September 5, 1986 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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SEA 8
@BAL 2 BOS 12
MIN 2 NYY 7
@CAL 4 CHW 5
TOR 0 CLE 13
@MIL 5 DET 9
@OAK 4 TEX 7
KCR 6 ATL 4
PIT 3 CIN 11
CHC 2 STL 8
@HOU 5 SFG 8
@MON 4 PHI 4
LAD 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 30,546

Friday, September 5, 1986
Time of Game: 2:56

Twins

58-76

Lost 1

7th, 18 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  0    2 10  1
Red Sox         0  0  5   2  3  0   0  2  X   12 11  1

W: R Clemens (21-4), L: F Viola (13-11)

Red Sox

80-54

Won 6

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  5   0   2   0    0   0  .350  .958    0    1   0   
  M Davidson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .042  .157         0   0   
M Salas C                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .227  .649    0    4   0   2B,SH
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   1   2    0   0  .277  .869    0   11   0   HR
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .284  .870    0    0   1   
R Smalley DH                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .244  .792    0    0   0   
T Brunansky RF                4   0   3   0    0   0  .267  .765    0    2   0   2B
R Bush LF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .262  .751    0    2   0   2·GDP
  B Beane LF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .187  .478         0   0   
S Lombardozzi 2B              3   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .676    0    1   3   
  R Washington 2B             1   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .735    0    1   0   
G Gagne SS                    2   1   1   0    1   1  .241  .663    0    2   5   
  A Espinoza SS               1   0   0   0    0   0  .136  .272    0    0   1   

F Viola P                                                                0   0
  F Pastore P                                                            0   0
  R Fontenot P                                                           0   1
Totals                       34   2  10   2    3   4                    24  11

BATTING

2B: M Salas (4, off R Clemens); T Brunansky (25, off R Clemens).

HR: K Hrbek (28, off S Crawford; 8th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).

SH: M Salas (4, off R Clemens).

TB: K Hrbek 4; T Brunansky 4; M Salas 3; K Puckett 2; G Gaetti; G Gagne.

GIDP: R Bush 2 (5).

RBI: K Hrbek 2 (84).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Lombardozzi-G Gagne-K Hrbek.

E: G Gagne (23).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   2   1   0    1   0  .349  .932    0    2   1   
M Barrett 2B                  3   3   1   3    2   1  .290  .741    0    2   2   HR
B Buckner 1B                  5   3   2   3    0   0  .262  .706    0    7   0   HR,2B
  P Dodson 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     2   0   
J Rice LF                     5   1   2   5    0   0  .326  .866    0    3   0   HR
D Baylor DH                   3   1   2   0    2   1  .239  .793    0    0   0   2B
D Evans RF                    2   0   0   0    2   1  .261  .839    0    1   0   
  D Henderson CF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .806    0    1   1   
T Armas CF-RF                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .275  .770    0    2   0   
R Gedman C                    4   1   0   0    0   0  .253  .719    0    4   0   GDP
S Owen SS                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .242  .627    0    3   3   

R Clemens P                                                              0   1
  S Crawford P                                                           0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   2
Totals                       35  12  11  12    7   4                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Buckner (38, off F Viola); D Baylor (18, off F Viola).

HR: B Buckner (11, off R Fontenot; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); J Rice (15, off F Viola; 3rd inn, 3 on, 1 out to RF); M Barrett (4, off R Fontenot; 5th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: B Buckner 6; J Rice 5; M Barrett 4; D Baylor 3; T Armas 2; W Boggs; S Owen.

GIDP: R Gedman (13).

RBI: J Rice 5 (90); M Barrett 3 (49); B Buckner 3 (86); T Armas (49).

2-out RBI: M Barrett 3; J Rice; B Buckner.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. M Barrett-S Owen-B Buckner 2.

E: M Barrett (12).

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Viola, L (13-11)             3.2   5   7   6    5   2   1   4.82   21     -       ·  ·      6· 2· 4· 2     22    -     0.99  -0.37
F Pastore                      0.1   1   0   0    1   1   0   4.01    3     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 1· 0          1-1    0.20  -0.02
R Fontenot                     4     5   5   5    1   1   2   4.30   18     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 2· 3          0-0    0.04  -0.02
Totals                         8    11  12  11    7   4   3          42     -       ·  ·     12· 7· 7· 5          1-1

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Clemens, W (21-4)            7     6   1   1    2   4   0   2.53   29     -       ·  ·      9·10· 3· 1     63    -     0.79   0.09
S Crawford                     1     3   1   1    1   0   1   4.15    5     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 2· 1          0-0    0.04   0.00
B Stanley                      1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.60    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    10   2   2    3   4   1          38     -       ·  ·     12·11· 6· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: R Clemens (11).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Dale Ford, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Tim Tschida.

Time of Game: 2:56.

Attendance: 30,546.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. K Puckett            CF    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. M Salas              C     2. M Barrett            2B 
3. K Hrbek              1B    3. B Buckner            1B 
4. G Gaetti             3B    4. J Rice               LF 
5. R Smalley            DH    5. D Baylor             DH 
6. T Brunansky          RF    6. D Evans              RF 
7. R Bush               LF    7. T Armas              CF 
8. S Lombardozzi        2B    8. R Gedman             C  
9. G Gagne              SS    9. S Owen               SS 

   F Viola              P        R Clemens            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  1-0  123      27%  83% J Rice          F Viola         Home Run; Boggs Scores; Barrett Scores; Buckner Scores/unER
   t 3   1  0-0  -23      -8%  33% K Hrbek         R Clemens       Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gagne Scores; Puckett to 3B; Hrbek to 1B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% R Bush          R Clemens       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   1  1-0  12-       7%  56% B Buckner       F Viola         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Boggs to 3B; Barrett to 2B; Buckner to 1B
   t 3   1  0-1  1-3       6%  39% G Gaetti        R Clemens       Flyball: SS

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  K Puckett       Flyball: 2B
          ---      48%  M Salas         Double
   O      -2-      52%  K Hrbek         Foul Flyball: 3B
          -2-      51%  G Gaetti        Wild Pitch; Salas to 3B
          --3      50%  " "             Walk
   O      1-3      55%  R Smalley       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  W Boggs         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      51%  M Barrett       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      50%  B Buckner       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
          ---      46%  T Brunansky     Single (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   OO     1--      54%  R Bush          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  S Lombardozzi   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
          ---      55%  D Baylor        Walk
          1--      59%  D Evans         Walk; Baylor to 2B
   O      12-      55%  T Armas         Flyball: 1B
   O      12-      50%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
          ---      46%  G Gagne         Single (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--      40%  K Puckett       Single/Bunt (Bunt to P's Left); Gagne to 2B
   O      12-      41%  M Salas         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Gagne to 3B; Puckett to 2B
   R      -23      33%  K Hrbek         Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gagne Scores; Puckett to 3B; Hrbek to 1B
   O      1-3      39%  G Gaetti        Flyball: SS
   O      1-3      44%  R Smalley       Flyball: 3B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      41%  S Owen          Strikeout
          ---      44%  W Boggs         Walk
          1--      48%  M Barrett       Walk; Boggs to 2B
          12-      56%  B Buckner       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Boggs to 3B; Barrett to 2B; Buckner to 1B
   RRRR   123      83%  J Rice          Home Run; Boggs Scores; Barrett Scores; Buckner Scores/unER
          ---      85%  D Baylor        Double to LF
          -2-      86%  D Evans         Walk
   R      12-      91%  T Armas         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Baylor Scores; Evans to 2B
   OO     12-      87%  R Gedman        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Roger Clemens facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      89%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF
   O      ---      90%  R Bush          Strikeout
   O      ---      91%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      90%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  W Boggs         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF)
   O      1--      90%  M Barrett       Strikeout
   R      1--      94%  B Buckner       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Boggs Scores
                  Frank Pastore replaces Frank Viola pitching
   R      -2-      96%  J Rice          Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Buckner Scores
          1--      97%  D Baylor        Walk; Rice to 2B
   O      12-      96%  D Evans         Strikeout
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
          ---      95%  G Gagne         Walk
   O      1--      96%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
          1--      95%  M Salas         Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Gagne to 2B
   O      12-      96%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gagne to 3B; Salas to 2B
   O      -23      98%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 7-1, Ray Fontenot facing 7-8-9
                  Ray Fontenot replaces Frank Pastore pitching
          ---      98%  T Armas         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      98%  R Gedman        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      98%  S Owen          Single to 3B; Gedman to 2B
   O      12-      98%  W Boggs         Flyball: LF
   RRR    12-     100%  M Barrett       Home Run; Gedman Scores; Owen Scores
   O      ---     100%  B Buckner       Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-10, Roger Clemens facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  R Smalley       Lineout: 1B
          ---     100%  T Brunansky     Double (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-     100%  R Bush          Flyball: CF; Brunansky to 3B
   O      --3     100%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-1, Ray Fontenot facing 4-5-6
   O      ---     100%  J Rice          Flyball: 2B
   O      ---     100%  D Baylor        Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Evans         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-10, Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
                  Dave Henderson replaces Dwight Evans playing CF batting 6th; Tony Armas moves to RF
   O      ---     100%  G Gagne         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  M Salas         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-1, Ray Fontenot facing 7-8-9
   O      ---     100%  T Armas         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---     100%  R Gedman        Flyball: RF
   O      ---     100%  S Owen          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-10, Steve Crawford facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Crawford replaces Roger Clemens pitching
   R      ---     100%  K Hrbek         Home Run
   O      ---     100%  G Gaetti        Single (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gaetti out at 2B/CF-2B
          ---     100%  R Smalley       Walk
          1--     100%  T Brunansky     Single (Line Drive to Deep LF); Smalley to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  R Bush          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-2, Ray Fontenot facing 1-2-3
                  Ron Washington replaces Steve Lombardozzi playing 2B batting 8th; Alvaro Espinoza replaces Greg Gagne playing SS batting 9th; Billy Beane replaces Randy Bush playing LF batting 7th
   O      ---     100%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  M Barrett       Walk
   RR     1--     100%  B Buckner       Home Run; Barrett Scores
   O      ---     100%  J Rice          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  D Baylor        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--     100%  D Henderson     Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-12, Bob Stanley facing 8-9-1
                  Bob Stanley replaces Steve Crawford pitching; Pat Dodson replaces Bill Buckner playing 1B batting 3rd
   O      ---     100%  R Washington    Foul Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  A Espinoza      Groundout: P-1B
          ---     100%  K Puckett       Single (Line Drive to Short RF)
                  Mark Davidson pinch runs for Kirby Puckett batting 1st
   O      1--     100%  M Salas         Groundout: P-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 12.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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