August 3, 1988 Minnesota Twins at Toronto Blue Jays Play by Play and Box Score

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BAL 8
CLE 3 BOS 5
TEX 4 OAK 4
@CHW 3
(11) KCR 2
DET 1 MIL 6
NYY 5 SEA 8
CAL 7 MIN 8
@TOR 3 CIN 7
@LAD 4
(11) CHC 3
@NYM 1 MON 6
@PIT 4 ATL 4
@SDP 2 HOU 3
@SFG 2 STL 4
PHI 2

Standings at end of play this day

Exhibition Stadium, Attendance: 31,340

Wednesday, August 3, 1988, 7:40
Time of Game: 3:08

Twins

58-47

Won 1

2nd, 6½ GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           3  0  0   2  0  0   1  0  2    8 16  0
Blue Jays       0  0  0   3  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  2

W: K Atherton (6-5), L: J Musselman (3-1), S: J Reardon (27)

Blue Jays

53-55

Lost 1

5th, 10½ GB

BATTING

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  4   2   1   0    1   1  .268  .734   20    3   0   
S Lombardozzi 2B              5   2   4   1    0   1  .232  .644   26    1   4   2·2B
K Puckett CF                  5   1   2   2    0   1  .355  .903   10    4   0   2B
G Gaetti 3B                   5   3   4   1    0   0  .308  .927   22    0   0   3B,2B
G Larkin DH                   5   0   2   2    0   0  .284  .755   14    0   0   2B
T Laudner C                   3   0   1   0    2   1  .247  .736   23    5   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    5   0   1   1    0   0  .290  .865   15    6   3   
G Gagne SS                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .244  .720   20    4   2   GDP
M Davidson RF                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .264  .702    4    0   0   
  R Bush PH-RF                3   0   1   0    0   0  .272  .837   11    0   0   
  J Moses RF                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .303  .760         3   0   

J Berenguer P                                                            1   1
  K Atherton P                                                           0   0
  J Reardon P                                                            0   0
Totals                       41   8  16   7    3   4              165   27  10

BATTING

2B: G Larkin (24, off F Wills); K Puckett (28, off F Wills); G Gaetti (26, off J Musselman); S Lombardozzi 2 (10, 2 off F Wills).

3B: G Gaetti (1, off D Bair).

TB: G Gaetti 7; S Lombardozzi 6; G Larkin 3; K Puckett 3; D Gladden; R Bush; T Laudner; K Hrbek.

GIDP: G Gagne (7).

RBI: K Puckett 2 (79); G Larkin 2 (46); S Lombardozzi (14); G Gaetti (69); K Hrbek (49).

2-out RBI: K Puckett 2.

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 4 for 18.

FIELDING

DP: 2. K Hrbek-G Gagne-K Hrbek; S Lombardozzi-G Gagne-K Hrbek.

Toronto Blue Jays            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
T Fernandez SS                5   0   2   0    0   1  .283  .705   14    2   5   
E Whitt C                     2   1   1   0    3   0  .240  .688   23    5   0   
R Mulliniks DH                3   1   0   0    1   0  .315  .898   13    0   0   2·GDP
G Bell LF                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .266  .750   19    1   0   
F McGriff 1B                  4   1   1   3    0   0  .292  .995   11   10   0   HR
K Gruber 3B                   3   0   1   0    1   1  .289  .810   11    2   1   SB
R Leach RF                    4   0   1   0    0   0  .289  .725   11    3   0   2B
J Barfield CF                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .218  .670   15    2   1   
M Lee 2B                      3   0   0   0    1   0  .290  .689   16    2   1   

J Musselman P                                                            0   1
  F Wills P                                                              0   1
  D Bair P                                                               0   0
Totals                       32   3   7   3    6   4              133   27  10

BATTING

2B: R Leach (12, off J Berenguer).

HR: F McGriff (26, off J Berenguer; 4th inn, 2 on, 1 out to RF).

TB: F McGriff 4; T Fernandez 2; R Leach 2; K Gruber; E Whitt; G Bell.

GIDP: R Mulliniks 2 (9).

RBI: F McGriff 3 (63).

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 7.

FIELDING

DP: 1. T Fernandez-F McGriff.

PB: E Whitt (9).

E: G Bell 2 (15).

BASERUNNING

SB: K Gruber (17, 2nd base off J Berenguer/T Laudner).

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
J Berenguer                    4     2   3   3    4   3   1   3.30   17   76-40   24· 5·11    3· 4· 2· 1     45    -     0.87  -0.02
K Atherton, W (6-5)            3     3   0   0    2   0   0   3.56   13   39-25   17· 3· 5    5· 4· 2· 0          0-0    1.53   0.19
J Reardon, S (27)              2     2   0   0    0   1   0   2.57    8   17-13    7· 1· 5    3· 3· 1· 0          0-0    0.43   0.06
Totals                         9     7   3   3    6   4   1          38  132-78   48· 9·21   11·11· 5· 1           -

Toronto Blue Jays             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Musselman, L (3-1)           2.1   7   3   3    1   1   0   1.96   14   52-32   20· 3· 9    6· 2· 4· 0     31    -     0.82  -0.24
F Wills                        3.2   7   3   3    1   2   0   3.86   18   66-39   24· 7· 8    5· 5· 5· 0          1-0    0.75  -0.06
D Bair                         3     2   2   2    1   1   0   4.50   12   42-28   19· 2· 7    3· 6· 1· 0          1-0    0.27   0.04
Totals                         9    16   8   8    3   4   0          44  160-99   63·12·24   14·13·10· 0          2-0

F Wills faced 2 batters in the 7th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Terry Craft, 1B - Tim McClelland, 2B - Larry McCoy, 3B - Drew Coble.

Time of Game: 3:08.

Attendance: 31,340.

Field Condition: Dry.

Weather: 90° F, Night, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Minnesota Twins               Toronto Blue Jays                    
1. D Gladden            LF    1. T Fernandez          SS 
2. S Lombardozzi        2B    2. E Whitt              C  
3. K Puckett            CF    3. R Mulliniks          DH 
4. G Gaetti             3B    4. G Bell               LF 
5. G Larkin             DH    5. F McGriff            1B 
6. T Laudner            C     6. K Gruber             3B 
7. K Hrbek              1B    7. R Leach              RF 
8. G Gagne              SS    8. J Barfield           CF 
9. M Davidson           RF    9. M Lee                2B 

   J Berenguer          P        J Musselman          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 4   1  5-0  12-  3  -16%  73% F McGriff       J Berenguer     Home Run; Whitt Scores; Mulliniks Scores
   b 5   1  5-3  1-3  2   16%  79% R Mulliniks     K Atherton      Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
   t 1   1  0-1  1--  4   10%  71% G Gaetti        J Musselman     Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lombardozzi Scores/Adv on E7
   t 4   2  0-3  -23  1   10%  92% K Puckett       F Wills         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gladden Scores; Lombardozzi Scores
   b 5   1  5-3  1--  3   -9%  63% E Whitt         K Atherton      Single to CF (Line Drive); Fernandez to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Jeff Musselman facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   54%  D Gladden       Walk
          1--      56%  S Lombardozzi   Passed Ball; Gladden to 2B
   R      -2-  7   63%  " "             Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gladden Scores
   O      1--  2   60%  K Puckett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   R      1--  4   71%  G Gaetti        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lombardozzi Scores/Adv on E7
   R      -2-  3   78%  G Larkin        Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Gaetti Scores; Larkin to 2B
   O      -2-  5   76%  T Laudner       Single to CF (Ground Ball); Larkin out at Hm/CF-C; Laudner to 2B
   O      -2-  4   74%  K Hrbek         Groundout: P-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Juan Berenguer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   76%  T Fernandez     Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   74%  E Whitt         Walk
   OO     1--  5   79%  R Mulliniks     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jeff Musselman facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   77%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  4   76%  M Davidson      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---  2   77%  D Gladden       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
          1--  1   78%  S Lombardozzi   Single to LF (Line Drive); Gladden to 2B
   O      12-  5   76%  K Puckett       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Juan Berenguer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   78%  G Bell          Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   79%  F McGriff       Groundout: 1B-P
          ---  4   78%  K Gruber        Walk
          1--      77%  R Leach         Gruber Steals 2B
   O      -2-  4   80%  " "             Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Jeff Musselman facing 4-5-6
          ---  4   84%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Gaetti to 2B/Adv on E7
   O      -2-  2   83%  G Larkin        Groundout: SS-1B; Gaetti to 3B
                  Frank Wills replaces Jeff Musselman pitching
   O      --3  3   80%  T Laudner       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --3  1   77%  K Hrbek         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-3, Juan Berenguer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   80%  J Barfield      Flyball: CF
   O      ---  3   81%  M Lee           Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---  6   82%  T Fernandez     Lineout: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Blue Jays 0.

Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 3-0, Frank Wills facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   81%  G Gagne         Popfly: 2B
                  Randy Bush pinch hits for Mark Davidson batting 9th
          ---  2   82%  R Bush          Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
   O      1--  3   81%  D Gladden       Groundout: P-SS/Forceout at 2B; Gladden to 1B
          1--  4   83%  S Lombardozzi   Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Gladden to 3B
   RR     -23  1   92%  K Puckett       Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF); Gladden Scores; Lombardozzi Scores
   O      -2-  8   91%  G Gaetti        Popfly: 3B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 0-5, Juan Berenguer facing 2-3-4
                  Randy Bush moves to RF
          ---  7   89%  E Whitt         Walk
          1--  4   85%  R Mulliniks     Walk; Whitt to 2B
   O      12-  7   89%  G Bell          Strikeout Looking
   RRR    12-  3   73%  F McGriff       Home Run; Whitt Scores; Mulliniks Scores
   O      ---  5   75%  K Gruber        Strikeout Looking
          ---  3   72%  R Leach         Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
   O      -2-  5   76%  J Barfield      Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Frank Wills facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  3   74%  G Larkin        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  6   76%  T Laudner       Walk
          1--  3   79%  K Hrbek         Single to RF (Ground Ball); Laudner to 2B
   OO     12-  7   72%  G Gagne         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Keith Atherton facing 9-1-2
                  Keith Atherton replaces Juan Berenguer pitching
   O      ---  1   75%  M Lee           Flyball: LF
          ---  2   72%  T Fernandez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line)
          1--  3   63%  E Whitt         Single to CF (Line Drive); Fernandez to 3B
   OO     1-3  2   79%  R Mulliniks     Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Frank Wills facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  2   77%  R Bush          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  6   76%  D Gladden       Strikeout Looking
          ---  6   78%  S Lombardozzi   Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      -2-  1   75%  K Puckett       Flyball: RF (Short RF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-5, Keith Atherton facing 4-5-6
          ---  6   69%  G Bell          Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  4   74%  F McGriff       Foul Flyball: C
   O      1--  1   78%  K Gruber        Groundout: 2B-1B; Bell to 2B
   O      -2-  2   82%  R Leach         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-3, Frank Wills facing 4-5-6
          ---  3   85%  G Gaetti        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   R      1--  4   92%  G Larkin        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF); Gaetti Scores
                  Doug Bair replaces Frank Wills pitching
   O      -2-  5   91%  T Laudner       Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-  2   90%  K Hrbek         Flyball: RF; Larkin to 3B
   O      --3  4   88%  G Gagne         Popfly: 1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Keith Atherton facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  3   91%  J Barfield      Flyball: 2B
          ---  7   88%  M Lee           Walk
   O      1--  1   91%  T Fernandez     Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Fernandez to 1B
          1--  5   88%  E Whitt         Walk; Fernandez to 2B
   O      12-  2   93%  R Mulliniks     Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Doug Bair facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  7   93%  R Bush          Popfly: 3B
   O      ---  3   92%  D Gladden       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  3   92%  S Lombardozzi   Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-6, Jeff Reardon facing 4-5-6
                  Jeff Reardon replaces Keith Atherton pitching; John Moses replaces Randy Bush playing RF batting 9th
   O      ---  2   95%  G Bell          Flyball: RF
   O      ---  1   96%  F McGriff       Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
          ---  1   95%  K Gruber        Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  1   97%  R Leach         Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 6, Blue Jays 3.

Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-3, Doug Bair facing 3-4-5
          ---  1   97%  K Puckett       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   R      1--  3   99%  G Gaetti        Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Puckett Scores
   O      --3  2   99%  G Larkin        Flyball: CF
          --3  4   99%  T Laudner       Walk
   RO     1-3  5   99%  K Hrbek         Groundout: 3B-1B; Gaetti Scores; Laudner to 2B
   O      -2-  3   99%  G Gagne         Groundout: SS-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Blue Jays 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Blue Jays Batting, Behind 3-8, Jeff Reardon facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4  100%  J Barfield      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  5  100%  M Lee           Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---  1  100%  T Fernandez     Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  2  100%  E Whitt         Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Blue Jays 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:TOR198808030

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