May 7, 1997 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
ANA 0 BOS 11
MIN 3 CLE 7
TOR 1 DET 12
KCR 3 MIL 1
OAK 0 NYY 5
TEX 2 PIT 14
@COL 3 ATL 3
@FLA 2
(10) NYM 4
@HOU 1 LAD 4
CIN 2 SDP 6
CHC 3 MON 19
@SFG 3 STL 14
PHI 7

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 19,075

Wednesday, May 7, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 3:05

Twins

13-20

Lost 2

4th, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  0  0   0  1  1    3  8  1
Red Sox         3  0  0   2  4  1   1  0  X   11 14  0

W: A Sele (4-1), L: B Radke (2-2)

Red Sox

15-16

Won 1

4th, 6½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .822    9    1   1   
  D Hocking 2B                1   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .744    3    0   0   
B Brede 1B                    5   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .667   27    6   0   
P Molitor DH                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .262  .648   15    0   0   2B
  R Coomer PR                 0   1   0   0    0   0  .346  .920         0   0   
M Lawton LF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .855   13    3   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   0   0   1    0   1  .204  .585   14    4   0   
  G Myers C                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .229  .533         1   0   
T Walker 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .609   21    0   2   
R Kelly RF                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .288  .777   15    2   0   SB
R Becker CF                   4   0   2   0    0   2  .232  .621   17    6   0   
P Meares SS                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .276  .815   14    1   3   2·2B

B Radke P                                                                0   1
  T Ritchie P                                                            0   0
  G Olson P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   3   8   3    3   5              148   24   7

BATTING

2B: P Molitor (2, off R Trlicek); P Meares 2 (8, off K Lacy, off A Sele).

TB: P Meares 4; P Molitor 2; R Becker 2; D Hocking; R Kelly; B Brede.

RBI: T Steinbach (16); P Meares (16); D Hocking (9).

2-out RBI: D Hocking.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Knoblauch-P Meares-B Brede.

E: B Brede (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: R Kelly (3, 2nd base off A Sele/S Hatteberg).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              4   1   1   1    1   1  .307  .851   21    1   6   
W Cordero LF                  4   2   2   0    0   1  .299  .851    8    1   0   2B
  J Frye LF                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .382  .848    2    1   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   3   1   1   1    0   0  .276  .927   24   12   0   HBP,SF
R Jefferson DH                5   3   4   4    0   1  .390 1.071   13    0   0   2·HR
T Naehring 3B                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .291  .921   21    0   2   
T O'Leary RF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .318  .907    9    2   0   
J Valentin 2B                 4   1   1   1    1   0  .210  .608   23    3   4   
S Hatteberg C                 3   2   3   4    1   0  .407 1.278   24    5   0   2·HR
D Bragg CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .295  .894   18    2   0   GDP

A Sele P                                                                 0   0
  R Trlicek P                                                            0   0
  K Lacy P                                                               0   0
Totals                       37  11  14  11    4   5              163   27  12

BATTING

2B: W Cordero (7, off B Radke).

HR: S Hatteberg 2 (2, off T Ritchie, off B Radke; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF); R Jefferson 2 (5, off T Ritchie, off B Radke; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

SF: M Vaughn (2, off B Radke).

HBP: M Vaughn (4, by B Radke).

TB: R Jefferson 10; S Hatteberg 9; W Cordero 3; M Vaughn; N Garciaparra; T Naehring; J Valentin; T O'Leary.

GIDP: D Bragg (2).

RBI: S Hatteberg 4 (5); R Jefferson 4 (18); N Garciaparra (17); M Vaughn (19); J Valentin (9).

2-out RBI: N Garciaparra.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

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 Radke, L (2-2)               4.1  10   9   7    1   1   2   5.48   25   75-51   38· 4· 9    8·10· 4· 0     11    -     0.60  -0.31
T Ritchie                      2.2   3   2   2    2   3   2   4.58   13   65-38   23· 5· 9    1· 5· 2· 0          3-2    0.05  -0.01
G Olson                        1     1   0   0    1   1   0  18.36    5   23-11    4· 2· 5    1· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    14  11   9    4   5   4          43  163-100  65·11·23   10·16· 7· 0          3-2

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
A Sele, W (4-1)                7     5   1   1    3   4   0   3.72   29  116-68   40· 4·24    9· 5· 8· 0     64    -     0.79   0.18
R Trlicek                      1     1   1   1    0   0   0   4.87    4   11-8     6· 2· 0    3· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
K Lacy                         1     2   1   1    0   1   0   9.00    5   21-13    7· 2· 4    2· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     8   3   3    3   5   0          38  148-89   53· 8·28   14· 6·10· 0           -

Balks: B Radke (1).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Radke (2; M Vaughn).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Brian O'Nora, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Ted Hendry, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 3:05.

Attendance: 19,075.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 54° F, Wind 25mph out to Rightfield, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. N Garciaparra        SS 
2. B Brede              1B    2. W Cordero            LF 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. M Lawton             LF    4. R Jefferson          DH 
5. T Steinbach          C     5. T Naehring           3B 
6. T Walker             3B    6. T O'Leary            RF 
7. R Kelly              RF    7. J Valentin           2B 
8. R Becker             CF    8. S Hatteberg          C  
9. P Meares             SS    9. D Bragg              CF 

   B Radke              P        A Sele               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   1  0-1  1--  2   14%  78% R Jefferson     B Radke         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cordero Scores
   b 4   1  1-3  1--  6   12%  90% S Hatteberg     B Radke         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Valentin Scores
   t 3   1  3-0  -2-  4   -8%  68% P Meares        A Sele          Double to LF (Line Drive); Kelly Scores
   t 3   2  3-1  123  5    8%  76% M Lawton        A Sele          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   b 1   0  0-0  1--  3    8%  67% W Cordero       B Radke         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Garciaparra to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  C Knoblauch     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   54%  B Brede         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   55%  P Molitor       Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  N Garciaparra   Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  3   67%  W Cordero       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Garciaparra to 3B
   RO     1-3  8   64%  M Vaughn        Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Garciaparra Scores
   RR     1--  2   78%  R Jefferson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Cordero Scores
   O      ---  4   77%  T Naehring      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  2   77%  T O'Leary       Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   79%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   80%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   81%  T Walker        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Brad Radke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   80%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   81%  S Hatteberg     Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   78%  D Bragg         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   75%  R Kelly         Walk
   O      1--  5   77%  R Becker        Strikeout Looking, Kelly Steals 2B
   R      -2-  4   68%  P Meares        Double to LF (Line Drive); Kelly Scores
          -2-  4   66%  C Knoblauch     Walk
   O      12-  4   70%  B Brede         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Meares to 3B
          1-3  7   67%  P Molitor       Walk; Brede to 2B
   O      123  5   76%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   74%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   73%  W Cordero       Flyball: CF
          ---  4   74%  M Vaughn        Hit By Pitch
          1--  1   75%  R Jefferson     Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Vaughn to 2B
          12-      76%  T Naehring      Balk; Vaughn to 3B; Jefferson to 2B
   O      -23  2   72%  " "             Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Aaron Sele facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   75%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   77%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   78%  R Kelly         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   76%  T O'Leary       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          ---  8   78%  J Valentin      Walk
   RR     1--  6   90%  S Hatteberg     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Valentin Scores
   O      ---  2   89%  D Bragg         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   88%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-5, Aaron Sele facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   85%  R Becker        Single to LF (Line Drive to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   88%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   91%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
          1--  2   89%  B Brede         Single to CF (Line Drive); Knoblauch to 2B
   O      12-  2   92%  P Molitor       Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-1, Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   94%  W Cordero       Double to CF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  2   96%  M Vaughn        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Cordero to 3B
   R      1-3  1   97%  R Jefferson     Single to CF (Pop Fly to Deep SS-2B); Cordero Scores; Vaughn to 2B
   O      12-  4   96%  T Naehring      Strikeout Swinging
          12-  2   97%  T O'Leary       Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Vaughn to 3B; Jefferson to 2B
   R      123  3   98%  J Valentin      Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Vaughn Scores/unER; Jefferson to 3B; O'Leary to 2B
                  Todd Ritchie replaces Brad Radke pitching
   R      123  8   99%  S Hatteberg     Walk; Jefferson Scores; O'Leary to 3B; Valentin to 2B
   O      123  7   99%  D Bragg         Strikeout Looking
   R      123  7   99%  N Garciaparra   Walk; O'Leary Scores/unER; Valentin to 3B; Hatteberg to 2B
   O      123  3   99%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-9, Aaron Sele facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   99%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   99%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  7  100%  T Walker        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-1, Todd Ritchie facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  6   99%  M Vaughn        Flyball: CF
   R      ---  3  100%  R Jefferson     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          ---  6  100%  T Naehring      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   O      1--  2  100%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-10, Aaron Sele facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Frye replaces Wil Cordero playing LF batting 2nd
          ---  2  100%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  1   99%  R Becker        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Kelly to 2B
   O      12-  3   99%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B); Kelly to 3B
   O      1-3  2  100%  C Knoblauch     Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1-3 13  100%  B Brede         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-1, Todd Ritchie facing 8-9-1
                  Dennis Hocking replaces Chuck Knoblauch playing 2B batting 1st
   R      ---  4  100%  S Hatteberg     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  7  100%  D Bragg         Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6  100%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2  100%  J Frye          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-11, Ricky Trlicek facing 3-4-5
                  Ricky Trlicek replaces Aaron Sele pitching
          ---  4  100%  P Molitor       Double to 2B (Fly Ball to Short RF Line)
                  Ron Coomer pinch runs for Paul Molitor batting 3rd
   O      -2-  2  100%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B); Coomer to 3B
   RO     --3  1  100%  T Steinbach     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); Coomer Scores
   O      ---  4  100%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 11.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-2, Gregg Olson facing 3-4-5
                  Gregg Olson replaces Todd Ritchie pitching; Greg Myers replaces Terry Steinbach playing C batting 5th
          ---  4  100%  M Vaughn        Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  6  100%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
          1--  5  100%  T Naehring      Walk; Vaughn to 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  T O'Leary       Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Vaughn to 3B
   O      1-3  6  100%  J Valentin      Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Red Sox 11.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-11, Kerry Lacy facing 7-8-9
                  Kerry Lacy replaces Ricky Trlicek pitching
   O      ---  3  100%  R Kelly         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  6  100%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5  100%  P Meares        Double to CF (Line Drive)
   R      -2-  3  100%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Meares Scores
   O      1--  4  100%  B Brede         Groundout: SS-1B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 11.

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