Polanco-M Thames; P Polanco-M Thames; P Polanco-E Renteria-M Thames; M Thames-I Rodriguez; Z Miner-I Rodriguez-M Thames.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Gomez CF                    3   1   2   0    2   0  .269  .680   17    5   0   
A Casilla 2B                  4   1   3   1    1   0  .327  .836   15    2   3   2B,GDP
M Redmond C                   4   1   2   2    0   0  .300  .705   16    7   0   GDP
J Morneau 1B                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .314  .863   12    5   1   2B
C Monroe DH                   3   1   2   3    1   0  .218  .729   22    0   0   HR
D Young LF                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .278  .700   11    1   0   GDP
B Harris SS                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .650   18    3   0   
N Punto 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .257  .664   10    1   2   GDP
D Span RF                     2   1   1   0    1   0  .297  .717   17    3   0   2B,SB,SH

S Baker P                                                                0   1
  B Bass P                                                               0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   6  14   6    6   3              138   27   7

BATTING

2B: J Morneau (15, off Z Miner); A Casilla (9, off N Robertson); D Span (2, off N Robertson).

HR: C Monroe (8, off N Robertson; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep CF).

SH: D Span (1, off B Seay).

TB: C Monroe 5; A Casilla 4; J Morneau 4; D Span 2; M Redmond 2; C Gomez 2; N Punto.

GIDP: A Casilla (3); N Punto (4); D Young (10); M Redmond (3).

RBI: C Monroe 3 (26); M Redmond 2 (6); A Casilla (31).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 5 for 16.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Span (4, 2nd base off Z Miner/I Rodriguez).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Robertson, L (6-7)           4    11   6   6    2   3   1   5.56   22   73-49   33· 5·11    8· 5· 4· 0     17    -     1.11  -0.34
Z Miner                        2     1   0   0    4   0   0   4.23   10   49-24   19· 3· 2    3· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.40   0.02
B Seay                         2     2   0   0    0   0   0   3.16    6   13-10    6· 1· 3    5· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.38   0.05
Totals                         8    14   6   6    6   3   1          38  135-83   58· 9·16   16· 9· 4· 0          4-0

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, W (5-2)               6     7   3   3    0   5   1   3.65   25  100-77   52·12·13    6·12· 2· 0     51    -     0.86   0.09
B Bass, H (1)                  1.2   3   1   1    0   1   0   4.53    8   27-20   11· 5· 4    5· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.01
D Reyes, H (9)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    1    2-2     1· 0· 1    0· 0· 1· 0          1-0    1.54   0.04
J Nathan, S (23)               1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.30    3   10-7     5· 1· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.07
Totals                         9    10   4   4    0   7   1          37  139-106  69·18·19   11·14· 5· 0          1-0

N Robertson faced 5 batters in the 5th inning.
Z Miner faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: N Robertson (5); S Baker (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Chris Guccione, 1B - Tim Welke, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - James Hoye.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 23,754.

Weather: 70° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. C Granderson         CF    1. C Gomez              CF 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. A Casilla            2B 
3. C Guillen            3B    3. M Redmond            C  
4. M Thames             1B    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. M Joyce              RF    5. C Monroe             DH 
6. G Sheffield          DH    6. D Young              LF 
7. C Thomas             LF    7. B Harris             SS 
8. E Renteria           SS    8. N Punto              3B 
9. I Rodriguez          C     9. D Span               RF 

   N Robertson          P        S Baker              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  1-0  12-  4   24%  79% C Monroe        N Robertson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Redmond Scores; Morneau Scores
   b 1   0  0-0  -23  4  -15%  54% M Redmond       N Robertson     Double Play: Groundout: 1B; Gomez out at Hm/1B-C; Casilla to 3B
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  1   -9%  50% N Punto         N Robertson     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 4   1  0-0  1--  3   -8%  42% M Thames        S Baker         Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Guillen to 3B
   b 4   0  1-0  1--  6    7%  55% J Morneau       N Robertson     Single to CF (Fly Ball); Redmond to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   54%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  5   55%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   58%  C Gomez         Walk
          1--  1   64%  A Casilla       Single to P (Bunt to Short 1B Line); Gomez to 2B
          12-      68%  M Redmond       Wild Pitch; Gomez to 3B; Casilla to 2B
   OO     -23  4   54%  " "             Double Play: Groundout: 1B; Gomez out at Hm/1B-C; Casilla to 3B
   O      --3  3   50%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  M Thames        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   54%  M Joyce         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  G Sheffield     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   59%  C Monroe        Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4   64%  D Young         Walk; Monroe to 2B
   O      12-  4   59%  B Harris        Strikeout Looking
   OO     12-  1   50%  N Punto         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  8   52%  C Thomas        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  5   54%  E Renteria      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   53%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   55%  C Granderson    Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   53%  D Span          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   56%  C Gomez         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  6   50%  A Casilla       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Baker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   53%  P Polanco       Groundout: P-2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  5   50%  C Guillen       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   42%  M Thames        Single to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line); Guillen to 3B
   R      1-3      35%  M Joyce         Wild Pitch; Guillen Scores; Thames to 2B
   O      -2-  7   39%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   42%  G Sheffield     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Nate Robertson facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   47%  M Redmond       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  6   55%  J Morneau       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Redmond to 2B
   RRR    12-  4   79%  C Monroe        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Redmond Scores; Morneau Scores
   O      ---  2   78%  D Young         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   77%  B Harris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   76%  N Punto         Strikeout Looking
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Baker facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   79%  C Thomas        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
          ---  3   75%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  3   79%  I Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  2   82%  C Granderson    Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Nate Robertson facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   86%  D Span          Double to RF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  2   89%  C Gomez         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B); Span to 3B
   R      1-3  2   94%  A Casilla       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Span Scores; Gomez to 3B
   RR     -23  4   97%  M Redmond       Single to CF (Line Drive); Gomez Scores; Casilla Scores
          1--  1   97%  J Morneau       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Redmond to 2B
                  Zach Miner replaces Nate Robertson pitching
   O      12-  9   97%  C Monroe        Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      12-  4   96%  D Young         Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B); Redmond to 3B
   O      1-3  5   96%  B Harris        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Twins 6.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-6, Scott Baker facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   97%  P Polanco       Lineout: 2B
          ---  2   96%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   RR     1--  6   89%  M Thames        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Guillen Scores
   O      ---  4   91%  M Joyce         Flyball: RF
          ---  4   90%  G Sheffield     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   92%  C Thomas        Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Zach Miner facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   91%  N Punto         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
          ---  6   92%  D Span          Walk
          1--      92%  C Gomez         Span Steals 2B
          -2-  6   93%  " "             Walk
          12-  4   95%  A Casilla       Walk; Span to 3B; Gomez to 2B
   OO     123  4   90%  M Redmond       Ground Ball Double Play: P-C-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 6.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Brian Bass facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Bass replaces Scott Baker pitching
   O      ---  2   92%  E Renteria      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  3   90%  I Rodriguez     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   92%  C Granderson    Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   94%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Zach Miner facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   96%  J Morneau       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
          -2-  7   96%  C Monroe        Walk
                  Bobby Seay replaces Zach Miner pitching
   OO     12-  1   94%  D Young         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Morneau to 3B
   O      --3  6   93%  B Harris        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 6.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-6, Brian Bass facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   89%  C Guillen       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   93%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  6   95%  M Joyce         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Guillen to 2B
   R      -2-  5   90%  G Sheffield     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Guillen Scores
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Brian Bass pitching; Miguel Cabrera pinch hits for Clete Thomas batting 7th
   O      -2-  2   94%  M Cabrera       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-4, Bobby Seay facing 8-9-1
                  Ryan Raburn replaces Miguel Cabrera playing LF batting 7th
          ---  2   95%  N Punto         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  1   95%  D Span          Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Punto to 2B
   O      -2-  1   94%  C Gomez         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  2   93%  A Casilla       Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Punto out at Hm/3B-C
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 6.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-6, Joe Nathan facing 8-9-1
                  Joe Nathan replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   O      ---  2   97%  E Renteria      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   99%  I Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  C Granderson    Lineout: 2B
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation