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9
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Wednesday, April 8, 1987
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 12,577, Time of Game: 2:46
Athletics
1
0-2
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
6th, 2 GB
 at Twins
4
2-0
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
1st
W: Frank Viola (1-0)
L: Eric Plunk (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  5  3
Twins           2  0  0   1  1  0   0  0  X    4  8  0

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Mike Davis RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .222 .556 -0.154 1.43 0.000 -0.154 -1.6 0 0
Tony Phillips 2B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .143 .619 0.018 0.76 0.060 -0.042 0.2 3 2
Carney Lansford 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .333 .833 -0.017 0.97 0.057 -0.075 0.0 3 2 SB
Jose Canseco LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .125 .250 -0.038 0.99 0.045 -0.083 -0.2 1 0
Ron Cey DH 2 0 0 0 1 2 .000 .333 -0.015 0.96 0.040 -0.054 -0.2
   Reggie Jackson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .200 -0.024 0.81 0.000 -0.024 -0.3
Mark McGwire 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .000 .000 -0.101 0.95 0.000 -0.101 -1.1 10 0
Terry Steinbach C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 -0.026 0.92 0.043 -0.069 -0.4 3 1
Stan Javier CF 2 0 1 0 0 1 .500 1.000 0.003 0.73 0.021 -0.018 0.0 2 0
   Dwayne Murphy PH-CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .167 -0.045 0.94 0.000 -0.045 -0.5 0 0
Alfredo Griffin SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286 1.000 -0.007 1.12 0.037 -0.044 -0.1 2 5
Eric Plunk P 1
   Rick Rodriguez P
Team Totals 31 1 5 0 4 12 .161 .418 -0.406 0.98 0.303 -0.709 -4.1 24 11
TB: J Canseco; A Griffin; S Javier; C Lansford; T Steinbach.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 2. A Griffin-M McGwire; T Phillips-A Griffin-M McGwire.
E: A Griffin (1); T Phillips (1); C Lansford (1).
Baserunning
SB: C Lansford (3, 2nd base off K Atherton/T Nieto).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Steve Lombardozzi 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .250 .708 0.031 0.65 0.061 -0.031 0.3 3 2
Randy Bush RF 4 2 1 0 0 0 .250 .500 0.057 0.84 0.117 -0.060 0.0 0 0
   Mark Davidson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Kirby Puckett CF 3 0 2 0 0 0 .625 1.917 0.067 0.71 0.072 -0.005 1.6 2 0 2B,HBP
Kent Hrbek 1B 3 0 1 1 1 0 .375 .819 0.014 0.68 0.024 -0.009 0.1 1 2
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .833 -0.074 0.61 0.000 -0.074 -1.7 1 2 GDP
Tom Brunansky LF-RF 3 1 1 1 1 1 .200 1.300 0.048 0.48 0.078 -0.030 0.7 4 0 HR
Roy Smalley DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 .250 .750 -0.003 0.43 0.030 -0.032 -0.9 2B,GDP
Greg Gagne SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .250 .625 -0.016 0.38 0.018 -0.034 -0.0 1 1 2B
Tom Nieto C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .250 -0.030 0.43 0.005 -0.035 -0.5 12 0
Frank Viola P 1
   Keith Atherton P 1
   Jeff Reardon P
Team Totals 31 4 8 2 4 4 .258 .813 0.094 0.59 0.405 -0.310 -0.5 27 7
2B: K Puckett (2, off E Plunk); G Gagne (1, off E Plunk); R Smalley (1, off E Plunk).
HR: T Brunansky (1, off E Plunk; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF Line).
HBP: K Puckett (1, by E Plunk).
TB: T Brunansky 4; G Gagne 3; K Puckett 3; R Smalley 2; R Bush; K Hrbek.
GIDP: R Smalley (1); G Gaetti (1).
RBI: T Brunansky (1); K Hrbek (4).
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 10.

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Eric Plunk, L (0-1) 7 7 4 3 4 4 1 3.86 33 49 -0.107 0.62 -0.4
Rick Rodriguez 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 1 0 0.013 0.20 1.0
Team Totals 8 8 4 3 4 4 1 3.38 36 49 1 0 -0.094 0.98 0.5
E Plunk faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Viola, W (1-0) 6 5 1 1 3 11 0 1.50 25 66 0.222 1.03 2.0
Keith Atherton, H (1) 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 7 1 0 0.146 1.00 1.5
Jeff Reardon, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 0 0 0.039 0.49 0.6
Team Totals 9 5 1 1 4 12 0 1.00 35 66 1 0 0.407 0.59 4.1
F Viola faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
Balks: E Plunk (1); F Viola (1).
WP: E Plunk (1).
HBP: E Plunk (1; K Puckett).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Steve Palermo, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Dan Morrison, 3B - Dave Phillips.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 12,577.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Oakland Athletics         Minnesota Twins
1 Mike Davis RF 1 Steve Lombardozzi 2B
2 Tony Phillips 2B 2 Randy Bush RF
3 Carney Lansford 3B 3 Kirby Puckett CF
4 Jose Canseco LF 4 Kent Hrbek 1B
5 Ron Cey DH 5 Gary Gaetti 3B
6 Mark McGwire 1B 6 Tom Brunansky LF
7 Terry Steinbach C 7 Roy Smalley DH
8 Stan Javier CF 8 Greg Gagne SS
9 Alfredo Griffin SS 9 Tom Nieto C
Eric Plunk P Frank Viola P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t5 0-3 2 123 O OAK M. Davis F. Viola 8% 88% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 2-0 0 --- R MIN T. Brunansky E. Plunk 7% 85% Home Run (Line Drive to LF Line)
b1 1-0 2 --3 R MIN G. Gaetti E. Plunk 7% 70% Wild Pitch; Bush Scores
b5 3-0 1 1-- R MIN K. Puckett E. Plunk 5% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bush Scores/Adv on E4/unER/No RBI
b1 0-0 0 1-- MIN R. Bush E. Plunk 5% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lombardozzi to 2B

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, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O OAK M. Davis F. Viola 2% 52% Strikeout
t1 0-0 1 --- O OAK T. Phillips F. Viola 2% 54% Strikeout
t1 0-0 2 --- O OAK C. Lansford F. Viola 1% 55% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- MIN S. Lombardozzi E. Plunk 3% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- MIN R. Bush E. Plunk 5% 64% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lombardozzi to 2B
b1 0-0 0 12- O MIN K. Puckett E. Plunk -1% 63% Groundout: P-1B; Lombardozzi to 3B; Bush to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -23 RO MIN K. Hrbek E. Plunk -0% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B; Lombardozzi Scores; Bush to 3B
b1 1-0 2 --3 R MIN G. Gaetti E. Plunk 7% 70% Wild Pitch; Bush Scores
b1 2-0 2 --- O MIN G. Gaetti E. Plunk -1% 69% Groundout: SS-1B
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- O OAK J. Canseco F. Viola 2% 71% Strikeout
t2 0-2 1 --- O OAK R. Cey F. Viola 2% 73% Strikeout
t2 0-2 2 --- O OAK M. McGwire F. Viola 1% 74% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- O MIN T. Brunansky E. Plunk -2% 72% Strikeout
b2 2-0 1 --- MIN R. Smalley E. Plunk 3% 75% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b2 2-0 1 -2- O MIN G. Gagne E. Plunk -3% 73% Strikeout Looking (C-1B)
b2 2-0 2 -2- O MIN T. Nieto E. Plunk -3% 70% Strikeout
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- O OAK T. Steinbach F. Viola 3% 73% Flyball: LF
t3 0-2 1 --- O OAK S. Javier F. Viola 2% 74% Strikeout
t3 0-2 2 --- O OAK A. Griffin F. Viola 1% 76% Popfly: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
b3 2-0 0 --- O MIN S. Lombardozzi E. Plunk -2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
b3 2-0 1 --- O MIN R. Bush E. Plunk -1% 73% Flyball: CF
b3 2-0 2 --- MIN K. Puckett E. Plunk 1% 74% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b3 2-0 2 1-- MIN K. Hrbek E. Plunk 2% 75% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Puckett to 3B
b3 2-0 2 1-3 O MIN G. Gaetti E. Plunk -4% 72% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-2, Twins' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- O OAK M. Davis F. Viola 3% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 0-2 1 --- OAK T. Phillips F. Viola -3% 72% Walk
t4 0-2 1 1-- O OAK C. Lansford F. Viola 3% 75% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
t4 0-2 2 1-- O OAK J. Canseco F. Viola 3% 78% Strikeout
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-0, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 6-7-8
b4 2-0 0 --- R MIN T. Brunansky E. Plunk 7% 85% Home Run (Line Drive to LF Line)
b4 3-0 0 --- O MIN R. Smalley E. Plunk -1% 84% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b4 3-0 1 --- O MIN G. Gagne E. Plunk -1% 83% Foul Flyball: 1B
b4 3-0 2 --- O MIN T. Nieto E. Plunk -1% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 3.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
t5 0-3 0 --- OAK R. Cey F. Viola -4% 78% Walk
t5 0-3 0 1-- O OAK M. McGwire F. Viola 4% 82% Strikeout
t5 0-3 1 1-- O OAK T. Steinbach F. Viola 3% 85% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
t5 0-3 2 1-- OAK S. Javier F. Viola -2% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Steinbach to 2B
t5 0-3 2 12- OAK A. Griffin F. Viola -4% 79% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Steinbach to 3B; Javier to 2B
t5 0-3 2 123 O OAK M. Davis F. Viola 8% 88% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 1-2-3
b5 3-0 0 --- MIN S. Lombardozzi E. Plunk 2% 89% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Lombardozzi to 1B
b5 3-0 0 1-- MIN R. Bush E. Plunk 1% 90% Balk; Lombardozzi to 2B
b5 3-0 0 -2- O MIN R. Bush E. Plunk -3% 88% Fielder's Choice SS; Lombardozzi out at 3B/SS-3B; Bush to 1B
b5 3-0 1 1-- R MIN K. Puckett E. Plunk 5% 93% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Bush Scores/Adv on E4/unER/No RBI
b5 4-0 1 -2- MIN K. Hrbek E. Plunk 0% 93% Walk
b5 4-0 1 12- O MIN G. Gaetti E. Plunk -1% 92% Popfly: 2B
b5 4-0 2 12- O MIN T. Brunansky E. Plunk -1% 91% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B
1 run, 1 hit, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 4.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
t6 0-4 0 --- OAK T. Phillips F. Viola -3% 88% Walk
t6 0-4 0 1-- O OAK C. Lansford F. Viola 3% 91% Single to 2B (Fly Ball to Short RF); Phillips out at 3B/2B-3B-SS
t6 0-4 1 1-- OAK J. Canseco F. Viola -5% 86% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lansford to 3B
t6 0-4 1 1-3 R OAK R. Cey F. Viola -2% 84% Balk; Lansford Scores; Canseco to 2B
t6 1-4 1 -2- O OAK R. Cey F. Viola 4% 87% Strikeout
t6 1-4 2 -2- O OAK M. McGwire F. Viola 3% 90% Strikeout
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 7-8-9
b6 4-1 0 --- O MIN R. Smalley E. Plunk -1% 89% Strikeout
b6 4-1 1 --- MIN G. Gagne E. Plunk 2% 91% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball to LF-CF)
b6 4-1 1 -2- MIN T. Nieto E. Plunk 1% 92% Walk
b6 4-1 1 12- O MIN S. Lombardozzi E. Plunk -1% 90% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Nieto to 3B; Lombardozzi to 1B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
b6 4-1 2 1-3 O MIN R. Bush E. Plunk -2% 88% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 4.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
t7 1-4 0 --- OAK T. Steinbach F. Viola -4% 84% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
Keith Atherton replaces Frank Viola pitching
Dwayne Murphy pinch hits for Stan Javier (CF) batting 8th
t7 1-4 0 1-- O OAK D. Murphy K. Atherton 4% 88% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 1-4 1 1-- O OAK A. Griffin K. Atherton 3% 91% Flyball: CF
t7 1-4 2 1-- O OAK M. Davis K. Atherton 2% 94% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 3-4-5
Dwayne Murphy moves from PH to CF
b7 4-1 0 --- MIN K. Puckett E. Plunk 1% 94% Hit By Pitch
b7 4-1 0 1-- O MIN K. Hrbek E. Plunk -1% 94% Popfly: 2B
b7 4-1 1 1-- OO MIN G. Gaetti E. Plunk -2% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 4.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Keith Atherton facing 2-3-4
t8 1-4 0 --- O OAK T. Phillips K. Atherton 3% 95% Flyball: LF
t8 1-4 1 --- OAK C. Lansford K. Atherton -3% 92% Walk
t8 1-4 1 1-- O OAK J. Canseco K. Atherton 3% 95% Strikeout Looking
Reggie Jackson pinch hits for Ron Cey (DH) batting 5th
t8 1-4 2 1-- OAK R. Jackson K. Atherton -0% 95% Lansford Steals 2B
t8 1-4 2 -2- O OAK R. Jackson K. Atherton 2% 97% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Athletics' Eric Plunk facing 6-7-8
b8 4-1 0 --- MIN T. Brunansky E. Plunk 0% 97% Walk
Rick Rodriguez replaces Eric Plunk pitching
b8 4-1 0 1-- OO MIN R. Smalley R. Rodriguez -1% 96% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
b8 4-1 2 --- MIN G. Gagne R. Rodriguez 0% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b8 4-1 2 1-- O MIN T. Nieto R. Rodriguez -0% 96% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 4.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Jeff Reardon facing 6-7-8
Jeff Reardon replaces Keith Atherton pitching
Mark Davidson replaces Randy Bush (RF) playing LF batting 2nd
Tom Brunansky moves from LF to RF
t9 1-4 0 --- O OAK M. McGwire J. Reardon 2% 98% Flyball: RF
t9 1-4 1 --- O OAK T. Steinbach J. Reardon 1% 100% Flyball: RF
t9 1-4 2 --- O OAK D. Murphy J. Reardon 0% 100% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 1, Twins 4.

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