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MIN
@BOS		7
9		 
(10)
TOR
@CAL		6
7
KCR
@MIL		4
0		 
(13)
CLE
@OAK		5
4
DET
@SEA		12
5
SFG
@CHC		12
2
HOU
@MON		3
2
ATL
@PHI		3
4
SDP
@PIT		2
3
LAD
@STL		7
8
Wednesday, July 20, 1988 7:38
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 35,313, Time of Game: 3:36
Twins
7
51-42
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
2nd, 5½ GB
 at Red Sox
9
50-42
⇐ Won 7 ⇒
3rd, 5 GB
W: Tom Bolton (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  3   0  1  1   2    7 14  1
Red Sox         1  2  0   1  1  0   0  0  0   4    9 12  0
Winning Run scored with 1 out

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dan Gladden LF 5 1 4 0 1 0 .274 .751 17 11 0.212 1.38 0.234 -0.022 1.3 2 1 IW
Randy Bush RF 5 1 2 1 0 1 .263 .809 19 13 0.044 1.84 0.148 -0.104 0.4 2 0 SF
   Juan Berenguer P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Keith Atherton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Kirby Puckett CF 5 0 1 1 0 1 .348 .893 21 16 -0.138 2.00 0.088 -0.226 -1.9 6 0 SF,GDP
Kent Hrbek 1B 4 1 2 1 1 0 .310 .934 14 7 0.117 1.47 0.189 -0.072 1.5 14 1 2B
Gary Gaetti 3B 5 1 1 2 0 1 .301 .916 17 13 -0.132 2.02 0.100 -0.233 -0.3 0 1 HR
Gene Larkin DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .282 .748 14 11 0.059 1.38 0.150 -0.091 0.6 HBP
   Mark Davidson PR-RF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .297 .794 0.200 3.43 0.200 0.000 0.5 0 0 SB
Brian Harper C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .333 .910 13 10 0.018 0.91 0.060 -0.042 -0.1 0 0
   John Moses PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308 .777 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
   Tim Laudner C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .257 .762 6 4 -0.112 2.35 0.000 -0.112 -0.5 1 0
Steve Lombardozzi 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .606 14 8 -0.033 0.64 0.000 -0.033 -0.4 1 3
   Kelvin Torve PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .188 .610 2 1 -0.059 2.27 0.000 -0.059 -0.4
   Greg Gagne SS 1 1 0 0 1 0 .259 .752 6 1 -0.045 3.23 0.013 -0.058 0.0 0 3
Al Newman SS-2B 4 1 1 1 1 1 .217 .527 25 14 0.274 2.04 0.330 -0.055 1.1 1 3 2B
Charlie Lea P 2
   Freddie Toliver P
   Mark Portugal P 1
   Jeff Reardon P 1
Team Totals 41 7 14 7 4 5 .341 .859 168 109 0.405 1.74 1.512 -1.107 1.9 28 15
2B: A Newman (2, off L Smith); K Hrbek (18, off R Clemens).
HR: G Gaetti (22, off D Lamp; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out).
SF: K Puckett (8, off L Smith); R Bush (3, off T Bolton).
IBB: D Gladden (4, by L Smith).
HBP: G Larkin (11, by L Smith).
TB: G Gaetti 4; D Gladden 4; K Hrbek 3; A Newman 2; B Harper 2; R Bush 2; G Larkin; K Puckett.
GIDP: K Puckett (6).
RBI: G Gaetti 2 (59); K Hrbek (46); G Larkin (42); K Puckett (72); A Newman (6); R Bush (31).
2-out RBI: G Larkin.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 11.
Fielding
E: S Lombardozzi (3).
Outfield Assists: D Gladden (J Reed at 2nd base).
Baserunning
SB: M Davidson (3, 2nd base off L Smith/R Cerone).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Wade Boggs 3B 5 1 3 1 0 0 .361 .954 18 11 0.065 0.94 0.130 -0.065 1.8 1 3 2·2B
Marty Barrett 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .295 .698 12 11 -0.062 0.95 0.026 -0.088 -0.6 8 3 SH
Dwight Evans RF 5 0 0 1 0 1 .312 .840 19 11 -0.055 0.82 0.020 -0.075 -0.9 3 0
Mike Greenwell LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .344 .999 20 9 0.052 0.71 0.093 -0.041 -0.5 4 0
Ellis Burks CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 .319 .923 21 9 -0.097 1.14 0.023 -0.120 -0.5 1 0
Jim Rice DH 3 0 1 0 0 0 .272 .713 10 7 -0.020 0.41 0.005 -0.025 -0.2
   Spike Owen PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249 .723 9 4 0.086 1.72 0.093 -0.007 0.2 SH
Jody Reed SS 5 2 3 2 0 0 .274 .723 24 14 0.349 1.32 0.378 -0.029 1.7 0 2 2B
Larry Parrish 1B 3 2 2 2 0 0 .203 .614 5 3 0.161 0.48 0.174 -0.013 1.8 5 0 HR
   Todd Benzinger 1B 1 1 1 3 1 0 .253 .701 9 3 0.458 3.32 0.458 0.000 0.1 3 0 HR
Rick Cerone C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .303 .783 9 6 -0.030 0.51 0.013 -0.042 -0.4 5 0
Roger Clemens P 1
   Dennis Lamp P
   Lee Smith P
   Tom Bolton P
Team Totals 38 9 12 9 4 1 .316 .934 156 88 0.907 1.00 1.413 -0.505 2.3 30 9
2B: J Reed (6, off K Atherton); W Boggs 2 (27, 2 off C Lea).
HR: T Benzinger (5, off K Atherton; 10th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF Line); L Parrish (9, off C Lea; 2nd inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
SH: S Owen (7, off J Reardon); M Barrett (12, off C Lea).
TB: L Parrish 5; W Boggs 5; J Reed 4; T Benzinger 4; M Barrett; J Rice; E Burks.
RBI: T Benzinger 3 (25); L Parrish 2 (30); J Reed 2 (13); W Boggs (35); D Evans (69).
2-out RBI: L Parrish 2; J Reed; W Boggs.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. W Boggs-M Barrett-T Benzinger.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Charlie Lea 4 7 4 3 0 0 1 4.53 20 62 41 29 1 11 8 11 3 1 34 -0.205 0.65 -2.0
Freddie Toliver 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 5.02 5 17 9 7 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 -0.021 0.22 -0.5
Mark Portugal 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.19 6 21 13 11 0 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0.054 0.35 1.0
Jeff Reardon 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.68 8 28 12 10 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0.171 1.18 1.0
Juan Berenguer, H (8) 0.1 0 2 2 2 0 0 3.27 3 17 6 4 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.108 2.66 -0.4
Keith Atherton, BS (3), L (5-5) 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 3.83 2 11 7 4 0 3 0 2 0 0 2 2 -0.799 5.28 -1.5
Team Totals 9.1 12 9 8 4 1 2 7.71 44 156 88 65 2 21 17 21 6 1 34 2 2 -0.908 1.74 -2.3

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Roger Clemens 6.1 9 3 3 1 3 0 2.37 29 100 72 52 7 13 10 15 4 0 45 0.024 0.97 -0.6
Dennis Lamp, H (3) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.57 5 19 11 8 1 2 3 1 1 1 2 0 0.113 1.60 0.5
Lee Smith, BS (6) 1.2 3 3 3 3 2 0 4.07 12 46 24 17 3 4 2 4 1 0 1 0 -0.536 3.61 -2.3
Tom Bolton, W (1-1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.26 2 3 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 -0.008 1.16 0.6
Team Totals 10 14 7 7 4 5 1 6.30 48 168 109 79 11 19 16 21 6 1 45 6 1 -0.407 1.00 -1.9
Balks: None.
WP: L Smith (1).
HBP: L Smith (1; G Larkin).
IBB: L Smith (4; D Gladden).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Jim McKean.
Time of Game: 3:36.
Attendance: 35,313.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Night.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Boston Red Sox
1 Dan Gladden LF 1 Wade Boggs 3B
2 Randy Bush RF 2 Marty Barrett 2B
3 Kirby Puckett CF 3 Dwight Evans RF
4 Kent Hrbek 1B 4 Mike Greenwell LF
5 Gary Gaetti 3B 5 Ellis Burks CF
6 Gene Larkin DH 6 Jim Rice DH
7 Brian Harper C 7 Jody Reed SS
8 Steve Lombardozzi 2B 8 Larry Parrish 1B
9 Al Newman SS 9 Rick Cerone C
Charlie Lea P Roger Clemens P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b10 6-7 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RRR BOS T. Benzinger K. Atherton 45% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Owen Scores; Reed Scores
b10 5-7 1 12- 6,(2-2)  R BOS J. Reed K. Atherton 34% 55% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Greenwell Scores; Owen to 3B
t10 5-5 1 1-3 7,(2-2)  R MIN A. Newman L. Smith -21% 10% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Davidson Scores; Gagne to 3B
t10 5-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  MIN T. Laudner L. Smith -20% 22% Davidson Steals 2B; Davidson to 3B/Wild Pitch
b2 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR BOS L. Parrish C. Lea 17% 80% Home Run; Reed Scores

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Gladden R. Clemens 2% 52% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN R. Bush R. Clemens 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O MIN K. Puckett R. Clemens 1% 55% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Charlie Lea facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  BOS W. Boggs C. Lea 6% 61% Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Barrett C. Lea -1% 59% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Boggs to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 4,(2-1)  RO BOS D. Evans C. Lea 2% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B; Boggs Scores
b1 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Greenwell C. Lea -1% 60% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN K. Hrbek R. Clemens -4% 56% Walk
t2 0-1 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN G. Gaetti R. Clemens 4% 60% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep 3B)
t2 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN G. Larkin R. Clemens 3% 63% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
t2 0-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN B. Harper R. Clemens 2% 66% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Charlie Lea facing 5-6-7
b2 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS E. Burks C. Lea -2% 64% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS J. Rice C. Lea -1% 62% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 1-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS J. Reed C. Lea 1% 63% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b2 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR BOS L. Parrish C. Lea 17% 80% Home Run; Reed Scores
b2 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS R. Cerone C. Lea -1% 80% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O MIN S. Lombardozzi R. Clemens 2% 82% Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
t3 0-3 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O MIN A. Newman R. Clemens 1% 83% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t3 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Gladden R. Clemens -1% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
t3 0-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Bush R. Clemens 2% 84% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Charlie Lea facing 1-2-3
b3 3-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS W. Boggs C. Lea 2% 86% Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
b3 3-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  BOS M. Barrett C. Lea 3% 88% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Boggs to 2B
b3 3-0 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Evans C. Lea -2% 86% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b3 3-0 1 12- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Greenwell C. Lea -2% 84% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b3 3-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O BOS E. Burks C. Lea -2% 81% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 3-4-5
t4 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN K. Puckett R. Clemens -4% 78% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t4 0-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN K. Hrbek R. Clemens 4% 81% Popfly: 2B
t4 0-3 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O MIN G. Gaetti R. Clemens 3% 84% Flyball: LF
t4 0-3 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN G. Larkin R. Clemens 2% 86% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Charlie Lea facing 6-7-8
b4 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Rice C. Lea -1% 85% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Reed C. Lea -1% 84% Groundout: P-1B
b4 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS L. Parrish C. Lea 1% 85% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b4 3-0 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  BOS R. Cerone C. Lea 1% 86% Reached on E4 (Pop Fly to Deep 1B); Parrish to 3B; Cerone to 1B
b4 3-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  R BOS W. Boggs C. Lea 5% 92% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Parrish Scores/unER; Cerone to 3B
b4 4-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Barrett C. Lea -2% 90% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 7-8-9
t5 0-4 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN B. Harper R. Clemens 2% 91% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
t5 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN S. Lombardozzi R. Clemens 1% 93% Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
t5 0-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN A. Newman R. Clemens 1% 93% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 3-4-5
Freddie Toliver replaces Charlie Lea pitching
b5 4-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS D. Evans F. Toliver -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
b5 4-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Greenwell F. Toliver -0% 92% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b5 4-0 2 --- 3,(2-0)  BOS E. Burks F. Toliver 0% 92% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
b5 4-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  BOS J. Rice F. Toliver 0% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Burks to 2B
b5 4-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  RO BOS J. Reed F. Toliver 2% 95% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Burks Scores; Rice to 3B; Reed out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 1-2-3
t6 0-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  MIN D. Gladden R. Clemens -2% 93% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t6 0-5 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN R. Bush R. Clemens -3% 90% Single to CF (Pop Fly to Short CF); Gladden to 2B
t6 0-5 0 12- 7,(1-2)  O MIN K. Puckett R. Clemens 3% 93% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-5 1 12- 5,(2-2)  R MIN K. Hrbek R. Clemens -8% 86% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Gladden Scores; Bush to 3B
t6 1-5 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO MIN G. Gaetti R. Clemens 3% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B; Bush Scores
t6 2-5 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  R MIN G. Larkin R. Clemens -7% 82% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Hrbek Scores
t6 3-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN B. Harper R. Clemens -3% 79% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Larkin to 2B
Kelvin Torve pinch hits for Steve Lombardozzi (2B) batting 8th
t6 3-5 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O MIN K. Torve R. Clemens 6% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Torve to 1B
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Mark Portugal facing 8-9-1
Mark Portugal replaces Freddie Toliver pitching
Al Newman moves from SS to 2B
Greg Gagne replaces Kelvin Torve (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b6 5-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS L. Parrish M. Portugal -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B
b6 5-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS R. Cerone M. Portugal -1% 82% Flyball: CF
b6 5-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS W. Boggs M. Portugal -1% 82% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Red Sox' Roger Clemens facing 9-1-2
Todd Benzinger replaces Larry Parrish playing 1B batting 8th
t7 3-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN A. Newman R. Clemens 3% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Gladden R. Clemens -4% 81% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t7 3-5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  MIN R. Bush R. Clemens -9% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gladden to 3B
Dennis Lamp replaces Roger Clemens pitching
t7 3-5 1 1-3 3,(2-0)  OO MIN K. Puckett D. Lamp 17% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Twins' Mark Portugal facing 2-3-4
b7 5-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS M. Barrett M. Portugal -1% 88% Popfly: CF (Short CF)
b7 5-3 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS D. Evans M. Portugal -1% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 5-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell M. Portugal -1% 86% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Red Sox' Dennis Lamp facing 4-5-6
t8 3-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN K. Hrbek D. Lamp 4% 90% Lineout: LF
t8 3-5 1 --- 4,(2-1)  R MIN G. Gaetti D. Lamp -10% 80% Home Run
t8 4-5 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN G. Larkin D. Lamp 4% 84% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-5 2 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN B. Harper D. Lamp -3% 81% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
Lee Smith replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
John Moses pinch runs for Brian Harper (C) batting 7th
t8 4-5 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN G. Gagne L. Smith 6% 87% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Twins' Jeff Reardon facing 5-6-7
Jeff Reardon replaces Mark Portugal pitching
Tim Laudner replaces John Moses (PR) playing C batting 7th
b8 5-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS E. Burks J. Reardon 2% 89% Walk
Spike Owen pinch hits for Jim Rice (DH) batting 6th
b8 5-4 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS S. Owen J. Reardon -1% 88% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Burks to 2B
b8 5-4 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O BOS J. Reed J. Reardon -2% 86% Lineout: CF
b8 5-4 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS T. Benzinger J. Reardon 0% 86% Walk
b8 5-4 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O BOS R. Cerone J. Reardon -3% 84% Popfly: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 9-1-2
t9 4-5 0 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN A. Newman L. Smith -12% 72% Walk
t9 4-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  MIN D. Gladden L. Smith -16% 56% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Newman to 2B
t9 4-5 0 12- 7,(3-2)  O MIN R. Bush L. Smith 7% 62% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Newman to 3B
t9 4-5 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  RO MIN K. Puckett L. Smith -5% 57% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Newman Scores
t9 5-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN K. Hrbek L. Smith -7% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gladden to 3B
t9 5-5 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O MIN G. Gaetti L. Smith 14% 64% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Twins' Jeff Reardon facing 1-2-3
b9 5-5 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS W. Boggs J. Reardon -6% 58% Flyball: RF
b9 5-5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Barrett J. Reardon -5% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 5-5 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS D. Evans J. Reardon -4% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 5-5, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 6-7-8
t10 5-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN G. Larkin L. Smith -8% 42% Hit By Pitch
Mark Davidson pinch runs for Gene Larkin (DH) batting 6th
t10 5-5 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  MIN T. Laudner L. Smith -20% 22% Davidson Steals 2B; Davidson to 3B/Wild Pitch
t10 5-5 0 --3 6,(2-2)  O MIN T. Laudner L. Smith 11% 33% Strikeout Swinging
t10 5-5 1 --3 4,(3-0)  MIN G. Gagne L. Smith -1% 32% Walk
t10 5-5 1 1-3 7,(2-2)  R MIN A. Newman L. Smith -21% 10% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Davidson Scores; Gagne to 3B
t10 6-5 1 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN D. Gladden L. Smith -0% 10% Intentional Walk
Tom Bolton replaces Lee Smith pitching
t10 6-5 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO MIN R. Bush T. Bolton -2% 8% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Gagne Scores
t10 7-5 2 12- 1,(0-0)  O MIN K. Puckett T. Bolton 2% 9% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Twins' Juan Berenguer facing 4-5-6
Juan Berenguer replaces Randy Bush (RF) pitching and batting 2nd
Mark Davidson moves from DH to RF (team loses DH)
b10 5-7 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS M. Greenwell J. Berenguer 9% 19% Walk
b10 5-7 0 1-- 7,(3-2)  O BOS E. Burks J. Berenguer -8% 11% Popfly: 2B
b10 5-7 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS S. Owen J. Berenguer 9% 20% Walk; Greenwell to 2B
Keith Atherton replaces Juan Berenguer pitching and batting 2nd
b10 5-7 1 12- 6,(2-2)  R BOS J. Reed K. Atherton 34% 55% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Greenwell Scores; Owen to 3B
b10 6-7 1 -23 5,(2-2)  RRR BOS T. Benzinger K. Atherton 45% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Owen Scores; Reed Scores
4 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Red Sox 9.

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