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Standings
CHW
@BAL		5
6		 
(10)
TOR
@CAL		1
8
MIL
@KCR		6
2		 
(10)
BOS
@MIN		10
6
CLE
@OAK		1
5
DET
@SEA		9
3
NYY
@TEX		8
10
PHI
@ATL		5
1
SFG
@CHC		7
13
HOU
@MON		7
2
CIN
@NYM		1
5
SDP
@PIT		2
6
LAD
@STL		12
6
Sunday, May 8, 1988 1:18
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 28,896, Time of Game: 3:05
Red Sox
10
16-12
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 2½ GB
 at Twins
6
11-17
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 11 GB
W: Oil Can Boyd (3-2)
L: Mike Mason (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         2  0  0   3  1  4   0  0  0   10 13  1
Twins           2  0  2   0  2  0   0  0  0    6  9  2

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Ellis Burks CF 5 3 3 3 0 0 .404 1.184 19 14 0.364 1.48 0.412 -0.048 2.8 2 0 HR,SB
Marty Barrett 2B 4 1 2 2 1 0 .292 .667 18 9 0.240 1.15 0.276 -0.036 1.9 1 5
Wade Boggs 3B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .337 .887 28 19 0.177 0.95 0.202 -0.026 2.2 0 2 3B,SB
Dwight Evans 1B 4 1 2 4 0 1 .279 .715 23 13 0.159 1.01 0.219 -0.060 1.1 9 1 HR,SF
Mike Greenwell LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .287 .868 9 8 -0.160 0.80 0.000 -0.160 -2.0 5 0 2·GDP
Jim Rice DH 4 0 0 0 1 1 .232 .529 21 13 -0.036 0.53 0.019 -0.055 -0.4
Rick Cerone C 3 1 1 0 0 1 .365 .943 13 9 0.037 0.62 0.056 -0.018 0.1 4 0 HBP
Jody Reed SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .536 20 11 -0.006 0.93 0.045 -0.050 -0.3 2 1
Brady Anderson RF 3 2 1 0 1 0 .253 .651 13 7 0.033 1.43 0.084 -0.051 0.1 3 0
Oil Can Boyd P 1
   Wes Gardner P 1
   Lee Smith P
Team Totals 37 10 13 10 3 3 .351 .972 164 103 0.808 1.01 1.313 -0.504 5.5 27 10
3B: W Boggs (1, off M Mason).
HR: D Evans (1, off M Portugal; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); E Burks (3, off M Mason; 6th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: D Evans (4, off K Atherton).
HBP: R Cerone (1, by A Anderson).
TB: E Burks 6; W Boggs 5; D Evans 5; M Barrett 2; J Reed; R Cerone; B Anderson.
GIDP: M Greenwell 2 (3).
RBI: D Evans 4 (20); E Burks 3 (12); M Barrett 2 (19); W Boggs (11).
2-out RBI: M Barrett 2; E Burks.
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 3 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Barrett-J Reed-D Evans.
E: J Reed (3).
Baserunning
SB: W Boggs (1, 2nd base off A Anderson/T Laudner); E Burks (4, 3rd base off A Anderson/T Laudner).

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dan Gladden LF 5 1 0 0 0 1 .283 .764 19 13 -0.014 0.77 0.061 -0.075 -0.3 4 0
Tom Herr 2B 3 0 0 0 2 0 .269 .690 20 9 -0.038 0.66 0.030 -0.068 -0.5 3 4
Kirby Puckett CF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .274 .696 7 5 0.051 0.97 0.140 -0.089 0.3 3 0 HR
Kent Hrbek 1B 4 3 2 1 1 0 .313 1.000 17 9 0.176 0.97 0.207 -0.031 1.0 10 1 HR
Gary Gaetti 3B 4 0 1 1 1 0 .260 .834 22 13 0.061 1.14 0.133 -0.072 0.6 1 1
Gene Larkin DH 4 0 1 1 0 0 .244 .701 18 11 0.006 1.23 0.096 -0.089 -0.0 GDP
Randy Bush RF 3 1 1 2 1 0 .327 1.027 14 7 0.198 1.01 0.228 -0.030 1.7 1 1 HR,IW
Tim Laudner C 4 0 2 0 0 0 .257 .796 13 9 -0.023 1.05 0.055 -0.079 -0.1 3 0 2B
Greg Gagne SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .207 .589 16 11 -0.085 1.15 0.000 -0.085 -0.8 2 3
   Al Newman PH-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .432 3 3 -0.022 0.78 0.000 -0.022 -0.4 0 1
Allan Anderson P
   Mark Portugal P
   Mike Mason P
   Keith Atherton P 1
Team Totals 36 6 9 6 5 4 .250 .869 149 90 0.310 0.98 0.950 -0.640 1.5 27 12
2B: T Laudner (6, off W Gardner).
HR: K Puckett (2, off O Boyd; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); R Bush (3, off O Boyd; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to RF); K Hrbek (7, off O Boyd; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep CF-RF).
IBB: R Bush (7, by O Boyd).
TB: K Hrbek 5; K Puckett 5; R Bush 4; T Laudner 3; G Gaetti; G Larkin.
GIDP: G Larkin (2).
RBI: R Bush 2 (10); G Larkin (13); K Puckett (13); G Gaetti (17); K Hrbek (15).
2-out RBI: R Bush 2; G Gaetti; G Larkin.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. T Herr-G Gagne-K Hrbek 2.
E: R Bush (3); M Portugal ().
Outfield Assists: R Bush (J Rice at 3rd base).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Oil Can Boyd, W (3-2) 5 6 6 4 3 1 3 4.63 25 88 53 38 6 9 7 12 5 2 33 -0.427 1.18 -3.5
Wes Gardner 3 2 0 0 2 3 0 0.96 12 43 26 11 7 8 3 4 2 0 0 0 0.100 0.76 1.5
Lee Smith 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.71 4 18 11 7 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.018 0.34 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 6 4 5 4 3 4.00 41 149 90 56 13 21 11 19 8 2 33 0 0 -0.309 1.01 -1.5

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Allan Anderson 3.2 7 4 4 1 0 0 3.00 18 60 42 28 1 13 7 9 7 0 30 -0.046 1.37 -0.5
Mark Portugal 1.1 3 2 1 1 0 1 3.00 8 30 15 10 0 5 1 5 2 1 2 2 -0.382 1.29 -3.0
Mike Mason, L (0-1) 0 3 4 4 1 0 1 10.80 4 17 10 6 1 3 0 2 1 1 0 0 -0.414 1.29 -3.9
Keith Atherton 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.40 12 57 36 24 2 10 3 6 1 0 1 1 0.032 0.14 1.9
Team Totals 9 13 10 9 3 3 2 9.00 42 164 103 68 4 31 11 22 11 2 30 3 3 -0.810 0.98 -5.5
M Mason faced 4 batters in the 6th inning.
Balks: O Boyd (2).
WP: None.
HBP: A Anderson (1; R Cerone).
IBB: O Boyd (1; R Bush).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dale Scott, 1B - Dan Morrison, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Vic Voltaggio.
Time of Game: 3:05.
Attendance: 28,896.
Start Time Weather: 70° F, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Minnesota Twins
1 Ellis Burks CF 1 Dan Gladden LF
2 Marty Barrett 2B 2 Tom Herr 2B
3 Wade Boggs 3B 3 Kirby Puckett CF
4 Dwight Evans 1B 4 Kent Hrbek 1B
5 Mike Greenwell LF 5 Gary Gaetti 3B
6 Jim Rice DH 6 Gene Larkin DH
7 Rick Cerone C 7 Randy Bush RF
8 Jody Reed SS 8 Tim Laudner C
9 Brady Anderson RF 9 Greg Gagne SS
Oil Can Boyd P Allan Anderson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 6-6 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  RR BOS E. Burks M. Mason 23% 78% Home Run; Anderson Scores
b3 2-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR MIN R. Bush O. Boyd -21% 26% Home Run; Hrbek Scores
t4 3-4 2 -23 4,(2-1)  RR BOS M. Barrett M. Portugal 21% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Anderson Scores; Burks Scores/unER
b5 5-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN K. Hrbek O. Boyd -15% 43% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 4-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN K. Puckett O. Boyd -13% 59% Home Run

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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' Allan Anderson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  BOS E. Burks A. Anderson 4% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Barrett A. Anderson -3% 50% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 9,(2-2)  BOS W. Boggs A. Anderson 4% 54% Single to RF (Line Drive to 2B-1B); Burks to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 5,(2-2)  BOS D. Evans A. Anderson 5% 59% Burks Steals 3B; Boggs Steals 2B
t1 0-0 1 -23 6,(3-2)  RR BOS D. Evans A. Anderson 10% 69% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Burks Scores; Boggs Scores
t1 2-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO BOS M. Greenwell A. Anderson -4% 65% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 1-2-3
b1 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN D. Gladden O. Boyd -6% 59% Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gladden to 2B
b1 0-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Herr O. Boyd 4% 63% Lineout: CF
b1 0-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN K. Puckett O. Boyd 3% 66% Groundout: 3B-1B; Gladden to 3B
b1 0-2 2 --3 7,(3-2)  MIN K. Hrbek O. Boyd -1% 65% Walk
b1 0-2 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  R MIN G. Gaetti O. Boyd -10% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Gladden Scores/unER; Hrbek to 3B
b1 1-2 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R MIN G. Larkin O. Boyd -10% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Hrbek Scores/unER; Gaetti to 2B
b1 2-2 2 12- MIN R. Bush O. Boyd -2% 44% Balk; Gaetti to 3B; Larkin to 2B
b1 2-2 2 -23 4,(3-0)  MIN R. Bush O. Boyd -1% 43% Intentional Walk
b1 2-2 2 123 2,(1-0)  O MIN T. Laudner O. Boyd 7% 50% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Allan Anderson facing 6-7-8
t2 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS J. Rice A. Anderson -2% 48% Lineout: LF
t2 2-2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS R. Cerone A. Anderson 3% 50% Hit By Pitch
t2 2-2 1 1-- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Reed A. Anderson -2% 48% Groundout: 3B-1B; Cerone to 2B
t2 2-2 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS B. Anderson A. Anderson 1% 49% Walk
t2 2-2 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O BOS E. Burks A. Anderson -4% 45% Popfly: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 9-1-2
b2 2-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O MIN G. Gagne O. Boyd 2% 47% Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
b2 2-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Gladden O. Boyd 2% 49% Groundout: 2B-1B
b2 2-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN T. Herr O. Boyd -1% 48% Walk
b2 2-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN K. Puckett O. Boyd 2% 50% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, Twins' Allan Anderson facing 2-3-4
t3 2-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS M. Barrett A. Anderson 4% 54% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
t3 2-2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS W. Boggs A. Anderson 6% 60% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Barrett to 2B
t3 2-2 0 12- 2,(0-1)  O BOS D. Evans A. Anderson -6% 54% Lineout: CF (Short CF)
t3 2-2 1 12- 1,(0-0)  OO BOS M. Greenwell A. Anderson -10% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 4-5-6
b3 2-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN K. Hrbek O. Boyd -4% 41% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b3 2-2 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN G. Gaetti O. Boyd 4% 44% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
b3 2-2 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN G. Larkin O. Boyd 3% 47% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b3 2-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  RR MIN R. Bush O. Boyd -21% 26% Home Run; Hrbek Scores
b3 4-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN T. Laudner O. Boyd 1% 27% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 4.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-4, Twins' Allan Anderson facing 6-7-8
t4 2-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Rice A. Anderson -3% 24% Groundout: 2B-1B
t4 2-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS R. Cerone A. Anderson 3% 27% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t4 2-4 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Reed A. Anderson 4% 32% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Cerone to 2B
t4 2-4 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O BOS B. Anderson A. Anderson -5% 27% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Cerone to 3B
Mark Portugal replaces Allan Anderson pitching
t4 2-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R BOS E. Burks M. Portugal 10% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Cerone Scores; Anderson to 2B
t4 3-4 2 12- 2,(1-1)  BOS M. Barrett M. Portugal 2% 39% Burks Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Anderson to 3B; Burks to 2B
t4 3-4 2 -23 4,(2-1)  RR BOS M. Barrett M. Portugal 21% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Anderson Scores; Burks Scores/unER
t4 5-4 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O BOS W. Boggs M. Portugal -2% 57% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 9-1-2
b4 4-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN G. Gagne O. Boyd 3% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-5 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN D. Gladden O. Boyd 2% 63% Groundout: 1B-P
b4 4-5 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Herr O. Boyd 1% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 4.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Twins' Mark Portugal facing 4-5-6
t5 5-4 0 --- 4,(3-0)  R BOS D. Evans M. Portugal 11% 75% Home Run
t5 6-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Greenwell M. Portugal -2% 74% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 6-4 1 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS J. Rice M. Portugal 2% 76% Walk
t5 6-4 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS R. Cerone M. Portugal -1% 74% Reached on E9 (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Rice out at 3B/RF-2B-1B-3B; Cerone to 2B
t5 6-4 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O BOS J. Reed M. Portugal -3% 72% Flyball: LF
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-6, Red Sox' Oil Can Boyd facing 3-4-5
b5 4-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN K. Puckett O. Boyd -13% 59% Home Run
b5 5-6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  R MIN K. Hrbek O. Boyd -15% 43% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b5 6-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN G. Gaetti O. Boyd 3% 46% Flyball: LF
b5 6-6 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN G. Larkin O. Boyd 2% 49% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
b5 6-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN R. Bush O. Boyd 1% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Twins 6.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 6-6, Twins' Mike Mason facing 9-1-2
Mike Mason replaces Mark Portugal pitching
t6 6-6 0 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS B. Anderson M. Mason 5% 55% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t6 6-6 0 1-- 5,(1-2)  RR BOS E. Burks M. Mason 23% 78% Home Run; Anderson Scores
t6 8-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  BOS M. Barrett M. Mason 3% 81% Walk
t6 8-6 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  R BOS W. Boggs M. Mason 11% 91% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Barrett Scores
Keith Atherton replaces Mike Mason pitching
t6 9-6 0 --3 3,(1-1)  RO BOS D. Evans K. Atherton 0% 91% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Boggs Scores
t6 10-6 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS M. Greenwell K. Atherton -0% 91% Lineout: 2B
t6 10-6 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O BOS J. Rice K. Atherton -0% 91% Strikeout Looking
4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Twins 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-10, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 8-9-1
Wes Gardner replaces Oil Can Boyd pitching
b6 6-10 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN T. Laudner W. Gardner -3% 87% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 6-10 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN G. Gagne W. Gardner 3% 90% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-10 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Gladden W. Gardner 2% 93% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-10 2 1-- 4,(3-0)  MIN T. Herr W. Gardner -2% 91% Walk; Laudner to 2B
b6 6-10 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O MIN K. Puckett W. Gardner 3% 94% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 10, Twins 6.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-6, Twins' Keith Atherton facing 7-8-9
t7 10-6 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O BOS R. Cerone K. Atherton -1% 94% Strikeout Swinging
t7 10-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS J. Reed K. Atherton -0% 93% Flyball: RF
t7 10-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS B. Anderson K. Atherton -0% 93% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Twins 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-10, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 4-5-6
b7 6-10 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN K. Hrbek W. Gardner 2% 95% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
b7 6-10 1 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN G. Gaetti W. Gardner -2% 93% Walk
b7 6-10 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  OO MIN G. Larkin W. Gardner 4% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Twins 6.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-6, Twins' Keith Atherton facing 1-2-3
t8 10-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS E. Burks K. Atherton -0% 96% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 10-6 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS M. Barrett K. Atherton -0% 96% Groundout: P-1B
t8 10-6 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS W. Boggs K. Atherton -0% 96% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Twins 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-10, Red Sox' Wes Gardner facing 7-8-9
b8 6-10 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN R. Bush W. Gardner 2% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 6-10 1 --- 3,(0-2)  MIN T. Laudner W. Gardner -2% 95% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Al Newman pinch hits for Greg Gagne (SS) batting 9th
b8 6-10 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  O MIN A. Newman W. Gardner 2% 97% Strikeout Looking
b8 6-10 2 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Gladden W. Gardner 1% 99% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Twins 6.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-6, Twins' Keith Atherton facing 4-5-6
Al Newman moves from PH to SS
t9 10-6 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS D. Evans K. Atherton -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t9 10-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Greenwell K. Atherton -0% 98% Flyball: LF
t9 10-6 2 --- 8,(3-2)  O BOS J. Rice K. Atherton -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 10, Twins 6.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 6-10, Red Sox' Lee Smith facing 2-3-4
Lee Smith replaces Wes Gardner pitching
b9 6-10 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN T. Herr L. Smith 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
b9 6-10 1 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN K. Puckett L. Smith -1% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b9 6-10 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O MIN K. Hrbek L. Smith 1% 99% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b9 6-10 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN G. Gaetti L. Smith 1% 100% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 10, Twins 6.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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