May 8, 2004 Minnesota Twins at Oakland Athletics Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 7
TBD 2 BAL 10
CLE 7 BOS 9
KCR 1 MIN 3
@OAK 2
(10) NYY 6
@SEA 0 TEX 16
DET 15
(10) TOR 4
CHW 2 PHI 8
@ARI 7 ATL 5
HOU 4
(10) COL 4
@CHC 3 CIN 5
SFG 3 SDP 6
@FLA 3
(10) MON 2
STL 0 MIL 6
@NYM 4 LAD 4
@PIT 3

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 22,759

Saturday, May 8, 2004, 1:07PM
Time of Game: 3:13

Twins

17-12

Won 1

1st

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

W: J Romero (2-1), L: J Mecir (0-3), S: J Nathan (8)

Athletics

14-16

Lost 1

3rd, 6½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   1   1   0    0   1  .293  .822   15    2   0   
C Guzman SS                   5   0   1   0    0   1  .312  .752   15    1   3   CS
D Mientkiewicz 1B             5   1   2   0    0   0  .286  .741   21    7   0   
C Koskie 3B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .250  .835    9    1   2   IW
T Hunter DH                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .288  .796   16    0   0   
  N Punto PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .268  .656         0   0   
  M Ryan PH                   1   0   0   0    0   1  .355  .794    5    0   0   
J Jones RF                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .304  .890   14    2   0   HR
L Ford CF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .359  .978   16    5   0   
R Bowen C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .214  .742   12    6   0   
  J Offerman PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .819    8    0   0   
  H Blanco C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .226  .706         4   0   
L Rivas 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .200  .563   13    2   4   

S Greisinger P                                                           0   0
  J Roa P                                                                0   0
  J Romero P                                                             0   0
  J Nathan P                                                             0   0
Totals                       40   3  10   2    1   5              144   30   9

BATTING

HR: J Jones (6, off T Hudson; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).

IBB: C Koskie (3, by J Mecir).

TB: J Jones 4; T Hunter 2; D Mientkiewicz 2; C Koskie; C Guzman; R Bowen; L Rivas; S Stewart.

RBI: J Jones (20); T Hunter (11).

2-out RBI: T Hunter.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Guzman-L Rivas-D Mientkiewicz.

E: S Greisinger ().

BASERUNNING

CS: C Guzman (2, 2nd base by T Hudson/A Melhuse).

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Kotsay CF                   2   1   0   0    1   0  .257  .616    7    1   0   
  B Kielty LF                 2   0   1   0    0   0  .231  .700   10    0   0   
E Byrnes LF-CF                5   0   1   0    0   2  .305  .911   16    2   0   
E Chavez 3B                   4   0   1   0    1   0  .239  .837   26    2   3   
J Dye RF                      4   0   1   1    1   2  .283  .902   22    2   0   3B
E Durazo DH                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .309  .889   23    0   0   
S Hatteberg 1B                5   0   2   0    0   1  .296  .856   19   13   0   
B Crosby SS                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .183  .559   13    3   4   GDP
  B McMillon PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .620    6    0   0   
A Melhuse C                   3   1   1   1    2   0  .258  .827   21    5   1   HR
M Scutaro 2B                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .291  .674   25    2   5   

T Hudson P                                                               0   1
  J Mecir P                                                              0   0
Totals                       40   2  10   2    5   9              188   30  14

BATTING

3B: J Dye (1, off S Greisinger).

HR: A Melhuse (2, off S Greisinger; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: A Melhuse 4; J Dye 3; S Hatteberg 2; E Durazo 2; E Chavez; B Kielty; M Scutaro; E Byrnes.

GIDP: B Crosby (1).

RBI: A Melhuse (2); J Dye (23).

2-out RBI: J Dye.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

PB: A Melhuse (2).

E: B Crosby (3).

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 Greisinger                   5     6   2   2    2   2   1   6.87   24   92-59   37· 4·18    7· 9· 4· 0     47    -     1.18   0.07
J Roa                          1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   2.51    5   24-12    5· 2· 5    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.37   0.12
J Romero, W (2-1)              2.2   4   0   0    1   2   0   3.93   12   50-29   15· 3·11    8· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.66   0.31
J Nathan, S (8)                1     0   0   0    1   3   0   1.72    4   22-13    6· 1· 6    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    3.00   0.22
Totals                        10    10   2   2    5   9   1          45  188-113  63·10·40   15·12· 4· 0           -

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Hudson                       9     9   2   2    0   4   1   3.27   35  120-84   49·20·15   17· 9· 5· 0     65    -     1.30   0.50
J Mecir, L (0-3)               1     1   1   0    1   1   0   9.28    6   19-9     5· 1· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    2.04  -0.28
Totals                        10    10   3   2    1   5   1          41  139-93   54·21·18   19·11· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: J Mecir (1; C Koskie).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Montague, 1B - Jerry Layne, 2B - Chris Guccione, 3B - Paul Schrieber.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 22,759.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 64° F, Wind 8mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Oakland Athletics                    
1. S Stewart            LF    1. M Kotsay             CF 
2. C Guzman             SS    2. E Byrnes             LF 
3. D Mientkiewicz       1B    3. E Chavez             3B 
4. C Koskie             3B    4. J Dye                RF 
5. T Hunter             DH    5. E Durazo             DH 
6. J Jones              RF    6. S Hatteberg          1B 
7. L Ford               CF    7. B Crosby             SS 
8. R Bowen              C     8. A Melhuse            C  
9. L Rivas              2B    9. M Scutaro            2B 

   S Greisinger         P        T Hudson             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t10   2  2-2  1--  2   39%  81% D Mientkiewicz  J Mecir         Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Short LF); Stewart Scores/unER/No RBI; Mientkiewicz to 2B
   b 8   0  2-2  1-3  3   25%  40% B Crosby        J Romero        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Durazo stays at 3B
   b 8   0  2-2  1--  2  -17%  15% S Hatteberg     J Romero        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Durazo to 3B
   b 9   2  2-2  123  4   16%  50% E Durazo        J Romero        Strikeout Looking
   b 4   1  2-1  ---  1  -13%  47% A Melhuse       S Greisinger    Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   48%  S Stewart       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   46%  C Guzman        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   47%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to LF (Fly Ball)
          1--  1   49%  C Koskie        Single to RF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz to 2B
   R      12-  5   58%  T Hunter        Single to LF (Line Drive); Mientkiewicz Scores; Koskie to 2B
   O      12-  1   55%  J Jones         Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-1, Seth Greisinger facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   51%  M Kotsay        Walk
   O      1--  5   54%  E Byrnes        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  7   57%  E Chavez        Popfly: 3B (Short LF)
   R      1--  5   46%  J Dye           Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Kotsay Scores
   O      --3  6   50%  E Durazo        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tim Hudson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   48%  L Ford          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   46%  R Bowen         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   45%  L Rivas         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Seth Greisinger facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   41%  S Hatteberg     Single to CF (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   44%  B Crosby        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  5   48%  A Melhuse       Flyball: LF
          1--  6   45%  M Scutaro       Single to CF (Line Drive); Hatteberg to 2B
   O      12-  1   50%  M Kotsay        Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tim Hudson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   47%  S Stewart       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   45%  C Guzman        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  5   47%  D Mientkiewicz  Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Short RF Line)
   O      1--  1   44%  C Koskie        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 1-1, Seth Greisinger facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   40%  E Byrnes        Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  7   35%  E Chavez        Walk; Byrnes to 2B
   O      12-  3   40%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  3   45%  E Durazo        Flyball: CF
   O      12-  3   50%  S Hatteberg     Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Athletics 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   47%  T Hunter        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  3   59%  J Jones         Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   57%  L Ford          Lineout: CF
          ---  6   59%  R Bowen         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   61%  L Rivas         Single to CF (Fly Ball); Bowen to 2B
   O      12-  1   56%  S Stewart       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Seth Greisinger facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   59%  B Crosby        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   R      ---  1   47%  A Melhuse       Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  5   49%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   47%  M Kotsay        Reached on E1 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   50%  E Byrnes        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Hudson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   47%  C Guzman        Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   45%  D Mientkiewicz  Flyball: LF
   O      ---  1   43%  C Koskie        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Seth Greisinger facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5   46%  E Chavez        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   48%  J Dye           Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  7   47%  E Durazo        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6   50%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
                  Bobby Kielty replaces Mark Kotsay playing LF batting 1st; Eric Byrnes moves to CF
   O      ---  6   46%  T Hunter        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   44%  J Jones         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  4   42%  L Ford          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Roa facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Roa replaces Seth Greisinger pitching
   O      ---  5   46%  B Crosby        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   42%  A Melhuse       Walk
   O      1--  3   46%  M Scutaro       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   50%  B Kielty        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Hudson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   46%  R Bowen         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   43%  L Rivas         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  4   41%  S Stewart       Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, Joe Roa facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  6   45%  E Byrnes        Strikeout Looking
                  J.C. Romero replaces Joe Roa pitching
   O      ---  5   48%  E Chavez        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  J Dye           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Hudson facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   57%  C Guzman        Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      45%  D Mientkiewicz  Guzman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   41%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   39%  C Koskie        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, J.C. Romero facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   32%  E Durazo        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short CF-RF)
          1--  2   15%  S Hatteberg     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru Short RF); Durazo to 3B
   OO     1-3  3   40%  B Crosby        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Durazo stays at 3B
   O      --3  6   50%  A Melhuse       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Tim Hudson facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   58%  T Hunter        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
                  Nick Punto pinch runs for Torii Hunter batting 5th
          1--      67%  J Jones         Passed Ball; Punto to 2B
   O      -2-  6   56%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   46%  L Ford          Strikeout Swinging
                  Jose Offerman pinch hits for Rob Bowen batting 8th
   O      -2-  8   35%  J Offerman      Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Tied 2-2, J.C. Romero facing 9-1-2
                  Henry Blanco replaces Jose Offerman playing C batting 8th
   O      ---  5   41%  M Scutaro       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  5   36%  B Kielty        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   43%  E Byrnes        Flyball: CF
          1--  2   38%  E Chavez        Single to RF (Ground Ball); Kielty to 2B
          12-  7   34%  J Dye           Walk; Kielty to 3B; Chavez to 2B
   O      123  4   50%  E Durazo        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 2.

Top of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Jim Mecir facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Mecir replaces Tim Hudson pitching
   O      ---  1   44%  L Rivas         Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   50%  S Stewart       Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   42%  C Guzman        Flyball: CF
   R      1--  2   81%  D Mientkiewicz  Reached on E6 (Pop Fly to Short LF); Stewart Scores/unER/No RBI; Mientkiewicz to 2B
          -2-  4   82%  C Koskie        Intentional Walk
                  Michael Ryan pinch hits for Nick Punto batting 5th
   O      12-  5   78%  M Ryan          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 2.

Bottom of the 10th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-3, Joe Nathan facing 6-7-8
                  Joe Nathan replaces J.C. Romero pitching
   O      ---  6   88%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Looking
                  Billy McMillon pinch hits for Bobby Crosby batting 7th
   O      ---  6   95%  B McMillon      Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   89%  A Melhuse       Walk
   O      1--  6  100%  M Scutaro       Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation