April 18, 1989 Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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KCR 7
@BAL 4
(13) MIN 9
DET 8 OAK 5
@SEA 3 TEX 6
MIL 2 NYY 2
@TOR 0 ATL 5
HOU 4
(11) LAD 6
CIN 0 MON 11
CHC 2 PHI 7
@NYM 1 SDP 4
@SFG 2 PIT 4
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 20,986

Tuesday, April 18, 1989, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:58

Tigers

2-8

Lost 4

7th, 3 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          2  1  0   1  1  1   0  0  2    8 12  1
Twins           0  0  0   4  4  0   1  0  X    9 10  2

W: F Toliver (1-0), L: J Robinson (1-1), S: J Reardon (2)

Twins

7-4

Won 2

2nd, 3 GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Williams CF                 6   2   2   1    0   3  .250  .686   21    2   0   HR,GDP
T Lovullo 1B                  3   2   1   2    2   0  .097  .494   25    8   0   HR
L Whitaker 2B                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .222  .730   26    2   0   
A Trammell SS                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .184  .558   16    1   4   
F Lynn LF                     4   1   2   0    1   0  .152  .452   14    4   0   
C Lemon RF                    3   3   2   1    2   0  .348  .936   25    1   0   
K Moreland DH                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .267  .620   12    0   0   
  D Bergman PH                1   0   1   0    1   0  .333 1.050    8    0   0   
M Nokes C                     4   0   2   3    1   1  .344 1.056   16    4   0   2B
A Pedrique 3B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .250  .625   12    2   1   
  B Bean PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .231    5    0   0   
  M Brumley 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  P Sheridan PH               1   0   0   1    0   0  .316  .749    3    0   0   

J Robinson P                                                             0   0
  P Gibson P                                                             0   0
  F Williams P                                                           0   1
  M Henneman P                                                           0   0
Totals                       37   8  12   8    9   9              183   24   6

BATTING

2B: M Nokes (1, off S Rawley).

HR: T Lovullo (1, off S Rawley; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); K Williams (2, off F Toliver; 6th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF).

TB: K Williams 5; T Lovullo 4; M Nokes 3; F Lynn 2; C Lemon 2; K Moreland; L Whitaker; D Bergman.

GIDP: K Williams (2).

RBI: M Nokes 3 (8); T Lovullo 2 (2); K Williams (8); P Sheridan (1); C Lemon (1).

2-out RBI: K Williams; C Lemon.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 4 for 14.

FIELDING

E: M Nokes (1).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  5   2   2   1    0   0  .295  .681   12    1   0   2B
W Backman 2B                  5   2   2   0    0   0  .311  .754    8    0   3   
K Puckett CF                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .350  .976   18    0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   2   2   4    0   0  .308 1.001   17    7   2   2·HR
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   1   3    0   1  .348  .992   15    0   2   HR
R Bush RF                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .238  .884    7    1   1   
  J Moses PH-RF               1   0   0   0    1   0  .571 1.557   11    3   0   SB
G Larkin DH                   3   0   1   0    1   0  .297  .840   11    0   0   2B,IW
T Laudner C                   2   0   0   0    1   1  .160  .422   13    7   0   
  J Dwyer PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  B Harper C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .350 1.009         2   0   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .250  .622   17    5   2   

S Rawley P                                                               0   2
  F Toliver P                                                            1   0
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
  G Wayne P                                                              0   0
  M Cook P                                                               0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   9  10   9    4   4              133   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Larkin (6, off J Robinson); D Gladden (2, off J Robinson).

HR: G Gaetti (4, off J Robinson; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF); K Hrbek 2 (4, off F Williams, off P Gibson; 5th inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 7th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep LF-CF).

IBB: G Larkin (3, by F Williams).

TB: K Hrbek 8; G Gaetti 4; D Gladden 3; W Backman 2; G Larkin 2; K Puckett; G Gagne.

RBI: K Hrbek 4 (14); G Gaetti 3 (14); D Gladden (3); K Puckett (6).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. W Backman-G Gagne-K Hrbek; R Bush-K Hrbek.

E: K Puckett (1); G Gaetti (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Moses (1, 2nd base off F Williams/M Nokes).

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Robinson, L (1-1)            4     7   6   6    0   3   1   4.50   19   53-36   23· 5· 8    6· 7· 3· 0     27    -     1.03  -0.44
P Gibson                       1     2   2   2    0   1   1   4.15    5   25-16    9· 4· 3    2· 2· 0· 0          1-1    1.18  -0.22
F Williams                     2     1   1   1    4   0   1   5.40   11   36-18   12· 2· 4    3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.50  -0.01
M Henneman                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.14    3   10-7     4· 1· 2    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.10   0.01
Totals                         8    10   9   9    4   4   3          38  124-77   48·12·17   12·15· 3· 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
S Rawley                       3     5   4   4    4   2   1   3.86   17   65-34   18· 6·10    6· 3· 2· 0     31    -     0.83  -0.26
F Toliver, W (1-0)             3     3   2   1    1   3   1  10.80   12   36-25   12· 5· 8    5· 2· 1· 0          2-0    1.17  -0.05
J Berenguer, H (1)             0.2   1   0   0    2   1   0   2.08    5   24-10    5· 0· 5    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    2.23  -0.05
G Wayne, H (1)                 0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   6.75    1    4-3     0· 3· 0    0· 0· 0· 0          3-0    4.54   0.12
M Cook, H (1)                  1     0   0   0    1   1   0   2.25    4   26-14    6· 2· 6    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.62   0.04
J Reardon, S (2)               1     3   2   2    1   1   0   4.76    7   28-18   10· 2· 6    2· 1· 2· 0          0-0    2.99   0.03
Totals                         9    12   8   7    9   9   2          46  183-104  51·18·35   14· 8· 6· 0          5-0

J Robinson faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
S Rawley faced 3 batters in the 4th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: P Gibson (1).

IBB: F Williams (2; G Larkin).

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 20,986.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Minnesota Twins                      
1. K Williams           CF    1. D Gladden            LF 
2. T Lovullo            1B    2. W Backman            2B 
3. L Whitaker           2B    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. A Trammell           SS    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. F Lynn               LF    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. C Lemon              RF    6. R Bush               RF 
7. K Moreland           DH    7. G Larkin             DH 
8. M Nokes              C     8. T Laudner            C  
9. A Pedrique           3B    9. G Gagne              SS 

   J Robinson           P        S Rawley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  4-1  1-3  2   25%  53% G Gaetti        J Robinson      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Backman Scores; Puckett Scores
   b 5   1  5-5  -23  5   19%  87% K Hrbek         P Gibson        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gladden Scores; Backman Scores
   b 5   0  5-4  1--  1   18%  65% D Gladden       J Robinson      Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gagne Scores
   t 9   2  9-8  1-3  3   17% 100% K Williams      J Reardon       Strikeout Looking
   t 1   0  0-0  1--  5  -15%  31% T Lovullo       S Rawley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Williams Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Rawley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  K Williams      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  5   31%  T Lovullo       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Williams Scores
   O      ---  4   33%  L Whitaker      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  2   34%  A Trammell      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   35%  F Lynn          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   33%  D Gladden       Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  2   31%  W Backman       Lineout: CF
   O      ---  3   30%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Shane Rawley facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   28%  C Lemon         Walk
          1--  6   21%  K Moreland      Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Lemon to 3B
   R      1-3  1   14%  M Nokes         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF); Lemon Scores; Moreland to 3B
   O      -23  7   17%  A Pedrique      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   22%  K Williams      Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  4   25%  T Lovullo       Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Robinson facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   23%  K Hrbek         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  5   22%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   21%  R Bush          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Shane Rawley facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   18%  L Whitaker      Walk
   O      1--  2   20%  A Trammell      Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B
   OO     1--  2   24%  F Lynn          Double Play: Flyball: RF-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Jeff Robinson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   21%  G Larkin        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   20%  T Laudner       Strikeout Swinging
          ---      20%  G Gagne         E2 on Foul Ball
   O      ---  4   19%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Shane Rawley facing 6-7-8
          ---  5   17%  C Lemon         Walk
          1--  4   14%  K Moreland      Walk; Lemon to 2B
   R      12-  5    9%  M Nokes         Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF); Lemon Scores; Moreland to 2B
                  Freddie Toliver replaces Shane Rawley pitching
   O      12-  1   10%  A Pedrique      Bunt Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Moreland to 3B
   OO     1-3  4   14%  K Williams      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Jeff Robinson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   18%  D Gladden       Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  1   23%  W Backman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gladden to 2B
   R      12-  1   36%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gladden Scores; Backman to 3B
   O      1-3  7   29%  K Hrbek         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   RRR    1-3  2   53%  G Gaetti        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Backman Scores; Puckett Scores
   O      ---  2   51%  R Bush          Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  2   54%  G Larkin        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   50%  T Laudner       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Twins 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Tied 4-4, Freddie Toliver facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   45%  T Lovullo       Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  L Whitaker      Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  6   54%  A Trammell      Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   50%  F Lynn          Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Lovullo to 3B/Adv on E8
   R      1-3  4   36%  C Lemon         Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Lovullo Scores/unER; Lynn to 3B/Adv on E5 (throw); Lemon to 1B
   O      1-3  2   42%  K Moreland      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Jeff Robinson facing 9-1-2
          ---  1   47%  G Gagne         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   R      1--  1   65%  D Gladden       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Gagne Scores
                  Paul Gibson replaces Jeff Robinson pitching
          -2-  1   73%  W Backman       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Gladden to 3B
          1-3      74%  K Puckett       Wild Pitch; Backman to 2B
   O      -23  6   68%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   RRR    -23  5   87%  K Hrbek         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Gladden Scores; Backman Scores
   O      ---  7   87%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  John Moses pinch hits for Randy Bush batting 6th
   O      ---  6   86%  J Moses         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 5, Twins 8.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 5-8, Freddie Toliver facing 8-9-1
                  John Moses moves to RF
   O      ---  1   89%  M Nokes         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  4   90%  A Pedrique      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  1   83%  K Williams      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   85%  T Lovullo       Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-6, Frank Williams facing 7-8-9
                  Frank Williams replaces Paul Gibson pitching
   O      ---  2   83%  G Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  6   85%  T Laudner       Walk
          1--  5   87%  G Gagne         Walk; Laudner to 2B
   O      12-  3   84%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Gagne to 2B
   O      12-  1   82%  W Backman       Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 8.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-8, Juan Berenguer facing 3-4-5
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Freddie Toliver pitching
          ---  7   76%  L Whitaker      Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   O      1--  3   81%  A Trammell      Strikeout Looking
          1--  4   75%  F Lynn          Walk; Whitaker to 2B
   O      12-  6   82%  C Lemon         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  Dave Bergman pinch hits for Keith Moreland batting 7th
          12-  4   77%  D Bergman       Walk; Whitaker to 3B; Lynn to 2B
                  Gary Wayne replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
   O      123  4   89%  M Nokes         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-6, Frank Williams facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   88%  K Puckett       Groundout: P-1B
   R      ---  2   94%  K Hrbek         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  1   93%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  5   93%  J Moses         Walk
          1--      94%  G Larkin        Moses Steals 2B
          -2-  4   94%  " "             Intentional Walk
                  Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Tim Laudner batting 8th
   O      12-  4   93%  J Dwyer         Flyball: LF (Short LF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 9.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-9, Mike Cook facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Cook replaces Gary Wayne pitching; Brian Harper replaces Jim Dwyer playing C batting 8th; Bill Bean pinch hits for Al Pedrique batting 9th
   O      ---  5   95%  B Bean          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  7   97%  K Williams      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   95%  T Lovullo       Walk
   O      1--  7   97%  L Whitaker      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 9.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-6, Mike Henneman facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Henneman replaces Frank Williams pitching; Mike Brumley replaces Bill Bean playing 3B batting 9th
   O      ---  4   97%  G Gagne         Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   97%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  3   97%  W Backman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Twins 9.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 6-9, Jeff Reardon facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Mike Cook pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  A Trammell      Flyball: RF
          ---  5   96%  F Lynn          Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  5   92%  C Lemon         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lynn to 2B
          12-  4   83%  D Bergman       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lynn to 3B; Lemon to 2B
   R      123  5   72%  M Nokes         Walk; Lynn Scores; Lemon to 3B; Bergman to 2B
                  Pat Sheridan pinch hits for Mike Brumley batting 9th
   RO     123  3   83%  P Sheridan      Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B (2B-1B); Lemon Scores; Bergman to 3B
   O      1-3  3  100%  K Williams      Strikeout Looking
        2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 8, Twins 9.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation