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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4 (2)

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Minnesota Twins 5, Boston Red Sox 4 (2)

Day

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

BOS A    0  1  0    0  0  0    0  1  2  -   4 10  0
MIN A    2  1  2    0  0  0    0  0  x  -   5 10  1
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Evans rf                      5   1   1   2       0   1       1   0
Boggs 3b                      5   1   3   0       0   2       2   1
Buckner 1b                    4   0   1   0       0   0       9   0
Armas lf                      4   0   1   1       0   0       3   0
Easler dh                     4   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Stapleton 2b                  3   0   1   0       1   1       2   3
Sax c                         3   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Gedman ph                   1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Lyons cf                      4   1   1   0       0   1       1   0
Hoffman ss                    3   0   0   0       0   1       3   3
  Rice ph                     1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Nipper p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
  Kison p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   2
Totals                       37   4  10   3       1   7      24  11
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Kison-Hoffman-Buckner.
BATTING - 
2B: Boggs 2 (34,off Portugal,off Filson).
HR: Evans (19,9th inning off Davis 1 on 2 out).
Team LOB: 7.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puckett cf                    4   1   2   1       1   0       2   0
Hatcher lf                    5   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  Meier lf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Bush rf                       4   1   2   1       0   1       1   0
Hrbek 1b                      4   0   1   1       0   1       9   2
Stenhouse dh                  3   1   1   0       1   0       0   0
Gaetti 3b                     4   1   1   2       0   1       1   0
Salas c                       2   1   1   0       2   0       6   0
  Laudner c                   0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Teufel 2b                     4   0   2   0       0   0       1   1
Espinoza ss                   2   0   0   0       0   0       1   2
Portugal p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       1   4
  Filson p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Davis p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       32   5  10   5       4   3      27   9
FIELDING - 
E: Espinoza (4).
BATTING - 
3B: Bush (3,off Nipper); Salas (4,off Nipper).
HR: Gaetti (14,3rd inning off Nipper 1 on 1 out).
SH: Espinoza (3,off Kison).
HBP: Espinoza (1,by Nipper).
GDP: Hrbek (10,off Kison).
IBB: Salas (5,by Kison).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Puckett (15,2nd base off Nipper/Sax); Stenhouse (1,2nd base off Kison/Sax).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Nipper L(7-10)                2.1   6   5   5   3   2   1  17
Kison                         5.2   4   0   0   1   1   0  21
Totals                        8    10   5   5   4   3   1  38
HBP: Nipper (9,Espinoza).
IBB: Kison (3,Salas).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Kison 2-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Portugal W(1-1)               5.2   4   1   1   1   4   0  22
Filson                        2.1   4   1   1   0   2   0  11
Davis SV(18)                  1     2   2   2   0   1   1   5
Totals                        9    10   4   4   1   7   1  38
BK: Portugal (1).
Inherited Runners - Scored: Filson 2-0.
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Umpires: HP - Derryl Cousins, 1B - John Shulock, 2B - Joe Brinkman, 3B - Terry Cooney
Time of Game: 2:39   Attendance: 20779
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins          
1. Evans               rf        Puckett             cf
2. Boggs               3b        Hatcher             lf
3. Buckner             1b        Bush                rf
4. Armas               lf        Hrbek               1b
5. Easler              dh        Stenhouse           dh
6. Stapleton           2b        Gaetti              3b
7. Sax                 c         Salas               c
8. Lyons               cf        Teufel              2b
9. Hoffman             ss        Espinoza            ss
   Nipper              p         Portugal            p

RED SOX 1ST: Evans grounded out (pitcher to first); Boggs
doubled; Buckner grounded out (first unassisted) [Boggs to
third]; Armas flied out to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Puckett walked; Puckett stole second; Hatcher
grounded out (pitcher to first) [Puckett to third]; Bush tripled
[Puckett scored]; Hrbek singled [Bush scored]; Stenhouse flied
out to center; Gaetti flied out to left; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 2ND: Easler singled; Stapleton walked [Easler to
second]; Sax forced Stapleton (shortstop to second) [Easler to
third]; Lyons struck out; Portugal balked [Easler scored, Sax to
second]; Hoffman struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1,
Twins 2.

TWINS 2ND: Salas tripled; Teufel grounded out (pitcher to
first); Espinoza was hit by a pitch; Puckett singled [Salas
scored, Espinoza to second]; Hatcher flied out to left; Bush
struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 3.

RED SOX 3RD: Evans flied out to left; Boggs struck out; Buckner
grounded out (pitcher to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Twins 3.

TWINS 3RD: Hrbek struck out; Stenhouse walked; Gaetti homered
[Stenhouse scored]; Salas walked; Teufel singled [Salas to
second]; KISON REPLACED NIPPER (PITCHING); Espinoza forced Salas
(shortstop to third) [Teufel to second]; Puckett forced Espinoza
(second to shortstop); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

RED SOX 4TH: Armas grounded out (shortstop to first); Easler
grounded out (second to first); Stapleton struck out; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 4TH: Hatcher lined to shortstop; Bush singled; Hrbek
grounded into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first)
[Bush out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

RED SOX 5TH: Sax grounded out (pitcher to first); Lyons grounded
out (first to pitcher); Hoffman grounded out (pitcher to first);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 5TH: Stenhouse singled; Stenhouse stole second; Gaetti
struck out; Salas was walked intentionally; Teufel flied out to
left; Espinoza lined to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox
1, Twins 5.

RED SOX 6TH: Evans popped to first in foul territory; Boggs
singled; Buckner singled [Boggs to second]; Armas flied out to
left; FILSON REPLACED PORTUGAL (PITCHING); Easler flied out to
left; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Puckett singled; Hatcher grounded out (shortstop to
first) [Puckett to second]; Bush grounded out (second to first)
[Puckett to third]; Hrbek grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

RED SOX 7TH: Stapleton singled; Sax struck out; Lyons singled
[Stapleton to second]; Hoffman made an out to first; Evans
struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

TWINS 7TH: Stenhouse flied out to right; Gaetti grounded out
(third to first); Salas popped to third in foul territory; 0 R,
0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 1, Twins 5.

RED SOX 8TH: Boggs doubled; Buckner flied out to center [Boggs
to third]; Armas singled [Boggs scored]; Easler flied out to
left; Stapleton popped to third in foul territory; 1 R, 2 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 8TH: Teufel singled; Espinoza out on a sacrifice bunt
(pitcher to second) [Teufel to second]; Puckett grounded out
(second to first) [Teufel to third]; Hatcher popped to first in
foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 5.

RED SOX 9TH: DAVIS REPLACED FILSON (PITCHING); GEDMAN BATTED FOR
SAX; MEIER REPLACED HATCHER (PLAYING LF); LAUDNER REPLACED SALAS
(PLAYING C ); Gedman singled; Lyons forced Gedman (first to
shortstop) [Lyons to second (error by Espinoza)]; RICE BATTED
FOR HOFFMAN; Rice flied out to right; Evans homered [Lyons
scored]; Boggs struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 4,
Twins 5.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          4  10   0    7
 Twins            5  10   1    9
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