July 18, 1988 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 6
MIN 5 TOR 12
@CAL 2 MIL 6
KCR 1 NYY 7
TEX 2 OAK 7
CLE 2 DET 12
@SEA 3 CHC 8
SFG 3 CIN 2
NYM 1 HOU 6
@MON 1 ATL 9
@PHI 8
(11) PHI 4
ATL 1 LAD 1
@STL 0

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 33,397

Monday, July 18, 1988, 7:37
Time of Game: 3:16

Twins

51-40

Lost 1

2nd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   0  1  1   1  0  1    5 15  2
Red Sox         1  0  0   0  2  3   0  0  X    6 11  0

W: D Lamp (4-3), L: B Blyleven (7-9), S: L Smith (13)

Red Sox

48-42

Won 5

3rd, 6 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   2   3   1    1   1  .266  .737   21    1   0   2B
R Bush RF                     5   0   1   0    0   0  .265  .823   17    6   0   
K Puckett CF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .351  .905   13    2   0   SF
K Hrbek 1B                    5   1   4   2    0   0  .308  .934   17    8   1   HR
  M Davidson PR               0   0   0   0    0   0  .297  .793         0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   2   0    1   1  .306  .920   22    2   1   2·2B
G Larkin DH                   3   0   0   0    2   0  .282  .750   23    0   0   IW
T Laudner C                   5   0   1   1    0   0  .258  .765   13    2   0   2B
G Gagne SS                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .261  .755   16    0   3   2·2B
S Lombardozzi 2B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .213  .613   10    2   3   
  J Moses PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .320  .806    3    0   0   
  A Newman 2B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .520         0   0   

B Blyleven P                                                             1   2
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   1
Totals                       39   5  15   5    4   2              155   24  11

BATTING

2B: T Laudner (13, off L Smith); G Gaetti 2 (23, off D Lamp, off S Curry); G Gagne 2 (12, off D Lamp, off S Curry); D Gladden (28, off S Curry).

HR: K Hrbek (18, off D Lamp; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out).

SF: K Puckett (7, off S Curry).

IBB: G Larkin (6, by S Curry).

TB: K Hrbek 7; G Gaetti 4; D Gladden 4; G Gagne 4; T Laudner 2; R Bush; K Puckett; J Moses.

RBI: K Hrbek 2 (45); D Gladden (37); T Laudner (32); K Puckett (71).

2-out RBI: D Gladden; T Laudner; K Hrbek.

Team LOB: 12.

With RISP: 3 for 15.

FIELDING

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

E: G Gagne (9); K Puckett (1).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Reed SS                     5   2   2   1    0   0  .257  .690   14    2   3   
M Barrett 2B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .295  .698   21    2   4   HR
W Boggs 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .358  .949   10    1   1   2B
M Greenwell LF                4   0   3   1    0   0  .347 1.005   14    2   1   2B
E Burks CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .317  .922   25    8   1   
J Rice DH                     3   1   1   0    1   0  .268  .700   19    0   0   
T Benzinger RF-1B             3   0   2   0    0   0  .250  .675    8    4   0   2B,SH
L Parrish 1B                  2   0   0   1    0   0  .188  .566   10    6   0   SF,GDP
  K Romine RF                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .539    6    0   0   
R Gedman C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .224  .577    8    2   0   2B

S Curry P                                                                0   1
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  B Stanley P                                                            0   0
  L Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   6  11   5    1   2              135   27  11

BATTING

2B: M Greenwell (23, off B Blyleven); W Boggs (25, off B Blyleven); R Gedman (5, off B Blyleven); T Benzinger (10, off J Berenguer).

HR: M Barrett (1, off B Blyleven; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).

SF: L Parrish (4, off B Blyleven).

SH: T Benzinger (4, off B Blyleven).

TB: M Barrett 4; M Greenwell 4; T Benzinger 3; W Boggs 2; J Reed 2; R Gedman 2; J Rice.

GIDP: L Parrish (5).

RBI: M Barrett 2 (43); L Parrish (27); J Reed (10); M Greenwell (75).

2-out RBI: M Barrett 2; J Reed; M Greenwell.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Greenwell-J Reed-T Benzinger.

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
B Blyleven, L (7-9)            5.2  10   6   5    1   0   1   4.89   28  104-71   49· 5·17   11· 8· 7· 1     26    -     1.10  -0.39
J Berenguer                    2.1   1   0   0    0   2   0   3.02    9   30-20   13· 3· 4    2· 4· 2· 0          1-1    0.39  -0.02
Totals                         8    11   6   5    1   2   1          37  134-91   62· 8·21   13·12· 9· 1          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
S Curry                        4.1   7   2   2    3   0   0   5.19   22   76-43   26· 7·10    7· 8· 4· 0     38    -     1.11  -0.06
D Lamp, W (4-3)                2     4   2   2    0   0   1   3.48   10   33-22   17· 1· 4    4· 3· 2· 1          2-0    1.46  -0.09
B Stanley, H (2)               1.2   1   0   0    1   1   0   3.22    6   26-16    9· 2· 5    3· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.29   0.17
L Smith, S (13)                1     3   1   1    0   1   0   3.64    6   20-17   11· 5· 1    1· 2· 2· 0          0-0    3.78   0.08
Totals                         9    15   5   5    4   2   1          44  155-98   63·15·20   15·14· 8· 1          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Blyleven (3).

IBB: S Curry (1; G Larkin).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Mike Reilly, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 3:16.

Attendance: 33,397.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 86° F.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. D Gladden            LF    1. J Reed               SS 
2. R Bush               RF    2. M Barrett            2B 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. W Boggs              3B 
4. K Hrbek              1B    4. M Greenwell          LF 
5. G Gaetti             3B    5. E Burks              CF 
6. G Larkin             DH    6. J Rice               DH 
7. T Laudner            C     7. T Benzinger          RF 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. L Parrish            1B 
9. S Lombardozzi        2B    9. R Gedman             C  

   B Blyleven           P        S Curry              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 5   2  2-1  1--  3   30%  67% M Barrett       B Blyleven      Home Run; Reed Scores
   t 9   2  6-5  -23  3   20% 100% G Gagne         L Smith         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   t 6   2  3-2  -2-  5  -16%  52% D Gladden       D Lamp          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gagne Scores; Gladden to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   t 9   2  6-4  12-  3  -13%  80% T Laudner       L Smith         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Puckett Scores; Davidson to 3B
   t 9   0  6-4  1--  3  -12%  73% K Hrbek         L Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Puckett to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Steve Curry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  D Gladden       Walk
   O      1--  4   48%  R Bush          Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B); Gladden to 2B
   O      -2-  4   51%  K Puckett       Groundout: 1B unassisted; Gladden to 3B
   R      --3  5   43%  K Hrbek         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Gladden Scores
          1--  4   39%  G Gaetti        Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hrbek to 3B
          -23  4   38%  G Larkin        Intentional Walk
   O      123  3   45%  T Laudner       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   42%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   41%  M Barrett       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  3   43%  W Boggs         Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   R      -2-  6   52%  M Greenwell     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Boggs Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  E Burks         Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Curry facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  6   52%  G Gagne         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  3   54%  S Lombardozzi   Popfly: CF (Short CF)
          ---  2   52%  D Gladden       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  3   55%  R Bush          Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  8   53%  J Rice          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  2   55%  T Benzinger     Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   50%  L Parrish       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Curry facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   53%  K Puckett       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  1   54%  K Hrbek         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  8   53%  G Gaetti        Walk
   O      1--  3   56%  G Larkin        Lineout: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  R Gedman        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   51%  J Reed          Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
   O      ---  7   50%  M Barrett       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Curry facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   53%  T Laudner       Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   55%  G Gagne         Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gagne out at 3B/CF-2B-3B
   O      ---  3   56%  S Lombardozzi   Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   53%  W Boggs         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  5   58%  M Greenwell     Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2- 10   55%  E Burks         Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Greenwell to 3B
          --3  6   56%  J Rice          Walk
   O      1-3  3   50%  T Benzinger     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Steve Curry facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   45%  D Gladden       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  1   34%  R Bush          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gladden to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   36%  K Puckett       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gladden Scores
          1--  1   32%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Bush to 2B
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Steve Curry pitching
   O      12-  5   36%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Bush to 3B
   O      1-3  2   42%  G Larkin        Lineout: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   38%  L Parrish       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
   O      ---  3   36%  R Gedman        Flyball: RF
          ---  2   38%  J Reed          Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   RR     1--  3   67%  M Barrett       Home Run; Reed Scores
          ---  1   68%  W Boggs         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Boggs to 1B
          1--  2   70%  M Greenwell     Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Boggs to 2B
   O      12-  5   66%  E Burks         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Dennis Lamp facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   70%  T Laudner       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   63%  G Gagne         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      -2-  4   69%  S Lombardozzi   Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   R      -2-  5   52%  D Gladden       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gagne Scores; Gladden to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-  4   58%  R Bush          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
          ---  4   63%  J Rice          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  2   61%  T Benzinger     Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Rice to 2B
          -2-      66%  L Parrish       Wild Pitch; Rice to 3B
   RO     --3  3   70%  " "             Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Rice Scores
          ---  1   73%  R Gedman        Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   R      -2-  4   84%  J Reed          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gedman Scores; Reed to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
   R      -2-  9   90%  M Barrett       Reached on E8 (Pop Fly to Short LF-CF); Reed Scores/unER/No RBI; Barrett to 1B
   O      1--  2   89%  W Boggs         Lineout: CF (Short CF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-6, Dennis Lamp facing 3-4-5
                  Todd Benzinger moves to 1B; Kevin Romine replaces Larry Parrish playing RF batting 8th
   O      ---  2   92%  K Puckett       Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  7   85%  K Hrbek         Home Run
          ---  1   79%  G Gaetti        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
                  Bob Stanley replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
          -2-  8   75%  G Larkin        Walk
   O      12-  3   82%  T Laudner       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Gaetti to 3B; Laudner to 1B
   O      1-3  4   89%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Juan Berenguer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   88%  M Greenwell     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  6   87%  E Burks         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   86%  J Rice          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Bob Stanley facing 9-1-2
                  John Moses pinch hits for Steve Lombardozzi batting 9th
          ---  3   80%  J Moses         Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 1B)
   O      1--  3   86%  D Gladden       Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--  5   94%  R Bush          Double Play: Flyball: LF-SS-1B (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-4, Juan Berenguer facing 7-8-9
                  Al Newman replaces John Moses playing 2B batting 9th
          ---  1   96%  T Benzinger     Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   94%  K Romine        Strikeout (foul bunt)
   O      -2-  2   94%  R Gedman        Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      -2-  2   92%  J Reed          Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Lee Smith facing 3-4-5
                  Lee Smith replaces Bob Stanley pitching
          ---  1   85%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  3   73%  K Hrbek         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Puckett to 2B
                  Mark Davidson pinch runs for Kent Hrbek batting 4th
   O      12-  4   84%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
   O      12-  6   93%  G Larkin        Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   R      12-  3   80%  T Laudner       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Puckett Scores; Davidson to 3B
   O      -23  3  100%  G Gagne         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
        1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 6.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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