July 29, 1988 Minnesota Twins at Cleveland Indians Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Cleveland Stadium, Attendance: 20,179

Friday, July 29, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:23

Twins

55-45

Lost 2

2nd, 5½ GB

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

W: G Swindell (12-9), L: B Blyleven (7-11)

Indians

52-51

Won 1

4th, 8½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .266  .734   10    1   0   
S Lombardozzi 2B              4   0   1   0    0   0  .223  .635   13    1   3   
K Puckett CF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .363  .925   10    2   0   2B
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .305  .918   18    1   1   
G Larkin 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .281  .748    9    5   1   
B Harper C                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .325  .857    6    4   0   
T Laudner DH                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .727   10    0   0   
M Davidson RF                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .267  .710   11    8   0   
G Gagne SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .732   14    0   1   

B Blyleven P                                                             1   0
  J Winn P                                                               1   0
  M Portugal P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   0   5   0    1   5              101   24   6

BATTING

2B: K Puckett (27, off G Swindell).

TB: K Puckett 3; G Gaetti; B Harper; S Lombardozzi.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 5.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Gaetti-S Lombardozzi-G Larkin.

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Washington SS               4   1   1   1    0   1  .236  .622   13    1   6   2B
T Francona LF                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .268  .623   14    1   0   
J Franco 2B                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .313  .802   17    0   1   GDP
J Carter CF                   4   1   1   2    0   0  .275  .817    9    2   0   HR
M Hall RF                     4   2   3   0    0   0  .306  .757   12    3   0   2B
R Kittle DH                   3   1   2   2    0   0  .253  .877   12    0   0   HR,HBP
W Upshaw 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .724   18   14   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   3   1   1   1    0   1  .267  .691   17    1   3   SF
C Bando C                     2   0   0   0    0   0  .145  .435   11    5   0   SH

G Swindell P                                                             0   3
Totals                       31   7  10   7    1   4              123   27  13

BATTING

2B: M Hall (21, off B Blyleven); R Washington (11, off B Blyleven).

HR: R Kittle (14, off B Blyleven; 4th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF); J Carter (19, off B Blyleven; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: B Jacoby (4, off B Blyleven).

SH: C Bando (3, off B Blyleven).

HBP: R Kittle (6, by B Blyleven).

TB: R Kittle 5; M Hall 4; J Carter 4; R Washington 2; T Francona; J Franco; B Jacoby.

GIDP: J Franco (6).

RBI: R Kittle 2 (34); J Carter 2 (73); T Francona (6); B Jacoby (35); R Washington (21).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 5.

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 Blyleven, L (7-11)           6.1   7   7   7    1   3   2   5.47   28   99-59   39· 6·14    8·11· 2· 2     33    -     0.64  -0.17
J Winn                         1     3   0   0    0   0   0   3.86    5   12-8     5· 0· 3    3· 0· 2· 0          1-1    0.01  -0.00
M Portugal                     0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.71    2   12-7     6· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    10   7   7    1   4   2          35  123-74   50· 6·18   11·12· 4· 2          3-1

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Swindell, W (12-9)           9     5   0   0    1   5   0   3.37   33  101-72   48· 9·15   15·10· 2· 0     81    -     0.65   0.33
Totals                         9     5   0   0    1   5   0          33  101-72   48· 9·15   15·10· 2· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: B Blyleven (10; R Kittle).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 20,179.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 85° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Cleveland Indians                    
1. D Gladden            LF    1. R Washington         SS 
2. S Lombardozzi        2B    2. T Francona           LF 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. J Franco             2B 
4. G Gaetti             3B    4. J Carter             CF 
5. G Larkin             1B    5. M Hall               RF 
6. B Harper             C     6. R Kittle             DH 
7. T Laudner            DH    7. W Upshaw             1B 
8. M Davidson           RF    8. B Jacoby             3B 
9. G Gagne              SS    9. C Bando              C  

   B Blyleven           P        G Swindell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  0-1  1--  2   16%  85% R Kittle        B Blyleven      Home Run; Hall Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  123  4    7%  48% G Larkin        G Swindell      Strikeout Looking
   t 1   2  0-0  123  2    7%  55% B Harper        G Swindell      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   b 2   1  0-0  12-  4    6%  65% W Upshaw        B Blyleven      Walk; Hall to 3B; Kittle to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  12- 10   -6%  40% G Gaetti        G Swindell      Walk; Lombardozzi to 3B; Puckett to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  7   50%  S Lombardozzi   Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          1--  1   46%  K Puckett       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Lombardozzi to 2B
          12- 10   40%  G Gaetti        Walk; Lombardozzi to 3B; Puckett to 2B
   O      123  4   48%  G Larkin        Strikeout Looking
   O      123  2   55%  B Harper        Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   53%  R Washington    Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   51%  T Francona      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   50%  J Franco        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   52%  T Laudner       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  2   54%  M Davidson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   55%  G Gagne         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   53%  J Carter        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
          ---  3   57%  M Hall          Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  4   59%  R Kittle        Hit By Pitch
          12-  4   65%  W Upshaw        Walk; Hall to 3B; Kittle to 2B
   RO     123  5   65%  B Jacoby        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Hall Scores
   O      12-  5   61%  C Bando         Lineout: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   64%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   66%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   67%  K Puckett       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   65%  R Washington    Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6   64%  T Francona      Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   63%  J Franco        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   65%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (LF Line)
   O      ---  1   67%  G Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   69%  B Harper        Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Indians Batting, Ahead 1-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   67%  J Carter        Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
          ---  6   69%  M Hall          Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  2   85%  R Kittle        Home Run; Hall Scores
   O      ---  2   85%  W Upshaw        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  3   84%  B Jacoby        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Greg Swindell facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   86%  T Laudner       Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   88%  M Davidson      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  8   89%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   88%  C Bando         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  6   87%  R Washington    Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   87%  T Francona      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   89%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   91%  S Lombardozzi   Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   91%  K Puckett       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Indians Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   93%  J Franco        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   RR     1--  1   98%  J Carter        Home Run; Franco Scores
   O      ---  1   97%  M Hall          Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   97%  R Kittle        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  6   97%  W Upshaw        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   98%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  G Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  1   98%  B Harper        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   99%  T Laudner       Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Indians Batting, Ahead 5-0, Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
          ---  3   99%  B Jacoby        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   99%  C Bando         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Jacoby to 2B
   R      -2-  2   99%  R Washington    Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Jacoby Scores
                  Jim Winn replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
   R      -2-  2  100%  T Francona      Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Washington Scores
   OO     1--  5  100%  J Franco        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 7.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3  100%  M Davidson      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2  100%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2  100%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Indians Batting, Ahead 7-0, Jim Winn facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2  100%  J Carter        Groundout: P unassisted (Weak 1B)
          ---  2  100%  M Hall          Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--  1  100%  R Kittle        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Hall to 2B
                  Mark Portugal replaces Jim Winn pitching
   O      12-  6  100%  W Upshaw        Flyball: RF; Hall to 3B
   O      1-3  6  100%  B Jacoby        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 7.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, Greg Swindell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3  100%  S Lombardozzi   Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  2  100%  K Puckett       Double to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF)
          -2-  1  100%  G Gaetti        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Puckett stays at 2B
   O      12-  2  100%  G Larkin        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      12-  1  100%  B Harper        Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Indians 7.

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