August 13, 1996 Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 4
MIL 3 CAL 4
CLE 2 CHW 8
NYY 4 MIN 6
@OAK 2 SEA 9
KCR 5 TEX 6
DET 2 BOS 7
@TOR 5 CIN 10
SDP 4 FLA 5
COL 0 MON 7
HOU 4 CHC 3
@NYM 2 ATL 2
@PHI 0 ATL 5
@PHI 2 SFG 12
@PIT 10 LAD 8
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 11,156

Tuesday, August 13, 1996, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:46

Twins

59-60

Won 1

3rd, 12½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  1  0   0  5  0    6 11  0
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  6  4

W: R Aguilera (6-4), L: D Wengert (5-8)

Athletics

60-61

Lost 1

3rd, 8½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   1   0    1   1  .353  .982   21    4   4   
R Becker CF                   5   1   2   0    0   1  .279  .789   16    1   0   
P Molitor DH                  5   1   2   0    0   1  .335  .845   10    0   0   CS
S Stahoviak 1B                3   0   1   0    0   1  .301  .892    9    6   0   GDP
  R Coomer PH-1B              1   1   1   1    0   0  .300  .848    1    1   0   2B
M Cordova LF                  3   1   1   0    1   2  .313  .843   19    0   0   IW
G Myers C                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .305  .811    9    8   0   
  M Walbeck PH-C              1   1   0   0    0   0  .227  .576    3    3   0   
D Hollins 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .238  .745   14    1   2   2B
M Lawton RF                   3   0   1   3    0   0  .254  .690   14    1   0   SF
J Reboulet SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .202  .531   15    2   2   

R Aguilera P                                                             0   1
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   6  11   4    2   7              131   27   9

BATTING

2B: R Coomer (7, off M Mohler); D Hollins (18, off D Wengert).

SF: M Lawton (1, off D Wengert).

IBB: M Cordova (3, by M Mohler).

TB: R Coomer 2; D Hollins 2; P Molitor 2; R Becker 2; S Stahoviak; C Knoblauch; J Reboulet; M Lawton; M Cordova.

GIDP: S Stahoviak (9).

RBI: M Lawton 3 (28); R Coomer (32).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Becker-C Knoblauch; J Reboulet-C Knoblauch-R Coomer.

BASERUNNING

CS: P Molitor (6, 2nd base by D Wengert/T Steinbach).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Herrera RF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .259  .689   13    1   0   
J Giambi LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .310  .895   20    3   1   
S Brosius 3B                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .338 1.058   20    0   2   SB
M McGwire 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   3  .317 1.253   15    8   0   HR
G Berroa DH                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .287  .880   15    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 3   0   1   0    1   1  .297  .932   13    8   1   
T Batista 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .266  .698   12    4   5   GDP
E Young CF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .233  .734   19    2   0   2B
M Bordick SS                  2   0   0   0    1   0  .219  .581    9    1   1   

D Wengert P                                                              0   0
  M Mohler P                                                             0   0
  J Witasick P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   2   6   2    3  10              136   27  10

BATTING

2B: E Young (13, off R Aguilera).

HR: M McGwire (42, off R Aguilera; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: M McGwire 4; E Young 2; S Brosius 2; T Batista; T Steinbach.

GIDP: T Batista (2).

RBI: M McGwire 2 (82).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 3. J Giambi-T Steinbach; S Brosius-T Batista-M McGwire; T Steinbach-T Batista.

E: J Herrera (5); S Brosius (6); T Batista (3); T Steinbach (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: S Brosius (4, 2nd base off R Aguilera/G Myers).

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
R Aguilera, W (6-4)            7     5   2   2    3   7   1   5.58   28  113-68   33·18·17    9· 4· 5· 0     63    -     1.17   0.12
E Guardado                     0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.92    1    6-3     1· 2· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.68   0.02
M Trombley                     1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.11    5   16-12    4· 2· 6    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.38   0.04
Totals                         9     6   2   2    3  10   1          34  135-83   38·22·23   10· 5· 6· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Wengert, L (5-8)             7     9   3   2    1   6   0   4.78   30  102-67   40·11·16   13· 3· 7· 0     54    -     1.27   0.14
M Mohler, BS (2)               1     2   3   2    1   0   0   2.57    6   22-10    7· 0· 3    2· 2· 1· 0          2-2    2.18  -0.46
J Witasick                     1     0   0   0    0   1   0   4.09    3    7-6     2· 3· 1    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.06   0.01
Totals                         9    11   6   4    2   7   0          39  131-83   49·14·20   15· 6· 9· 0          2-2

D Wengert faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Mohler (6; M Cordova).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Rocky Roe, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 11,156.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 10mph out to Centerfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Oakland Athletics                    
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. J Herrera            RF 
2. R Becker             CF    2. J Giambi             LF 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. S Brosius            3B 
4. S Stahoviak          1B    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. M Cordova            LF    5. G Berroa             DH 
6. G Myers              C     6. T Steinbach          C  
7. D Hollins            3B    7. T Batista            2B 
8. M Lawton             RF    8. E Young              CF 
9. J Reboulet           SS    9. M Bordick            SS 

