May 14, 1998 Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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CLE 5
@BAL 4 CHW 5
SEA 3 DET 8
OAK 3 MIN 2
BOS 1
(12) TEX 7
@NYY 5
(13) KCR 10
@TBD 2 TOR 5
ANA 4 ARI 4
MIL 1 CIN 11
FLA 8 CHC 9
@COL 7 PIT 7
@HOU 2 PHI 4
@LAD 0 SDP 3
NYM 1 SDP 6
NYM 2 SFG 6
MON 1 SFG 2
MON 0 ATL 7
@STL 3

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 12,121

Thursday, May 14, 1998, 12:16
Time of Game: 3:41

Red Sox

24-15

Lost 4

2nd, 4½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  9  1
Twins           0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    2  9  0

W: M Trombley (1-1), L: J Wasdin (3-2)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Twins

17-22

Won 3

2nd, 4 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Lewis CF-RF                 4   0   1   0    1   1  .277  .724   19    3   0   2B,SB
R Jefferson DH                2   0   1   0    1   1  .308  .839   13    0   0   2B
  J Leyritz PH                2   0   0   0    0   1  .315  .998    7    0   0   
M Vaughn 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .335  .979   19   10   0   
S Hatteberg C                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .729   12   11   1   GDP
  J Varitek PH-C              1   0   0   0    1   0  .280  .768   11    3   0   IW
T O'Leary LF                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .293  .920   26    2   0   HR
M Cummings RF                 3   0   0   0    0   1  .257  .830    8    2   0   GDP
  D Buford PH-CF              2   0   1   0    0   0  .302  .911    7    2   0   3B
J Valentin 3B                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .234  .670    5    0   0   
  L Merloni 3B                4   0   1   0    0   1  .143  .286   17    1   2   
M Benjamin SS                 5   0   1   0    0   2  .290  .678   25    1   6   
M Lemke 2B                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .184  .465   17    0   1   CS

P Martinez P                                                             0   0
  T Gordon P                                                             0   0
  J Wasdin P                                                             0   0
Totals                       42   1   9   1    3  12              186   35  10

BATTING

2B: D Lewis (7, off M Morgan); R Jefferson (7, off M Morgan).

3B: D Buford (2, off D Naulty).

HR: T O'Leary (11, off M Morgan; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF Line).

IBB: J Varitek (1, by E Guardado).

TB: T O'Leary 5; D Buford 3; D Lewis 2; R Jefferson 2; M Vaughn; M Benjamin; L Merloni; M Lemke.

GIDP: M Cummings (1); S Hatteberg (2).

RBI: T O'Leary (24).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 0 for 10.

FIELDING

E: J Wasdin ().

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lewis (5, 2nd base off E Guardado/J Valentin).

CS: M Lemke (1, 2nd base by M Morgan/J Valentin).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Walker 2B                   5   0   1   1    0   2  .363  .926   15    2   3   
B Gates 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .129  .430   25    0   1   
P Molitor DH                  5   0   2   0    0   1  .260  .655   12    0   0   2·2B
O Merced RF                   5   0   2   0    0   1  .253  .713   14    1   0   
  D Hocking PR                0   1   0   0    0   0  .103  .383         0   0   
R Coomer 1B                   5   0   1   0    0   2  .277  .749   25   14   1   
M Lawton CF                   4   0   0   0    1   2  .238  .817   21    1   0   IW
A Ochoa LF                    5   0   1   0    0   2  .250  .696   18    2   0   CS
J Valentin C                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .234  .664   15   12   1   
  T Steinbach PH              1   0   0   0    0   1  .258  .804    4    0   0   
P Meares SS                   4   1   2   1    1   1  .302  .805   34    3   7   2B,SB

M Morgan P                                                               1   3
  E Guardado P                                                           0   0
  D Naulty P                                                             0   0
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       43   2   9   2    2  14              183   36  16

BATTING

2B: P Molitor 2 (4, 2 off P Martinez); P Meares (11, off P Martinez).

IBB: M Lawton (1, by J Wasdin).

TB: P Molitor 4; P Meares 3; O Merced 2; T Walker; A Ochoa; R Coomer.

RBI: P Meares (17); T Walker (15).

2-out RBI: T Walker; P Meares.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. P Meares-R Coomer; P Meares-T Walker-R Coomer.

BASERUNNING

SB: P Meares (2, 2nd base off P Martinez/S Hatteberg).

CS: A Ochoa (3, 2nd base by P Martinez/S Hatteberg).

PO: D Hocking (1st base by J Wasdin).

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
P Martinez                     8     6   1   1    1  11   0   1.79   30  124-85   46·19·20    8·10· 0· 0     76    -     1.17   0.46
T Gordon                       3     0   0   0    0   1   0   1.57    9   28-21   15· 2· 4    6· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.45
J Wasdin, L (3-2)              0.2   3   1   1    1   2   0   6.30    6   26-14    8· 2· 4    1· 0· 2· 0          0-0    3.46  -0.35
Totals                        11.2   9   2   2    2  14   0          45  178-120  69·23·28   15·12· 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
M Morgan                       7     8   1   1    1   6   1   3.51   27  101-65   35· 8·22   13· 4· 3· 0     62    -     1.13   0.34
E Guardado                     1     0   0   0    2   2   0   2.81    5   26-12    6· 3· 3    0· 0· 1· 0          0-0    2.52   0.12
D Naulty                       3     1   0   0    0   4   0   5.40   10   39-26   16· 7· 3    2· 3· 1· 0          0-0    2.47   0.45
M Trombley, W (1-1)            1     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.67    3   16-10    7· 1· 2    3· 0· 0· 0          0-0    1.89   0.15
Totals                        12     9   1   1    3  12   1          45  182-113  64·19·30   18· 7· 5· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: E Guardado (3; J Varitek); J Wasdin (2; M Lawton).

PO: J Wasdin (0; D Hocking, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Greg Kosc, 2B - Ed Hickox, 3B - Marty Foster.

Time of Game: 3:41.

Attendance: 12,121.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Lewis              CF    1. T Walker             2B 
2. R Jefferson          DH    2. B Gates              3B 
3. M Vaughn             1B    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. S Hatteberg          C     4. O Merced             RF 
5. T O'Leary            LF    5. R Coomer             1B 
6. M Cummings           RF    6. M Lawton             CF 
7. J Valentin           3B    7. A Ochoa              LF 
8. M Benjamin           SS    8. J Valentin           C  
9. M Lemke              2B    9. P Meares             SS 

   P Martinez           P        M Morgan             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b12   2  1-1  123  8   33% 100% P Meares        J Wasdin        Single to CF (Line Drive); Hocking Scores; Coomer to 3B; Lawton to 2B
   t 9   0  1-1  ---  4  -27%  23% D Buford        D Naulty        Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   t 9   1  1-1  --3  7   19%  52% M Benjamin      D Naulty        Strikeout Swinging
   b12   1  1-1  123  4  -17%  67% T Steinbach     J Wasdin        Strikeout Looking
   t 6   1  1-1  12-  3   13%  58% S Hatteberg     M Morgan        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   52%  D Lewis         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---  2   48%  R Jefferson     Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
   O      -2-  3   52%  M Vaughn        Flyball: CF
   O      -2-  6   55%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   53%  T Walker        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  7   51%  B Gates         Flyball: LF
          ---  3   53%  P Molitor       Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
   O      -2-  5   50%  O Merced        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
   R      ---  5   40%  T O'Leary       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  4   43%  M Cummings      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  5   44%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   45%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Martinez facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  9   43%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   41%  M Lawton        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  1   42%  A Ochoa         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  2   40%  J Valentin      Ochoa Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Morgan facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   36%  M Lemke         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
   O      1--      42%  D Lewis         Lemke Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---  4   38%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  5   41%  R Jefferson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  6   45%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Martinez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   42%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   45%  P Meares        Walk
          1--      47%  T Walker        Meares Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   43%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  5   38%  B Gates         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Morgan facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   41%  S Hatteberg     Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
          ---  4   38%  T O'Leary       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
   OO     1--  2   44%  M Cummings      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
                  Lou Merloni replaces John Valentin playing 3B batting 7th
   O      ---  4   41%  P Molitor       Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   44%  O Merced        Single to LF (Fly Ball)
   O      1--  2   40%  R Coomer        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  6   37%  M Lawton        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mike Morgan facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   40%  L Merloni       Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  4   42%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  4   43%  M Lemke         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   39%  A Ochoa         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   37%  J Valentin      Flyball: CF
          ---  6   40%  P Meares        Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  2   53%  T Walker        Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Meares Scores
   O      1--  4   50%  B Gates         Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Morgan facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   54%  D Lewis         Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   50%  R Jefferson     Walk
          1--  3   45%  M Vaughn        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Jefferson to 2B
   OO     12-  3   58%  S Hatteberg     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Martinez facing 3-4-5
          ---  2   67%  P Molitor       Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  1   65%  O Merced        Flyball: CF; Molitor to 3B
   O      --3  4   56%  R Coomer        Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  6   50%  M Lawton        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Morgan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   54%  T O'Leary       Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  2   57%  M Cummings      Groundout: P-1B (P's Right)
          ---  2   55%  L Merloni       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  6   52%  M Benjamin      Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Merloni to 2B
   O      12-  2   59%  M Lemke         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Martinez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   55%  A Ochoa         Flyball: RF
   O      ---  3   52%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  6   50%  P Meares        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Eddie Guardado facing 1-2-3
                  Eddie Guardado replaces Mike Morgan pitching
          ---  6   43%  D Lewis         Walk
                  Jim Leyritz pinch hits for Reggie Jefferson batting 2nd
   O      1--  6   50%  J Leyritz       Strikeout Looking
   O      1--  4   56%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
                  Jason Varitek pinch hits for Scott Hatteberg batting 4th
          1--      54%  J Varitek       Lewis Steals 2B
          -2-  4   52%  " "             Intentional Walk
   O      12-  6   62%  T O'Leary       Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Pedro Martinez facing 1-2-3
                  Jason Varitek moves to C
   O      ---  4   57%  T Walker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  7   53%  B Gates         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      ---  2   50%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dan Naulty facing 6-7-8
                  Dan Naulty replaces Eddie Guardado pitching; Damon Buford pinch hits for Midre Cummings batting 6th
          ---  4   23%  D Buford        Triple to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      --3  4   34%  L Merloni       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  7   52%  M Benjamin      Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  4   65%  M Lemke         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Gordon facing 4-5-6
                  Tom Gordon replaces Pedro Martinez pitching; Damon Buford moves to CF; Darren Lewis moves to RF
   O      ---  4   59%  O Merced        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   54%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  2   50%  M Lawton        Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 10th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dan Naulty facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   56%  D Lewis         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  1   61%  J Leyritz       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   65%  M Vaughn        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 10th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Gordon facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  5   59%  A Ochoa         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  7   50%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 11th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Dan Naulty facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   56%  J Varitek       Popfly: SS (Short LF)
   O      ---  7   61%  T O'Leary       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   65%  D Buford        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 11th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Tom Gordon facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   59%  T Walker        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   54%  B Gates         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  1   50%  P Molitor       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Top of the 12th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 1-1, Mike Trombley facing 7-8-9
                  Mike Trombley replaces Dan Naulty pitching
   O      ---  6   56%  L Merloni       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   61%  M Benjamin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   65%  M Lemke         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 1.

Bottom of the 12th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, John Wasdin facing 4-5-6
                  John Wasdin replaces Tom Gordon pitching
          ---  1   72%  O Merced        Single to CF (Line Drive)
                  Dennis Hocking pinch runs for Orlando Merced batting 4th
          1--      82%  R Coomer        Hocking Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Hocking to 2B
          -2-  4   94%  " "             Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Hocking to 3B
          1-3  4   94%  M Lawton        Intentional Walk; Coomer to 2B
   O      123  5   84%  A Ochoa         Strikeout Swinging
                  Terry Steinbach pinch hits for Javier Valentin batting 8th
   O      123  4   67%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Looking
   R      123  8  100%  P Meares        Single to CF (Line Drive); Hocking Scores; Coomer to 3B; Lawton to 2B
        1 run, 3 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Red Sox 1, Twins 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:MIN199805140

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