September 22, 1986 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 7,488

Monday, September 22, 1986
Time of Game: 2:52

Royals

69-81

Lost 1

4th, 19 GB

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

W: K Atherton (6-10), L: D Jackson (10-11)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Twins

64-85

Won 1

7th, 23½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   5   0   4   0    0   0  .274  .691    0    2   0   2B,2·SB
L Smith LF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .294  .776    0    2   0   
K Seitzer 1B                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .255  .761    0   10   1   
H McRae DH                    3   0   0   0    1   0  .257  .692    0    0   0   
F White 2B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .266  .766    0    3   2   SB,CS
B Jackson RF                  3   0   0   0    1   2  .244  .742    0    1   0   
J Sundberg C                  4   1   3   0    0   0  .213  .629    0    6   0   3B
G Pryor 3B-SS                 2   0   0   0    1   0  .174  .407    0    0   4   GDP
  R Law PH                    1   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .700    0    0   0   
  J Quirk 3B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .637         0   0   
B Biancalana SS               2   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .607    0    1   2   
  B Pecota PH-3B-SS           1   0   0   1    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   SF

D Jackson P                                                              1   0
Totals                       32   1   9   1    5   4                    26  10

BATTING

2B: W Wilson (20, off N Heaton).

3B: J Sundberg (1, off N Heaton).

SF: B Pecota (1, off N Heaton).

TB: W Wilson 5; J Sundberg 5; L Smith; F White.

GIDP: G Pryor (5).

RBI: B Pecota (1).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. K Seitzer-F White.

E: K Seitzer (1).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Wilson 2 (32, 2nd base off N Heaton/T Laudner, 2nd base off K Atherton/T Laudner); F White (4, 2nd base off K Atherton/T Laudner).

CS: F White (4, 3rd base by N Heaton/T Laudner).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Davidson LF                 3   1   0   0    1   1  .109  .315    0    2   0   CS
M Hatcher DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .277  .674    0    0   0   
K Puckett CF                  4   0   2   1    0   1  .332  .908    0    2   1   SB
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .284  .859    0    3   4   
T Brunansky RF                3   1   0   0    1   0  .260  .752    0    4   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .271  .853    0    9   0   2B
T Laudner C                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .246  .784    0    4   1   2B
G Gagne SS                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .237  .658    0    0   6   
S Lombardozzi 2B              2   0   0   0    1   0  .222  .646    0    3   2   

N Heaton P                                                               0   0
  K Atherton P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   2   4   2    5   5                    27  14

BATTING

2B: T Laudner (10, off D Jackson); K Hrbek (25, off D Jackson).

TB: T Laudner 2; K Hrbek 2; K Puckett 2.

RBI: T Laudner (28); K Puckett (86).

2-out RBI: T Laudner.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. G Gagne-S Lombardozzi-K Hrbek.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Puckett (19, 2nd base off D Jackson/J Sundberg).

CS: M Davidson (2, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by D Jackson/J Sundberg).

PITCHING

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
D Jackson, L (10-11)           8.2   4   2   1    5   5   0   3.27   34     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 3     70    -     1.30   0.01
Totals                         8.2   4   2   1    5   5   0          34     -       ·  ·     10·10· 1· 3           -

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
N Heaton                       6.1   7   1   1    5   3   0   3.97   28     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 2· 3     53    -     1.32   0.03
K Atherton, W (6-10)           2.2   2   0   0    0   1   0   4.21   10     -       ·  ·      5· 3· 1· 0          2-0    2.33   0.49
Totals                         9     9   1   1    5   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     13·10· 3· 3          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Larry Barnett, 3B - Rocky Roe.

Time of Game: 2:52.

Attendance: 7,488.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. W Wilson             CF    1. M Davidson           LF 
2. L Smith              LF    2. M Hatcher            DH 
3. K Seitzer            1B    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. H McRae              DH    4. G Gaetti             3B 
5. F White              2B    5. T Brunansky          RF 
6. B Jackson            RF    6. K Hrbek              1B 
7. J Sundberg           C     7. T Laudner            C  
8. G Pryor              3B    8. G Gagne              SS 
9. B Biancalana         SS    9. S Lombardozzi        2B 

   D Jackson            P        N Heaton             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  1-1  1--      43% 100% T Laudner       D Jackson       Double to LF; Brunansky Scores
   t 7   0  1-0  ---     -17%  52% J Sundberg      N Heaton        Triple to LF
   t 7   1  1-1  1--     -14%  35% W Wilson        N Heaton        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pryor to 3B
   b 5   0  0-0  12-     -13%  55% G Gagne         D Jackson       Bunt Pop Fly Double Play: Bunt 1B-2B
   t 7   1  1-1  -23      13%  49% L Smith         K Atherton      Strikeout Looking

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Neal Heaton facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  W Wilson        Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      50%  L Smith         Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      52%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B; Smith to 2B
          -2-      51%  H McRae         Walk
   O      12-      55%  F White         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Davidson      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      52%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
          1--      53%  G Gaetti        Puckett Steals 2B
   O      -2-      50%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Neal Heaton facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      52%  B Jackson       Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  J Sundberg      Single (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   OO     1--      55%  G Pryor         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      53%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      51%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  T Laudner       Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Neal Heaton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Biancalana    Flyball: LF
          ---      50%  W Wilson        Single to SS (Ground Ball)
          1--      48%  L Smith         Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      51%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Wilson to 3B
          --3      50%  K Seitzer       Walk
   O      1-3      56%  H McRae         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  G Gagne         Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      56%  S Lombardozzi   Walk
   O      1--      54%  M Davidson      Groundout: 2B-P; Lombardozzi to 2B
   O      -2-      50%  M Hatcher       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Neal Heaton facing 5-6-7
          ---      46%  F White         Walk
          1--      39%  B Jackson       Walk; White to 2B
   O      12-      48%  J Sundberg      White Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Jackson to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Single to CF; Jackson out at 3B/CF-SS-3B
   O      1--      56%  G Pryor         Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      53%  K Puckett       Strikeout
   O      ---      51%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      50%  T Brunansky     Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Neal Heaton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      53%  B Biancalana    Strikeout Looking
          ---      50%  W Wilson        Single to CF
   O      1--      54%  L Smith         Flyball: RF
   O      1--      57%  K Seitzer       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 6-7-8
          ---      65%  K Hrbek         Double to LF
          -2-      68%  T Laudner       Walk
   OO     12-      55%  G Gagne         Bunt Pop Fly Double Play: Bunt 1B-2B
   O      -2-      50%  S Lombardozzi   Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Neal Heaton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  H McRae         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      56%  F White         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      58%  B Jackson       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
          ---      63%  M Davidson      Walk
          1--      67%  M Hatcher       Davidson Caught Stealing (PO) 2B, safe on E3; Davidson to 2B
   O      -2-      65%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Davidson to 3B
   R      --3      74%  K Puckett       Single to RF; Davidson Scores/unER
   O      1--      71%  G Gaetti        Flyball: 2B
   O      1--      69%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Behind 0-1, Neal Heaton facing 7-8-9
          ---      52%  J Sundberg      Triple to LF
          --3      45%  G Pryor         Walk
                  Bill Pecota pinch hits for Buddy Biancalana batting 9th
   RO     1-3      50%  B Pecota        Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Sundberg Scores
          1--      35%  W Wilson        Double (Line Drive to LF-CF); Pryor to 3B
                  Keith Atherton replaces Neal Heaton pitching
   O      -23      49%  L Smith         Strikeout Looking
   O      -23      59%  K Seitzer       Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Jackson facing 6-7-8
                  Bill Pecota moves to 3B; Greg Pryor moves to SS
   O      ---      55%  K Hrbek         Strikeout
   O      ---      52%  T Laudner       Flyball: RF
          ---      54%  G Gagne         Walk
   O      1--      50%  S Lombardozzi   Foul Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Keith Atherton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      55%  H McRae         Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  F White         Single (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--      56%  B Jackson       Flyball: RF
          1--      53%  J Sundberg      White Steals 2B
   O      -2-      61%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Jackson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      56%  M Davidson      Strikeout
   O      ---      53%  M Hatcher       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  K Puckett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Keith Atherton facing 8-9-1
                  Rudy Law pinch hits for Greg Pryor batting 8th
   O      ---      56%  R Law           Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  B Pecota        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      58%  W Wilson        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--      54%  L Smith         Wilson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      64%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Danny Jackson facing 4-5-6
                  Jamie Quirk replaces Rudy Law playing 3B batting 8th; Bill Pecota moves to SS
   O      ---      58%  G Gaetti        Flyball: 2B
          ---      64%  T Brunansky     Walk
   O      1--      57%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF
   R      1--     100%  T Laudner       Double to LF; Brunansky Scores
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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