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Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 5,932 |
Wednesday, September 25, 1985 Time of Game: 2:33 |
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Twins
5
70-82
Won 1
6th, 16 GB
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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Twins 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 5 8 0
Rangers 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 5 1
W: Bert Blyleven (15-16), L: Jeff Russell (2-6) |
Rangers
1
57-94
Lost 1
7th, 28½ GB
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Minnesota Twins AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details K Puckett CF 4 1 0 1 1 1 .280 .692 3 0 SB R Smalley SS 3 0 1 2 1 2 .264 .776 2 1 G Gagne PR-SS 1 0 0 0 0 1 .227 .603 1 0 K Hrbek 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .272 .787 9 0 T Brunansky RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .778 4 0 M Hatcher LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .278 .668 2 0 R Bush DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 .239 .779 0 0 G Gaetti 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 .247 .708 0 3 M Salas C 4 1 2 1 0 0 .304 .789 5 1 2B S Lombardozzi 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .323 .802 1 3 2·SB B Blyleven P 0 2 Totals 35 5 8 0 3 10 27 10
Texas Rangers AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str PO A Details W Tolleson SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 .326 .767 1 3 CS D Slaught C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .737 10 0 P O'Brien 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .266 .782 7 0 GDP O McDowell DH 4 1 1 1 0 1 .247 .759 0 0 HR G Ward CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .282 .756 2 0 B Jones RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .219 .616 1 0 D Walker LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .173 .580 3 0 S Buechele 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .596 0 2 G Petralli PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .580 0 0 A Bannister 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .274 .700 0 0 C Wilkerson 2B 3 0 2 0 0 0 .253 .617 3 1 SB J Russell P 0 1 B Sebra P 0 0 D Henry P 0 1 Totals 30 1 5 0 1 4 27 8
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 (15-16) 9 5 1 1 1 4 1 3.26 31 - · · 8·13· 1· 5 76 - 1.12 0.47 Totals 9 5 1 1 1 4 1 31 - · · 8·13· 1· 5 -
Texas Rangers IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit-Str Ct·Sw·Lk GB·FB·LD· ? GmSc IR-IS LevI WPA J Russell, L (2-6) 5 5 3 3 2 6 0 8.81 22 - · · 4· 5· 0· 5 49 - 0.92 -0.08 B Sebra 3 1 0 0 1 3 0 7.52 11 - · · 2· 4· 0· 1 0-0 0.52 0.10 D Henry 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 2.95 5 - · · 2· 0· 0· 2 0-0 0.27 -0.06 Totals 9 8 5 4 3 10 0 38 - · · 8· 9· 0· 8 -
Minnesota Twins Texas Rangers 1. Kirby Puckett CF 1. Wayne Tolleson SS 2. Roy Smalley SS 2. Don Slaught C 3. Kent Hrbek 1B 3. Pete O'Brien 1B 4. Tom Brunansky RF 4. Oddibe McDowell DH 5. Mickey Hatcher LF 5. Gary Ward CF 6. Randy Bush DH 6. Bob Jones RF 7. Gary Gaetti 3B 7. Duane Walker LF 8. Mark Salas C 8. Steve Buechele 3B 9. Steve Lombardozzi 2B 9. Curtis Wilkerson 2B Bert Blyleven P Jeff Russell P
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| t2 | 2 | 12- | R | 11% | 60% | 0-0 | MIN | M. Salas | J. Russell | Single; Bush Scores; Gaetti to 3B | |
| t5 | 1 | -23 | RR | 11% | 84% | 1-0 | MIN | R. Smalley | J. Russell | Single; Lombardozzi Scores; Puckett Scores | |
| b5 | 0 | --- | R | -10% | 71% | 0-3 | TEX | O. McDowell | B. Blyleven | Home Run | |
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 7% | 64% | 0-1 | TEX | P. O'Brien | B. Blyleven | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| b6 | 0 | --- | -6% | 68% | 1-3 | TEX | C. Wilkerson | B. Blyleven | Single |
| Inn | Out | RoB | R/O | Pit(cnt) | wWPA | wWE | Score | @Bat | Batter | Pitcher | Play Description |
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| Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t1 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | MIN | K. Puckett | J. Russell | Strikeout | |
| t1 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 46% | 0-0 | MIN | R. Smalley | J. Russell | Strikeout | |
| t1 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 45% | 0-0 | MIN | K. Hrbek | J. Russell | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b1 | 0 | --- | -3% | 42% | 0-0 | TEX | W. Tolleson | B. Blyleven | Walk | ||
| b1 | 0 | 1-- | O | 3% | 45% | 0-0 | TEX | D. Slaught | B. Blyleven | Flyball: RF | |
| b1 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4% | 49% | 0-0 | TEX | P. O'Brien | B. Blyleven | Tolleson Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS) | |
| b1 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 50% | 0-0 | TEX | P. O'Brien | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t2 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 48% | 0-0 | MIN | T. Brunansky | J. Russell | Flyball: CF | |
| t2 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 46% | 0-0 | MIN | M. Hatcher | J. Russell | Flyball: LF | |
| t2 | 2 | --- | 1% | 47% | 0-0 | MIN | R. Bush | J. Russell | Single | ||
| t2 | 2 | 1-- | 2% | 49% | 0-0 | MIN | G. Gaetti | J. Russell | Single; Bush to 2B | ||
| t2 | 2 | 12- | R | 11% | 60% | 0-0 | MIN | M. Salas | J. Russell | Single; Bush Scores; Gaetti to 3B | |
| t2 | 2 | 1-3 | O | -5% | 56% | 1-0 | MIN | S. Lombardozzi | J. Russell | Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b2 | 0 | --- | O | 2% | 58% | 0-1 | TEX | O. McDowell | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| b2 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 60% | 0-1 | TEX | G. Ward | B. Blyleven | Flyball: RF | |
| b2 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 61% | 0-1 | TEX | B. Jones | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| t3 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 59% | 1-0 | MIN | K. Puckett | J. Russell | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t3 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 57% | 1-0 | MIN | R. Smalley | J. Russell | Strikeout | |
| t3 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 56% | 1-0 | MIN | K. Hrbek | J. Russell | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b3 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 59% | 0-1 | TEX | D. Walker | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| b3 | 1 | --- | O | 2% | 61% | 0-1 | TEX | S. Buechele | B. Blyleven | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b3 | 2 | --- | O | 1% | 62% | 0-1 | TEX | C. Wilkerson | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t4 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 60% | 1-0 | MIN | T. Brunansky | J. Russell | Flyball: 1B | |
| t4 | 1 | --- | O | -2% | 58% | 1-0 | MIN | M. Hatcher | J. Russell | Strikeout | |
| t4 | 2 | --- | 1% | 60% | 1-0 | MIN | R. Bush | J. Russell | Walk | ||
| t4 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 57% | 1-0 | MIN | G. Gaetti | J. Russell | Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-1, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 1-2-3 | |||||||||||
| b4 | 0 | --- | -5% | 52% | 0-1 | TEX | W. Tolleson | B. Blyleven | Single | ||
| b4 | 0 | 1-- | O | 5% | 57% | 0-1 | TEX | D. Slaught | B. Blyleven | Flyball: 2B | |
| b4 | 1 | 1-- | OO | 7% | 64% | 0-1 | TEX | P. O'Brien | B. Blyleven | Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 1, Rangers 0. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rangers' Jeff Russell facing 8-9-1 | |||||||||||
| t5 | 0 | --- | O | -3% | 61% | 1-0 | MIN | M. Salas | J. Russell | Flyball: SS | |
| t5 | 1 | --- | 3% | 64% | 1-0 | MIN | S. Lombardozzi | J. Russell | Single | ||
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | 2% | 66% | 1-0 | MIN | K. Puckett | J. Russell | Lombardozzi Steals 2B | ||
| t5 | 1 | -2- | 2% | 68% | 1-0 | MIN | K. Puckett | J. Russell | Walk | ||
| t5 | 1 | 12- | 5% | 73% | 1-0 | MIN | R. Smalley | J. Russell | Lombardozzi Steals 3B; Puckett Steals 2B | ||
| t5 | 1 | -23 | RR | 11% | 84% | 1-0 | MIN | R. Smalley | J. Russell | Single; Lombardozzi Scores; Puckett Scores | |
| t5 | 1 | 1-- | O | -2% | 82% | 3-0 | MIN | K. Hrbek | J. Russell | Strikeout | |
| t5 | 2 | 1-- | O | -1% | 81% | 3-0 | MIN | T. Brunansky | J. Russell | Flyball: LF | |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 0. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| b5 | 0 | --- | R | -10% | 71% | 0-3 | TEX | O. McDowell | B. Blyleven | Home Run | |
| b5 | 0 | --- | O | 3% | 74% | 1-3 | TEX | G. Ward | B. Blyleven | Flyball: LF | |
| b5 | 1 | --- | -4% | 71% | 1-3 | TEX | B. Jones | B. Blyleven | Single | ||
| b5 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4% | 75% | 1-3 | TEX | D. Walker | B. Blyleven | Flyball: RF | |
| b5 | 2 | 1-- | O | 3% | 78% | 1-3 | TEX | S. Buechele | B. Blyleven | Foul Flyball: C | |
| 1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' Bob Sebra facing 5-6-7 | |||||||||||
| Bob Sebra replaces Jeff Russell pitching | |||||||||||
| t6 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 76% | 3-1 | MIN | M. Hatcher | B. Sebra | Flyball: CF | |
| t6 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 75% | 3-1 | MIN | R. Bush | B. Sebra | Strikeout | |
| t6 | 2 | --- | 1% | 76% | 3-1 | MIN | G. Gaetti | B. Sebra | Single | ||
| t6 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 74% | 3-1 | MIN | M. Salas | B. Sebra | Flyball: 2B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| b6 | 0 | --- | -6% | 68% | 1-3 | TEX | C. Wilkerson | B. Blyleven | Single | ||
| b6 | 0 | 1-- | O | 6% | 74% | 1-3 | TEX | W. Tolleson | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| b6 | 1 | 1-- | O | 4% | 78% | 1-3 | TEX | D. Slaught | B. Blyleven | Flyball: RF | |
| b6 | 2 | 1-- | -1% | 77% | 1-3 | TEX | P. O'Brien | B. Blyleven | Wilkerson Steals 2B | ||
| b6 | 2 | -2- | O | 5% | 81% | 1-3 | TEX | P. O'Brien | B. Blyleven | Foul Flyball: 1B | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' Bob Sebra facing 9-1-2 | |||||||||||
| t7 | 0 | --- | O | -2% | 80% | 3-1 | MIN | S. Lombardozzi | B. Sebra | Flyball: RF | |
| t7 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 79% | 3-1 | MIN | K. Puckett | B. Sebra | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| t7 | 2 | --- | 1% | 80% | 3-1 | MIN | R. Smalley | B. Sebra | Walk | ||
| Greg Gagne pinch runs for Roy Smalley (SS) batting 2nd | |||||||||||
| t7 | 2 | 1-- | O | -2% | 78% | 3-1 | MIN | K. Hrbek | B. Sebra | Strikeout | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| Greg Gagne moves from PR to SS | |||||||||||
| b7 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 82% | 1-3 | TEX | O. McDowell | B. Blyleven | Groundout: P-1B | |
| b7 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 84% | 1-3 | TEX | G. Ward | B. Blyleven | Flyball: LF | |
| b7 | 2 | --- | O | 2% | 86% | 1-3 | TEX | B. Jones | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 2B-1B | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' Bob Sebra facing 4-5-6 | |||||||||||
| t8 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 85% | 3-1 | MIN | T. Brunansky | B. Sebra | Strikeout | |
| t8 | 1 | --- | O | -1% | 84% | 3-1 | MIN | M. Hatcher | B. Sebra | Groundout: SS-1B | |
| t8 | 2 | --- | O | -1% | 83% | 3-1 | MIN | R. Bush | B. Sebra | Flyball: LF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-3, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| b8 | 0 | --- | O | 4% | 88% | 1-3 | TEX | D. Walker | B. Blyleven | Flyball: CF | |
| Geno Petralli pinch hits for Steve Buechele (3B) batting 8th | |||||||||||
| b8 | 1 | --- | O | 3% | 91% | 1-3 | TEX | G. Petralli | B. Blyleven | Strikeout | |
| b8 | 2 | --- | -3% | 88% | 1-3 | TEX | C. Wilkerson | B. Blyleven | Single | ||
| b8 | 2 | 1-- | O | 4% | 92% | 1-3 | TEX | W. Tolleson | B. Blyleven | Lineout: SS | |
| 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Rangers 1. | |||||||||||
| Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-1, Rangers' Dwayne Henry facing 7-8-9 | |||||||||||
| Dwayne Henry replaces Bob Sebra pitching; Alan Bannister replaces Geno Petralli (PH) playing 3B batting 8th | |||||||||||
| t9 | 0 | --- | O | -1% | 92% | 3-1 | MIN | G. Gaetti | D. Henry | Groundout: P-1B | |
| t9 | 1 | --- | 2% | 93% | 3-1 | MIN | M. Salas | D. Henry | Double | ||
| t9 | 1 | -2- | R | 3% | 97% | 3-1 | MIN | S. Lombardozzi | D. Henry | Single; Salas Scores | |
| t9 | 1 | 1-- | 1% | 97% | 4-1 | MIN | K. Puckett | D. Henry | Lombardozzi Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Lombardozzi to 3B | ||
| t9 | 1 | --3 | RO | 1% | 98% | 4-1 | MIN | K. Puckett | D. Henry | Groundout: SS-1B; Lombardozzi Scores/unER | |
| t9 | 2 | --- | O | -0% | 98% | 5-1 | MIN | G. Gagne | D. Henry | Strikeout | |
| 2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 1. | |||||||||||
| Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4 | |||||||||||
| b9 | 0 | --- | O | 1% | 99% | 1-5 | TEX | D. Slaught | B. Blyleven | Groundout: 3B-1B | |
| b9 | 1 | --- | O | 1% | 100% | 1-5 | TEX | P. O'Brien | B. Blyleven | Flyball: CF | |
| b9 | 2 | --- | O | 0% | 100% | 1-5 | TEX | O. McDowell | B. Blyleven | Flyball: CF | |
| 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 1. | |||||||||||
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