September 29, 1986 Cleveland Indians at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 7
BAL 5 KCR 2
CAL 1 MIN 6
CLE 5 NYY 8
TOR 1 TEX 3
OAK 0 CHC 8
@PHI 3 LAD 10
@SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 6,232

Monday, September 29, 1986
Time of Game: 2:33

Indians

80-77

Lost 1

5th, 15 GB

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

W: B Blyleven (16-14), L: G Swindell (4-2), S: M Portugal (1)

Twins

67-89

Won 2

6th, 23 GB

BATTING

Cleveland Indians            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Butler CF                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .275  .724    0    1   0   HR
D Clark RF                    3   1   0   0    1   0  .244  .740    0    1   0   
J Carter 1B                   4   1   2   2    0   1  .302  .850    0    5   1   HR,CS
M Hall LF                     4   1   1   0    0   2  .297  .837    0    5   0   2B
C Snyder SS                   4   0   1   0    0   2  .284  .834    0    1   1   2B
  O Nixon PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .631         0   0   
P Tabler DH                   4   0   0   1    0   0  .322  .783    0    0   0   
B Jacoby 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .285  .790    0    0   0   2B
C Bando C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .625    0    6   0   
J Bell 2B                     3   1   1   1    0   2  .333 1.666    1    2   3   HR
  F Mullins 2B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .179  .496         1   0   

G Swindell P                                                             2   1
  D Jones P                                                              0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   5    1   9                1   24   6

BATTING

2B: M Hall (27, off B Blyleven); B Jacoby (29, off B Blyleven); C Snyder (20, off M Portugal).

HR: J Bell (1, off B Blyleven; 3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Carter (28, off B Blyleven; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF); B Butler (4, off B Blyleven; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: J Carter 5; B Butler 5; J Bell 4; M Hall 2; C Snyder 2; B Jacoby 2.

RBI: J Carter 2 (113); P Tabler (43); J Bell (1); B Butler (49).

2-out RBI: J Bell.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 5.

FIELDING

E: B Butler (3); J Bell (1); B Jacoby (23).

BASERUNNING

CS: J Carter (7, 2nd base by B Blyleven/T Laudner).

PO: B Butler (2nd base by B Blyleven).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Davidson RF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .113  .312    0    2   0   CS
M Hatcher 1B                  3   0   0   1    0   0  .273  .671    0    8   0   SF
  K Hrbek 1B                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .849         1   0   
K Puckett CF                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .329  .899    0    1   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   2   1    0   1  .286  .867    0    0   0   
T Brunansky DH                3   0   1   1    0   0  .259  .747    0    0   0   SF
T Laudner C                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .761    0    9   1   
  M Salas PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .233  .666    0    0   0   
  J Reed C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .657         0   0   
B Beane LF                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .213  .553    0    2   0   
  R Bush PH-LF                1   0   1   1    0   0  .262  .749    0    0   0   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   1   0    0   0  .241  .665    0    2   1   2B
  R Smalley PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .780    0    0   0   
  S Lombardozzi 2B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .221  .641         0   0   
A Espinoza 2B-SS              3   2   2   0    0   0  .235  .522    0    2   4   

B Blyleven P                                                             0   3
  M Portugal P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   6  10   4    0   6                    27   9

BATTING

2B: G Gagne (22, off G Swindell).

SF: T Brunansky (7, off D Jones); M Hatcher (4, off G Swindell).

TB: A Espinoza 2; B Beane 2; G Gagne 2; G Gaetti 2; R Bush; T Brunansky; K Puckett.

RBI: R Bush (42); G Gaetti (107); T Brunansky (72); M Hatcher (32).

2-out RBI: G Gaetti; R Bush.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 3 for 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: M Davidson (3, 2nd base by G Swindell/C Bando).

PITCHING

Cleveland Indians             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
G Swindell, L (4-2)            7     9   6   3    0   6   0   4.02   31     -       ·  ·      6·10· 0· 9     47    -     1.20  -0.43
D Jones, BS (1)                1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.70    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 1          2-2    2.38  -0.19
Totals                         8    10   6   3    0   6   0          35     -       ·  ·      6·12· 1·10          2-2

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Blyleven, W (16-14)          8     7   5   5    1   9   3   4.04   30     -       ·  ·      6· 6· 1· 7     56    -     1.13  -0.28
M Portugal, S (1)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   4.38    4     -       ·  ·      1· 2· 0· 1          0-0    3.29   0.17
Totals                         9     8   5   5    1   9   3          34     -       ·  ·      7· 8· 1· 8           -

G Swindell faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: G Swindell (2).

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: B Blyleven (4; B Butler, 2nd base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Jim McKean.

Time of Game: 2:33.

Attendance: 6,232.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cleveland Indians             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Butler             CF    1. M Davidson           RF 
2. D Clark              RF    2. M Hatcher            1B 
3. J Carter             1B    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. M Hall               LF    4. G Gaetti             3B 
5. C Snyder             SS    5. T Brunansky          DH 
6. P Tabler             DH    6. T Laudner            C  
7. B Jacoby             3B    7. B Beane              LF 
8. C Bando              C     8. G Gagne              SS 
9. J Bell               2B    9. A Espinoza           2B 

   G Swindell           P        B Blyleven           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   2  5-5  -2-      27%  86% R Bush          D Jones         Single to LF; Gaetti Scores; Bush to 2B
   t 8   1  4-4  ---     -26%  28% B Butler        B Blyleven      Home Run
   b 8   0  5-4  1--      23%  64% G Gaetti        G Swindell      Single to CF; Puckett to 3B
   t 4   0  2-1  1--     -20%  38% J Carter        B Blyleven      Home Run; Clark Scores
   b 4   2  3-2  1--      15%  55% A Espinoza      G Swindell      Single to CF; Beane Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Espinoza to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Butler        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      54%  D Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  J Carter        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  M Davidson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      51%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  K Puckett       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  M Hall          Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  C Snyder        Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  P Tabler        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  G Gaetti        Flyball: SS
          ---      55%  T Brunansky     Single to RF
          1--      57%  T Laudner       Balk; Brunansky to 2B
   O      -2-      53%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      50%  B Beane         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Indians Batting, Tied 0-0, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  B Jacoby        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      54%  C Bando         Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---  1   43%  J Bell          Home Run
   O      ---      44%  B Butler        Foul Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
          ---      51%  G Gagne         Double to LF
          -2-      59%  A Espinoza      Single to RF; Gagne to 3B
   O      1-3      52%  M Davidson      Strikeout
   RO     1-3      53%  M Hatcher       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF); Gagne Scores
          1--      55%  K Puckett       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Espinoza to 2B; Puckett to 1B
   R      12-      67%  G Gaetti        Single to RF; Espinoza Scores/unER; Puckett to 3B
   O      1-3      62%  T Brunansky     Foul Flyball: P
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Indians 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Indians Batting, Behind 1-2, Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
          ---      58%  D Clark         Walk
   RR     1--      38%  J Carter        Home Run; Clark Scores
   O      ---      40%  M Hall          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      42%  C Snyder        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      43%  P Tabler        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Greg Swindell facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      40%  T Laudner       Flyball: LF
          ---      43%  B Beane         Single to CF
   O      1--      40%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF
   R      1--      55%  A Espinoza      Single to CF; Beane Scores/Adv on E8/No RBI/unER; Espinoza to 3B
   R      --3      66%  M Davidson      Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Espinoza Scores/No RBI/unER; Davidson to 1B
   O      1--      64%  M Hatcher       Davidson Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B-2B)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 5th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      67%  B Jacoby        Strikeout
   O      ---      69%  C Bando         Flyball: SS
   O      ---      71%  J Bell          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Greg Swindell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      68%  M Hatcher       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      67%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      66%  G Gaetti        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 6th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
          ---      60%  B Butler        Single to CF
   O      1--      63%  D Clark         Groundout: 2B-1B; Butler to 2B
   O      -2-      72%  J Carter        Butler Picked off 2B (P-2B)
          ---      70%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      74%  M Hall          Carter Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-3, Greg Swindell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      72%  T Brunansky     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      70%  T Laudner       Strikeout
          ---      71%  B Beane         Single to SS
   O      1--      69%  G Gagne         Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 3, Twins 4.

Top of the 7th, Indians Batting, Behind 3-4, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
          ---      57%  M Hall          Double to CF
   O      -2-      60%  C Snyder        Groundout: P-1B; Hall to 3B
   RO     --3      57%  P Tabler        Groundout: P-2B-1B; Hall Scores
          ---      53%  B Jacoby        Double to LF
   O      -2-      59%  C Bando         Lineout: LF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 4-4, Greg Swindell facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      55%  A Espinoza      Foul Flyball: P
   O      ---      52%  M Davidson      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  M Hatcher       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 4, Twins 4.

Top of the 8th, Indians Batting, Tied 4-4, Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      55%  J Bell          Strikeout
   R      ---      28%  B Butler        Home Run
   O      ---      30%  D Clark         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      31%  J Carter        Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Greg Swindell facing 3-4-5
                  Fran Mullins replaces Jay Bell playing 2B batting 9th
          ---      41%  K Puckett       Single to LF
          1--      64%  G Gaetti        Single to CF; Puckett to 3B
                  Doug Jones replaces Greg Swindell pitching
   RO     1-3      65%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Puckett Scores; Gaetti to 2B
                  Mark Salas pinch hits for Tim Laudner batting 6th
   O      -2-      58%  M Salas         Flyball: 2B
                  Randy Bush pinch hits for Billy Beane batting 7th
   R      -2-      86%  R Bush          Single to LF; Gaetti Scores; Bush to 2B
                  Roy Smalley pinch hits for Greg Gagne batting 8th
   O      -2-      83%  R Smalley       Lineout: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 6.

Top of the 9th, Indians Batting, Behind 5-6, Mark Portugal facing 4-5-6
                  Mark Portugal replaces Bert Blyleven pitching; Jeff Reed replaces Mark Salas playing C batting 6th; Kent Hrbek replaces Mickey Hatcher playing 1B batting 2nd; Steve Lombardozzi replaces Roy Smalley playing 2B batting 8th; Alvaro Espinoza moves to SS; Randy Bush moves to LF
   O      ---      91%  M Hall          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      77%  C Snyder        Double to RF
                  Otis Nixon pinch runs for Cory Snyder batting 5th
   O      -2-      89%  P Tabler        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  B Jacoby        Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Indians 5, Twins 6.

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