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@BOS		2
6
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@BOS		2
11
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8
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@KCR		12
5
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@MIL		5
3
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7
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0
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Saturday, June 24, 1989, 7:37
, Fenway Park
Attendance: 18,819, Time of Game: 2:56
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Twins
2
36-37
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Red Sox
11
34-36
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
W: Mike Smithson (4-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    2  4  2
Red Sox         0  0  0   2  2  5   2  0  X   11 10  1

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dan Gladden LF 2 1 1 0 0 0 .293 .732 8 4 0.100 1.09 0.127 -0.028 1.0 0 0 2·SB
   John Moses PR-RF-CF-P 2 0 1 0 0 1 .288 .749 8 5 0.040 0.48 0.041 -0.001 -0.1 3 0
Wally Backman 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 .257 .637 18 8 -0.006 1.00 0.069 -0.075 -0.5 1 3
Kirby Puckett CF 3 0 0 0 0 3 .330 .845 13 10 -0.102 1.31 0.000 -0.102 -1.0 0 0
   Carmelo Castillo RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .308 .910 8 5 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.4 0 0
Jim Dwyer DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .344 .855 12 9 -0.121 1.09 0.000 -0.121 -1.2 GDP
   Tim Laudner 1B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .195 .614 7 5 0.000 0.01 0.000 0.000 -0.2 2 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .269 .764 11 7 -0.034 0.44 0.000 -0.034 -0.6 2 2
   Greg Gagne SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .261 .684 5 3 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 -0.2 0 1
Randy Bush RF-LF-CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .260 .869 11 6 0.069 0.79 0.085 -0.016 0.2 3 0
Gene Larkin 1B-LF 2 0 0 0 1 2 .227 .663 14 8 0.035 0.72 0.046 -0.011 0.2 9 0
Brian Harper C 3 1 1 0 0 0 .291 .751 6 4 -0.097 1.19 0.001 -0.098 -0.4 1 0
Al Newman SS-3B 2 0 1 1 1 0 .244 .635 8 3 -0.100 1.15 0.025 -0.125 0.6 3 3 2B,GDP
Freddie Toliver P 0 2
   Randy St. Claire P 0 1
   Roy Smith P 0 0
Team Totals 29 2 4 1 4 11 .138 .415 129 77 -0.216 0.87 0.394 -0.611 -2.6 24 12
2B: A Newman (6, off M Smithson).
TB: A Newman 2; D Gladden; B Harper; J Moses.
GIDP: A Newman (2); J Dwyer (2).
RBI: A Newman (16).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 9.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Gaetti-G Larkin; G Gagne-W Backman-T Laudner.
E: G Larkin (4); W Backman (5).
Baserunning
SB: D Gladden 2 (16, 2nd base off W Gardner/R Cerone 2).

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jody Reed SS 4 2 2 0 1 0 .273 .709 17 9 -0.007 0.56 0.039 -0.046 0.4 2 3
Danny Heep RF 5 2 3 1 0 1 .337 .760 16 10 0.039 0.62 0.073 -0.035 2.4 1 0 2B
Wade Boggs 3B 2 1 0 1 2 0 .327 .894 20 8 -0.009 0.79 0.039 -0.048 0.2 1 2 SF
Mike Greenwell LF 5 1 1 3 0 0 .294 .803 18 9 0.096 0.99 0.160 -0.064 0.8 2 0 2B
Dwight Evans DH 1 2 1 1 4 0 .299 .914 26 9 0.104 0.54 0.104 0.000 2.4 2B
Nick Esasky 1B 3 2 2 4 2 0 .258 .782 21 12 0.258 0.84 0.258 0.000 4.6 7 0 HR,2B
Rick Cerone C 5 0 1 1 0 0 .297 .794 20 14 -0.031 0.92 0.121 -0.151 -1.6 11 0 2B,2·GDP
Kevin Romine CF 4 1 0 0 0 0 .217 .435 14 8 -0.093 0.89 0.000 -0.094 -1.0 2 0
Ed Romero 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .531 10 7 -0.073 0.69 0.000 -0.073 -1.2 1 5
Wes Gardner P 0 0
   Mike Smithson P 0 0
   Lee Smith P 0 0
Team Totals 33 11 10 11 9 1 .303 .987 162 86 0.284 0.76 0.794 -0.511 6.9 27 10
2B: M Greenwell (15, off F Toliver); D Heep (3, off R Smith); R Cerone (5, off F Toliver); D Evans (12, off R St. Claire); N Esasky (12, off F Toliver).
HR: N Esasky (11, off R St. Claire; 6th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).
SF: W Boggs (5, off R Smith).
TB: N Esasky 6; D Heep 4; M Greenwell 2; D Evans 2; J Reed 2; R Cerone 2.
GIDP: R Cerone 2 (4).
RBI: N Esasky 4 (43); M Greenwell 3 (48); D Evans (47); R Cerone (17); W Boggs (31); D Heep (11).
2-out RBI: N Esasky 3; D Evans.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 5 for 14.
Fielding
DP: 2. E Romero-J Reed-N Esasky; J Reed-E Romero-N Esasky.
E: W Gardner (1).

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
Freddie Toliver, L (1-3) 4.1 5 4 4 5 1 0 7.76 23 94 45 28 1 16 11 6 1 0 33 -0.234 1.16 -2.4
Randy St. Claire 1.2 4 5 5 2 0 1 10.38 11 36 23 17 3 3 5 4 1 0 2 0 -0.048 0.53 -3.6
Roy Smith 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 4.06 6 19 11 8 0 3 1 4 2 0 0 0 -0.001 0.01 -1.5
John Moses 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 3 13 7 4 0 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 10 11 9 9 1 1 10.12 43 162 86 57 4 25 18 15 4 0 33 2 0 -0.283 0.87 -6.9

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
Wes Gardner 4 1 1 1 3 6 0 6.35 16 68 35 15 9 11 3 4 1 0 59 -0.036 0.96 0.1
Mike Smithson, W (4-5) 4 3 1 1 1 4 0 4.72 14 47 32 22 2 8 6 3 1 0 2 0 0.252 0.92 2.1
Lee Smith 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.31 3 14 10 6 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 4 11 0 2.00 33 129 77 43 13 21 10 8 2 0 59 2 0 0.216 0.76 2.6
W Gardner faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: W Gardner (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim Joyce, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ken Kaiser, 3B - Larry Young.
Time of Game: 2:56.
Attendance: 18,819.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 60° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Boston Red Sox
1 Dan Gladden LF 1 Jody Reed SS
2 Wally Backman 2B 2 Danny Heep RF
3 Kirby Puckett CF 3 Wade Boggs 3B
4 Jim Dwyer DH 4 Mike Greenwell LF
5 Gary Gaetti 3B 5 Dwight Evans DH
6 Randy Bush RF 6 Nick Esasky 1B
7 Gene Larkin 1B 7 Rick Cerone C
8 Brian Harper C 8 Kevin Romine CF
9 Al Newman SS 9 Ed Romero 2B
Freddie Toliver P Wes Gardner P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R BOS N. Esasky F. Toliver 15% 58% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Evans Scores
b5 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS M. Greenwell F. Toliver 15% 89% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Heep Scores; Boggs Scores
t5 1-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO MIN A. Newman M. Smithson 13% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b2 0-1 0 12- 3,(0-2)  OO BOS R. Cerone F. Toliver -12% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Esasky to 2B
b4 1-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R BOS R. Cerone F. Toliver 12% 70% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Esasky 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' Wes Gardner facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN D. Gladden W. Gardner -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  MIN W. Backman W. Gardner -2% 44% Gladden Steals 2B
t1 0-0 0 -2- 6,(3-2)  O MIN W. Backman W. Gardner 4% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  R MIN K. Puckett W. Gardner -6% 42% Wild Pitch; Gladden Scores
t1 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN K. Puckett W. Gardner 1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
t1 1-0 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O MIN J. Dwyer W. Gardner 1% 45% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS J. Reed F. Toliver -2% 42% Flyball: RF (Short RF Line)
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  BOS D. Heep F. Toliver 3% 45% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
b1 0-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  O BOS W. Boggs F. Toliver -2% 43% Groundout: P-1B; Heep to 2B
b1 0-1 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Greenwell F. Toliver -3% 40% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 5-6-7
t2 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN G. Gaetti W. Gardner 2% 42% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN R. Bush W. Gardner 2% 43% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 1-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN G. Larkin W. Gardner 1% 44% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  BOS D. Evans F. Toliver 4% 48% Walk
b2 0-1 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  BOS N. Esasky F. Toliver 6% 55% Walk; Evans to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- 3,(0-2)  OO BOS R. Cerone F. Toliver -12% 42% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-1B; Esasky to 2B
b2 0-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O BOS K. Romine F. Toliver -4% 39% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 8-9-1
t3 1-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN B. Harper W. Gardner 2% 41% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t3 1-0 1 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN A. Newman W. Gardner -2% 39% Walk
t3 1-0 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Gladden W. Gardner 3% 41% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
t3 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN W. Backman W. Gardner -1% 40% Gladden Steals 2B
John Moses pinch runs for Dan Gladden (LF) batting 1st
t3 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O MIN W. Backman W. Gardner 3% 44% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 9-1-2
Randy Bush moves from RF to LF
John Moses moves from PR to RF
b3 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS E. Romero F. Toliver -3% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  BOS J. Reed F. Toliver 3% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b3 0-1 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS D. Heep F. Toliver -3% 41% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS W. Boggs F. Toliver -3% 38% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN K. Puckett W. Gardner 2% 40% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN J. Dwyer W. Gardner 2% 42% Flyball: LF
t4 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN G. Gaetti W. Gardner 1% 43% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 4-5-6
b4 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Greenwell F. Toliver -3% 40% Flyball: LF
b4 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS D. Evans F. Toliver 3% 43% Walk
b4 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  R BOS N. Esasky F. Toliver 15% 58% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Evans Scores
b4 1-1 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  R BOS R. Cerone F. Toliver 12% 70% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Esasky Scores
b4 2-1 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  O BOS K. Romine F. Toliver -3% 68% Flyball: RF; Cerone to 3B
b4 2-1 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O BOS E. Romero F. Toliver -4% 64% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 6-7-8
t5 1-2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN R. Bush W. Gardner -5% 59% Walk
t5 1-2 0 1-- 2,(2-0)  MIN G. Larkin W. Gardner -3% 55% Bush Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Bush to 2B
t5 1-2 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN G. Larkin W. Gardner -5% 51% Walk
Mike Smithson replaces Wes Gardner pitching
t5 1-2 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O MIN B. Harper M. Smithson 8% 58% Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
t5 1-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  OO MIN A. Newman M. Smithson 13% 71% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Freddie Toliver facing 1-2-3
b5 2-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Reed F. Toliver -2% 69% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b5 2-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Heep F. Toliver 2% 71% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b5 2-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  BOS W. Boggs F. Toliver 3% 74% Walk; Heep to 2B
b5 2-1 1 12- 1,(0-0)  RR BOS M. Greenwell F. Toliver 15% 89% Double to RF (Ground Ball); Heep Scores; Boggs Scores
b5 4-1 1 -2- 8,(3-2)  BOS D. Evans F. Toliver 1% 90% Walk
Randy St. Claire replaces Freddie Toliver pitching
b5 4-1 1 12- 9,(3-2)  BOS N. Esasky R. St. Claire 2% 92% Walk; Greenwell to 3B; Evans to 2B
b5 4-1 1 123 5,(1-2)  O BOS R. Cerone R. St. Claire -3% 89% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b5 4-1 2 123 2,(1-0)  O BOS K. Romine R. St. Claire -3% 86% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 4.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Red Sox' Mike Smithson facing 1-2-3
t6 1-4 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN J. Moses M. Smithson -4% 82% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t6 1-4 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  MIN W. Backman M. Smithson -7% 75% Walk; Moses to 2B
t6 1-4 0 12- 4,(0-2)  O MIN K. Puckett M. Smithson 6% 82% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-4 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN J. Dwyer M. Smithson 9% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Randy St. Claire facing 9-1-2
b6 4-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS E. Romero R. St. Claire -1% 90% Popfly: SS
b6 4-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS J. Reed R. St. Claire 1% 91% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
b6 4-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS D. Heep R. St. Claire 2% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Reed to 3B
b6 4-1 1 1-3 5,(3-1)  BOS W. Boggs R. St. Claire 1% 94% Walk; Heep to 2B
b6 4-1 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO BOS M. Greenwell R. St. Claire 1% 95% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Reed Scores; Heep to 3B
b6 5-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R BOS D. Evans R. St. Claire 2% 97% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Heep Scores; Greenwell to 3B
b6 6-1 2 -23 2,(1-0)  RRR BOS N. Esasky R. St. Claire 2% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Greenwell Scores; Evans Scores
b6 9-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS R. Cerone R. St. Claire -0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B)
5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-9, Red Sox' Mike Smithson facing 5-6-7
t7 1-9 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN G. Gaetti M. Smithson 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1-9 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN R. Bush M. Smithson 0% 100% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t7 1-9 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN G. Larkin M. Smithson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-1, Twins' Roy Smith facing 8-9-1
Roy Smith replaces Randy St. Claire pitching
John Moses moves from RF to CF
Carmelo Castillo replaces Kirby Puckett (CF) playing RF batting 3rd
b7 9-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  BOS K. Romine R. Smith 0% 100% Reached on E4 (throw) (Ground Ball to Weak 2B)
b7 9-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS E. Romero R. Smith -0% 100% Flyball: LF
b7 9-1 1 1-- 4,(3-0)  BOS J. Reed R. Smith 0% 100% Walk; Romine to 2B
b7 9-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  R BOS D. Heep R. Smith 0% 100% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Romine Scores/unER; Reed to 3B
b7 10-1 1 -23 2,(0-1)  RO BOS W. Boggs R. Smith 0% 100% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF-CF); Reed Scores/unER
b7 11-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS M. Greenwell R. Smith 0% 100% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-11, Red Sox' Mike Smithson facing 8-9-1
t8 1-11 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN B. Harper M. Smithson -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t8 1-11 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  R MIN A. Newman M. Smithson -0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Harper Scores
t8 2-11 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  O MIN J. Moses M. Smithson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t8 2-11 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O MIN W. Backman M. Smithson 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B; Newman to 3B
t8 2-11 2 --3 8,(3-2)  O MIN C. Castillo M. Smithson 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-2, Twins' John Moses facing 5-6-7
John Moses moves from CF to P
Tim Laudner replaces Jim Dwyer (DH) playing 1B batting 4th
Al Newman moves from SS to 3B
Greg Gagne replaces Gary Gaetti (3B) playing SS batting 5th
Gene Larkin moves from 1B to LF
Randy Bush moves from LF to CF
b8 11-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Evans J. Moses 0% 100% Walk
b8 11-2 0 1-- 4,(0-2)  O BOS N. Esasky J. Moses 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 1B
b8 11-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  OO BOS R. Cerone J. Moses -0% 100% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-11, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 4-5-6
Lee Smith replaces Mike Smithson pitching
t9 2-11 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O MIN T. Laudner L. Smith 0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
t9 2-11 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN G. Gagne L. Smith 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 2-11 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN R. Bush L. Smith 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 11.

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  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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