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Series
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@OAK		7
5
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9
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@MIN		6
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@MIN		2
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Tuesday, October 1, 2002 1:00PM
, Network Associates Coliseum
Attendance: 34,853, Time of Game: 3:44
Twins
7
 at Athletics
5
W: Brad Radke (1-0)
L: Ted Lilly (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  1  2   0  0  3   1  0  0    7 13  3
Athletics       3  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    5 12  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jacque Jones LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 .200 .600 12 10 0.078 1.43 0.221 -0.143 -0.1 5 0 2B
Cristian Guzman SS 4 1 2 0 1 0 .500 1.100 16 9 -0.026 1.20 0.054 -0.080 -0.1 2 0
Corey Koskie 3B 5 1 1 3 0 1 .200 1.000 15 9 0.082 1.39 0.147 -0.065 1.1 0 2 HR
David Ortiz DH 5 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 21 13 -0.135 0.96 0.000 -0.135 -1.5
Torii Hunter CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .900 13 6 0.021 0.60 0.066 -0.045 0.2 2 0 2B
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .200 1.000 20 12 0.051 0.84 0.119 -0.068 0.3 8 0 HR
Michael Cuddyer RF 3 1 2 1 1 0 .667 1.750 19 13 0.083 1.03 0.121 -0.038 1.0 2 0 2B
   Dustan Mohr RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
A.J. Pierzynski C 4 1 4 1 0 0 1.000 2.500 14 10 0.305 1.25 0.305 0.000 2.5 7 0 3B
Luis Rivas 2B 3 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .667 9 5 -0.099 1.80 0.058 -0.157 -1.3 1 1 SH,GDP
Brad Radke P 0 1
   Johan Santana P 0 1
   J.C. Romero P 0 2
   Eddie Guardado P 0 0
Team Totals 38 7 13 7 3 7 .342 1.022 139 87 0.360 1.15 1.091 -0.731 2.2 27 7
2B: M Cuddyer (1, off T Hudson); T Hunter (1, off T Hudson); J Jones (1, off T Lilly).
3B: A Pierzynski (1, off C Lidle).
HR: D Mientkiewicz (1, off T Hudson; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); C Koskie (1, off T Hudson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: L Rivas (1, off T Hudson).
TB: A Pierzynski 6; D Mientkiewicz 4; C Koskie 4; M Cuddyer 3; C Guzman 2; J Jones 2; T Hunter 2; L Rivas.
GIDP: L Rivas (1).
RBI: C Koskie 3 (3); D Mientkiewicz (1); J Jones (1); A Pierzynski (1); M Cuddyer (1).
2-out RBI: A Pierzynski.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
E: C Koskie (1); C Guzman (1); A Pierzynski (1).

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ray Durham DH 5 1 2 0 0 1 .400 1.200 18 13 0.019 0.83 0.089 -0.069 -0.0 2·2B
Scott Hatteberg 1B 2 2 1 1 1 0 .500 1.167 13 7 0.083 0.65 0.095 -0.012 1.0 7 0
   Olmedo Saenz PH-1B 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 0.033 2.16 0.033 0.000 0.2 3 0
   Randy Velarde PH-1B 1 0 1 0 0 0 1.000 2.000 8 5 0.027 0.66 0.027 0.000 0.1 1 0
Miguel Tejada SS 5 1 1 0 0 2 .200 .400 23 18 -0.065 1.36 0.058 -0.122 0.1 0 2
Eric Chavez 3B 5 1 2 2 0 0 .400 .800 17 12 0.070 1.66 0.214 -0.144 1.8 1 3
Jermaine Dye RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 .400 .800 20 14 0.013 1.00 0.090 -0.077 -0.3 2 0
David Justice LF 5 0 2 1 0 1 .400 .800 25 17 0.001 1.13 0.101 -0.100 0.0 0 0
Mark Ellis 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .250 .900 30 19 -0.008 1.09 0.076 -0.084 -0.2 3 4 2B
Terrence Long CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 12 9 -0.094 0.86 0.000 -0.094 -1.1 3 0
   Adam Piatt PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 6 3 -0.095 3.62 0.000 -0.095 -0.5
Ramon Hernandez C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 14 10 -0.126 1.20 0.000 -0.126 -1.0 7 0
Tim Hudson P 0 1
   Ted Lilly P 0 0
   Cory Lidle P 0 0
   Ricardo Rincon P 0 0
   Jim Mecir P 0 0
Team Totals 41 5 12 4 3 7 .293 .707 190 127 -0.142 1.18 0.783 -0.923 0.2 27 10
2B: R Durham 2 (2, 1 off J Santana, 1 off B Radke); M Ellis (1, off B Radke).
TB: R Durham 4; M Ellis 2; E Chavez 2; D Justice 2; J Dye 2; M Tejada; S Hatteberg; R Velarde.
RBI: E Chavez 2 (2); S Hatteberg (1); D Justice (1).
2-out RBI: E Chavez; D Justice; S Hatteberg.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. E Chavez-M Ellis-S Hatteberg.

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
Brad Radke, W (1-0) 5 8 5 1 1 3 0 1.80 26 98 69 44 5 20 6 9 1 7 41 -0.227 0.73 -2.3
Johan Santana, H (1) 1.2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0.00 8 40 26 16 5 5 2 1 0 2 0 0 0.135 2.19 0.8
J.C. Romero, H (1) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 5 28 18 9 2 7 3 1 0 0 1 0 0.134 1.31 0.8
Eddie Guardado, S (1) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 5 24 14 7 1 6 0 2 0 1 0 0 0.098 1.81 0.5
Team Totals 9 12 5 1 3 7 0 1.00 44 190 127 76 13 38 11 13 1 10 41 1 0 0.140 1.15 -0.2

Oakland Athletics

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
Tim Hudson 5.1 8 4 4 2 4 2 6.75 25 77 50 31 9 10 7 4 1 8 38 -0.033 1.13 -1.1
Ted Lilly, BS (1), L (0-1) 0.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 27.00 6 21 11 6 1 4 1 0 0 3 0 0 -0.292 2.34 -1.7
Cory Lidle 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 9.00 5 19 11 8 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 0 -0.085 0.86 -0.5
Ricardo Rincon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 8 6 6 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.031 0.40 0.5
Jim Mecir 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 14 9 4 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.020 0.25 0.5
Team Totals 9 13 7 7 3 7 2 7.00 42 139 87 55 13 19 13 7 1 12 38 0 0 -0.359 1.18 -2.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Alfonso Marquez, 3B - Derryl Cousins, LF - Joe West, RF - Laz Diaz.
Time of Game: 3:44.
Attendance: 34,853.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 14mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 4-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R MIN J. Jones T. Lilly 22% 63% Double to LF (Deep LF); Pierzynski Scores; Rivas to 3B
b1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RR OAK E. Chavez B. Radke -16% 26% Single to RF; Hatteberg Scores/unER; Tejada Scores/Adv on E2/unER; Chavez to 2B
t7 6-5 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  R MIN A. Pierzynski C. Lidle 15% 80% Triple to RF (Short RF); Cuddyer Scores
t3 1-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR MIN C. Koskie T. Hudson 12% 27% Home Run; Guzman Scores
t6 3-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  R MIN D. Mientkiewicz T. Hudson 12% 34% Home Run (CF-RF)

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN J. Jones T. Hudson -2% 48% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN C. Guzman T. Hudson 2% 50% Single
t1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN C. Koskie T. Hudson -3% 47% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz T. Hudson -2% 45% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(1-2)  O OAK R. Durham B. Radke 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  OAK S. Hatteberg B. Radke -2% 45% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OAK M. Tejada B. Radke -3% 41% Fielder's Choice SS; Hatteberg to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 2B)
b1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  RR OAK E. Chavez B. Radke -16% 26% Single to RF; Hatteberg Scores/unER; Tejada Scores/Adv on E2/unER; Chavez to 2B
b1 2-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O OAK J. Dye B. Radke 2% 28% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 2-0 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  R OAK D. Justice B. Radke -7% 21% Single to CF (Short CF); Chavez Scores/unER
b1 3-0 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O OAK M. Ellis B. Radke 1% 23% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 3.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
t2 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN T. Hunter T. Hudson 5% 28% Double to CF (CF-RF)
t2 0-3 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz T. Hudson -2% 26% Flyball: CF; Hunter to 3B
t2 0-3 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R MIN M. Cuddyer T. Hudson 6% 32% Double to LF; Hunter Scores
t2 1-3 1 -2- 7,(1-2)  MIN A. Pierzynski T. Hudson 5% 37% Single to LF (Short LF); Cuddyer to 3B
t2 1-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  OO MIN L. Rivas T. Hudson -12% 26% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-1, Twins' Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
b2 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK T. Long B. Radke 2% 27% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b2 3-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O OAK R. Hernandez B. Radke 1% 28% Strikeout Swinging
b2 3-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK R. Durham B. Radke -2% 27% Double to LF (Deep LF)
b2 3-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  R OAK S. Hatteberg B. Radke -7% 20% Single to C (Pop Fly to P's Left); Durham Scores
b2 4-1 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  OAK M. Tejada B. Radke -1% 18% Reached on E5 (throw to 1B) (Ground Ball); Hatteberg to 3B
b2 4-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R OAK E. Chavez B. Radke -6% 13% Single to CF (CF-RF); Hatteberg Scores/unER; Tejada to 3B
b2 5-1 2 1-3 3,(2-0)  O OAK J. Dye B. Radke 2% 15% Popfly: 1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 5.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
t3 1-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN J. Jones T. Hudson -2% 13% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN C. Guzman T. Hudson 2% 15% Single to CF
t3 1-5 1 1-- 3,(2-0)  RR MIN C. Koskie T. Hudson 12% 27% Home Run; Guzman Scores
t3 3-5 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Ortiz T. Hudson -2% 25% Lineout: RF
t3 3-5 2 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN T. Hunter T. Hudson 1% 26% Walk
t3 3-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz T. Hudson -2% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
b3 5-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK D. Justice B. Radke 2% 25% Popfly: SS
b3 5-3 1 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK M. Ellis B. Radke -3% 23% Double to LF (Deep LF)
b3 5-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O OAK T. Long B. Radke 2% 25% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ellis to 3B
b3 5-3 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O OAK R. Hernandez B. Radke 3% 27% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 5.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 7-8-9
t4 3-5 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN M. Cuddyer T. Hudson 4% 32% Walk
t4 3-5 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN A. Pierzynski T. Hudson 7% 39% Single to LF (Short LF); Cuddyer to 2B
t4 3-5 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN L. Rivas T. Hudson -1% 38% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Cuddyer to 3B; Pierzynski to 2B
t4 3-5 1 -23 3,(0-2)  O MIN J. Jones T. Hudson -9% 29% Strikeout Swinging
t4 3-5 2 -23 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Guzman T. Hudson -7% 22% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
b4 5-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK R. Durham B. Radke 2% 23% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b4 5-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK S. Hatteberg B. Radke 1% 24% Popfly: SS
b4 5-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK M. Tejada B. Radke -1% 24% Single to CF (Short CF)
b4 5-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK E. Chavez B. Radke 2% 25% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 5.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 3-4-5
t5 3-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Koskie T. Hudson -3% 22% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN D. Ortiz T. Hudson -2% 20% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 3-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Hunter T. Hudson -1% 19% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
b5 5-3 0 --- 5,(1-2)  OAK J. Dye B. Radke -2% 17% Single to LF (Short LF)
b5 5-3 0 1-- 8,(3-2)  O OAK D. Justice B. Radke 2% 19% Flyball: LF
b5 5-3 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O OAK M. Ellis B. Radke 2% 21% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
b5 5-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O OAK T. Long B. Radke 2% 23% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 5.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Athletics' Tim Hudson facing 6-7-8
t6 3-5 0 --- 5,(1-2)  R MIN D. Mientkiewicz T. Hudson 12% 34% Home Run (CF-RF)
t6 4-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Cuddyer T. Hudson -4% 31% Groundout: 3B-1B
Ted Lilly replaces Tim Hudson pitching
t6 4-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN A. Pierzynski T. Lilly 4% 35% Single to LF
t6 4-5 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  MIN L. Rivas T. Lilly 6% 41% Single to LF; Pierzynski to 2B
t6 4-5 1 12- 1,(0-0)  R MIN J. Jones T. Lilly 22% 63% Double to LF (Deep LF); Pierzynski Scores; Rivas to 3B
t6 5-5 1 -23 5,(3-1)  MIN C. Guzman T. Lilly 1% 64% Walk
t6 5-5 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO MIN C. Koskie T. Lilly 3% 66% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Rivas Scores; Jones to 3B; Guzman to 2B
t6 6-5 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz T. Lilly -7% 60% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-6, Twins' Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
Johan Santana replaces Brad Radke pitching
b6 5-6 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK R. Hernandez J. Santana 4% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 5-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  OAK R. Durham J. Santana -7% 57% Double to LF (Short LF)
Olmedo Saenz pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg (1B) batting 2nd
b6 5-6 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  OAK O. Saenz J. Santana -3% 53% Walk
b6 5-6 1 12- 7,(1-2)  O OAK M. Tejada J. Santana 8% 61% Strikeout Swinging
b6 5-6 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O OAK E. Chavez J. Santana 8% 69% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Athletics 5.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-5, Athletics' Cory Lidle facing 5-6-7
Cory Lidle replaces Ted Lilly pitching
Olmedo Saenz moves from PH to 1B
t7 6-5 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN T. Hunter C. Lidle -3% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 6-5 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz C. Lidle -2% 64% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t7 6-5 2 --- 7,(1-2)  MIN M. Cuddyer C. Lidle 1% 66% Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
t7 6-5 2 1-- 3,(2-0)  R MIN A. Pierzynski C. Lidle 15% 80% Triple to RF (Short RF); Cuddyer Scores
t7 7-5 2 --3 1,(0-0)  O MIN L. Rivas C. Lidle -3% 77% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-7, Twins' Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
Dustan Mohr replaces Michael Cuddyer playing RF batting 7th
b7 5-7 0 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK J. Dye J. Santana -7% 71% Single to CF
b7 5-7 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK D. Justice J. Santana 6% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b7 5-7 1 1-- 10,(3-2)  O OAK M. Ellis J. Santana 5% 82% Flyball: LF
J.C. Romero replaces Johan Santana pitching
b7 5-7 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O OAK T. Long J. Romero 4% 86% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 5.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Athletics' Ricardo Rincon facing 1-2-3
Ricardo Rincon replaces Cory Lidle pitching
t8 7-5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN J. Jones R. Rincon -1% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t8 7-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Guzman R. Rincon -1% 83% Popfly: 2B
t8 7-5 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN C. Koskie R. Rincon -1% 83% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-7, Twins' J.C. Romero facing 9-1-2
b8 5-7 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK R. Hernandez J. Romero 5% 87% Flyball: CF
b8 5-7 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O OAK R. Durham J. Romero 3% 90% Groundout: P-1B
Randy Velarde pinch hits for Olmedo Saenz (1B) batting 2nd
b8 5-7 2 --- 8,(3-2)  OAK R. Velarde J. Romero -3% 88% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b8 5-7 2 1-- 8,(2-2)  O OAK M. Tejada J. Romero 4% 92% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 5.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Athletics' Jim Mecir facing 4-5-6
Jim Mecir replaces Ricardo Rincon pitching
Randy Velarde moves from PH to 1B
t9 7-5 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN D. Ortiz J. Mecir -1% 91% Strikeout Swinging
t9 7-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN T. Hunter J. Mecir -1% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 7-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Mientkiewicz J. Mecir -0% 90% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-7, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 4-5-6
Eddie Guardado replaces J.C. Romero pitching
b9 5-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O OAK E. Chavez E. Guardado 5% 95% Flyball: LF
b9 5-7 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK J. Dye E. Guardado 3% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-7 2 --- 3,(0-2)  OAK D. Justice E. Guardado -3% 95% Single to CF (Short CF)
b9 5-7 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  OAK M. Ellis E. Guardado -5% 91% Walk; Justice to 2B
Adam Piatt pinch hits for Terrence Long (CF) batting 8th
b9 5-7 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O OAK A. Piatt E. Guardado 9% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Athletics 5.

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  • 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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