June 8, 1986 Minnesota Twins at Kansas City Royals Play by Play and Box Score

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CHW 8
OAK 5 CLE 11
CAL 4 TOR 4
@DET 2 MIN 5
@KCR 2 MIL 7
BOS 3 BAL 18
@NYY 9 TEX 5
SEA 4
(10) HOU 3
@LAD 2 MON 12
PHI 0 NYM 4
@PIT 3 SDP 4
ATL 1 CIN 7
@SFG 3 SFG 3
CIN 1 CHC 14
@STL 2

Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 25,870

Sunday, June 8, 1986
Time of Game: 2:26

Twins

22-34

Won 2

6th, 9½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  3   0  0  0   0  1  1    5 13  1
Royals          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  1    2  5  0

W: M Portugal (2-6), L: B Saberhagen (3-6), S: F Pastore (1)

Royals

28-27

Lost 2

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  5   1   1   0    0   0  .351  .989    0    2   0   
R Bush LF                     5   1   1   2    0   1  .233  .741    0    1   0   2B
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .305  .942    0   12   1   HR
T Brunansky RF                4   0   3   1    0   0  .302  .880    0    1   0   
R Smalley DH                  4   0   2   0    0   1  .259  .856    0    0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .838    0    1   1   GDP
S Lombardozzi 2B              4   1   1   0    0   1  .265  .819    0    3   4   
J Reed C                      4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .757    0    6   0   
G Gagne SS                    4   0   2   1    0   1  .269  .703    0    1   3   CS

M Portugal P                                                             0   2
  F Pastore P                                                            0   0
Totals                       38   5  13   5    0   5                    27  11

BATTING

2B: R Bush (6, off B Saberhagen).

HR: K Hrbek (12, off B Saberhagen; 8th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).

TB: K Hrbek 4; T Brunansky 3; R Smalley 2; G Gagne 2; J Reed 2; R Bush 2; K Puckett; S Lombardozzi.

GIDP: G Gaetti (7).

RBI: R Bush 2 (16); G Gagne (16); K Hrbek (35); T Brunansky (36).

2-out RBI: T Brunansky; K Hrbek.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 2. G Gagne-S Lombardozzi-K Hrbek; M Portugal-G Gagne-K Hrbek.

E: G Gagne (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Gagne (5, 2nd base by B Saberhagen/J Quirk).

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   2   0   0   0    2   1  .268  .686    0    2   0   
L Smith LF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .198  .534    0    2   0   
R Law RF                      4   0   0   0    0   1  .300  .827    0    1   0   
G Brett 3B                    3   1   0   0    1   1  .270  .880    0    2   1   
F White 2B                    2   1   0   0    2   0  .278  .759    0    1   6   
J Orta DH                     4   0   3   0    0   0  .286  .763    0    0   0   2B
S Balboni 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   2  .218  .713    0   10   0   SF,GDP
J Quirk C                     4   0   1   0    0   0  .216  .614    0    6   1   
B Biancalana SS               2   0   0   0    0   0  .263  .631    0    2   4   GDP
  H McRae PH                  1   0   1   0    0   0  .243  .694    0    0   0   2B
  A Salazar PR-SS             0   0   0   0    0   0  .254  .599         0   1   

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   1
  D Cone P                                                               1   0
Totals                       29   2   5   1    5   6                    27  14

BATTING

2B: J Orta (6, off F Pastore); H McRae (9, off F Pastore).

SF: S Balboni (1, off F Pastore).

TB: J Orta 4; H McRae 2; J Quirk.

GIDP: B Biancalana (1); S Balboni (5).

RBI: S Balboni (24).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. B Biancalana-F White-S Balboni.

BASERUNNING

PO: W Wilson (1st base by M Portugal).

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
M Portugal, W (2-6)            6     3   1   0    4   5   0   5.50   24     -       ·  ·      7· 4· 2· 2     65    -     1.05   0.07
F Pastore, S (1)               3     2   1   1    1   1   0   1.14   11     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 2          3-1    1.35   0.32
Totals                         9     5   2   1    5   6   0          35     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 2· 4          3-1

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Saberhagen, L (3-6)          8    10   4   4    0   5   1   3.48   32     -       ·  ·     15· 7· 1· 4     51    -     0.69  -0.10
D Cone                         1     3   1   1    0   0   0   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 3          0-0    0.19  -0.02
Totals                         9    13   5   5    0   5   1          38     -       ·  ·     18· 7· 1· 7           -

M Portugal faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Portugal (3).

IBB: None.

PO: M Portugal (2; W Wilson, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Drew Coble, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:26.

