August 24, 1989 Chicago White Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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CLE 5
SEA 2 CAL 5
@KCR 0 MIN 6
CHW 4 NYY 5
BAL 1 BAL 9
@NYY 2 TEX 6
OAK 2 TOR 11
DET 3 STL 4
@ATL 1 PIT 3
HOU 2
(14)

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 31,869

Thursday, August 24, 1989, 12:22
Time of Game: 2:45

White Sox

53-74

Lost 2

7th, 24½ GB

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

W: J Berenguer (8-3), L: S Hillegas (6-10), S: J Reardon (24)

Twins

62-64

Won 2

5th, 15 GB

BATTING

Chicago White Sox            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
L Johnson LF                  5   0   1   0    0   1  .357  .883   17    4   0   2B
S Fletcher 2B-SS              5   1   2   1    0   0  .249  .638   28    1   1   
I Calderon DH                 4   0   1   1    0   2  .295  .791   15    0   0   
C Martinez 3B                 3   0   0   0    1   2  .288  .739   17    1   1   
S Sosa RF                     4   0   0   0    0   2  .260  .630   19    3   0   
S Lyons 1B-2B                 3   1   2   0    1   0  .253  .625   14    4   3   
D Gallagher CF                4   0   1   0    0   0  .274  .646   14    1   0   GDP
R Karkovice C                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .273  .699   13    4   1   HBP
O Guillen SS                  1   1   1   1    0   0  .260  .601    1    1   0   3B
  G Walker 1B                 3   0   1   1    0   0  .207  .631   15    5   0   2B

M Perez P                                                                0   0
  S Hillegas P                                                           0   1
Totals                       35   4  10   4    2   8              153   24   7

BATTING

2B: L Johnson (4, off R Aguilera); G Walker (14, off R Aguilera).

3B: O Guillen (8, off R Aguilera).

HBP: R Karkovice (2, by R Aguilera).

TB: O Guillen 3; S Fletcher 2; G Walker 2; S Lyons 2; L Johnson 2; R Karkovice; D Gallagher; I Calderon.

GIDP: D Gallagher (8).

RBI: O Guillen (45); S Fletcher (31); I Calderon (68); G Walker (24).

2-out RBI: G Walker.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 1. S Lyons-G Walker.

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman 3B                   2   1   0   1    2   0  .248  .649   21    0   5   
W Backman 2B                  3   0   0   0    1   1  .239  .595   23    0   2   
K Puckett CF                  4   1   2   0    0   0  .335  .837   10    1   1   
R Bush 1B                     3   1   1   2    1   1  .257  .775   20   11   0   3B
D Gladden LF                  3   0   0   1    0   1  .292  .732    9    3   0   SF
J Dwyer DH                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .315  .793   17    0   0   2B,GDP
B Harper C                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .324  .786    8    9   0   HR
J Moses RF                    4   1   2   1    0   0  .278  .689    8    0   0   2B
G Gagne SS                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .270  .716   14    2   2   CS,SH

R Aguilera P                                                             1   1
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   1
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       29   6   9   6    5   4              130   27  12

BATTING

2B: J Moses (9, off S Hillegas); J Dwyer (11, off M Perez).

3B: R Bush (4, off M Perez).

HR: B Harper (6, off M Perez; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: D Gladden (6, off M Perez).

SH: G Gagne (6, off S Hillegas).

TB: B Harper 5; J Moses 3; R Bush 3; J Dwyer 2; K Puckett 2; G Gagne.

GIDP: J Dwyer (6).

RBI: R Bush 2 (46); A Newman (32); B Harper (43); J Moses (27); D Gladden (36).

2-out RBI: J Moses.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 2 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Berenguer-G Gagne-R Bush.

BASERUNNING

CS: G Gagne (2, 3rd base by M Perez/R Karkovice).

PITCHING

Chicago White Sox             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Perez                        6     6   4   4    3   3   1   5.46   25   83-49   28· 9· 8    3·11· 5· 0     44    -     1.00  -0.21
S Hillegas, L (6-10)           2     3   2   2    2   1   0   4.84   11   45-29   20· 5· 4    5· 3· 0· 0          0-0    0.97  -0.21
Totals                         8     9   6   6    5   4   1          36  128-78   48·14·12    8·14· 5· 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
R Aguilera                     6     7   3   3    2   6   0   3.02   28  111-76   45·13·18   10· 2· 7· 0     50    -     1.35   0.02
J Berenguer, W (8-3)           2     3   1   1    0   2   0   3.69    7   27-16    7· 4· 5    3· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.72  -0.01
J Reardon, S (24)              1     0   0   0    0   0   0   4.27    3   13-8     3· 0· 5    0· 2· 1· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9    10   4   4    2   8   0          38  151-100  55·17·28   13· 5· 9· 0           -

M Perez faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: M Perez (10); J Berenguer (4).

IBB: None.

HBP: R Aguilera (3; R Karkovice).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:45.

Attendance: 31,869.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Chicago White Sox             Minnesota Twins                      
1. L Johnson            LF    1. A Newman             3B 
2. S Fletcher           2B    2. W Backman            2B 
3. I Calderon           DH    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. C Martinez           3B    4. R Bush               1B 
5. S Sosa               RF    5. D Gladden            LF 
6. S Lyons              1B    6. J Dwyer              DH 
7. D Gallagher          CF    7. B Harper             C  
8. R Karkovice          C     8. J Moses              RF 
9. O Guillen            SS    9. G Gagne              SS 

   M Perez              P        R Aguilera           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   0  4-3  ---  2   22%  59% B Harper        M Perez         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   t 8   0  5-4  1--  4   18%  84% D Gallagher     J Berenguer     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-  2   18%  77% R Bush          M Perez         Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Newman Scores; Puckett Scores
   t 6   2  3-2  -2-  6  -16%  52% G Walker        R Aguilera      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lyons Scores
   t 3   0  3-0  1--  1  -14%  62% O Guillen       R Aguilera      Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Karkovice Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, White Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   44%  L Johnson       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  6   46%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 2B-1B; Johnson to 3B
   O      --3  5   51%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  2   55%  C Martinez      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Melido Perez facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   58%  A Newman        Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  W Backman       Popfly: LF (LF Line)
          1--  3   58%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Newman to 2B
   RR     12-  2   77%  R Bush          Triple to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Newman Scores; Puckett Scores
   RO     --3  1   78%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF-RF); Bush Scores
          ---  4   80%  J Dwyer         Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  1   78%  B Harper        Popfly: SS (SS-2B)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 2nd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Aguilera facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  6   80%  S Sosa          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   81%  S Lyons         Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   82%  D Gallagher     Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Melido Perez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   81%  J Moses         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  5   82%  G Gagne         Single to 2B (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
          1--      83%  A Newman        Wild Pitch; Gagne to 2B
          -2-  7   84%  " "             Walk
   O      12-      81%  W Backman       Gagne Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B); Newman to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   O      -2-  5   79%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 0, Twins 3.

Top of the 3rd, White Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
          ---  1   76%  R Karkovice     Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   R      1--  1   62%  O Guillen       Triple to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Karkovice Scores
   O      --3  2   67%  L Johnson       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   RO     --3  5   66%  S Fletcher      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Guillen Scores
   O      ---  4   67%  I Calderon      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Melido Perez facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   65%  K Puckett       Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  4   63%  R Bush          Strikeout Swinging
                  Greg Walker replaces Ozzie Guillen playing 1B batting 9th; Steve Lyons moves to 2B; Scott Fletcher moves to SS
   O      ---  5   62%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 4th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Aguilera facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   65%  C Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   67%  S Sosa          Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  2   66%  S Lyons         Single to 2B (Bunt to Weak 2B-1B)
          1--  3   63%  D Gallagher     Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Lyons to 2B
          12-  1   59%  R Karkovice     Hit By Pitch; Lyons to 3B; Gallagher to 2B
   O      123  6   69%  G Walker        Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Melido Perez facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4   66%  J Dwyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  1   65%  B Harper        Popfly: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   64%  J Moses         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 5th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Aguilera facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   67%  L Johnson       Strikeout (foul bunt)
          ---  9   63%  S Fletcher      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  1   66%  I Calderon      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B); Fletcher to 2B
          -2-  6   65%  C Martinez      Walk
   O      12-  3   71%  S Sosa          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-2, Melido Perez facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   69%  G Gagne         Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
   O      ---  4   67%  A Newman        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   66%  W Backman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 2, Twins 3.

Top of the 6th, White Sox Batting, Behind 2-3, Rick Aguilera facing 6-7-8
          ---  9   60%  S Lyons         Walk
   O      1--  2   63%  D Gallagher     Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Lyons to 2B
   O      -2-  5   69%  R Karkovice     Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   R      -2-  6   52%  G Walker        Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lyons Scores
   O      -2-  2   58%  L Johnson       Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Melido Perez facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   63%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  9   70%  R Bush          Walk; Puckett to 2B
   O      12-  1   63%  D Gladden       Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
   OO     12-  2   50%  J Dwyer         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Puckett to 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, White Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Juan Berenguer facing 2-3-4
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Rick Aguilera pitching
          ---  2   44%  S Fletcher      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      39%  I Calderon      Wild Pitch; Fletcher to 2B
   RO     -2-  3   33%  " "             Single to CF (Line Drive); Fletcher Scores; Calderon out at 2B/CF-3B-2B-1B
   O      ---  5   35%  C Martinez      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   37%  S Sosa          Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Melido Perez facing 7-8-9
   R      ---  2   59%  B Harper        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
                  Shawn Hillegas replaces Melido Perez pitching
          ---  2   70%  J Moses         Double to LF (Fly Ball to LF Line)
   O      -2-  2   69%  G Gagne         Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Moses to 3B
   RO     --3  5   75%  A Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B; Moses Scores
          ---  9   77%  W Backman       Walk
   O      1--  4   74%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 5.

Top of the 8th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-5, Juan Berenguer facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   66%  S Lyons         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  4   84%  D Gallagher     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   O      ---  6   87%  R Karkovice     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Shawn Hillegas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   85%  R Bush          Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  2   84%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   85%  J Dwyer         Walk
          1--  4   87%  B Harper        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Dwyer to 3B
   R      1-3  1   94%  J Moses         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Dwyer Scores; Harper to 2B
   O      12-  4   92%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 6.

Top of the 9th, White Sox Batting, Behind 4-6, Jeff Reardon facing 9-1-2
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
   O      ---  3   96%  G Walker        Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
   O      ---  4   99%  L Johnson       Lineout: SS
   O      ---  6  100%  S Fletcher      Flyball: CF (Short CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. White Sox 4, Twins 6.

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