   R Aguilera           P        D Wengert            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-0  1--  2  -28%  30% M McGwire       R Aguilera      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Brosius Scores
   t 8   0  2-1  12-  1   27%  75% R Coomer        M Mohler        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Becker Scores; Molitor to 3B
   t 8   1  2-3  123  4   15%  97% M Lawton        M Mohler        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Coomer Scores; Cordova Scores; Walbeck Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/unER; Lawton to 3B
   t 8   0  2-1  1--  2   12%  48% P Molitor       D Wengert       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Becker to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  1-3  1  -11%  45% S Stahoviak     D Wengert       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wengert facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  C Knoblauch     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   61%  R Becker        Single to 2B (Line Drive); Knoblauch to 3B
   O      1-3  4   56%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging
   OO     1-3  1   45%  S Stahoviak     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  J Herrera       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   49%  J Giambi        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  S Brosius       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wengert facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   48%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   46%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   44%  D Hollins       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Aguilera facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   47%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   44%  G Berroa        Walk
   O      1--  3   48%  T Steinbach     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Steinbach to 1B
   O      1--  2   50%  T Batista       Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wengert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   47%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  3   45%  J Reboulet      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   47%  C Knoblauch     Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   44%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
          ---  6   38%  E Young         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   35%  M Bordick       Walk
   O      12-  1   40%  J Herrera       Foul Bunt Popfly: C
   OO     12-  4   50%  J Giambi        Double Play: Lineout: CF unassisted; Young out at 2B/2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wengert facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   54%  P Molitor       Single to 3B (Bunt to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  5   50%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  6   44%  M Cordova       Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Molitor Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Aguilera facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   39%  S Brosius       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   43%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
          1--      42%  G Berroa        Brosius Steals 2B
   O      -2-  2   46%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
          -2-  6   45%  T Steinbach     Walk
   O      12-  2   50%  T Batista       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Don Wengert facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   47%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  3   55%  D Hollins       Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Hollins to 3B/Adv on E4
   RO     --3  2   58%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Hollins Scores
          ---  3   59%  J Reboulet      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   61%  C Knoblauch     Walk; Reboulet to 2B
   O      12-  2   56%  R Becker        Flyball: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   60%  E Young         Popfly: SS (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   62%  M Bordick       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   64%  J Herrera       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Don Wengert facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   61%  P Molitor       Lineout: CF
          ---  3   64%  S Stahoviak     Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  2   68%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Stahoviak to 2B
   O      12-  3   63%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  2   58%  D Hollins       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Rick Aguilera facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   62%  J Giambi        Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   58%  S Brosius       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  2   30%  M McGwire       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Brosius Scores
   O      ---  1   31%  G Berroa        Groundout: 3B unassisted
   O      ---  3   33%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Wengert facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   28%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   25%  J Reboulet      Lineout: CF
   O      ---  6   22%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-1, Rick Aguilera facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   19%  T Batista       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  8   22%  E Young         Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   24%  M Bordick       Groundout: P-2B-1B; Batista to 2B
   O      -2-  3   28%  J Herrera       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Don Wengert facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   36%  R Becker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  2   48%  P Molitor       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Becker to 2B
                  Mike Mohler replaces Don Wengert pitching; Ron Coomer pinch hits for Scott Stahoviak batting 4th
   R      12-  1   75%  R Coomer        Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Becker Scores; Molitor to 3B
          -23  4   77%  M Cordova       Intentional Walk
                  Matt Walbeck pinch hits for Greg Myers batting 6th
   R      123  3   87%  M Walbeck       Fielder's Choice SS; Molitor Scores/Safe on E2 (catch)/unER; Coomer to 3B; Cordova to 2B; Walbeck to 1B
   O      123  3   82%  D Hollins       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
   RRR    123  4   97%  M Lawton        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Coomer Scores; Cordova Scores; Walbeck Scores/Adv on E9 (throw)/unER; Lawton to 3B
   OO     --3  7   94%  J Reboulet      Double Play: Flyball: LF-C (Short LF)
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Eddie Guardado facing 2-3-4
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Rick Aguilera pitching; Matt Walbeck moves to C; Ron Coomer moves to 1B
   O      ---  6   96%  J Giambi        Strikeout Swinging
                  Mike Trombley replaces Eddie Guardado pitching
   O      ---  4   98%  S Brosius       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   98%  M McGwire       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Jay Witasick facing 1-2-3
                  Jay Witasick replaces Mike Mohler pitching
   O      ---  3   98%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  R Becker        Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   98%  P Molitor       Lineout: SS (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-6, Mike Trombley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   99%  G Berroa        Flyball: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   98%  T Steinbach     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   OO     1--  3  100%  T Batista       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 2.

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