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New York Mets @ Minnesota Twins

2004-06-10 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · 15 innings · Att: 16706 · 70°F · Wind to RF · 4:06

Minnesota Twins defeated New York Mets 3–2. Grant Balfour earned the win. Cliff Floyd went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	R	H	E
NYN	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	8
MIN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	12

W: Grant Balfour L: Ricky Bottalico SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tim Tschida · 1B: Marty Foster · 2B: Darren Spagnardi · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Mets — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eric Valent	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kazuo Matsui	4	1	0	0	1	2
Cliff Floyd	4	1	2	2	0	1
Mike Piazza	5	0	1	0	2	1
Todd Zeile	6	0	1	0	1	0
Karim Garcia	6	0	1	0	0	2
Ty Wigginton	6	0	1	0	0	1
Mike Cameron	6	0	1	0	0	3
Vance Wilson	6	0	0	0	0	1
Shane Spencer	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jason Phillips	2	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cristian Guzman	7	0	2	1	0	1
Joe Mauer	2	0	0	0	2	1
Lew Ford	5	0	1	0	0	1
Corey Koskie	6	0	1	0	0	0
Torii Hunter	6	0	1	0	0	3
Jacque Jones	6	0	1	0	0	1
Matt LeCroy	6	1	2	0	0	0
Henry Blanco	3	1	0	0	0	0
Luis Rivas	6	1	2	0	0	0
Jose Offerman	1	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Ryan	3	0	1	1	0	2
Doug Mientkiewicz	1	0	0	0	1	0

New York Mets — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Matt Ginter	7.2	5	1	1
Mike Stanton	0.0	0	1	0
Braden Looper	2.1	3	0	3
John Franco	1.0	0	0	1
David Weathers	2.0	1	1	2
Ricky Bottalico	1.1	3	0	2

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kyle Lohse	7.0	5	1	3
Aaron Fultz	1.0	0	0	1
Juan Rincon	2.0	0	0	3
Joe Nathan	1.0	0	3	2
Joe Roa	2.1	2	0	3
Grant Balfour	1.2	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eric Valent: K
Kazuo Matsui: K
Cliff Floyd: HR/F78D+
Mike Piazza: 5/L5

Bot 1

Cristian Guzman: 31/G34S-
Joe Mauer: K
Lew Ford: 53/G6S

Top 2

Todd Zeile: 9/F9M
Karim Garcia: 43/G34
Ty Wigginton: S8/G6M
Mike Cameron: K23

Bot 2

Corey Koskie: 7/F7LMF
Torii Hunter: S8/G6
Jacque Jones: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S

Top 3

Vance Wilson: 4/P4D
Eric Valent: 3/G34S
Kazuo Matsui: W
Cliff Floyd: D9/F9M+.1-H
Mike Piazza: 8/F8RXD

Bot 3

Matt LeCroy: S9/L89S
Henry Blanco: 6!4(1)/FO/G6
Luis Rivas: 3/G34S-.1-2
Cristian Guzman: S8/G4M.2-H
Joe Mauer: W.1-2
Lew Ford: 6/L6MD-

Top 4

Todd Zeile: 63/G6S
Karim Garcia: 63/G6M
Ty Wigginton: 5/P25F

Bot 4

Corey Koskie: 5/P5F
Torii Hunter: 63/G6S
Jacque Jones: S9/G34
Matt LeCroy: 8/F89D

Top 5

Mike Cameron: 63/G6
Vance Wilson: 9/F9M
Eric Valent: 63/G6S

Bot 5

Henry Blanco: 9/F89S
Luis Rivas: 63/G6
Cristian Guzman: 43/G4S

Top 6

Kazuo Matsui: 3/BG3
Cliff Floyd: 63/G6
Mike Piazza: S9/F9M
Todd Zeile: 43/G4

Bot 6

Joe Mauer: 43/G4
Lew Ford: HP
Corey Koskie: S8/P8RS.1-3
Torii Hunter: 4/LDP/L4.1X1(43)

Top 7

Karim Garcia: 7/F78M
Ty Wigginton: 63/G6S
Mike Cameron: S7/L56
Vance Wilson: 8/F8LM

Bot 7

Jacque Jones: 8/F8LD
Matt LeCroy: 43/G4S
Henry Blanco: 63/G6

Top 8

Shane Spencer: 63/G6
Kazuo Matsui: 4/L4
Cliff Floyd: K

Bot 8

Luis Rivas: 63/G6
Cristian Guzman: 3/G
Joe Mauer: W
Lew Ford: S6/G6M.1-2
Corey Koskie: 9/F89M

Top 9

Mike Piazza: 63/G6
Todd Zeile: 63/G6
Karim Garcia: K

Bot 9

Torii Hunter: K
Jacque Jones: 3/G3-
Matt LeCroy: S9/G34
Jose Offerman: D8/F78D.1-H
Luis Rivas: 43/G4

Top 10

Ty Wigginton: K
Mike Cameron: 8/F89D
Vance Wilson: K

Bot 10

Cristian Guzman: 53/G5
Mike Ryan: K
Lew Ford: K

Top 11

Shane Spencer: W
Kazuo Matsui: SB2
Kazuo Matsui: 13/SH/BG25-.2-3
Jason Phillips: K
Mike Piazza: IW
Todd Zeile: W.1-2
Karim Garcia: K

Bot 11

Corey Koskie: 7/F78S
Torii Hunter: K
Jacque Jones: 43/G4

Top 12

Ty Wigginton: 63/G6S
Mike Cameron: K
Vance Wilson: 9/P9S

Bot 12

Matt LeCroy: 63/G6
Doug Mientkiewicz: W
Luis Rivas: S8/P8LS.1-3;BX2(854/TH)
Cristian Guzman: K

Top 13

Shane Spencer: 9/F89S
Kazuo Matsui: K
Jason Phillips: HP
Mike Piazza: K

Bot 13

Mike Ryan: K
Lew Ford: 8/F8RD
Corey Koskie: 43/G34

Top 14

Todd Zeile: S7/L56
Karim Garcia: S3/BG34S-.1-2
Ty Wigginton: 46(1)/FO/G4M.2-3
Mike Cameron: K
Vance Wilson: 64(1)/FO/G6S

Bot 14

Torii Hunter: K
Jacque Jones: K23
Matt LeCroy: 7/F78M

Top 15

Shane Spencer: S9/L89S
Kazuo Matsui: 13/SH/BG23-.1-2
Jason Phillips: 8/F8RXD
Mike Piazza: IW
Todd Zeile: 8/F78D

Bot 15

Doug Mientkiewicz: 8/F8LS
Luis Rivas: S6/G6
Cristian Guzman: S9/L34.1-3
Mike Ryan: S9/G34.3-H;1-2