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CAL 12
NYY  0
 CHW  4
CLE  1
 KCR  4
MIN  1
 MIL  6
DET  5
(12)		 OAK  5
BAL  1
 SEA  8
BOS  6
 TEX  5
TOR  3
 CHC  5
@ATL  0
 CIN  3
STL  2
(14)		 HOU  3
PIT  1
 MON  4
SDP  0
 NYM  2
SFG  1
 LAD  4
@PHI  2
Standings at end of play this day

Kauffman Stadium, Attendance: 38,326

 Saturday, August 27, 1988, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:37
Twins
1
72-56
Lost 2
2nd, 8 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  1  0    1  6  0
Royals          1  0  0   2  1  0   0  0  X    4  7  0
W: Mark Gubicza (16-7), L: Bert Blyleven (9-12)
 Royals
4
67-61
Won 2
3rd, 13 GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
J Moses LF                    4   1   2   0    0   0  .314  .797   11    7    1   1   SB
T Herr 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   1  .254  .657   15    9    2   4   
K Puckett CF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .349  .905   19   10    6   0   
K Hrbek DH                    2   0   1   0    2   1  .301  .907   15    5    0   0   
G Larkin 1B                   2   0   1   1    1   0  .294  .797   17    7    7   1   HBP
R Bush RF                     4   0   1   0    0   3  .258  .818   13   11    1   1   
T Laudner C                   4   0   1   0    0   3  .265  .765   21   12    6   0   
G Gagne SS                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .245  .712    9    7    0   2   
  E Bullock PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    4    3    0   0   
  A Newman SS                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .235  .550    5    3    0   0   
S Lombardozzi 3B              3   0   0   0    0   1  .222  .632   14    9    0   1   
  B Harper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .326  .851    1    1    0   0   

B Blyleven P                                                                  1   2
Totals                       32   1   6   0    3  14              144   84   24  12
Batting Events
HBP: G Larkin (14, by M Gubicza).
TB: J Moses 2; T Laudner; R Bush; G Larkin; K Hrbek.
RBI: G Larkin (59).
2-out RBI: G Larkin.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. S Lombardozzi-T Herr-G Larkin.
Baserunning Events
SB: J Moses (10, 2nd base off M Gubicza/J Quirk).
Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .273  .639   12    8    0   0   SB
K Stillwell SS                3   0   0   0    1   1  .254  .734   14    6    0   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  2   1   2   2    0   0  .306  .800   11    8    0   1   2B,HBP,SF
G Brett 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .318  .943   10    7    8   0   
P Tabler DH                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .710   12    7    0   0   2B
D Tartabull RF                2   1   1   2    1   0  .268  .868   16    9    1   0   HR
F White 2B                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .248  .644   10   10    3   2   GDP
B Jackson LF                  3   0   0   0    0   3  .249  .753   17   11    1   0   
J Quirk C                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .227  .713    6    4   14   0   

M Gubicza P                                                                   0   1
Totals                       28   4   7   0    2   6              108   70   27   4
Batting Events
2B: P Tabler (20, off B Blyleven); K Seitzer (26, off B Blyleven).
HR: D Tartabull (19, off B Blyleven; 4th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF).
SF: K Seitzer (3, off B Blyleven).
HBP: K Seitzer (6, by B Blyleven).
TB: D Tartabull 4; K Seitzer 3; P Tabler 2; W Wilson 2; J Quirk.
GIDP: F White (12).
RBI: D Tartabull 2 (79); K Seitzer 2 (48).
2-out RBI: D Tartabull 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. G Brett.
Baserunning Events
SB: W Wilson (28, 2nd base off B Blyleven/T Laudner).

Pitching Stats

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 (9-12)           8     7   4   4    2   6   1   5.14   32  107-69   41·10·18   10·12· 4· 1     56    -     0.62  -0.13
Totals                         8     7   4   4    2   6   1          32  107-69   41·10·18   10·12· 4· 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
M Gubicza, W (16-7)            9     6   1   1    3  14   0   2.66   36  142-83   42·21·20    7·11· 7· 0     82    -     1.04   0.37
Totals                         9     6   1   1    3  14   0          36  142-83   42·21·20    7·11· 7· 0           -
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: B Blyleven (11; K Seitzer); M Gubicza (3; G Larkin).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Terry Craft.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 38,326.
Field Condition: Wet.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 0mph, Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Kansas City Royals                           
1. John Moses                   LF       1. Willie Wilson                CF
2. Tom Herr                     2B       2. Kurt Stillwell               SS
3. Kirby Puckett                CF       3. Kevin Seitzer                3B
4. Kent Hrbek                   DH       4. George Brett                 1B
5. Gene Larkin                  1B       5. Pat Tabler                   DH
6. Randy Bush                   RF       6. Danny Tartabull              RF
7. Tim Laudner                   C       7. Frank White                  2B
8. Greg Gagne                   SS       8. Bo Jackson                   LF
9. Steve Lombardozzi            3B       9. Jamie Quirk                   C

   Bert Blyleven                 P          Mark Gubicza                  P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
b4 2 1-- RR 5,(3-1)  18% 85% 1-0 KCR D. Tartabull B. Blyleven Home Run; Seitzer Scores
t4 2 123 O 3,(0-2)  10% 69% 0-1 MIN R. Bush M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
t2 0 1-- OO 2,(1-0)  8% 65% 0-1 MIN G. Larkin M. Gubicza Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
b2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  5% 71% 1-0 KCR P. Tabler B. Blyleven Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b2 1 --3 O 4,(0-2)  -5% 65% 1-0 KCR F. White B. Blyleven Strikeout Swinging

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 52% 0-0 MIN J. Moses M. Gubicza Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 1 --- O 2,(1-0)  2% 54% 0-0 MIN T. Herr M. Gubicza Groundout: 1B unassisted
t1 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 55% 0-0 MIN K. Puckett M. Gubicza Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  4% 58% 0-0 KCR W. Wilson B. Blyleven Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b1 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 55% 0-0 KCR K. Stillwell B. Blyleven Flyball: RF-CF (Short CF-RF)
b1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  2% 57% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer B. Blyleven Wilson Steals 2B
b1 1 -2- RO 5,(2-2)  5% 62% 0-0 KCR K. Seitzer B. Blyleven Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wilson Scores; Seitzer out at 2B/LF-P-2B
b1 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  -1% 61% 1-0 KCR G. Brett B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 4-5-6
t2 0 --- 4,(3-0)  -4% 57% 0-1 MIN K. Hrbek M. Gubicza Walk
t2 0 1-- OO 2,(1-0)  8% 65% 0-1 MIN G. Larkin M. Gubicza Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
t2 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 66% 0-1 MIN R. Bush M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  5% 71% 1-0 KCR P. Tabler B. Blyleven Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b2 0 -2- O 4,(0-2)  -1% 70% 1-0 KCR D. Tartabull B. Blyleven Groundout: SS-1B; Tabler to 3B
b2 1 --3 O 4,(0-2)  -5% 65% 1-0 KCR F. White B. Blyleven Strikeout Swinging
b2 2 --3 O 7,(2-2)  -3% 62% 1-0 KCR B. Jackson B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
t3 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  3% 64% 0-1 MIN T. Laudner M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
t3 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 66% 0-1 MIN G. Gagne M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
t3 2 --- O 4,(2-1)  1% 67% 0-1 MIN S. Lombardozzi M. Gubicza Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
b3 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  -2% 65% 1-0 KCR J. Quirk B. Blyleven Groundout: 1B-P
b3 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -2% 64% 1-0 KCR W. Wilson B. Blyleven Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
b3 2 --- O 5,(3-1)  -1% 63% 1-0 KCR K. Stillwell B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
t4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -5% 58% 0-1 MIN J. Moses M. Gubicza Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 0 1-- O 4,(2-1)  4% 62% 0-1 MIN T. Herr M. Gubicza Popfly: 2B
t4 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  -2% 60% 0-1 MIN K. Puckett M. Gubicza Moses Steals 2B
t4 1 -2- O 4,(2-1)  5% 65% 0-1 MIN K. Puckett M. Gubicza Flyball: RF
t4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  -1% 63% 0-1 MIN K. Hrbek M. Gubicza Walk
t4 2 12- 4,(2-1)  -4% 59% 0-1 MIN G. Larkin M. Gubicza Hit By Pitch; Moses to 3B; Hrbek to 2B
t4 2 123 O 3,(0-2)  10% 69% 0-1 MIN R. Bush M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Royals Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  3% 72% 1-0 KCR K. Seitzer B. Blyleven Hit By Pitch
b4 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -3% 69% 1-0 KCR G. Brett B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
b4 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  -3% 66% 1-0 KCR P. Tabler B. Blyleven Flyball: CF
b4 2 1-- RR 5,(3-1)  18% 85% 1-0 KCR D. Tartabull B. Blyleven Home Run; Seitzer Scores
b4 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  -1% 84% 3-0 KCR F. White B. Blyleven Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- 3,(1-1)  -4% 80% 0-3 MIN T. Laudner M. Gubicza Single to LF (Line Drive)
t5 0 1-- O 5,(1-2)  4% 84% 0-3 MIN G. Gagne M. Gubicza Strikeout Looking
t5 1 1-- O 6,(2-2)  3% 87% 0-3 MIN S. Lombardozzi M. Gubicza Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
t5 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  2% 89% 0-3 MIN J. Moses M. Gubicza Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b5 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -1% 88% 3-0 KCR B. Jackson B. Blyleven Strikeout Swinging
b5 1 --- 1,(0-0)  1% 89% 3-0 KCR J. Quirk B. Blyleven Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b5 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  1% 90% 3-0 KCR W. Wilson B. Blyleven Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Quirk to 2B
b5 1 12- 4,(3-0)  2% 93% 3-0 KCR K. Stillwell B. Blyleven Walk; Quirk to 3B; Wilson to 2B
b5 1 123 RO 1,(0-0)  1% 94% 3-0 KCR K. Seitzer B. Blyleven Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Quirk Scores; Wilson to 3B
b5 2 1-3 O 3,(0-2)  -1% 92% 4-0 KCR G. Brett B. Blyleven Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 2-3-4
t6 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  2% 94% 0-4 MIN T. Herr M. Gubicza Flyball: LF
t6 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 95% 0-4 MIN K. Puckett M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
t6 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 95% 0-4 MIN K. Hrbek M. Gubicza Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 5-6-7
b6 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 95% 4-0 KCR P. Tabler B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B
b6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  0% 95% 4-0 KCR D. Tartabull B. Blyleven Walk
b6 1 1-- OO 4,(0-2)  -1% 94% 4-0 KCR F. White B. Blyleven Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 5-6-7
t7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -3% 92% 0-4 MIN G. Larkin M. Gubicza Walk
t7 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  -5% 87% 0-4 MIN R. Bush M. Gubicza Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Larkin to 2B
t7 0 12- O 5,(2-2)  4% 91% 0-4 MIN T. Laudner M. Gubicza Strikeout Looking
Eric Bullock pinch hits for Greg Gagne (SS) batting 8th
t7 1 12- O 4,(1-2)  3% 95% 0-4 MIN E. Bullock M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
t7 2 12- O 4,(1-2)  3% 97% 0-4 MIN S. Lombardozzi M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
Al Newman replaces Eric Bullock (PH) playing SS batting 8th
b7 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  -0% 97% 4-0 KCR B. Jackson B. Blyleven Strikeout Swinging
b7 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 97% 4-0 KCR J. Quirk B. Blyleven Flyball: LF
b7 2 --- O 6,(2-2)  -0% 97% 4-0 KCR W. Wilson B. Blyleven Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Royals 4.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 1-2-3
t8 0 --- 4,(2-1)  -2% 94% 0-4 MIN J. Moses M. Gubicza Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t8 0 1-- O 6,(2-2)  2% 96% 0-4 MIN T. Herr M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
t8 1 1-- O 4,(2-1)  2% 98% 0-4 MIN K. Puckett M. Gubicza Lineout: 2B
t8 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -1% 97% 0-4 MIN K. Hrbek M. Gubicza Single to CF (Ground Ball); Moses to 3B
t8 2 1-3 R 5,(2-2)  -3% 93% 0-4 MIN G. Larkin M. Gubicza Single to CF (Line Drive); Moses Scores; Hrbek to 2B
t8 2 12- O 3,(0-2)  4% 97% 1-4 MIN R. Bush M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 4-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
b8 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -0% 97% 4-1 KCR K. Stillwell B. Blyleven Strikeout Looking
b8 1 --- 1,(0-0)  0% 98% 4-1 KCR K. Seitzer B. Blyleven Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b8 1 -2- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 97% 4-1 KCR G. Brett B. Blyleven Groundout: 2B-1B; Seitzer to 3B
b8 2 --3 O 5,(2-2)  -0% 97% 4-1 KCR P. Tabler B. Blyleven Flyball: RF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-4, Royals' Mark Gubicza facing 7-8-9
t9 0 --- O 7,(3-2)  2% 99% 1-4 MIN T. Laudner M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
t9 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  1% 100% 1-4 MIN A. Newman M. Gubicza Strikeout Swinging
Brian Harper pinch hits for Steve Lombardozzi (3B) batting 9th
t9 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 1-4 MIN B. Harper M. Gubicza Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Royals 4.

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