August 22, 1998 Boston Red Sox at Minnesota Twins Play by Play and Box Score

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ANA 5
TOR 1 BAL 6
CLE 3 MIN 4
BOS 3 OAK 7
DET 2 OAK 7
DET 1 SEA 5
CHW 4
(11) KCR 3
@TBD 2 NYY 12
@TEX 9 ATL 7
LAD 5 HOU 8
@CHC 3 SFG 5
@FLA 4
(10) MIL 8
SDP 4 CIN 4
@MON 0 NYM 9
ARI 4 PHI 6
COL 1 PIT 14
STL 4

Standings at end of play this day

Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Attendance: 18,415

Saturday, August 22, 1998, 7:06
Time of Game: 2:57

Red Sox

75-52

Lost 1

2nd, 19½ GB

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

W: M Trombley (4-3), L: G Swindell (3-5)

Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Twins

57-71

Won 1

3rd, 13 GB

BATTING

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bragg RF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .286  .822   17    3   0   
J Valentin 3B                 3   1   1   1    1   0  .260  .791   18    0   1   HR
M Vaughn 1B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .328  .986    8    9   0   
N Garciaparra SS              4   0   1   0    0   0  .326  .953    7    1   3   
T O'Leary LF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .269  .792   13    2   0   2B
M Stanley DH                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .252  .858   13    0   0   
  D Lewis PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .275  .724         0   0   SB
D Buford CF                   3   1   0   0    1   1  .294  .904   20    4   0   GDP
S Hatteberg C                 3   1   2   2    1   0  .282  .833   14    3   0   HR,IW
M Benjamin 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .282  .686    6    4   4   SH,GDP

J Wasdin P                                                               0   2
  D Lowe P                                                               0   0
  G Swindell P                                                           0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   3   6   3    4   4              116   26  10

BATTING

2B: T O'Leary (28, off L Hawkins).

HR: S Hatteberg (11, off L Hawkins; 2nd inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF Line); J Valentin (15, off L Hawkins; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).

SH: M Benjamin (11, off L Hawkins).

IBB: S Hatteberg (2, by M Trombley).

TB: S Hatteberg 5; J Valentin 4; T O'Leary 2; N Garciaparra; M Stanley.

GIDP: M Benjamin (7); D Buford (4).

RBI: S Hatteberg 2 (34); J Valentin (53).

2-out RBI: J Valentin.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Wasdin-M Benjamin.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Lewis (26, 2nd base off M Trombley/J Valentin).

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O Nixon CF                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .280  .668   19    5   0   
M Lawton RF                   3   1   2   1    2   0  .289  .882   26    3   0   2B
P Molitor DH                  5   0   1   1    0   0  .274  .685   12    0   0   
D Ortiz 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .263  .795   17    9   0   
R Coomer 3B                   4   0   2   1    0   0  .278  .716   11    0   3   
T Walker 2B                   3   0   1   1    1   0  .340  .905   19    3   4   
M Cordova LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .747   11    3   0   
J Valentin C                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .209  .583   20    4   0   
P Meares SS                   4   1   2   0    0   0  .266  .674   10    0   1   2B

L Hawkins P                                                              0   2
  M Trombley P                                                           0   0
Totals                       35   4  10   4    4   3              145   27  10

BATTING

2B: P Meares (22, off J Wasdin); M Lawton (32, off J Wasdin).

TB: P Meares 3; M Lawton 3; R Coomer 2; P Molitor; T Walker; D Ortiz; O Nixon.

RBI: R Coomer (58); T Walker (50); P Molitor (51); M Lawton (63).

2-out RBI: P Molitor; R Coomer.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 2 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Coomer-T Walker-D Ortiz 2.

E: P Meares (19).

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
J Wasdin                       5     5   2   2    2   2   0   5.19   21   86-56   37· 4·15    6· 4· 7· 0     49    -     1.24   0.07
D Lowe, BS (4)                 1.1   2   1   1    0   0   0   4.27    6   16-12    9· 0· 3    4· 2· 0· 0          0-0    1.98  -0.05
G Swindell, L (3-5)            2.1   2   1   1    2   1   0   3.79   11   41-21   14· 3· 4    1· 5· 2· 0          0-0    1.92   0.17
D Eckersley                    0     1   0   0    0   0   0   5.65    1    2-1     1· 0· 0    1· 0· 0· 0          2-1    5.02  -0.35
Totals                         8.2  10   4   4    4   3   0          39  145-90   61· 7·22   12·11· 9· 0          2-1

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
L Hawkins                      6.2   6   3   3    2   2   2   5.28   28   86-57   42· 6·10    9·13· 2· 0     50    -     1.03   0.02
M Trombley, W (4-3)            2.1   0   0   0    2   2   0   3.49    8   30-19   13· 3· 3    1· 3· 0· 0          1-0    2.52   0.33
Totals                         9     6   3   3    4   4   2          36  116-76   55· 9·13   10·16· 2· 0          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: M Trombley (2; S Hatteberg).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Drew Coble, 1B - Ted Hendry, 2B - Larry Young, 3B - Dale Ford.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 18,415.

Weather: 72° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins                      
1. D Bragg              RF    1. O Nixon              CF 
2. J Valentin           3B    2. M Lawton             RF 
3. M Vaughn             1B    3. P Molitor            DH 
4. N Garciaparra        SS    4. D Ortiz              1B 
5. T O'Leary            LF    5. R Coomer             3B 
6. M Stanley            DH    6. T Walker             2B 
7. D Buford             CF    7. M Cordova            LF 
8. S Hatteberg          C     8. J Valentin           C  
9. M Benjamin           2B    9. P Meares             SS 

   J Wasdin             P        L Hawkins            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   2  3-3  1-3  2   35% 100% P Molitor       D Eckersley     Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Meares Scores; Lawton to 2B
   t 9   1  3-3  12-  2   23%  65% M Benjamin      M Trombley      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   t 2   1  0-0  1--  4  -17%  33% S Hatteberg     L Hawkins       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Buford Scores
   b 6   0  3-2  1--  3   14%  62% R Coomer        D Lowe          Single to CF (Fly Ball); Ortiz to 3B
   b 4   0  2-0  1--  9   14%  52% M Lawton        J Wasdin        Double to CF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  6   52%  D Bragg         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   50%  J Valentin      Walk
   O      1--  3   53%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  1   50%  N Garciaparra   Single to 1B (Fly Ball to Deep 2B-1B); Valentin to 3B
   O      1-3  4   55%  T O'Leary       Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Wasdin facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  7   53%  O Nixon         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  5   55%  M Lawton        Single to 2B (Line Drive to 2B-1B)
   OO     1--  5   50%  P Molitor       Line Drive Double Play: P-2B (P's Right)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   52%  M Stanley       Flyball: RF
          ---  6   50%  D Buford        Walk
   RR     1--  4   33%  S Hatteberg     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Buford Scores
   O      ---  1   35%  M Benjamin      Groundout: P-2B-1B (P's Left)
   O      ---  1   36%  D Bragg         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, John Wasdin facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  5   33%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   31%  R Coomer        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  3   30%  T Walker        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 2-3-4
          ---  2   27%  J Valentin      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   29%  M Vaughn        Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Valentin to 2B
   O      -2-  2   32%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  4   34%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, John Wasdin facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   32%  M Cordova       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   30%  J Valentin      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   28%  P Meares        Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, LaTroy Hawkins facing 6-7-8
          ---  1   26%  M Stanley       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
   OO     1--  3   32%  D Buford        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  2   33%  S Hatteberg     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, John Wasdin facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   37%  O Nixon         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   R      1--  9   52%  M Lawton        Double to CF (Line Drive); Nixon Scores
   O      -2-  1   46%  P Molitor       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  3   42%  D Ortiz         Flyball: CF
   R      -2-  1   53%  R Coomer        Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B); Lawton Scores
          1--  8   55%  T Walker        Walk; Coomer to 2B
   O      12-  2   50%  M Cordova       Lineout: 2B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 2-2, LaTroy Hawkins facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   53%  M Benjamin      Flyball: LF
   O      ---  5   55%  D Bragg         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
   R      ---  6   42%  J Valentin      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
   O      ---      43%  M Vaughn        Flyball: 1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, John Wasdin facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  7   39%  J Valentin      Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line)
          ---  2   45%  P Meares        Double to LF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   40%  O Nixon         Strikeout Looking
          -2-  6   42%  M Lawton        Walk
   O      12-  1   35%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-2, LaTroy Hawkins facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   38%  N Garciaparra   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   33%  T O'Leary       Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-  3   37%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF; O'Leary to 3B
   O      --3  4   41%  D Buford        Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-3, Derek Lowe facing 4-5-6
                  Derek Lowe replaces John Wasdin pitching
          ---  1   47%  D Ortiz         Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   62%  R Coomer        Single to CF (Fly Ball); Ortiz to 3B
   RO     1-3  5   61%  T Walker        Groundout: 1B unassisted; Ortiz Scores; Coomer to 2B
   O      -2-  1   56%  M Cordova       Groundout: 2B-1B; Coomer to 3B
   O      --3  3   50%  J Valentin      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, LaTroy Hawkins facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   44%  S Hatteberg     Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF)
   O      1--  1   47%  M Benjamin      Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Hatteberg to 2B
   O      -2-  5   53%  D Bragg         Flyball: LF
                  Mike Trombley replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching
   O      -2-  3   59%  J Valentin      Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Derek Lowe facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   55%  P Meares        Flyball: CF
                  Greg Swindell replaces Derek Lowe pitching
   O      ---  2   52%  O Nixon         Flyball: RF
          ---  5   54%  M Lawton        Walk
   O      1--  3   50%  P Molitor       Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Trombley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   55%  M Vaughn        Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   59%  N Garciaparra   Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   62%  T O'Leary       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Greg Swindell facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   57%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF (Short LF Line)
   O      ---  4   53%  R Coomer        Flyball: CF
          ---  3   55%  T Walker        Single to 1B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B)
   O      1--  4   50%  M Cordova       Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 3.

Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 3-3, Mike Trombley facing 6-7-8
          ---  6   42%  M Stanley       Walk
                  Darren Lewis pinch runs for Mike Stanley batting 6th
   O      1--  7   45%  D Buford        Strikeout Swinging, Lewis Steals 2B
          -2-  4   42%  S Hatteberg     Intentional Walk
   OO     12-  2   65%  M Benjamin      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Twins Batting, Tied 3-3, Greg Swindell facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   59%  J Valentin      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   65%  P Meares        Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
          1--  5   72%  O Nixon         Walk; Meares to 2B
   O      12-  1   65%  M Lawton        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Meares to 3B
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Greg Swindell pitching
   R      1-3  2  100%  P Molitor       Single to C (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Meares Scores; Lawton to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Twins 4.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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