August 27, 1989 Seattle Mariners at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 32,329

Sunday, August 27, 1989, 1:15
Time of Game: 2:58

Mariners

57-72

Lost 11

6th, 21 GB

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

W: M Guthrie (1-0), L: S Bankhead (11-6), S: J Berenguer (3)

Twins

65-64

Won 5

5th, 13 GB

BATTING

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Reynolds 2B                 4   0   2   0    1   0  .291  .704   20    4   4   SB
H Cotto LF                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .271  .699   11    1   0   CS
  G Briley PH-LF              2   0   0   1    0   1  .282  .825   11    0   0   
A Davis 1B                    4   0   0   0    1   2  .321  .930   23    9   0   
J Leonard DH                  3   0   0   0    1   0  .249  .710   15    0   0   
D Coles 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .260  .673   17    1   3   
K Griffey CF                  4   1   1   1    0   3  .279  .787   18    1   0   HR
J Buhner RF                   2   2   1   0    2   1  .287  .920   21    3   1   
D Valle C                     4   2   3   2    0   0  .245  .694   14    5   1   HR,2B
M Diaz SS                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .123  .355    7    0   0   
  J Presley PH                1   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .643    4    0   0   
  O Vizquel SS                0   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .557         0   1   
  S Bradley PH                0   0   0   1    0   0  .287  .724    4    0   0   SF

S Bankhead P                                                             0   1
  B Swift P                                                              0   0
  T Niedenfuer P                                                         0   0
  M Schooler P                                                           0   0
Totals                       33   5   8   5    5   9              165   24  11

BATTING

2B: D Valle (8, off J Berenguer).

HR: D Valle (6, off M Guthrie; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF); K Griffey (14, off M Guthrie; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: S Bradley (6, off J Berenguer).

TB: D Valle 7; K Griffey 4; H Reynolds 2; H Cotto; J Buhner.

RBI: D Valle 2 (22); G Briley (44); S Bradley (32); K Griffey (48).

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: M Diaz (2); D Coles (7).

BASERUNNING

SB: H Reynolds (21, 2nd base off J Berenguer/T Laudner).

CS: H Cotto (4, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by M Guthrie).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
A Newman 3B                   5   1   2   1    0   0  .254  .660    8    1   3   
C Hale 2B                     5   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400   22    1   3   
K Puckett CF                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .338  .841   17    2   0   2B
  G Larkin 1B                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .261  .695         1   0   
R Bush 1B-RF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .258  .773   20    9   1   CS
D Gladden LF                  3   1   0   0    1   2  .286  .719   20    1   1   SB
J Dwyer DH                    3   1   1   1    1   1  .316  .794   12    0   0   SB
T Laudner C                   4   1   0   0    0   1  .228  .666   18    9   1   
J Moses RF-CF                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .282  .702   11    2   0   2B
G Gagne SS                    4   0   2   1    0   0  .271  .711   11    1   5   

M Guthrie P                                                              0   1
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
Totals                       36   8  12   5    3   4              139   27  15

BATTING

2B: K Puckett (38, off S Bankhead); J Moses (10, off S Bankhead).

TB: K Puckett 4; J Moses 3; A Newman 2; G Gagne 2; R Bush; C Hale; J Dwyer.

RBI: K Puckett (68); J Moses (28); J Dwyer (23); A Newman (33); G Gagne (36).

2-out RBI: J Dwyer; J Moses; G Gagne.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 5 for 15.

FIELDING

E: A Newman (11).

BASERUNNING

SB: J Dwyer (2, 2nd base off S Bankhead/D Valle); D Gladden (18, Home off S Bankhead/D Valle).

CS: R Bush (6, 2nd base by S Bankhead/D Valle).

PITCHING

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
S Bankhead, L (11-6)           4.2   8   7   4    3   3   0   3.47   24   85-55   39· 4·11    7· 5· 6· 0     26    -     1.44  -0.36
B Swift                        1.1   3   1   0    0   1   0   4.92    8   26-18   14· 2· 2    6· 0· 1· 0          3-3    0.59  -0.22
T Niedenfuer                   1     0   0   0    0   0   0   6.75    3    5-4     4· 0· 0    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.05   0.00
M Schooler                     1     1   0   0    0   0   0   2.12    4    9-7     4· 2· 1    2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.04   0.00
Totals                         8    12   8   4    3   4   0          39  125-84   61· 8·14   16· 8· 8· 0          3-3

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Guthrie, W (1-0)             6.1   7   3   3    3   5   2   3.21   28  111-70   40·10·19   11· 5· 4· 0     49    -     0.82  -0.17
J Berenguer, S (3)             2.2   1   2   2    2   4   0   3.78   11   48-28   17· 6· 5    2· 2· 1· 0          3-0    0.67   0.09
Totals                         9     8   5   5    5   9   2          39  159-98   57·16·24   13· 7· 5· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: S Bankhead (2); J Berenguer (5).

IBB: None.

PO: M Guthrie (2; H Cotto, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry McCoy, 1B - Jim Joyce, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Larry Young.

Time of Game: 2:58.

Attendance: 32,329.

Weather: Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Seattle Mariners              Minnesota Twins                      
1. H Reynolds           2B    1. A Newman             3B 
2. H Cotto              LF    2. C Hale               2B 
3. A Davis              1B    3. K Puckett            CF 
4. J Leonard            DH    4. R Bush               1B 
5. D Coles              3B    5. D Gladden            LF 
6. K Griffey            CF    6. J Dwyer              DH 
7. J Buhner             RF    7. T Laudner            C  
8. D Valle              C     8. J Moses              RF 
9. M Diaz               SS    9. G Gagne              SS 

   S Bankhead           P        M Guthrie            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 5   0  1-1  1--  3  -20%  25% D Valle         M Guthrie       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Buhner Scores
   b 5   2  3-4  123  6   16%  88% T Laudner       B Swift         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Puckett Scores/unER/No RBI; Bush Scores/unER/No RBI; Dwyer to 3B; Laudner to 1B
   t 5   0  1-0  ---  4  -14%  50% K Griffey       M Guthrie       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
   b 5   2  3-3  123  5   13%  73% J Dwyer         S Bankhead      Walk; Hale Scores; Puckett to 3B; Bush to 2B
   b 4   2  0-0  1-3  4   11%  67% T Laudner       S Bankhead      Gladden Steals Hm; Dwyer Steals 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  H Reynolds      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   54%  H Cotto         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  6   53%  A Davis         Walk
   O      1--  3   55%  J Leonard       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Bankhead facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   58%  A Newman        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--      61%  C Hale          Wild Pitch; Newman to 2B
   O      -2-  7   57%  " "             Lineout: LF
   O      -2-  3   53%  K Puckett       Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
   O      -2-  7   50%  R Bush          Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   52%  D Coles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   54%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   55%  J Buhner        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Bankhead facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   53%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  J Dwyer         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   50%  T Laudner       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   53%  D Valle         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  4   54%  M Diaz          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   56%  H Reynolds      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Bankhead facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   53%  J Moses         Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   56%  G Gagne         Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gagne to 1B
   O      1--  2   54%  A Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B; Gagne to 2B
   O      -2-  1   50%  C Hale          Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   46%  H Cotto         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--      53%  A Davis         Cotto Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
   O      ---  3   55%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   53%  J Leonard       Walk
   O      1--  2   56%  D Coles         Popfly: 1B (Weak 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Scott Bankhead facing 3-4-5
          ---  5   63%  K Puckett       Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      -2-  4   56%  R Bush          Single to RF (Line Drive); Puckett out at Hm/RF-C
   O      1--      51%  D Gladden       Bush Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---  6   53%  " "             Walk
          1--  2   56%  J Dwyer         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Gladden to 3B
   R      1-3      67%  T Laudner       Gladden Steals Hm; Dwyer Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   64%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 0, Twins 1.

Top of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Guthrie facing 6-7-8
   R      ---  4   50%  K Griffey       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
          ---  6   45%  J Buhner        Walk
   RR     1--  3   25%  D Valle         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Buhner Scores
   O      ---  3   27%  M Diaz          Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   25%  H Reynolds      Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  2   26%  H Cotto         Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Reynolds out at 3B/LF-2B-C-3B; Cotto to 2B
   O      -2-  2   29%  A Davis         Lineout: RF
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-3, Scott Bankhead facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   37%  J Moses         Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   34%  G Gagne         Groundout: 2B-1B; Moses to 3B
   R      --3  3   42%  A Newman        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Moses Scores
          1--  3   51%  C Hale          Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line); Newman to 3B
   R      1-3  3   61%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Newman Scores; Hale to 2B
          12-  6   69%  R Bush          Walk; Hale to 3B; Puckett to 2B
   O      123  4   59%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
   R      123  5   73%  J Dwyer         Walk; Hale Scores; Puckett to 3B; Bush to 2B
                  Bill Swift replaces Scott Bankhead pitching
   RR     123  6   88%  T Laudner       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole); Puckett Scores/unER/No RBI; Bush Scores/unER/No RBI; Dwyer to 3B; Laudner to 1B
   R      1-3  3   93%  J Moses         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Dwyer Scores/unER; Laudner to 2B
   R      12-  3   96%  G Gagne         Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Laudner Scores/unER; Moses to 3B
   O      1-3  1   95%  A Newman        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  7 runs, 6 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 8.

Top of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-8, Mark Guthrie facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   96%  J Leonard       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   97%  D Coles         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   97%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-3, Bill Swift facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   97%  C Hale          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   97%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   97%  R Bush          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  4   97%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 8.

Top of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-8, Mark Guthrie facing 7-8-9
          ---  4   95%  J Buhner        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
          1--  3   92%  D Valle         Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B); Buhner to 2B
                  Jim Presley pinch hits for Mario Diaz batting 9th
   O      12-  4   95%  J Presley       Strikeout Swinging
          12-  2   91%  H Reynolds      Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Buhner to 3B; Valle to 2B
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Mark Guthrie pitching; Greg Briley pinch hits for Henry Cotto batting 2nd
   O      123  3   95%  G Briley        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  5   99%  A Davis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-3, Tom Niedenfuer facing 6-7-8
                  Tom Niedenfuer replaces Bill Swift pitching; Omar Vizquel replaces Jim Presley playing SS batting 9th; Greg Briley moves to LF
   O      ---  1   98%  J Dwyer         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  1   98%  T Laudner       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  J Moses         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 8.

Top of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-8, Juan Berenguer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   99%  J Leonard       Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   99%  D Coles         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   99%  K Griffey       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-3, Mike Schooler facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Schooler replaces Tom Niedenfuer pitching
          ---  2  100%  G Gagne         Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   99%  A Newman        Lineout: RF
   O      1--  2   99%  C Hale          Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Gagne to 2B
   O      -2-  4   99%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 3, Twins 8.

Top of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-8, Juan Berenguer facing 7-8-9
                  Gene Larkin replaces Kirby Puckett playing 1B batting 3rd; John Moses moves to CF; Randy Bush moves to RF
          ---  6   99%  J Buhner        Walk
          1--  1   96%  D Valle         Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Buhner to 3B
                  Scott Bradley pinch hits for Omar Vizquel batting 9th
   RO     -23  4   98%  S Bradley       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Buhner Scores
          -2-      98%  H Reynolds      Wild Pitch; Valle to 3B
          --3  5   96%  " "             Walk
          1-3      95%  G Briley        Reynolds Steals 2B
   RO     -23  5   99%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B; Valle Scores; Reynolds to 3B
   O      --3  5  100%  A Davis         Strikeout Swinging
        2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Mariners 5, Twins 8.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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