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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 2

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Minnesota Twins 3, Boston Red Sox 2

Day

Game Played on Saturday, July 15, 1989 (D) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

BOS A    0  0  0    2  0  0    0  0  0  -   2  4  2
MIN A    0  2  0    0  0  0    0  1  x  -   3  9  0
BATTING
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Boggs 3b                      5   0   0   0       0   1       1   4
Reed 2b                       3   0   0   0       1   0       4   2
Heep rf                       2   1   1   0       2   0       1   0
  Kutcher pr,rf               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Greenwell lf                  4   0   1   0       0   1       1   0
Evans dh                      4   1   1   2       0   1       0   0
Esasky 1b                     1   0   0   0       2   0       7   1
Romine cf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       3   0
Rivera ss                     4   0   0   0       0   1       2   1
Gedman c                      4   0   0   0       0   3       5   1
Hetzel p                      0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Price p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smithson p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   2       5   8      24   9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Boggs-Reed-Esasky.
E: Boggs (7), Greenwell (6).
BATTING - 
HR: Evans (12,4th inning off Smith 1 on 1 out).
HBP: Esasky (1,by Smith).
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Greenwell (12,2nd base off Smith/Harper); Kutcher (3,2nd base off Berenguer/Harper).
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Newman 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   1       1   1
Moses lf,rf                   4   0   2   0       0   0       9   0
Puckett cf                    4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Gaetti 3b                     4   1   1   1       0   0       1   1
Bush rf                       3   1   1   0       1   1       1   0
  Gladden lf                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Larkin 1b                     3   0   2   0       1   0       4   0
Dwyer dh                      2   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
  Castillo ph,dh              2   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Harper c                      2   1   1   0       0   0       8   0
Gagne ss                      3   0   0   0       0   1       0   2
Smith p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Berenguer p                 0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Reardon p                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   3   9   1       2   4      27   4
BATTING - 
2B: Moses (5,off Hetzel); Puckett (29,off Hetzel).
HR: Gaetti (17,8th inning off Smithson 0 on 1 out).
SH: Harper (2,off Hetzel).
GDP: Harper (4,off Smithson).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Moses (6,2nd base by Hetzel/Gedman).
PITCHING
Boston Red Sox               IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Hetzel                        5     7   2   0   2   1   0  24
Price                         0.1   0   0   0   0   1   0   1
Smithson L(4-9)               2.2   2   1   1   0   2   1   9
Totals                        8     9   3   1   2   4   1  34
Hetzel faced 2 batters in the 6th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Price 2-0; Smithson 2-0.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Smith                         6     3   2   2   3   4   1  25
Berenguer W(5-3)              2     0   0   0   1   3   0   7
Reardon SV(15)                1     1   0   0   1   1   0   5
Totals                        9     4   2   2   5   8   1  37
HBP: Smith (3,Esasky).
Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Larry Barnett, 2B - Dale Ford, 3B - John Hirschbeck
Ejections: Jim Dwyer by Greg Kosc [Balls and strikes]
Time of Game: 2:59   Attendance: 33239
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Red Sox                Minnesota Twins          
1. Boggs               3b        Newman              2b
2. Reed                2b        Moses               lf
3. Heep                rf        Puckett             cf
4. Greenwell           lf        Gaetti              3b
5. Evans               dh        Bush                rf
6. Esasky              1b        Larkin              1b
7. Romine              cf        Dwyer               dh
8. Rivera              ss        Harper              c
9. Gedman              c         Gagne               ss
   Hetzel              p         Smith               p

RED SOX 1ST: Boggs struck out; Reed lined to left; Heep singled
to left; Greenwell flied to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Newman was called out on strikes; Moses doubled to
right; Puckett grounded out (shortstop to first) [Moses to
third]; Gaetti popped to second; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
0, Twins 0.

RED SOX 2ND: Evans flied to left; Esasky was hit by a pitch;
Romine forced Esasky (shortstop to second); Rivera flied to
left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Bush walked; Larkin flied to center; Dwyer flied to
right; Harper singled to right [Bush to second]; Gagne reached
on an error by Boggs [Bush scored (unearned), Harper scored
(error by Greenwell) (unearned), Gagne to second]; Newman
grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 2 E, 1 LOB.  Red
Sox 0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 3RD: Gedman was called out on strikes; Boggs flied to
left; Reed grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Moses popped to third; Puckett doubled to left;
Gaetti grounded out (third to first); Bush popped to first; 0 R,
1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 0, Twins 2.

RED SOX 4TH: Heep walked; Greenwell flied to center; Evans
homered to left [Heep scored]; Esasky walked; Romine was called
out on strikes; Rivera grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 1
H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 4TH: Larkin singled to right; Dwyer singled to center
[Larkin to second]; Harper out on a sacrifice bunt (first to
second) [Larkin to third, Dwyer to second]; Gagne popped to
second; Newman grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2
LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

RED SOX 5TH: Gedman struck out; Boggs grounded out (second to
first); Reed walked; Heep flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 5TH: Moses singled to center; Puckett flied to center;
Gaetti popped to catcher; Moses was caught stealing second
(catcher to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins
2.

RED SOX 6TH: Greenwell singled to center; Evans flied to left;
Greenwell stole second; Esasky flied to right [Greenwell to
third]; Romine flied to center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Twins 2.

TWINS 6TH: Bush singled to right; Larkin walked [Bush to
second]; PRICE REPLACED HETZEL (PITCHING); CASTILLO BATTED FOR
DWYER; Castillo was called out on strikes; Dwyer ejected by
HP umpire Kosc when the first pitch was called a strike; Dwyer
was restrained by Twins manager Kelly; Castillo replaced Dwyer
to complete his at bat; Red Sox manager Morgan went to mound and
replaced Price with Smithson who was just about to pitch to
Castillo when umpires realized that Price had to pitch to at
least one batter, so Price was ordered back into game; Red Sox
played game under protest; SMITHSON REPLACED PRICE
(PITCHING); Harper grounded into a double play (third to second
to first) [Larkin out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Twins 2.

RED SOX 7TH: CASTILLO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); BERENGUER
REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Rivera was called out on strikes;
Gedman flied to left; Boggs flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
 Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 7TH: Gagne was called out on strikes; Newman lined to
shortstop; Moses flied to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Red Sox
2, Twins 2.

RED SOX 8TH: Reed grounded out (third to first); Heep walked;
KUTCHER RAN FOR HEEP; Greenwell struck out while Kutcher stole
second; Evans was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
Red Sox 2, Twins 2.

TWINS 8TH: KUTCHER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); Puckett grounded
out (third to first); Gaetti homered to right-center; Bush
struck out; Larkin singled to center; Castillo flied to left; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 3.

RED SOX 9TH: GLADDEN REPLACED BUSH (PLAYING LF); MOSES CHANGED
POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); REARDON REPLACED BERENGUER (PITCHING);
Esasky walked; Romine singled to left [Esasky to second]; Rivera
flied to right; Gedman was called out on strikes; Boggs popped
to third; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Red Sox 2, Twins 3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Red Sox          2   4   2    8
 Twins            3   9   0    7
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