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Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 8, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Boston Red Sox, played on May 8, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Oil Can Boyd |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Allan Anderson |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 28,896 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dale Scott 1B: Dan Morrison 2B: Dave Phillips 3B: Vic Voltaggio |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ellis Burks | Center Fielder |
| Marty Barrett | Second Baseman |
| Wade Boggs | Third Baseman |
| Dwight Evans | First Baseman |
| Mike Greenwell | Left Fielder |
| Jim Rice | DH |
| Rick Cerone | Catcher |
| Jody Reed | Shortstop |
| Brady Anderson | Right Fielder |
| John McNamara | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Gene Larkin | DH |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 8, 1988
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Anderson
Burks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Anderson
Barrett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Anderson
Boggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Anderson
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Evans vs. Anderson
Evans hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burks scores. Boggs scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Greenwell vs. Anderson
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Boyd
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reed misplays the ball. That's an error on Reed. Gladden moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Boyd
Herr hits a line drive into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Boyd
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Hrbek vs. Boyd
Hrbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Boyd
Gaetti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gladden scores. Hrbek moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Larkin vs. Boyd
Larkin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hrbek scores. Gaetti moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Boyd
The umpire calls a balk on Boyd Gaetti moves to third. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -23
Bush vs. Boyd
Bush is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Laudner vs. Boyd
Laudner hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Anderson
Rice hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Anderson
Cerone is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Anderson
Reed hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Anderson vs. Anderson
Anderson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Burks vs. Anderson
Burks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Boyd
Gagne hits a popup towards first. Evans settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Boyd
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Boyd
Herr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Boyd
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Anderson
Barrett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Anderson
Boggs hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Barrett moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Evans vs. Anderson
Evans hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Greenwell vs. Anderson
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Boyd
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Boyd
Gaetti hits a line drive into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Boyd
Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Boyd
Bush hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Boyd
Laudner hits a popup towards short. Reed settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Anderson
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Anderson
Cerone hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Reed vs. Anderson
Reed hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Anderson vs. Anderson
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to second for the out. Cerone moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burks vs. Portugal
Mark Portugal now pitching.
Burks hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cerone scores. Anderson moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Barrett vs. Portugal
Portugal fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Portugal. Anderson moves to third. Burks moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Barrett vs. Portugal
Barrett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Anderson scores. Burks scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Portugal
Boggs hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Boyd
Gagne strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Boyd
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards first. Evans scoops it up and throws to first, with Boyd covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Boyd
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 5 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Portugal
Evans hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Portugal
Greenwell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Greenwell for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Portugal
Rice takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Cerone vs. Portugal
Cerone hits a fly ball towards right field. Bush drops the ball. He retrieves the ball and throws it towards the infield. Hrbek tags Rice out. Cerone moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Reed vs. Portugal
Reed hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Boyd
Puckett hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Boyd
Hrbek hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Boyd
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Boyd
Larkin hits a line drive into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Boyd
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Mason
Mike Mason now pitching.
Anderson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 6 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Burks vs. Mason
Burks hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Mason
Barrett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 8 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Boggs vs. Mason
Boggs hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Puckett who is chasing the ball. Boggs reaches third base with a triple. Barrett goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 9 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Evans vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
Evans hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Boggs tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Atherton
Greenwell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Atherton
Rice strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Gardner
Wes Gardner now pitching.
Laudner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Gardner
Gagne strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Gardner
Gladden strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Gardner
Herr takes first base on ball four. Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Puckett vs. Gardner
Puckett hits a fly ball into center field. Burks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Cerone vs. Atherton
Cerone strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reed vs. Atherton
Reed hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Atherton
Anderson hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Gardner
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Gardner
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Gardner
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Burks vs. Atherton
Burks hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Atherton
Barrett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Atherton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Boggs vs. Atherton
Boggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Boggs for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Gardner
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Gardner
Laudner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burks. Laudner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Gardner
Al Newman pinch hits for Greg Gagne.
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Gardner
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Anderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Evans vs. Atherton
Al Newman now playing shortstop.
Evans strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Greenwell vs. Atherton
Greenwell hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Atherton
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Smith
Lee Smith now pitching.
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Barrett scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Smith
Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Smith
Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Greenwell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 10 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Smith
Gaetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Barrett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/8/1988 -- Boston at Minnesota (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Burks E, cf 5 3 3 3 Gladden D, lf 5 1 0 0
Barrett M, 2b 4 1 2 2 Herr T, 2b 3 0 0 0
Boggs W, 3b 5 2 3 1 Puckett K, cf 5 1 2 1
Evans D, 1b 4 1 2 4 Hrbek K, 1b 4 3 2 1
Greenwell M, lf 5 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 1 1
Rice J, dh 4 0 0 0 Larkin G, dh 4 0 1 1
Cerone R, c 3 1 1 0 Bush R, rf 3 1 1 2
Reed J, ss 4 0 1 0 Laudner T, c 4 0 2 0
Anderson B, rf 3 2 1 0 Gagne G, ss 3 0 0 0
Newman A, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 10 13 10 36 6 9 6
Boston 200 314 000 -- 10
Minnesota 202 020 000 -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Boyd O (W) 5.0 6 6 4 3 1
Gardner W 3.0 2 0 0 2 3
Smith L 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Anderson A 3.2 7 4 4 1 0
Portugal M 1.1 3 2 1 1 0
Mason M (L)* 0.0 3 4 4 1 0
Atherton K 4.0 0 0 0 0 3
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Reed J, Portugal M, Bush R
DP -- Boston 1, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Boston 5, Minnesota 8
2B -- Laudner T
3B -- Boggs W
HR -- Bush R, Evans D, Puckett K, Hrbek K, Burks E
SB -- Boggs W, Burks E
SF -- Evans D
HBP -- by Anderson A (Cerone R)
Balk -- Boyd O
T -- 3:05
A -- 28896
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