April 8, 1978 Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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OAK 4
@CAL 2 CHW 6
BOS 5 CLE 8
KCR 5 TOR 5
@DET 2 MIL 16
BAL 3 MIN 8
@SEA 2 TEX 2
NYY 1 LAD 6
@ATL 2 CIN 2
HOU 1 NYM 6
MON 5 PHI 7
STL 0 PIT 4
CHC 3
(10) SFG 6
SDP 0

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 12,896

Saturday, April 8, 1978, 7:37PM
Time of Game: 2:16

Twins

2-2

Won 1

3rd, 1 GB

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

W: P Thormodsgard (1-0), L: P Mitchell (0-1)

Mariners

2-2

Lost 1

3rd, 1 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
H Powell RF                   3   1   0   1    2   0  .111  .384    0    3   0   
R Smalley SS                  5   1   1   2    0   1  .313  .889    0    6   4   GDP
R Carew 1B                    4   0   3   3    1   0  .500 1.181    0    8   0   3B
G Adams DH                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .364  .909    0    0   0   
B Wynegar C                   4   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .214    0    4   0   
M Cubbage 3B                  5   1   3   0    0   0  .385  .891    0    0   1   2B
D Ford CF                     3   0   0   1    1   0  .077  .389    0    3   0   SF
W Norwood LF                  2   2   0   0    2   0  .250  .774    0    2   0   SB
B Randall 2B                  3   2   2   1    1   0  .333 1.167    0    1   5   2·2B

P Thormodsgard P                                                         0   0
Totals                       34   8  10   8    8   2                    27  10

BATTING

2B: B Randall 2 (2, off P Mitchell, off J Todd); M Cubbage (1, off P Mitchell).

3B: R Carew (1, off J Montague).

SF: D Ford (1, off J Montague).

TB: R Carew 5; M Cubbage 4; B Randall 4; R Smalley; G Adams.

GIDP: R Smalley (1).

RBI: R Carew 3 (4); R Smalley 2 (4); B Randall (1); H Powell (1); D Ford (2).

2-out RBI: R Carew 3; R Smalley 2; B Randall; H Powell.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 4 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Smalley-R Carew; B Randall-R Smalley-R Carew.

E: B Wynegar (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: W Norwood (2, 2nd base off P Mitchell/B Stinson).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Baez 2B                     2   0   0   1    1   0  .231  .564    0    4   4   
  S Braun PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   GDP
  J Cruz 2B                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
B Bochte LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .400 1.105    0    2   0   GDP
D Meyer 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .133  .466    0    8   1   
L Stanton DH                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .143  .393    0    0   0   
R Jones CF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .455 1.571    0    3   0   
B Stein 3B                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
J Hale RF                     2   2   1   0    1   0  .231  .517    0    6   0   
B Stinson C                   2   0   1   0    0   0  .364  .917    0    2   0   
C Reynolds SS                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .273  .818    0    1   3   

P Mitchell P                                                             1   0
  J Montague P                                                           0   0
  J Todd P                                                               0   0
Totals                       28   2   3   2    2   4                    27   9

BATTING

TB: B Stinson; R Jones; J Hale.

GIDP: B Bochte (1); S Braun (1).

RBI: J Baez (1); C Reynolds (3).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. D Meyer; J Baez-D Meyer; C Reynolds-J Baez-D Meyer.

E: B Stein (1).

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
P Thormodsgard, W (1-0)        9     3   2   1    2   4   0   1.00   31     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 3· 3     77    -     0.40   0.20
Totals                         9     3   2   1    2   4   0          31     -       ·  ·     11· 7· 3· 3           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Mitchell, L (0-1)            3.2   4   4   4    4   1   0   9.82   18     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 1· 4     34    -     0.95   0.00
J Montague                     3.1   4   3   3    3   0   0   8.10   17     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 3· 4          3-3    0.44  -0.30
J Todd                         2     2   1   1    1   1   0   4.50    8     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 2          0-0    0.03  -0.00
Totals                         9    10   8   8    8   2   0          43     -       ·  ·      8·11· 4·10          3-3

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Mike Reilly, 1B - Bill Haller, 2B - Lou DiMuro, 3B - Ken Kaiser.

Time of Game: 2:16.

Attendance: 12,896.

Weather: 70° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Seattle Mariners                     
1. H Powell             RF    1. J Baez               2B 
2. R Smalley            SS    2. B Bochte             LF 
3. R Carew              1B    3. D Meyer              1B 
4. G Adams              DH    4. L Stanton            DH 
5. B Wynegar            C     5. R Jones              CF 
6. M Cubbage            3B    6. B Stein              3B 
7. D Ford               CF    7. J Hale               RF 
8. W Norwood            LF    8. B Stinson            C  
9. B Randall            2B    9. C Reynolds           SS 

   P Thormodsgard       P        P Mitchell           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 4   2  0-2  123      13%  89% R Smalley       J Montague      Single to CF; Norwood Scores; Randall Scores; Powell to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  -2-      11%  60% B Randall       P Mitchell      Double to RF; Norwood Scores
   t 4   2  0-1  123      10%  76% H Powell        J Montague      Walk; Cubbage Scores; Norwood to 3B; Randall to 2B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--      -8%  46% D Ford          P Mitchell      Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
   b 1   0  0-0  1--       7%  49% B Bochte        P Thormodsgard  Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  H Powell        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      46%  R Smalley       Strikeout Looking
          ---      48%  R Carew         Walk
          1--      50%  G Adams         Single to RF; Carew to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Thormodsgard facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Baez          Walk
   OO     1--      49%  B Bochte        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  D Meyer         Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Mitchell facing 6-7-8
          ---      54%  M Cubbage       Single to RF
   OO     1--      46%  D Ford          Line Drive Double Play: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  W Norwood       Walk
          1--      48%  B Randall       Norwood Steals 2B
   R      -2-      60%  " "             Double to RF; Norwood Scores
   O      -2-      57%  H Powell        Groundout: 1B-P
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Thormodsgard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      59%  L Stanton       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      61%  R Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  B Stein         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Mitchell facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      60%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      58%  R Carew         Flyball: LF
   O      ---      57%  G Adams         Flyball: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Thormodsgard facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      60%  J Hale          Flyball: SS
   O      ---      62%  B Stinson       Lineout: LF
   O      ---      63%  C Reynolds      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Paul Mitchell facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      61%  B Wynegar       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      65%  M Cubbage       Double to RF
   O      -2-      62%  D Ford          Flyball: RF
          -2-      63%  W Norwood       Walk
          12-      65%  B Randall       Walk; Cubbage to 3B; Norwood to 2B
                  John Montague replaces Paul Mitchell pitching
   R      123      76%  H Powell        Walk; Cubbage Scores; Norwood to 3B; Randall to 2B
   RR     123      89%  R Smalley       Single to CF; Norwood Scores; Randall Scores; Powell to 3B
   RR     1-3      96%  R Carew         Triple to RF; Powell Scores; Smalley Scores
   O      --3      95%  G Adams         Lineout: RF
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-6, Paul Thormodsgard facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      96%  J Baez          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      97%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, John Montague facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  B Wynegar       Walk
          1--      98%  M Cubbage       Single to RF; Wynegar to 3B
   RO     1-3      98%  D Ford          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Wynegar Scores
          1--      98%  W Norwood       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Cubbage to 2B
   OO     12-      98%  B Randall       Line Drive Double Play: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-7, Paul Thormodsgard facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      98%  L Stanton       Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Jones         Strikeout
   O      ---      99%  B Stein         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-0, John Montague facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  H Powell        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  R Smalley       Flyball: 2B
          ---      99%  R Carew         Single to LF
   O      1--      99%  G Adams         Lineout: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-7, Paul Thormodsgard facing 7-8-9
          ---      98%  J Hale          Single to RF
          1--      96%  B Stinson       Reached on Interference on C; Hale to 2B
   O      12-      97%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hale to 3B
   RO     1-3      98%  J Baez          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Hale Scores/unER
   O      1--      99%  B Bochte        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, John Montague facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      99%  B Wynegar       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      98%  M Cubbage       Flyball: RF
          ---      98%  D Ford          Walk
   O      1--      98%  W Norwood       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-7, Paul Thormodsgard facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      99%  D Meyer         Lineout: LF
   O      ---      99%  L Stanton       Strikeout
          ---      99%  R Jones         Single to RF
   O      1--      99%  B Stein         Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-1, Jim Todd facing 9-1-2
                  Jim Todd replaces John Montague pitching
          ---     100%  B Randall       Double to LF
          -2-     100%  H Powell        Walk
   OO     12-      99%  R Smalley       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Randall to 3B
   R      --3     100%  R Carew         Single to LF; Randall Scores
   O      1--     100%  G Adams         Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-8, Paul Thormodsgard facing 7-8-9
          ---      99%  J Hale          Walk
          1--      98%  B Stinson       Single to CF; Hale to 3B
   RO     1-3      99%  C Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Hale Scores
                  Steve Braun pinch hits for Jose Baez batting 1st
   OO     1--     100%  S Braun         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-2, Jim Todd facing 5-6-7
                  Julio Cruz replaces Steve Braun playing 2B batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  B Wynegar       Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  M Cubbage       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---     100%  D Ford          Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-8, Paul Thormodsgard facing 2-3-4
   O      ---     100%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  D Meyer         Flyball: SS
   O      ---     100%  L Stanton       Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 2.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation