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Anaheim Angels @ Minnesota Twins

2002-10-09 · 2002 League Championship Series · Game 2 of 5 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 55990 · 72°F, dome, dry · 3:13

Anaheim Angels defeated Minnesota Twins 6–3. Anaheim Angels put up 3 in the 2nd. Ramon Ortiz earned the win and Troy Percival picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
ANA	1	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	6	10
MIN	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	11

W: Ramon Ortiz L: Rick Reed SV: Troy Percival

Umpires — HP: Mike Everitt · 1B: Brian Gorman · 2B: Larry Young · 3B: Dana DeMuth · LF: Ed Rapuano · RF: Ed Montague

Anaheim Angels — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
David Eckstein	5	0	2	1	0	1
Darin Erstad	5	1	2	1	0	0
Tim Salmon	2	0	0	0	0	0
Garret Anderson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Troy Glaus	3	2	2	0	1	0
Brad Fullmer	3	1	2	2	0	0
Scott Spiezio	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bengie Molina	4	0	0	0	0	1
Adam Kennedy	4	1	0	0	0	1
Orlando Palmeiro	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Ochoa	2	0	0	0	0	2
Shawn Wooten	1	0	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jacque Jones	5	0	0	0	0	2
Cristian Guzman	4	1	2	0	0	1
Corey Koskie	3	1	1	1	1	1
David Ortiz	4	0	1	0	0	1
Torii Hunter	3	1	1	0	1	0
Doug Mientkiewicz	4	0	3	2	0	0
Michael Cuddyer	3	0	1	0	0	1
A. J. Pierzynski	4	0	1	0	0	1
Luis Rivas	3	0	1	0	0	1
Bobby Kielty	1	0	0	0	0	1
Dustan Mohr	1	0	0	0	0	1

Anaheim Angels — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ramon Ortiz	5.1	10	1	3
Brendan Donnelly	0.2	0	0	1
Francisco Rodriguez	1.2	1	1	3
Troy Percival	1.1	0	0	3

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rick Reed	5.1	8	0	0
Johan Santana	1.2	0	0	3
J. C. Romero	0.1	0	1	0
LaTroy Hawkins	0.2	0	0	1
Michael Jackson	1.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

David Eckstein: 13/G
Darin Erstad: HR/89
Tim Salmon: 8/F8
Garret Anderson: 43/G

Bot 1

Jacque Jones: 9/F9
Cristian Guzman: 3/G
Corey Koskie: W
David Ortiz: 43/G

Top 2

Troy Glaus: S9
Brad Fullmer: D9/89.1-3
Scott Spiezio: D9/9S.3-H;2-3
Bengie Molina: 9/F9
Adam Kennedy: FC1.3XH(12);2-3;B-1
David Eckstein: CSH(3E2).1-3
David Eckstein: S9.3-H
Darin Erstad: 7/F7

Bot 2

Torii Hunter: 9/F9D
Doug Mientkiewicz: 3/G
Michael Cuddyer: S6
A. J. Pierzynski: K

Top 3

Tim Salmon: 9/F9
Garret Anderson: 8/F8
Troy Glaus: 63/G

Bot 3

Luis Rivas: S8
Jacque Jones: PO1(13)
Jacque Jones: K
Cristian Guzman: S5
Corey Koskie: 3/G

Top 4

Brad Fullmer: 3/G
Scott Spiezio: S8
Bengie Molina: 63/G.1-2
Adam Kennedy: 9/F9

Bot 4

David Ortiz: S9/9S
Torii Hunter: 64(1)3/GDP
Doug Mientkiewicz: S8
Michael Cuddyer: 8/F8

Top 5

David Eckstein: 9/F9
Darin Erstad: 8/F8
Orlando Palmeiro: 7/F7

Bot 5

A. J. Pierzynski: S8
Luis Rivas: 64(1)3/GDP
Jacque Jones: 3/G

Top 6

Garret Anderson: 43/G
Troy Glaus: T9/9D
Brad Fullmer: HR/89.3-H
Scott Spiezio: 9/F9S
Bengie Molina: K+WP.B-1
Adam Kennedy: 3/G

Bot 6

Cristian Guzman: D8/89
Corey Koskie: S9/9S.2-H
David Ortiz: K/C
Torii Hunter: D7/7S.1-3
Doug Mientkiewicz: S8/8S.3-H;2-H
Michael Cuddyer: K
A. J. Pierzynski: 4/L4

Top 7

David Eckstein: K/C
Darin Erstad: 13/G
Alex Ochoa: K

Bot 7

Luis Rivas: K
Jacque Jones: 7/F7
Cristian Guzman: K/C

Top 8

Garret Anderson: 43/G
Troy Glaus: W
Shawn Wooten: K
Scott Spiezio: 7/F7

Bot 8

Corey Koskie: K
David Ortiz: 3/L3
Torii Hunter: W
Doug Mientkiewicz: S8/8S.1-3
Bobby Kielty: K/C

Top 9

Bengie Molina: 8/F8S
Adam Kennedy: K/C
David Eckstein: S9/9S
Darin Erstad: S8/8S.1-3
Alex Ochoa: K

Bot 9

A. J. Pierzynski: 63/G
Dustan Mohr: K
Jacque Jones: K

Notes & reviews

Adam Kennedy picked off 1B; Scott Spiezio tried to score during rundown on Kennedy; Spiezio knocked ball away from A.J. Pierzynski
Tim Salmon left with tight right hamstring

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