Attendance: 25,870.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Kansas City Royals                   
1. K Puckett            CF    1. W Wilson             CF 
2. R Bush               LF    2. L Smith              LF 
3. K Hrbek              1B    3. R Law                RF 
4. T Brunansky          RF    4. G Brett              3B 
5. R Smalley            DH    5. F White              2B 
6. G Gaetti             3B    6. J Orta               DH 
7. S Lombardozzi        2B    7. S Balboni            1B 
8. J Reed               C     8. J Quirk              C  
9. G Gagne              SS    9. B Biancalana         SS 

   M Portugal           P        B Saberhagen         P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  3-0  123      19%  80% S Balboni       F Pastore       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Brett Scores/unER; White to 3B
   t 3   1  0-0  12-      18%  72% R Bush          B Saberhagen    Double (CF-RF); Reed Scores; Puckett Scores
   b 7   0  3-0  12-     -12%  62% J Orta          M Portugal      Fielder's Choice 1B; Brett to 3B; White to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Orta to 1B
   b 3   0  3-0  1--       8%  80% B Biancalana    M Portugal      Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   t 8   2  1-3  ---       8%  91% K Hrbek         B Saberhagen    Home Run (CF-RF)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Bush          Strikeout
   O      ---      45%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  W Wilson        Walk
   O      1--      47%  L Smith         Wilson Picked off 1B (P-1B)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  R Law           Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  R Smalley       Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      47%  G Gaetti        Foul Flyball: LF
   O      1--      45%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Portugal facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  G Brett         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  F White         Lineout: 2B
          ---      48%  J Orta          Single
   O      1--      50%  S Balboni       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 8-9-1
          ---      54%  J Reed          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      50%  G Gagne         Strikeout (foul bunt)
          1--      54%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Reed to 2B
   RR     12-      72%  R Bush          Double (CF-RF); Reed Scores; Puckett Scores
   O      -2-      70%  K Hrbek         Groundout: SS-1B; Bush to 3B
   R      --3      77%  T Brunansky     Single to CF; Bush Scores
          1--      79%  R Smalley       Single to RF; Brunansky to 3B
   O      1-3      76%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-1B
                  3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Portugal facing 8-9-1
          ---      72%  J Quirk         Single
   OO     1--      80%  B Biancalana    Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---      81%  W Wilson        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      80%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout
   O      ---      79%  J Reed          Flyball: CF
          ---      79%  G Gagne         Single to SS (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      78%  K Puckett       Gagne Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Portugal facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      81%  L Smith         Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      82%  R Law           Strikeout
   O      ---      83%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      82%  K Puckett       Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      81%  R Bush          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      80%  K Hrbek         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Portugal facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      83%  F White         Lineout: 2B
          ---      80%  J Orta          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      83%  S Balboni       Strikeout
   O      1--      86%  J Quirk         Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
          ---      88%  T Brunansky     Single
   O      1--      86%  R Smalley       Strikeout Looking
   OO     1--      83%  G Gaetti        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Portugal facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      86%  B Biancalana    Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      83%  W Wilson        Walk
   O      1--      87%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      89%  R Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  S Lombardozzi   Flyball: LF
   O      ---      87%  J Reed          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  G Gagne         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Portugal facing 4-5-6
          ---      82%  G Brett         Walk
          1--      80%  F White         Wild Pitch; Brett to 2B
          -2-      73%  " "             Walk
          12-      62%  J Orta          Fielder's Choice 1B; Brett to 3B; White to 2B/Safe on E6 (catch); Orta to 1B
                  Frank Pastore replaces Mark Portugal pitching
   ROO    123      80%  S Balboni       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Brett Scores/unER; White to 3B
   O      --3      86%  J Quirk         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Royals 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      85%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      84%  R Bush          Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      91%  K Hrbek         Home Run (CF-RF)
          ---      92%  T Brunansky     Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      91%  R Smalley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Pastore facing 9-1-2
                  Hal McRae pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana batting 9th
          ---      84%  H McRae         Double
                  Angel Salazar pinch runs for Hal McRae batting 9th
   O      -2-      90%  W Wilson        Strikeout
   O      -2-      94%  L Smith         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      96%  R Law           Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Royals 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, David Cone facing 6-7-8
                  David Cone replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching; Angel Salazar moves to SS
   O      ---      96%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      96%  S Lombardozzi   Single
          1--      98%  J Reed          Single; Lombardozzi to 3B
   R      1-3      99%  G Gagne         Single; Lombardozzi Scores; Reed to 3B
   O      1-3      98%  K Puckett       Fielder's Choice SS; Reed out at Hm/SS-C; Gagne to 2B; Puckett to 1B
   O      12-      98%  R Bush          Groundout: 2B-P
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-5, Frank Pastore facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      99%  G Brett         Flyball: LF
          ---      98%  F White         Walk
          1--      94%  J Orta          Double; White to 3B
   RO     -23      98%  S Balboni       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; White Scores
   O      -2-     100%  J Quirk         Groundout: 1B unassisted
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Royals 2.

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