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BOS 11
MIN 10

CLE 11
BAL  1

DET  8
SEA  2

KCR  4
NYY  3

(10)
MIL  4
@OAK  3

(10)
CHW  9
@TEX  0

TOR  9
CAL  2

COL  7
@CHC  2

HOU  5
SFG  1

LAD  2
ATL  1

MON 11
CIN  1

STL  4
@NYM  3

PIT  8
@PHI  3

SDP  2
FLA  1

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 28,041

Friday, August 2, 1996, 7:08
Time of Game: 3:20
Twins
10
51-57
Lost 4
4th, 14½ GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  2   0  2  1   0  5  0   10 13  1
Red Sox         4  0  1   0  0  1   1  0  4   11 15  1
W: M Brandenburg (2-3), L: D Naulty (3-2)
Winning Run scored with 2 outs
Red Sox
11
48-59
Won 1
4th, 16 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   2   2   0    1   0  .364 1.020   20    2   2   
R Becker CF                   4   3   3   2    1   1  .288  .819   17    3   0   2B,2·SB
P Molitor DH                  4   1   2   2    1   0  .330  .836   22    0   0   2B
M Cordova LF                  5   0   1   2    0   2  .318  .855   20    2   0   
S Stahoviak 1B                3   0   0   1    1   0  .302  .900   19   10   2   SF
D Hollins 3B                  4   1   1   0    0   2  .233  .743   17    1   2   HBP
M Lawton RF                   5   1   2   1    0   2  .236  .639   15    0   0   HR
M Walbeck C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .455   14    2   0   GDP
  C Hale PH                   1   0   1   1    0   0  .362  .948    5    0   0   
  J Reboulet PR-SS            1   1   0   0    0   0  .222  .581    5    0   1   
P Meares SS                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .665    9    3   3   
  G Myers PH-C                2   1   1   0    0   0  .309  .824    4    1   0   

R Aguilera P                                                             1   1
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  D Naulty P                                                             1   0
Totals                       39  10  13   9    4   8              167   26  11
BATTING
2B: P Molitor (27, off T Gordon); R Becker (22, off T Gordon).
HR: M Lawton (3, off T Gordon; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs).
SF: S Stahoviak (1, off T Gordon).
HBP: D Hollins (9, by M Brandenburg).
TB: M Lawton 5; R Becker 4; P Molitor 3; C Knoblauch 2; D Hollins; C Hale; G Myers; M Cordova.
GIDP: M Walbeck (2).
RBI: M Cordova 2 (74); P Molitor 2 (82); R Becker 2 (43); M Lawton (22); C Hale (14); S Stahoviak (43).
2-out RBI: P Molitor; M Cordova.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 6 for 14.
FIELDING
DP: 1. J Reboulet-C Knoblauch-S Stahoviak.
E: M Lawton (3).
BASERUNNING
SB: R Becker 2 (12, 2nd base off T Gordon/M Stanley, 2nd base off H Slocumb/S Hatteberg).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bragg CF-RF                 5   1   2   1    0   1  .263  .810   17    2   0   HR,GDP
A Pozo 2B                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .222  .711   21    0   4   
M Vaughn 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .333 1.025   14   12   0   
T Naehring 3B                 3   3   0   0    2   0  .306  .851   23    0   5   
R Jefferson DH                5   3   4   2    0   0  .359 1.030   10    0   0   HR,2B
M Stanley C                   4   2   3   3    0   0  .282  .916   15    7   0   HR
  S Hatteberg C               1   0   1   0    0   0  .143  .393    8    2   0   
  J Valentin PR               0   1   0   0    0   0  .298  .828         0   0   
M Greenwell LF                3   0   2   2    0   0  .289  .735   11    1   0   2B,SF
  L Tinsley CF                0   1   0   0    1   0  .223  .558    6    0   0   
T O'Leary RF-LF               5   0   2   2    0   0  .259  .732   21    2   0   3B
T Rodriguez SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .558    6    1   2   
  J Frye PH-SS                0   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .671    5    0   0   

T Gordon P                                                               0   1
  S Belinda P                                                            0   0
  H Slocumb P                                                            0   0
  M Brandenburg P                                                        0   1
Totals                       39  11  15  10    4   3              157   27  13
BATTING
2B: M Greenwell (9, off R Aguilera); R Jefferson (19, off R Aguilera).
3B: T O'Leary (4, off D Naulty).
HR: D Bragg (8, off R Aguilera; 1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); R Jefferson (13, off D Naulty; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs); M Stanley (19, off R Aguilera; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: M Greenwell (3, off R Aguilera).
TB: R Jefferson 8; M Stanley 6; D Bragg 5; T O'Leary 4; M Greenwell 3; M Vaughn; S Hatteberg.
GIDP: D Bragg (3).
RBI: M Stanley 3 (57); M Greenwell 2 (18); T O'Leary 2 (52); R Jefferson 2 (45); D Bragg (26).
2-out RBI: R Jefferson 2; T O'Leary 2; M Stanley; M Greenwell.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
FIELDING
DP: 1. A Pozo-T Rodriguez-M Vaughn.
E: D Bragg (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
R Aguilera                     5    11   6   5    0   0   2   6.12   26   80-49   34· 6· 9    8· 8·10· 0     23    -     0.72  -0.46
M Trombley                     2     1   1   1    1   2   0   3.46    8   23-14   10· 2· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          2-0    1.17   0.10
D Naulty, BS (5), L (3-2)      1.2   3   4   4    3   1   1   3.21   10   54-32   17· 4·11    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.81  -0.88
Totals                         8.2  15  11  10    4   3   3          44  157-95   61·12·22   15·10·12· 0          2-0 
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
T Gordon                       6     9   5   5    3   6   1   5.91   29  106-68   47· 5·15    8· 8· 4· 0     37    -     1.06  -0.12
S Belinda, H (5)               1.1   1   2   1    0   1   0   8.31    6   23-16   11· 3· 2    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.62  -0.02
H Slocumb, BS (7)              0     3   3   3    1   0   0   4.10    4   16-8     4· 4· 0    0· 0· 3· 0          1-1    3.30  -0.60
M Brandenburg, W (2-3)         1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.04    6   16-11    8· 1· 2    3· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.39   0.00
Totals                         9    13  10   9    4   8   1          45  161-103  70·13·19   14·10· 8· 0          3-2 
R Aguilera faced 3 batters in the 6th inning.
H Slocumb faced 4 batters in the 8th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: H Slocumb (5).
IBB: None.
HBP: M Brandenburg (3; D Hollins).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dale Ford, 1B - Chuck Meriwether, 2B - Jim Evans, 3B - Larry McCoy.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 28,041.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: 72° F, Wind 10mph from Right to Left, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. D Bragg              CF 
2. R Becker             CF    2. A Pozo               2B 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. M Cordova            LF    4. T Naehring           3B 
5. S Stahoviak          1B    5. R Jefferson          DH 
6. D Hollins            3B    6. M Stanley            C  
7. M Lawton             RF    7. M Greenwell          LF 
8. M Walbeck            C     8. T O'Leary            RF 
9. P Meares             SS    9. T Rodriguez          SS 

   R Aguilera           P        T Gordon             P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2 10-9  12-  2   81% 100% T O'Leary       D Naulty        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Valentin Scores; Tinsley Scores
   t 8   1  7-6  123  4  -31%  21% R Becker        H Slocumb       Single to LF (Line Drive); Reboulet Scores; Myers Scores; Knoblauch to 3B
   t 5   0  5-2  12-  4  -15%  56% P Molitor       T Gordon        Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Knoblauch Scores; Becker to 3B
   b 6   0  5-5  ---  1   15%  73% M Stanley       R Aguilera      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   t 6   0  5-4  ---  3  -14%  50% M Lawton        T Gordon        Home Run (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   50%  R Becker        Walk
   O      1--  1   53%  P Molitor       Flyball: LF
          1--      52%  M Cordova       Becker Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   55%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   R      ---  1   64%  D Bragg         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  5   62%  A Pozo          Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  4   64%  M Vaughn        Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   61%  T Naehring      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  1   63%  R Jefferson     Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Naehring to 2B
   R      12-  8   71%  M Stanley       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Naehring Scores; Jefferson to 2B
   RR     12-  1   84%  M Greenwell     Double to RF (Line Drive); Jefferson Scores; Stanley Scores/Adv on E9/No RBI/unER; Greenwell to 3B
   O      --3  5   82%  T O'Leary       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   84%  S Stahoviak     Flyball: CF
          ---  2   82%  D Hollins       Single to 3B (Bunt to P's Right)
          1--  2   77%  M Lawton        Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Hollins to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   86%  M Walbeck       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Rick Aguilera facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   85%  T Rodriguez     Lineout: LF
          ---  5   86%  D Bragg         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   85%  A Pozo          Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   84%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   86%  P Meares        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   87%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  3   85%  R Becker        Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   R      -2-  4   79%  P Molitor       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Becker Scores; Molitor to 2B
   R      -2-  1   72%  M Cordova       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Molitor Scores
          1--  4   70%  S Stahoviak     Walk; Cordova to 2B
   O      12-  8   75%  D Hollins       Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-2, Rick Aguilera facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   73%  T Naehring      Lineout: 3B
          ---  5   76%  R Jefferson     Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  2   80%  M Stanley       Single to CF (Line Drive); Jefferson to 3B
   RO     1-3  2   81%  M Greenwell     Lineout: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Jefferson Scores
   O      1--  4   79%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   82%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   83%  M Walbeck       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1   84%  P Meares        Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Rick Aguilera facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   83%  T Rodriguez     Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   82%  D Bragg         Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   81%  A Pozo          Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-5, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   77%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  1   71%  R Becker        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Knoblauch to 2B
   R      12-  4   56%  P Molitor       Ground-rule Double (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Knoblauch Scores; Becker to 3B
   O      -23  4   63%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
   RO     -23  3   65%  S Stahoviak     Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Short CF-RF); Becker Scores
   O      -2-  4   70%  D Hollins       Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rick Aguilera facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   67%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   66%  T Naehring      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
   O      ---  1   64%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 1B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  3   50%  M Lawton        Home Run (Fly Ball)
   O      ---  4   54%  M Walbeck       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   56%  P Meares        Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  5   54%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      1--  4   58%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  1   73%  M Stanley       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  5   76%  M Greenwell     Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
          1--  2   84%  T O'Leary       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Greenwell to 3B
                  Mike Trombley replaces Rick Aguilera pitching
   O      1-3  2   79%  T Rodriguez     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1-3  3   73%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
   O      1-3  3   67%  A Pozo          Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 6.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-6, Stan Belinda facing 3-4-5
                  Stan Belinda replaces Tom Gordon pitching
   O      ---  2   72%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  7   75%  M Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   78%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 6-5, Mike Trombley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   75%  M Vaughn        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   78%  T Naehring      Walk
          1--  1   83%  R Jefferson     Single to RF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Naehring to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   86%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B; Naehring Scores; Jefferson to 2B
   O      -2-  3   84%  M Greenwell     Lineout: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 5-7, Stan Belinda facing 6-7-8
                  Scott Hatteberg replaces Mike Stanley playing C batting 6th; Troy O'Leary moves to LF; Lee Tinsley replaces Mike Greenwell playing CF batting 7th; Darren Bragg moves to RF
          ---  2   75%  D Hollins       Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Hollins to 2B
   O      -2-  5   82%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
                  Chip Hale pinch hits for Matt Walbeck batting 8th
   R      -2-  5   72%  C Hale          Single to CF (Line Drive); Hollins Scores/unER
                  Heathcliff Slocumb replaces Stan Belinda pitching; Greg Myers pinch hits for Pat Meares batting 9th; Jeff Reboulet pinch runs for Chip Hale batting 8th
          1--  2   64%  G Myers         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Reboulet to 2B
          12-  4   51%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Reboulet to 3B; Myers to 2B
   RR     123  4   21%  R Becker        Single to LF (Line Drive); Reboulet Scores; Myers Scores; Knoblauch to 3B
          1-3      19%  P Molitor       Becker Steals 2B
   R      -23  6   12%  " "             Walk, Wild Pitch; Knoblauch Scores/No RBI; Becker to 3B
                  Mark Brandenburg replaces Heathcliff Slocumb pitching
   RO     1-3  1    9%  M Cordova       Groundout: 3B-1B; Becker Scores/Team unER; Molitor to 2B
   O      -2-  4   11%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 7-10, Dan Naulty facing 8-9-1
                  Dan Naulty replaces Mike Trombley pitching; Greg Myers moves to C; Jeff Reboulet moves to SS
   O      ---  8    7%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  Jeff Frye pinch hits for Tony Rodriguez batting 9th
          ---  5   11%  J Frye          Walk
   OO     1--  3    4%  D Bragg         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Red Sox 7.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-7, Mark Brandenburg facing 6-7-8
                  Jeff Frye moves to SS
          ---  1    4%  D Hollins       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3    4%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  5    5%  J Reboulet      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      1--  2    5%  G Myers         Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Red Sox 7.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 7-10, Dan Naulty facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  7    2%  A Pozo          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5    1%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  8    2%  T Naehring      Walk
   RR     1--  2    6%  R Jefferson     Home Run (Line Drive); Naehring Scores
          ---  8   11%  S Hatteberg     Single to P (Ground Ball to P's Left)
                  John Valentin pinch runs for Scott Hatteberg batting 6th
          1--  6   19%  L Tinsley       Walk; Valentin to 2B
   RR     12-  2  100%  T O'Leary       Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Valentin Scores; Tinsley Scores
        4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Red Sox 11.

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