May 17, 1998 Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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TBD 7
@BAL 3 BOS 5
KCR 3 OAK 9
@CHW 7 TEX 1
@CLE 0 DET 4
ANA 3 NYY 4
MIN 0 TOR 4
SEA 3 ARI 8
PIT 2 CHC 10
@CIN 1 COL 2
MIL 1 HOU 8
ATL 1 LAD 6
MON 3 SDP 3
PHI 1 SFG 4
NYM 2 STL 13
FLA 4

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 49,820

Sunday, May 17, 1998, 1:36
Time of Game: 2:40

Twins

18-24

Lost 2

2nd, 5 GB

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

W: D Wells (5-1), L: L Hawkins (2-4)

Yankees

28-9

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Lawton CF                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .799   12    2   0   
B Gates 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .123  .412   16    0   1   
P Molitor DH                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .634   11    0   0   
M Cordova LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .666   12    5   0   
R Coomer 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .264  .729   13    6   1   
A Ochoa RF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .677   12    2   0   
J Shave 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .286   16    1   2   
J Valentin C                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .220  .625   17    6   0   
P Meares SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .290  .766   11    1   0   

L Hawkins P                                                              1   1
  D Naulty P                                                             0   0
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
Totals                       27   0   0   0    0  11              120   24   5

BATTING

Team LOB: 0.

With RISP: 0 for 0.

FIELDING

PB: J Valentin (4).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .664   17    0   3   
D Jeter SS                    3   0   1   0    1   2  .337  .912   20    1   1   SB
P O'Neill RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .303  .837   18    2   0   
T Martinez 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .324  .946   19    8   0   
B Williams CF                 3   3   3   1    0   0  .314  .940    8    3   0   HR,2·2B
D Strawberry DH               3   1   1   1    0   0  .272 1.002   14    0   0   3B
C Curtis LF                   3   0   1   1    0   0  .307  .937   19    2   0   SB
J Posada C                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .272  .839   33   11   1   
S Brosius 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .318  .805    9    0   0   

D Wells P                                                                0   1
Totals                       30   4   6   3    1   6              157   27   6

BATTING

2B: B Williams 2 (11, 2 off L Hawkins).

3B: D Strawberry (2, off L Hawkins).

HR: B Williams (3, off L Hawkins; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

TB: B Williams 8; D Strawberry 3; D Jeter; C Curtis.

RBI: C Curtis (24); D Strawberry (19); B Williams (19).

2-out RBI: B Williams.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Jeter (10, 2nd base off L Hawkins/J Valentin); C Curtis (6, 2nd base off L Hawkins/J Valentin).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hawkins, L (2-4)             7     6   4   4    0   5   1   5.26   27  123-84   49· 7·28    5·10· 7· 0     54    -     0.66  -0.03
D Naulty                       0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   5.14    2    7-3     1· 0· 2    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
G Swindell                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.65    2   12-8     6· 1· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.07   0.00
Totals                         8     6   4   4    1   6   1          31  142-95   56· 8·31    5·12· 7· 0          1-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wells, W (5-1)               9     0   0   0    0  11   0   4.45   27  120-79   45·14·20    6·10· 0· 0     98    -     0.68   0.48
Totals                         9     0   0   0    0  11   0          27  120-79   45·14·20    6·10· 0· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: L Hawkins (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim McClelland, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - Rich Garcia.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 49,820.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 59° F, Wind 8mph from Left to Right, Cloudy, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               New York Yankees                     
1. M Lawton             CF    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. B Gates              2B    2. D Jeter              SS 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. P O'Neill            RF 
4. M Cordova            LF    4. T Martinez           1B 
5. R Coomer             1B    5. B Williams           CF 
6. A Ochoa              RF    6. D Strawberry         DH 
7. J Shave              3B    7. C Curtis             LF 
8. J Valentin           C     8. J Posada             C  
9. P Meares             SS    9. S Brosius            3B 

   L Hawkins            P        D Wells              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  0-1  ---  1   11%  75% B Williams      L Hawkins       Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   b 2   2  0-0  --3  8    8%  62% J Posada        L Hawkins       Wild Pitch; Williams Scores
   b 7   1  0-2  -2-  6    6%  95% D Strawberry    L Hawkins       Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Williams Scores
   b 2   0  0-0  ---  5    6%  61% B Williams      L Hawkins       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   b 2   1  0-0  --3  5   -6%  54% C Curtis        L Hawkins       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   54%  B Gates         Popfly: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   55%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  6   53%  C Knoblauch     Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
          ---  7   55%  D Jeter         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          1--      57%  P O'Neill       Jeter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   53%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   50%  T Martinez      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  M Cordova       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  5   54%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   55%  A Ochoa         Foul Popfly: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   61%  B Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  5   57%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
          -2-      60%  C Curtis        Passed Ball; Williams to 3B
   O      --3  5   54%  " "             Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS)
   R      --3      62%  J Posada        Wild Pitch; Williams Scores
   O      ---  9   61%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   63%  J Shave         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  9   65%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   67%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   64%  S Brosius       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   63%  C Knoblauch     Lineout: LF
   O      ---  4   62%  D Jeter         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   65%  M Lawton        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   67%  B Gates         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   68%  P Molitor       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   66%  P O'Neill       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  1   64%  T Martinez      Flyball: LF
   R      ---  1   75%  B Williams      Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   74%  D Strawberry    Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   77%  M Cordova       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   79%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   81%  A Ochoa         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   79%  C Curtis        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   78%  J Posada        Foul Popfly: SS (Short LF Foul)
   O      ---  3   77%  S Brosius       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   80%  J Shave         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   83%  J Valentin      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   84%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   83%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   81%  D Jeter         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   81%  P O'Neill       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, David Wells facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   84%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6   87%  B Gates         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   88%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  6   87%  T Martinez      Flyball: RF
          ---  2   89%  B Williams      Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   R      -2-  6   95%  D Strawberry    Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Williams Scores
   R      --3  7   97%  C Curtis        Single to SS (Line Drive); Strawberry Scores
          1--      97%  J Posada        Curtis Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   97%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   96%  S Brosius       Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, David Wells facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   97%  M Cordova       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   99%  A Ochoa         Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Dan Naulty facing 1-2-3
                  Dan Naulty replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   O      ---  2   99%  C Knoblauch     Flyball: LF
          ---  5   99%  D Jeter         Walk
                  Greg Swindell replaces Dan Naulty pitching
   O      1--  4   99%  P O'Neill       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  8   98%  T Martinez      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, David Wells facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  7   99%  J Shave         Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  P Meares        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation