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BAL
@LAA		8
9		 
(12)
TEX
@CHW		2
3
CLE
@DET		1
10
BOS
@KCR		4
9
NYY
@MIN		4
9
TOR
@OAK		1
5
SEA
@TBR		0
8
ARI
@ATL		1
8
STL
@CHC		0
3
LAD
@COL		6
7		 
(13)
SFG
@HOU		5
7
MIL
@NYM		11
9
CIN
@PIT		3
5
FLA
@SDP		1
14
PHI
@WSN		5
0
Saturday, August 20, 2011, 6:10PM
, Target Field
Attendance: 41,254, Time of Game: 3:16
Yankees
4
76-48
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
1st
 at Twins
9
55-70
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
4th, 12 GB
L: A.J. Burnett (9-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  1   0  0  0   0  2  1    4  7  1
Twins           2  5  0   0  2  0   0  0  X    9 13  1

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Derek Jeter SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .291 .728 12 5 -0.008 0.47 0.017 -0.024 -0.1 0 1
   Jorge Posada 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .241 .708 4 2 0.003 0.04 0.003 0.000 0.9 0 0
Curtis Granderson CF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .281 .965 18 11 -0.038 0.41 0.000 -0.038 -0.8 2 0
Mark Teixeira 1B 2 0 0 0 1 1 .251 .859 21 11 -0.025 0.35 0.001 -0.026 -0.4 7 1
   Francisco Cervelli C 1 0 1 1 0 0 .260 .654 7 4 0.002 0.07 0.002 0.000 1.0 2 0
Robinson Cano 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .304 .876 7 7 -0.010 0.43 0.015 -0.024 -0.1 2 4
   Eric Chavez 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .685 4 3 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.3 1 0
Nick Swisher RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .266 .810 24 13 -0.033 0.34 0.000 -0.033 -1.0 0 0
Andruw Jones DH 3 1 1 1 1 0 .248 .836 16 8 -0.025 0.21 0.003 -0.027 0.6 HR,GDP
Russell Martin C-2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .229 .715 16 11 -0.018 0.17 0.000 -0.018 -1.1 5 1 GDP
Eduardo Nunez 3B-SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .270 .712 10 7 0.007 0.10 0.011 -0.005 0.5 0 1 2B
Brett Gardner LF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .280 .754 11 8 0.015 0.16 0.019 -0.004 0.4 4 0
Team Totals 32 4 7 3 3 7 .219 .629 150 90 -0.132 0.26 0.071 -0.201 -0.4 24 10
2B: E Nunez (12, off F Liriano).
HR: A Jones (9, off M Capps; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: A Jones 4; E Nunez 3; B Gardner; R Cano; F Cervelli; J Posada.
GIDP: R Martin (16); A Jones (3).
RBI: A Jones (26); C Granderson (97); F Cervelli (18).
2-out RBI: F Cervelli.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Nunez-R Cano-M Teixeira.
E: J Posada (1).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ben Revere CF 5 1 2 2 0 0 .257 .602 18 10 0.037 0.39 0.062 -0.025 1.3 1 0 SB
Trevor Plouffe RF 4 2 2 0 1 1 .225 .713 14 8 0.102 0.45 0.104 -0.002 0.4 3 0 2B
Joe Mauer C-1B 4 2 2 0 1 1 .280 .690 24 15 0.066 0.45 0.075 -0.009 0.1 7 0 2·2B,GDP
Justin Morneau 1B 2 0 0 2 1 0 .217 .595 22 16 0.058 0.57 0.059 -0.001 0.8 8 1 SF
   Drew Butera PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .169 .465 3 3 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.4 1 0
Jason Kubel DH 5 1 3 2 0 2 .298 .812 22 15 0.036 0.21 0.043 -0.008 1.9
Danny Valencia 3B 3 2 1 1 2 0 .245 .680 16 6 0.074 0.18 0.079 -0.005 1.0 0 4 HR
Rene Tosoni LF 4 0 1 0 1 0 .200 .576 21 12 -0.010 0.24 0.023 -0.033 -0.3 2 0 CS
Luke Hughes 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 .241 .630 22 12 0.029 0.13 0.029 0.000 1.4 2 5 2B
Matt Tolbert SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .213 .546 15 10 -0.021 0.22 0.000 -0.021 -1.1 2 1
Team Totals 35 9 13 8 7 6 .371 1.037 177 107 0.371 0.32 0.474 -0.104 5.1 27 12
2B: L Hughes (7, off A Burnett); J Mauer 2 (13, 1 off H Noesi, 1 off A Burnett); T Plouffe (7, off A Burnett).
HR: D Valencia (13, off A Burnett; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
SF: J Morneau (2, off A Burnett).
TB: D Valencia 4; J Mauer 4; J Kubel 3; T Plouffe 3; L Hughes 3; B Revere 2; R Tosoni.
GIDP: J Mauer (7).
RBI: B Revere 2 (20); J Morneau 2 (27); J Kubel 2 (45); L Hughes (16); D Valencia (60).
2-out RBI: J Kubel 2; B Revere; J Morneau.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 5 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 2. D Valencia-L Hughes-J Morneau 2.
E: L Hughes (4).
Baserunning
SB: B Revere (22, 2nd base off A Burnett/R Martin).
CS: R Tosoni (2, 2nd base by A Burnett/R Martin).

New York Yankees

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
A.J. Burnett, L (9-10) 1.2 5 7 7 3 1 1 4.96 12 61 31 17 6 8 3 5 2 0 15 -0.294 0.70 -3.8
Luis Ayala 1.1 2 0 0 1 1 0 1.32 7 33 21 14 1 6 4 1 1 0 3 3 -0.067 0.34 -1.7
Aaron Laffey 3 5 2 2 2 2 0 4.14 15 50 34 22 1 11 6 5 2 0 0 0 -0.007 0.08 -0.5
Cory Wade 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.13 4 8 6 4 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Hector Noesi 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.59 5 25 15 6 5 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.000 0.01 0.5
Team Totals 8 13 9 9 7 6 1 10.12 43 177 107 63 13 31 14 16 6 0 15 3 3 -0.368 0.26 -5.1

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
Francisco Liriano, W (9-9) 7 3 1 0 3 6 0 4.85 25 108 64 34 11 19 10 6 1 0 72 0.130 0.35 2.4
Alex Burnett 1 3 2 2 0 0 0 6.08 6 27 17 9 0 8 4 2 2 0 0 0 0.000 0.06 -1.5
Matt Capps 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.70 4 15 9 5 0 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.002 0.04 -0.5
Team Totals 9 7 4 3 3 7 1 3.00 35 150 90 48 11 31 15 10 3 0 72 0 0 0.132 0.32 0.4
Balks: None.
WP: A Burnett 2 (17); A Burnett (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - D.J. Reyburn, 1B - Ron Kulpa, 2B - (None), 3B - Jim Wolf.
Time of Game: 3:16.
Attendance: 41,254.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 75° F, Wind 6mph out to Rightfield, Cloudy.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b2 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN D. Valencia A. Burnett 7% 83% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Mauer A. Burnett 7% 63% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Plouffe to 3B
b1 0-0 1 -23 6,(1-2)  R MIN J. Morneau A. Burnett 6% 69% Wild Pitch; Plouffe Scores; Mauer to 3B
b2 3-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R MIN B. Revere A. Burnett 5% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hughes Scores
b2 5-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  RR MIN J. Kubel L. Ayala 4% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Plouffe Scores; Mauer Scores; Morneau 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, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O NYY D. Jeter F. Liriano 2% 52% Flyball: RF
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY C. Granderson F. Liriano 2% 54% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY M. Teixeira F. Liriano 1% 55% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' A.J. Burnett facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN B. Revere A. Burnett -2% 53% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN T. Plouffe A. Burnett 4% 57% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN J. Mauer A. Burnett 7% 63% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Plouffe to 3B
b1 0-0 1 -23 6,(1-2)  R MIN J. Morneau A. Burnett 6% 69% Wild Pitch; Plouffe Scores; Mauer to 3B
b1 1-0 1 --3 9,(2-2)  RO MIN J. Morneau A. Burnett 2% 71% Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (LF-CF); Mauer Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Kubel A. Burnett -1% 70% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O NYY R. Cano F. Liriano 2% 73% Groundout: P-1B
t2 0-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY N. Swisher F. Liriano 2% 74% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-2 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY A. Jones F. Liriano 1% 75% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Yankees' A.J. Burnett facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN D. Valencia A. Burnett 7% 83% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b2 3-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN R. Tosoni A. Burnett 2% 84% Walk
b2 3-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN L. Hughes A. Burnett -3% 82% Tosoni Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
b2 3-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN L. Hughes A. Burnett 2% 84% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b2 3-0 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  O MIN M. Tolbert A. Burnett -2% 82% Groundout: 1B-P; Hughes to 3B
b2 3-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R MIN B. Revere A. Burnett 5% 87% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hughes Scores
b2 4-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN T. Plouffe A. Burnett 0% 88% Revere Steals 2B
b2 4-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  MIN T. Plouffe A. Burnett 0% 88% Walk
b2 4-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  MIN J. Mauer A. Burnett 0% 88% Wild Pitch; Revere to 3B
b2 4-0 2 1-3 7,(3-2)  MIN J. Mauer A. Burnett 1% 89% Walk; Plouffe to 2B
Luis Ayala replaces A.J. Burnett pitching
b2 4-0 2 123 8,(3-2)  R MIN J. Morneau L. Ayala 4% 93% Walk; Revere Scores; Plouffe to 3B; Mauer to 2B
b2 5-0 2 123 4,(1-2)  RR MIN J. Kubel L. Ayala 4% 97% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Plouffe Scores; Mauer Scores; Morneau to 2B
b2 7-0 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Valencia L. Ayala -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 7.
Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 7-8-9
t3 0-7 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY R. Martin F. Liriano 1% 97% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-7 1 --- 2,(1-0)  NYY E. Nunez F. Liriano -1% 96% Double to LF (Ground Ball)
t3 0-7 1 -2- 4,(1-2)  R NYY B. Gardner F. Liriano -2% 94% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Nunez Scores/unER/No RBI/Adv on E4 (throw)
t3 1-7 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  NYY D. Jeter F. Liriano -2% 93% Walk; Gardner to 2B
t3 1-7 1 12- 3,(0-2)  O NYY C. Granderson F. Liriano 2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-7 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O NYY M. Teixeira F. Liriano 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Yankees' Luis Ayala facing 7-8-9
b3 7-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN R. Tosoni L. Ayala -0% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 7-1 1 --- 6,(2-2)  MIN L. Hughes L. Ayala 0% 96% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b3 7-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Tolbert L. Ayala -0% 96% Strikeout Looking
b3 7-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN B. Revere L. Ayala -0% 95% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 7.
Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-7, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 4-5-6
t4 1-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY R. Cano F. Liriano -1% 94% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t4 1-7 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O NYY N. Swisher F. Liriano 1% 95% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t4 1-7 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO NYY A. Jones F. Liriano 2% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Yankees' Aaron Laffey facing 2-3-4
Aaron Laffey replaces Luis Ayala pitching
b4 7-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN T. Plouffe A. Laffey 0% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
b4 7-1 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO MIN J. Mauer A. Laffey -1% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b4 7-1 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O MIN J. Morneau A. Laffey -0% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 7.
Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-7, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 7-8-9
t5 1-7 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O NYY R. Martin F. Liriano 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-7 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY E. Nunez F. Liriano 0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t5 1-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY B. Gardner F. Liriano 0% 98% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Yankees' Aaron Laffey facing 5-6-7
b5 7-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN J. Kubel A. Laffey 0% 98% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b5 7-1 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  MIN D. Valencia A. Laffey 0% 99% Walk; Kubel to 2B
b5 7-1 0 12- 5,(2-2)  MIN R. Tosoni A. Laffey 0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Kubel to 3B; Valencia to 2B
b5 7-1 0 123 7,(3-2)  R MIN L. Hughes A. Laffey 0% 100% Walk; Kubel Scores; Valencia to 3B; Tosoni to 2B
b5 8-1 0 123 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Tolbert A. Laffey -0% 99% Flyball: CF
b5 8-1 1 123 3,(1-1)  R MIN B. Revere A. Laffey 0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive); Valencia Scores; Tosoni to 3B; Hughes to 2B
b5 9-1 1 123 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Plouffe A. Laffey -0% 99% Strikeout Looking
b5 9-1 2 123 4,(0-2)  O MIN J. Mauer A. Laffey -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 9.
Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-9, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 1-2-3
t6 1-9 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O NYY D. Jeter F. Liriano 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 1-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY C. Granderson F. Liriano 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t6 1-9 2 --- 10,(3-2)  NYY M. Teixeira F. Liriano -0% 100% Walk
t6 1-9 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O NYY R. Cano F. Liriano 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-1, Yankees' Aaron Laffey facing 4-5-6
b6 9-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Morneau A. Laffey -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b6 9-1 1 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN J. Kubel A. Laffey 0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b6 9-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Valencia A. Laffey -0% 100% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b6 9-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN R. Tosoni A. Laffey -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 9.
Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-9, Twins' Francisco Liriano facing 5-6-7
t7 1-9 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY N. Swisher F. Liriano 0% 100% Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t7 1-9 1 --- 6,(3-2)  NYY A. Jones F. Liriano -0% 100% Walk
t7 1-9 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO NYY R. Martin F. Liriano 0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-1, Yankees' Cory Wade facing 8-9-1
Cory Wade replaces Aaron Laffey pitching
Francisco Cervelli replaces Mark Teixeira (1B) playing C batting 3rd
Jorge Posada replaces Derek Jeter (SS) playing 1B batting 1st
Russell Martin moves from C to 2B
Eric Chavez replaces Robinson Cano (2B) playing 3B batting 4th
Eduardo Nunez moves from 3B to SS
b7 9-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN L. Hughes C. Wade -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 9-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN M. Tolbert C. Wade 0% 100% Reached on E3 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b7 9-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN B. Revere C. Wade -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 9-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN T. Plouffe C. Wade -0% 100% Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 1, Twins 9.
Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-9, Twins' Alex Burnett facing 8-9-1
Alex Burnett replaces Francisco Liriano pitching
t8 1-9 0 --- 4,(1-2)  NYY E. Nunez A. Burnett -0% 100% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t8 1-9 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O NYY B. Gardner A. Burnett 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t8 1-9 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  NYY J. Posada A. Burnett -0% 100% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Gardner to 3B
t8 1-9 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  NYY C. Granderson A. Burnett -0% 100% Wild Pitch; Posada to 2B
t8 1-9 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RO NYY C. Granderson A. Burnett 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Gardner Scores; Posada to 3B
t8 2-9 2 --3 7,(3-2)  R NYY F. Cervelli A. Burnett -0% 100% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Posada Scores
t8 3-9 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  NYY E. Chavez A. Burnett -0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Cervelli to 2B
t8 3-9 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O NYY E. Chavez A. Burnett 0% 100% Groundout: 1B-P
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 9.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-3, Yankees' Hector Noesi facing 3-4-5
Hector Noesi replaces Cory Wade pitching
b8 9-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN J. Mauer H. Noesi 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
Drew Butera pinch hits for Justin Morneau (1B) batting 4th
b8 9-3 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Butera H. Noesi -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-3 1 -2- 8,(2-2)  O MIN J. Kubel H. Noesi -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 9-3 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Valencia H. Noesi 0% 100% Walk
b8 9-3 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O MIN R. Tosoni H. Noesi -0% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 3, Twins 9.
Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-9, Twins' Matt Capps facing 5-6-7
Matt Capps replaces Alex Burnett pitching
Drew Butera moves from PH to C
Joe Mauer moves from C to 1B
t9 3-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY N. Swisher M. Capps 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 3-9 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R NYY A. Jones M. Capps -0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t9 4-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY R. Martin M. Capps 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 4-9 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY E. Nunez M. Capps 0% 100% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Twins 9.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • 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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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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