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Saturday, May 17, 1997 7:05
, Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 18,388, Time of Game: 2:40
Red Sox
4
16-23
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
5th, 10½ GB
 at Twins
0
16-26
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
5th, 5½ GB
W: Tom Gordon (2-5)
L: Brad Radke (3-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    4  8  0
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nomar Garciaparra SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 .295 .827 14 12 -0.061 0.46 0.000 -0.061 -0.9 0 4
Darren Bragg CF 3 2 2 0 1 1 .330 .982 21 13 0.047 0.44 0.058 -0.010 0.9 1 0 2B
Wil Cordero LF 3 1 1 0 1 0 .295 .808 15 7 -0.016 0.64 0.027 -0.043 -0.4 1 0
Mo Vaughn 1B 4 0 1 2 0 1 .297 .961 12 8 0.124 0.83 0.174 -0.050 1.0 12 0 2B
Reggie Jefferson DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 .321 .865 10 4 -0.057 0.65 0.002 -0.059 -0.7 IW
Tim Naehring 3B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .274 .890 9 6 0.021 0.54 0.053 -0.032 0.8 1 4
Troy O'Leary RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .299 .851 14 11 0.088 0.49 0.117 -0.029 0.7 0 0 HR,GDP
   Rudy Pemberton PH-RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .838 8 6 -0.008 0.30 0.000 -0.008 -0.5 1 0
John Valentin 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .231 .654 26 18 -0.035 0.40 0.000 -0.035 -0.9 1 4
Scott Hatteberg C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .324 1.013 15 11 -0.055 0.50 0.000 -0.055 -1.0 10 0
Tom Gordon P
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 3 8 .235 .680 144 96 0.048 0.54 0.431 -0.382 -1.0 27 12
2B: D Bragg (10, off B Radke); M Vaughn (7, off B Radke).
HR: T O'Leary (4, off B Radke; 2nd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
IBB: R Jefferson (1, by B Radke).
TB: T O'Leary 5; D Bragg 3; M Vaughn 2; T Naehring 2; W Cordero.
GIDP: T O'Leary (3).
RBI: M Vaughn 2 (25); T O'Leary (15); T Naehring (25).
2-out RBI: M Vaughn 2; T Naehring; T O'Leary.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 7.

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chuck Knoblauch 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .287 .855 13 8 -0.015 0.74 0.045 -0.059 -0.2 2 1 2B
Matt Lawton LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .274 .817 17 8 -0.045 0.85 0.027 -0.072 -0.5 2 0
Paul Molitor DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .650 15 10 -0.090 0.84 0.000 -0.090 -1.0
Terry Steinbach C 4 0 2 0 0 1 .248 .687 17 11 -0.006 0.77 0.047 -0.053 0.0 8 0
Scott Stahoviak 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250 .650 9 4 0.001 0.94 0.060 -0.059 -0.1 8 0
Darrin Jackson CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .444 1.333 13 10 -0.074 0.91 0.015 -0.089 -0.9 3 0
Rich Becker RF 2 0 0 0 2 2 .227 .610 26 14 0.044 0.92 0.078 -0.034 0.4 3 0
Pat Meares SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .273 .770 10 7 -0.136 1.57 0.000 -0.136 -1.3 1 5
   Greg Myers PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .656 3 2 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
Todd Walker 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .563 9 6 -0.129 1.64 0.000 -0.129 -1.3 0 3
Brad Radke P
   Eddie Guardado P
Team Totals 31 0 4 0 4 10 .129 .390 132 80 -0.452 0.96 0.272 -0.723 -5.0 27 9
2B: C Knoblauch (5, off T Gordon).
TB: T Steinbach 2; C Knoblauch 2; D Jackson.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Knoblauch-P Meares-S Stahoviak.

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tom Gordon, W (2-5) 9 4 0 0 4 10 0 3.83 35 132 80 47 9 24 15 6 3 0 85 0.452 0.96 5.0
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 4 10 0 0.00 35 132 80 47 9 24 15 6 3 0 85 0.452 0.54 5.0

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brad Radke, L (3-3) 7.2 8 4 4 3 5 1 5.05 33 120 79 51 12 16 9 16 7 0 49 -0.061 0.59 0.0
Eddie Guardado 1.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 5.40 4 24 17 10 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.013 0.12 1.0
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 3 8 1 4.00 37 144 96 61 16 19 9 17 7 0 49 2 0 -0.048 0.96 1.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: B Radke (1; R Jefferson).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Ken Kaiser.
Time of Game: 2:40.
Attendance: 18,388.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR BOS M. Vaughn B. Radke 17% 77% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Bragg Scores; Cordero Scores
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R BOS T. O'Leary B. Radke 10% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b2 0-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Walker T. Gordon 8% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
b2 0-1 1 123 6,(3-2)  O MIN P. Meares T. Gordon 8% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 12- 9,(3-2)  MIN R. Becker T. Gordon -6% 44% Walk; Steinbach to 3B; Stahoviak to 2B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Radke -2% 48% Flyball: CF
t1 0-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS D. Bragg B. Radke 2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O BOS W. Cordero B. Radke -3% 47% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS M. Vaughn B. Radke -2% 45% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Knoblauch T. Gordon 2% 47% Strikeout Looking
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. Lawton T. Gordon 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN P. Molitor T. Gordon 1% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O BOS R. Jefferson B. Radke -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS T. Naehring B. Radke -2% 46% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  R BOS T. O'Leary B. Radke 10% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t2 1-0 2 --- 9,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Radke -1% 55% Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  MIN T. Steinbach T. Gordon -4% 51% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b2 0-1 0 1-- 4,(3-0)  MIN S. Stahoviak T. Gordon -6% 45% Walk; Steinbach to 2B
b2 0-1 0 12- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Jackson T. Gordon 6% 51% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-1 1 12- 9,(3-2)  MIN R. Becker T. Gordon -6% 44% Walk; Steinbach to 3B; Stahoviak to 2B
b2 0-1 1 123 6,(3-2)  O MIN P. Meares T. Gordon 8% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Walker T. Gordon 8% 61% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS S. Hatteberg B. Radke -2% 58% Lineout: CF
t3 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Radke -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  BOS D. Bragg B. Radke 1% 58% Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
t3 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  BOS W. Cordero B. Radke 2% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bragg to 2B
t3 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  RR BOS M. Vaughn B. Radke 17% 77% Double to LF (Fly Ball); Bragg Scores; Cordero Scores
t3 3-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O BOS R. Jefferson B. Radke -2% 75% Flyball: LF
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
b3 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN C. Knoblauch T. Gordon 2% 77% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
b3 0-3 1 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN M. Lawton T. Gordon -3% 75% Walk
b3 0-3 1 1-- 6,(2-2)  O MIN P. Molitor T. Gordon 3% 78% Lineout: CF
b3 0-3 2 1-- 6,(2-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach T. Gordon 2% 80% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
t4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS T. Naehring B. Radke -1% 79% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t4 3-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS T. O'Leary B. Radke 2% 80% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t4 3-0 1 1-- 7,(3-2)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Radke -1% 79% Groundout: 3B-1B; O'Leary to 2B
t4 3-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg B. Radke -2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
b4 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN S. Stahoviak T. Gordon 3% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
b4 0-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Jackson T. Gordon 2% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b4 0-3 2 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN R. Becker T. Gordon -1% 80% Walk
b4 0-3 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN P. Meares T. Gordon 3% 82% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
t5 3-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Radke -1% 81% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t5 3-0 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS D. Bragg B. Radke -1% 80% Strikeout Looking
t5 3-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS W. Cordero B. Radke 1% 81% Walk
t5 3-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O BOS M. Vaughn B. Radke -1% 79% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
b5 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Walker T. Gordon 3% 82% Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
b5 0-3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN C. Knoblauch T. Gordon -4% 78% Double to LF (Line Drive)
b5 0-3 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O MIN M. Lawton T. Gordon 4% 81% Groundout: 2B-1B; Knoblauch to 3B
b5 0-3 2 --3 5,(1-2)  O MIN P. Molitor T. Gordon 4% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
t6 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS R. Jefferson B. Radke -1% 84% Lineout: RF
t6 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  BOS T. Naehring B. Radke 1% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t6 3-0 1 1-- 9,(2-2)  OO BOS T. O'Leary B. Radke -3% 82% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
b6 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN T. Steinbach T. Gordon 3% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b6 0-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN S. Stahoviak T. Gordon 2% 87% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b6 0-3 2 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN D. Jackson T. Gordon -2% 86% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b6 0-3 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O MIN R. Becker T. Gordon 3% 88% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
t7 3-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O BOS J. Valentin B. Radke -1% 87% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg B. Radke -1% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t7 3-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS N. Garciaparra B. Radke -1% 86% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
b7 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN P. Meares T. Gordon 3% 89% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
b7 0-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN T. Walker T. Gordon 2% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
b7 0-3 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN C. Knoblauch T. Gordon 1% 92% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
t8 3-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  BOS D. Bragg B. Radke 2% 94% Double to RF (Fly Ball)
t8 3-0 0 -2- 3,(2-0)  O BOS W. Cordero B. Radke -1% 93% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t8 3-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O BOS M. Vaughn B. Radke -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t8 3-0 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  BOS R. Jefferson B. Radke 0% 92% Intentional Walk
t8 3-0 2 12- 1,(0-0)  R BOS T. Naehring B. Radke 4% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bragg Scores; Jefferson to 2B
Eddie Guardado replaces Brad Radke pitching
Rudy Pemberton pinch hits for Troy O'Leary (RF) batting 7th
t8 4-0 2 12- 8,(2-2)  O BOS R. Pemberton E. Guardado -1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
Rudy Pemberton moves from PH to RF
b8 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN M. Lawton T. Gordon 2% 97% Strikeout Looking
b8 0-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN P. Molitor T. Gordon 1% 98% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b8 0-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  MIN T. Steinbach T. Gordon -1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
b8 0-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN S. Stahoviak T. Gordon 1% 98% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-0, Twins' Eddie Guardado facing 8-9-1
t9 4-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS J. Valentin E. Guardado -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS S. Hatteberg E. Guardado -0% 98% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
t9 4-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS N. Garciaparra E. Guardado -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Red Sox' Tom Gordon facing 6-7-8
b9 0-4 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O MIN D. Jackson T. Gordon 1% 99% Strikeout Looking
b9 0-4 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN R. Becker T. Gordon 1% 100% Strikeout Swinging
Greg Myers pinch hits for Pat Meares (SS) batting 8th
b9 0-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN G. Myers T. Gordon 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.

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