September 29, 2007 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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NYY 11
@BAL 10 BOS 6
MIN 4 CHW 3
DET 2 KCR 4
CLE 3 LAA 3
@OAK 2 SEA 5
TEX 1 TOR 5
TBD 3 CHC 4
@CIN 0 COL 11
ARI 1 HOU 3
ATL 2 LAD 6
SFG 5
(10) MIL 4
SDP 3
(11) NYM 13
FLA 0 WSN 4
@PHI 2 STL 7
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 36,619

Saturday, September 29, 2007, 7:04PM
Time of Game: 2:17

Twins

78-83

Lost 2

3rd, 17 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   1  1  1   0  0  0    4  8  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   1  0  1   4  0  X    6 13  1

W: T Wakefield (17-12), L: N Blackburn (0-2), S: H Okajima (5)

Red Sox

96-65

Won 2

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Bartlett SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .265  .700   16    1   2   
J Tyner LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .686   13    5   0   
J Mauer C                     4   1   3   2    0   0  .293  .808   17    4   1   HR
  L Ford PR                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .235  .683         0   0   
T Hunter CF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .838    5    2   0   GDP
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .838   16   10   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .278  .793    9    1   0   GDP
R White DH                    3   1   1   1    0   1  .170  .554    9    0   0   HR
B Buscher 3B                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .244  .659   12    0   3   
L Rodriguez 2B                3   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .587   18    1   3   GDP

C Silva P                                                                0   1
  N Blackburn P                                                          0   0
  J DePaula P                                                            0   0
Totals                       33   4   8   4    0   2              115   24  10

BATTING

HR: J Mauer (7, off T Wakefield; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); R White (4, off T Wakefield; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

TB: J Mauer 6; R White 4; B Buscher; M Cuddyer; J Tyner; T Hunter.

GIDP: T Hunter (17); L Rodriguez (8); M Cuddyer (19).

RBI: J Mauer 2 (60); B Buscher (10); R White (19).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Buscher-L Rodriguez-J Morneau.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Crisp CF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .270  .716   16    2   0   2B,SB
A Cora 2B-SS                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .243  .674    8    2   5   
M Ramirez DH                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .295  .880   28    0   0   2B
M Lowell 3B                   4   2   2   2    0   0  .326  .883   11    0   1   HR
J Drew RF                     4   2   3   3    0   0  .270  .796   18    1   0   HR,3B
K Youkilis 1B                 4   0   3   1    0   0  .290  .847   15   12   1   2B
J Ellsbury LF                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .339  .873   10    5   0   
D Mirabelli C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .205  .648   16    3   0   
R Clayton SS                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .247  .632    9    0   3   GDP
  D Pedroia 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .317  .821         1   1   

T Wakefield P                                                            0   1
  J Lopez P                                                              1   0
  H Okajima P                                                            0   1
Totals                       36   6  13   6    0   5              131   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Ramirez (33, off C Silva); K Youkilis (35, off C Silva); C Crisp (28, off C Silva).

3B: J Drew (4, off C Silva).

HR: M Lowell (21, off C Silva; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); J Drew (11, off N Blackburn; 7th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to RF).

TB: J Drew 8; M Lowell 5; K Youkilis 4; C Crisp 3; M Ramirez 2; A Cora; J Ellsbury.

GIDP: R Clayton (10).

RBI: J Drew 3 (64); M Lowell 2 (120); K Youkilis (83).

2-out RBI: J Drew 3; M Lowell.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 3. M Lowell-A Cora-K Youkilis; H Okajima-D Pedroia-K Youkilis; T Wakefield-A Cora-K Youkilis.

E: R Clayton (8).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Crisp (28, 3rd base off C Silva/J Mauer).

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                        6     9   2   2    0   3   1   4.19   26   97-66   46· 4·16    9·13· 1· 0     49    -     1.34   0.18
N Blackburn, BS (1), L (0-2)   1     4   4   4    0   1   1   7.71    7   24-16    7· 2· 7    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.20  -0.60
J DePaula                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   8.55    3    7-7     3· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.21   0.02
Totals                         8    13   6   6    0   5   2          36  128-89   56· 8·25   12·17· 2· 0           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Wakefield, W (17-12)         7     6   4   3    0   1   2   4.76   26   92-60   38·10·12   10·12· 3· 0     52    -     0.78  -0.07
J Lopez, H (13)                1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.10    3    9-6     4· 0· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.09
H Okajima, S (5)               1     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.22    4   13-9     5· 1· 3    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.29   0.09
Totals                         9     8   4   3    0   2   2          33  114-75   47·11·17   14·12· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: T Wakefield (10).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Bob Davidson, 1B - Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B - Sam Holbrook, 3B - Randy Marsh.

Time of Game: 2:17.

Attendance: 36,619.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 16mph in from Leftfield, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. J Bartlett           SS    1. C Crisp              CF 
2. J Tyner              LF    2. A Cora               2B 
3. J Mauer              C     3. M Ramirez            DH 
4. T Hunter             CF    4. M Lowell             3B 
5. J Morneau            1B    5. J Drew               RF 
6. M Cuddyer            RF    6. K Youkilis           1B 
7. R White              DH    7. J Ellsbury           LF 
8. B Buscher            3B    8. D Mirabelli          C  
9. L Rodriguez          2B    9. R Clayton            SS 

   C Silva              P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  4-3  1-3  6   47%  85% J Drew          N Blackburn     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cora Scores; Lowell Scores
   t 9   1  6-4  1-3  3   19% 100% M Cuddyer       H Okajima       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
   b 7   2  4-2  12-  2   15%  38% M Lowell        N Blackburn     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Crisp Scores; Cora to 3B
   t 9   0  6-4  1--  1  -15%  69% T Hunter        H Okajima       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ford to 3B
   t 9   0  6-4  1-3  6   13%  81% J Morneau       H Okajima       Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  J Bartlett      Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  3   54%  J Tyner         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  6   55%  J Mauer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  C Crisp         Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   51%  A Cora          Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  8   53%  M Ramirez       Double to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   50%  M Lowell        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   52%  T Hunter        Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   54%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   55%  M Cuddyer       Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Carlos Silva facing 5-6-7
          ---  6   59%  J Drew          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  1   64%  K Youkilis      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Drew to 2B
   O      12-  1   62%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B; Drew to 3B; Youkilis stays at 1B
   O      1-3  4   55%  D Mirabelli     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      1-3  3   50%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   40%  R White         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  1   42%  B Buscher       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  7   44%  L Rodriguez     Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   45%  J Bartlett      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   52%  C Crisp         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   O      -2-  1   47%  A Cora          Flyball: LF
          -2-      50%  M Ramirez       Crisp Steals 3B
   O      --3  4   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  3   39%  M Lowell        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   41%  J Tyner         Flyball: CF
   R      ---  3   31%  J Mauer         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  1   32%  T Hunter        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   33%  J Morneau       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Carlos Silva facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   44%  J Drew          Triple to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      --3  3   52%  K Youkilis      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Drew Scores
          -2-  5   56%  J Ellsbury      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Youkilis stays at 2B
   O      12-  4   49%  D Mirabelli     Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
   OO     12-  1   37%  R Clayton       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   34%  M Cuddyer       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
          1--  4   25%  R White         Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Cuddyer to 3B
   R      1-3  6   20%  B Buscher       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Cuddyer Scores/unER; White to 2B
   OO     12-  6   28%  L Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B; White to 3B
   O      --3  4   31%  J Bartlett      Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Carlos Silva facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   28%  C Crisp         Flyball: LF
   O      ---  2   25%  A Cora          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  9   24%  M Ramirez       Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   21%  J Tyner         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--      19%  J Mauer         Wild Pitch; Tyner to 2B
   R      -2-  4   13%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Tyner Scores
   OO     1--  1   18%  T Hunter        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   18%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-4, Carlos Silva facing 4-5-6
   R      ---  1   28%  M Lowell        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   25%  J Drew          Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   29%  K Youkilis      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   24%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      1--  6   20%  D Mirabelli     Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   22%  M Cuddyer       Flyball: LF
   O      ---  3   23%  R White         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   24%  B Buscher       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Nick Blackburn facing 9-1-2
                  Nick Blackburn replaces Carlos Silva pitching
   O      ---  2   20%  R Clayton       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   25%  C Crisp         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   32%  A Cora          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Crisp to 2B
   O      12-  4   23%  M Ramirez       Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  2   38%  M Lowell        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Crisp Scores; Cora to 3B
   RRR    1-3  6   85%  J Drew          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Cora Scores; Lowell Scores
   O      ---  6   85%  K Youkilis      Flyball: LF
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Javier Lopez facing 9-1-2
                  Javier Lopez replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      ---  5   89%  L Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   92%  J Bartlett      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   93%  J Tyner         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Julio DePaula facing 7-8-9
                  Julio DePaula replaces Nick Blackburn pitching
   O      ---  2   92%  J Ellsbury      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   92%  D Mirabelli     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   91%  R Clayton       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Hideki Okajima facing 3-4-5
                  Hideki Okajima replaces Javier Lopez pitching; Dustin Pedroia replaces Royce Clayton playing 2B batting 9th; Alex Cora moves to SS
          ---  3   84%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Lew Ford pinch runs for Joe Mauer batting 3rd
          1--  1   69%  T Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Ford to 3B
   O      1-3  6   81%  J Morneau       Strikeout Looking
   OO     1-3  3  100%  M Cuddyer       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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