September 17, 2008 Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 6
MIN 4 KCR 5
SEA 2 NYY 5
CHW 1 OAK 3
LAA 2 TBR 10
BOS 3 DET 17
@TEX 4 TOR 8
BAL 7 ARI 7
SFG 6 PHI 6
@ATL 1 MIL 6
@CHC 2 CIN 3
STL 0 COL 1
SDP 0 FLA 14
HOU 2 PIT 15
LAD 8 NYM 9
@WSN 7

Standings at end of play this day

Jacobs Field, Attendance: 22,904

Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 3:51

Twins

82-70

Lost 4

2nd, 2½ GB

Ron Gardenhire

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   1  0  0   2  0  0    4 14  2
Indians         0  0  0   2  2  0   2  0  X    6  9  1

W: E Mujica (3-2), L: J Mijares (0-1), S: J Lewis (10)

Indians

75-77

Won 3

3rd, 9½ GB

Eric Wedge

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Span RF                     4   1   0   0    1   2  .295  .817   21    1   0   
A Casilla 2B                  5   1   2   0    0   0  .290  .726   17    3   0   
J Mauer C                     5   1   3   0    0   0  .324  .856   18   10   0   2B,GDP
J Morneau DH                  5   0   3   2    0   0  .311  .904   19    0   0   
D Young LF                    4   0   1   1    1   2  .288  .734   24    2   0   
B Harris 3B-1B                5   0   2   0    0   1  .263  .718   18    0   1   
B Buscher 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .306  .756   24    4   0   
  N Punto SS                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .743   10    1   0   
M Tolbert SS-3B               4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .730    8    0   2   SB,GDP
  J Kubel PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .801    6    0   0   
C Gomez CF                    3   1   1   1    0   2  .254  .646   20    3   0   HR,HBP

S Baker P                                                                0   0
  J Crain P                                                              0   0
  J Mijares P                                                            0   1
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   0
  C Breslow P                                                            0   0
  B Korecky P                                                            0   0
  D Reyes P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   4  14   4    3   8              185   24   4

BATTING

2B: J Mauer (28, off C Lee).

HR: C Gomez (7, off C Lee; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: C Gomez (7, by C Lee).

TB: C Gomez 4; J Mauer 4; J Morneau 3; A Casilla 2; B Harris 2; D Young; N Punto; M Tolbert.

GIDP: M Tolbert (5); J Mauer (20).

RBI: J Morneau 2 (128); D Young (64); C Gomez (55).

2-out RBI: J Morneau; C Gomez.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

E: J Mauer (3); J Crain ().

BASERUNNING

SB: M Tolbert (7, 2nd base off C Lee/K Shoppach).

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Sizemore CF                 4   1   2   0    1   0  .272  .893   22    1   0   IW
J Carroll 3B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .272  .696   20    0   3   
S Choo LF                     5   0   1   2    0   3  .300  .924   25    1   1   2B
J Peralta SS                  2   2   2   2    2   0  .276  .801   25    3   1   HR,2B
V Martinez 1B                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .275  .693   15   10   0   2B
T Hafner DH                   3   1   1   1    1   2  .215  .671   17    0   0   HR,IW
K Shoppach C                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .269  .881   18    7   0   
F Gutierrez RF                3   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .695   20    2   0   
A Cabrera 2B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .248  .696   21    3   7   SH

C Lee P                                                                  0   0
  E Mujica P                                                             0   0
  R Perez P                                                              0   0
  J Lewis P                                                              0   0
Totals                       32   6   9   6    6  10              183   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Peralta (39, off M Guerrier); S Choo (27, off S Baker); V Martinez (15, off M Guerrier).

HR: T Hafner (5, off S Baker; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); J Peralta (22, off S Baker; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SH: A Cabrera (11, off C Breslow).

IBB: G Sizemore (13, by C Breslow); T Hafner (5, by M Guerrier).

TB: J Peralta 6; T Hafner 4; S Choo 2; G Sizemore 2; V Martinez 2; A Cabrera; J Carroll.

RBI: J Peralta 2 (84); S Choo 2 (53); V Martinez (32); T Hafner (23).

2-out RBI: S Choo 2; V Martinez; T Hafner; J Peralta.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. A Cabrera-V Martinez; A Cabrera-J Peralta-V Martinez.

E: J Carroll (6).

BASERUNNING

PO: K Shoppach (1st base by J Crain).

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
S Baker                        4.2   6   4   4    1   5   2   3.69   21  103-64   41· 9·14    3·10· 2· 0     40    -     1.06  -0.25
J Crain                        1.1   0   0   0    2   2   0   3.77    6   28-15    7· 2· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.71   0.05
J Mijares, L (0-1)             0.2   1   1   1    0   1   0   2.25    3    9-6     3· 1· 2    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.08   0.02
M Guerrier                     0.1   2   1   1    1   1   0   4.90    4   18-9     4· 2· 3    0· 0· 2· 0          1-1    1.32  -0.29
C Breslow                      0.1   0   0   0    2   0   0   2.06    3   12-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.35  -0.01
B Korecky                      0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.27    1    3-3     2· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.54   0.01
D Reyes                        0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   2.28    1    5-3     2· 0· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    0.57   0.01
Totals                         8     9   6   6    6  10   2          39  178-103  61·14·28    8·11· 4· 0          6-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Lee                          6.1  10   4   3    3   5   1   2.41   32  113-71   49· 7·15   14· 3· 6· 0     41    -     1.20  -0.20
E Mujica, W (3-2)              0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   7.01    3   13-10    9· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.70   0.09
R Perez, H (23)                1     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.16    5   30-22   15· 3· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    1.42   0.08
J Lewis, S (10)                1     1   0   0    0   1   0   3.96    4   24-18   15· 1· 2    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.15   0.08
Totals                         9    14   4   3    3   8   1          44  180-121  88·11·22   19· 5· 8· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: J Mijares (1); C Lee 2 (4).

IBB: M Guerrier (9; T Hafner); C Breslow (2; G Sizemore).

PO: J Crain (0; K Shoppach, 1st base).

HBP: C Lee (5; C Gomez).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Scott Barry, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Sam Holbrook.

Time of Game: 3:51.

Attendance: 22,904.

Weather: 75° F, Wind 1mph from Left to Right, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians                    
1. D Span               RF    1. G Sizemore           CF 
2. A Casilla            2B    2. J Carroll            3B 
3. J Mauer              C     3. S Choo               LF 
4. J Morneau            DH    4. J Peralta            SS 
5. D Young              LF    5. V Martinez           1B 
6. B Harris             3B    6. T Hafner             DH 
7. B Buscher            1B    7. K Shoppach           C  
8. M Tolbert            SS    8. F Gutierrez          RF 
9. C Gomez              CF    9. A Cabrera            2B 

   S Baker              P        C Lee                P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-2  -23  1   22%  80% S Choo          S Baker         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cabrera Scores; Sizemore Scores
   b 7   2  4-4  --3  6   20%  77% J Peralta       M Guerrier      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Carroll Scores
   t 7   0  4-2  1--  4  -17%  59% J Mauer         C Lee           Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Casilla to 3B
   b 4   2  2-1  ---  4   14%  51% T Hafner        S Baker         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 4   1  2-0  ---  7   12%  40% J Peralta       S Baker         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Cliff Lee facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  D Span          Walk
          1--  2   41%  A Casilla       Single to 1B (Bunt to Weak 2B); Span to 2B
   OO     12-  2   51%  J Mauer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B (2B-1B); Span to 3B
   R      --3  4   43%  J Morneau       Single to LF (Line Drive); Span Scores
   O      1--  4   45%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Baker facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   43%  G Sizemore      Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  5   45%  J Carroll       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--  5   42%  S Choo          Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   44%  J Peralta       Walk; Carroll to 2B
   O      12-  4   40%  V Martinez      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cliff Lee facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   42%  B Harris        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Harris out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---  5   43%  B Buscher       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   42%  M Tolbert       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      41%  C Gomez         Tolbert Steals 2B
          -2-  4   41%  " "             Hit By Pitch
   O      12-  3   44%  D Span          Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Baker facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   42%  T Hafner        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   40%  K Shoppach      Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  6   39%  F Gutierrez     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cliff Lee facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   41%  A Casilla       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5   43%  J Mauer         Flyball: LF
          ---  5   42%  J Morneau       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      41%  D Young         Wild Pitch; Morneau to 2B
          -2-  4   40%  " "             Walk
   O      12-  1   44%  B Harris        Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Behind 0-1, Scott Baker facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   41%  A Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  5   39%  G Sizemore      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  7   38%  J Carroll       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Indians 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Cliff Lee facing 7-8-9
          ---  8   34%  B Buscher       Walk
   OO     1--  2   42%  M Tolbert       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B
   R      ---  4   30%  C Gomez         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      ---  1   31%  D Span          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 0-2, Scott Baker facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  7   28%  S Choo          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   R      ---  7   40%  J Peralta       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   38%  V Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  4   51%  T Hafner        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   50%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Cliff Lee facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   53%  A Casilla       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   50%  J Mauer         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  4   41%  J Morneau       Single to RF (Line Drive); Mauer to 3B
   O      1-3  4   50%  D Young         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   57%  B Harris        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Tied 2-2, Scott Baker facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   54%  F Gutierrez     Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
          ---  6   57%  A Cabrera       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  5   61%  G Sizemore      Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Cabrera to 2B
   O      12-  4   58%  J Carroll       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Cabrera to 3B; Sizemore to 2B
   RR     -23  1   80%  S Choo          Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cabrera Scores; Sizemore Scores
                  Jesse Crain replaces Scott Baker pitching
          -2-  7   81%  J Peralta       Walk
   O      12-  2   78%  V Martinez      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Cliff Lee facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   81%  B Buscher       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   83%  M Tolbert       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  4   81%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Gomez to 1B
   O      1--  4   84%  D Span          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 4-2, Jesse Crain facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   83%  T Hafner        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   84%  K Shoppach      Walk
   O      1--  3   83%  F Gutierrez     Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      83%  A Cabrera       Shoppach Picked off 1B, safe on E1 (throw); Shoppach to 2B
   O      -2-  6   81%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Indians 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Cliff Lee facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   75%  A Casilla       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball)
          1--  4   59%  J Mauer         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Casilla to 3B
   RO     -23  3   60%  J Morneau       Groundout: 2B-1B; Casilla Scores/unER; Mauer to 3B
   R      --3  7   50%  D Young         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mauer Scores
                  Edward Mujica replaces Cliff Lee pitching
          1--  6   44%  B Harris        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Young to 2B
   O      12-  5   51%  B Buscher       Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      12-  2   59%  M Tolbert       Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Jose Mijares facing 1-2-3
                  Jose Mijares replaces Jesse Crain pitching; Brendan Harris moves to 1B; Matt Tolbert moves to 3B; Nick Punto replaces Brian Buscher playing SS batting 7th
          ---  3   65%  G Sizemore      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  1   59%  J Carroll       Bunt Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      69%  S Choo          Wild Pitch; Carroll to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw)
   O      --3  5   57%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Jose Mijares pitching
   R      --3  6   77%  J Peralta       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Carroll Scores
   R      -2-  3   88%  V Martinez      Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Peralta Scores
          -2-  4   88%  T Hafner        Intentional Walk
   O      12-  5   86%  K Shoppach      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Rafael Perez facing 9-1-2
                  Rafael Perez replaces Edward Mujica pitching
   O      ---  5   90%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  7   92%  D Span          Strikeout Looking
          --- 10   90%  A Casilla       Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  5   87%  J Mauer         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Casilla to 2B
   O      12-  3   94%  J Morneau       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 6-4, Craig Breslow facing 8-9-1
                  Craig Breslow replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
          ---  6   95%  F Gutierrez     Walk
   O      1--  2   94%  A Cabrera       Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B (Weak 2B-1B); Gutierrez to 2B
          -2-  4   95%  G Sizemore      Intentional Walk
                  Bobby Korecky replaces Craig Breslow pitching
   O      12-  3   94%  J Carroll       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Gutierrez to 3B
                  Dennys Reyes replaces Bobby Korecky pitching
   O      1-3  5   92%  S Choo          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Jensen Lewis facing 5-6-7
                  Jensen Lewis replaces Rafael Perez pitching
   O      ---  4   96%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  B Harris        Strikeout Swinging
          --- 10   96%  N Punto         Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
                  Jason Kubel pinch hits for Matt Tolbert batting 8th
          1--      96%  J Kubel         Defensive Indifference; Punto to 2B
   O      -2-  5  100%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Indians 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation