August 24, 1990 Minnesota Twins at Texas Rangers Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 5
CLE 4
(11) CHW 5
CAL 2 OAK 6
@DET 4 KCR 4
SEA 3 MIL 1
@NYY 0 TEX 2
MIN 0 BOS 2
@TOR 0 ATL 3
CHC 0 STL 3
@HOU 2
(11) NYM 3
@LAD 2 SDP 2
@MON 1 CIN 4
@PIT 3 SFG 13
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 22,301

Friday, August 24, 1990, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:22

Twins

55-70

Lost 9

7th, 24 GB

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

W: J Barfield (3-0), L: M Guthrie (4-7), S: B Arnsberg (5)

Rangers

65-60

Won 2

3rd, 14 GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .272  .684   19    1   0   
N Liriano 2B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .598   10    4   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    3   0   1   0    1   0  .287  .866   12    6   1   
G Gaetti 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .231  .673   12    0   1   
G Larkin DH                   2   0   2   0    1   0  .270  .734   12    0   0   
B Harper C                    3   0   0   0    0   0  .307  .791   10    7   0   2·GDP
S Mack CF                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .298  .811    4    5   0   
J Moses RF                    2   0   1   0    1   0  .231  .589   10    0   0   CS
G Gagne SS                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .223  .616    8    0   4   
  A Newman PH-SS              1   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .588    7    0   0   

M Guthrie P                                                              0   2
  T Leach P                                                              1   0
Totals                       28   0   4   0    3   2              104   24   8

BATTING

TB: G Larkin 2; K Hrbek; J Moses.

GIDP: B Harper 2 (15).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

BASERUNNING

CS: J Moses (2, 2nd base by C McMurtry/M Stanley).

Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Pettis CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .241  .676   16    2   0   
J Kunkel 3B                   4   0   1   2    0   0  .181  .510    5    1   3   2B
R Palmeiro 1B                 3   0   2   0    1   0  .320  .834   17   12   1   2B,IW
R Sierra RF                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .288  .802   11    2   0   SB
J Franco 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .296  .777   25    4   5   
P Incaviglia LF               3   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .729   15    2   0   HBP
H Baines DH                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .293  .836   12    0   0   
M Stanley C                   1   0   0   0    1   0  .248  .671   16    2   2   SH
G Green SS                    2   0   1   0    0   0  .194  .453    9    1   1   2B
  J Russell PH                0   1   0   0    1   0  .279  .695    7    0   0   
  J Huson SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .650         1   0   

C McMurtry P                                                             0   0
  J Barfield P                                                           0   0
  B Arnsberg P                                                           0   0
Totals                       29   2   7   2    3   6              133   27  12

BATTING

2B: G Green (2, off M Guthrie); J Kunkel (10, off M Guthrie); R Palmeiro (28, off M Guthrie).

SH: M Stanley (4, off M Guthrie).

IBB: R Palmeiro (6, by T Leach).

HBP: P Incaviglia (8, by M Guthrie).

TB: R Palmeiro 3; G Green 2; R Sierra 2; J Kunkel 2; H Baines.

RBI: J Kunkel 2 (13).

2-out RBI: J Kunkel 2.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 9.

FIELDING

DP: 2. R Palmeiro-G Green-R Palmeiro; J Kunkel-J Franco-R Palmeiro.

BASERUNNING

SB: R Sierra (7, 2nd base off M Guthrie/B Harper).

PO: P Incaviglia (1st base by M Guthrie).

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
M Guthrie, L (4-7)             6.2   7   2   2    2   4   0   4.58   29  112-69   43·10·14    8· 9· 5· 0     54    -     1.40   0.05
T Leach                        1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   2.80    5   16-10    4· 4· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          1-0    0.43   0.03
Totals                         8     7   2   2    3   6   0          34  128-79   47·14·16    9·10· 5· 0          1-0

Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C McMurtry                     5     2   0   0    3   1   0   4.13   18   67-37   22· 6· 8    6· 5· 3· 0     61    -     1.09   0.28
J Barfield, W (3-0)            2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.97    7   16-14   11· 2· 1    5· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.28   0.16
B Arnsberg, S (5)              2     0   0   0    0   0   0   1.09    6   19-13    8· 1· 3    3· 3· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.14
Totals                         9     4   0   0    3   2   0          31  102-64   41· 9·12   14· 9· 3· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: T Leach (8; R Palmeiro).

PO: M Guthrie (7; P Incaviglia, 1st base).

HBP: M Guthrie (1; P Incaviglia).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Gary Cederstrom, 2B - Tim Tschida, 3B - Joe Brinkman.

Time of Game: 2:22.

Attendance: 22,301.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 97° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Texas Rangers                        
1. D Gladden            LF    1. G Pettis             CF 
2. N Liriano            2B    2. J Kunkel             3B 
3. K Hrbek              1B    3. R Palmeiro           1B 
4. G Gaetti             3B    4. R Sierra             RF 
5. G Larkin             DH    5. J Franco             2B 
6. B Harper             C     6. P Incaviglia         LF 
7. S Mack               CF    7. H Baines             DH 
8. J Moses              RF    8. M Stanley            C  
9. G Gagne              SS    9. G Green              SS 

   M Guthrie            P        C McMurtry           P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 7   2  0-0  12-  1   31%  89% J Kunkel        M Guthrie       Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Baines Scores; Russell Scores
   t 7   0  0-0  1--  3   13%  57% B Harper        J Barfield      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 2   0  0-0  1--  1    8%  54% B Harper        C McMurtry      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   b 7   1  0-0  12-  4   -7%  57% G Pettis        M Guthrie       Strikeout Looking
   b 6   2  0-0  12-  3   -6%  50% P Incaviglia    M Guthrie       Strikeout Swinging

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig McMurtry facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  5   52%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF
   O      ---  4   54%  N Liriano       Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
          ---  5   53%  K Hrbek         Walk
   O      1--  4   55%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  G Pettis        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  2   51%  J Kunkel        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  5   53%  R Palmeiro      Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  5   50%  R Sierra        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig McMurtry facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   46%  G Larkin        Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF)
   OO     1--  1   54%  B Harper        Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---  2   55%  S Mack          Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  4   53%  J Franco        Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   51%  P Incaviglia    Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---  4   50%  H Baines        Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig McMurtry facing 8-9-1
          ---  2   46%  J Moses         Single to CF (Line Drive to Deep SS-2B)
   O      1--  4   50%  G Gagne         Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--      54%  D Gladden       Moses Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---  6   55%  " "             Popfly: 2B (Short CF-RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  5   53%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS-3B Hole)
          ---  5   58%  G Green         Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  5   54%  G Pettis        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      -2-  1   50%  J Kunkel        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig McMurtry facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   53%  N Liriano       Groundout: C-1B (Short 1B Line)
   O      ---  4   55%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted (Deep 1B)
   O      ---  4   56%  G Gaetti        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  4   53%  R Palmeiro      Popfly: CF (Short CF)
          ---  3   56%  R Sierra        Single to RF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
          1--      58%  J Franco        Sierra Steals 2B
   O      -2-  7   55%  " "             Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Sierra to 3B
          --3  5   56%  P Incaviglia    Hit By Pitch
   O      1-3      50%  H Baines        Incaviglia Picked off 1B (P-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Craig McMurtry facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   45%  G Larkin        Walk
   O      1--  6   47%  B Harper        Groundout: 2B-1B (Weak 2B); Larkin to 2B
   O      -2-  1   52%  S Mack          Flyball: LF
          -2-  4   51%  J Moses         Walk
   O      12-  4   57%  G Gagne         Lineout: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  3   54%  H Baines        Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
          --- 10   57%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      1--  4   53%  G Green         Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--  2   50%  G Pettis        Popfly: 2B (2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Barfield facing 1-2-3
                  John Barfield replaces Craig McMurtry pitching
   O      ---  2   53%  D Gladden       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   56%  N Liriano       Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
          ---  2   54%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
   O      1--  3   57%  G Gaetti        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  1   54%  J Kunkel        Popfly: 1B
          ---  4   58%  R Palmeiro      Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
          1--  1   63%  R Sierra        Single to LF (Line Drive); Palmeiro to 2B
   O      12-  6   56%  J Franco        Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
   O      12-  3   50%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, John Barfield facing 5-6-7
          ---  4   44%  G Larkin        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
   OO     1--  3   57%  B Harper        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   O      ---  1   59%  S Mack          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.

Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Mark Guthrie facing 7-8-9
          ---  1   64%  H Baines        Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
   O      1--  1   62%  M Stanley       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Baines to 2B
                  John Russell pinch hits for Gary Green batting 9th
          -2-  7   64%  J Russell       Walk
   O      12-  4   57%  G Pettis        Strikeout Looking
   RR     12-  1   89%  J Kunkel        Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Baines Scores; Russell Scores
                  Terry Leach replaces Mark Guthrie pitching
          -2-  4   89%  R Palmeiro      Intentional Walk
   O      12-  2   87%  R Sierra        Groundout: 1B-P
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Arnsberg facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Arnsberg replaces John Barfield pitching; Jeff Huson replaces John Russell playing SS batting 9th
   O      ---  4   91%  J Moses         Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
                  Al Newman pinch hits for Greg Gagne batting 9th
   O      ---  7   93%  A Newman        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  4   94%  D Gladden       Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.

Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Ahead 2-0, Terry Leach facing 5-6-7
                  Al Newman moves to SS
   O      ---  3   94%  J Franco        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   93%  P Incaviglia    Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  4   93%  H Baines        Popfly: C (P's Left)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Behind 0-2, Brad Arnsberg facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  2   97%  N Liriano       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1   99%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  1  100%  G Gaetti        Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 2.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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