August 31, 1988 Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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CAL 7
BAL 5 DET 9
@CHW 3 KCR 1
CLE 0 MIL 4
TOR 2 OAK 7
BOS 2 NYY 4
@SEA 1 MIN 10
@TEX 1 STL 6
@ATL 4 CIN 4
PIT 1 CHC 3
@HOU 1 MON 4
LAD 3 SDP 6
@NYM 3 SFG 3
@PHI 2
(11)

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 10,286

Wednesday, August 31, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:57

Twins

74-58

Won 1

2nd, 9 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  5  1   1  0  1   0  2  0   10 13  2
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  8  1

W: F Viola (20-6), L: P Kilgus (11-12)

Rangers

60-71

Lost 1

5th, 22½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  5   1   0   1    1   0  .269  .724   31    0   0   
T Herr 2B                     5   2   3   2    0   0  .258  .666   16    1   2   2B
  S Lombardozzi 2B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .633         1   0   
K Puckett CF                  5   2   3   4    0   0  .348  .907   13    5   0   2·HR
G Larkin DH                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .289  .789   21    0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .309  .923   12    8   0   2B
T Laudner C                   4   0   2   2    1   0  .266  .772   25    9   1   2B
J Christensen RF              2   1   0   0    1   1  .296  .811   11    1   0   
  J Moses PH-RF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .770    9    0   0   
G Gagne SS                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .244  .706   15    2   3   
A Newman 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .257  .603   15    0   3   2B

F Viola P                                                                0   1
  G Gonzalez P                                                           0   0
Totals                       41  10  13  10    5   5              168   27  10

BATTING

2B: A Newman (4, off G Hoffman); T Laudner (16, off G Hoffman); T Herr (12, off P Kilgus); K Hrbek (26, off G Hoffman).

HR: K Puckett 2 (21, 2 off G Hoffman; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).

TB: K Puckett 9; K Hrbek 4; T Herr 4; T Laudner 3; A Newman 2; G Gagne.

RBI: K Puckett 4 (97); T Laudner 2 (49); T Herr 2 (16); D Gladden (54); K Hrbek (71).

2-out RBI: T Herr 2; K Puckett 2; D Gladden; T Laudner; K Hrbek.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 6 for 13.

FIELDING

DP: 2. T Herr-G Gagne-K Hrbek; A Newman-T Laudner-K Hrbek.

E: G Gagne (17); D Gladden (3).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .653    9    1   0   
  C Espy CF-SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .645    5    1   1   
S Fletcher SS                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .281  .690   12    1   1   
  G Petralli 3B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .812    2    0   1   
R Sierra RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .716   13    3   0   GDP
P Incaviglia LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .792    5    0   0   
  B Garbey LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .414   15    2   0   GDP
P O'Brien 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .786    6    3   0   
  J Sundberg C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .615    9    2   0   
M Stanley C-1B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .237  .626   13    7   0   
S Buechele 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .782    6    0   2   
  C Wilkerson 2B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .719    4    1   1   
J Kunkel 2B-3B-SS-P           4   0   1   0    0   2  .272  .708   11    5   4   
B Brower DH-CF                3   0   2   0    1   1  .234  .606   20    1   0   

P Kilgus P                                                               0   1
  G Hoffman P                                                            0   0
  C McMurtry P                                                           0   0
  M Williams P                                                           0   0
Totals                       34   1   8   0    3   8              130   27  11

BATTING

TB: B Brower 2; M Stanley; J Kunkel; G Petralli; S Fletcher; O McDowell; R Sierra.

GIDP: R Sierra (12); B Garbey (2).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

E: G Petralli (9).

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 (20-6)              7     5   1   0    3   5   0   2.36   28   96-64   39·13·12   10· 7· 3· 0     67    -     0.49   0.13
G Gonzalez                     2     3   0   0    0   3   0   0.69    9   34-23   14· 5· 4    1· 2· 3· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   1   0    3   8   0          37  130-87   53·18·16   11· 9· 6· 0           -

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Kilgus, L (11-12)            1.2   4   5   5    3   0   0   3.97   12   42-20   14· 3· 3    5· 1· 3· 0     24    -     1.46  -0.34
G Hoffman                      4.1   6   3   3    2   3   2   5.49   21   77-47   33· 4·10    6· 6· 3· 1          1-0    0.16  -0.03
C McMurtry                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.57    3    9-7     4· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
M Williams                     1     3   2   0    0   1   0   4.55    7   31-23   16· 2· 5    3· 1· 2· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
J Kunkel                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-7     2· 4· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  10   8    5   5   2          46  168-104  69·13·22   16·11· 8· 1          1-0

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Mike Reilly.

Time of Game: 2:57.

Attendance: 10,286.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Texas Rangers                        
1. D Gladden            LF    1. O McDowell           CF 
2. T Herr               2B    2. S Fletcher           SS 
3. K Puckett            CF    3. R Sierra             RF 
4. G Larkin             DH    4. P Incaviglia         LF 
5. K Hrbek              1B    5. P O'Brien            1B 
6. T Laudner            C     6. M Stanley            C  
7. J Christensen        RF    7. S Buechele           3B 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. J Kunkel             2B 
9. A Newman             3B    9. B Brower             DH 

   F Viola              P        P Kilgus             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 2   2  0-1  123  7   16%  79% T Herr          P Kilgus        Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Gagne Scores; Newman Scores; Gladden to 3B
   t 2   2  0-0  123  5   10%  63% D Gladden       P Kilgus        Walk; Christensen Scores; Gagne to 3B; Newman to 2B
   t 2   2  0-3  -23  2   10%  89% K Puckett       P Kilgus        Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gladden Scores; Herr Scores
   t 2   1  0-0  123  6   -8%  53% A Newman        P Kilgus        Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Christensen to 3B; Gagne to 2B
   b 3   1  6-0  123  2    8%  95% R Sierra        F Viola         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B (Weak 3B)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  2   48%  D Gladden       Groundout: P-1B
          ---  1   50%  T Herr          Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   47%  K Puckett       Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--  2   45%  G Larkin        Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   47%  O McDowell      Strikeout Swinging
          ---  5   45%  S Fletcher      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  3   48%  R Sierra        Flyball: RF
   O      1--  5   50%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Kilgus facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   48%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  4   50%  T Laudner       Walk
          1--  6   54%  J Christensen   Walk; Laudner to 2B
          12-  3   60%  G Gagne         Single to CF (Line Drive); Laudner to 3B; Christensen to 2B
   O      123  6   53%  A Newman        Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Christensen to 3B; Gagne to 2B
   R      123  5   63%  D Gladden       Walk; Christensen Scores; Gagne to 3B; Newman to 2B
   RR     123  7   79%  T Herr          Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Gagne Scores; Newman Scores; Gladden to 3B
   RR     -23  2   89%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gladden Scores; Herr Scores
                  Guy Hoffman replaces Paul Kilgus pitching
   O      1--  4   88%  G Larkin        Strikeout Looking
                  5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   89%  P O'Brien       Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
   O      ---  1   90%  M Stanley       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  5   91%  S Buechele      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Guy Hoffman facing 5-6-7
                  Barbaro Garbey replaces Pete Incaviglia playing LF batting 4th
          ---  4   93%  K Hrbek         Double to RF (Ground Ball)
   R      -2-  6   95%  T Laudner       Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hrbek Scores
   O      -2-  4   95%  J Christensen   Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  4   94%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
          -2-  4   94%  A Newman        Walk
   O      12-  6   93%  D Gladden       Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   91%  J Kunkel        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
          1--  5   88%  B Brower        Walk; Kunkel to 2B
   O      12-  4   89%  O McDowell      Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Kunkel to 3B; Brower to 2B
          -23  4   88%  S Fletcher      Walk
   OO     123  2   95%  R Sierra        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Guy Hoffman facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   95%  T Herr          Flyball: RF
   R      ---  4   97%  K Puckett       Home Run
          --- 11   97%  G Larkin        Walk
   O      1--  1   97%  K Hrbek         Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
   O      1--  5   97%  T Laudner       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   97%  B Garbey        Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  2   98%  P O'Brien       Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
   O      ---  3   98%  M Stanley       Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-0, Guy Hoffman facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   98%  J Christensen   Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  3   98%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF
          ---  3   98%  A Newman        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  4   98%  D Gladden       Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  1   98%  S Buechele      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   98%  J Kunkel        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4   99%  B Brower        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-0, Guy Hoffman facing 2-3-4
                  Jim Sundberg replaces Pete O'Brien playing C batting 5th; Mike Stanley moves to 1B; Curtis Wilkerson replaces Steve Buechele playing 2B batting 7th; Jeff Kunkel moves to 3B
   O      ---  2   99%  T Herr          Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---  1   99%  K Puckett       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  2   99%  G Larkin        Lineout: 3B
          ---  4   99%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      1--  3   99%  T Laudner       Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-8, Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   99%  O McDowell      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  3   98%  S Fletcher      Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McDowell to 2B; Fletcher to 1B
   R      12-  3   96%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); McDowell Scores/Adv on E7/unER; Fletcher to 2B
   OO     12-  4   99%  B Garbey        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Fletcher to 3B
   O      --3  5   99%  J Sundberg      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 1.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Craig McMurtry facing 7-8-9
                  Craig McMurtry replaces Guy Hoffman pitching; Geno Petralli replaces Scott Fletcher playing 3B batting 2nd; Jeff Kunkel moves to SS; Cecil Espy replaces Oddibe McDowell playing CF batting 1st; John Moses pinch hits for John Christensen batting 7th
   O      ---  6   99%  J Moses         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  2   99%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF (RF Line)
   O      ---  1   99%  A Newman        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
                  John Moses moves to RF
          ---  6   98%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1--  1   99%  C Wilkerson     Flyball: CF
   O      1--  2   99%  J Kunkel        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--  4   99%  B Brower        Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Stanley to 2B
   O      12-  1  100%  C Espy          Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 1.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Mitch Williams facing 1-2-3
                  Mitch Williams replaces Craig McMurtry pitching
   O      ---  9  100%  D Gladden       Popfly: LF (LF-CF)
          ---  5  100%  T Herr          Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--  4  100%  K Puckett       Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Herr to 2B; Puckett to 1B
   O      12-  2  100%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Herr to 3B
   R      1-3  1  100%  K Hrbek         Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Herr Scores/unER; Larkin to 3B
   R      1-3  7  100%  T Laudner       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Larkin Scores/unER; Hrbek to 2B
   O      12-  3  100%  J Moses         Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-10, German Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
                  German Gonzalez replaces Frank Viola pitching; Steve Lombardozzi replaces Tom Herr playing 2B batting 2nd
          ---  2  100%  G Petralli      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  5  100%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  B Garbey        Popfly: SS (Short CF)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Sundberg      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 1.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-1, Jeff Kunkel facing 8-9-1
                  Jeff Kunkel moves to P; Cecil Espy moves to SS; Bob Brower moves to CF (team loses DH)
   O      ---  3  100%  G Gagne         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  1  100%  A Newman        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  5  100%  D Gladden       Popfly: CF (Short CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-10, German Gonzalez facing 6-7-8
          ---  3  100%  M Stanley       Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
   O      1--  3  100%  C Wilkerson     Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  3  100%  J Kunkel        Strikeout Swinging
          1--  7  100%  B Brower        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Stanley to 3B
   O      1-3  4  100%  C Espy          Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 1.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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