April 14, 1978 Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 6
MIL 5 BOS 5
TEX 4
(10) KCR 3
CLE 1 MIN 14
SEA 5 OAK 2
CAL 1 TOR 10
DET 8 CHC 5
PIT 4 CIN 8
@HOU 4 LAD 5
ATL 1 NYM 3
@MON 2
(10) SFG 3
@SDP 2 PHI 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Metropolitan Stadium, Attendance: 17,425

Friday, April 14, 1978
Time of Game: 2:35

Mariners

2-8

Lost 7

7th, 5 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Mariners        0  0  0   0  3  1   0  1  0    5 10  1
Twins           2  4  0   0  3  5   0  0  X   14 15  2

W: G Zahn (1-0), L: T House (0-2)

Twins

5-5

Won 1

5th, 2 GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz SS                     4   1   1   0    1   1  .176  .476    0    3   3   
J Baez 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   1  .227  .519    0    1   5   
B Bochte LF                   4   0   3   2    0   0  .316  .892    0    1   0   CS,GDP
L Stanton DH                  4   1   1   0    0   0  .226  .552    0    0   0   2B
L Roberts RF                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .364 1.326    0    0   0   HR
R Jones CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .233  .811    0    2   0   
B Stein 3B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .171  .416    0    1   3   
D Meyer 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .114  .379    0   11   0   GDP
K Pasley C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    5   1   

T House P                                                                0   0
  S Burke P                                                              0   0
  S Rawley P                                                             0   1
  R Honeycutt P                                                          0   0
  J Montague P                                                           0   0
Totals                       36   5  10   4    2   3                    24  13

BATTING

2B: L Stanton (1, off G Zahn).

HR: L Roberts (2, off G Zahn; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: L Roberts 5; B Bochte 3; L Stanton 2; J Cruz; K Pasley; J Baez; B Stein.

GIDP: B Bochte (3); D Meyer (1).

RBI: L Roberts 2 (6); B Bochte 2 (5).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

E: S Burke ().

BASERUNNING

CS: B Bochte (2, 2nd base by G Zahn/B Wynegar).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Rivera RF                   4   3   2   1    2   0  .333  .773    0    3   0   
R Carew 1B                    4   1   3   2    0   1  .439 1.112    0   10   2   2B,HBP,SF
D Ford CF                     5   2   2   3    1   0  .308  .814    0    3   0   
C Kusick DH                   5   2   3   5    1   0  .318  .815    0    0   0   3B,2B
R Smalley SS                  4   0   2   3    1   0  .282  .947    0    6   4   2B
B Wynegar C                   5   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .379    0    3   1   
L Wolfe 3B                    4   2   1   0    1   2  .176  .398    0    0   2   
W Norwood LF                  4   2   2   0    1   1  .250  .764    0    2   0   2B
B Randall 2B                  3   2   0   0    1   0  .192  .690    0    0   5   HBP

G Zahn P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       38  14  15  14    8   4                    27  14

BATTING

2B: R Carew (1, off S Burke); C Kusick (1, off S Rawley); R Smalley (2, off T House); W Norwood (4, off S Rawley).

3B: C Kusick (1, off T House).

SF: R Carew (1, off T House).

HBP: B Randall (2, by T House); R Carew (1, by S Burke).

TB: C Kusick 6; R Carew 4; W Norwood 3; R Smalley 3; D Ford 2; B Rivera 2; L Wolfe.

RBI: C Kusick 5 (8); D Ford 3 (7); R Smalley 3 (10); R Carew 2 (8); B Rivera (2).

2-out RBI: C Kusick 4; D Ford 3; R Smalley 2; R Carew.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 7 for 14.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Carew-R Smalley-R Carew; B Randall-R Smalley-R Carew.

E: L Wolfe (1); R Smalley (2).

BASERUNNING

PO: W Norwood (1st base by S Burke).

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T House, L (0-2)               1.1   6   6   6    0   0   0  18.56   11     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 6     18    -     0.95  -0.31
S Burke                        3.1   4   3   3    5   2   0   5.54   20     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 0· 4          2-2    0.34  -0.11
S Rawley                       1.1   4   5   5    3   1   0   5.79   11     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 4          2-0    0.17  -0.02
R Honeycutt                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.88    3     -       ·  ·      2· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
J Montague                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.50    4     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 0· 1          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         8    15  14  14    8   4   0          49     -       ·  ·     14· 6· 0·15          4-2

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Zahn, W (1-0)                9    10   5   3    2   3   1   5.54   38     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 4·10     52    -     0.40   0.05
Totals                         9    10   5   3    2   3   1          38     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 4·10           -

Balks: None.

WP: T House (1).

IBB: None.

PO: S Burke (0; W Norwood, 1st base).

HBP: S Burke (1; R Carew); T House (2; B Randall).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Don Denkinger, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Larry McCoy.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 17,425.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 50° F, Wind 12mph in unknown direction, Sunny.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Minnesota Twins                      
1. J Cruz               SS    1. B Rivera             RF 
2. J Baez               2B    2. R Carew              1B 
3. B Bochte             LF    3. D Ford               CF 
4. L Stanton            DH    4. C Kusick             DH 
5. L Roberts            RF    5. R Smalley            SS 
6. R Jones              CF    6. B Wynegar            C  
7. B Stein              3B    7. L Wolfe              3B 
8. D Meyer              1B    8. W Norwood            LF 
9. K Pasley             C     9. B Randall            2B 

   T House              P        G Zahn               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   2  0-0  1--      12%  64% C Kusick        T House         Triple to CF; Ford Scores
   b 1   2  0-1  --3       9%  73% R Smalley       T House         Double to LF; Kusick Scores
   t 5   1  6-0  123      -5%  87% B Bochte        G Zahn          Single to LF; Pasley Scores; Cruz Scores/unER; Baez to 2B
   b 5   2  3-6  12-       5%  94% R Carew         S Burke         Double to LF; Randall Scores; Rivera to 3B
   b 2   0  0-2  12-       5%  86% B Randall       T House         Hit By Pitch; Wolfe to 3B; Norwood to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  J Baez          Flyball: CF
          ---      53%  B Bochte        Single to RF
   O      1--      55%  L Stanton       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom House facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Rivera        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      55%  R Carew         Single to RF
   O      1--      52%  D Ford          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      64%  C Kusick        Triple to CF; Ford Scores
   R      --3      73%  R Smalley       Double to LF; Kusick Scores
          -2-      73%  B Wynegar       Wild Pitch; Smalley to 3B
   O      --3      71%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 2.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Geoff Zahn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      73%  L Roberts       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      74%  R Jones         Strikeout
          ---      73%  B Stein         Single to CF
   O      1--      75%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Tom House facing 7-8-9
          ---      78%  L Wolfe         Single to CF
          1--      81%  W Norwood       Single to LF; Wolfe to 2B
          12-      86%  B Randall       Hit By Pitch; Wolfe to 3B; Norwood to 2B
   R      123      91%  B Rivera        Single to LF; Wolfe Scores; Norwood to 3B; Randall to 2B
   RO     123      91%  R Carew         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Norwood Scores; Randall to 3B
                  Steve Burke replaces Tom House pitching
          1-3      92%  D Ford          Walk; Rivera to 2B
   R      123      95%  C Kusick        Walk; Randall Scores; Rivera to 3B; Ford to 2B
   RO     123      95%  R Smalley       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Rivera Scores; Ford to 3B
   O      1-3      95%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 6.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Geoff Zahn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      95%  K Pasley        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      96%  J Cruz          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      96%  J Baez          Single to LF
          1--      95%  B Bochte        Single to RF; Baez to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  L Stanton       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Steve Burke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      96%  L Wolfe         Strikeout
          ---      96%  W Norwood       Walk
   O      1--      96%  B Randall       Foul Flyball: 1B
          1--      96%  B Rivera        Norwood Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Norwood to 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Walk
          12-      97%  R Carew         Hit By Pitch; Norwood to 3B; Rivera to 2B
   O      123      96%  D Ford          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 6.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Geoff Zahn facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      96%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Jones         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Stein         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Steve Burke facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      97%  C Kusick        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  R Smalley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Wynegar       Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 6.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Geoff Zahn facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      97%  D Meyer         Flyball: SS
          ---      97%  K Pasley        Single to RF
          1--      95%  J Cruz          Walk; Pasley to 2B
          12-      93%  J Baez          Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Pasley to 3B; Cruz to 2B
   RR     123      87%  B Bochte        Single to LF; Pasley Scores; Cruz Scores/unER; Baez to 2B
   O      12-      90%  L Stanton       Flyball: RF; Baez to 3B
   RO     1-3      89%  L Roberts       Bochte Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B-1B-SS); Baez Scores/Adv on throw to 2B/unER
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Steve Burke facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      88%  L Wolfe         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      88%  W Norwood       Strikeout
          ---      88%  B Randall       Walk
          1--      89%  B Rivera        Single to CF; Randall to 2B
   R      12-      94%  R Carew         Double to LF; Randall Scores; Rivera to 3B
   RR     -23      98%  D Ford          Single to CF; Rivera Scores; Carew Scores
          1--      98%  C Kusick        Single to LF; Ford to 2B
                  Shane Rawley replaces Steve Burke pitching
          12-      98%  R Smalley       Walk; Ford to 3B; Kusick to 2B
   O      123      98%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 9.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-9, Geoff Zahn facing 5-6-7
   R      ---      96%  L Roberts       Home Run (Deep LF)
   O      ---      97%  R Jones         Lineout: RF
   O      ---      97%  B Stein         Lineout: SS
   O      ---      98%  D Meyer         Flyball: SS
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 9.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-4, Shane Rawley facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  L Wolfe         Walk
          1--      99%  W Norwood       Double to RF; Wolfe to 3B
   O      -23      99%  B Randall       Groundout: 2B-1B
          -23      99%  B Rivera        Walk
   O      123      98%  R Carew         Strikeout
   R      123      99%  D Ford          Single to 3B; Wolfe Scores; Norwood to 3B; Rivera to 2B
   RRR    123     100%  C Kusick        Double to RF; Norwood Scores; Rivera Scores; Ford Scores
   R      -2-     100%  R Smalley       Single to CF; Kusick Scores
   O      1--     100%  B Wynegar       Groundout: P-1B
                  5 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 14.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-14, Geoff Zahn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  K Pasley        Lineout: LF
          ---     100%  J Cruz          Single to RF
          1--     100%  J Baez          Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Cruz to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  B Bochte        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 14.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 14-4, Rick Honeycutt facing 7-8-9
                  Rick Honeycutt replaces Shane Rawley pitching
   O      ---     100%  L Wolfe         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  W Norwood       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---     100%  B Randall       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 4, Twins 14.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 4-14, Geoff Zahn facing 4-5-6
          ---     100%  L Stanton       Double to LF
   R      -2-     100%  L Roberts       Single to CF; Stanton Scores
          1--     100%  R Jones         Walk; Roberts to 2B
   O      12-     100%  B Stein         Lineout: RF; Roberts to 3B
   OO     1-3     100%  D Meyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 14.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 14-5, John Montague facing 1-2-3
                  John Montague replaces Rick Honeycutt pitching
   O      ---     100%  B Rivera        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---     100%  R Carew         Single to CF
   O      1--     100%  D Ford          Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--     100%  C Kusick        Groundout: C-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 14.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-14, Geoff Zahn facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  K Pasley        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Cruz          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  J Baez          Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 14.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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