April 21, 1986 Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 5
@BOS 4 OAK 6
@CAL 2 CLE 7
BAL 0 NYY 8
@KCR 4 MIN 5
@SEA 2 TOR 7
TEX 6 ATL 8
HOU 2 NYM 6
PIT 5 SFG 5
LAD 1

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 13,106

Monday, April 21, 1986
Time of Game: 2:46

Twins

6-8

Won 1

5th, 2½ GB

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

W: F Viola (3-1), L: M Wilcox (0-3)

Mariners

5-8

Lost 5

6th, 3 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
K Puckett CF                  5   1   1   0    0   2  .305  .908    0    1   0   2B
R Bush LF                     3   1   1   0    2   0  .308 1.070    0    1   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   1   0   0    1   1  .292  .875    0    8   0   GDP
T Brunansky RF                4   0   2   2    1   0  .273  .832    0    1   0   SB
R Smalley DH                  4   1   1   1    1   2  .300  .846    0    0   0   HR,IW
G Gaetti 3B                   3   1   1   0    1   0  .327  .902    0    0   2   CS
M Salas C                     4   0   2   1    0   0  .235  .623    0    9   1   2B
G Gagne SS                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .200  .488    0    1   5   
S Lombardozzi 2B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .133  .355    0    2   0   
  M Hatcher PH                1   0   0   0    0   0  .065  .128    0    0   0   
  C Pittaro 2B                1   0   0   0    0   0  .071  .142    0    4   3   

F Viola P                                                                0   1
Totals                       34   5   9   4    7   7                    27  12

BATTING

2B: K Puckett (4, off M Wilcox); M Salas (1, off M Wilcox).

HR: R Smalley (1, off M Wilcox; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF).

IBB: R Smalley (2, by B Swift).

TB: R Smalley 4; M Salas 3; T Brunansky 2; K Puckett 2; G Gaetti; R Bush; G Gagne.

GIDP: K Hrbek (3).

RBI: T Brunansky 2 (10); M Salas (6); R Smalley (6).

2-out RBI: T Brunansky; M Salas.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 3 for 11.

FIELDING

DP: 4. G Gagne-C Pittaro-K Hrbek 2; M Salas-S Lombardozzi; C Pittaro-G Gagne-K Hrbek.

E: G Gaetti (3).

BASERUNNING

SB: T Brunansky (1, 2nd base off B Swift/S Yeager).

CS: G Gaetti (2, 2nd base by M Wilcox/S Yeager).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Tartabull 2B                2   0   0   0    2   1  .279 1.008    0    2   4   
P Bradley LF                  4   0   0   0    0   2  .292  .736    0    3   1   GDP
I Calderon RF                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .255  .669    0    0   0   
G Thomas DH                   3   1   2   2    1   0  .289  .996    0    0   0   HR,CS,GDP
J Presley 3B                  4   0   0   0    0   3  .235  .651    0    0   2   
D Henderson CF                1   0   0   0    2   1  .129  .560    0    2   0   
B Bonnell 1B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .211    0    9   1   GDP
S Yeager C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .359    0    7   2   
S Owen SS                     3   1   1   0    0   0  .316  .828    0    2   2   

M Wilcox P                                                               1   2
  P Mirabella P                                                          0   0
  B Swift P                                                              1   1
Totals                       27   2   4   2    5   9                    27  15

BATTING

HR: G Thomas (4, off F Viola; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: G Thomas 5; S Owen; I Calderon.

GIDP: P Bradley (1); G Thomas (2); B Bonnell (1).

RBI: G Thomas 2 (10).

2-out RBI: G Thomas 2.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 4.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M Wilcox-D Tartabull-M Wilcox.

PB: S Yeager (2).

E: S Owen (5).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Thomas (2, 2nd base by F Viola/M Salas).

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, W (3-1)               9     4   2   2    5   9   1   2.87   32     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 4     75    -     1.16   0.32
Totals                         9     4   2   2    5   9   1          32     -       ·  ·      7· 7· 0· 4           -

Seattle Mariners              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
M Wilcox, L (0-3)              5.2   5   4   3    4   6   1   7.24   24     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 5     47    -     0.92   0.04
P Mirabella                    0     1   0   0    0   0   0   7.36    1     -       ·  ·      0· 0· 0· 1          2-1    1.88  -0.13
B Swift                        3.1   3   1   0    3   1   0   3.21   16     -       ·  ·      7· 2· 0· 3          2-1    0.64  -0.09
Totals                         9     9   5   3    7   7   1          41     -       ·  ·     12· 6· 0· 9          4-2

P Mirabella faced 1 batter in the 6th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: B Swift (1; R Smalley).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Dan Morrison, 1B - Jim McKean, 2B - Al Clark, 3B - John Shulock.

Time of Game: 2:46.

Attendance: 13,106.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Seattle Mariners                     
1. K Puckett            CF    1. D Tartabull          2B 
2. R Bush               LF    2. P Bradley            LF 
3. K Hrbek              1B    3. I Calderon           RF 
4. T Brunansky          RF    4. G Thomas             DH 
5. R Smalley            DH    5. J Presley            3B 
6. G Gaetti             3B    6. D Henderson          CF 
7. M Salas              C     7. B Bonnell            1B 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. S Yeager             C  
9. S Lombardozzi        2B    9. S Owen               SS 

   F Viola              P        M Wilcox             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 6   2  1-2  12-      13%  78% M Salas         P Mirabella     Single to RF; Hrbek Scores; Gaetti to 3B
   b 4   2  2-0  ---     -11%  62% G Thomas        F Viola         Home Run
   t 4   1  0-1  ---      11%  71% R Smalley       M Wilcox        Home Run
   b 6   2  4-1  1-3     -10%  74% G Thomas        F Viola         Single; Owen Scores; Bradley to 3B/Adv on E5; Thomas to 1B
   b 7   0  5-2  1--      10%  92% B Bonnell       F Viola         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  K Puckett       Strikeout
          ---      50%  R Bush          Walk
   O      1--      48%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B; Bush to 2B
   R      -2-      57%  T Brunansky     Single to CF; Bush Scores
   O      1--      55%  R Smalley       Strikeout
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      58%  D Tartabull     Strikeout
   O      ---      59%  P Bradley       Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  I Calderon      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Milt Wilcox facing 6-7-8
          ---      64%  G Gaetti        Single to RF
   O      1--      58%  M Salas         Gaetti Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      62%  " "             Double to RF
   O      -2-      59%  G Gagne         Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      56%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
          ---      52%  G Thomas        Walk
   OO     1--      60%  J Presley       Double Play: Strikeout, Thomas Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
          ---      59%  D Henderson     Walk
   O      1--      61%  B Bonnell       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Milt Wilcox facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      59%  K Puckett       Strikeout
          ---      61%  R Bush          Walk
   OO     1--      56%  K Hrbek         Ground Ball Double Play: P-2B-P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-1, Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      59%  S Yeager        Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      61%  S Owen          Flyball: LF
   O      ---      62%  D Tartabull     Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Milt Wilcox facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      60%  T Brunansky     Flyball: LF
   R      ---      71%  R Smalley       Home Run
   O      ---      70%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      69%  M Salas         Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-2, Frank Viola facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      72%  P Bradley       Strikeout
   O      ---      74%  I Calderon      Flyball: RF
   R      ---      62%  G Thomas        Home Run
   O      ---      64%  J Presley       Flyball: 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Milt Wilcox facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  G Gagne         Strikeout
   O      ---      60%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      62%  K Puckett       Double to LF
   O      -2-      58%  R Bush          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-2, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      62%  D Henderson     Strikeout
   O      ---      64%  B Bonnell       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  S Yeager        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Mariners 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 2-1, Milt Wilcox facing 3-4-5
          ---      70%  K Hrbek         Walk
   O      1--      66%  T Brunansky     Flyball: CF
   O      1--      63%  R Smalley       Strikeout Looking
          1--      65%  G Gaetti        Walk; Hrbek to 2B
                  Paul Mirabella replaces Milt Wilcox pitching
   R      12-      78%  M Salas         Single to RF; Hrbek Scores; Gaetti to 3B
                  Bill Swift replaces Paul Mirabella pitching
   R      1-3      85%  G Gagne         Passed Ball; Gaetti Scores/unER; Salas to 2B
          -2-      86%  " "             Walk
                  Mickey Hatcher pinch hits for Steve Lombardozzi batting 9th
   O      12-      84%  M Hatcher       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 1-4, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
                  Chris Pittaro replaces Mickey Hatcher playing 2B batting 9th
          ---      79%  S Owen          Single to CF
          1--      71%  D Tartabull     Walk; Owen to 2B
   O      12-      76%  P Bradley       Fielder's Choice ; Owen to 3B; Tartabull out at 2B/P-3B-2B
   O      1-3      84%  I Calderon      Strikeout
   R      1-3      74%  G Thomas        Single; Owen Scores; Bradley to 3B/Adv on E5; Thomas to 1B
   O      1-3      81%  J Presley       Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 2.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-2, Bill Swift facing 1-2-3
          ---      84%  K Puckett       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Puckett to 1B
          1--      87%  R Bush          Single to CF; Puckett to 2B
   O      12-      84%  K Hrbek         Strikeout
   R      12-      93%  T Brunansky     Single to RF; Puckett Scores/unER; Bush to 3B; Brunansky to 2B
          -23      93%  R Smalley       Intentional Walk
   O      123      90%  G Gaetti        Foul Flyball: C
   O      123      87%  M Salas         Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-5, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
          ---      82%  D Henderson     Walk
   OO     1--      92%  B Bonnell       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  S Yeager        Flyball: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bill Swift facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      92%  G Gagne         Single; Gagne out at 2B/LF-2B
   O      ---      92%  C Pittaro       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      91%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-5, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      94%  S Owen          Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      91%  D Tartabull     Walk
   OO     1--      97%  P Bradley       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Bill Swift facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      96%  R Bush          Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      96%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B-P
          ---      96%  T Brunansky     Walk
          1--      96%  R Smalley       Brunansky Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-5, Frank Viola facing 3-4-5
          ---      91%  I Calderon      Single to CF
   OO     1--      99%  G Thomas        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---     100%  J Presley       Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 2.

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