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Series
Results
STL
@MIN		1
10
STL
@MIN		4
8
MIN
@STL		1
3
MIN
@STL		2
7
MIN
@STL		2
4
STL
@MIN		5
11
STL
@MIN		2
4
Wednesday, October 21, 1987 7:29
, Busch Stadium II
Attendance: 55,347, Time of Game: 3:11
Twins
2
 at Cardinals
7
W: Bob Forsch (2-1)
L: Frank Viola (2-1)
S: Ken Dayley (3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  1   0  1  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
Cardinals       0  0  1   6  0  0   0  0  X    7 10  1

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dan Gladden LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 .316 .869 -0.022 0.56 0.036 -0.058 -0.1 4 0
Al Newman 2B 3 0 1 0 1 1 .200 .533 -0.011 0.61 0.033 -0.044 -0.2 1 1
   Don Baylor PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .364 .780 0.001 0.02 0.001 0.000 0.1
Kirby Puckett CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .225 .637 0.021 0.57 0.056 -0.035 0.5 1 0 HBP
Gary Gaetti 3B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .314 1.004 0.063 1.22 0.125 -0.062 -0.0 1 1 SB,HBP
Tom Brunansky RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 1.018 -0.119 1.26 0.012 -0.131 -1.9 2 0 SB
Kent Hrbek 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .182 .580 -0.083 0.89 0.019 -0.102 -0.7 7 0
Tim Laudner C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .231 .778 -0.068 0.94 0.012 -0.079 -1.2 8 0 GDP
   Sal Butera C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Greg Gagne SS 4 1 1 1 0 2 .206 .896 0.055 0.80 0.112 -0.057 0.3 0 3 HR
Frank Viola P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.022 0.87 0.000 -0.022 -0.2 0 0
   Dan Schatzeder P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Gene Larkin PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 .333 1.167 0.014 0.31 0.014 0.000 0.4
   Joe Niekro P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Roy Smalley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.500 0.022 0.36 0.022 0.000 0.6
   George Frazier P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Mark Davidson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.004 0.16 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
Team Totals 34 2 7 2 3 8 .206 .602 -0.153 0.81 0.442 -0.594 -2.6 24 7
HR: G Gagne (3, off G Mathews; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
HBP: K Puckett (1, by B Forsch); G Gaetti (2, by G Mathews).
TB: G Gagne 4; G Gaetti; D Gladden; D Baylor; K Hrbek; A Newman; K Puckett.
GIDP: T Laudner (1).
RBI: G Gagne (5); K Puckett (4).
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 11.
Fielding
E: K Puckett (1).
Baserunning
SB: T Brunansky (1, 2nd base off G Mathews/T Pena); G Gaetti (1, 2nd base off G Mathews/T Pena).

St.Louis Cardinals

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Vince Coleman LF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .238 .629 -0.019 0.41 0.023 -0.042 0.3 3 0 2B,SB
Ozzie Smith SS 4 1 0 0 1 1 .195 .505 -0.019 0.37 0.015 -0.034 -1.0 1 4
Tom Herr 2B 3 1 2 0 2 0 .214 .459 0.027 0.41 0.037 -0.010 0.6 6 3 IW
Jim Lindeman 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 .381 .963 0.150 0.81 0.174 -0.024 2.3 6 1 HBP
Willie McGee CF 4 0 2 2 0 2 .366 .854 0.022 0.84 0.078 -0.055 0.7 1 0 2B
Tony Pena C 3 1 1 0 1 0 .333 .815 0.067 0.69 0.079 -0.012 -0.3 8 0
Jose Oquendo RF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .192 .598 0.055 0.97 0.105 -0.051 -0.0 1 0
Tom Lawless 3B 4 1 1 3 0 2 .231 .747 0.104 0.90 0.153 -0.048 0.9 0 1 HR
Greg Mathews P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .667 1.333 -0.028 1.08 0.000 -0.028 -0.2 0 1
   Bob Forsch P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 -0.013 0.24 0.000 -0.013 -0.3 1 0
   Ken Dayley P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.1 0 0
Team Totals 34 7 10 7 5 8 .294 .841 0.345 0.62 0.664 -0.318 2.9 27 10
2B: V Coleman (3, off J Niekro); W McGee (3, off D Schatzeder).
HR: T Lawless (1, off F Viola; 4th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
IBB: T Herr (1, by D Schatzeder).
HBP: J Lindeman (1, by J Niekro).
TB: T Lawless 4; W McGee 3; T Herr 2; J Lindeman 2; V Coleman 2; T Pena; J Oquendo.
RBI: T Lawless 3 (3); W McGee 2 (5); J Lindeman 2 (5).
2-out RBI: W McGee 2; J Lindeman 2.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 4 for 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. J Lindeman-O Smith-B Forsch.
E: J Lindeman (1).
Baserunning
SB: V Coleman (5, 2nd base off D Schatzeder/T Laudner).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Frank Viola, L (2-1) 3.1 6 5 5 3 4 1 5.01 19 29 -0.264 1.10 -2.5
Dan Schatzeder 0.2 2 2 2 1 1 0 2.70 5 1 1 -0.101 0.52 -2.5
Joe Niekro 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 9 0 0 0.014 0.15 1.0
George Frazier 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 7 0 0 0.005 0.03 1.0
Team Totals 8 10 7 7 5 8 1 7.88 40 29 1 1 -0.346 0.81 -2.9

St.Louis Cardinals

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Greg Mathews 3.2 2 1 1 2 3 1 3.21 16 54 0.045 1.05 0.6
Bob Forsch, W (2-1) 2.2 4 1 1 1 3 0 9.35 14 2 0 0.018 0.73 -0.6
Ken Dayley, S (3) 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 9 3 0 0.090 0.41 2.6
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 8 1 2.00 39 54 5 0 0.153 0.62 2.6
Balks: None.
WP: G Mathews (1).
HBP: J Niekro (1; J Lindeman); B Forsch (2; K Puckett); G Mathews (1; G Gaetti).
IBB: D Schatzeder (1; T Herr).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - John McSherry, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - Terry Tata, 3B - Dave Phillips, LF - Lee Weyer, RF - Greg Kosc.
Time of Game: 3:11.
Attendance: 55,347.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: 47° F, Night, No Precipitation.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         St.Louis Cardinals
1 Dan Gladden LF 1 Vince Coleman LF
2 Al Newman 2B 2 Ozzie Smith SS
3 Kirby Puckett CF 3 Tom Herr 2B
4 Gary Gaetti 3B 4 Jim Lindeman 1B
5 Tom Brunansky RF 5 Willie McGee CF
6 Kent Hrbek 1B 6 Tony Pena C
7 Tim Laudner C 7 Jose Oquendo RF
8 Greg Gagne SS 8 Tom Lawless 3B
9 Frank Viola P 9 Greg Mathews P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 1-1 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR STL T. Lawless F. Viola 15% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pena Scores; Oquendo Scores
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R MIN G. Gagne G. Mathews -11% 39% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b3 0-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R STL J. Lindeman F. Viola 11% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores; Herr to 2B
b4 1-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL J. Oquendo F. Viola 11% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pena to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O MIN K. Hrbek G. Mathews 6% 51% Strikeout Swinging

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Greg Mathews facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Gladden G. Mathews 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN A. Newman G. Mathews 2% 54% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN K. Puckett G. Mathews 1% 55% Lineout: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O STL V. Coleman F. Viola -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL O. Smith F. Viola -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O STL T. Herr F. Viola -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Greg Mathews facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN G. Gaetti G. Mathews -4% 46% Hit By Pitch
t2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  O MIN T. Brunansky G. Mathews 4% 50% Popfly: 2B
t2 0-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN K. Hrbek G. Mathews -2% 48% Gaetti Steals 2B
t2 0-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  MIN K. Hrbek G. Mathews -3% 45% Wild Pitch; Gaetti to 3B
t2 0-0 1 --3 7,(3-2)  O MIN K. Hrbek G. Mathews 6% 51% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O MIN T. Laudner G. Mathews 4% 55% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Cardinals Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O STL J. Lindeman F. Viola -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  STL W. McGee F. Viola 3% 55% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b2 0-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  STL T. Pena F. Viola 4% 59% Single to CF (Line Drive); McGee to 2B
b2 0-0 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O STL J. Oquendo F. Viola -5% 54% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b2 0-0 2 12- 7,(3-2)  O STL T. Lawless F. Viola -4% 50% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Cardinals 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Cardinals' Greg Mathews facing 8-9-1
t3 0-0 0 --- 3,(2-0)  R MIN G. Gagne G. Mathews -11% 39% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t3 1-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN F. Viola G. Mathews 2% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O MIN D. Gladden G. Mathews 2% 43% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t3 1-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  MIN A. Newman G. Mathews -1% 41% Walk
t3 1-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN K. Puckett G. Mathews 2% 44% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Cardinals Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Frank Viola facing 9-1-2
b3 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL G. Mathews F. Viola -3% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
b3 0-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL V. Coleman F. Viola -2% 39% Lineout: RF
b3 0-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  STL O. Smith F. Viola 2% 40% Walk
b3 0-1 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  STL T. Herr F. Viola 3% 44% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Smith to 3B
b3 0-1 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R STL J. Lindeman F. Viola 11% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive); Smith Scores; Herr to 2B
b3 1-1 2 12- 3,(0-2)  O STL W. McGee F. Viola -5% 50% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 1-1, Cardinals' Greg Mathews facing 4-5-6
t4 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN G. Gaetti G. Mathews -4% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t4 1-1 0 1-- 6,(1-2)  O MIN T. Brunansky G. Mathews 4% 50% Groundout: P-2B/Forceout at 2B; Brunansky to 1B
t4 1-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  O MIN K. Hrbek G. Mathews 3% 53% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t4 1-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  MIN T. Laudner G. Mathews -1% 52% Brunansky Steals 2B
Bob Forsch replaces Greg Mathews pitching and batting 9th (change occurred mid-batter)
t4 1-1 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN T. Laudner G. Mathews -1% 51% Walk
t4 1-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O MIN G. Gagne B. Forsch 5% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Cardinals Batting, Tied 1-1, Twins' Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
b4 1-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Pena F. Viola 4% 60% Walk
b4 1-1 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  STL J. Oquendo F. Viola 11% 71% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Pena to 3B
b4 1-1 0 1-3 2,(0-1)  RRR STL T. Lawless F. Viola 15% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pena Scores; Oquendo Scores
b4 4-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Forsch F. Viola -1% 85% Lineout: LF (Short LF)
b4 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  STL V. Coleman F. Viola 1% 86% Walk
Dan Schatzeder replaces Frank Viola pitching and batting 9th
b4 4-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O STL O. Smith D. Schatzeder -1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-1 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Herr D. Schatzeder 1% 85% Coleman Steals 2B
b4 4-1 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Herr D. Schatzeder 0% 86% Intentional Walk
b4 4-1 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R STL J. Lindeman D. Schatzeder 6% 91% Single to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Coleman Scores; Herr to 3B; Lindeman to 2B/Adv on E8
b4 5-1 2 -23 1,(0-0)  RR STL W. McGee D. Schatzeder 5% 97% Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Herr Scores; Lindeman Scores
b4 7-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pena D. Schatzeder -0% 96% Popfly: CF
6 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 1-7, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
Gene Larkin pinch hits for Dan Schatzeder (P) batting 9th
t5 1-7 0 --- 7,(3-2)  MIN G. Larkin B. Forsch -1% 95% Walk
t5 1-7 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  MIN D. Gladden B. Forsch -4% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Larkin to 3B
t5 1-7 0 1-3 5,(2-2)  O MIN A. Newman B. Forsch 3% 94% Strikeout Looking
t5 1-7 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R MIN K. Puckett B. Forsch -3% 91% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Larkin Scores; Gladden to 2B
t5 2-7 1 12- 3,(2-0)  O MIN G. Gaetti B. Forsch 2% 94% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Gladden to 3B; Gaetti to 1B
t5 2-7 2 1-3 4,(2-1)  O MIN T. Brunansky B. Forsch 2% 96% Lineout: LF
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 5th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Twins' Joe Niekro facing 7-8-9
Joe Niekro replaces Gene Larkin (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 7-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL J. Oquendo J. Niekro -0% 96% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b5 7-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O STL T. Lawless J. Niekro -0% 95% Lineout: 2B
b5 7-2 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O STL B. Forsch J. Niekro -0% 95% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 6-7-8
t6 2-7 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN K. Hrbek B. Forsch -2% 93% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t6 2-7 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO MIN T. Laudner B. Forsch 4% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
t6 2-7 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN G. Gagne B. Forsch 0% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 6th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Twins' Joe Niekro facing 1-2-3
b6 7-2 0 --- 4,(2-1)  STL V. Coleman J. Niekro 1% 98% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
b6 7-2 0 -2- 1,(0-0)  O STL O. Smith J. Niekro -0% 98% Groundout: P-1B
b6 7-2 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  STL T. Herr J. Niekro 0% 98% Walk
b6 7-2 1 12- 2,(1-0)  STL J. Lindeman J. Niekro 1% 98% Hit By Pitch; Coleman to 3B; Herr to 2B
b6 7-2 1 123 5,(0-2)  O STL W. McGee J. Niekro -1% 98% Strikeout Swinging
b6 7-2 2 123 1,(0-0)  O STL T. Pena J. Niekro -1% 97% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Cardinals' Bob Forsch facing 9-1-2
Roy Smalley pinch hits for Joe Niekro (P) batting 9th
t7 2-7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN R. Smalley B. Forsch -2% 95% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Smalley to 2B
t7 2-7 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Gladden B. Forsch 2% 96% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-7 1 -2- 2,(1-0)  MIN A. Newman B. Forsch -2% 94% Single to P (Ground Ball); Smalley to 3B
t7 2-7 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  MIN K. Puckett B. Forsch -3% 91% Hit By Pitch; Newman to 2B
Ken Dayley replaces Bob Forsch pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-7 1 123 4,(0-2)  O MIN G. Gaetti K. Dayley 4% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t7 2-7 2 123 1,(0-0)  O MIN T. Brunansky K. Dayley 3% 99% Foul Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 7th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Twins' George Frazier facing 7-8-9
George Frazier replaces Roy Smalley (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 7-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL J. Oquendo G. Frazier -0% 98% Lineout: P-1B
b7 7-2 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O STL T. Lawless G. Frazier -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
b7 7-2 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O STL K. Dayley G. Frazier -0% 98% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Cardinals' Ken Dayley facing 6-7-8
t8 2-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN K. Hrbek K. Dayley 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-7 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O MIN T. Laudner K. Dayley 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 2-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN G. Gagne K. Dayley 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.
Bottom of the 8th, Cardinals Batting, Ahead 7-2, Twins' George Frazier facing 1-2-3
Sal Butera replaces Tim Laudner playing C batting 7th
b8 7-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O STL V. Coleman G. Frazier -0% 99% Lineout: 3B
b8 7-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O STL O. Smith G. Frazier -0% 99% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
b8 7-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  STL T. Herr G. Frazier 0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b8 7-2 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O STL J. Lindeman G. Frazier -0% 99% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 2-7, Cardinals' Ken Dayley facing 9-1-2
Mark Davidson pinch hits for George Frazier (P) batting 9th
t9 2-7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN M. Davidson K. Dayley 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t9 2-7 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN D. Gladden K. Dayley 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
Don Baylor pinch hits for Al Newman (2B) batting 2nd
t9 2-7 2 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN D. Baylor K. Dayley -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t9 2-7 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O MIN K. Puckett K. Dayley 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 2, Cardinals 7.

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  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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