2007 Final Eight Anaheim vs Minnesota

[CrazyEights]

Game 1

BOX SCORES Anaheim @ Minnesota
Game #: 2531, (GAME LOG) , Wednesday, 10/6/2007


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Anaheim 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 0
Minnesota 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0




Anaheim AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500 0 0
R. Baldelli CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
B. Gettis LF 3 1 1 2 0 0 .333 1 2
T. Helton 1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .500 0 0
G. Laird C 4 0 2 1 0 1 .500 0 1
B. Sardinha 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
P. Feliz 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Gonzalez SS 3 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
R. Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
J. Cruz Jr. DH 3 1 1 0 0 1 .333 0 0
Totals 32 3 8 3 0 11

BATTING
Doubles: T. Helton (1, 2nd inning off Prior, 0 on, 0 out.) G. Laird (1, 2nd inning off Prior, 1 on, 0 out.)
Homeruns: B. Gettis (1, 6th inning off Prior, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: B. Gettis 2 (2), G. Laird (1)
Stolen Bases: L. Castillo (1), T. Helton (1)
Sacrifice Flies: B. Gettis (1)



Minnesota AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
R. Furcal SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 0 0
R. Belliard 2B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .500 0 0
C. Gupton 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
V. Wells CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Mauer C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
D. Lee 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Floyd LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .333 0 0
J. Romano RF 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
W. Helms RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
S. Stewart DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0 0 8

BATTING
Doubles: R. Furcal (1, 9th inning off Francis, 0 on, 1 out.) C. Floyd (1, 8th inning off Francis, 0 on, 2 out.)
Stolen Bases: R. Belliard (1)



Anaheim IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
J. Francis W 8.2 4 0 0 0 8 0 111 64 0.00 1-0
T. Spooneybarger S 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.00 1 SV

PITCHING
Wild Pitches: J. Francis
Batters Faced: J. Francis 29, T. Spooneybarger 1
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Francis 10-7, T. Spooneybarger 1-0
Game Score: J. Francis 84



Minnesota IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
M. Prior L 8 7 3 3 0 11 1 113 70 3.38 0-1
S. Kline 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 5 0.00

PITCHING
Batters Faced: M. Prior 30, S. Kline 3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M. Prior 3-9, S. Kline 1-1
Game Score: M. Prior 67



GAME INFO
Time: 2:58
Attendance: 48149 (48678) at Metrodome
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Jeff Francis

[Slyder]

w00t best case scenario with Simontacchi pitching Game 2 with Garcia hurt.

[CrazyEights]

BOX SCORES Anaheim @ Minnesota
Game #: 2532, (GAME LOG) , Thursday, 10/7/2007


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Anaheim 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 2
Minnesota 2 2 0 0 0 0 3 2 X 9 13 2




Anaheim AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .375 0 0
R. Baldelli CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .125 0 0
B. Gettis DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 .167 1 2
T. Helton 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .250 0 0
G. Laird C 4 1 1 0 0 1 .375 0 1
B. Sardinha 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .143 0 0
R. Hidalgo LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
A. Gonzalez SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .167 0 0
J. Cruz Jr. RF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .286 1 1
Totals 34 2 6 1 2 10

BATTING
Doubles: B. Sardinha (1, 4th inning off Santana, 1 on, 0 out.)
Homeruns: J. Cruz Jr. (1, 3rd inning off Santana, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: J. Cruz Jr. (1)
Stolen Bases: R. Baldelli (1)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Sardinha 2



Minnesota AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
R. Furcal SS 4 1 1 1 1 0 .250 1 1
J. Romano 2B 5 1 3 0 0 1 .429 0 0
C. Gupton 3B 4 2 2 2 1 1 .250 1 2
V. Wells CF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .250 0 1
J. Mauer C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .167 0 0
D. Lee 1B 4 1 1 1 1 2 .143 0 1
C. Floyd LF 3 1 0 0 2 2 .167 0 0
S. Stewart RF 4 2 3 4 0 0 .429 2 4
J. Payton DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 36 9 13 9 6 8

BATTING
Doubles: J. Romano (1, 8th inning off Spooneybarger, 0 on, 1 out.) C. Gupton (1, 1st inning off Simontacchi, 0 on, 2 out.)
Homeruns: R. Furcal (1, 2nd inning off Simontacchi, 0 on, 1 out.) C. Gupton (1, 8th inning off Spooneybarger, 1 on, 1 out.) S. Stewart 2 (2, 2nd inning off Simontacchi, 0 on, 0 out, 7th inning off Lopez, 2 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: R. Furcal (1), C. Gupton 2 (2), V. Wells (1), D. Lee (1), S. Stewart 4 (4)
Stolen Bases: R. Furcal (1)
Caught Stealing: J. Payton (1)

FIELDING
Errors: R. Furcal, C. Floyd



Anaheim IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
J. Simontacchi L 5 10 4 4 4 5 2 104 61 7.20 0-1
F. Lopez 2.1 1 3 0 1 2 1 39 24 0.00
T. Spooneybarger 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 1 23 13 18.00

PITCHING
Batters Faced: J. Simontacchi 27, F. Lopez 10, T. Spooneybarger 6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Simontacchi 6-2, F. Lopez 3-3, T. Spooneybarger 1-0
Game Score: J. Simontacchi 32



Minnesota IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
J. Santana W 7.2 5 2 1 2 10 1 114 67 1.17 1-0
J. Foster 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3 0.00
S. Kline 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 4 0.00

PITCHING
Batters Faced: J. Santana 31, J. Foster 3, S. Kline 2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Santana 3-11, J. Foster 0-3, S. Kline 1-0
Game Score: J. Santana 71



GAME INFO
Time: 3:38
Attendance: 47703 (48678) at Metrodome
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Shannon Stewart
Game Notes:
John Foster was injured when he was hit by a line drive.

[Slyder]

I was hoping for a split and thats what I got. Now its time for me to go down fighting with my best two pitchers Garcia and Francis in gms 3 and 4.

[CrazyEights]

BOX SCORES Minnesota @ Anaheim
Game #: 2533, (GAME LOG) , Saturday, 10/9/2007


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 4 11 13 0
Anaheim 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 4




Minnesota AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
R. Furcal SS 6 0 1 0 0 2 .214 1 1
J. Romano 2B 5 0 2 0 0 2 .417 0 0
C. Gupton 3B 4 2 1 2 1 1 .250 2 4
V. Wells CF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .231 0 1
J. Mauer C 4 1 0 0 1 1 .100 0 0
D. Lee 1B 3 2 1 1 2 1 .200 0 2
C. Floyd LF 5 3 4 5 0 0 .455 1 5
S. Stewart RF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .400 2 5
J. Payton DH 4 1 2 0 1 1 .250 0 0
Totals 39 11 13 9 6 8

BATTING
Doubles: C. Floyd (2, 9th inning off Howington, 3 on, 0 out.) S. Stewart (1, 2nd inning off Garcia, 0 on, 1 out.) J. Payton (1, 8th inning off Howington, 2 on, 1 out.)
Homeruns: C. Gupton (2, 1st inning off Garcia, 0 on, 2 out.) C. Floyd (1, 2nd inning off Garcia, 1 on, 1 out.)
Runs Batted In: C. Gupton 2 (4), D. Lee (2), C. Floyd 5 (5), S. Stewart (5)
Stolen Bases: C. Floyd (1)
Sacrifice Flies: C. Gupton (1), S. Stewart (1)



Anaheim AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 0
R. Baldelli CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 .182 0 0
B. Gettis LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .200 1 2
T. Helton 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .250 0 0
G. Laird C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 0 1
B. Sardinha 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .100 0 0
A. Gonzalez SS 3 0 1 1 0 1 .222 0 1
R. Hidalgo RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
J. Cruz Jr. DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .200 1 1
Totals 30 1 4 1 1 6

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gonzalez (1, 2nd inning off Webb, 1 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: A. Gonzalez (1)
Stolen Bases: R. Baldelli (2)

FIELDING
Errors: B. Gettis, G. Laird, A. Gonzalez, F. Garcia



Minnesota IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
B. Webb W 9 4 1 1 1 6 0 106 67 1.00 1-0

PITCHING
Batters Faced: B. Webb 31
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B. Webb 16-4
Game Score: B. Webb 80



Anaheim IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
F. Garcia L 7 11 5 4 0 6 2 117 78 5.14 0-1
T. Howington 1 2 6 3 5 2 0 55 24 27.00
G. Hayes 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 5 0.00

PITCHING
Batters Faced: F. Garcia 32, T. Howington 11, G. Hayes 5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F. Garcia 8-7, T. Howington 2-0, G. Hayes 1-2
Game Score: F. Garcia 43



GAME INFO
Time: 3:34
Attendance: 45010 (45030) at Angel Stadium
Weather: Partly cloudy (67 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Cliff Floyd
Game Notes:
Brandon Webb sets a new season Team-Record for Wins with 22!

