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Standings
SEA
@BAL		6
0
OAK
@DET		1
4
CLE
@MIL		8
10
BOS
@MIN		5
6
BOS
@MIN		4
5
CAL
@NYY		4
10
KCR
@TEX		4
6
CHW
@TOR		2
6
ATL
@CHC		4
5		 
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PIT
@CIN		6
0
PHI
@LAD		5
0
MON
@SDP		7
1
NYM
@SFG		2
3
HOU
@STL		3
1
Saturday, August 31, 1985
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 20,779, Time of Game: 2:39
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Red Sox
4
60-68
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
5th, 20½ GB
 at Twins
5
58-69
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
5th, 14 GB
W: Mark Portugal (1-1)
L: Al Nipper (7-10)
S: Ron Davis (18)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  1  2    4 10  0
Twins           2  1  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    5 10  1

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dwight Evans RF 5 1 1 2 0 1 .248 .788 -0.068 0.80 0.025 -0.093 0.6 1 0 HR
Wade Boggs 3B 5 1 3 0 0 2 .360 .916 0.034 0.75 0.090 -0.056 1.0 2 1 2·2B
Bill Buckner 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .285 .748 -0.032 0.86 0.031 -0.063 -0.2 9 0
Tony Armas LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .251 .772 -0.061 1.06 0.030 -0.092 -0.5 3 0
Mike Easler DH 4 1 1 0 0 0 .261 .733 0.040 1.09 0.112 -0.072 0.3
Dave Stapleton 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .262 .644 0.061 0.76 0.087 -0.026 0.7 2 3
Dave Sax C 3 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .659 -0.077 1.30 0.000 -0.077 -0.9 3 0
   Rich Gedman PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .304 .864 0.039 0.80 0.039 0.000 0.4
Steve Lyons CF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .276 .696 -0.081 1.17 0.030 -0.111 -0.7 1 0
Glenn Hoffman SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .680 -0.077 0.99 0.000 -0.077 -0.9 3 3
   Jim Rice PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .754 -0.029 1.01 0.000 -0.029 -0.4
Al Nipper P 2
   Bruce Kison P 2
Team Totals 37 4 10 3 1 7 .270 .695 -0.251 0.95 0.444 -0.696 -0.8 24 11
2B: W Boggs 2 (34, 1 off M Portugal, 1 off P Filson).
HR: D Evans (19, off R Davis; 9th inn, 1 on, 2 outs).
TB: W Boggs 5; D Evans 4; S Lyons; R Gedman; D Stapleton; M Easler; T Armas; B Buckner.
RBI: D Evans 2 (54); T Armas (45).
2-out RBI: D Evans 2.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Kison-G Hoffman-B Buckner.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kirby Puckett CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 .276 .685 0.102 0.80 0.122 -0.020 1.0 2 0 SB
Mickey Hatcher LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .670 -0.062 0.66 0.000 -0.062 -1.5 4 0
   Dave Meier LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .621 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Randy Bush RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .241 .807 0.062 0.74 0.099 -0.037 0.5 1 0 3B
Kent Hrbek 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .271 .772 0.004 0.62 0.047 -0.043 -0.6 9 2 GDP
Mike Stenhouse DH 3 1 1 0 1 0 .222 .676 0.011 0.41 0.035 -0.023 0.3 SB
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 1 1 2 0 1 .248 .721 0.089 0.45 0.120 -0.031 0.9 1 0 HR
Mark Salas C 2 1 1 0 2 0 .296 .754 0.092 0.35 0.093 -0.002 1.3 6 0 3B,IW
   Tim Laudner C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .248 .742 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Tim Teufel 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .265 .721 -0.034 0.47 0.017 -0.051 -0.2 1 1
Alvaro Espinoza SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 .238 .535 -0.013 0.60 0.016 -0.029 -0.9 1 2 HBP,SH
Mark Portugal P 1 4
   Pete Filson P
   Ron Davis P
Team Totals 32 5 10 5 4 3 .312 .937 0.251 0.58 0.549 -0.298 0.7 27 9
3B: M Salas (4, off A Nipper); R Bush (3, off A Nipper).
HR: G Gaetti (14, off A Nipper; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out).
SH: A Espinoza (3, off B Kison).
IBB: M Salas (5, by B Kison).
HBP: A Espinoza (1, by A Nipper).
TB: G Gaetti 4; R Bush 4; M Salas 3; T Teufel 2; K Puckett 2; M Stenhouse; K Hrbek.
GIDP: K Hrbek (10).
RBI: G Gaetti 2 (53); K Hrbek (73); K Puckett (59); R Bush (32).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 16.
Fielding
E: A Espinoza (4).
Baserunning
SB: K Puckett (15, 2nd base off A Nipper/D Sax); M Stenhouse (1, 2nd base off B Kison/D Sax).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Nipper, L (7-10) 2.1 6 5 5 3 2 1 4.38 17 24 -0.338 0.94 -4.3
Bruce Kison 5.2 4 0 0 1 1 0 4.14 21 2 0 0.089 0.28 3.6
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 4 3 1 5.62 38 24 2 0 -0.249 0.95 -0.7

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Mark Portugal, W (1-1) 5.2 4 1 1 1 4 0 4.50 22 60 0.143 0.94 1.8
Pete Filson, H (4) 2.1 4 1 1 0 2 0 3.99 11 2 0 0.071 0.93 0.5
Ron Davis, S (18) 1 2 2 2 0 1 1 3.58 5 0 0 0.036 1.06 -1.5
Team Totals 9 10 4 4 1 7 1 4.00 38 60 2 0 0.250 0.58 0.8
Balks: M Portugal (1).
WP: None.
HBP: A Nipper (9; A Espinoza).
IBB: B Kison (3; M Salas).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney.
Time of Game: 2:39.
Attendance: 20,779.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Dwight Evans RF 1 Kirby Puckett CF
2 Wade Boggs 3B 2 Mickey Hatcher LF
3 Bill Buckner 1B 3 Randy Bush RF
4 Tony Armas LF 4 Kent Hrbek 1B
5 Mike Easler DH 5 Mike Stenhouse DH
6 Dave Stapleton 2B 6 Gary Gaetti 3B
7 Dave Sax C 7 Mark Salas C
8 Steve Lyons CF 8 Tim Teufel 2B
9 Glenn Hoffman SS 9 Alvaro Espinoza SS
Al Nipper P Mark Portugal P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 3-1 1 1-- RR MIN G. Gaetti A. Nipper 12% 88% Home Run; Stenhouse Scores
b1 0-0 1 --3 R MIN R. Bush A. Nipper 9% 68% Triple; Puckett Scores
b2 2-1 0 --- MIN M. Salas A. Nipper 8% 73% Triple
t2 0-2 2 1-3 R BOS G. Hoffman M. Portugal -7% 62% Balk; Easler Scores; Sax to 2B
t2 0-2 1 1-3 O BOS S. Lyons M. Portugal 7% 69% Strikeout

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BOS D. Evans M. Portugal 2% 52% Groundout: P-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- BOS W. Boggs M. Portugal -4% 48% Double
t1 0-0 1 -2- O BOS B. Buckner M. Portugal 3% 51% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Boggs to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 O BOS T. Armas M. Portugal 4% 55% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIN K. Puckett A. Nipper 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- MIN M. Hatcher A. Nipper 2% 61% Puckett Steals 2B
b1 0-0 0 -2- O MIN M. Hatcher A. Nipper -1% 59% Groundout: P-1B; Puckett to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 R MIN R. Bush A. Nipper 9% 68% Triple; Puckett Scores
b1 1-0 1 --3 R MIN K. Hrbek A. Nipper 5% 73% Single; Bush Scores
b1 2-0 1 1-- O MIN M. Stenhouse A. Nipper -2% 71% Flyball: CF
b1 2-0 2 1-- O MIN G. Gaetti A. Nipper -2% 69% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Mark Portugal facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- BOS M. Easler M. Portugal -4% 66% Single
t2 0-2 0 1-- BOS D. Stapleton M. Portugal -6% 60% Walk; Easler to 2B
t2 0-2 0 12- O BOS D. Sax M. Portugal 3% 63% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Easler to 3B
t2 0-2 1 1-3 O BOS S. Lyons M. Portugal 7% 69% Strikeout
t2 0-2 2 1-3 R BOS G. Hoffman M. Portugal -7% 62% Balk; Easler Scores; Sax to 2B
t2 1-2 2 -2- O BOS G. Hoffman M. Portugal 3% 65% Strikeout
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 7-8-9
b2 2-1 0 --- MIN M. Salas A. Nipper 8% 73% Triple
b2 2-1 0 --3 O MIN T. Teufel A. Nipper -4% 70% Groundout: P-1B
b2 2-1 1 --3 MIN A. Espinoza A. Nipper 2% 71% Hit By Pitch
b2 2-1 1 1-3 R MIN K. Puckett A. Nipper 6% 77% Single; Salas Scores; Espinoza to 2B
b2 3-1 1 12- O MIN M. Hatcher A. Nipper -3% 74% Flyball: LF
b2 3-1 2 12- O MIN R. Bush A. Nipper -3% 71% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 3.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
t3 1-3 0 --- O BOS D. Evans M. Portugal 3% 73% Flyball: LF
t3 1-3 1 --- O BOS W. Boggs M. Portugal 2% 75% Strikeout
t3 1-3 2 --- O BOS B. Buckner M. Portugal 1% 76% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Red Sox' Al Nipper facing 4-5-6
b3 3-1 0 --- O MIN K. Hrbek A. Nipper -2% 74% Strikeout
b3 3-1 1 --- MIN M. Stenhouse A. Nipper 2% 76% Walk
b3 3-1 1 1-- RR MIN G. Gaetti A. Nipper 12% 88% Home Run; Stenhouse Scores
b3 5-1 1 --- MIN M. Salas A. Nipper 1% 89% Walk
b3 5-1 1 1-- MIN T. Teufel A. Nipper 1% 90% Single; Salas to 2B
Bruce Kison replaces Al Nipper pitching
b3 5-1 1 12- O MIN A. Espinoza B. Kison -2% 89% Groundout: SS-3B/Forceout at 3B; Teufel to 2B
b3 5-1 2 12- O MIN K. Puckett B. Kison -2% 87% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Mark Portugal facing 4-5-6
t4 1-5 0 --- O BOS T. Armas M. Portugal 2% 89% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-5 1 --- O BOS M. Easler M. Portugal 1% 90% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 1-5 2 --- O BOS D. Stapleton M. Portugal 1% 91% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Bruce Kison facing 2-3-4
b4 5-1 0 --- O MIN M. Hatcher B. Kison -1% 90% Lineout: SS
b4 5-1 1 --- MIN R. Bush B. Kison 1% 91% Single
b4 5-1 1 1-- OO MIN K. Hrbek B. Kison -2% 89% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Mark Portugal facing 7-8-9
t5 1-5 0 --- O BOS D. Sax M. Portugal 2% 91% Groundout: P-1B
t5 1-5 1 --- O BOS S. Lyons M. Portugal 1% 92% Groundout: 1B-P
t5 1-5 2 --- O BOS G. Hoffman M. Portugal 1% 93% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
b5 5-1 0 --- MIN M. Stenhouse B. Kison 1% 94% Single
b5 5-1 0 1-- MIN G. Gaetti B. Kison 1% 94% Stenhouse Steals 2B
b5 5-1 0 -2- O MIN G. Gaetti B. Kison -1% 93% Strikeout
b5 5-1 1 -2- MIN M. Salas B. Kison 0% 94% Intentional Walk
b5 5-1 1 12- O MIN T. Teufel B. Kison -1% 93% Flyball: LF
b5 5-1 2 12- O MIN A. Espinoza B. Kison -1% 91% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Mark Portugal facing 1-2-3
t6 1-5 0 --- O BOS D. Evans M. Portugal 2% 93% Foul Flyball: 1B
t6 1-5 1 --- BOS W. Boggs M. Portugal -2% 91% Single
t6 1-5 1 1-- BOS B. Buckner M. Portugal -3% 88% Single; Boggs to 2B
t6 1-5 1 12- O BOS T. Armas M. Portugal 4% 92% Flyball: LF
Pete Filson replaces Mark Portugal pitching
t6 1-5 2 12- O BOS M. Easler P. Filson 3% 95% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Bruce Kison facing 1-2-3
b6 5-1 0 --- MIN K. Puckett B. Kison 1% 96% Single
b6 5-1 0 1-- O MIN M. Hatcher B. Kison -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B; Puckett to 2B
b6 5-1 1 -2- O MIN R. Bush B. Kison -1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B; Puckett to 3B
b6 5-1 2 --3 O MIN K. Hrbek B. Kison -1% 94% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Pete Filson facing 6-7-8
t7 1-5 0 --- BOS D. Stapleton P. Filson -3% 91% Single
t7 1-5 0 1-- O BOS D. Sax P. Filson 3% 94% Strikeout
t7 1-5 1 1-- BOS S. Lyons P. Filson -3% 91% Single; Stapleton to 2B
t7 1-5 1 12- O BOS G. Hoffman P. Filson 4% 94% Flyball: 1B
t7 1-5 2 12- O BOS D. Evans P. Filson 3% 97% Strikeout
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-1, Red Sox' Bruce Kison facing 5-6-7
b7 5-1 0 --- O MIN M. Stenhouse B. Kison -0% 97% Flyball: RF
b7 5-1 1 --- O MIN G. Gaetti B. Kison -0% 96% Groundout: 3B-1B
b7 5-1 2 --- O MIN M. Salas B. Kison -0% 96% Foul Flyball: 3B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 5.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Pete Filson facing 2-3-4
t8 1-5 0 --- BOS W. Boggs P. Filson -3% 93% Double
t8 1-5 0 -2- O BOS B. Buckner P. Filson 2% 95% Flyball: CF; Boggs to 3B
t8 1-5 1 --3 R BOS T. Armas P. Filson -3% 92% Single; Boggs Scores
t8 2-5 1 1-- O BOS M. Easler P. Filson 3% 95% Flyball: LF
t8 2-5 2 1-- O BOS D. Stapleton P. Filson 2% 97% Foul Flyball: 3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Red Sox' Bruce Kison facing 8-9-1
b8 5-2 0 --- MIN T. Teufel B. Kison 0% 98% Single
b8 5-2 0 1-- O MIN A. Espinoza B. Kison -0% 97% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Teufel to 2B
b8 5-2 1 -2- O MIN K. Puckett B. Kison -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Teufel to 3B
b8 5-2 2 --3 O MIN M. Hatcher B. Kison -1% 96% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Twins' Ron Davis facing 7-8-9
Ron Davis replaces Pete Filson pitching
Tim Laudner replaces Mark Salas playing C batting 7th
Dave Meier replaces Mickey Hatcher playing LF batting 2nd
Rich Gedman pinch hits for Dave Sax (C) batting 7th
t9 2-5 0 --- BOS R. Gedman R. Davis -4% 92% Single
t9 2-5 0 1-- O BOS S. Lyons R. Davis 3% 96% Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lyons to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
Jim Rice pinch hits for Glenn Hoffman (SS) batting 9th
t9 2-5 1 -2- O BOS J. Rice R. Davis 3% 99% Flyball: RF
t9 2-5 2 -2- RR BOS D. Evans R. Davis -2% 96% Home Run; Lyons Scores
t9 4-5 2 --- O BOS W. Boggs R. Davis 4% 100% Strikeout
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 5.

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