May 3, 1989 Milwaukee Brewers at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 21,479

Wednesday, May 3, 1989, 7:30
Time of Game: 2:57

Brewers

11-14

Won 1

5th, 2 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Brewers         0  0  5   0  0  0   0  2  0    7 11  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   2  0  0    2 10  2

W: B Wegman (2-3), L: S Rawley (1-4), S: B Krueger (1)

Twins

10-15

Lost 3

6th, 8 GB

BATTING

Milwaukee Brewers            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
P Molitor 3B                  3   0   1   2    0   0  .296  .845   21    2   1   CS,2·SF
G Sheffield SS                2   1   2   2    0   0  .247  .773   14    1   1   HR,HBP
  B Spiers SS                 2   0   0   0    0   0  .143  .492    7    1   2   
R Yount CF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .274  .723   13    6   0   GDP
R Deer RF                     4   1   1   2    1   0  .227  .818   21    0   0   HR,CS
G Braggs LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .234  .688   14    0   0   
  M Felder PR-LF              1   1   0   0    0   1  .208  .477    4    0   0   SB
J Meyer 1B                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .167  .542   10    4   1   
  T Francona 1B               1   0   0   0    0   0  .169  .400   12    4   0   
G Polidor DH                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .205  .478   10    0   0   2B
J Gantner 2B                  2   1   1   0    1   0  .200  .503   12    4   6   HBP
C O'Brien C                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .222  .697    8    4   0   GDP

B Wegman P                                                               1   1
  C Crim P                                                               0   0
  B Krueger P                                                            0   0
Totals                       34   7  11   7    3   4              146   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Polidor (3, off F Oliveras).

HR: G Sheffield (4, off S Rawley; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF); R Deer (6, off S Rawley; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF).

SF: P Molitor 2 (2, off G Wayne, off S Rawley).

HBP: G Sheffield (2, by F Oliveras); J Gantner (3, by G Gonzalez).

TB: G Sheffield 5; R Deer 4; G Polidor 3; R Yount 2; P Molitor; J Meyer; J Gantner; C O'Brien.

GIDP: R Yount (3); C O'Brien (1).

RBI: R Deer 2 (12); G Sheffield 2 (6); P Molitor 2 (9); G Polidor (5).

2-out RBI: G Sheffield 2; R Deer 2.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Gantner-B Spiers; P Molitor-J Gantner-T Francona.

BASERUNNING

SB: M Felder (3, 2nd base off G Gonzalez/T Laudner).

CS: P Molitor (3, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Rawley); R Deer (5, 2nd base by S Rawley/T Laudner).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  5   1   4   1    0   1  .308  .744   14    0   0   2·2B
W Backman 2B                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .286  .671   13    4   2   
  B Harper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .784    6    0   0   
K Puckett CF                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .337  .943    8    6   0   
K Hrbek DH                    2   0   1   0    2   0  .277  .898   16    0   0   2B
  A Newman PR                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .250  .586    5    0   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .287  .813   11    2   1   2B
R Bush RF                     3   0   1   0    0   1  .185  .656   12    3   0   2B
  C Castillo PH-RF            1   0   0   0    0   0  .394 1.008    6    0   0   
G Larkin 1B                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .235  .662   10    6   1   
T Laudner C                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .186  .464   22    4   1   GDP
G Gagne SS                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .257  .619   12    2   2   

S Rawley P                                                               0   1
  F Oliveras P                                                           0   0
  G Gonzalez P                                                           0   0
  G Wayne P                                                              0   0
Totals                       35   2  10   2    5   4              135   27   8

BATTING

2B: G Gaetti (3, off B Wegman); R Bush (3, off B Wegman); D Gladden 2 (6, off B Krueger, off B Wegman); K Hrbek (5, off B Wegman).

TB: D Gladden 6; K Hrbek 2; R Bush 2; G Gaetti 2; T Laudner; K Puckett; W Backman.

GIDP: T Laudner (3).

RBI: K Puckett (12); D Gladden (6).

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 16.

FIELDING

DP: 3. W Backman-G Larkin; T Laudner-W Backman; G Gagne-W Backman-G Larkin.

E: G Gagne (5); G Larkin (1).

PITCHING

Milwaukee Brewers             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Wegman, W (2-3)              6.1   7   2   2    3   2   0   4.10   28   91-56   37· 5·14   11· 6· 6· 0     50    -     0.92   0.18
C Crim                         0     2   0   0    0   0   0   4.05    2    5-4     3· 1· 0    2· 0· 0· 0          1-1    1.37  -0.11
B Krueger, S (1)               2.2   1   0   0    2   2   0   0.00   10   39-22   11· 5· 6    3· 3· 0· 0          2-0    1.30   0.14
Totals                         9    10   2   2    5   4   0          40  135-82   51·11·20   16· 9· 6· 0          3-1

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, L (1-4)              3     6   5   5    1   1   2   5.40   14   51-30   20· 1· 9    3· 6· 3· 0     27    -     0.91  -0.29
F Oliveras                     4     4   0   0    1   2   0   0.00   17   60-39   21·11· 7    4· 6· 3· 0          0-0    0.31   0.04
G Gonzalez                     0.1   1   2   0    1   0   0   3.27    5   13-6     4· 0· 2    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    0.35  -0.05
G Wayne                        1.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.60    5   13-9     5· 2· 2    0· 4· 0· 0          3-1    0.12   0.00
Totals                         9    11   7   5    3   4   2          41  137-84   50·14·20    8·16· 8· 0          3-1

C Crim faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: G Gonzalez (2).

IBB: None.

PO: S Rawley (3; P Molitor, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: F Oliveras (1; G Sheffield); G Gonzalez (1; J Gantner).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Don Denkinger, 1B - Larry McCoy, 2B - Steve Palermo, 3B - Durwood Merrill.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 21,479.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Milwaukee Brewers             Minnesota Twins                      
1. P Molitor            3B    1. D Gladden            LF 
2. G Sheffield          SS    2. W Backman            2B 
3. R Yount              CF    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. R Deer               RF    4. K Hrbek              DH 
5. G Braggs             LF    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. J Meyer              1B    6. R Bush               RF 
7. G Polidor            DH    7. G Larkin             1B 
8. J Gantner            2B    8. T Laudner            C  
9. C O'Brien            C     9. G Gagne              SS 

   B Wegman             P        S Rawley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  1--  5   18%  77% G Sheffield     S Rawley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O'Brien Scores
   t 3   2  0-3  1--  5   12%  89% R Deer          S Rawley        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Yount Scores
   b 7   1  5-2  123  3   10%  83% G Gaetti        B Krueger       Strikeout Swinging
   b 7   2  5-2  123  6   10%  93% C Castillo      B Krueger       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   b 7   1  5-2  12-  6   -9%  73% K Hrbek         B Krueger       Walk; Backman to 3B; Puckett to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Rawley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  3   53%  P Molitor       Reached on E6 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      48%  G Sheffield     Molitor Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
          ---  4   50%  " "             Single to LF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  2   45%  R Yount         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wegman facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   49%  W Backman       Lineout: 3B
   O      ---  1   50%  K Puckett       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Rawley facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   54%  R Deer          Walk
   OO     1--  6   46%  G Braggs        Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Deer Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  4   45%  J Meyer         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bill Wegman facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   41%  K Hrbek         Walk
          1--  5   36%  G Gaetti        Walk; Hrbek to 2B
   O      12-  5   41%  R Bush          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      12-  3   45%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hrbek to 3B
          1-3  9   43%  T Laudner       Walk; Larkin to 2B
   O      123  5   50%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Brewers Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Rawley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   47%  G Polidor       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  3   50%  J Gantner       Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
          1--  1   57%  C O'Brien       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Gantner to 3B
   RO     1-3  7   59%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Gantner Scores
   RR     1--  5   77%  G Sheffield     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); O'Brien Scores
          ---  3   78%  R Yount         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   RR     1--  5   89%  R Deer          Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Yount Scores
   O      ---  1   89%  G Braggs        Popfly: SS
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Bill Wegman facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   86%  D Gladden       Single to P (Bunt to P's Left)
   O      1--  2   89%  W Backman       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  4   91%  K Puckett       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
   O      1--  3   92%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Francisco Oliveras facing 6-7-8
                  Francisco Oliveras replaces Shane Rawley pitching
          ---  3   93%  J Meyer         Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   92%  G Polidor       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
          1--  7   93%  J Gantner       Walk; Meyer to 2B
   OO     12-  1   91%  C O'Brien       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Bill Wegman facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   92%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak SS-2B)
          ---  2   90%  R Bush          Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  2   92%  G Larkin        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B); Bush to 3B
   O      --3  7   94%  T Laudner       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Francisco Oliveras facing 1-2-3
          ---  5   94%  P Molitor       Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS)
          1--  3   95%  G Sheffield     Hit By Pitch; Molitor to 2B
          12-  5   97%  R Yount         Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Molitor to 3B; Sheffield to 2B
   O      123  6   96%  R Deer          Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      123  5   94%  G Braggs        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  3   92%  J Meyer         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Bill Wegman facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Spiers replaces Gary Sheffield playing SS batting 2nd
   O      ---  1   94%  G Gagne         Lineout: 3B
          ---  3   92%  D Gladden       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   OO     -2-  2   95%  W Backman       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 6th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Francisco Oliveras facing 7-8-9
          ---  5   96%  G Polidor       Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   96%  J Gantner       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
   O      -2-  2   95%  C O'Brien       Popfly: 3B (Weak SS)
   O      -2-  4   94%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Bill Wegman facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   96%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   94%  K Hrbek         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line)
          -2-  2   89%  G Gaetti        Double to RF (Fly Ball to LF-CF); Hrbek to 3B
   O      -23  5   94%  R Bush          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -23  1   97%  G Larkin        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 0.

Top of the 7th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-0, Francisco Oliveras facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   96%  B Spiers        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  1   96%  R Yount         Foul Flyball: RF (Deep RF Foul)
   O      ---  2   96%  R Deer          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-5, Bill Wegman facing 8-9-1
                  Terry Francona replaces Joey Meyer playing 1B batting 6th
          ---  5   94%  T Laudner       Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2   96%  G Gagne         Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Right); Laudner to 2B
   R      -2-  3   93%  D Gladden       Single to RF (Line Drive); Laudner Scores
                  Chuck Crim replaces Bill Wegman pitching
          1--  4   88%  W Backman       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gladden to 3B
   R      1-3  1   82%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Gladden Scores; Backman to 2B
                  Bill Krueger replaces Chuck Crim pitching
          12-  6   73%  K Hrbek         Walk; Backman to 3B; Puckett to 2B
                  Al Newman pinch runs for Kent Hrbek batting 4th
   O      123  3   83%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  Carmen Castillo pinch hits for Randy Bush batting 6th
   O      123  6   93%  C Castillo      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Brewers 5, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 5-2, German Gonzalez facing 5-6-7
                  German Gonzalez replaces Francisco Oliveras pitching; Carmen Castillo moves to RF
          ---  2   94%  G Braggs        Reached on E3 (Ground Ball)
                  Mike Felder pinch runs for Glenn Braggs batting 5th
          1--      95%  T Francona      Felder Steals 2B
          -2-      96%  " "             Wild Pitch; Felder to 3B
   O      --3  5   95%  " "             Lineout: 3B
   R      --3  1   96%  G Polidor       Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Felder Scores/unER
          1--  1   97%  J Gantner       Hit By Pitch; Polidor to 2B
          12-  4   98%  C O'Brien       Walk; Polidor to 3B; Gantner to 2B
                  Gary Wayne replaces German Gonzalez pitching
   RO     123  2   98%  P Molitor       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Polidor Scores/unER
   O      12-  3   98%  B Spiers        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Brewers 7, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Bill Krueger facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Felder moves to LF
          ---  4   96%  G Larkin        Walk
   OO     1--  1   99%  T Laudner       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Brewers Batting, Ahead 7-2, Gary Wayne facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  2   99%  R Yount         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   99%  R Deer          Foul Flyball: 1B (Short RF Foul)
   O      ---  4   99%  M Felder        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Brewers 7, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Bill Krueger facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   98%  D Gladden       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
                  Brian Harper pinch hits for Wally Backman batting 2nd
   O      -2-  6   99%  B Harper        Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      -2-  1  100%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B); Gladden to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  A Newman        Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Brewers 7, Twins 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation