August 16, 1997 Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 10
ANA 9 BOS 12
MIN 4 SEA 11
@CHW 6 CLE 8
TOR 4 KCR 2
@DET 1 MIL 6
OAK 5 TEX 8
@NYY 5
(10) COL 7
NYM 5 PIT 10
@FLA 5 PHI 5
@HOU 3 LAD 5
CIN 3 SDP 4
CHC 3
(10) MON 8
@SFG 5 ATL 5
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 30,011

Saturday, August 16, 1997, 5:08
Time of Game: 3:13

Twins

51-71

Lost 8

5th, 13½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  3  0   0  1  0   0  0  0    4 10  3
Red Sox         1  0  4   0  0  0   7  0  X   12 12  2

W: T Wakefield (7-14), L: S Bowers (0-3)

Red Sox

61-63

Won 3

3rd, 17 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .847   17    0   2   GDP
R Becker CF                   5   0   1   0    0   0  .261  .750   19    8   0   
P Molitor DH                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .302  .774   22    0   0   SB
M Lawton LF                   5   1   0   0    0   1  .246  .738   32    2   0   GDP
S Stahoviak 1B                2   1   0   0    1   1  .244  .750   17    5   2   HBP
R Coomer 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .303  .752   23    1   1   
B Brede RF                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .275  .685   14    2   0   
D Miller C                    4   1   1   1    0   0  .182  .364    7    2   0   
D Hocking SS                  4   0   3   2    0   0  .293  .717   25    4   2   GDP

S Bowers P                                                               0   0
  R Robertson P                                                          0   0
  T Ritchie P                                                            0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   4  10   4    2   5              176   24   7

BATTING

HBP: S Stahoviak (3, by T Wakefield).

TB: D Hocking 3; R Coomer 2; P Molitor; C Knoblauch; B Brede; D Miller; R Becker.

GIDP: M Lawton (5); C Knoblauch (10); D Hocking (5).

RBI: D Hocking 2 (19); R Coomer (53); D Miller (1).

2-out RBI: R Coomer.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

E: S Bowers (); R Robertson (); S Stahoviak (4).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Molitor (8, 2nd base off T Wakefield/B Haselman).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              4   2   1   1    1   0  .307  .871   20    2   4   2B,SB
  M Benjamin SS               0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .659         0   0   
J Valentin 3B                 5   2   3   1    0   0  .314  .891   23    1   2   2B
M Vaughn 1B                   2   2   0   0    2   1  .328 1.019   23    8   0   HBP
  J Hudson P-P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
R Jefferson DH-1B             5   1   1   1    0   0  .356  .919   17    2   0   2B
W Cordero LF                  4   2   1   2    1   0  .283  .769   20    1   0   3B,IW
  J Malave LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
T O'Leary RF                  5   1   1   2    0   0  .317  .872   22    3   0   2B
B Haselman C                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .250  .707   10    4   0   2B,SF
D Bragg CF                    4   1   0   0    0   1  .261  .744   14    2   0   
J Frye 2B                     4   1   3   0    0   0  .312  .781   12    4   4   

T Wakefield P                                                            0   0
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       37  12  12   9    4   2              161   27  10

BATTING

2B: B Haselman (13, off R Robertson); N Garciaparra (33, off T Ritchie); T O'Leary (29, off R Robertson); R Jefferson (24, off S Bowers); J Valentin (39, off R Robertson).

3B: W Cordero (3, off S Bowers).

SF: B Haselman (1, off R Robertson).

IBB: W Cordero (5, by R Robertson).

HBP: M Vaughn (8, by S Bowers).

TB: J Valentin 4; J Frye 3; W Cordero 3; B Haselman 3; R Jefferson 2; T O'Leary 2; N Garciaparra 2.

RBI: B Haselman 2 (21); W Cordero 2 (58); T O'Leary 2 (60); J Valentin (66); R Jefferson (56); N Garciaparra (73).

2-out RBI: N Garciaparra; B Haselman; J Valentin; R Jefferson.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 3. N Garciaparra-J Frye-M Vaughn 2; J Valentin-J Frye-R Jefferson.

PB: B Haselman 2 (15).

E: T Wakefield (); M Vaughn (12).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Garciaparra (16, 2nd base off R Robertson/D Miller).

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
S Bowers, L (0-3)              2.1   4   5   3    2   0   0   8.05   14   50-26   15· 4· 7    3· 7· 1· 0     31    -     1.23  -0.36
R Robertson                    4.1   5   5   1    1   2   0   5.72   21   70-43   29· 6· 8    8· 9· 1· 0          1-1    0.85  -0.07
T Ritchie                      0     3   2   2    1   0   0   5.04    4   24-14   14· 0· 0    1· 0· 2· 0          1-1    0.05  -0.02
E Guardado                     1.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.35    4   11-8     6· 0· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    12  12   6    4   2   0          43  155-91   64·10·17   13·19· 4· 0          4-2

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
T Wakefield, W (7-14)          5.1   8   4   1    1   4   0   4.33   28  119-80   46·14·20   12· 7· 3· 0     45    -     1.15  -0.19
J Wasdin, H (7)                1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.59    5   24-14   11· 1· 2    1· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.91   0.24
J Hudson                       2     2   0   0    1   0   0   2.59    7   29-17   14· 0· 3    4· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
Totals                         9    10   4   1    2   5   0          40  172-111  71·15·25   17·11· 4· 0          2-0

T Ritchie faced 4 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: T Ritchie (9).

IBB: R Robertson (3; W Cordero).

HBP: S Bowers (1; M Vaughn); T Wakefield (11; S Stahoviak).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike DiMuro, 1B - Terry Craft, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Ted Barrett.

Time of Game: 3:13.

Attendance: 30,011.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 93° F, Wind 17mph out to Rightfield, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Boston Red Sox                       
1. C Knoblauch          2B    1. N Garciaparra        SS 
2. R Becker             CF    2. J Valentin           3B 
3. P Molitor            DH    3. M Vaughn             1B 
4. M Lawton             LF    4. R Jefferson          DH 
5. S Stahoviak          1B    5. W Cordero            LF 
6. R Coomer             3B    6. T O'Leary            RF 
7. B Brede              RF    7. B Haselman           C  
8. D Miller             C     8. D Bragg              CF 
9. D Hocking            SS    9. J Frye               2B 

   S Bowers             P        T Wakefield          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   1  3-2  1-3  3   19%  71% W Cordero       S Bowers        Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Valentin Scores; Jefferson Scores/unER
   t 5   2  5-3  12-  4  -11%  64% R Coomer        T Wakefield     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lawton Scores/unER; Stahoviak to 2B
   b 1   2  0-0  1--  5   10%  63% R Jefferson     S Bowers        Double to CF (Fly Ball); Vaughn Scores
   t 2   1  1-1  -23  5  -10%  31% D Hocking       T Wakefield     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Coomer Scores/unER; Miller Scores/unER
   b 7   1  4-5  123  3   10%  96% T O'Leary       R Robertson     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Valentin Scores; Vaughn Scores/unER; Cordero to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tim Wakefield facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   54%  R Becker        Lineout: 1B
          ---  5   53%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging, Passed Ball; Molitor to 1B
          1--      52%  M Lawton        Molitor Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   55%  " "             Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Bowers facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   51%  J Valentin      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  1   52%  M Vaughn        Hit By Pitch
   R      1--  5   63%  R Jefferson     Double to CF (Fly Ball); Vaughn Scores
   O      -2-  8   60%  W Cordero       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tim Wakefield facing 5-6-7
          ---  5   56%  S Stahoviak     Hit By Pitch
          1--  7   47%  R Coomer        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Stahoviak to 3B
   O      1-3  4   53%  B Brede         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   R      1-3  3   44%  D Miller        Reached on E1 (throw) (Ground Ball to P's Left); Stahoviak Scores; Coomer to 3B
          1-3      41%  D Hocking       Passed Ball; Miller to 2B
   RR     -23  5   31%  " "             Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Coomer Scores/unER; Miller Scores/unER
   OO     1--  1   35%  C Knoblauch     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Shane Bowers facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  2   33%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   36%  B Haselman      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   32%  D Bragg         Flyball: CF
   O      1--  3   30%  J Frye          Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   32%  R Becker        Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  5   30%  P Molitor       Single to P (Ground Ball to Short 3B Line)
   O      1--  5   31%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Molitor to 2B
   O      -2-  4   34%  S Stahoviak     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Shane Bowers facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   38%  N Garciaparra   Walk
          1--  3   45%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Line Drive); Garciaparra to 2B
          12-  7   53%  M Vaughn        Walk; Garciaparra to 3B; Valentin to 2B
   RO     123  4   52%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Garciaparra Scores/No RBI; Valentin to 3B; Jefferson to 1B/Adv on E1
   RR     1-3  3   71%  W Cordero       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Valentin Scores; Jefferson Scores/unER
                  Rich Robertson replaces Shane Bowers pitching
   O      --3  4   65%  T O'Leary       Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   R      --3  2   74%  B Haselman      Double to LF (Fly Ball); Cordero Scores/unER
   O      -2-  1   72%  D Bragg         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Tim Wakefield facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   75%  R Coomer        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   77%  B Brede         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   75%  D Miller        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   72%  D Hocking       Single to CF (Fly Ball); Miller to 3B
   O      1-3  1   78%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: 2B (Deep 1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-3, Rich Robertson facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   80%  J Frye          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   78%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   76%  J Valentin      Flyball: LF
          1--      76%  M Vaughn        Garciaparra Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   74%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-5, Tim Wakefield facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   77%  R Becker        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   79%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  4   77%  M Lawton        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
          1--  5   75%  S Stahoviak     Walk; Lawton to 2B
   R      12-  4   64%  R Coomer        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Lawton Scores/unER; Stahoviak to 2B
   O      12-  3   70%  B Brede         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rich Robertson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   68%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   66%  W Cordero       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
   O      ---  6   65%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Tim Wakefield facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   69%  D Miller        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  7   65%  D Hocking       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          1--  7   59%  C Knoblauch     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Hocking to 2B
                  John Wasdin replaces Tim Wakefield pitching
   O      12-  5   66%  R Becker        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      12-  2   73%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rich Robertson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   71%  B Haselman      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   69%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   71%  J Frye          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   68%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, John Wasdin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   73%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   76%  S Stahoviak     Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  6   78%  R Coomer        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Rich Robertson facing 2-3-4
          ---  1   84%  J Valentin      Double to LF (Fly Ball)
          -2-  4   88%  M Vaughn        Reached on E1 (catch) (Ground Ball to Weak 1B to 1B); Valentin to 3B
   O      1-3  5   85%  R Jefferson     Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Vaughn to 2B
          -23  4   86%  W Cordero       Intentional Walk
   RR     123  3   96%  T O'Leary       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Valentin Scores; Vaughn Scores/unER; Cordero to 3B
   RO     -23  3   97%  B Haselman      Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep LF); Cordero Scores/unER; O'Leary to 3B
   R      --3  6   98%  D Bragg         Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); O'Leary Scores/unER/No RBI
                  Todd Ritchie replaces Rich Robertson pitching
          1--  4   98%  J Frye          Single to LF (Line Drive); Bragg to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  N Garciaparra   Wild Pitch; Bragg Scores/unER; Frye to 2B
   R      -2-  4  100%  " "             Double to 3B (Ground Ball); Frye Scores/Team unER
   R      -2- 12  100%  J Valentin      Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Garciaparra Scores/Team unER
          1--  4  100%  M Vaughn        Walk; Valentin to 2B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Todd Ritchie pitching
   O      12-  2  100%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  7 runs, 5 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-12, Joe Hudson facing 7-8-9
                  Joe Hudson replaces John Wasdin pitching
          ---  1  100%  B Brede         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1  100%  D Miller        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   OO     1--  6  100%  D Hocking       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 12.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 12-4, Eddie Guardado facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1  100%  W Cordero       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  7  100%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  1  100%  B Haselman      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-12, Joe Hudson facing 1-2-3
                  Joe Hudson replaces Mo Vaughn pitching and batting 3rd; Reggie Jefferson moves to 1B (team loses DH); Mike Benjamin replaces Nomar Garciaparra playing SS batting 1st; Jose Malave replaces Wil Cordero playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  4  100%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
          ---  3  100%  R Becker        Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
          1--  7  100%  P Molitor       Walk; Becker to 2B
   OO     12-  7  100%  M Lawton        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Red Sox 12.

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