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Standings
TOR
@BOS		13
11		 
(12)
KCR
@CAL		1
5
MIN
@CHW		1
2
BAL
@DET		7
4
NYY
@MIL		12
9
CLE
@OAK		0
4
TEX
@SEA		1
2
SFG
@ATL		3
6
SDP
@CIN		3
5
LAD
@HOU		6
7		 
(13)
PIT
@NYM		3
4
MON
@PHI		7
4
CHC
@STL		11
3
Sunday, June 4, 1989 1:37
, Comiskey Park I
Attendance: 15,170, Time of Game: 2:15
Twins
1
25-29
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 10½ GB
 at White Sox
2
20-35
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
7th, 16 GB
W: Jerry Reuss (4-2)
L: Roy Smith (4-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    1  5  1
White Sox       0  0  1   0  0  1   0  0  X    2  6  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Al Newman 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .260 .654 14 9 0.059 1.07 0.096 -0.037 0.6 0 1
Dan Gladden LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .260 .655 14 13 -0.259 2.19 0.000 -0.259 -1.5 3 0 GDP
Kirby Puckett CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .319 .833 14 12 -0.136 1.35 0.000 -0.136 -0.9 4 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .255 .707 10 6 0.035 0.97 0.114 -0.079 0.5 1 0 HR
Carmelo Castillo RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .320 .931 8 6 0.083 1.15 0.138 -0.055 0.2 6 0 3B
Gene Larkin 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .217 .635 14 9 -0.154 1.45 0.000 -0.154 -0.9 3 1
Brian Harper DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .725 10 5 -0.097 1.22 0.000 -0.097 -0.5
Greg Gagne SS 2 0 0 0 1 0 .247 .639 11 5 -0.049 1.53 0.041 -0.090 -0.1 4 1
Orlando Mercado C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .158 .431 8 6 -0.079 1.41 0.041 -0.120 -0.6 3 0
Roy Smith P
Team Totals 30 1 5 1 1 4 .167 .527 103 71 -0.597 1.37 0.430 -1.027 -3.2 24 3
3B: C Castillo (2, off T McCarthy).
HR: G Gaetti (8, off T McCarthy; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF).
TB: G Gaetti 4; C Castillo 3; A Newman 2; O Mercado.
GIDP: D Gladden (2).
RBI: G Gaetti (35).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Larkin-O Mercado.
E: G Gagne (8).

Chicago White Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dave Gallagher CF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .303 .718 19 12 0.020 0.97 0.054 -0.034 0.1 1 0
Ozzie Guillen SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .238 .560 8 6 0.088 1.33 0.158 -0.071 0.7 0 9 SB
Harold Baines RF 4 1 2 1 0 0 .333 .885 13 10 -0.011 0.72 0.119 -0.130 -0.3 1 0 HR
Ivan Calderon DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .752 10 6 -0.054 0.69 0.000 -0.054 -0.7
Greg Walker 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .205 .570 21 15 -0.046 0.62 0.000 -0.046 -0.5 9 0
   Carlos Martinez 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .589 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 4 0
Dan Pasqua LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .719 9 6 -0.032 0.43 0.000 -0.032 -0.3 1 0
Fred Manrique 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .351 .907 9 6 0.030 0.65 0.059 -0.029 0.3 2 3 2B
Steve Lyons 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .233 .590 10 7 -0.077 0.88 0.000 -0.077 -0.8 3 2
Ron Karkovice C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .229 .575 7 7 -0.014 0.75 0.027 -0.042 -0.2 5 1
Jerry Reuss P 1 1
   Tom McCarthy P
   Ken Patterson P
   Bobby Thigpen P
Team Totals 29 2 6 2 1 2 .207 .578 106 75 -0.096 0.82 0.417 -0.515 -1.7 27 16
2B: F Manrique (8, off R Smith).
HR: H Baines (4, off R Smith; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF Line).
TB: H Baines 5; F Manrique 2; R Karkovice; O Guillen; D Gallagher.
RBI: H Baines (28); O Guillen (14).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Reuss-F Manrique; O Guillen-F Manrique-G Walker.
Baserunning
SB: O Guillen (16, 2nd base off R Smith/O Mercado).

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
Roy Smith, L (4-3) 8 6 2 2 1 2 1 3.43 30 106 75 47 12 16 5 22 3 0 63 0.096 0.82 1.7
Team Totals 8 6 2 2 1 2 1 2.25 30 106 75 47 12 16 5 22 3 0 63 0.096 1.37 1.7

Chicago White 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
Jerry Reuss, W (4-2) 6 3 0 0 1 3 0 6.17 20 64 44 30 5 9 13 3 1 0 68 0.357 1.14 2.8
Tom McCarthy, H (2) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 3.48 3 8 5 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 -0.219 1.14 -1.4
Ken Patterson, H (2) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.97 5 18 11 8 2 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0.304 2.03 1.4
Bobby Thigpen, S (9) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.05 3 13 11 9 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.155 2.07 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 1 4 1 1.00 31 103 71 51 8 12 18 8 1 0 68 1 0 0.597 0.82 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - Gary Cederstrom.
Time of Game: 2:15.
Attendance: 15,170.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 67° F, Wind 8mph out to Rightfield.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Chicago White Sox
1 Al Newman 2B 1 Dave Gallagher CF
2 Dan Gladden LF 2 Ozzie Guillen SS
3 Kirby Puckett CF 3 Harold Baines RF
4 Gary Gaetti 3B 4 Ivan Calderon DH
5 Carmelo Castillo RF 5 Greg Walker 1B
6 Gene Larkin 1B 6 Dan Pasqua LF
7 Brian Harper DH 7 Fred Manrique 2B
8 Greg Gagne SS 8 Steve Lyons 3B
9 Orlando Mercado C 9 Ron Karkovice C
Roy Smith P Jerry Reuss P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 0-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN D. Gladden J. Reuss 14% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
b3 0-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R CHW O. Guillen R. Smith 14% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive); Karkovice Scores; Gallagher to 3B
t7 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN C. Castillo T. McCarthy -14% 61% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b3 1-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  OO CHW H. Baines R. Smith -12% 63% Double Play: Groundout: 1B-C
t7 1-2 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O MIN G. Larkin K. Patterson 12% 73% Flyball: RF