[Slyder]

Pitch Francis Gm 4.

[CrazyEights]

BOX SCORES Minnesota @ Anaheim
Game #: 2534, (GAME LOG) , Sunday, 10/10/2007


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Minnesota 0 0 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 8 1
Anaheim 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 10 1




Minnesota AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
R. Furcal SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 .222 1 1
R. Belliard 2B 2 0 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
W. Helms PH 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 1
M. Ellis 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
C. Gupton 3B 4 1 1 3 1 1 .250 3 7
V. Wells CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .250 0 2
J. Mauer C 4 0 0 0 0 1 .071 0 0
D. Lee 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .214 0 2
C. Floyd LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .429 1 5
J. Romano RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .375 0 0
S. Stewart DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 .429 2 5
Totals 33 5 8 5 4 8

BATTING
Homeruns: C. Gupton (3, 3rd inning off Francis, 1 on, 2 out.)
Runs Batted In: W. Helms (1), C. Gupton 3 (7), V. Wells (2)
Stolen Bases: V. Wells (1), S. Stewart (1)
Caught Stealing: R. Furcal (1)
Sacrifice Flies: V. Wells (1)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mauer



Anaheim AB R H RBI BB K AVG HR RBI
L. Castillo 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .313 0 0
P. Feliz PH 1 0 1 2 0 0 .500 0 2
R. Baldelli CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .133 0 0
B. Gettis LF 5 0 2 1 0 0 .267 1 3
T. Helton 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 .250 0 0
G. Laird C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .200 0 1
B. Sardinha 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .077 0 0
A. Gonzalez SS 4 1 2 1 0 1 .308 1 2
R. Hidalgo RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .077 0 0
J. Cruz Jr. DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 .231 1 1
Totals 35 4 10 4 4 8

BATTING
Doubles: P. Feliz (1, 9th inning off Kline, 2 on, 0 out.) B. Gettis 2 (2, 4th inning off Beckett, 1 on, 1 out, 6th inning off Beckett, 0 on, 0 out.)
Homeruns: A. Gonzalez (1, 9th inning off Grabow, 0 on, 0 out.)
Runs Batted In: P. Feliz 2 (2), B. Gettis (3), A. Gonzalez (2)
Stolen Bases: L. Castillo (2)
Sacrifice Hits: R. Baldelli (1)



Minnesota IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
J. Beckett W 6 5 1 1 2 8 0 109 64 1.50 1-0
J. Grabow 2 3 1 1 1 0 1 32 19 4.50
S. Kline S 1 2 2 2 1 0 0 15 7 7.72 1 SV

PITCHING
Batters Faced: J. Beckett 25, J. Grabow 9, S. Kline 6
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Beckett 4-6, J. Grabow 3-2, S. Kline 1-1
Game Score: J. Beckett 64



Anaheim IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA RECORD
J. Francis L 6.1 6 5 5 3 8 1 109 63 3.00 1-1
F. Lopez 2.2 2 0 0 1 0 0 37 23 0.00

PITCHING
Batters Faced: J. Francis 29, F. Lopez 10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J. Francis 5-6, F. Lopez 2-5
Game Score: J. Francis 46



GAME INFO
Time: 3:43
Attendance: 45020 (45030) at Angel Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (66 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
PLAYER OF THE GAME: Josh Beckett
Game Notes:
Chris Gupton hit the longest homer of his career, it went 455 feet.

[CrazyEights]

Minnesota and St. Louis are my picks to go to the World Series. Both teams have lights out pitching.

[Slyder]

Congrats Minnesota. I knew I was the heavy underdog coming in and it showed when my staff took the mound. I know what I need to do to improve and I know what I'll have to do.