August 6, 1989 Kansas City Royals at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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BAL 3
TEX 2
(10) BOS 6
CLE 4 DET 4
@CHW 3 CAL 6
@MIL 0 KCR 3
@MIN 2 OAK 2
@SEA 1 TOR 6
NYY 5 CIN 3
ATL 2 LAD 4
SDP 2 NYM 2
MON 1
(14) PIT 5
CHC 4
(18) HOU 3
@SFG 2 STL 5
PHI 4
(10)

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 35,028

Sunday, August 6, 1989, 1:15
Time of Game: 2:51

Royals

60-50

Won 1

3rd, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Royals          0  1  0   0  0  1   1  0  0    3  7  0
Twins           0  1  1   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  9  0

W: B Saberhagen (12-5), L: S Rawley (5-9), S: J Montgomery (7)

Twins

55-56

Lost 1

5th, 12½ GB

BATTING

Kansas City Royals           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Wilson CF                   1   0   0   0    1   1  .253  .663   10    1   0   
  G Thurman CF                2   0   0   0    1   1  .210  .593   13    2   0   
K Seitzer 3B                  4   1   2   1    1   0  .285  .733   20    0   1   GDP
G Brett 1B                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .705   18    7   1   
D Tartabull DH                4   1   1   0    0   2  .276  .820   15    0   0   2B
P Tabler RF                   2   0   2   1    2   0  .271  .650   17    1   0   
J Eisenreich LF               3   0   1   0    0   0  .281  .742   10    2   0   SH
B Boone C                     3   0   0   1    0   0  .277  .697   10    6   2   SF
K Stillwell SS                4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .670   14    4   1   
B Wellman 2B                  3   1   0   0    1   0  .212  .510   15    3   3   

B Saberhagen P                                                           0   0
  S Crawford P                                                           1   0
  J Montgomery P                                                         0   0
Totals                       30   3   7   3    6   5              142   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Tartabull (14, off S Rawley).

SF: B Boone (4, off S Rawley).

SH: J Eisenreich (2, off S Rawley).

TB: D Tartabull 2; K Seitzer 2; P Tabler 2; J Eisenreich; G Brett.

GIDP: K Seitzer (9).

RBI: B Boone (34); P Tabler (30); K Seitzer (38).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman 2B                   3   0   2   0    1   0  .240  .634   24    2   4   2·CS
R Bush LF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .257  .777   31    0   0   
K Puckett CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .342  .865   18    4   1   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .279  .910   18    9   1   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .249  .694   10    0   1   
J Dwyer DH                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .325  .815   15    0   0   
G Larkin RF                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .258  .691   26    5   0   
T Laudner C                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .203  .615    9    6   0   
  B Harper PH                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .314  .763    3    0   0   
D Baker SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .776    5    0   0   
  J Moses PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .278  .696    8    0   0   
  G Gagne SS                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .265  .706    3    1   0   

S Rawley P                                                               0   1
  G Wayne P                                                              0   0
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   2
Totals                       34   2   9   2    2   5              170   27  10

BATTING

TB: A Newman 2; K Hrbek 2; G Larkin 2; G Gaetti; R Bush; K Puckett.

RBI: G Larkin (32); K Hrbek (50).

2-out RBI: G Larkin; K Hrbek.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Puckett-T Laudner; G Gaetti-A Newman-K Hrbek.

BASERUNNING

CS: A Newman 2 (7, 2nd base by B Saberhagen/B Boone 2).

PITCHING

Kansas City Royals            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Saberhagen, W (12-5)         7     9   2   2    1   3   0   2.71   29  138-86   69· 7·10    7·10· 8· 0     53    -     1.23   0.21
S Crawford, H (1)              1     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.26    4   12-5     4· 0· 1    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    3.46   0.14
J Montgomery, S (7)            1     0   0   0    0   2   0   1.41    3   12-9     5· 3· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          0-0    2.78   0.20
Totals                         9     9   2   2    2   5   0          36  162-100  78·10·12   10·11· 8· 0           -

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 (5-9)              6.1   7   3   3    5   4   0   4.57   29  103-62   35· 8·19    7· 8· 5· 0     46    -     1.50  -0.13
G Wayne                        0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   3.69    1    5-2     1· 0· 1    1· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.10   0.03
J Berenguer                    2.1   0   0   0    1   1   0   3.29    8   32-19   13· 4· 2    2· 3· 1· 0          2-0    1.08   0.16
Totals                         9     7   3   3    6   5   0          38  140-83   49·12·22   10·11· 6· 0          4-0

Balks: None.

WP: B Saberhagen (4); S Rawley (5).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - John Hirschbeck, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:51.

Attendance: 35,028.

Weather: In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Kansas City Royals            Minnesota Twins                      
1. W Wilson             CF    1. A Newman             2B 
2. K Seitzer            3B    2. R Bush               LF 
3. G Brett              1B    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. D Tartabull          DH    4. K Hrbek              1B 
5. P Tabler             RF    5. G Gaetti             3B 
6. J Eisenreich         LF    6. J Dwyer              DH 
7. B Boone              C     7. G Larkin             RF 
8. K Stillwell          SS    8. T Laudner            C  
9. B Wellman            2B    9. D Baker              SS 

   B Saberhagen         P        S Rawley             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   1  2-2  123  1  -21%  42% B Boone         S Rawley        Double Play: Flyball: CF-C (LF-CF)
   t 7   1  2-2  12-  6   17%  73% K Seitzer       S Rawley        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wellman Scores; Thurman to 2B
   t 6   0  2-1  1--  5   14%  54% G Brett         S Rawley        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Seitzer to 3B
   b 3   2  1-1  1-3  4  -11%  33% K Hrbek         B Saberhagen    Single to RF (Line Drive); Bush Scores; Puckett to 3B
   b 8   2  3-2  --3  4   11%  83% J Dwyer         S Crawford      Groundout: 2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Rawley facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   53%  W Wilson        Walk
   OO     1--  3   46%  K Seitzer       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  4   45%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bret Saberhagen facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  A Newman        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   49%  R Bush          Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  7   50%  K Puckett       Flyball: LF (LF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Royals Batting, Tied 0-0, Shane Rawley facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   56%  D Tartabull     Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   59%  P Tabler        Walk
   O      12-  2   59%  J Eisenreich    Bunt Groundout: 1B-2B/Sacrifice (Weak 1B); Tartabull to 3B; Tabler to 2B
   RO     -23  4   59%  B Boone         Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Tartabull Scores; Tabler to 3B
   O      --3  4   56%  K Stillwell     Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 4-5-6
          --- 10   52%  K Hrbek         Single to SS (Ground Ball to Deep SS-2B)
          1--      49%  G Gaetti        Wild Pitch; Hrbek to 2B
   O      -2-  2   54%  " "             Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
   O      -2-  7   58%  J Dwyer         Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  7   48%  G Larkin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Hrbek Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  T Laudner       Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 3rd, Royals Batting, Tied 1-1, Shane Rawley facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   47%  B Wellman       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
   O      ---  4   46%  W Wilson        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   47%  K Seitzer       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  4   44%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   47%  D Baker         Strikeout Looking
          ---  7   44%  A Newman        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--      49%  R Bush          Newman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  5   47%  " "             Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep 1B)
          1--  6   44%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bush to 3B
   R      1-3  4   33%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Line Drive); Bush Scores; Puckett to 3B
   O      1-3  4   38%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 4th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Shane Rawley facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   35%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   38%  P Tabler        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
   O      1--  1   34%  J Eisenreich    Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      1--  3   31%  B Boone         Lineout: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 6-7-8
                  Gary Thurman replaces Willie Wilson playing CF batting 1st
   O      ---  2   34%  J Dwyer         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  7   35%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   36%  T Laudner       Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Shane Rawley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   33%  K Stillwell     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   31%  B Wellman       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   29%  G Thurman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Bret Saberhagen facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   31%  D Baker         Lineout: SS
          ---  6   29%  A Newman        Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B)
   O      1--      33%  R Bush          Newman Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---  6   34%  " "             Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 1, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Royals Batting, Behind 1-2, Shane Rawley facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   40%  K Seitzer       Walk
          1--  5   54%  G Brett         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Seitzer to 3B
   O      1-3  2   45%  D Tartabull     Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   R      1-3  3   55%  P Tabler        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Seitzer Scores; Brett to 2B
          12-  2   64%  J Eisenreich    Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Brett to 3B; Tabler to 2B
   OO     123  1   42%  B Boone         Double Play: Flyball: CF-C (LF-CF)
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 2-2, Bret Saberhagen facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   46%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   48%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  2   46%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--  2   50%  J Dwyer         Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 7th, Royals Batting, Tied 2-2, Shane Rawley facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   46%  K Stillwell     Flyball: RF
          ---  7   50%  B Wellman       Walk
          1--      53%  G Thurman       Wild Pitch; Wellman to 2B
          -2-  5   56%  " "             Walk
   R      12-  6   73%  K Seitzer       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Wellman Scores; Thurman to 2B
                  Gary Wayne replaces Shane Rawley pitching
   O      12-  5   70%  G Brett         Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Thurman to 3B; Seitzer to 2B
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Gary Wayne pitching
   O      -23  6   63%  D Tartabull     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Bret Saberhagen facing 7-8-9
          ---  6   56%  G Larkin        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   63%  T Laudner       Foul Bunt Popfly: 1B
                  John Moses pinch hits for Doug Baker batting 9th
   O      1--  8   69%  J Moses         Flyball: LF (LF Line)
          1--  7   65%  A Newman        Walk; Larkin to 2B
   O      12-  9   74%  R Bush          Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 8th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Juan Berenguer facing 5-6-7
                  Greg Gagne replaces John Moses playing SS batting 9th
          ---  8   78%  P Tabler        Walk
   O      1--  5   75%  J Eisenreich    Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   72%  B Boone         Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
   O      1--  5   69%  K Stillwell     Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Steve Crawford facing 3-4-5
                  Steve Crawford replaces Bret Saberhagen pitching
          ---  4   59%  K Puckett       Walk
   O      1--  3   64%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B-P; Puckett to 2B
   O      -2-  1   72%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Puckett to 3B
   O      --3  4   83%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 9th, Royals Batting, Ahead 3-2, Juan Berenguer facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   82%  B Wellman       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  1   80%  G Thurman       Bunt Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  3   79%  K Seitzer       Lineout: RF (RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Jeff Montgomery facing 7-8-9
                  Jeff Montgomery replaces Steve Crawford pitching
   O      ---  6   88%  G Larkin        Groundout: 1B unassisted (Deep 1B)
                  Brian Harper pinch hits for Tim Laudner batting 8th
   O      ---  3   95%  B Harper        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Royals 3, Twins 2.

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