Oct 8, 1988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E 1988 Boston 1-2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1988 Minnesota 2-1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 16 1 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250 Gladden LF 7 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 .071 Barrett 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 Larkin DH 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 .250 Evans, D RF 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 .250 Puckett CF 7 1 4 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 .438 Greenwell LF 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 .375 Hrbek 1B 6 1 5 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 .667 Parrish 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .167 Gaetti 3B 6 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 11 .214 Benzinger PH-1 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 .000 Bush RF 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 Burks CF 5 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 .273 Gagne SS 6 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 .154 Rice, J DH 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 .091 Laudner C 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 .000 Reed, J SS 5 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 .333 Newman, A PH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Cerone C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 Harper, B C 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .600 Gedman PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 Herr 2B 4 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 .143 42 2 6 2 6 6 2 0 0 20 .204 52 4 16 3 5 11 2 0 1 28 .277 Boston IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Boddicker 5.2 8 2 2 0 3 5 107 70 37 3.18 28 100(102) 47 Stanley 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 1 24 17 7 0.00 6 30(27) Lamp 2.0 2 0 0 0 0 1 29 20 9 0.00 8 30(34) Gardner L(0-1) 3.2 4 2 2 1 2 4 73 47 26 3.86 17 75(75) 12.2 16 4 4 1 5 11 233 154 79 2.64 59 Minnesota IP H R ER HR W K Ct S B ERA BF EPC Stf GSc Viola 7.0 3 2 1 0 3 3 114 75 39 1.29 29 115(121) 65 Berenguer 3.0 3 0 0 0 2 3 66 40 26 0.00 14 75(80) Toliver W(1-0) 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 45 28 17 0.00 10 85(75) ++ 13.0 6 2 1 0 6 6 225 143 82 1.50 53 2 out when winning run scored Bos: Benzinger hit for Parrish in the 8th Benzinger moved to 1B in the 8th Gedman hit for Cerone in the 9th Gedman moved to C in the 9th Min: Harper, B moved to C in the 9th E-Hrbek(1) 2B-Burks(1), Greenwell(2), Gagne(1), Puckett(1) HR-Min Hrbek(1) off Gardner(1) in the 13th with 1 on base, 374 feet RBI-Bos - Greenwell(1), Rice, J(1) Min - Hrbek 3(3) HBP-Boggs(Bos) by Viola(Min) SF-Greenwell(1), Rice, J(1) SH-Barrett(1), Gedman(1), Newman, A(1) PB-Cerone (1) Great-Herr(1) Poor-Barrett(1), Evans, D(1), Reed, J(2), Bush(1) LOB-Boston 12 Minnesota 16 DP-Boston 1 GWRBI-Hrbek Game MVP:Frank Viola HHH Metrodome (03-15-2024 20:43:06) Time 5:04, 69ø, Dome Night Game Oct 8, 1988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E 1988 Boston 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1988 Minnesota 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 16 1 1988 Boston Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Boggs 3B 1>G13 G53 6>W HBP,23,12 Fd7 2 Barrett 2B P5 G63 B14,12 G63 S,23 3 Evans, D RF K 4>G63 S,23 8>G63 K 4 Greenwell LF 2>D G43 Fd8,3H/SF,12 W 10>F9 5 Parrish 1B Fd8 G53 G63 Benzinger PH-1B Fd8 K 6 Burks CF E3,23,B1 5>K 7>W S,23 D 7 Rice, J DH Fd8,3H/SF G13 W,12 K F8 8 Reed, J SS L8 S K 9>W 11>P6 9 Cerone C 3>G13 G64/fo L8 Gedman PH-C B24,12 G63 Ab6 1 Boggs 3B L9 2 Barrett 2B 12>G63 3 Evans, D RF W 4 Greenwell LF Fd9 5 Parrish 1B Benzinger PH-1B G3u 6 Burks CF 13>G63 7 Rice, J DH G13 8 Reed, J SS G63 9 Cerone C Gedman PH-C 1988 Minnesota Ab1 Ab2 Ab3 Ab4 Ab5 1 Gladden LF 1>K S,13 G53 G43 K 2 Larkin DH G43 W,12 S 7>G43 9>G63 3 Puckett CF S K S,12 S G63 4 Hrbek 1B S,1223 PB,3H,23,12W S,23,2H S,12 S 5 Gaetti 3B K G543/dp G63 K Fd7 6 Bush RF 2>G43 4>G43 6>S G43 10>G43 7 Gagne SS G53 G53 G3u,12 8>D S 8 Laudner C K K Fd7,23 Newman, A PH B54,23 Harper, B C G64/fo,B1 9 Herr 2B 3>S 5>G3u W G43 W,12 Ab6 Ab7 1 Gladden LF G46/fo 13>K 2 Larkin DH 11>W G53 3 Puckett CF F8 D 4 Hrbek 1B F9 HR 5 Gaetti 3B K 6 Bush RF 12>Fd7 7 Gagne SS K 8 Laudner C Newman, A PH Harper, B C S 9 Herr 2B K Boston IN OUT Boddicker AB1-1 AB3-9 Stanley AB4-1 AB4-6 Lamp AB4-7 AB5-5 Gardner AB5-6 End Minnesota IN OUT Viola AB1-1 AB4-2 Berenguer AB4-3 AB5-7 Toliver AB5-8 End Oct 8, 1988 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E 1988 Boston 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 1988 Minnesota 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 16 1 Inn Out B-S On Bos-Min Result 1-Boston 1 0 0-2 - 0-0 Boggs grounded to the pitcher, 1 out 1 1 0-2 - 0-0 Barrett popped to third, 2 out 1 2 2-2 - 0-0 Evans struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-Minnesota 1 0 2-2 - 0-0 Gladden struck out, 1 out 1 1 2-0 - 0-0 Larkin grounded to second, 2 out 1 2 0-2 - 0-0 Puckett singled to center 1 2 2-0 1 0-0 Hrbek grounded a single up the middle, Puckett to 3rd 1 2 3-2 13 0-0 Gaetti struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Boston 2 0 1-1 - 0-0 Greenwell doubled off the wall down the third base line 2 0 1-2 2 0-0 Parrish flied to deep left center, 1 out 2 1 1-2 2 0-0 Burks grounded to first, safe on an error, Greenwell to 3rd 2 1 0-0 13 0-0 Rice flied to deep center, sacrifice, Greenwell scored, 2 out, Boston 1 Minnesota 0 2 2 1-1 1 1-0 Reed lined to center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-Minnesota 2 0 2-2 - 1-0 Bush grounded to second, 1 out 2 1 1-2 - 1-0 Gagne grounded to third, 2 out 2 2 1-2 - 1-0 Laudner struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Boston 3 0 2-2 - 1-0 Cerone grounded to the pitcher, 1 out 3 1 0-0 - 1-0 Boggs grounded to third, 2 out 3 2 1-2 - 1-0 Barrett grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-Minnesota 3 0 1-0 - 1-0 Herr lined a single to right center 3 0 2-0 1 1-0 Gladden singled to left, Herr to 3rd 3 0 3-2 13 1-0 Larkin walked, Gladden to 2nd 3 0 0-2 123 1-0 Puckett struck out, 1 out 3 1 0-0 123 1-0 Passed ball, Herr scored, Gladden to 3rd, Larkin to 2nd, Boston 1 Minnesota 1 3 1 3-0 23 1-1 Hrbek walked 3 1 3-1 123 1-1 Gaetti grounded to third, second to first double play, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Boston 4 0 0-2 - 1-1 Evans grounded to short, 1 out 4 1 2-2 - 1-1 Greenwell grounded to second, 2 out 4 2 2-0 - 1-1 Parrish grounded to third, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4-Minnesota 4 0 0-1 - 1-1 Bush grounded to second, 1 out 4 1 0-0 - 1-1 Gagne grounded to third, 2 out 4 2 0-2 - 1-1 Laudner struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Boston 5 0 3-2 - 1-1 Burks struck out, 1 out 5 1 1-0 - 1-1 Rice grounded to the pitcher, 2 out 5 2 1-1 - 1-1 Reed singled to right 5 2 1-0 1 1-1 Cerone grounded to short, forcing Reed at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-Minnesota 5 0 1-1 - 1-1 Herr grounded to first, 1 out 5 1 2-2 - 1-1 Gladden grounded to third, 2 out 5 2 0-0 - 1-1 Larkin grounded a single up the middle 5 2 3-1 1 1-1 Puckett lined a single to right center, Larkin to 2nd 5 2 0-0 12 1-1 Hrbek singled to center, Larkin scored, Puckett to 2nd, Minnesota 2 Boston 1 5 2 0-0 12 1-2 Gaetti grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Boston 6 0 3-1 - 1-2 Boggs walked 6 0 0-1 1 1-2 Barrett bunted out to the pitcher, Boggs to 2nd, sacrifice, 1 out 6 1 1-1 2 1-2 Evans singled to right center, Boggs to 3rd 6 1 2-2 13 1-2 Greenwell flied to deep right center, Boggs scored, Evans to 2nd, 2 out, Boston 2 Minnesota 2 6 2 1-2 2 2-2 Parrish grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6-Minnesota 6 0 1-2 - 2-2 Bush lined a single to right center 6 0 2-1 1 2-2 Gagne grounded to first, Bush to 2nd, 1 out 6 1 2-0 2 2-2 Laudner flied to deep left center, Bush to 3rd, 2 out 6 2 3-2 3 2-2 Herr walked >Stanley pitching 6 2 2-2 13 2-2 Gladden grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Boston 7 0 3-1 - 2-2 Burks walked 7 0 3-0 1 2-2 Rice walked, Burks to 2nd 7 0 2-2 12 2-2 Reed struck out, 1 out 7 1 0-1 12 2-2 Cerone lined to center, 2 out 7 2 0-2 12 2-2 Boggs hit by pitch, Burks to 3rd, Rice to 2nd 7 2 1-2 123 2-2 Barrett grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-Minnesota 7 0 1-1 - 2-2 Larkin grounded to second, 1 out 7 1 1-2 - 2-2 Puckett lined a single between third and short 7 1 1-1 1 2-2 Hrbek lined a single to right center, Puckett to 2nd 7 1 1-2 12 2-2 Gaetti struck out, 2 out 7 2 1-0 12 2-2 Bush grounded to second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Boston 8 0 2-2 - 2-2 Evans grounded to short, 1 out 8 1 3-1 - 2-2 Greenwell walked >Benzinger batting 8 1 0-2 1 2-2 Benzinger flied to deep right center, 2 out 8 2 2-0 1 2-2 Burks lined a single to right, Greenwell to 3rd 8 2 3-2 13 2-2 Rice struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8-Minnesota >Lamp pitching 8 0 3-1 - 2-2 Gagne doubled to left center >Benzinger playing 1B 8 0 0-0 2 2-2 Newman bunted out to third, Gagne to 3rd, sacrifice, 1 out 8 1 1-0 3 2-2 Herr grounded to second, 2 out 8 2 1-2 3 2-2 Gladden struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Boston 9 0 3-0 - 2-2 Reed walked >Harper, B playing C >Gedman batting 9 0 0-0 1 2-2 Gedman bunted out to the catcher, Reed to 2nd, sacrifice, 1 out 9 1 3-2 2 2-2 Boggs flied to deep left center, 2 out 9 2 3-2 2 2-2 Barrett singled on the infield, Reed to 3rd 9 2 0-2 13 2-2 Evans struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 9-Minnesota 9 0 2-2 - 2-2 Larkin grounded to short, 1 out >Gedman playing C 9 1 1-1 - 2-2 Puckett grounded to short, 2 out 9 2 0-2 - 2-2 Hrbek singled to left center 9 2 1-0 1 2-2 Gaetti flied deep down the left field line, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10-Boston 10 0 0-2 - 2-2 Greenwell flied to right, 1 out 10 1 1-2 - 2-2 Benzinger struck out, 2 out 10 2 3-1 - 2-2 Burks doubled off the wall in right center 10 2 1-1 2 2-2 Rice flied to center, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10-Minnesota >Gardner pitching 10 0 2-2 - 2-2 Bush grounded to second, 1 out 10 1 1-2 - 2-2 Gagne grounded a single between third and short 10 1 3-1 1 2-2 Harper grounded to short, forcing Gagne at second, 2 out 10 2 3-0 1 2-2 Herr walked, Harper to 2nd 10 2 2-0 12 2-2 Gladden grounded to second, forcing Herr at second, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11-Boston 11 0 1-2 - 2-2 Reed popped to short, 1 out 11 1 3-2 - 2-2 Gedman grounded to short, 2 out 11 2 1-1 - 2-2 Boggs lined to right, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11-Minnesota 11 0 3-2 - 2-2 Larkin walked 11 0 0-2 1 2-2 Puckett flied to right center, 1 out 11 1 0-1 1 2-2 Hrbek flied down the right field line, 2 out 11 2 3-2 1 2-2 Gaetti struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12-Boston 12 0 3-2 - 2-2 Barrett grounded to short, 1 out 12 1 3-2 - 2-2 Evans walked 12 1 1-1 1 2-2 Greenwell flied deep down the right field line, 2 out 12 2 0-2 1 2-2 Benzinger grounded to first, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12-Minnesota 12 0 0-0 - 2-2 Bush flied to deep left, 1 out 12 1 0-2 - 2-2 Gagne struck out, 2 out 12 2 0-2 - 2-2 Harper singled to left 12 2 2-2 1 2-2 Herr struck out, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13-Boston 13 0 2-1 - 2-2 Burks grounded to short, 1 out 13 1 2-1 - 2-2 Rice grounded to the pitcher, 2 out 13 2 0-2 - 2-2 Reed grounded to short, 3 out ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 13-Minnesota 13 0 1-2 - 2-2 Gladden struck out, 1 out 13 1 1-2 - 2-2 Larkin grounded to third, 2 out 13 2 2-0 - 2-2 Puckett doubled to left center 13 2 1-1 2 2-2 Hrbek hit a two run homer to right center, 374 feet, Minnesota 4 Boston 2 Recap Bos 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error. Bos Jim Rice hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead. Bos 1 Min 0. Min 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks. Min Tom Herr scored on a PB by Cerone to tie the score. Bos 1 Min 1. Min Gary Gaetti DP with bases loaded, end 3rd. Min 5th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits. Min Kent Hrbek singled scoring Larkin to take the lead. Bos 1 Min 2. Bos 6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk. Bos Mike Greenwell hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score. Bos 2 Min 2. Min 3th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits. Min Kent Hrbek hit a 2 run HR(1) to win the game. Bos 2 Min 4. Min Randy Bush: 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs. Min John Moses: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI. Min Freddie Toliver pitched 3 innings and picked up the win: 3 IP, 0 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's now 1-0 on the year. Bos Wes Gardner pitched 2 innings and took the loss: 2 IP, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.