August 18, 2004 New York Yankees at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 5
@BAL 4 BOS 6
TOR 4 CHW 9
DET 2 KCR 3
SEA 2 MIN 7
NYY 2 ANA 6
@TBD 4 TEX 5
CLE 2 ARI 6
PIT 3 FLA 6
@LAD 4 CHC 7
@MIL 5
(11) HOU 9
@PHI 8 ATL 6
@SDP 5 MON 6
@SFG 2 SFG 14
MON 4 CIN 5
@STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 41,125

Wednesday, August 18, 2004, 6:07PM
Time of Game: 2:46

Yankees

75-44

Lost 3

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  2  0    2  6  0
Twins           1  0  0   3  0  3   0  0  X    7 10  0

W: J Santana (13-6), L: M Mussina (9-7)

Twins

66-53

Won 3

1st

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Cairo 3B                    4   0   1   1    0   2  .285  .753   22    1   3   
D Jeter SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .765   10    2   5   
G Sheffield RF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .292  .933   14    1   0   2B
B Williams CF                 3   0   0   0    1   1  .256  .780   23    0   0   
H Matsui LF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .304  .930   11    2   0   2B
J Posada C                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .269  .895   18    4   0   
R Sierra DH                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .261  .805   15    0   0   
J Olerud 1B                   3   1   1   0    0   0  .254  .729    8    9   1   
E Wilson 2B                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .225  .613   22    3   4   

M Mussina P                                                              1   1
  T Sturtze P                                                            1   0
Totals                       33   2   6   1    1   8              143   24  14

BATTING

2B: G Sheffield (19, off J Santana); H Matsui (23, off J Nathan).

TB: G Sheffield 2; H Matsui 2; E Wilson; R Sierra; M Cairo; J Olerud.

RBI: M Cairo (31).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Jeter-E Wilson-J Olerud.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   1   3   2    0   1  .312  .850   18    1   0   HR,2B,GDP
J Jones RF                    5   1   1   1    0   2  .261  .768   19    2   0   HR
T Hunter CF                   3   1   1   0    1   1  .266  .772   13    1   0   2B,SB
J Morneau 1B                  3   0   1   1    1   0  .270  .850   16   10   1   
L Ford DH                     3   1   0   0    0   0  .303  .868   10    0   0   HBP
C Koskie 3B                   3   1   2   0    1   0  .249  .819   12    0   0   2B,SB
C Guzman SS                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .270  .674   17    3   3   2B
H Blanco C                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .202  .604   16    7   1   3B,SH
L Rivas 2B                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .241  .656   17    3   4   

J Santana P                                                              0   0
  G Balfour P                                                            0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       32   7  10   6    4   4              138   27   9

BATTING

2B: C Guzman (21, off M Mussina); T Hunter (29, off T Sturtze); C Koskie (17, off M Mussina); S Stewart (14, off M Mussina).

3B: H Blanco (1, off T Sturtze).

HR: J Jones (20, off T Sturtze; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF-CF); S Stewart (7, off M Mussina; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SH: H Blanco (8, off M Mussina).

HBP: L Ford (12, by M Mussina).

TB: S Stewart 7; J Jones 4; H Blanco 3; C Koskie 3; C Guzman 2; T Hunter 2; J Morneau.

GIDP: S Stewart (3).

RBI: C Guzman 2 (33); S Stewart 2 (35); J Morneau (30); J Jones (61).

2-out RBI: J Jones; J Morneau; S Stewart.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

SB: T Hunter (17, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada); C Koskie (9, 2nd base off M Mussina/J Posada).

PITCHING

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Mussina, L (9-7)             4     5   4   4    2   2   1   5.34   20   68-37   22· 4·11    7· 7· 1· 0     36    -     0.90  -0.15
T Sturtze                      4     5   3   3    2   2   1   5.23   18   66-37   25· 3· 9    9· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.14  -0.03
Totals                         8    10   7   7    4   4   2          38  134-74   47· 7·20   16·10· 3· 0           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Santana, W (13-6)            7     5   2   2    1   6   0   3.23   27  105-69   44·13·12    7· 9· 4· 0     64    -     0.53   0.28
G Balfour                      1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.21    3   11-7     7· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          2-1    0.39   0.03
J Nathan                       1     1   0   0    0   2   0   0.82    4   23-13    8· 2· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     6   2   2    1   8   0          34  139-89   59·15·15    8·12· 5· 0          2-1

J Santana faced 3 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: J Santana (6).

IBB: None.

HBP: M Mussina (2; L Ford).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Kevin Kelley, 1B - Bruce Froemming, 2B - Mike Winters, 3B - Tim Timmons.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 41,125.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 70° F, Wind 0mph.

LINEUPS

   New York Yankees              Minnesota Twins                      
1. M Cairo              3B    1. S Stewart            LF 
2. D Jeter              SS    2. J Jones              RF 
3. G Sheffield          RF    3. T Hunter             CF 
4. B Williams           CF    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. H Matsui             LF    5. L Ford               DH 
6. J Posada             C     6. C Koskie             3B 
7. R Sierra             DH    7. C Guzman             SS 
8. J Olerud             1B    8. H Blanco             C  
9. E Wilson             2B    9. L Rivas              2B 

   M Mussina            P        J Santana            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  0-0  ---  2    9%  64% S Stewart       M Mussina       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   b 4   0  0-1  1--  2    9%  80% C Koskie        M Mussina       Double to LF (Fly Ball); Ford to 3B
   b 4   0  0-1  -23  5    8%  88% C Guzman        M Mussina       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ford Scores; Koskie Scores
   b 4   2  0-3  --3  2    5%  90% S Stewart       M Mussina       Double to LF (Line Drive); Guzman Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  --3  2   -3%  60% L Ford          M Mussina       Groundout: P-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Johan Santana facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   54%  D Jeter         Lineout: SS
          ---  3   52%  G Sheffield     Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  7   55%  B Williams      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  2   64%  S Stewart       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  3   62%  J Jones         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
          ---  4   64%  T Hunter        Walk
          1--      66%  J Morneau       Hunter Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   63%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Hunter to 3B
   O      --3  2   60%  L Ford          Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   62%  H Matsui        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2   64%  J Posada        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   65%  R Sierra        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   68%  C Koskie        Walk
   O      1--  7   65%  C Guzman        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  2   63%  H Blanco        Flyball: RF
          1--      63%  L Rivas         Koskie Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   60%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   63%  J Olerud        Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  8   65%  E Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   64%  M Cairo         Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
   O      1--  3   66%  D Jeter         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 1-2-3
          ---  6   70%  S Stewart       Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  5   66%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   64%  T Hunter        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  1   61%  J Morneau       Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Johan Santana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   64%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 1B
   O      ---  5   67%  B Williams      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   68%  H Matsui        Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Mussina facing 5-6-7
          ---  2   71%  L Ford          Hit By Pitch
          1--  2   80%  C Koskie        Double to LF (Fly Ball); Ford to 3B
   RR     -23  5   88%  C Guzman        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Ford Scores; Koskie Scores
   O      -2-  1   87%  H Blanco        Bunt Groundout: P unassisted/Sacrifice; Guzman to 3B
   O      --3  2   84%  L Rivas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      --3  2   90%  S Stewart       Double to LF (Line Drive); Guzman Scores
   O      -2-  6   88%  J Jones         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Johan Santana facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   90%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   91%  R Sierra        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   92%  J Olerud        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tanyon Sturtze facing 3-4-5
                  Tanyon Sturtze replaces Mike Mussina pitching
   O      ---  5   92%  T Hunter        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   92%  J Morneau       Walk
   O      1--  1   91%  L Ford          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  4   92%  C Koskie        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru CF-RF); Ford to 3B
   O      1-3  1   91%  C Guzman        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 4.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Johan Santana facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   92%  E Wilson        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   94%  M Cairo         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   94%  D Jeter         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Tanyon Sturtze facing 8-9-1
          ---  8   97%  H Blanco        Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
          --3  6   97%  L Rivas         Walk
   ROO    1-3  2   96%  S Stewart       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Blanco Scores/No RBI
   R      ---  3   98%  J Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
          ---  3   98%  T Hunter        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
   R      -2-  2   99%  J Morneau       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hunter Scores
   O      1--  5   99%  L Ford          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 7.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Johan Santana facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   99%  G Sheffield     Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   99%  B Williams      Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  H Matsui        Groundout: 2B-1B; Williams to 2B
   O      -2-  4  100%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tanyon Sturtze facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2  100%  C Koskie        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4  100%  C Guzman        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  5   99%  H Blanco        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 0, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-7, Johan Santana facing 7-8-9
          ---  3   99%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru LF-CF)
          1--  3   98%  J Olerud        Single to CF (Line Drive); Sierra to 3B
   R      1-3      98%  E Wilson        Wild Pitch; Sierra Scores; Olerud to 2B
          -2-  6   96%  " "             Single to LF (Fly Ball); Olerud to 3B
                  Grant Balfour replaces Johan Santana pitching
   RO     1-3  7   98%  M Cairo         Groundout: 1B-2B-1B; Olerud Scores; Wilson to 2B
   O      -2-  2   99%  D Jeter         Flyball: RF
   O      -2-  2   99%  G Sheffield     Popfly: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-2, Tanyon Sturtze facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   99%  L Rivas         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   99%  S Stewart       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   99%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-7, Joe Nathan facing 4-5-6
                  Joe Nathan replaces Grant Balfour pitching
   O      ---  6  100%  B Williams      Lineout: 1B
          ---  3   99%  H Matsui        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      -2-  7  100%  J Posada        Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  7  100%  R Sierra        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Twins 7.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN200408180

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation