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8
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1
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@KCR		9
5
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@MIL		4
0
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6
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7
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@SFG		6
0
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7		 
(11)
Saturday, May 21, 1988, 7:38
, Arlington Stadium
Attendance: 31,332, Time of Game: 2:19
Twins
0
16-22
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Rangers
3
21-18
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Paul Kilgus (6-3)
L: Bert Blyleven (2-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  1  0
Rangers         2  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  X    3  8  0

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dan Gladden LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .726 11 10 -0.107 1.05 0.000 -0.107 -1.0 0 0
Tom Herr 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .279 .718 20 10 -0.035 0.66 0.021 -0.056 -0.3 1 1
Kirby Puckett CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .321 .836 13 7 -0.068 0.67 0.000 -0.068 -0.7 3 0
Gary Gaetti 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .266 .817 6 5 0.002 0.98 0.054 -0.052 0.2 2 3 2B
Gene Larkin DH 2 0 0 0 1 0 .270 .747 12 5 0.028 0.99 0.063 -0.035 0.1
Kent Hrbek 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .309 .993 15 9 -0.090 1.22 0.000 -0.090 -0.8 6 1
Tim Laudner C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .747 7 5 -0.148 1.50 0.000 -0.148 -1.4 6 1
Mark Davidson RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .849 8 4 0.000 0.76 0.038 -0.038 0.1 4 0 HBP
Greg Gagne SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .547 16 10 -0.058 0.81 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 1 2
Bert Blyleven P 1 0
Team Totals 27 0 1 0 2 2 .037 .207 108 65 -0.476 0.94 0.176 -0.652 -4.5 24 8
2B: G Gaetti (11, off P Kilgus).
HBP: M Davidson (1, by P Kilgus).
TB: G Gaetti 2.
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.

Texas Rangers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Oddibe McDowell CF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .205 .562 19 9 -0.042 0.84 0.018 -0.060 -0.5 4 0
Scott Fletcher SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .237 .565 12 6 -0.027 0.94 0.030 -0.058 -0.6 1 4
Ruben Sierra RF 4 1 2 0 0 1 .244 .719 9 8 0.062 0.66 0.085 -0.023 0.7 4 0
Pete Incaviglia LF 3 1 1 1 1 0 .246 .881 15 6 0.073 0.84 0.093 -0.020 1.0 0 0 HR
Pete O'Brien 1B 3 0 0 1 0 0 .302 .873 9 6 -0.031 0.93 0.000 -0.031 -0.7 12 2 SF
Larry Parrish DH 4 0 2 1 0 0 .216 .645 10 6 0.084 0.77 0.112 -0.029 0.8
Mike Stanley C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .247 .685 21 12 -0.062 0.67 0.003 -0.065 -0.8 2 1
Steve Buechele 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .306 .924 16 9 -0.005 0.48 0.023 -0.028 -0.3 1 6
Jerry Browne 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .206 .498 13 7 -0.026 0.63 0.036 -0.062 -0.6 2 1 SB,CS
Paul Kilgus P 1 0
Team Totals 30 3 8 3 5 5 .267 .728 124 69 0.026 0.74 0.400 -0.376 -1.0 27 14
HR: P Incaviglia (10, off B Blyleven; 7th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF).
SF: P O'Brien (1, off B Blyleven).
TB: P Incaviglia 4; R Sierra 2; L Parrish 2; S Buechele; S Fletcher; J Browne.
RBI: L Parrish (14); P O'Brien (15); P Incaviglia (21).
2-out RBI: L Parrish; P Incaviglia.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Buechele-J Browne.
Baserunning
SB: J Browne (5, 2nd base off B Blyleven/T Laudner).
CS: J Browne (4, 3rd base by B Blyleven/T Laudner).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Bert Blyleven, L (2-4) 8 8 3 3 5 5 1 4.71 36 124 69 40 4 25 9 17 6 0 54 -0.025 0.74 1.0
Team Totals 8 8 3 3 5 5 1 3.38 36 124 69 40 4 25 9 17 6 0 54 -0.025 0.94 1.0

Texas Rangers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Paul Kilgus, W (6-3) 9 1 0 0 2 2 0 2.24 30 108 65 40 6 19 14 11 4 0 85 0.475 0.94 4.5
Team Totals 9 1 0 0 2 2 0 0.00 30 108 65 40 6 19 14 11 4 0 85 0.475 0.74 4.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: P Kilgus (4; M Davidson).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Al Clark, 1B - Dave Phillips, 2B - Vic Voltaggio, 3B - Dale Scott.
Time of Game: 2:19.
Attendance: 31,332.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 77° F, Wind 11mph in unknown direction.

Starting Lineups

Minnesota Twins         Texas Rangers
1 Dan Gladden LF 1 Oddibe McDowell CF
2 Tom Herr 2B 2 Scott Fletcher SS
3 Kirby Puckett CF 3 Ruben Sierra RF
4 Gary Gaetti 3B 4 Pete Incaviglia LF
5 Gene Larkin DH 5 Pete O'Brien 1B
6 Kent Hrbek 1B 6 Larry Parrish DH
7 Tim Laudner C 7 Mike Stanley C
8 Mark Davidson RF 8 Steve Buechele 3B
9 Greg Gagne SS 9 Jerry Browne 2B
Bert Blyleven P Paul Kilgus P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t8 0-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN T. Laudner P. Kilgus 9% 97% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
b1 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R TEX L. Parrish B. Blyleven 9% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive); Sierra Scores; Incaviglia to 2B
t8 0-3 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O MIN K. Hrbek P. Kilgus 7% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-3 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN G. Larkin P. Kilgus -6% 81% Walk
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Sierra B. Blyleven 6% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fletcher to 3B

Play By Play

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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, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN D. Gladden P. Kilgus 2% 52% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN T. Herr P. Kilgus 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN K. Puckett P. Kilgus 1% 55% Foul Flyball: RF (RF Foul)
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 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX O. McDowell B. Blyleven -2% 53% Lineout: 2B
b1 0-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  TEX S. Fletcher B. Blyleven 2% 55% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX R. Sierra B. Blyleven 6% 61% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Fletcher to 3B
b1 0-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  TEX P. Incaviglia B. Blyleven 3% 64% Walk; Sierra to 2B
b1 0-0 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO TEX P. O'Brien B. Blyleven -0% 64% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Fletcher Scores
b1 1-0 2 12- 3,(1-1)  R TEX L. Parrish B. Blyleven 9% 73% Single to LF (Line Drive); Sierra Scores; Incaviglia to 2B
b1 2-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O TEX M. Stanley B. Blyleven -3% 70% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 4-5-6
t2 0-2 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN G. Gaetti P. Kilgus 2% 72% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t2 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN G. Larkin P. Kilgus 2% 74% Groundout: SS-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O MIN K. Hrbek P. Kilgus 1% 75% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 8-9-1
b2 2-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX S. Buechele B. Blyleven -2% 73% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX J. Browne B. Blyleven 2% 75% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b2 2-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  TEX O. McDowell B. Blyleven 1% 76% Browne Steals 2B
b2 2-0 1 -2- 7,(3-2)  O TEX O. McDowell B. Blyleven -2% 74% Strikeout Looking
b2 2-0 2 -2- 5,(3-1)  O TEX S. Fletcher B. Blyleven -2% 72% Walk, Browne Caught Stealing 3B (C-3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN T. Laudner P. Kilgus 2% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-2 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN M. Davidson P. Kilgus 2% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-2 2 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN G. Gagne P. Kilgus 1% 77% Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX R. Sierra B. Blyleven -2% 75% Strikeout Swinging
b3 2-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O TEX P. Incaviglia B. Blyleven -1% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 2-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX P. O'Brien B. Blyleven -1% 73% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
t4 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN D. Gladden P. Kilgus 3% 76% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
t4 0-2 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN T. Herr P. Kilgus 2% 78% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
t4 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN K. Puckett P. Kilgus 1% 79% Groundout: C-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b4 2-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  TEX L. Parrish B. Blyleven 2% 81% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b4 2-0 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O TEX M. Stanley B. Blyleven -2% 79% Popfly: RF (Short RF Line)
b4 2-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  TEX S. Buechele B. Blyleven 2% 81% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Parrish to 2B
b4 2-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O TEX J. Browne B. Blyleven -3% 78% Popfly: CF (CF-RF)
b4 2-0 2 12- 6,(3-2)  TEX O. McDowell B. Blyleven 2% 80% Walk; Parrish to 3B; Buechele to 2B
b4 2-0 2 123 2,(1-0)  O TEX S. Fletcher B. Blyleven -5% 76% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 4-5-6
t5 0-2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN G. Gaetti P. Kilgus 3% 78% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t5 0-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN G. Larkin P. Kilgus 2% 80% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t5 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN K. Hrbek P. Kilgus 1% 82% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 3-4-5
b5 2-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  TEX R. Sierra B. Blyleven 2% 84% Single to RF (Line Drive)
b5 2-0 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  O TEX P. Incaviglia B. Blyleven -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS); Sierra to 2B
b5 2-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O TEX P. O'Brien B. Blyleven -2% 81% Groundout: 1B-P; Sierra to 3B
b5 2-0 2 --3 2,(1-0)  O TEX L. Parrish B. Blyleven -3% 78% Popfly: RF (Short RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 7-8-9
t6 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN T. Laudner P. Kilgus 3% 81% Groundout: 3B-1B (Deep 3B)
t6 0-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN M. Davidson P. Kilgus 2% 84% Groundout: SS-1B
t6 0-2 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O MIN G. Gagne P. Kilgus 1% 85% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 7-8-9
b6 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O TEX M. Stanley B. Blyleven -1% 84% Strikeout Looking
b6 2-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O TEX S. Buechele B. Blyleven -1% 83% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b6 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  TEX J. Browne B. Blyleven 1% 83% Walk
b6 2-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O TEX O. McDowell B. Blyleven -1% 82% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B-C Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
t7 0-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Gladden P. Kilgus 3% 85% Lineout: CF
t7 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O MIN T. Herr P. Kilgus 2% 88% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 0-2 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O MIN K. Puckett P. Kilgus 1% 89% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 2-3-4
b7 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O TEX S. Fletcher B. Blyleven -1% 88% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O TEX R. Sierra B. Blyleven -1% 87% Foul Popfly: SS (LF Foul)
b7 2-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R TEX P. Incaviglia B. Blyleven 6% 93% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b7 3-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX P. O'Brien B. Blyleven -0% 93% Flyball: RF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 3.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 4-5-6
t8 0-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  MIN G. Gaetti P. Kilgus -5% 88% Double to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t8 0-3 0 -2- 5,(3-1)  MIN G. Larkin P. Kilgus -6% 81% Walk
t8 0-3 0 12- 5,(2-2)  O MIN K. Hrbek P. Kilgus 7% 88% Strikeout Swinging
t8 0-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN T. Laudner P. Kilgus 9% 97% Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 3-0, Twins' Bert Blyleven facing 6-7-8
b8 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O TEX L. Parrish B. Blyleven -0% 97% Foul Popfly: C (1B-C Foul)
b8 3-0 1 --- 7,(3-2)  TEX M. Stanley B. Blyleven 0% 97% Walk
b8 3-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O TEX S. Buechele B. Blyleven -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O TEX J. Browne B. Blyleven -0% 97% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 3.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-3, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 8-9-1
t9 0-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN M. Davidson P. Kilgus -4% 93% Hit By Pitch
t9 0-3 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O MIN G. Gagne P. Kilgus 3% 96% Groundout: 1B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t9 0-3 1 1-- 4,(0-2)  O MIN D. Gladden P. Kilgus 2% 99% Flyball: CF
t9 0-3 2 1-- 8,(3-2)  MIN T. Herr P. Kilgus -2% 97% Walk; Gagne to 2B
t9 0-3 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O MIN K. Puckett P. Kilgus 3% 100% Lineout: SS (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 3.

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