July 25, 2007 Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

SkyDome, Attendance: 37,342

Wednesday, July 25, 2007, 12:38PM
Time of Game: 2:39

Twins

51-50

Lost 4

3rd, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  2
Blue Jays       0  0  0   0  2 11   0  0  X   13 14  0

W: J Litsch (3-4), L: C Silva (8-11)

Blue Jays

51-50

Won 5

3rd, 10 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Castillo 2B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .306  .714   18    2   3   2·2B
J Tyner RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .268  .633   21    1   0   
M Redmond C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .279  .667   21    4   0   
J Morneau DH                  3   0   2   1    0   1  .293  .941   10    0   0   
  D McDonald PH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .100  .282    5    0   0   
T Hunter CF                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .890    4    1   0   
  L Ford PH-CF                2   0   0   0    0   1  .225  .628    8    0   0   
J Kubel LF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .704   14    1   0   
J Cirillo 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .726    5   10   2   GDP
L Rodriguez 3B                3   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .527   14    1   2   
N Punto SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .218  .593    5    2   6   CS

C Silva P                                                                2   1
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
  J Rincon P                                                             0   0
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
  R Ortiz P                                                              0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   1   7   1    1   6              125   24  14

BATTING

2B: L Castillo 2 (11, off J Litsch, off B Tallet).

TB: L Castillo 4; J Morneau 2; D McDonald; N Punto; J Kubel.

GIDP: J Cirillo (9).

RBI: J Morneau (86).

2-out RBI: J Morneau.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Rodriguez-L Castillo-J Cirillo.

E: J Cirillo (3); L Rodriguez (3).

BASERUNNING

CS: N Punto (5, 2nd base by J Litsch/G Zaun).

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Clark 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .204  .543   11    0   1   
  T Glaus PH-3B               2   1   1   1    0   0  .281  .891    6    0   2   
L Overbay 1B                  4   1   1   2    1   0  .258  .776   17   12   0   2B
A Rios RF                     5   1   2   1    0   2  .307  .903   21    0   0   
V Wells CF                    4   1   1   0    1   0  .254  .752   11    4   0   
F Thomas DH                   2   1   1   2    2   0  .255  .821   16    0   0   GDP
  C Thigpen PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .256  .592    6    0   0   
M Stairs LF                   5   2   2   1    0   0  .279  .872   16    0   0   2B
A Hill 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .791   16    2   3   
G Zaun C                      4   3   3   4    0   0  .242  .729   18    6   2   HR,2B
J McDonald SS                 4   2   2   2    0   0  .267  .637   14    3   3   3B,2B

J Litsch P                                                               0   3
  B Tallet P                                                             0   0
  B Wolfe P                                                              0   0
Totals                       39  13  14  13    4   4              152   27  14

BATTING

2B: G Zaun (10, off C Silva); J McDonald (11, off C Silva); M Stairs (11, off J Rincon); L Overbay (17, off C Silva).

3B: J McDonald (1, off C Silva).

HR: G Zaun (5, off M Guerrier; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: G Zaun 7; J McDonald 5; M Stairs 3; L Overbay 2; A Rios 2; F Thomas; V Wells; A Hill; T Glaus.

GIDP: F Thomas (11).

RBI: G Zaun 4 (26); J McDonald 2 (17); F Thomas 2 (53); L Overbay 2 (31); M Stairs (37); A Rios (60); T Glaus (48).

2-out RBI: G Zaun 3.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 8 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Litsch-J McDonald-L Overbay.

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
C Silva, L (8-11)              5.1   8   6   5    2   1   0   4.76   27   90-56   39· 1·16   14· 3· 7· 0     29    -     1.23  -0.22
D Reyes                        0     1   2   2    1   0   0   4.13    2    6-1     1· 0· 0    0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.23  -0.02
J Rincon                       0     3   4   4    1   0   0   5.71    4   14-6     3· 0· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          2-2    0.13  -0.02
M Guerrier                     0.2   1   1   1    0   0   1   1.82    3   13-8     7· 0· 1    1· 1· 1· 0          2-2    0.01   0.00
R Ortiz                        1     0   0   0    0   1   0   5.20    3   13-9     5· 2· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Nathan                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   2.00    4   16-12    7· 2· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    14  13  12    4   4   1          43  152-92   62· 5·25   20· 4·11· 0          5-5

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Litsch, W (3-4)              7     5   1   1    1   4   0   4.01   25   83-54   34· 6·14   15· 2· 3· 0     66    -     0.86   0.24
B Tallet                       1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.59    4   17-9     4· 2· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
B Wolfe                        1     1   0   0    0   1   0   2.20    4   24-18   14· 1· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     7   1   1    1   6   0          33  124-81   52· 9·20   18· 5· 3· 0           -

D Reyes faced 2 batters in the 6th inning.
J Rincon faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tim Tschida, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Rob Drake.

Time of Game: 2:39.

Attendance: 37,342.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 5mph out to Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. L Castillo           2B    1. H Clark              3B 
2. J Tyner              RF    2. L Overbay            1B 
3. M Redmond            C     3. A Rios               RF 
4. J Morneau            DH    4. V Wells              CF 
5. T Hunter             CF    5. F Thomas             DH 
6. J Kubel              LF    6. M Stairs             LF 
7. J Cirillo            1B    7. A Hill               2B 
8. L Rodriguez          3B    8. G Zaun               C  
9. N Punto              SS    9. J McDonald           SS 

   C Silva              P        J Litsch             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   1  1-0  -23  1   17%  72% L Overbay       C Silva         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Zaun Scores; McDonald Scores
   b 5   0  1-0  1--  2   15%  63% J McDonald      C Silva         Double to RF (Line Drive); Zaun to 3B
   b 6   1  1-2  12-  5   12%  89% G Zaun          C Silva         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Stairs Scores; Hill to 3B
   t 4   2  0-0  --3  1  -11%  41% J Morneau       J Litsch        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Castillo Scores
   b 4   0  1-0  1--  4  -10%  38% F Thomas        C Silva         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  L Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   54%  J Tyner         Lineout: 1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1   55%  M Redmond       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  H Clark         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   51%  L Overbay       Groundout: P-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  3   52%  A Rios          Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  1   50%  V Wells         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   52%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   54%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   55%  J Kubel         Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   59%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  6   55%  M Stairs        Flyball: CF
          1--  2   59%  A Hill          Single to CF (Line Drive); Thomas to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  G Zaun          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Thomas to 3B; Hill to 2B
   O      -23  7   50%  J McDonald      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   53%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   54%  L Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
          ---  1   53%  N Punto         Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   56%  L Castillo      Punto Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  H Clark         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   51%  L Overbay       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   50%  A Rios          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jesse Litsch facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   43%  L Castillo      Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  6   45%  J Tyner         Groundout: 2B-1B; Castillo to 3B
   O      --3  4   52%  M Redmond       Lineout: 2B
   R      --3  1   41%  J Morneau       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Castillo Scores
   O      1--  3   44%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Silva facing 4-5-6
          ---  2   48%  V Wells         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   OO     1--  4   38%  F Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  1   40%  M Stairs        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   O      1--  2   37%  A Hill          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Jesse Litsch facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   33%  J Kubel         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  1   41%  J Cirillo       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   42%  L Rodriguez     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Silva facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   48%  G Zaun          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   63%  J McDonald      Double to RF (Line Drive); Zaun to 3B
   O      -23  3   55%  H Clark         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   RR     -23  1   72%  L Overbay       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Zaun Scores; McDonald Scores
   O      -2-  5   69%  A Rios          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Overbay to 3B
   O      --3  2   65%  V Wells         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Jesse Litsch facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   69%  N Punto         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
          ---  6   65%  L Castillo      Walk
   O      1--  6   70%  J Tyner         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   74%  M Redmond       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 2-1, Carlos Silva facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   77%  F Thomas        Walk
   O      1--  3   74%  M Stairs        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   77%  A Hill          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Stairs to 2B
   R      12-  5   89%  G Zaun          Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Stairs Scores; Hill to 3B
   RR     -23  1   96%  J McDonald      Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Hill Scores/unER; Zaun Scores
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Carlos Silva pitching; Troy Glaus pinch hits for Howie Clark batting 1st
   R      --3  2   97%  T Glaus         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); McDonald Scores
          1--  4   98%  L Overbay       Walk; Glaus to 2B
                  Juan Rincon replaces Dennys Reyes pitching
   R      12-  5   99%  A Rios          Single to LF (Ground Ball); Glaus Scores; Overbay to 2B
          12-  4   99%  V Wells         Walk; Overbay to 3B; Rios to 2B
   RR     123  2  100%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Overbay Scores; Rios Scores; Wells to 3B
   R      1-3  3  100%  M Stairs        Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Wells Scores; Thomas to 3B
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Juan Rincon pitching
   O      -23  3  100%  A Hill          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   RRR    -23  6  100%  G Zaun          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Thomas Scores/Team unER; Stairs Scores/Team unER; Zaun Scores/Team unER
   O      ---  4  100%  J McDonald      Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
                  11 runs, 7 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 13.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-13, Jesse Litsch facing 4-5-6
                  Troy Glaus moves to 3B
          ---  5  100%  J Morneau       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
                  Lew Ford pinch hits for Torii Hunter batting 5th
   O      1--  5  100%  L Ford          Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  J Kubel         Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2  100%  J Cirillo       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 13.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 13-1, Ramon Ortiz facing 1-2-3
                  Ramon Ortiz replaces Matt Guerrier pitching; Lew Ford moves to CF
   O      ---  4  100%  T Glaus         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5  100%  L Overbay       Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4  100%  A Rios          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 13.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-13, Brian Tallet facing 8-9-1
                  Brian Tallet replaces Jesse Litsch pitching
   O      ---  4  100%  L Rodriguez     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3  100%  N Punto         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4  100%  L Castillo      Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  6  100%  J Tyner         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 13.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Ahead 13-1, Joe Nathan facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Nathan replaces Ramon Ortiz pitching
   O      ---  2  100%  V Wells         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  Curtis Thigpen pinch hits for Frank Thomas batting 5th
   O      ---  6  100%  C Thigpen       Strikeout Looking
          ---  3  100%  M Stairs        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5  100%  A Hill          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 13.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-13, Brian Wolfe facing 3-4-5
                  Brian Wolfe replaces Brian Tallet pitching
   O      --- 11  100%  M Redmond       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Darnell McDonald pinch hits for Justin Morneau batting 4th
          ---  5  100%  D McDonald      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  L Ford          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5  100%  J Kubel         Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Blue Jays 13.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR200707250

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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