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Minnesota Twins @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2000-07-07 · Night game · Three Rivers Stadium · Att: 22134 · 82°F, sunny · Wind 5 mph L to R · 3:06

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Minnesota Twins 8–6. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 3rd. Jason Christiansen earned the win and Mike Williams picked up the save. John Vander Wal went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
MIN	0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	9
PIT	0	1	3	0	0	2	1	1		8	13

W: Jason Christiansen L: Bob Wells SV: Mike Williams

Umpires — HP: Eric Cooper · 1B: Laz Diaz · 2B: Mike Reilly · 3B: Mike Vanvleet · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cristian Guzman	4	1	1	0	1	0
Denny Hocking	3	0	1	1	1	2
Matt Lawton	4	1	1	2	1	0
Ron Coomer	5	1	0	0	0	2
Corey Koskie	5	1	2	2	0	1
Chad Allen	4	0	2	1	0	0
Jacque Jones	3	0	0	0	1	2
Marcus Jensen	3	1	1	0	1	1
Joe Mays	1	1	1	0	0	0
Jay Canizaro	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jason Maxwell	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Warren Morris	5	0	2	0	0	0
Jason Kendall	5	1	1	0	0	1
Wil Cordero	2	2	2	0	2	0
Brian Giles	5	0	1	0	0	0
Kevin Young	4	1	1	0	1	2
John Vander Wal	3	2	2	3	2	1
Aramis Ramirez	5	1	2	3	0	1
Pat Meares	4	1	1	1	1	0
Todd Ritchie	3	0	1	1	0	2
Tike Redman	1	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Mays	5.0	6	6	5
Travis Miller	0.1	3	0	0
Bob Wells	1.2	3	0	2
Hector Carrasco	1.0	1	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Todd Ritchie	6.0	7	4	6
Marc Wilkins	0.2	1	1	0
Scott Sauerbeck	0.1	1	0	0
Jason Christiansen	1.0	0	0	2
Mike Williams	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cristian Guzman: W
Denny Hocking: W.1-2
Matt Lawton: 54(1)3/GDP/G56.2-3
Ron Coomer: K

Bot 1

Warren Morris: 3/G3
Jason Kendall: K/C
Wil Cordero: D9/L89D+
Brian Giles: 3/G3

Top 2

Corey Koskie: 8/F78XD+
Chad Allen: 3/G3
Jacque Jones: K

Bot 2

Kevin Young: K
John Vander Wal: W
Aramis Ramirez: S8/L4MD.1-2
Pat Meares: 5(2)/FO/G5.1-2
Todd Ritchie: S9/L89M.2-H;1-3
Warren Morris: 43/G4

Top 3

Marcus Jensen: K
Joe Mays: D/L78M
Cristian Guzman: E6/TH/G6.2-3
Denny Hocking: SB2
Denny Hocking: K/C
Matt Lawton: S/P89S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Ron Coomer: E3/G3.1-3
Corey Koskie: T9/L9LD.3-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Chad Allen: D9/L9LM.3-H(UR)
Jacque Jones: 8/F8RM

Bot 3

Jason Kendall: 53/G
Wil Cordero: W
Brian Giles: 8/F78M
Kevin Young: S8/G6M.1-2
John Vander Wal: W.2-3;1-2
Aramis Ramirez: T7/L7LS.3-H;2-H;1-H
Pat Meares: 8/F8LXD+

Top 4

Marcus Jensen: W
Joe Mays: 14/SH.1-2
Cristian Guzman: S9/L9S.2-3
Denny Hocking: 8/SF/F8RXD+.3-H;1-2
Matt Lawton: W
Ron Coomer: 3/G34S

Bot 4

Todd Ritchie: K
Warren Morris: D/L78D+
Jason Kendall: 63/G6
Wil Cordero: W
Brian Giles: 43/G4

Top 5

Corey Koskie: S9/L89S
Chad Allen: 9/F9LM
Jacque Jones: K/C
Marcus Jensen: 2/FL/P25F

Bot 5

Kevin Young: W
John Vander Wal: K/C
Aramis Ramirez: 7/F7M
Pat Meares: SB2
Pat Meares: W
Todd Ritchie: K

Top 6

Jay Canizaro: K
Cristian Guzman: 43/G34
Denny Hocking: S9/L9M
Matt Lawton: 43/G4

Bot 6

Warren Morris: 63/G6
Jason Kendall: S9/G34
Wil Cordero: S/P89S.1-2
Brian Giles: S9/L9M.2-3;1-2
Kevin Young: K/C
John Vander Wal: D9/L9LM.3-H;2-H;1-3
Aramis Ramirez: 7/L7M

Top 7

Ron Coomer: 23/G23-
Corey Koskie: 3/G3
Chad Allen: S8/G4M
Jacque Jones: W.1-2
Marcus Jensen: S9/L8RM.2XH(92);1-2

Bot 7

Pat Meares: HR/F7D+
Tike Redman: K
Warren Morris: D9/G3+
Jason Kendall: 4/P9S
Wil Cordero: HP
Brian Giles: 7/F7LM

Top 8

Jason Maxwell: K/C
Cristian Guzman: 63/G6
Denny Hocking: K/C

Bot 8

Kevin Young: 43/G4M
John Vander Wal: HR/F7D+
Aramis Ramirez: K
Pat Meares: 3/P34

Top 9

Matt Lawton: 8/F78D+
Ron Coomer: K
Corey Koskie: K