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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 5 (1)

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Minnesota Twins 6, Boston Red Sox 5 (1)

Day

Game Played on Saturday, August 31, 1985 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

BOS A    0  0  0    0  0  4    1  0  0  -   5  9  1
MIN A    1  2  0    0  1  0    0  0  2  -   6 12  2
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Evans rf                      4   0   0   1       0   2       2   0
Boggs 3b                      4   1   1   0       0   0       1   4
Buckner 1b                    4   1   3   0       0   0       9   2
Armas lf                      4   1   3   0       0   1       2   0
Gedman c                      4   0   0   0       0   1       3   1
Easler dh                     4   1   1   4       0   1       0   0
Barrett 2b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       2   2
Lyons cf                      4   1   1   0       0   0       1   0
Gutierrez ss                  4   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
Boyd p                        0   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
  Crawford p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       36   5   9   5       0   6      26  13
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Boggs-Barrett-Buckner.
E: Barrett (10).
BATTING - 
2B: Lyons (10,off Blyleven).
HR: Easler (13,6th inning off Blyleven 3 on 2 out).
SF: Evans (6,off Blyleven).
GDP: Gedman (11,off Blyleven).
Team LOB: 5.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puckett cf                    5   2   2   0       0   1       1   0
Hatcher lf                    3   0   1   0       1   0       7   0
  Meier pr                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hrbek 1b                      4   0   3   1       1   0       9   0
Brunansky rf                  2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Bush ph,rf                  2   1   1   1       1   0       0   0
Salas c                       5   1   0   0       0   0       7   0
Stenhouse dh                  5   0   1   1       0   1       0   0
Smalley 3b                    1   1   0   0       1   0       0   1
  Gaetti pr,3b                1   0   1   0       1   0       1   1
Washington 2b,ss              4   1   2   1       0   1       1   4
Espinoza ss                   3   0   1   2       0   0       1   1
  Engle ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Teufel 2b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Blyleven p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       36   6  12   6       5   3      27   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Blyleven-Gaetti-Espinoza.
E: Washington 2 (7).
BATTING - 
2B: Puckett (17,off Boyd); Espinoza (1,off Boyd); Gaetti (28,off Crawford).
SH: Hatcher (3,off Boyd); Washington (3,off Boyd).
HBP: Smalley (1,by Boyd).
GDP: Brunansky (7,off Boyd).
IBB: Gaetti (3,by Crawford).
Team LOB: 12.
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Boyd                          7     9   4   4   2   1   0  33
Crawford L(5-4)               1.2   3   2   2   3   2   0  11
Totals                        8.2  12   6   6   5   3   0  44
HBP: Boyd (4,Smalley).
IBB: Crawford (5,Gaetti).
Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Blyleven W(13-13)             9     9   5   1   0   6   1  37

Umpires: HP - Terry Cooney, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Joe Brinkman
Time of Game: 2:38   
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins          
1. Evans               rf        Puckett             cf
2. Boggs               3b        Hatcher             lf
3. Buckner             1b        Hrbek               1b
4. Armas               lf        Brunansky           rf
5. Gedman              c         Salas               c
6. Easler              dh        Stenhouse           dh
7. Barrett             2b        Smalley             3b
8. Lyons               cf        Washington          2b
9. Gutierrez           ss        Espinoza            ss
   Boyd                p         Blyleven            p

RED SOX 1ST: Evans popped to second in foul territory; Boggs
grounded out (shortstop to first); Buckner singled; Armas struck
out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Puckett doubled; Hatcher out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to first) [Puckett to third]; Hrbek singled [Puckett
scored]; Brunansky grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Hrbek out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 1.

RED SOX 2ND: Gedman flied out to left; Easler struck out;
Barrett flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0,
Twins 1.

TWINS 2ND: Salas grounded out (first to pitcher); Stenhouse made
an out to first; Smalley was hit by a pitch; Washington singled
[Smalley to second]; Espinoza doubled [Smalley scored,
Washington scored]; Puckett reached on an error by Barrett
[Espinoza to third, Puckett to first]; Hatcher grounded out
(third to first); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Lyons made an out to first; Gutierrez grounded out
(third to first); Evans grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Hrbek singled; Brunansky lined to shortstop; Salas
flied out to center; Stenhouse made an out to shortstop; 0 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

RED SOX 4TH: Boggs singled; Buckner lined to left; Armas singled
[Boggs to second]; Gedman popped to catcher in foul territory;
Easler grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley grounded out (first to pitcher); Washington
flied out to left; Espinoza grounded out (shortstop to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 3.

RED SOX 5TH: Barrett struck out; Lyons grounded out (second to
first); Gutierrez flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Puckett singled; Hatcher flied out to right; Hrbek
singled [Puckett to second]; BUSH BATTED FOR BRUNANSKY; Bush
singled [Puckett scored, Hrbek to second]; Salas made an out to
shortstop; Stenhouse struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 4.

RED SOX 6TH: BUSH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Evans struck out;
Boggs reached on an error by Washington [Boggs to first];
Buckner singled [Boggs to second]; Armas singled [Boggs to
third, Buckner to second]; Gedman struck out; Easler homered
(unearned) [Boggs scored (unearned), Buckner scored (unearned),
Armas scored (unearned)]; Barrett grounded out (second to
first); 4 R (0 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 4.

TWINS 6TH: Smalley walked; GAETTI RAN FOR SMALLEY; Washington
out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Gaetti to second];
Espinoza grounded out (third to first); Puckett flied out to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 4, Twins 4.

RED SOX 7TH: GAETTI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); Lyons doubled;
Gutierrez grounded out (pitcher to second to first) [Lyons to
third]; Evans hit a sacrifice fly to left [Lyons scored]; Boggs
grounded out (first unassisted); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
5, Twins 4.

TWINS 7TH: Hatcher singled; Hrbek walked [Hatcher to second];
Bush made an out to pitcher; Salas grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Hatcher to third, Hrbek to second]; Stenhouse grounded
out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

RED SOX 8TH: Buckner singled; Armas singled [Buckner to second];
Gedman grounded into a double play (pitcher to third to
shortstop) [Buckner out at third, Armas out at second]; Easler
flied out to center; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 8TH: CRAWFORD REPLACED BOYD (PITCHING); Gaetti doubled;
Washington struck out; ENGLE BATTED FOR ESPINOZA; Engle grounded
out (third to first); Puckett struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

RED SOX 9TH: WASHINGTON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING SS); TEUFEL
REPLACED ENGLE (PLAYING 2B); Barrett reached on an error by
Washington [Barrett to second]; Lyons flied out to left;
Gutierrez lined to left; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 5, Twins 4.

TWINS 9TH: Hatcher walked; MEIER RAN FOR HATCHER; Hrbek lined to
left; Bush walked [Meier to second]; Salas forced Meier (catcher
to third) [Bush to second]; Stenhouse singled [Bush scored,
Salas to third, Stenhouse to second]; Gaetti was walked
intentionally; Washington singled [Salas scored, Stenhouse to
third, Gaetti to second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  Red Sox 5,
Twins 6.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          5   9   1    5
 Twins            6  12   2   12
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