April 9, 1978 Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 3
OAK 2 BOS 5
@CHW 0 KCR 5
@CLE 4 DET 8
TOR 4 MIL 13
BAL 5 MIN 8
@SEA 6 NYY 7
@TEX 1 LAD 7
@ATL 4 CIN 9
HOU 3 NYM 6
MON 5 MON 5
@NYM 0 PHI 12
STL 3 CHC 4
@PIT 3 SFG 7
SDP 5

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 11,803

Sunday, April 9, 1978, 1:35PM
Time of Game: 2:34

Twins

3-2

Won 2

1st

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  2   2  3  0   1  0  0    8 15  1
Mariners        1  0  0   4  0  0   0  0  1    6  9  2

W: G Serum (1-0), L: T House (0-1)

Mariners

2-3

Lost 2

6th, 1 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Norwood LF                  3   0   0   1    1   1  .200  .649    0    1   0   SF
B Rivera RF                   4   1   1   1    1   1  .300  .664    0    1   0   
R Carew 1B                    4   1   3   1    1   0  .550 1.259    0   13   0   
J Morales DH                  3   1   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   0   
  G Adams PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .333  .833    0    0   0   
  C Kusick PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .125  .236    0    0   0   GDP
D Ford CF                     4   2   3   0    1   0  .235  .717    0    6   0   2B,CS
R Smalley SS                  4   1   2   2    0   0  .350 1.041    0    1   3   HR,SF
L Wolfe 3B                    2   1   1   0    0   0  .200  .400    0    0   2   
  M Cubbage PH-3B             3   0   2   0    0   0  .438  .971    0    1   4   
B Randall 2B                  4   0   0   1    0   0  .200  .785    0    3   6   HBP
G Borgmann C                  5   1   2   1    0   0  .286  .661    0    1   0   

G Zahn P                                                                 0   1
  G Serum P                                                              0   0
Totals                       38   8  15   7    4   2                    27  16

BATTING

2B: D Ford (2, off T House).

HR: R Smalley (2, off S Burke; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep RF).

SF: R Smalley (1, off S Burke); W Norwood (1, off T House).

HBP: B Randall (1, by T House).

TB: R Smalley 5; D Ford 4; R Carew 3; M Cubbage 2; G Borgmann 2; L Wolfe; J Morales; B Rivera.

GIDP: C Kusick (2).

RBI: R Smalley 2 (6); W Norwood (3); G Borgmann (1); B Randall (2); B Rivera (1); R Carew (5).

2-out RBI: R Carew.

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

FIELDING

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

E: G Zahn ().

BASERUNNING

CS: D Ford (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by S Rawley).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Cruz 2B                     3   1   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    6   3   
  J Hale PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .214  .481    0    0   0   
B Bochte LF                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .368 1.166    0    3   0   HR
D Meyer 1B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .158  .516    0    7   1   
L Stanton DH                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .235  .585    0    0   0   
R Jones CF                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .429 1.413    0    6   1   
B Stein 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   1  .053  .106    0    1   1   GDP
L Roberts RF                  4   1   1   4    0   0  .250 1.250    0    1   0   HR
K Pasley C                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0    2   0   
  B Stinson PH-C              2   0   1   0    0   0  .385  .929    0    0   0   
L Milbourne SS                3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   6   GDP
  S Braun PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   

T House P                                                                0   1
  S Burke P                                                              0   0
  S Rawley P                                                             0   1
Totals                       34   6   9   6    5   1                    27  14

BATTING

HR: B Bochte (2, off G Serum; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); L Roberts (1, off G Zahn; 4th inn, 3 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: L Roberts 4; B Bochte 4; L Stanton 2; B Stinson; D Meyer; R Jones; K Pasley; B Stein.

GIDP: B Stein (2); L Milbourne (1).

RBI: L Roberts 4 (4); D Meyer (3); B Bochte (3).

2-out RBI: B Bochte.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 3 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. L Milbourne-J Cruz-D Meyer.

E: B Stein (2); D Meyer (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: J Cruz (1st base by G Zahn).

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
G Zahn                         4     6   5   5    5   0   1  11.25   21     -       ·  ·      8· 2· 0· 6     25    -     1.22  -0.55
G Serum, W (1-0)               5     3   1   1    0   1   1   1.80   18     -       ·  ·      6· 5· 3· 3          2-0    1.21   0.41
Totals                         9     9   6   6    5   1   2          39     -       ·  ·     14· 7· 3· 9          2-0

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T House, L (0-1)               4     8   6   5    1   2   0  11.25   22     -       ·  ·      5· 5· 0· 8     25    -     1.25  -0.40
S Burke                        3.1   3   2   2    3   0   1   4.05   16     -       ·  ·      3· 5· 2· 3          2-2    1.13  -0.26
S Rawley                       1.2   4   0   0    0   0   0   0.00    7     -       ·  ·      3· 0· 0· 4          1-0    0.30   0.02
Totals                         9    15   8   7    4   2   1          45     -       ·  ·     11·10· 2·15          3-2

G Zahn faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.
T House faced 2 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

PO: G Zahn (0; J Cruz, 1st base); S Rawley (1; D Ford, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: T House (1; B Randall).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:34.

Attendance: 11,803.

Weather: 70° F, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Seattle Mariners                     
1. W Norwood            LF    1. J Cruz               2B 
2. B Rivera             RF    2. B Bochte             LF 
3. R Carew              1B    3. D Meyer              1B 
4. J Morales            DH    4. L Stanton            DH 
5. D Ford               CF    5. R Jones              CF 
6. R Smalley            SS    6. B Stein              3B 
7. L Wolfe              3B    7. L Roberts            RF 
8. B Randall            2B    8. K Pasley             C  
9. G Borgmann           C     9. L Milbourne          SS 

   G Zahn               P        T House              P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   0  4-1  123     -29%  31% L Roberts       G Zahn          Home Run (Deep LF); Stanton Scores; Jones Scores; Stein Scores
   b 1   1  0-1  123      12%  39% B Stein         G Zahn          Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   t 5   1  5-5  123      11%  74% B Randall       S Burke         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Morales Scores; Ford Scores/No RBI; Randall to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch)
   t 3   2  1-1  -2-      11%  59% R Carew         T House         Single to LF; Rivera Scores
   t 5   0  5-4  12-      11%  60% D Ford          S Burke         Walk; Carew to 3B; Morales to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Tom House facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  W Norwood       Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  B Rivera        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  R Carew         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
          ---      42%  J Cruz          Walk
          1--      36%  B Bochte        Cruz Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Cruz to 3B
   O      --3      40%  " "             Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      --3      35%  D Meyer         Single to 3B; Cruz Scores
          1--      32%  L Stanton       Single to 3B; Meyer to 2B
          12-      27%  R Jones         Walk; Meyer to 3B; Stanton to 2B
   OO     123      39%  B Stein         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom House facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      37%  J Morales       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      41%  D Ford          Double to RF
   O      -2-      37%  R Smalley       Flyball: SS
   O      -2-      34%  L Wolfe         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Geoff Zahn facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      36%  L Roberts       Flyball: LF
          ---      34%  K Pasley        Single to CF
   OO     1--      38%  L Milbourne     Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Tom House facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      36%  B Randall       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      38%  G Borgmann      Single to LF
          1--      43%  W Norwood       Walk; Borgmann to 2B
   RO     12-      48%  B Rivera        Single to CF; Borgmann Scores; Norwood out at 3B/CF-3B; Rivera to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
   R      -2-      59%  R Carew         Single to LF; Rivera Scores
   O      1--      57%  J Morales       Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Geoff Zahn facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      60%  J Cruz          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      62%  B Bochte        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      63%  D Meyer         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Tom House facing 5-6-7
          ---      67%  D Ford          Single to LF
   O      1--      63%  R Smalley       Bunt Popfly: 1B
          1--      67%  L Wolfe         Single to CF; Ford to 2B
          12-      73%  B Randall       Hit By Pitch; Ford to 3B; Wolfe to 2B
   R      123      81%  G Borgmann      Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Ford Scores; Wolfe to 3B; Randall to 2B
   RO     123      82%  W Norwood       Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Wolfe Scores/unER
   O      12-      80%  B Rivera        Flyball: CF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-4, Geoff Zahn facing 4-5-6
          ---      76%  L Stanton       Walk
          1--      69%  R Jones         Single to CF; Stanton to 2B
          12-      59%  B Stein         Single to LF; Stanton to 3B; Jones to 2B
   RRRR   123      31%  L Roberts       Home Run (Deep LF); Stanton Scores; Jones Scores; Stein Scores
   O      ---      33%  K Pasley        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      34%  L Milbourne     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      35%  J Cruz          Flyball: CF
                  4 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 5.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 4-5, Tom House facing 3-4-5
          ---      41%  R Carew         Single to 1B
          1--      49%  J Morales       Single to LF; Carew to 2B
                  Steve Burke replaces Tom House pitching
          12-      60%  D Ford          Walk; Carew to 3B; Morales to 2B
   RO     123      55%  R Smalley       Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Carew Scores
                  Mike Cubbage pinch hits for Larry Wolfe batting 7th
          12-      63%  M Cubbage       Single to RF; Morales to 3B; Ford to 2B
   RRO    123      74%  B Randall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Morales Scores; Ford Scores/No RBI; Randall to 1B/Safe on E3 (catch)
          1--      76%  G Borgmann      Single to 2B; Randall to 2B
   O      12-      73%  W Norwood       Flyball: CF
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-7, Geoff Zahn facing 2-3-4
                  Mike Cubbage moves to 3B
          ---      67%  B Bochte        Walk
          1--      59%  D Meyer         Walk; Bochte to 2B
                  Gary Serum replaces Geoff Zahn pitching
   O      12-      67%  L Stanton       Lineout: 3B
   O      12-      71%  R Jones         Groundout: 3B-1B; Bochte to 3B; Meyer to 2B
   O      -23      79%  B Stein         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 5.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Steve Burke facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      78%  B Rivera        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      79%  R Carew         Walk
                  Glenn Adams pinch hits for Jose Morales batting 4th
   O      1--      77%  G Adams         Flyball: CF
   O      1--      76%  D Ford          Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-7, Gary Serum facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      79%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  Bob Stinson pinch hits for Kevin Pasley batting 8th
          ---      75%  B Stinson       Single to RF
   O      1--      79%  L Milbourne     Lineout: 2B
   O      1--      83%  J Cruz          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Mariners 5.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-5, Steve Burke facing 6-7-8
                  Bob Stinson moves to C
   R      ---      90%  R Smalley       Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      90%  M Cubbage       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  B Randall       Lineout: CF
   O      ---      88%  G Borgmann      Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-8, Gary Serum facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      91%  B Bochte        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      93%  D Meyer         Flyball: CF
          ---      91%  L Stanton       Single to LF
   O      1--      94%  R Jones         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 5.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Steve Burke facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      93%  W Norwood       Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      94%  B Rivera        Walk
                  Shane Rawley replaces Steve Burke pitching
          1--      95%  R Carew         Single to LF; Rivera to 2B
                  Craig Kusick pinch hits for Glenn Adams batting 4th
   OO     12-      92%  C Kusick        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-8, Gary Serum facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      95%  B Stein         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      96%  L Roberts       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      97%  B Stinson       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Shane Rawley facing 5-6-7
          ---      97%  D Ford          Single to LF
   O      1--      97%  R Smalley       Ford Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-2B)
          ---      97%  " "             Single to CF
          1--      97%  M Cubbage       Single to RF; Smalley to 2B
   O      12-      97%  B Randall       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Smalley to 3B
   O      1-3      96%  G Borgmann      Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-8, Gary Serum facing 9-1-2
                  Steve Braun pinch hits for Larry Milbourne batting 9th
   O      ---      98%  S Braun         Flyball: CF
                  John Hale pinch hits for Julio Cruz batting 1st
   O      ---     100%  J Hale          Lineout: CF
   R      ---      99%  B Bochte        Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---     100%  D Meyer         Flyball: RF
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 6.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation