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BOS 10
BAL  3

CAL  7
MIL  3

NYY  4
CLE  1

OAK  4
MIN  3

KCR  7
@SEA  3

CHW 10
@TEX  5

DET  7
@TOR  2

ATL  8
SDP  4

CHC  5
NYM  2

LAD  6
@CIN  4

SFG  4
@HOU  1

PIT  5
@MON  1

STL  4
PHI  1

Standings at end of play this day

Network Associates Coliseum, Attendance: 38,299

Saturday, June 25, 1988, 12:25
Time of Game: 2:23
Twins
3
39-31
Lost 1
2nd, 6 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  2   0  0  0   0  1  0    3  8  2
Athletics       1  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  X    4  7  1
W: B Welch (9-4), L: A Anderson (4-5), S: D Eckersley (23)
Athletics
4
46-26
Won 1
1st

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  5   0   0   0    0   2  .270  .747   19    3   0   
J Moses RF                    5   1   2   0    0   0  .324  .864   13    1   0   
K Puckett CF                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .338  .864   12    5   0   
R Bush DH                     2   0   0   1    1   1  .262  .864   16    0   0   SF
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .295  .879   14    0   1   
G Larkin 1B                   2   0   1   1    2   1  .270  .697   24    6   1   2B
B Harper C                    2   0   1   0    0   1  .370  .933   10    5   0   HBP
  K Hrbek PH                  0   0   0   0    1   0  .295  .881    4    0   0   IW
  A Newman PR-SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .196  .456         0   1   
G Gagne SS                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .243  .738   17    0   3   
  K Torve PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    4    0   0   
  T Laudner C                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .828         1   0   
S Lombardozzi 2B              4   1   2   0    0   1  .226  .625   12    2   1   

A Anderson P                                                             1   1
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
Totals                       32   3   8   3    4   8              145   24   8
BATTING
2B: G Larkin (16, off D Eckersley).
SF: R Bush (2, off B Welch).
IBB: K Hrbek (4, by D Eckersley).
HBP: B Harper (2, by B Welch).
TB: S Lombardozzi 2; J Moses 2; G Larkin 2; K Puckett 2; B Harper.
RBI: K Puckett (54); G Larkin (28); R Bush (22).
2-out RBI: G Larkin.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 2 for 5.
FIELDING
E: G Gagne (8); G Gaetti (5).
Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Lansford 3B                 4   1   1   0    0   0  .334  .828   10    2   3   
D Henderson CF                4   1   1   0    0   1  .307  .917   14    5   0   2B
J Canseco RF                  4   1   2   4    0   0  .288  .906   14    4   0   HR,CS
M McGwire 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .240  .773   23    5   1   
D Parker LF                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .269  .767   11    2   1   
  S Javier LF                 0   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .657         0   0   
D Baylor DH                   3   0   1   0    0   0  .208  .581   10    0   0   
T Steinbach C                 3   0   1   0    0   1  .234  .703    9    8   0   
M Gallego 2B                  3   1   0   0    0   0  .206  .529    9    1   2   
W Weiss SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .262  .649   12    0   2   

B Welch P                                                                0   0
  D Eckersley P                                                          0   0
Totals                       31   4   7   4    0   5              112   27   9
BATTING
2B: D Henderson (17, off A Anderson).
HR: J Canseco (19, off A Anderson; 3rd inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: J Canseco 5; D Henderson 2; D Baylor; W Weiss; C Lansford; T Steinbach.
RBI: J Canseco 4 (56).
2-out RBI: J Canseco 3.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 2 for 4.
FIELDING
DP: 1. C Lansford-M McGwire-M Gallego-C Lansford.
E: J Canseco (3).
BASERUNNING
CS: J Canseco (6, 2nd base by A Anderson/B Harper).

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
A Anderson, L (4-5)            7     7   4   1    0   4   1   3.36   28   92-59   39· 9·11    9·10· 4· 1     57    -     0.76  -0.22
J Berenguer                    1     0   0   0    0   1   0   3.44    3   17-8     4· 2· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.45   0.03
Totals                         8     7   4   1    0   5   1          31  109-67   43·11·13   10·11· 4· 1           -  
Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
B Welch, W (9-4)               7.1   7   3   3    3   5   0   3.49   31  119-75   46· 7·22    8·11· 3· 0     54    -     1.14   0.07
D Eckersley, S (23)            1.2   1   0   0    1   3   0   1.73    7   26-18    8· 3· 7    0· 2· 1· 0          2-1    3.53   0.23
Totals                         9     8   3   3    4   8   0          38  145-93   54·10·29    8·13· 4· 0          2-1 
Balks: None.
WP: None.
IBB: D Eckersley (1; K Hrbek).
HBP: B Welch (6; B Harper).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - John Hirschbeck, 1B - Rich Garcia, 2B - Rick Reed, 3B - Dale Scott.
Time of Game: 2:23.
Attendance: 38,299.
Field Condition: Dry.
Weather: Sunny, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Oakland Athletics                    
1. D Gladden            LF    1. C Lansford           3B 
2. J Moses              RF    2. D Henderson          CF 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. J Canseco            RF 
4. R Bush               DH    4. M McGwire            1B 
5. G Gaetti             3B    5. D Parker             LF 
6. G Larkin             1B    6. D Baylor             DH 
7. B Harper             C     7. T Steinbach          C  
8. G Gagne              SS    8. M Gallego            2B 
9. S Lombardozzi        2B    9. W Weiss              SS 

   A Anderson           P        B Welch              P  

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 3   2  2-1  1-3  5   32%  75% J Canseco       A Anderson      Home Run; Gallego Scores/unER; Lansford Scores/unER; Canseco Scores/unER
   t 8   2  4-3  123  4   18%  87% K Torve         D Eckersley     Strikeout Swinging
   t 8   2  4-2  1-3  5  -14%  72% G Larkin        D Eckersley     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Puckett Scores; Bush to 3B
   t 3   1  1-0  1-3  4  -12%  42% K Puckett       B Welch         Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Lombardozzi Scores; Moses to 3B
   b 1   1  0-0  -2-  2    9%  65% J Canseco       A Anderson      Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Henderson Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Bob Welch facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  1   54%  J Moses         Single to SS (Fly Ball to Short LF Line); Moses out at 2B/LF-SS-2B
   O      ---  6   55%  K Puckett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Allan Anderson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   52%  C Lansford      Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
          ---  2   57%  D Henderson     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   R      -2-  2   65%  J Canseco       Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Henderson Scores
   O      1--      62%  M McGwire       Canseco Caught Stealing 2B (P-1B)
   O      ---  4   61%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   63%  R Bush          Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5   65%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---  7   64%  G Larkin        Walk
          1--  1   61%  B Harper        Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Larkin to 3B
   O      1-3  6   66%  G Gagne         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 1-0, Allan Anderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   64%  D Parker        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   63%  D Baylor        Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   O      ---  6   62%  T Steinbach     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Athletics 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Bob Welch facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   57%  S Lombardozzi   Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   61%  D Gladden       Strikeout Looking
          1--  6   54%  J Moses         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Lombardozzi to 3B
   R      1-3  4   42%  K Puckett       Single to CF (Line Drive to SS-2B); Lombardozzi Scores; Moses to 3B
   RO     1-3  4   41%  R Bush          Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Moses Scores
   O      1--  3   43%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-2, Allan Anderson facing 8-9-1
          ---  4   47%  M Gallego       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Gallego to 1B
   O      1--  2   43%  W Weiss         Flyball: CF (Short CF-RF)
          1--  1   51%  C Lansford      Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Gallego to 3B/Adv on E6
   O      1-3  1   43%  D Henderson     Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
   RRR    1-3  5   75%  J Canseco       Home Run; Gallego Scores/unER; Lansford Scores/unER; Canseco Scores/unER
   O      ---  5   74%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Welch facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  5   77%  G Larkin        Strikeout Swinging
          ---  3   74%  B Harper        Hit By Pitch
   OO     1--  6   79%  G Gagne         Double Play: Groundout: 3B-1B-2B-3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Allan Anderson facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   78%  D Parker        Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  4   77%  D Baylor        Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
          ---  2   78%  T Steinbach     Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  4   76%  M Gallego       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Welch facing 9-1-2
          ---  2   71%  S Lombardozzi   Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  3   76%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      1--  1   79%  J Moses         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   82%  K Puckett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Allan Anderson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  5   81%  W Weiss         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  2   80%  C Lansford      Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   79%  D Henderson     Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Welch facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  3   82%  R Bush          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   84%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
          ---  7   82%  G Larkin        Walk
   O      1--  6   85%  B Harper        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Allan Anderson facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  3   84%  J Canseco       Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
   O      ---  5   83%  M McGwire       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  5   83%  D Parker        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Welch facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   86%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  5   88%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  5   89%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-2, Allan Anderson facing 6-7-8
          ---  2   91%  D Baylor        Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
   O      1--  1   89%  T Steinbach     Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      1--  1   88%  M Gallego       Flyball: CF (Short CF)
          1--  5   89%  W Weiss         Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Baylor to 2B
   O      12-  3   87%  C Lansford      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Athletics 4.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-4, Bob Welch facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   91%  J Moses         Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1   85%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Puckett to 2B/Adv on E9
          -2-  5   80%  R Bush          Walk
                  Dennis Eckersley replaces Bob Welch pitching
   O      12-  4   87%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Puckett to 3B
   R      1-3  5   72%  G Larkin        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Puckett Scores; Bush to 3B
                  Kent Hrbek pinch hits for Brian Harper batting 7th
          -23  4   70%  K Hrbek         Intentional Walk
                  Kelvin Torve pinch hits for Greg Gagne batting 8th; Al Newman pinch runs for Kent Hrbek batting 7th
   O      123  4   87%  K Torve         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 4-3, Juan Berenguer facing 2-3-4
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Allan Anderson pitching; Tim Laudner replaces Kelvin Torve playing C batting 8th; Al Newman moves to SS
   O      ---  7   86%  D Henderson     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   85%  J Canseco       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  6   84%  M McGwire       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 4.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 3-4, Dennis Eckersley facing 9-1-2
                  Stan Javier replaces Dave Parker playing LF batting 5th
   O      ---  3   91%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3   97%  D Gladden       Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  3  100%  J Moses         Popfly: 3B (SS-3B Hole)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Athletics 4.

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