May 4, 2008 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 29,821

Sunday, May 4, 2008, 2:10pm
Time of Game: 2:46

Tigers

14-18

Lost 3

5th, 3 GB

Jim Leyland

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

W: M Guerrier (2-1), L: Z Miner (1-2), S: J Nathan (11)

Twins

16-14

Won 5

1st

Ron Gardenhire

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Granderson CF               4   1   2   1    1   2  .317 1.245   29    0   0   HR,SB
P Polanco 2B                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .720   13    2   2   2B,SH
M Cabrera 1B                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .265  .835   17    5   1   
M Ordonez DH                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .311  .919   18    0   0   
C Guillen 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .313  .900   17    1   0   
M Thames RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .220  .655   23    2   0   
E Renteria SS                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .306  .757   11    1   3   SB
I Rodriguez C                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .663   13    9   0   
J Jones LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .165  .497   13    3   0   

K Rogers P                                                               1   1
  Z Miner P                                                              0   0
  B Seay P                                                               0   0
  F Cruceta P                                                            0   0
Totals                       37   6  10   4    1   7              154   24   7

BATTING

2B: P Polanco (6, off B Bonser).

HR: C Granderson (5, off B Bonser; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SH: P Polanco (1, off M Guerrier).

TB: C Granderson 5; P Polanco 3; E Renteria 2; C Guillen; M Ordonez; M Cabrera; M Thames.

RBI: E Renteria (18); M Ordonez (23); C Granderson (8); C Guillen (13).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

E: C Guillen (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Granderson (1, 2nd base off J Nathan/J Mauer); E Renteria (1, 2nd base off B Bonser/J Mauer).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Gomez CF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .271  .671   13    5   0   
B Harris 2B                   4   1   1   1    0   2  .270  .705   16    1   3   2B
J Mauer C                     4   1   2   2    0   1  .333  .830   17    7   0   2B
J Morneau 1B                  4   0   1   1    0   1  .284  .853   16   11   0   
M Cuddyer RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .280  .721   11    1   0   
C Monroe DH                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .797   10    0   0   
D Young LF                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .613   12    1   0   
M Tolbert 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .302  .716   19    0   1   2B
N Punto SS                    3   1   1   2    0   0  .244  .573    7    1   5   2B

B Bonser P                                                               0   2
  M Guerrier P                                                           0   2
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       34   7   9   7    0   8              121   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Tolbert (4, off K Rogers); N Punto (1, off K Rogers); B Harris (6, off Z Miner); J Mauer (8, off K Rogers).

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

RBI: N Punto 2 (2); J Mauer 2 (14); B Harris (7); C Gomez (8); J Morneau (25).

2-out RBI: J Mauer 2; B Harris; J Morneau; C Gomez.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 5 for 9.

FIELDING

E: J Mauer (1).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
K Rogers                       6.2   6   5   3    0   6   0   6.27   27   96-67   38·12·17    8· 9· 4· 0     52    -     0.66   0.05
Z Miner, L (1-2)               0     2   2   2    0   0   0   8.83    2    6-4     3· 0· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          2-2    2.49  -0.26
B Seay, BS (1)                 0.1   1   0   0    0   1   0   2.89    2    9-6     3· 1· 2    1· 0· 0· 0          2-2    2.55  -0.37
F Cruceta                      1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3   10-8     2· 3· 3    2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     9   7   5    0   8   0          34  121-85   46·16·23   12·10· 4· 0          4-4

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Bonser                       6     8   6   5    0   5   1   4.29   27   99-69   44· 7·18   11· 9· 2· 0     39    -     0.51  -0.35
M Guerrier, W (2-1)            2     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.63    8   35-22   17· 2· 3    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.13   0.14
J Nathan, S (11)               1     1   0   0    0   1   0   0.69    4   11-10    4· 3· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.19   0.16
Totals                         9    10   6   5    1   7   1          39  145-101  65·12·24   17·12· 2· 0           -

Z Miner faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: B Bonser (3).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Tom Hallion, 1B - Brian O'Nora, 2B - Jerry Crawford, 3B - Paul Nauert.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 29,821.

Weather: 70° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. C Granderson         CF    1. C Gomez              CF 
2. P Polanco            2B    2. B Harris             2B 
3. M Cabrera            1B    3. J Mauer              C  
4. M Ordonez            DH    4. J Morneau            1B 
5. C Guillen            3B    5. M Cuddyer            RF 
6. M Thames             RF    6. C Monroe             DH 
7. E Renteria           SS    7. D Young              LF 
8. I Rodriguez          C     8. M Tolbert            3B 
9. J Jones              LF    9. N Punto              SS 

   K Rogers             P        B Bonser             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  6-5  -23  4   39%  77% J Mauer         B Seay          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gomez Scores/Team unER; Harris Scores/Team unER
   b 7   2  6-4  12-  2   18%  38% B Harris        Z Miner         Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Punto Scores/unER; Gomez to 3B
   b 5   1  6-1  12-  1   13%  22% N Punto         K Rogers        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Monroe Scores; Young Scores; Punto to 3B/Adv on throw
   t 9   2  7-6  -2-  3   11% 100% M Cabrera       J Nathan        Strikeout Swinging
   t 1   0  0-1  12-  6  -11%  21% M Ordonez       B Bonser        Single to LF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores; Cabrera to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Boof Bonser facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   R      ---  4   40%  C Granderson    Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  4   37%  P Polanco       Single to P (Ground Ball to Front of Home)
          1--  4   32%  M Cabrera       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Polanco to 2B
   R      12-  6   21%  M Ordonez       Single to LF (Line Drive); Polanco Scores; Cabrera to 3B
   R      1-3  7   18%  C Guillen       Single to CF (Line Drive); Cabrera Scores; Ordonez to 2B
   O      12-  2   21%  M Thames        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   R      12-  3   13%  E Renteria      Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF Line); Ordonez Scores; Guillen to 3B
          1-3      13%  I Rodriguez     Renteria Steals 2B
   R      -23  4    9%  " "             Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Guillen Scores; Renteria to 3B; Rodriguez to 1B
   O      1-3  4   12%  J Jones         Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3       8%  C Granderson    Baserunner Advance; Renteria Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER; Rodriguez to 2B
   O      -2-  7    9%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  6 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2    8%  C Gomez         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6    7%  B Harris        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5    7%  J Mauer         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Boof Bonser facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1    7%  P Polanco       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2    8%  M Cabrera       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2    8%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Kenny Rogers facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3    7%  J Morneau       Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4    6%  M Cuddyer       Lineout: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3    6%  C Monroe        Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Boof Bonser facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1    6%  C Guillen       Flyball: CF
          ---  9    6%  M Thames        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2    6%  E Renteria      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2    7%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Kenny Rogers facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4    6%  D Young         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  7    5%  M Tolbert       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3    5%  N Punto         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-0, Boof Bonser facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1    5%  J Jones         Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      ---  6    5%  C Granderson    Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2    5%  P Polanco       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  1    5%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Kenny Rogers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4    4%  C Gomez         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4    4%  B Harris        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3    5%  J Mauer         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   R      -2-  4    7%  J Morneau       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Mauer Scores
   O      1--  1    6%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-1, Boof Bonser facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3    6%  M Ordonez       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7    7%  C Guillen       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4    7%  M Thames        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-6, Kenny Rogers facing 6-7-8
          ---  2    9%  C Monroe        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
          1--  1   13%  D Young         Single to CF (Line Drive); Monroe to 2B
   O      12-  5   10%  M Tolbert       Flyball: LF
   RR     12-  1   22%  N Punto         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Monroe Scores; Young Scores; Punto to 3B/Adv on throw
   O      --3  3   17%  C Gomez         Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      --3  4   13%  B Harris        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Boof Bonser facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   14%  E Renteria      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  3   15%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   15%  J Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Kenny Rogers facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   13%  J Mauer         Foul Flyball: LF (LF Foul)
   O      ---  4   11%  J Morneau       Popfly: SS (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   10%  M Cuddyer       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 6-3, Matt Guerrier facing 1-2-3
                  Matt Guerrier replaces Boof Bonser pitching
          ---  6    9%  C Granderson    Walk
   O      1--  2    9%  P Polanco       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home); Granderson to 2B
   O      -2-  5   11%  M Cabrera       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  7   12%  M Ordonez       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Kenny Rogers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1    9%  C Monroe        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  4    8%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  7   10%  M Tolbert       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          -2-  3   12%  N Punto         Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Tolbert to 3B
                  Zach Miner replaces Kenny Rogers pitching
   R      1-3  4   20%  C Gomez         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Tolbert Scores/unER; Punto to 2B
   R      12-  2   38%  B Harris        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Punto Scores/unER; Gomez to 3B
                  Bobby Seay replaces Zach Miner pitching
   RR     -23  4   77%  J Mauer         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gomez Scores/Team unER; Harris Scores/Team unER
   O      1--  5   75%  J Morneau       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Matt Guerrier facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   81%  C Guillen       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  8   84%  M Thames        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   81%  E Renteria      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   87%  I Rodriguez     Groundout: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-6, Francisco Cruceta facing 5-6-7
                  Francisco Cruceta replaces Bobby Seay pitching
   O      ---  3   86%  M Cuddyer       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  4   85%  C Monroe        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   84%  D Young         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-7, Joe Nathan facing 9-1-2
                  Joe Nathan replaces Matt Guerrier pitching
   O      ---  2   91%  J Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   83%  C Granderson    Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   92%  P Polanco       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--      89%  M Cabrera       Granderson Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3  100%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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