April 13, 1989 Minnesota Twins at Detroit Tigers Box Score and Play by Play

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BOS 9
CLE 1 OAK 5
@CAL 0 DET 3
MIN 0 TEX 6
@MIL 1 HOU 4
@LAD 2
(15) PIT 4
NYM 2 ATL 4
@SDP 1

Standings at end of play this day

Tiger Stadium, Attendance: 9,042

Thursday, April 13, 1989, 1:35
Time of Game: 2:30

Twins

5-3

Lost 1

3rd, 2 GB

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

W: J Robinson (1-0), L: S Rawley (1-1)

Tigers

2-4

Won 1

4th, 2 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Backman 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .726   15    3   1   2B
J Moses LF                    3   0   2   0    1   0  .600 1.714   16    1   0   CS
K Puckett CF                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .393 1.134   12    3   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    2   0   0   0    2   0  .300  .844   15    4   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .364  .849   15    1   0   
R Bush RF                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .278 1.020   13    6   0   
G Larkin DH                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .276  .758   15    0   0   2B
T Laudner C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .176  .457   14    4   1   
G Gagne SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .654   11    2   3   

S Rawley P                                                               0   1
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
Totals                       30   0   4   0    4   7              126   24   6

BATTING

2B: G Larkin (4, off J Robinson); W Backman (2, off J Robinson).

TB: J Moses 2; W Backman 2; G Larkin 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Gagne-K Hrbek; G Gagne-W Backman-K Hrbek.

E: G Gagne (2); T Laudner (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Moses (1, 3rd base by J Robinson/M Heath).

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Williams CF                 3   1   1   0    1   0  .261  .624   18    1   0   2·SB
T Lovullo 1B                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .000  .200   27    9   0   
L Whitaker 2B                 3   1   2   1    1   0  .304  .911   17    1   2   HR
A Trammell SS                 3   0   1   1    1   0  .143  .498   26    1   3   
F Lynn LF                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .105  .332   12    5   0   
  B Bean LF                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .250         0   0   
C Brown 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .450   13    1   3   GDP
C Lemon RF                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .357  .955   17    0   0   CS,HBP
K Moreland DH                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393   17    0   0   
M Heath C                     3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    9    9   1   SB,GDP

J Robinson P                                                             0   0
Totals                       27   3   5   2    6   3              156   27   9

BATTING

HR: L Whitaker (2, off J Berenguer; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF).

HBP: C Lemon (1, by J Berenguer).

TB: L Whitaker 5; M Heath; K Williams; A Trammell.

GIDP: M Heath (1); C Brown (1).

RBI: A Trammell (2); L Whitaker (5).

2-out RBI: L Whitaker.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Heath-C Brown.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Heath (1, 2nd base off S Rawley/T Laudner); K Williams 2 (4, 2nd base off S Rawley/T Laudner 2).

CS: C Lemon (1, 2nd base by J Berenguer/T Laudner).

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 Rawley, L (1-1)              5     4   2   1    5   3   0   1.64   23  101-56   38· 6·12   11· 3· 1· 0     51    -     0.98  -0.03
J Berenguer                    3     1   1   1    1   0   1   2.25   11   40-21   17· 1· 3    1· 5· 3· 0          0-0    0.32  -0.01
Totals                         8     5   3   2    6   3   1          34  141-77   55· 7·15   12· 8· 4· 0           -

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Robinson, W (1-0)            9     4   0   0    4   7   0   1.93   34  126-77   39·15·23    8·11· 4· 0     82    -     1.09   0.46
Totals                         9     4   0   0    4   7   0          34  126-77   39·15·23    8·11· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: S Rawley (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: J Berenguer (1; C Lemon).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:30.

Attendance: 9,042.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Detroit Tigers                       
1. W Backman            2B    1. K Williams           CF 
2. J Moses              LF    2. T Lovullo            1B 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. L Whitaker           2B 
4. K Hrbek              1B    4. A Trammell           SS 
5. G Gaetti             3B    5. F Lynn               LF 
6. R Bush               RF    6. C Brown              3B 
7. G Larkin             DH    7. C Lemon              RF 
8. T Laudner            C     8. K Moreland           DH 
9. G Gagne              SS    9. M Heath              C  

   S Rawley             P        J Robinson           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   1  2-0  12-  6   10%  77% G Gaetti        J Robinson      Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Moses Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   b 1   0  0-0  123  4    9%  80% A Trammell      S Rawley        Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Williams Scores; Lovullo Scores/unER/No RBI; Whitaker to 2B
   t 1   1  0-0  123  4    7%  47% G Gaetti        J Robinson      Strikeout Swinging
   b 1   0  0-0  12-  4    7%  71% L Whitaker      S Rawley        Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Williams to 3B; Lovullo to 2B
   t 1   2  0-0  123  5    7%  55% R Bush          J Robinson      Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  W Backman       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  4   50%  J Moses         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   46%  K Puckett       Walk; Moses to 2B
          12-  5   40%  K Hrbek         Walk; Moses to 3B; Puckett to 2B
   O      123  4   47%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   55%  R Bush          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Rawley facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  K Williams      Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--      61%  T Lovullo       Williams Steals 2B
          -2-  5   64%  " "             Walk
          12-  4   71%  L Whitaker      Single to 1B (Ground Ball to Weak 2B-1B); Williams to 3B; Lovullo to 2B
   RR     123  4   80%  A Trammell      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Williams Scores; Lovullo Scores/unER/No RBI; Whitaker to 2B
   O      12-  2   77%  F Lynn          Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   OO     12-  6   71%  C Brown         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   65%  G Larkin        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   66%  T Laudner       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Larkin to 3B
   O      --3  3   73%  G Gagne         Fielder's Choice 3B; Larkin out at Hm/3B-C
   O      1--  4   76%  W Backman       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shane Rawley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   74%  C Lemon         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          ---  6   76%  K Moreland      Walk
   OO     1--  2   72%  M Heath         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   68%  J Moses         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
   O      1--  1   72%  K Puckett       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
          1--  5   68%  K Hrbek         Walk; Moses to 2B
   OO     12-  6   77%  G Gaetti        Double Play: Strikeout Swinging, Moses Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shane Rawley facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   80%  K Williams      Walk
   O      1--  7   79%  T Lovullo       Strikeout Swinging, Williams Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   76%  L Whitaker      Fielder's Choice P; Williams out at 3B/P-SS
          1--      76%  A Trammell      Wild Pitch; Whitaker to 2B
          -2-  8   77%  " "             Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Whitaker stays at 2B
   O      12-  4   74%  F Lynn          Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   77%  R Bush          Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   78%  G Larkin        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   80%  T Laudner       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shane Rawley facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   78%  C Brown         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   77%  C Lemon         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   76%  K Moreland      Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   79%  G Gagne         Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  4   81%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  4   79%  J Moses         Walk
   O      1--  2   82%  K Puckett       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shane Rawley facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   84%  M Heath         Single to 3B (Bunt to P's Right)
   O      1--  3   82%  K Williams      Flyball: LF (Short LF)
          1--      86%  T Lovullo       Heath Steals 2B; Heath to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
   O      --3  5   82%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
          --3  4   82%  L Whitaker      Walk
          1-3  5   83%  A Trammell      Walk; Whitaker to 2B
   O      123  4   79%  F Lynn          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   82%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   84%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  3   85%  R Bush          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Juan Berenguer facing 6-7-8
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Shane Rawley pitching
   O      ---  1   84%  C Brown         Flyball: CF
          ---  4   86%  C Lemon         Walk
   O      1--  4   84%  K Moreland      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  6   83%  M Heath         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   86%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   88%  T Laudner       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   89%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Juan Berenguer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  8   88%  K Williams      Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  5   88%  T Lovullo       Lineout: CF
   R      ---  3   94%  L Whitaker      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   94%  A Trammell      Lineout: RF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   88%  W Backman       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   92%  J Moses         Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      -2-  4   95%  K Puckett       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      -2-  2   98%  K Hrbek         Lineout: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Juan Berenguer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   97%  F Lynn          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  2   97%  C Brown         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   97%  C Lemon         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   97%  K Moreland      Lemon Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Robinson facing 5-6-7
                  Bill Bean replaces Fred Lynn playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  1   99%  G Gaetti        Popfly: SS
   O      ---  2  100%  R Bush          Popfly: C (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  4  100%  G Larkin        Strikeout Looking
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Tigers 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:DET198904130

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation