May 18, 1990 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 13
TEX 1 MIN 6
@BOS 0 DET 8
@CHW 2 CLE 5
SEA 0 MIL 5
OAK 0 KCR 4
@NYY 1 CAL 4
@TOR 2 PIT 9
@ATL 3 CIN 1
STL 0 CHC 7
@HOU 0 LAD 4
PHI 2 SDP 6
NYM 3 SFG 7
MON 2

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 31,779

Friday, May 18, 1990, 7:35
Time of Game: 3:09

Twins

19-15

Won 2

3rd, 4 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           1  0  0   0  0  3   2  0  0    6 16  0
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  9  0

W: J Candelaria (4-1), L: G Harris (4-2)

Red Sox

18-15

Lost 1

2nd, 2½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  6   1   2   1    0   1  .338  .838   14    4   0   GDP
G Larkin 1B                   4   0   0   0    1   1  .296  .785   20    5   1   
K Puckett CF                  5   0   2   1    0   0  .305  .897   14    2   0   
  S Mack RF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .366  .957         1   0   
K Hrbek DH                    4   0   2   0    1   1  .299  .935   21    0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   1   2    0   3  .269  .785   20    0   2   HR,SF
F Manrique 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .247  .653   12    2   2   2B
  A Newman PR-2B              2   2   2   0    0   0  .261  .649    6    1   1   
R Bush RF                     2   0   1   0    0   0  .206  .626    8    0   0   
  J Moses RF-CF               2   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .794    5    2   0   HBP
B Harper C                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .293  .834   12    7   0   
  J Dwyer PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .158  .462    4    0   0   
  J Ortiz C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .238  .513         0   0   
G Gagne SS                    4   1   1   2    0   1  .290  .856   10    2   2   SH

T Drummond P                                                             0   1
  J Candelaria P                                                         0   0
  T Leach P                                                              1   0
Totals                       40   6  16   6    3   7              146   27   9

BATTING

2B: F Manrique (4, off G Harris).

HR: G Gaetti (5, off R Murphy; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

SF: G Gaetti (3, off G Harris).

SH: G Gagne (3, off G Harris).

HBP: J Moses (1, by G Harris).

TB: G Gaetti 4; A Newman 2; K Hrbek 2; F Manrique 2; B Harper 2; D Gladden 2; K Puckett 2; R Bush; J Dwyer; J Moses; G Gagne.

GIDP: D Gladden (2).

RBI: G Gagne 2 (11); G Gaetti 2 (23); D Gladden (13); K Puckett (20).

2-out RBI: K Puckett.

Team LOB: 13.

With RISP: 4 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Gaetti-F Manrique-G Larkin; A Newman-G Gagne-G Larkin.

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Boggs 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   3  .289  .832   23    0   0   
J Reed 2B                     3   0   3   0    1   0  .271  .726   16    7   1   
M Greenwell LF                4   0   2   0    0   0  .227  .625   10    2   0   
T Brunansky RF                4   0   0   0    0   1  .189  .618   12    3   0   GDP
D Evans DH                    4   0   2   0    0   2  .272  .783   12    0   0   
T Pena C                      4   0   1   0    0   1  .295  .727   15    7   1   GDP
E Burks CF                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .269  .718    7    0   0   
  D Heep PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .154  .472    1    0   0   
C Quintana 1B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .328  .832    9    5   1   
  B Buckner PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .549    2    0   0   
L Rivera SS                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .325  .850   20    2   6   

G Harris P                                                               1   0
  D Lamp P                                                               0   0
  R Murphy P                                                             0   0
  J Reed P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   0   9   0    2   7              127   27   9

BATTING

TB: J Reed 3; M Greenwell 2; D Evans 2; L Rivera; T Pena.

GIDP: T Brunansky (3); T Pena (8).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Reed-L Rivera-C Quintana.

PB: T Pena (2).

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
T Drummond                     4.2   5   0   0    2   6   0   2.86   20   84-55   30· 6·19    3· 3· 6· 0     58    -     1.26   0.23
J Candelaria, W (4-1)          2.2   3   0   0    0   1   0   3.49   10   26-19   11· 2· 6    2· 3· 4· 0          2-0    0.61   0.12
T Leach                        1.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.14    6   17-12   10· 1· 1    3· 1· 2· 0          2-0    0.24   0.02
Totals                         9     9   0   0    2   7   0          36  127-86   51· 9·26    8· 7·12· 0          4-0

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
G Harris, L (4-2)              5.1   7   4   4    3   3   0   3.58   27   86-48   36· 5· 7    7· 5· 8· 0     38    -     1.28  -0.03
D Lamp                         0.1   2   0   0    0   1   0   2.96    3   10-7     4· 1· 2    1· 0· 1· 0          2-2    1.09  -0.09
R Murphy                       0.1   3   2   2    0   1   1   5.48    4    8-8     5· 3· 0    1· 1· 1· 0          2-0    0.30  -0.02
J Reed                         3     4   0   0    0   2   0   3.78   12   40-25   12· 7· 6    6· 2· 2· 0          2-1    0.07   0.00
Totals                         9    16   6   6    3   7   1          46  144-88   57·16·15   15· 8·12· 0          6-3

R Murphy faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: G Harris (3; J Moses).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 3:09.

Attendance: 31,779.

Field Condition: Wet.

Weather: 57° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. D Gladden            LF    1. W Boggs              3B 
2. G Larkin             1B    2. J Reed               2B 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. M Greenwell          LF 
4. K Hrbek              DH    4. T Brunansky          RF 
5. G Gaetti             3B    5. D Evans              DH 
6. F Manrique           2B    6. T Pena               C  
7. R Bush               RF    7. E Burks              CF 
8. B Harper             C     8. C Quintana           1B 
9. G Gagne              SS    9. L Rivera             SS 

   T Drummond           P        G Harris             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  0-1  12-  1   13%  83% G Gagne         G Harris        Single to CF (Line Drive); Newman Scores; Moses to 3B
   b 1   1  1-0  12-  4    9%  60% T Brunansky     T Drummond      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 5   2  1-0  1-3  3    8%  66% M Greenwell     J Candelaria    Flyball: LF
   t 2   1  0-1  -23  2   -7%  61% D Gladden       G Harris        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   t 6   0  0-1  ---  5    7%  73% F Manrique      G Harris        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Harris facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  D Gladden       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  3   50%  G Larkin        Flyball: LF
          1--  1   54%  K Puckett       Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line); Gladden to 2B
          12-  5   60%  K Hrbek         Walk; Gladden to 3B; Puckett to 2B
   RO     123  3   59%  G Gaetti        Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly (CF-RF); Gladden Scores
   O      12-  3   55%  F Manrique      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Drummond facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   58%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   55%  J Reed          Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  1   51%  M Greenwell     Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole); Reed to 2B
   OO     12-  4   60%  T Brunansky     Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Harris facing 7-8-9
          ---  2   64%  R Bush          Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  6   69%  B Harper        Walk; Bush to 2B
   O      12-  1   68%  G Gagne         Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Bush to 3B; Harper to 2B
   O      -23  2   61%  D Gladden       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -23  4   56%  G Larkin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Drummond facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  5   58%  D Evans         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   56%  T Pena          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  2   59%  E Burks         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  3   61%  C Quintana      Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Harris facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   59%  K Puckett       Lineout: 2B
          ---  6   61%  K Hrbek         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  5   59%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   56%  F Manrique      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Drummond facing 9-1-2
          ---  4   52%  L Rivera        Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5   56%  W Boggs         Lineout: LF
          1--  7   52%  J Reed          Walk; Rivera to 2B
   O      12-  5   56%  M Greenwell     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rivera to 3B
   O      1-3  3   62%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Harris facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   60%  R Bush          Lineout: 1B-P
          ---  2   63%  B Harper        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   60%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  1   57%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Drummond facing 5-6-7
                  John Moses replaces Randy Bush playing RF batting 7th
   O      ---  3   60%  D Evans         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   63%  T Pena          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   64%  E Burks         Flyball: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Harris facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   68%  G Larkin        Walk
   O      1--  1   64%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
   O      1--  2   62%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Larkin to 2B
   O      -2-  5   59%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Drummond facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   62%  C Quintana      Groundout: P-1B
          ---  9   58%  L Rivera        Walk
   O      1--  5   63%  W Boggs         Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5   59%  J Reed          Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Rivera to 3B
                  John Candelaria replaces Tim Drummond pitching
   O      1-3  3   66%  M Greenwell     Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Greg Harris facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   73%  F Manrique      Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  1   75%  J Moses         Hit By Pitch
                  Al Newman pinch runs for Fred Manrique batting 6th
   O      12-  3   70%  B Harper        Lineout: LF
   R      12-  1   83%  G Gagne         Single to CF (Line Drive); Newman Scores; Moses to 3B
                  Dennis Lamp replaces Greg Harris pitching
   R      1-3  1   88%  D Gladden       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Moses Scores; Gagne to 2B
   O      12-  4   86%  G Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
   R      12-  5   92%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gagne Scores; Gladden to 3B
                  Rob Murphy replaces Dennis Lamp pitching
   O      1-3  4   90%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Swinging
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-4, John Candelaria facing 4-5-6
                  Al Newman moves to 2B
   O      ---  1   92%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  2   90%  D Evans         Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   OO     1--  4   94%  T Pena          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rob Murphy facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   97%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  1   97%  A Newman        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  2   98%  J Moses         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Newman to 2B
                  Jerry Reed replaces Rob Murphy pitching
          12-  1   99%  B Harper        Single to LF (Line Drive); Newman to 3B; Moses to 2B
   RO     123  1   99%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Newman Scores; Moses to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   98%  D Gladden       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, John Candelaria facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   99%  E Burks         Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   99%  C Quintana      Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   99%  L Rivera        Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jerry Reed facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  5   99%  G Larkin        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  4   99%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   99%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      99%  G Gaetti        Passed Ball; Hrbek to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, John Candelaria facing 1-2-3
                  John Moses moves to CF; Shane Mack replaces Kirby Puckett playing RF batting 3rd
   O      ---  6   99%  W Boggs         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   99%  J Reed          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
          1--  1   98%  M Greenwell     Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Reed to 2B
                  Terry Leach replaces John Candelaria pitching
   O      12-  4   99%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
          12-  2   98%  D Evans         Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Reed to 3B; Greenwell to 2B
   O      123  2  100%  T Pena          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Jerry Reed facing 6-7-8
          ---  5  100%  A Newman        Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2  100%  J Moses         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Brian Harper batting 8th
          1--  4  100%  J Dwyer         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Moses to 3B
   O      1-3  3  100%  G Gagne         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1-3  3  100%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Terry Leach facing 7-8-9
                  Junior Ortiz replaces Jim Dwyer playing C batting 8th; Danny Heep pinch hits for Ellis Burks batting 7th
   O      ---  1  100%  D Heep          Lineout: LF
                  Bill Buckner pinch hits for Carlos Quintana batting 8th
   O      ---  2  100%  B Buckner       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6  100%  L Rivera        Lineout: RF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Red Sox 0.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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