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, White Sox' Jerry Reuss facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN A. Newman J. Reuss -4% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Gladden J. Reuss 2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B; Newman to 2B
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O MIN K. Puckett J. Reuss 3% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN G. Gaetti J. Reuss 3% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Roy Smith facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O CHW D. Gallagher R. Smith -2% 52% Single to 2B (Pop Fly to Short CF-RF); Gallagher out at 2B/2B-SS
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW O. Guillen R. Smith -1% 51% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW H. Baines R. Smith 1% 52% Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O CHW I. Calderon R. Smith -2% 50% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN C. Castillo J. Reuss 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN G. Larkin J. Reuss 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN B. Harper J. Reuss 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Roy Smith facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW G. Walker R. Smith -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O CHW D. Pasqua R. Smith -2% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW F. Manrique R. Smith -1% 50% Lineout: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, White Sox' Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  MIN G. Gagne J. Reuss -4% 46% Walk
t3 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN O. Mercado J. Reuss 8% 54% Double Play: Bunt Popfly: P-2B (Short 1B Line)
t3 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN A. Newman J. Reuss 1% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Roy Smith facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O CHW S. Lyons R. Smith -2% 53% Foul Flyball: LF (Deep LF Foul)
b3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  CHW R. Karkovice R. Smith 3% 56% Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak SS)
b3 0-0 1 1-- 8,(3-2)  CHW D. Gallagher R. Smith 4% 60% Walk; Karkovice to 2B
b3 0-0 1 12- 2,(1-0)  R CHW O. Guillen R. Smith 14% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive); Karkovice Scores; Gallagher to 3B
b3 1-0 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  CHW H. Baines R. Smith 2% 75% Guillen Steals 2B
b3 1-0 1 -23 4,(1-2)  OO CHW H. Baines R. Smith -12% 63% Double Play: Groundout: 1B-C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Jerry Reuss facing 2-3-4
t4 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Gladden J. Reuss 3% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t4 0-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN K. Puckett J. Reuss 2% 68% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
t4 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN G. Gaetti J. Reuss 1% 69% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Roy Smith facing 4-5-6
b4 1-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O CHW I. Calderon R. Smith -2% 67% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b4 1-0 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O CHW G. Walker R. Smith -1% 66% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
b4 1-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O CHW D. Pasqua R. Smith -1% 65% Popfly: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Jerry Reuss facing 5-6-7
t5 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Castillo J. Reuss 3% 68% Groundout: SS-1B
t5 0-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN G. Larkin J. Reuss 2% 70% Lineout: 3B
t5 0-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN B. Harper J. Reuss 1% 72% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Roy Smith facing 7-8-9
b5 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  CHW F. Manrique R. Smith 6% 77% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b5 1-0 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O CHW S. Lyons R. Smith -4% 74% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
b5 1-0 1 -2- 4,(0-2)  O CHW R. Karkovice R. Smith -3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
b5 1-0 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  CHW D. Gallagher R. Smith 1% 72% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to Deep SS); Manrique to 3B
b5 1-0 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O CHW O. Guillen R. Smith -5% 67% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, White Sox' Jerry Reuss facing 8-9-1
t6 0-1 0 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN G. Gagne J. Reuss 4% 71% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN O. Mercado J. Reuss -4% 67% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t6 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN A. Newman J. Reuss -6% 61% Single to P (Bunt to Weak 3B); Mercado to 2B
t6 0-1 1 12- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN D. Gladden J. Reuss 14% 75% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 1.
Bottom of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Roy Smith facing 3-4-5
b6 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R CHW H. Baines R. Smith 11% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b6 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW I. Calderon R. Smith -1% 84% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b6 2-0 1 --- 10,(3-2)  O CHW G. Walker R. Smith -1% 83% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
b6 2-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW D. Pasqua R. Smith -1% 83% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, White Sox 2.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, White Sox' Tom McCarthy facing 3-4-5
Tom McCarthy replaces Jerry Reuss pitching
Carlos Martinez replaces Greg Walker playing 1B batting 5th
t7 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN K. Puckett T. McCarthy 3% 86% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t7 0-2 1 --- 3,(2-0)  R MIN G. Gaetti T. McCarthy -11% 75% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t7 1-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN C. Castillo T. McCarthy -14% 61% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
Ken Patterson replaces Tom McCarthy pitching
t7 1-2 1 --3 4,(2-1)  O MIN G. Larkin K. Patterson 12% 73% Flyball: RF
t7 1-2 2 --3 4,(2-1)  O MIN B. Harper K. Patterson 7% 80% Fielder's Choice 3B; Castillo out at Hm/3B-C; Harper to 1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Roy Smith facing 7-8-9
b7 2-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O CHW F. Manrique R. Smith -2% 78% Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
b7 2-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O CHW S. Lyons R. Smith -1% 77% Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
b7 2-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW R. Karkovice R. Smith -1% 76% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Ken Patterson facing 8-9-1
t8 1-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN G. Gagne K. Patterson 5% 81% Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
t8 1-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN O. Mercado K. Patterson 4% 85% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
t8 1-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN A. Newman K. Patterson 3% 87% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2.
Bottom of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Ahead 2-1, Twins' Roy Smith facing 1-2-3
b8 2-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW D. Gallagher R. Smith -1% 86% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b8 2-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O CHW O. Guillen R. Smith -1% 85% Foul Popfly: LF (LF Foul)
b8 2-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O CHW H. Baines R. Smith -1% 85% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-2, White Sox' Bobby Thigpen facing 2-3-4
Bobby Thigpen replaces Ken Patterson pitching
t9 1-2 0 --- 7,(1-2)  O MIN D. Gladden B. Thigpen 7% 92% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1-2 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O MIN K. Puckett B. Thigpen 5% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t9 1-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN G. Gaetti B. Thigpen 3% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, White Sox 2.

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