Oct 9, 1988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1988 Boston 1-3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 1988 Minnesota 3-1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 12 2 Boston AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Minnesota AB R H BI W K 2B 3B HR LOB Avg Boggs 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Gladden LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 .056 Barrett 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .294 Larkin DH 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .235 Evans, D RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 Puckett CF 4 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 .500 Greenwell LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .333 Hrbek 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .632 Benzinger 1B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 Gaetti 3B 3 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 2 .235 Burks CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 .200 Laudner C 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 .200 Rice, J DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .133 Gagne SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 .176 Reed, J SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .313 Lombardozzi 2B 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Gedman C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .143 Moses RF 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 .500 32 2 8 1 2 1 0 0 1 14 .215 33 4 12 4 8 4 1 0 2 26 .296 Boston IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Hurst 3.0 4 1 1 0 5 2 87 51 36 6.00 18 90(90)s - 44 Smithson L(0-1) 2.1 5 2 2 1 1 1 42 26 16 7.71 12 70(75) Bolton 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 1 24 13 11 0.00 6 25(29) Stanley 1.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 25 20 5 1.80 6 30(29) + 8.0 12 4 4 2 8 4 178 110 68 3.03 42 Minnesota IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Straker W(1-0) 7.0 6 2 1 1 2 0 94 62 32 1.29 27 100(103) ++ 57 Atherton H(2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0 0.00 3 25(24) Reardon S(2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 1 17 14 3 0.00 5 25(32) 9.0 8 2 1 1 2 1 120 85 35 1.38 35 E-Gagne(1), Laudner(1) 2B-Puckett(2) HR-Bos Gedman(1) off Straker(1) in the 2nd with bases empty, 378 feet Min Moses(1) off Smithson(1) in the 6th with 1 on base, 339 feet Min Puckett(1) off Stanley(1) in the 8th with bases empty, 384 feet RBI-Bos - Gedman(1) Min - Gaetti(5), Moses 2(2), Puckett(1) SH-Benzinger(1), Lombardozzi(1) BK-Smithson(1)Straker(1) Great-Gagne(2) Poor-Barrett(1), Boggs(1), Gagne(2) OfA-Greenwell(1), Puckett(1) LOB-Boston 6 Minnesota 14 DP-Boston 1 Minnesota 3 GWRBI-Moses Game MVP:Kirby Puckett HHH Metrodome (03-15-2024 21:09:48) Time 3:14, 70ø, Dome Day Game Oct 9, 1988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1988 Boston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 1988 Minnesota 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 12 2 1988 Boston Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 1 Boggs 3B 1>S Fs9 G43 8>Fd7 2 Barrett 2B P2 3>S G63 S/84 3 Evans, D RF BK,12 G6/e6,3H G643/dp 6>W F7 4 Greenwell LF G63,12 Fs8 G46/fo,B1 9>S 5 Benzinger 1B S,23 4>P5 W,12 E2,12,B1 6 Burks CF P6 Fd9 G643/dp Fd7 7 Rice, J DH 2>L6 S 7>P3 K 8 Reed, J SS G63 G13 S G46/fo 9 Gedman C HR 5>Fd7 G6u3/dp 1988 Minnesota Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Gladden LF 1>K2u W 4>G53 Fd9 G4u/fo,23,B1 2 Larkin DH P6 K F8 S G13 3 Puckett CF W 3>D Fvd7 S,12 8>HR 4 Hrbek 1B W,12 G63,23 5>S K S 5 Gaetti 3B W,23,12 S,3H P5 W,23,12 Fd7 6 Laudner C L7 S,12 BK,12 S,23/72 F7 G543/dp 7 Gagne SS 2>S Fd8 K 7>G53 8 Lombardozzi 2B B24,12 W,23,12 6>W W 9 Moses RF G53 G3u HR S,12 Boston IN OUT Hurst AB1-1 AB2-9 Smithson AB3-1 AB4-3 Bolton AB4-4 AB4-9 Stanley AB5-1 End Minnesota IN OUT Straker AB1-1 AB3-9 Atherton AB4-1 AB4-3 Reardon AB4-4 End Oct 9, 1988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E 1988 Boston 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 1988 Minnesota 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 - 4 12 2 Inn Out B-S On Bos-Min Result 1-Boston 1 0 2-0 - 0-0 Boggs lined a single between first and second 1 0 1-1 1 0-0 Barrett popped to the catcher, 1 out 1 1 1-2 1 0-0 Balk, Boggs to 2nd 1 1 1-2 2 0-0 Evans grounded to short, safe on throwing error, Boggs scored, Boston 1 Minnesota 0 1 1 2-2 1 1-0 Greenwell grounded to short, Evans to 2nd, 2 out 1 2 2-1 2 1-0 Benzinger lined a single to left center, Evans to 3rd 1 2 0-2 13 1-0 Burks popped to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Minnesota 1 0 1-2 - 1-0 Gladden struck out, tagged out, 1 out 1 1 2-1 - 1-0 Larkin popped to short, 2 out 1 2 3-1 - 1-0 Puckett walked 1 2 3-1 1 1-0 Hrbek walked, Puckett to 2nd 1 2 3-2 12 1-0 Gaetti walked, Puckett to 3rd, Hrbek to 2nd 1 2 0-2 123 1-0 Laudner lined to left, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Boston 2 0 0-0 - 1-0 Rice lined to short, 1 out 2 1 2-1 - 1-0 Reed grounded to short, 2 out 2 2 0-0 - 1-0 Gedman hit a solo homer to right center, 378 feet, Boston 2 Minnesota 0 2 2 1-1 - 2-0 Boggs flied shallow down right field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Minnesota 2 0 1-0 - 2-0 Gagne lined a single to right 2 0 0-1 1 2-0 Lombardozzi bunted out to the catcher, Gagne to 2nd, sacrifice, 1 out 2 1 1-0 2 2-0 Moses grounded to third, 2 out 2 2 3-2 2 2-0 Gladden walked 2 2 1-2 12 2-0 Larkin struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Boston 3 0 2-1 - 2-0 Barrett grounded a single between third and short 3 0 1-0 1 2-0 Evans grounded to short, second to first double play, 2 out 3 2 2-0 - 2-0 Greenwell flied to shallow left center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Minnesota 3 0 3-2 - 2-0 Puckett doubled off the wall down the third base line 3 0 0-1 2 2-0 Hrbek grounded to short, Puckett to 3rd, 1 out 3 1 2-2 3 2-0 Gaetti lined a single over third, Puckett scored, Boston 2 Minnesota 1 3 1 2-2 1 2-1 Laudner lined a single to center, Gaetti to 2nd 3 1 3-2 12 2-1 Gagne flied to deep left center, 2 out 3 2 3-2 12 2-1 Lombardozzi walked, Gaetti to 3rd, Laudner to 2nd 3 2 0-2 123 2-1 Moses grounded to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Boston 4 0 1-1 - 2-1 Benzinger popped to third, 1 out 4 1 1-1 - 2-1 Burks flied to deep right, 2 out 4 2 2-0 - 2-1 Rice grounded a single between first and second 4 2 0-2 1 2-1 Reed grounded to the pitcher, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Minnesota >Smithson pitching 4 0 2-0 - 2-1 Gladden grounded to third, 1 out 4 1 0-1 - 2-1 Larkin flied to right center, 2 out 4 2 0-2 - 2-1 Puckett flied very deep down the left field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Boston 5 0 0-0 - 2-1 Gedman flied to deep left, 1 out 5 1 0-2 - 2-1 Boggs grounded to second, 2 out 5 2 3-2 - 2-1 Barrett grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Minnesota 5 0 2-0 - 2-1 Hrbek lined a single to left 5 0 2-2 1 2-1 Gaetti popped to third, 1 out 5 1 3-0 1 2-1 Balk, Hrbek to 2nd 5 1 3-0 2 2-1 Laudner grounded a single between third and short, Hrbek out at home, 2 out 5 2 0-2 1 2-1 Gagne struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Boston 6 0 3-1 - 2-1 Evans walked 6 0 0-2 1 2-1 Greenwell grounded to second, forcing Evans at second, 1 out 6 1 3-2 1 2-1 Benzinger walked, Greenwell to 2nd 6 1 1-1 12 2-1 Burks grounded to short, second to first double play, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Minnesota 6 0 3-2 - 2-1 Lombardozzi walked 6 0 1-1 1 2-1 Moses hit a two run homer down the right field line, 339 feet, Minnesota 3 Boston 2 6 0 2-1 - 2-3 Gladden flied to deep right center, 1 out 6 1 0-1 - 2-3 Larkin lined a single between first and second 6 1 0-0 1 2-3 Puckett lined a single to left center, Larkin to 2nd >Bolton pitching 6 1 1-2 12 2-3 Hrbek struck out, 2 out 6 2 3-2 12 2-3 Gaetti walked, Larkin to 3rd, Puckett to 2nd 6 2 1-0 123 2-3 Laudner flied down the left field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Boston 7 0 0-1 - 2-3 Rice popped to first, 1 out 7 1 0-2 - 2-3 Reed lined a single to right center 7 1 0-0 1 2-3 Gedman grounded to short, second to first double play, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Minnesota 7 0 1-2 - 2-3 Gagne grounded to third, 1 out 7 1 3-0 - 2-3 Lombardozzi walked 7 1 0-1 1 2-3 Moses lined a single between first and second, Lombardozzi to 2nd >Stanley pitching 7 1 1-2 12 2-3 Gladden grounded to second, forcing Moses at second, Lombardozzi to 3rd, 2 out 7 2 0-0 13 2-3 Larkin grounded to the pitcher, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Boston >Atherton pitching 8 0 0-2 - 2-3 Boggs flied deep down the left field line, 1 out 8 1 0-1 - 2-3 Barrett singled to right center, out at 2nd, 2 out 8 2 0-1 - 2-3 Evans flied to left center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Minnesota 8 0 0-2 - 2-3 Puckett hit a solo homer to left, 384 feet, Minnesota 4 Boston 2 8 0 2-2 - 2-4 Hrbek singled on the infield 8 0 1-2 1 2-4 Gaetti flied to deep left, 1 out 8 1 1-0 1 2-4 Laudner grounded to third, second to first double play, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Boston >Reardon pitching 9 0 0-2 - 2-4 Greenwell singled to right 9 0 0-1 1 2-4 Benzinger bunted to the catcher, safe on an error, Greenwell to 2nd, sacrifice 9 0 0-1 12 2-4 Burks flied deep down the left field line, 1 out 9 1 2-2 12 2-4 Rice struck out, 2 out 9 2 1-2 12 2-4 Reed grounded to second, forcing Benzinger at second Recap Bos 1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error. Bos Dwight Evans hit a grounder scoring 1, E6 to take the lead. Bos 1 Min 0. Min 1st: Failed to score on 3 walks. Bos 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit. Bos Rich Gedman hit a solo HR(1). Bos 2 Min 0. Min 3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and one walk. Min Gary Gaetti singled scoring Puckett. Bos 2 Min 1. Min 6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks. Min John Moses hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead. Bos 2 Min 3. Min 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits. Min Kirby Puckett hit a solo HR(1). Bos 2 Min 4. Min Randy Bush: 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs. Min John Moses: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI. Min Les Straker pitched 7 innings and picked up the win: 7 IP, 1 earned run, 6 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 on the season. Min Jeff Reardon got the save, his 2nd of the year. Bos Mike Smithson pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's now 0-1 on the year.