July 27, 1987 Minnesota Twins at Seattle Mariners Box Score and Play by Play

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DET 4
CHW 1 OAK 6
CAL 1 MIN 4
@SEA 3 TEX 5
MIL 4 TOR 10
BOS 8 LAD 6
SFG 5
(12)

Standings at end of play this day

Kingdome, Attendance: 13,858

Monday, July 27, 1987
Time of Game: 2:29

Twins

55-46

Won 1

1st

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

W: F Viola (11-6), L: E Nunez (3-2), S: J Reardon (21)

Mariners

47-52

Lost 4

6th, 7 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  3   1   0   0    1   1  .271  .710    0    0   0   
S Lombardozzi 2B              4   1   1   3    0   1  .239  .642    0    1   1   HR
K Puckett CF                  3   0   1   0    1   0  .327  .884    0    4   1   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   1   1   1    0   1  .246  .767    0    1   2   HR,GDP
T Brunansky RF                4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .868    0    1   0   CS
  M Davidson RF               0   0   0   0    0   0  .248  .639         0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .270  .890    0   11   0   
G Larkin DH                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .277  .759    0    0   0   
T Laudner C                   3   0   0   0    0   1  .193  .681    0    9   0   
G Gagne SS                    3   1   2   0    0   1  .267  .742    0    0   2   2B

F Viola P                                                                0   5
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       31   4   6   4    2   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: G Gagne (20, off M Langston).

HR: G Gaetti (20, off E Nunez; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); S Lombardozzi (4, off M Langston; 9th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).

TB: G Gaetti 4; S Lombardozzi 4; G Gagne 3; T Brunansky; K Puckett.

GIDP: G Gaetti (15).

RBI: S Lombardozzi 3 (19); G Gaetti (62).

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

E: F Viola ().

BASERUNNING

CS: T Brunansky (8, 2nd base by E Nunez/D Valle).

Seattle Mariners             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Nixon CF                    4   1   3   0    0   1  .200  .562    0    4   0   2·SB
P Bradley LF                  4   0   0   0    0   1  .273  .849    0    2   0   
J Presley 3B                  4   1   1   2    0   0  .248  .712    0    1   1   HR
G Matthews DH                 4   0   1   0    0   1  .324  .783    0    0   0   
A Davis 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .302  .852    0    7   0   
D Valle C                     4   0   1   0    0   2  .276  .873    0    7   1   2B
R Quinones SS                 4   0   1   0    0   0  .287  .752    0    1   4   
J Moses RF                    3   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .630    0    4   0   
H Reynolds 2B                 3   1   1   1    0   1  .273  .701    0    1   1   HR

M Langston P                                                             0   0
  E Nunez P                                                              0   0
Totals                       34   3   8   3    0   8                    27   7

BATTING

2B: D Valle (13, off J Reardon).

HR: H Reynolds (1, off F Viola; 3rd inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF); J Presley (16, off F Viola; 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: H Reynolds 4; J Presley 4; D Nixon 3; D Valle 2; G Matthews; R Quinones.

RBI: J Presley 2 (56); H Reynolds (24).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 2 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Quinones-H Reynolds-A Davis.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Nixon 2 (13, 2nd base off F Viola/T Laudner 2).

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 (11-6)              8     6   3   3    0   7   2   2.87   30     -       ·  ·     11· 5· 2· 5     65    -     0.64   0.03
J Reardon, S (21)              1     2   0   0    0   1   0   5.29    4     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 2          0-0    3.38   0.23
Totals                         9     8   3   3    0   8   2          34     -       ·  ·     11· 6· 2· 7           -

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                     8     4   3   3    2   7   1   4.29   29     -       ·  ·      5·11· 0· 4     67    -     0.95   0.03
E Nunez, L (3-2)               1     2   1   1    0   0   1   2.64    4     -       ·  ·      0· 2· 0· 2          0-0    1.24  -0.27
Totals                         9     6   4   4    2   7   2          33     -       ·  ·      5·13· 0· 6           -

M Langston faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim Evans, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Mark Johnson, 3B - Ted Hendry.

Time of Game: 2:29.

Attendance: 13,858.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

   F Viola              P        M Langston           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  3-3  ---      36%  80% G Gaetti        E Nunez         Home Run
   t 9   0  3-0  12-      34%  50% S Lombardozzi   M Langston      Home Run (LF-CF); Gagne Scores; Gladden Scores
   b 9   2  4-3  -2-      16% 100% R Quinones      J Reardon       Single to CF; Valle out at Hm/CF-C
   b 6   1  0-1  -2-     -14%  11% J Presley       F Viola         Home Run; Nixon Scores
   b 3   1  0-0  ---     -11%  36% H Reynolds      F Viola         Home Run

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
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      46%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout
          ---      47%  K Puckett       Single to RF
   O      1--      45%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  D Nixon         Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  P Bradley       Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      50%  J Presley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Langston facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      48%  T Brunansky     Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      46%  K Hrbek         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      45%  G Larkin        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
          ---      41%  G Matthews      Single to CF
   O      1--      44%  A Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      1--      48%  D Valle         Strikeout
   O      1--      50%  R Quinones      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Langston facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  T Laudner       Foul Flyball: 1B
          ---      52%  G Gagne         Double to RF
   O      -2-      48%  D Gladden       Strikeout
   O      -2-      44%  S Lombardozzi   Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Mariners Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      47%  J Moses         Groundout: SS-1B
   R      ---      36%  H Reynolds      Home Run
          ---      34%  D Nixon         Single to P/Bunt
   O      1--      36%  P Bradley       Popfly: 1B
          1--      35%  J Presley       Nixon Steals 2B
   O      -2-      39%  " "             Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Langston facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      36%  K Puckett       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      33%  G Gaetti        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      32%  T Brunansky     Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 4th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      34%  G Matthews      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      36%  A Davis         Lineout: 3B
   O      ---      37%  D Valle         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Langston facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      34%  K Hrbek         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      31%  G Larkin        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      30%  T Laudner       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      32%  R Quinones      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      34%  J Moses         Strikeout
   O      ---      35%  H Reynolds      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-1, Mark Langston facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      31%  G Gagne         Strikeout
   O      ---      29%  D Gladden       Flyball: RF
   O      ---      27%  S Lombardozzi   Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 1-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
          ---      21%  D Nixon         Single to P; Nixon to 2B/Adv on E1 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      25%  P Bradley       Groundout: P-1B
   RR     -2-      11%  J Presley       Home Run; Nixon Scores
   O      ---      11%  G Matthews      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      12%  A Davis         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Langston facing 3-4-5
          ---      16%  K Puckett       Walk
   OO     1--       8%  G Gaetti        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---       7%  T Brunansky     Foul Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       7%  D Valle         Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---       8%  R Quinones      Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---       8%  J Moses         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Langston facing 6-7-8
   O      ---       6%  K Hrbek         Flyball: RF
   O      ---       4%  G Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---       3%  T Laudner       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Mariners Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
   O      ---       3%  H Reynolds      Groundout: P-1B
          ---       3%  D Nixon         Single to CF
          1--       3%  P Bradley       Nixon Steals 2B
   O      -2-       3%  " "             Strikeout
   O      -2-       4%  J Presley       Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Mariners 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Mark Langston facing 9-1-2
          ---       8%  G Gagne         Single to 3B
          1--      16%  D Gladden       Walk; Gagne to 2B
   RRR    12-      50%  S Lombardozzi   Home Run (LF-CF); Gagne Scores; Gladden Scores
                  Edwin Nunez replaces Mark Langston pitching
   O      ---      44%  K Puckett       Flyball: LF
   R      ---      80%  G Gaetti        Home Run
          ---      82%  T Brunansky     Single to LF
   O      1--      79%  K Hrbek         Brunansky Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      77%  " "             Flyball: 3B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Mariners Batting, Behind 3-4, Jeff Reardon facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Frank Viola pitching; Mark Davidson replaces Tom Brunansky playing RF batting 5th
   O      ---      87%  G Matthews      Strikeout
   O      ---      95%  A Davis         Flyball: CF
          ---      84%  D Valle         Double to CF
   O      -2-     100%  R Quinones      Single to CF; Valle out at Hm/CF-C
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Mariners 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:SEA198707270

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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