April 7, 1989 Baltimore Orioles at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CAL 2
SEA 1 DET 10
MIL 3 KCR 9
BOS 8 MIN 8
BAL 3 CLE 4
@NYY 2 CHW 7
@OAK 1 TOR 10
@TEX 9 ATL 6
LAD 1 CHC 6
PIT 5 CIN 4
SFG 3
(16) SDP 5
@HOU 3 MON 7
NYM 3

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 24,671

Friday, April 7, 1989, 8:10
Time of Game: 2:54

Orioles

2-1

Lost 1

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Orioles         0  0  0   0  2  0   0  0  1    3  7  1
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  6   2  0  X    8 14  0

W: R Smith (1-0), L: B Milacki (0-1)

Twins

3-1

Won 3

1st

BATTING

Baltimore Orioles            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Anderson CF                 4   0   1   0    1   0  .455 1.298   22    1   0   2B
P Bradley LF                  4   1   1   2    1   2  .154  .575   27    4   0   3B
J Orsulak RF                  4   0   2   1    0   0  .333  .750    9    2   0   2B
  M Devereaux PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
C Ripken SS                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .091  .595   17    3   3   
L Sheets DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .802   14    0   0   
J Traber 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .200  .400    8    9   3   
  R Milligan PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .667 1.334    4    0   0   
B Melvin C                    3   1   1   0    1   1  .333  .833   18    2   1   
C Worthington 3B              3   1   1   0    1   0  .333  .802   18    0   0   2B
R Gonzales 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .182  .455   10    2   4   SH

B Milacki P                                                              0   1
  G Olson P                                                              1   0
  M Thurmond P                                                           0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   3    6   6              151   24  12

BATTING

2B: J Orsulak (1, off R Smith); C Worthington (1, off R Smith); B Anderson (3, off J Berenguer).

3B: P Bradley (1, off R Smith).

SH: R Gonzales (1, off R Smith).

TB: P Bradley 3; J Orsulak 3; B Anderson 2; C Worthington 2; L Sheets; B Melvin.

RBI: P Bradley 2 (3); J Orsulak (2).

2-out RBI: P Bradley 2; J Orsulak.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 2. B Milacki-R Gonzales-J Traber; C Ripken-R Gonzales-J Traber.

E: C Ripken (1).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   0   2   0    0   0  .235  .513   28    0   1   2·SB,HBP
W Backman 2B                  4   1   1   0    0   1  .412 1.000   14    3   2   
  A Newman PH-2B              1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    2    0   0   
K Puckett CF                  4   2   2   0    0   0  .400 1.038   10    2   0   
  J Moses CF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .500 2.000         0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .375  .750   11   11   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   2   4   2    0   0  .471 1.000   17    1   2   
R Bush RF                     4   1   1   2    0   0  .333 1.289   15    3   0   3B,GDP
G Larkin DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .214  .710   14    0   0   IW
B Harper C                    4   1   1   1    0   1  .444 1.333   15    6   0   2B,GDP
G Gagne SS                    4   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .800   13    1   4   CS

R Smith P                                                                0   1
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   1
  G Wayne P                                                              0   0
Totals                       36   8  14   6    1   2              139   27  11

BATTING

2B: B Harper (1, off G Olson).

3B: R Bush (1, off B Milacki).

IBB: G Larkin (2, by G Olson).

HBP: D Gladden (1, by B Milacki).

TB: G Gaetti 4; R Bush 3; B Harper 2; D Gladden 2; K Puckett 2; G Larkin; K Hrbek; W Backman; G Gagne.

GIDP: R Bush (1); B Harper (1).

RBI: G Gaetti 2 (4); R Bush 2 (4); G Gagne (2); B Harper (5).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 12.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Gladden 2 (2, 2nd base off B Milacki/B Melvin, 2nd base off G Olson/B Melvin).

CS: G Gagne (1, 2nd base by G Olson/B Melvin).

PITCHING

Baltimore Orioles             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Milacki, L (0-1)             5     9   5   5    0   0   0   9.00   24   78-55   45· 7· 3   16· 4· 3· 0     29    -     1.41  -0.36
G Olson                        2     5   3   3    1   2   0  13.50   11   42-28   16· 8· 4    3· 1· 4· 0          1-1    0.29  -0.06
M Thurmond                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    3   13-8     4· 0· 4    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    14   8   8    1   2   0          38  133-91   65·15·11   21· 6· 7· 0          1-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Smith, W (1-0)               6     6   2   2    1   1   0   3.00   24   84-50   33· 6·10    9· 9· 4· 0     52    -     1.13   0.05
J Berenguer                    2     1   0   0    1   2   0   1.80    8   30-16    9· 2· 3    4· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.28   0.04
G Wayne                        1     0   1   1    4   3   0   9.00    7   37-19    6· 4· 9    0· 0· 0· 0          0-0    0.15   0.00
Totals                         9     7   3   3    6   6   0          39  151-85   48·12·22   13· 9· 5· 0           -

B Milacki faced 5 batters in the 6th inning.

Balks: G Olson 2 (2).

WP: None.

IBB: G Olson (1; G Larkin).

HBP: B Milacki (1; D Gladden).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney.

Time of Game: 2:54.

Attendance: 24,671.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Baltimore Orioles             Minnesota Twins                      
1. B Anderson           CF    1. D Gladden            LF 
2. P Bradley            LF    2. W Backman            2B 
3. J Orsulak            RF    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. C Ripken             SS    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. L Sheets             DH    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. J Traber             1B    6. R Bush               RF 
7. B Melvin             C     7. G Larkin             DH 
8. C Worthington        3B    8. B Harper             C  
9. R Gonzales           2B    9. G Gagne              SS 

   B Milacki            P        R Smith              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   0  2-2  12-  5   20%  90% R Bush          B Milacki       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Hrbek Scores; Gaetti Scores
   b 6   0  2-0  123  5   17%  70% G Gaetti        B Milacki       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Backman Scores; Puckett Scores; Hrbek to 2B
   t 5   2  0-0  --3  5  -14%  37% P Bradley       R Smith         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Worthington Scores
   b 6   0  2-0  12-  5   12%  53% K Hrbek         B Milacki       Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Backman to 3B; Puckett to 2B
   b 2   1  0-0  1-3  1  -12%  50% B Harper        B Milacki       Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Smith facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   52%  B Anderson      Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  6   54%  P Bradley       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  J Orsulak       Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  D Gladden       Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  3   55%  W Backman       Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   52%  K Puckett       Lineout: RF
   O      1--  2   50%  K Hrbek         Lineout: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   52%  C Ripken        Groundout: 3B-1B (Deep 3B)
          ---  6   50%  L Sheets        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   53%  J Traber        Popfly: 3B
          1--  3   51%  B Melvin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Sheets to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  C Worthington   Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 5-6-7
          ---  1   59%  G Gaetti        Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  7   55%  R Bush          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--  1   62%  G Larkin        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Bush to 3B
   OO     1-3  1   50%  B Harper        Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Smith facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  R Gonzales      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  7   54%  B Anderson      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   56%  P Bradley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   53%  G Gagne         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  3   56%  D Gladden       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  2   53%  W Backman       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          1--      54%  K Puckett       Gladden Steals 2B
          -2-  3   56%  " "             Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Gladden to 3B
   O      1-3  3   50%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Smith facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   43%  J Orsulak       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   48%  C Ripken        Groundout: SS-1B
          -2-  4   45%  L Sheets        Walk
   O      12-  3   51%  J Traber        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      12-  5   56%  B Melvin        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Milacki facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   60%  G Gaetti        Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
   OO     1--  2   51%  R Bush          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   50%  G Larkin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Orioles Batting, Tied 0-0, Roy Smith facing 8-9-1
          ---  5   42%  C Worthington   Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  1   44%  R Gonzales      Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Worthington to 3B
   O      --3  3   52%  B Anderson      Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   R      --3  5   37%  P Bradley       Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Worthington Scores
   RO     --3  1   29%  J Orsulak       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Bradley Scores; Orsulak out at 2B/LF-2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Milacki facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   26%  B Harper        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   24%  G Gagne         Lineout: LF
   O      ---  9   22%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Orioles Batting, Ahead 2-0, Roy Smith facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  2   24%  C Ripken        Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  1   25%  L Sheets        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   26%  J Traber        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Bob Milacki facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   32%  W Backman       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--  1   41%  K Puckett       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Backman to 2B
          12-  5   53%  K Hrbek         Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Backman to 3B; Puckett to 2B
   RR     123  5   70%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Backman Scores; Puckett Scores; Hrbek to 2B
   RR     12-  5   90%  R Bush          Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Hrbek Scores; Gaetti Scores
                  Gregg Olson replaces Bob Milacki pitching
   O      --3  4   88%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3  7   92%  B Harper        Double to LF (Line Drive); Bush Scores
   R      -2-  3   95%  G Gagne         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Harper Scores
   O      1--      94%  D Gladden       Gagne Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   95%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
          1--      95%  W Backman       Gladden Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   94%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  6 runs, 8 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 6.

Top of the 7th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-6, Juan Berenguer facing 7-8-9
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Roy Smith pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  B Melvin        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   97%  C Worthington   Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   97%  R Gonzales      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Gregg Olson facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   97%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  1   97%  K Hrbek         Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          1--  8   97%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Line Drive); Puckett to 2B
   O      12-  1   97%  R Bush          Lineout: 1B-P; Puckett to 3B; Gaetti to 2B
          -23  4   97%  G Larkin        Intentional Walk
   R      123      99%  B Harper        Balk; Puckett Scores; Gaetti to 3B; Larkin to 2B
   R      -23      99%  " "             Balk; Gaetti Scores; Larkin to 3B
   O      --3  4   99%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 8.

Top of the 8th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-8, Juan Berenguer facing 1-2-3
                  John Moses replaces Kirby Puckett playing CF batting 3rd
          ---  5   98%  B Anderson      Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  6   99%  P Bradley       Strikeout Looking
   O      -2-  3  100%  J Orsulak       Groundout: SS-1B; Anderson to 3B
          --3  5   99%  C Ripken        Walk
   O      1-3  3  100%  L Sheets        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-2, Mark Thurmond facing 9-1-2
                  Mark Thurmond replaces Gregg Olson pitching
   O      ---  5  100%  G Gagne         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  6  100%  D Gladden       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Al Newman pinch hits for Wally Backman batting 2nd
   O      ---  2  100%  A Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Orioles 2, Twins 8.

Top of the 9th, Orioles Batting, Behind 2-8, Gary Wayne facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Wayne replaces Juan Berenguer pitching; Al Newman moves to 2B; Randy Milligan pinch hits for Jim Traber batting 6th
   O      ---  4  100%  R Milligan      Strikeout Looking
          ---  7  100%  B Melvin        Walk
          1--  6   99%  C Worthington   Walk; Melvin to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  R Gonzales      Strikeout Swinging
          12-  6  100%  B Anderson      Walk; Melvin to 3B; Worthington to 2B
   R      123  7   99%  P Bradley       Walk; Melvin Scores; Worthington to 3B; Anderson to 2B
                  Mike Devereaux pinch hits for Joe Orsulak batting 3rd
   O      123  4  100%  M Devereaux     Strikeout Swinging
        1 run, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Orioles 3, Twins 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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