July 29, 2008 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 35,999

Tuesday, July 29, 2008, 8:10pm
Time of Game: 2:50

White Sox

59-47

Lost 3

1st

Ozzie Guillen

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

W: G Perkins (8-3), L: C Richard (0-1), S: J Nathan (29)

Twins

59-47

Won 4

1st

Ron Gardenhire

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Cabrera SS                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .265  .674   25    3   2   
B Anderson CF                 3   1   1   1    0   0  .230  .691   10    1   0   HR
  N Swisher PH-CF             2   1   1   1    0   0  .227  .750   18    0   0   HR
C Quentin LF                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .276  .919   16    0   0   2B
J Dye RF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .311  .942   15    0   0   
J Thome DH                    3   1   0   0    1   2  .252  .877   15    0   0   
P Konerko 1B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .213  .664   11   10   4   
A Ramirez 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   1  .312  .801    9    1   7   2B
J Fields 3B                   3   0   1   2    1   2  .231  .641   17    0   1   2B
T Hall C                      3   0   1   0    0   0  .280  .691   12    5   0   
  A Pierzynski PH             1   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .750    1    0   0   

C Richard P                                                              3   0
  D Carrasco P                                                           0   0
  M Thornton P                                                           0   1
  O Dotel P                                                              1   0
Totals                       37   5  10   5    2   6              149   24  15

BATTING

2B: C Quentin (18, off G Perkins); J Fields (1, off G Perkins); A Ramirez (16, off G Perkins).

HR: B Anderson (6, off G Perkins; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); N Swisher (15, off J Nathan; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: B Anderson 4; N Swisher 4; A Ramirez 3; J Fields 2; C Quentin 2; O Cabrera 2; P Konerko; T Hall.

RBI: J Fields 2 (2); B Anderson (18); C Quentin (79); N Swisher (50).

2-out RBI: N Swisher.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Ramirez-O Cabrera-P Konerko.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Span RF                     2   1   0   0    1   0  .313  .849   14    1   0   SH
N Punto 2B                    4   0   2   0    0   0  .292  .751   13    3   2   SB
J Mauer C                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .318  .864   15    7   0   GDP
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   1   3    0   0  .320  .919   16    8   0   2B
D Young LF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .291  .724   18    3   0   
M Redmond DH                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .282  .648   19    0   0   
B Harris SS                   3   1   0   0    1   0  .257  .681   16    0   4   
B Buscher 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .324  .807   10    0   2   
C Gomez CF                    3   2   3   1    0   0  .256  .643    6    5   0   

G Perkins P                                                              0   1
  J Crain P                                                              0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   1
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       31   6   9   6    2   5              127   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Morneau (26, off C Richard).

SH: D Span (3, off M Thornton).

TB: C Gomez 3; N Punto 2; J Morneau 2; J Mauer 2; M Redmond.

GIDP: J Mauer (14).

RBI: J Morneau 3 (82); J Mauer 2 (48); C Gomez (34).

2-out RBI: J Morneau 3; J Mauer 2.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: N Punto (5, 2nd base off C Richard/T Hall).

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
C Richard, L (0-1)             4.2   7   5   5    2   3   0   9.35   22   73-49   29· 5·15   10· 5· 2· 0     31    -     1.43  -0.39
D Carrasco                     1.1   1   1   1    0   1   0   2.63    5   22-16    9· 3· 4    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.80   0.05
M Thornton                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.38    4   13-9     7· 1· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          1-1    0.97  -0.05
O Dotel                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.85    3   17-12    9· 2· 1    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.01
Totals                         8     9   6   6    2   5   0          34  125-86   54·11·21   17· 7· 3· 0          2-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Perkins, W (8-3)             6     7   4   4    2   4   1   4.20   27   98-66   42· 8·16    8· 9· 4· 0     44    -     0.82  -0.11
J Crain, H (12)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   3.43    4   23-17   12· 0· 5    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.23   0.09
D Reyes, H (12)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   2.93    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.51   0.04
M Guerrier, H (13)             0.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.23    3   12-8     3· 2· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.44   0.04
J Nathan, S (29)               1     1   1   1    0   0   1   1.24    4   12-8     5· 0· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.15   0.07
Totals                         9    10   5   5    2   6   2          39  146-100  63·10·27   12·14· 5· 0           -

D Carrasco faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: G Perkins (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Marty Foster, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Kerwin Danley.

Time of Game: 2:50.

Attendance: 35,999.

Weather: 70° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. O Cabrera            SS    1. D Span               RF 
2. B Anderson           CF    2. N Punto              2B 
3. C Quentin            LF    3. J Mauer              C  
4. J Dye                RF    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. J Thome              DH    5. D Young              LF 
6. P Konerko            1B    6. M Redmond            DH 
7. A Ramirez            2B    7. B Harris             SS 
8. J Fields             3B    8. B Buscher            3B 
9. T Hall               C     9. C Gomez              CF 

   C Richard            P        G Perkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  4-2  123  5   38%  70% J Morneau       C Richard       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Gomez Scores; Span Scores; Mauer Scores
   t 2   1  0-1  -23  1  -11%  20% J Fields        G Perkins       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Thome Scores; Ramirez Scores
   b 5   2  4-1  123  2   10%  32% J Mauer         C Richard       Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line); Harris Scores; Gomez to 3B; Span to 2B
   b 7   2  4-5  -2-  6   10%  88% J Mauer         M Thornton      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gomez Scores
   b 5   1  4-0  -23  2    9%  28% C Gomez         C Richard       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Redmond Scores; Harris to 3B; Gomez to 2B/Adv on throw

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Glen Perkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   46%  O Cabrera       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--      44%  B Anderson      Balk; Cabrera to 2B
   O      -2-  4   45%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Cabrera to 3B
   RO     --3  3   43%  C Quentin       Groundout: 2B-1B; Cabrera Scores
   O      ---  3   44%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Clayton Richard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   42%  D Span          Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B)
          ---  4   45%  N Punto         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  4   39%  J Mauer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Glen Perkins facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   36%  J Thome         Walk
   O      1--  2   39%  P Konerko       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
          1--  2   31%  A Ramirez       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep LF); Thome to 3B
   RR     -23  1   20%  J Fields        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Thome Scores; Ramirez Scores
   O      -2-  4   22%  T Hall          Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  7   24%  O Cabrera       Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Clayton Richard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   22%  J Morneau       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  2   21%  D Young         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   20%  M Redmond       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Glen Perkins facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   21%  B Anderson      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  7   19%  C Quentin       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  5   20%  J Dye           Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Quentin to 3B
   O      --3  4   23%  J Thome         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Clayton Richard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   20%  B Harris        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   19%  B Buscher       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  3   20%  C Gomez         Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   18%  D Span          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Glen Perkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   19%  P Konerko       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  1   18%  A Ramirez       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   19%  J Fields        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   18%  T Hall          Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Ramirez to 3B
   O      1-3  5   21%  O Cabrera       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Clayton Richard facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   25%  N Punto         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   21%  J Mauer         Strikeout Swinging
          1--      22%  J Morneau       Punto Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   19%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Punto to 3B
   O      --3  4   16%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Glen Perkins facing 2-3-4
   R      ---  2   10%  B Anderson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   11%  C Quentin       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  3   11%  J Dye           Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   11%  J Thome         Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Clayton Richard facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   15%  M Redmond       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF)
          1--  6   21%  B Harris        Walk; Redmond to 2B
   O      12-  1   19%  B Buscher       Groundout: 2B-1B; Redmond to 3B; Harris to 2B
   R      -23  2   28%  C Gomez         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Redmond Scores; Harris to 3B; Gomez to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  6   31%  D Span          Walk
   O      123  3   22%  N Punto         Popfly: 1B
   R      123  2   32%  J Mauer         Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 1B Line); Harris Scores; Gomez to 3B; Span to 2B
   RRR    123  5   70%  J Morneau       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Gomez Scores; Span Scores; Mauer Scores
                  D.J. Carrasco replaces Clayton Richard pitching
   O      -2-  7   67%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 5.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Glen Perkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   70%  P Konerko       Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  2   73%  A Ramirez       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  8   71%  J Fields        Walk
   O      1--  3   74%  T Hall          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, D.J. Carrasco facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   72%  M Redmond       Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   71%  B Harris        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6   70%  B Buscher       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 5.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Jesse Crain facing 1-2-3
                  Jesse Crain replaces Glen Perkins pitching
          ---  3   63%  O Cabrera       Single to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Nick Swisher pinch hits for Brian N. Anderson batting 2nd
   O      1-- 12   69%  N Swisher       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  4   73%  C Quentin       Groundout: 2B-1B; Cabrera to 2B
   O      -2-  4   79%  J Dye           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, D.J. Carrasco facing 9-1-2
                  Nick Swisher moves to CF
          ---  1   82%  C Gomez         Single to P (Bunt to Front of Home)
                  Matt Thornton replaces D.J. Carrasco pitching
   O      1--  1   81%  D Span          Bunt Groundout: P-2B (Front of Home); Gomez to 2B
   O      -2-  2   78%  N Punto         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   R      -2-  6   88%  J Mauer         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gomez Scores
   O      1--  4   87%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 6.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Dennys Reyes facing 5-6-7
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Jesse Crain pitching
   O      ---  1   90%  J Thome         Groundout: P-SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
          ---  4   86%  P Konerko       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   91%  A Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   94%  J Fields        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-4, Octavio Dotel facing 5-6-7
                  Octavio Dotel replaces Matt Thornton pitching
   O      ---  5   94%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   93%  M Redmond       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   93%  B Harris        Groundout: 1B-P (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Joe Nathan facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Nathan replaces Matt Guerrier pitching; A.J. Pierzynski pinch hits for Toby Hall batting 9th
   O      ---  1   97%  A Pierzynski    Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  O Cabrera       Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
   R      ---  6   96%  N Swisher       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1  100%  C Quentin       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 5, Twins 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation