May 18, 1997 Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 13,879

Sunday, May 18, 1997, 1:05
Time of Game: 2:40

Red Sox

16-24

Lost 1

5th, 11½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         2  0  2   0  0  0   1  0  0    5  8  2
Twins           5  0  2   0  0  0   0  0  X    7 11  3

W: R Robertson (4-2), L: A Sele (4-3), S: R Aguilera (7)

Twins

17-26

Won 1

5th, 4½ GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N Garciaparra SS              5   2   0   0    0   0  .287  .805   14    1   3   SB,GDP
D Bragg CF                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .346 1.010   18    4   0   2B,SB
W Cordero LF                  4   1   0   0    0   2  .288  .789   17    3   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   4   1   2   0    0   1  .303  .969   16    7   1   2B
M Stanley DH                  3   0   1   2    1   0  .241  .707   27    0   0   2B
T Naehring 3B                 4   0   1   1    0   0  .273  .887   12    0   2   2B
B Haselman C                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .271  .794   10    1   0   
  S Hatteberg PH-C            1   0   0   0    0   0  .316  .988    3    0   0   
R Pemberton RF                3   0   0   0    0   0  .267  .784    4    3   0   
  R Jefferson PH              1   0   0   0    0   0  .318  .855    4    0   0   
J Frye 2B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .300  .677   15    4   4   

A Sele P                                                                 1   0
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   0
  K Lacy P                                                               0   0
Totals                       36   5   8   4    1   5              140   24  10

BATTING

2B: D Bragg (11, off R Robertson); M Stanley (4, off R Robertson); M Vaughn (8, off G Swindell); T Naehring (9, off R Robertson).

TB: D Bragg 4; M Vaughn 3; T Naehring 2; M Stanley 2; J Frye.

GIDP: N Garciaparra (4).

RBI: M Stanley 2 (14); D Bragg (18); T Naehring (26).

2-out RBI: M Stanley 2; T Naehring; D Bragg.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 10.

FIELDING

E: J Frye (2); N Garciaparra (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: N Garciaparra (9, 3rd base off R Robertson/G Myers); D Bragg (2, 2nd base off R Robertson/G Myers).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Knoblauch 2B                5   1   2   0    0   0  .290  .853   16    1   5   SB
M Lawton LF                   3   1   1   0    2   0  .275  .827   20    2   0   2B
P Molitor DH                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .639   12    0   0   
G Myers C                     5   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .667   11    6   0   3B
S Stahoviak 1B                3   2   2   1    1   0  .429 1.556   13    8   1   HR,2B
D Jackson CF                  4   1   1   1    0   0  .385 1.077    9    4   0   
R Becker RF                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .229  .615   10    2   0   
P Meares SS                   4   0   2   2    0   0  .280  .793   12    3   4   2·2B
T Walker 3B                   3   0   0   1    0   0  .204  .545   18    0   0   SF
  D Hocking 3B                0   0   0   0    0   0  .306  .762         0   0   

R Robertson P                                                            1   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
  D Naulty P                                                             0   0
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  R Aguilera P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   7  11   7    4   1              121   27  10

BATTING

2B: S Stahoviak (1, off J Wasdin); P Meares 2 (10, off K Lacy, off A Sele); M Lawton (14, off A Sele).

3B: G Myers (1, off A Sele).

HR: S Stahoviak (1, off A Sele; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

SF: T Walker (2, off A Sele).

TB: S Stahoviak 6; P Meares 4; G Myers 3; M Lawton 2; C Knoblauch 2; P Molitor; D Jackson; R Becker.

RBI: P Meares 2 (21); S Stahoviak (1); D Jackson (7); T Walker (6); G Myers (6); P Molitor (17).

2-out RBI: P Meares 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Knoblauch-P Meares-S Stahoviak.

E: T Walker (3); C Knoblauch (5); P Meares (6).

BASERUNNING

SB: C Knoblauch (19, 2nd base off J Wasdin/B Haselman).

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
A Sele, L (4-3)                2.2   9   7   6    1   0   1   6.07   19   56-33   22· 1·10    6· 6· 6· 0     13    -     0.98  -0.54
J Wasdin                       2.1   1   0   0    2   0   0   4.89   10   28-15   11· 0· 4    1· 6· 1· 0          2-0    0.66   0.08
K Lacy                         3     1   0   0    1   1   0   2.00   11   33-20   15· 1· 4    5· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.34   0.07
Totals                         8    11   7   6    4   1   1          40  117-68   48· 2·18   12·15· 8· 0          2-0

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 Robertson, W (4-2)           6.2   6   5   2    1   4   0   5.91   29  110-66   39· 7·20   11· 7· 6· 0     51    -     0.98  -0.10
M Trombley, H (4)              0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.55    1    6-4     1· 2· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.51   0.05
G Swindell, H (1)              0.1   1   0   0    0   0   0   4.60    2    9-5     3· 0· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    1.93  -0.02
D Naulty, H (6)                0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.30    1    1-1     1· 0· 0    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    2.03   0.05
E Guardado, H (6)              0.1   0   0   0    0   0   0   5.25    1    3-2     1· 0· 1    0· 1· 0· 0          1-0    1.70   0.05
R Aguilera, S (7)              1     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.59    3    9-6     5· 0· 1    2· 0· 1· 0          0-0    1.61   0.08
Totals                         9     8   5   2    1   5   0          37  138-84   50· 9·25   13·10· 8· 0          3-0

Balks: None.

WP: A Sele (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:40.

Attendance: 13,879.

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. G Myers              C  
5. M Stanley            DH    5. S Stahoviak          1B 
6. T Naehring           3B    6. D Jackson            CF 
7. B Haselman           C     7. R Becker             RF 
8. R Pemberton          RF    8. P Meares             SS 
9. J Frye               2B    9. T Walker             3B 

   A Sele               P        R Robertson          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   2  0-0  1-3  6  -16%  34% M Stanley       R Robertson     Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cordero Scores; Vaughn Scores
   b 1   2  2-3  1-3  3   15%  79% P Meares        A Sele          Double to LF (Line Drive); Stahoviak Scores; Becker Scores
   t 3   2  5-3  1-3  4  -11%  60% T Naehring      R Robertson     Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bragg Scores/unER; Stanley to 3B
   b 1   0  2-0  1--  2   10%  50% M Lawton        A Sele          Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Knoblauch to 3B
   b 1   1  2-1  --3  3   10%  59% G Myers         A Sele          Triple to LF (Fly Ball); Lawton Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rich Robertson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  N Garciaparra   Lineout: LF
          ---  5   50%  D Bragg         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   53%  W Cordero       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
          1--  3   50%  M Vaughn        Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Cordero to 3B
   RR     1-3  6   34%  M Stanley       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Cordero Scores; Vaughn Scores
   O      -2-  3   36%  T Naehring      Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   40%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF (Pop Fly to Deep 2B)
          1--  2   50%  M Lawton        Double to CF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Knoblauch to 3B
   RO     -23  1   50%  P Molitor       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B); Knoblauch Scores; Lawton to 3B
   R      --3  3   59%  G Myers         Triple to LF (Fly Ball); Lawton Scores
          --3  5   61%  S Stahoviak     Walk
   R      1-3  3   67%  D Jackson       Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Myers Scores; Stahoviak to 2B
   O      12-  3   64%  R Becker        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Stahoviak to 3B
   RR     1-3  3   79%  P Meares        Double to LF (Line Drive); Stahoviak Scores; Becker Scores
          -2-      79%  T Walker        Wild Pitch; Meares to 3B
   O      --3  6   77%  " "             Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Rich Robertson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   79%  B Haselman      Foul Popfly: C (3B-C Foul)
   O      ---  1   80%  R Pemberton     Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   81%  J Frye          Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Aaron Sele facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  3   80%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   79%  M Lawton        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
          ---  3   80%  P Molitor       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   78%  G Myers         Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 5.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 2-5, Rich Robertson facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   75%  N Garciaparra   Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
          1--  5   69%  D Bragg         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep SS-3B Hole); Garciaparra to 2B
   O      12-  4   75%  W Cordero       Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      12-  5   79%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Looking
   R      12-      72%  M Stanley       Garciaparra Steals 3B; Bragg Steals 2B; Garciaparra Scores/unER; Bragg to 3B/Adv on E4
          --3  7   70%  " "             Walk
   R      1-3  4   60%  T Naehring      Double to LF (Ground Ball); Bragg Scores/unER; Stanley to 3B
   O      -23  5   66%  B Haselman      Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-4, Aaron Sele facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  1   76%  S Stahoviak     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
          ---  4   78%  D Jackson       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
          1--  1   82%  R Becker        Single to LF (Line Drive); Jackson to 2B
   O      12-  3   80%  P Meares        Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF); Jackson to 3B
   RO     1-3  3   82%  T Walker        Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Jackson Scores/unER
          1--  3   83%  C Knoblauch     Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Becker to 3B
                  John Wasdin replaces Aaron Sele pitching
          1-3      83%  M Lawton        Knoblauch Steals 2B
          -23  4   84%  " "             Walk
   O      123  1   80%  P Molitor       Flyball: 2B (Short RF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 7.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Rich Robertson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   83%  R Pemberton     Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   84%  J Frye          Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   85%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, John Wasdin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   84%  G Myers         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
          ---  3   86%  S Stahoviak     Double to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      -2-  1   84%  D Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          -2-  5   85%  R Becker        Walk
   O      12-  3   82%  P Meares        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 7.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Rich Robertson facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   85%  D Bragg         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   87%  W Cordero       Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   88%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, John Wasdin facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   87%  T Walker        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   86%  C Knoblauch     Popfly: 2B (Weak 2B)
   O      ---  4   85%  M Lawton        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 7.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Rich Robertson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  7   88%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   89%  T Naehring      Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   90%  B Haselman      Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-4, Kerry Lacy facing 3-4-5
                  Kerry Lacy replaces John Wasdin pitching
   O      ---  5   90%  P Molitor       Lineout: LF
   O      ---  3   89%  G Myers         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   88%  S Stahoviak     Groundout: 2B-1B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 4, Twins 7.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 4-7, Rich Robertson facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  2   91%  R Pemberton     Popfly: SS (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  6   93%  J Frye          Flyball: CF
          ---  1   91%  N Garciaparra   Reached on E5 (throw) (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  6   84%  D Bragg         Double to RF (Line Drive to Short RF Line); Garciaparra Scores/unER
                  Mike Trombley replaces Rich Robertson pitching
   O      -2-  6   88%  W Cordero       Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Kerry Lacy facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  1   87%  D Jackson       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   86%  R Becker        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
          ---  3   87%  P Meares        Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   85%  T Walker        Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 7.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
                  Greg Swindell replaces Mike Trombley pitching; Dennis Hocking replaces Todd Walker playing 3B batting 9th
          ---  4   76%  M Vaughn        Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  5   83%  M Stanley       Flyball: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  Dan Naulty replaces Greg Swindell pitching
   O      -2-  1   89%  T Naehring      Foul Flyball: RF (Deep RF Foul); Vaughn to 3B
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Dan Naulty pitching; Scott Hatteberg pinch hits for Bill Haselman batting 7th
   O      --3  3   93%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Kerry Lacy facing 1-2-3
                  Scott Hatteberg moves to C
   O      ---  2   93%  C Knoblauch     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  4   93%  M Lawton        Walk
   O      1--  2   93%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B); Molitor to 2B/Adv on E4 (throw)
   O      -2-  3   92%  G Myers         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 7.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-7, Rick Aguilera facing 8-9-1
                  Rick Aguilera replaces Eddie Guardado pitching; Reggie Jefferson pinch hits for Rudy Pemberton batting 8th
   O      ---  4   96%  R Jefferson     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  2   91%  J Frye          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  3  100%  N Garciaparra   Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 5, Twins 7.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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