Orioles 11-2 Twins (18 Sep, 2004) Box Score

Minnesota Twins

86-61, 46-30 home


BAL
MIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	1	5	5	0	0	11	12	1
0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	6	0

S. Ponson11-14

7.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

T. Mulholland5-9

5.2 IP, 6 H, 4 ER, 3 K, 3 BB

Orioles Hitting

hitters
B. Roberts2B
M. Mora3B
L. López3B
M. TejadaSS
R. PalmeiroDH
J. LopezC
G. GilC
B.J. SurhoffRF
D. McDonaldRF
J. Leon1B
aJ. GibbonsPH-1B
L. BigbieLF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.284	.356	.387
4	0	0	0	0	1	2	.340	.420	.569
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.205	.238	.315
4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.303	.354	.510
5	2	1	2	1	0	0	.261	.364	.433
4	2	2	1	0	0	0	.312	.366	.483
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.375	.444	.500
3	2	2	1	0	1	0	.306	.360	.402
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.167	.219	.200
1	1	1	0	0	1	0	.185	.211	.333
1	1	0	0	0	1	1	.227	.292	.353
4	1	3	7	1	0	1	.287	.348	.442
32	10	11	11	2	6	6

a-walked for J Leon in the 6th

Batting
2BJ Leon (2, T Mulholland); L Bigbie 2 (21, T Mulholland, J Crain)
HRR Palmeiro (20, 6th inning off T Mulholland 1 on, 2 Out); L Bigbie (14, 7th inning off J Beimel 2 on, 2 Out)
RBIL Bigbie 7 (64), R Palmeiro 2 (81), J Lopez (74), B Surhoff (41)
2Out RBIL Bigbie 7, R Palmeiro 2
Team LOB5

Fielding
DP2 (M Mora-B Roberts-J Leon, M Mora-B Roberts-J Gibbons)
EL Lopez (6, ground ball)

Twins Hitting

hitters
S. StewartLF
L. FordLF-CF
J. JonesRF
J. KubelRF
T. HunterCF
M. RestovichLF
J. Morneau1B
J. OffermanDH
C. GuzmanSS
J. BartlettPR-SS
M. Cuddyer3B
A. Ojeda2B
P. BordersC
aM. LeCroyPH-C
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	0	1	0	0	0	.302	.378	.455
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.299	.388	.459
3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.259	.317	.431
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.231	.333	.308
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.275	.331	.472
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.269	.345	.385
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.261	.336	.539
4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.256	.358	.402
2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.283	.316	.397
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.258	.334	.434
4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.325	.391	.500
1	1	1	0	0	0	0	.244	.263	.346
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.266	.324	.412
32	2	6	2	1	2	6

a-grounded to second for P Borders in the 7th

Batting
2BP Borders (5, S Ponson)
HRM Cuddyer (11, 5th inning off S Ponson 0 on, 0 Out)
RBIM Cuddyer (41), S Stewart (44)
GIDPS Stewart; M LeCroy
Team LOB6

Baserunning
SBP Borders (3, 3rd base off S Ponson/J Lopez)

Fielding
DP2 (J Morneau, C Guzman-J Morneau)
AssistsT Hunter (M Mora at 3rd base)

Orioles Pitching

pitchers
S. Ponson(W,11-15)
J. Parrish
B. Groom
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
7.0	5	2	2	2	4	1	100-68	5.22
1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	13-10	3.47
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16-11	5.32
9.0	6	2	2	2	6	1	129-89

Pitching
Ground Balls-Fly BallsS Ponson 10-7; J Parrish 1-0; B Groom 2-1
Game ScoresS Ponson 61

Twins Pitching

pitchers
T. Mulholland(L,5-9)
J. Crain
A. Fultz
G. Balfour
J. Beimel
J. Roa
M. Guerrier
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.2	6	4	4	3	3	1	101-59	5.11
0.0	2	2	2	1	0	0	11-5	2.25
0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	11-6	4.73
0.1	2	3	3	1	0	0	16-7	4.28
0.2	2	2	2	0	1	1	11-6	36.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	3.97
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	5.74
9.0	12	11	11	6	6	2	173-99

Pitching
HBPP Borders (By S Ponson)
Ground Balls-Fly BallsT Mulholland 7-6; J Crain 0-0; A Fultz 0-1; G Balfour 1-0; J Beimel 1-0; J Roa 1-1; M Guerrier 2-0
Game ScoresT Mulholland 41

Scoring Summary

		BAL	MIN
5th	L Bigbie doubled to deep right, J Leon scored.	1	0
5th	M Cuddyer homered to left center.	1	1
5th	S Stewart grounded out to shortstop, P Borders scored.	1	2
6th	R Palmeiro homered to right, T Raines Jr scored.	3	2
6th	L Bigbie doubled to deep left, J Lopez, B Surhoff and J Gibbons scored.	6	2
7th	J Lopez singled to left, M Tejada scored, R Palmeiro to second.	7	2
7th	B Surhoff singled to right center, R Palmeiro scored, J Lopez to second.	8	2
7th	L Bigbie homered to right center, J Lopez and B Surhoff scored.	11	2

Orioles
11
Twins
2

Game 1

18/9

Orioles
12
Twins
3

Game 2

18/9

Orioles
1
Twins
5

Game 3

19/9

Metrodome

1:10 AM, 18 September 2004

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Attendance: 21,675

Game Time:2:50

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jim Wolf
First Base Umpire - Tim Mcclelland
Second Base Umpire - Tony Randazzo
Third Base Umpire - Fieldin Culbreth

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	94	68	.580	-	W1
Baltimore	91	71	.562	3	W3
Boston	81	81	.500	13	W1
Tampa Bay	80	82	.494	14	L1
Toronto	74	88	.457	20	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	92	69	.571	-	L2
Kansas City	86	76	.531	6.5	W1
Detroit	86	76	.531	6.5	L2
Minnesota	82	80	.506	10.5	L4
Chicago	41	121	.253	51.5	W2

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Baltimore Orioles

Minnesota Twins

S. Ponson11-14

T. Mulholland5-9

Scoring Summary

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