April 12, 1987 Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 9,358

Sunday, April 12, 1987
Time of Game: 2:44

Twins

5-1

Won 1

1st

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

W: B Blyleven (1-0), L: M Langston (0-2), S: J Berenguer (1)

Mariners

2-4

Lost 1

4th, 3 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden RF                  5   1   2   1    0   1  .364  .878    0    1   0   2B,SB,CS
S Lombardozzi 2B              4   1   1   0    1   3  .263  .759    0    3   4   SB
K Puckett CF                  5   2   3   3    0   1  .520 1.698    0    4   0   HR,3B,SB
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .208  .740    0    0   0   2B
T Brunansky DH                4   0   0   0    0   3  .190  .625    0    0   0   
T Laudner 1B                  4   1   1   2    0   2  .200 1.000    0    9   0   HR
M Davidson LF                 4   1   2   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    0   0   2·SB
G Gagne SS                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .278  .611    0    2   4   
T Nieto C                     4   1   1   1    0   0  .158  .554    0    8   0   2B

B Blyleven P                                                             0   2
  J Berenguer P                                                          0   0
Totals                       38   8  11   7    1  12                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Gaetti (2, off M Langston); T Nieto (3, off M Langston); D Gladden (2, off M Langston).

3B: K Puckett (1, off M Langston).

HR: K Puckett (4, off M Langston; 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); T Laudner (1, off M Langston; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).

TB: K Puckett 8; T Laudner 4; D Gladden 3; T Nieto 2; M Davidson 2; G Gaetti 2; S Lombardozzi.

RBI: K Puckett 3 (8); T Laudner 2 (2); T Nieto (2); D Gladden (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 4 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. S Lombardozzi-G Gagne-T Laudner; G Gagne-S Lombardozzi-T Laudner.

BASERUNNING

SB: K Puckett (1, 2nd base off M Langston/S Bradley); S Lombardozzi (1, 3rd base off M Langston/S Bradley); M Davidson 2 (3, 2nd base off M Langston/S Bradley 2); D Gladden (1, 2nd base off M Huismann/S Bradley).

CS: D Gladden (1, 3rd base by M Langston/S Bradley).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Nixon CF                    5   0   1   0    0   1  .158  .515    0    0   0   SB
M Kingery RF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .158  .431    0    3   0   
P Bradley LF                  2   1   0   0    2   0  .056  .376    0    1   0   SB
K Phelps DH                   4   3   3   2    0   0  .333 1.201    0    0   0   2·HR
A Davis 1B                    4   1   2   2    0   1  .261  .683    0    7   0   2B
J Presley 3B                  3   0   1   0    1   1  .217  .467    0    1   1   
S Bradley C                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0   13   1   GDP
R Quinones SS                 4   0   1   1    0   1  .318  .682    0    0   1   GDP
H Reynolds 2B                 3   0   0   0    0   2  .158  .316    0    2   3   
  J Moses PH                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .167  .500    0    0   0   

M Langston P                                                             0   0
  M Huismann P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   5   9   5    3   8                    27   6

BATTING

2B: A Davis (3, off J Berenguer).

HR: K Phelps 2 (3, 2 off B Blyleven; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).

TB: K Phelps 9; A Davis 3; J Presley; S Bradley; D Nixon; R Quinones.

GIDP: R Quinones (1); S Bradley (1).

RBI: A Davis 2 (4); K Phelps 2 (5); R Quinones (2).

2-out RBI: R Quinones.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 2 for 9.

FIELDING

E: R Quinones (2).

BASERUNNING

SB: P Bradley (4, 2nd base off B Blyleven/T Nieto); D Nixon (6, 2nd base off B Blyleven/T Nieto).

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
B Blyleven, W (1-0)            6     7   3   3    2   2   2   4.50   25     -       ·  ·      8· 5· 1· 7     46    -     1.08   0.12
J Berenguer, S (1)             3     2   2   2    1   6   0   3.00   12     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 1· 2          0-0    0.72   0.10
Totals                         9     9   5   5    3   8   2          37     -       ·  ·      8· 7· 2· 9           -

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 Langston, L (0-2)            7.1  10   8   7    1  10   2   6.75   33     -       ·  ·      4· 7· 1·10     37    -     0.62  -0.29
M Huismann                     1.2   1   0   0    0   2   0   6.75    6     -       ·  ·      2· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.15   0.01
Totals                         9    11   8   7    1  12   2          39     -       ·  ·      6· 8· 2·10           -

Balks: M Langston (1).

WP: B Blyleven (2).

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ted Hendry, 1B - Dale Scott, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Don Denkinger.

Time of Game: 2:44.

Attendance: 9,358.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Seattle Mariners                     
1. D Gladden            RF    1. D Nixon              CF 
2. S Lombardozzi        2B    2. M Kingery            RF 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. P Bradley            LF 
4. G Gaetti             3B    4. K Phelps             DH 
5. T Brunansky          DH    5. A Davis              1B 
6. T Laudner            1B    6. J Presley            3B 
7. M Davidson           LF    7. S Bradley            C  
8. G Gagne              SS    8. R Quinones           SS 
9. T Nieto              C     9. H Reynolds           2B 

   B Blyleven           P        M Langston           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 1   0  0-0  12-      16%  74% K Puckett       M Langston      Triple (CF-RF); Gladden Scores/unER; Lombardozzi Scores
   b 2   0  3-0  12-      11%  74% R Quinones      B Blyleven      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Presley to 3B
   b 4   0  5-1  12-      11%  85% S Bradley       B Blyleven      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Davis to 3B
   b 1   1  3-0  -23       7%  71% K Phelps        B Blyleven      Flyball: 2B
   b 8   1  8-3  12-      -7%  88% A Davis         J Berenguer     Double to LF; Bradley Scores; Phelps Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  D Gladden       Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); Gladden to 1B
          1--      59%  S Lombardozzi   Single to C; Gladden to 2B
   RR     12-      74%  K Puckett       Triple (CF-RF); Gladden Scores/unER; Lombardozzi Scores
   O      --3      71%  G Gaetti        Popfly: 1B
   R      --3      73%  T Brunansky     Balk; Puckett Scores
   O      ---      72%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      71%  T Laudner       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
          ---      68%  D Nixon         Single to CF
   O      1--      71%  M Kingery       Flyball: CF
          1--      70%  P Bradley       Nixon Steals 2B
          -2-      68%  " "             Walk
          12-      66%  K Phelps        Wild Pitch; Nixon to 3B
          1-3      64%  " "             Bradley Steals 2B
   O      -23      71%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   O      -23      76%  A Davis         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Langston facing 7-8-9
          ---      78%  M Davidson      Single to RF
   O      1--      76%  G Gagne         Strikeout
   O      1--      74%  T Nieto         Foul Flyball: RF
          1--      75%  D Gladden       Davidson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      73%  " "             Lineout: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
          ---      69%  J Presley       Single to LF
          1--      63%  S Bradley       Single to LF; Presley to 2B
   OO     12-      74%  R Quinones      Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B; Presley to 3B
   O      --3      78%  H Reynolds      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Langston facing 2-3-4
          ---      80%  S Lombardozzi   Walk
          1--      83%  K Puckett       Single to LF; Lombardozzi to 2B
   O      12-      80%  G Gaetti        Popfly: 1B
          12-      83%  T Brunansky     Lombardozzi Steals 3B; Puckett Steals 2B
   O      -23      78%  " "             Foul Flyball: C
   O      -23      74%  T Laudner       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-3, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      77%  D Nixon         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      79%  M Kingery       Lineout: SS
   O      ---      80%  P Bradley       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Mariners 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Mark Langston facing 7-8-9
          ---      82%  M Davidson      Single to RF
          1--      84%  G Gagne         Davidson Steals 2B
   O      -2-      81%  " "             Flyball: 2B
   R      -2-      87%  T Nieto         Double to LF; Davidson Scores
   R      -2-      91%  D Gladden       Double to RF; Nieto Scores
   O      -2-      89%  S Lombardozzi   Gladden Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
   O      ---      89%  " "             Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Behind 0-5, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      84%  K Phelps        Home Run
          ---      80%  A Davis         Single to RF
          1--      75%  J Presley       Walk; Davis to 2B
   OO     12-      85%  S Bradley       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Davis to 3B
   R      --3      80%  R Quinones      Single to CF; Davis Scores
   O      1--      82%  H Reynolds      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Mariners 2.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Mark Langston facing 3-4-5
   R      ---      88%  K Puckett       Home Run
   O      ---      87%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      87%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  T Laudner       Flyball: 2B (CF-RF)
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      88%  D Nixon         Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      90%  M Kingery       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      91%  P Bradley       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 2.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Mark Langston facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      90%  M Davidson      Foul Flyball: RF
   O      ---      89%  G Gagne         Strikeout
   O      ---      89%  T Nieto         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Behind 2-6, Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6
   R      ---      82%  K Phelps        Home Run (CF-RF)
   O      ---      85%  A Davis         Strikeout
   O      ---      87%  J Presley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      88%  S Bradley       Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mark Langston facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      87%  D Gladden       Strikeout
   O      ---      86%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      85%  K Puckett       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-6, Juan Berenguer facing 8-9-1
                  Juan Berenguer replaces Bert Blyleven pitching
   O      ---      89%  R Quinones      Lineout: CF
   O      ---      91%  H Reynolds      Strikeout
   O      ---      92%  D Nixon         Popfly: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Mariners 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Mark Langston facing 4-5-6
          ---      94%  G Gaetti        Double to LF
   O      -2-      92%  T Brunansky     Strikeout
   RR     -2-      98%  T Laudner       Home Run; Gaetti Scores
                  Mark Huismann replaces Mark Langston pitching
   O      ---      97%  M Davidson      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      97%  G Gagne         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-8, Juan Berenguer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  M Kingery       Strikeout
          ---      97%  P Bradley       Walk
          1--      95%  K Phelps        Single to CF; Bradley to 2B
   RR     12-      88%  A Davis         Double to LF; Bradley Scores; Phelps Scores
   O      -2-      93%  J Presley       Strikeout
   O      -2-      96%  S Bradley       Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 5.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-5, Mark Huismann facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      96%  T Nieto         Flyball: RF
          ---      96%  D Gladden       Single to 3B (Line Drive)
          1--      96%  S Lombardozzi   Gladden Steals 2B
   O      -2-      96%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-      95%  K Puckett       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 5-8, Juan Berenguer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  R Quinones      Strikeout
                  John Moses pinch hits for Harold Reynolds batting 9th
   O      ---      99%  J Moses         Strikeout
   O      ---     100%  D Nixon         Strikeout
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Mariners 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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