May 17, 1997 Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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ANA 6
MIL 5 DET 9
@KCR 2 BOS 4
@MIN 0 CHW 7
@OAK 6 BAL 4
@SEA 3 NYY 11
@TEX 5 CLE 8
@TOR 1 ATL 11
STL 6 SFG 4
@CHC 1 SDP 6
@CIN 2 LAD 8
@MON 3 NYM 3
COL 1 PHI 4
HOU 2 FLA 11
@PIT 1

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 18,388

Saturday, May 17, 1997, 7:05
Time of Game: 2:40

Red Sox

16-23

Won 1

5th, 10½ GB

                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

W: T Gordon (2-5), L: B Radke (3-3)

Twins

16-26

Lost 1

5th, 5½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              5   0   0   0    0   2  .295  .827   14    0   4   
D Bragg CF                    3   2   2   0    1   1  .330  .982   21    1   0   2B
W Cordero LF                  3   1   1   0    1   0  .295  .808   15    1   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   4   0   1   2    0   1  .297  .961   12   12   0   2B
R Jefferson DH                3   0   0   0    1   0  .321  .866   10    0   0   IW
T Naehring 3B                 4   0   2   1    0   0  .274  .890    9    1   4   
T O'Leary RF                  3   1   2   1    0   0  .299  .851   14    0   0   HR,GDP
  R Pemberton PH-RF           1   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .838    8    1   0   
J Valentin 2B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .231  .655   26    1   4   
S Hatteberg C                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .324 1.014   15   10   0   

T Gordon P                                                               0   0
Totals                       34   4   8   4    3   8              144   27  12

BATTING

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              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .287  .855   13    2   1   2B
M Lawton LF                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .274  .816   17    2   0   
P Molitor DH                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .260  .650   15    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 4   0   2   0    0   1  .248  .687   17    8   0   
S Stahoviak 1B                3   0   0   0    1   0  .250  .650    9    8   0   
D Jackson CF                  4   0   1   0    0   2  .444 1.333   13    3   0   
R Becker RF                   2   0   0   0    2   2  .227  .610   26    3   0   
P Meares SS                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .771   10    1   5   
  G Myers PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .279  .656    3    0   0   
T Walker 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .210  .563    9    0   3   

B Radke P                                                                0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
Totals                       31   0   4   0    4  10              132   27   9

BATTING

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.

PITCHING

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Gordon, W (2-5)              9     4   0   0    4  10   0   3.83   35  132-80   47· 9·24   15· 3· 3· 0     85    -     0.96   0.45
Totals                         9     4   0   0    4  10   0          35  132-80   47· 9·24   15· 3· 3· 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
B Radke, L (3-3)               7.2   8   4   4    3   5   1   5.05   33  120-79   51·12·16    9· 9· 7· 0     49    -     0.59  -0.06
E Guardado                     1.1   0   0   0    0   3   0   5.40    4   24-17   10· 4· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          2-0    0.12   0.01
Totals                         9     8   4   4    3   8   1          37  144-96   61·16·19    9·10· 7· 0          2-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Radke (1; R Jefferson).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Joe Brinkman, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Tim Welke, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 18,388.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins                      
1. N Garciaparra        SS    1. C Knoblauch          2B 
2. D Bragg              CF    2. M Lawton             LF 
3. W Cordero            LF    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. M Vaughn             1B    4. T Steinbach          C  
5. R Jefferson          DH    5. S Stahoviak          1B 
6. T Naehring           3B    6. D Jackson            CF 
7. T O'Leary            RF    7. R Becker             RF 
8. J Valentin           2B    8. P Meares             SS 
9. S Hatteberg          C     9. T Walker             3B 

   T Gordon             P        B Radke              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  0-1  12-  3   17%  77% M Vaughn        B Radke         Double to LF (Fly Ball); Bragg Scores; Cordero Scores
   t 2   2  0-0  ---  3   10%  56% T O'Leary       B Radke         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   b 2   2  1-0  123  2    8%  61% T Walker        T Gordon        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
   b 2   1  1-0  123  6    8%  52% P Meares        T Gordon        Strikeout Swinging
   b 2   1  1-0  12-  9   -6%  44% R Becker        T Gordon        Walk; Steinbach to 3B; Stahoviak to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  1   48%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
          ---  7   50%  D Bragg         Walk
   O      1--  5   47%  W Cordero       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  1   45%  M Vaughn        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, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   47%  C Knoblauch     Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   49%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  P Molitor       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, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  R Jefferson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  6   46%  T Naehring      Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---  3   56%  T O'Leary       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  9   55%  J Valentin      Lineout: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   51%  T Steinbach     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  4   45%  S Stahoviak     Walk; Steinbach to 2B
   O      12-  4   51%  D Jackson       Strikeout Looking
          12-  9   44%  R Becker        Walk; Steinbach to 3B; Stahoviak to 2B
   O      123  6   52%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
   O      123  2   61%  T Walker        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, Brad Radke facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   58%  S Hatteberg     Lineout: CF
   O      ---  4   57%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
          ---  6   58%  D Bragg         Single to P (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  1   60%  W Cordero       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Bragg to 2B
   RR     12-  3   77%  M Vaughn        Double to LF (Fly Ball); Bragg Scores; Cordero Scores
   O      -2-  3   75%  R Jefferson     Flyball: LF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   77%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  4   75%  M Lawton        Walk
   O      1--  6   78%  P Molitor       Lineout: CF
   O      1--  6   80%  T Steinbach     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, Brad Radke facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   79%  T Naehring      Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
          ---  2   80%  T O'Leary       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  7   79%  J Valentin      Groundout: 3B-1B; O'Leary to 2B
   O      -2-  3   77%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Tom Gordon facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   80%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   81%  D Jackson       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          ---  7   80%  R Becker        Walk
   O      1--  3   83%  P Meares        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, Brad Radke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   81%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   80%  D Bragg         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   81%  W Cordero       Walk
   O      1--  2   79%  M Vaughn        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, Tom Gordon facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  4   82%  T Walker        Foul Flyball: LF (Short LF Foul)
          ---  3   78%  C Knoblauch     Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   81%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-1B; Knoblauch to 3B
   O      --3  5   85%  P Molitor       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, Brad Radke facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  1   84%  R Jefferson     Lineout: RF
          ---  1   85%  T Naehring      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  9   82%  T O'Leary       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, Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   85%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   87%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  1   86%  D Jackson       Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   88%  R Becker        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, Brad Radke facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   87%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  5   86%  S Hatteberg     Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   86%  N Garciaparra   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, Tom Gordon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   89%  P Meares        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   91%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  3   92%  C Knoblauch     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, Brad Radke facing 2-3-4
          ---  5   94%  D Bragg         Double to RF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   93%  W Cordero       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      -2-  6   92%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   92%  R Jefferson     Intentional Walk
   R      12-  1   96%  T Naehring      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 batting 7th
   O      12-  8   95%  R Pemberton     Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Gordon facing 2-3-4
                  Rudy Pemberton moves to RF
   O      ---  5   97%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   98%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   97%  T Steinbach     Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS)
   O      1--  2   98%  S Stahoviak     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, Eddie Guardado facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   98%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   98%  S Hatteberg     Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   98%  N Garciaparra   Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Tom Gordon facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  D Jackson       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  6  100%  R Becker        Strikeout Swinging
                  Greg Myers pinch hits for Pat Meares batting 8th
   O      ---  3  100%  G Myers         Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B-1B)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 0.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation