April 5, 1988 Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees Play by Play and Box Score

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NYY 8
MIN 0 OAK 6
SEA 0 CHC 10
@ATL 9
(13) HOU 6
SDP 3 LAD 5
SFG 0 PIT 5
@PHI 3

Standings at end of play this day

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 55,802

Tuesday, April 5, 1988, 1:10
Time of Game: 2:23

Twins

0-1

Lost 1

4th, 1½ GB

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

W: R Rhoden (1-0), L: F Viola (0-1)

Yankees

1-0

Won 1

1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   16    1   1   
G Gagne SS                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .750   22    1   2   2B
K Puckett CF                  4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    9    2   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    8    9   0   
G Gaetti 3B                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000   16    2   3   
R Bush DH                     3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000   14    0   0   
T Brunansky RF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666   13    2   0   
T Nieto C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    7    6   2   
  D Lowry C                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
S Lombardozzi 2B              3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    1   1   

F Viola P                                                                0   0
  K Atherton P                                                           0   0
  T Martinez P                                                           0   0
Totals                       30   0   3   0    0   4              115   24   9

BATTING

2B: G Gagne (1, off R Rhoden).

TB: G Gagne 2; T Brunansky; K Puckett.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

TP: 1. G Gaetti-S Lombardozzi-K Hrbek.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Henderson LF                4   1   1   2    0   0  .250 1.250   15    1   0   HR
W Randolph 2B                 4   2   3   0    0   1  .750 1.750   16    4   2   2B
D Mattingly 1B                4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .750   13    6   0   2B
G Ward DH                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500   14    0   0   
D Winfield RF                 3   2   1   1    1   1  .333  .833   10    5   0   
R Kelly CF                    4   1   3   0    0   0  .750 1.500   11    4   0   
M Pagliarulo 3B               3   1   1   3    0   1  .333 1.833   15    3   2   HR,HBP
J Skinner C                   3   0   0   1    1   2  .000  .250   18    4   0   
R Santana SS                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .250   19    0   3   

R Rhoden P                                                               0   1
Totals                       32   8  11   8    3   7              131   27   8

BATTING

2B: D Mattingly (1, off K Atherton); W Randolph (1, off F Viola).

HR: M Pagliarulo (1, off F Viola; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF); R Henderson (1, off F Viola; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

HBP: M Pagliarulo (1, by T Martinez).

TB: W Randolph 4; M Pagliarulo 4; R Henderson 4; R Kelly 3; D Mattingly 2; G Ward; D Winfield.

RBI: M Pagliarulo 3 (3); R Henderson 2 (2); J Skinner (1); D Mattingly (1); D Winfield (1).

2-out RBI: M Pagliarulo 3; D Mattingly.

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 9.

PITCHING

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Viola, L (0-1)               5     8   6   6    1   6   2  10.80   23   79-52   33· 9·10    8· 4· 4· 0     32    -     0.76  -0.23
K Atherton                     2     2   1   1    0   1   0   4.50    8   30-20   11· 2· 7    3· 2· 2· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
T Martinez                     1     1   1   1    2   0   0   9.00    5   22-8     4· 0· 4    1· 0· 1· 0          0-0    0.01  -0.00
Totals                         8    11   8   8    3   7   2          36  131-80   48·11·21   12· 6· 7· 0           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Rhoden, W (1-0)              9     3   0   0    0   4   0   0.00   30  115-70   46· 6·18   10·12· 4· 0     85    -     0.55   0.27
Totals                         9     3   0   0    0   4   0          30  115-70   46· 6·18   10·12· 4· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: T Martinez (1; M Pagliarulo).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Rich Garcia, 1B - Nick Bremigan, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - John Hirschbeck.

Time of Game: 2:23.

Attendance: 55,802.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 70° F, Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               New York Yankees                     
1. D Gladden            LF    1. R Henderson          LF 
2. G Gagne              SS    2. W Randolph           2B 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. D Mattingly          1B 
4. K Hrbek              1B    4. G Ward               DH 
5. G Gaetti             3B    5. D Winfield           RF 
6. R Bush               DH    6. R Kelly              CF 
7. T Brunansky          RF    7. M Pagliarulo         3B 
8. T Nieto              C     8. J Skinner            C  
9. S Lombardozzi        2B    9. R Santana            SS 

   F Viola              P        R Rhoden             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   2  0-1  12-  1   22%  91% M Pagliarulo    F Viola         Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Winfield Scores; Kelly Scores
   b 4   1  0-0  1-3  1    8%  72% D Winfield      F Viola         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Randolph Scores; Ward to 2B
   t 4   1  0-0  1-3  1    8%  50% K Hrbek         R Rhoden        Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   b 4   0  0-0  ---  3    8%  63% W Randolph      F Viola         Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   t 4   2  0-0  1-3  2    6%  56% G Gaetti        R Rhoden        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  3   52%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---  4   54%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1   55%  K Puckett       Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  R Henderson     Flyball: LF
   O      ---  6   51%  W Randolph      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   50%  D Mattingly     Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   52%  K Hrbek         Popfly: 3B (Deep 3B)
   O      ---  8   54%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   55%  R Bush          Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  G Ward          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   51%  D Winfield      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  1   52%  R Kelly         Single to 3B (Bunt to Weak 3B)
   O      1--  5   50%  M Pagliarulo    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   52%  T Brunansky     Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  2   54%  T Nieto         Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  3   55%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  J Skinner       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   51%  R Santana       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   50%  R Henderson     Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  D Gladden       Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  7   48%  G Gagne         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  5   42%  K Puckett       Single to P (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Gagne to 3B
   O      1-3  1   50%  K Hrbek         Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
   O      1-3  2   56%  G Gaetti        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
          ---  3   63%  W Randolph      Double to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      -2-  3   58%  D Mattingly     Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
          -2-  1   64%  G Ward          Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Randolph to 3B
   R      1-3  1   72%  D Winfield      Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Randolph Scores; Ward to 2B
   O      12-  3   68%  R Kelly         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Ward out at Hm/LF-C; Winfield to 2B
   RRR    12-  1   91%  M Pagliarulo    Home Run (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Winfield Scores; Kelly Scores
   O      ---  5   90%  J Skinner       Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-4, Rick Rhoden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  6   92%  R Bush          Popfly: 2B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  3   93%  T Brunansky     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      ---  1   94%  T Nieto         Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-0, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
          ---  5   94%  R Santana       Walk
   RR     1--  3   98%  R Henderson     Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Santana Scores
          ---  4   98%  W Randolph      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   98%  D Mattingly     Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B); Randolph to 2B
   O      -2-  9   98%  G Ward          Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   98%  D Winfield      Popfly: SS
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Rick Rhoden facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  3   98%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   99%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   99%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Keith Atherton facing 6-7-8
                  Keith Atherton replaces Frank Viola pitching
   O      ---  3   99%  R Kelly         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  M Pagliarulo    Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  4   99%  J Skinner       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-6, Rick Rhoden facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  1   99%  K Puckett       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  4   99%  K Hrbek         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  6   99%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-0, Keith Atherton facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   99%  R Santana       Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   99%  R Henderson     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  3   99%  W Randolph      Single to 2B (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   R      1--  3  100%  D Mattingly     Double to RF (Line Drive); Randolph Scores
   O      -2-  3  100%  G Ward          Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 7.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-7, Rick Rhoden facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  4  100%  R Bush          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6  100%  T Brunansky     Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4  100%  T Nieto         Lineout: RF
   O      1--  4  100%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 7.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-0, Tippy Martinez facing 5-6-7
                  Tippy Martinez replaces Keith Atherton pitching; Dwight Lowry replaces Tom Nieto playing C batting 8th
          ---  4  100%  D Winfield      Walk
          1--  4  100%  R Kelly         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Winfield to 2B
          12-  5  100%  M Pagliarulo    Hit By Pitch; Winfield to 3B; Kelly to 2B
   R      123  4  100%  J Skinner       Walk; Winfield Scores; Kelly to 3B; Pagliarulo to 2B
   OOO    123  5  100%  R Santana       Ground Ball Triple Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 8.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-8, Rick Rhoden facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4  100%  D Gladden       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  5  100%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2  100%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 8.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation