| The Minnesota Twins and Seattle Mariners faced off against each other tonight as they continue to battle for the top spot in the AL West. The Mariners, behind the slugging of Alvin Davis, prevailed 8-6 in a see-saw battle. Davis hit 3 home runs and drove in 6 to lead Seattle to victory and increase their AL West division lead to 2 games over 2nd place Minnesota. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
Event Codes: I
BOXSCORE: 1987 Minnesota Twins At 1987 Seattle Mariners 7/29/1987
Twins AB R H RBI AVG Mariners AB R H RBI AVG
D.Gladden LF 5 1 2 0 .259 D.Nixon CF 4 0 1 0 .221
S.Lombardozzi 2B 3 1 2 1 .220 P.Bradley LF 3 1 0 0 .305
K.Puckett CF 5 0 0 0 .336 S.Bradley C 4 3 3 1 .251
G.Gaetti 3B 5 1 2 0 .217 E-D.Valle C 0 0 0 0 .311
T.Brunansky RF 4 0 1 2 .257 G.Matthews DH 3 0 0 0 .394
K.Hrbek 1B 3 1 1 0 .293 A.Davis 1B 4 3 3 6 .297
G.Larkin DH 4 0 3 2 .330 J.Presley 3B 4 1 1 0 .262
A-M.Davidson PR,DH 0 0 0 0 .231 M.Kingery RF 4 0 1 1 .297
G.Gagne SS 3 1 1 0 .271 R.Quinones SS 4 0 2 0 .240
B-R.Bush PH 1 0 0 0 .287 H.Reynolds 2B 2 0 0 0 .251
D-T.Laudner C 0 0 0 0 .163
S.Butera C 3 1 1 1 .176
C-R.Smalley PH,SS 1 0 0 0 .240
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Totals 37 6 13 6 Totals 32 8 11 8
A-Pinch Ran For Larkin In 8th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Gagne In 8th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Butera In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bush In 8th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Bradley In 9th Inning
Twins........... 2 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 6 13 1
Mariners........ 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 - 8 11 1
Twins (56-47) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
M.Smithson LOSS(4-2) 7 9 7 7 3 4 3 119 5.05
G.Frazier 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 4.81
Totals 8 11 8 8 3 4 3
Mariners (57-44) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
L.Guetterman WIN(7-3) 7 12 6 4 1 3 0 135 4.75
E.Nunez SAVE(6th) 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 22 1.86
Totals 9 13 6 4 1 4 0
ATTENDANCE- 11,919 DATE- Wednesday, July 29th 1987 TIME- Day
UMPIRES- Durwood Merrill, Rick Reed, John Hirschbeck, Rich Garcia
T- 2:53
LEFT ON BASE- Twins: 7 Mariners: 3
DOUBLE PLAYS- Twins: 2 Mariners: 2
ERRORS- T.Brunansky, S.Bradley
DOUBLES- S.Lombardozzi(8th), G.Larkin(6th), G.Gagne(13th), S.Butera(3rd),
S.Bradley(12th), R.Quinones-2(13th)
TRIPLES- M.Kingery(6th)
HOME RUNS- A.Davis-3(24th)
STOLEN BASES- M.Davidson(4th)
CAUGHT STEALING- D.Nixon
SACRIFICE HITS- S.Lombardozzi
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Lombardozzi
WALKS- K.Hrbek, P.Bradley, G.Matthews, H.Reynolds
STRIKE OUTS- D.Gladden, G.Gaetti, T.Brunansky, S.Butera, P.Bradley, M.Kingery-3
GIDP- K.Puckett, K.Hrbek, D.Nixon, A.Davis
BALKS- M.Smithson
2-out RBI- T.Brunansky-2, A.Davis-6, G.Larkin-2, M.Kingery
RLISP 2-out- K.Puckett-2, D.Nixon, P.Bradley, G.Gagne-2, D.Gladden, R.Quinones
Alvin Davis ripped 3 homeruns and had 6 RBI as the Seattle Mariners defeated
the Minnesota Twins 8 to 6 at The Kingdome.
Davis was a one-man wrecking crew. He cracked a two-run shot in the 1st
inning, cracked a two-run shot in the 3rd inning and cleared the fences for a
two-run home run in the 5th inning. It was roller coaster of a game as the
lead change hands 6 times.
Lee Guetterman(7-3) got credit for the victory, pitching 7 innings and
allowing 6 runs. Ed Nunez earned his 6th save. Mike Smithson(4-2) was
charged with the loss. He surrended 3 homeruns in his 7 innings.
'I was really seeing the ball today,' Davis said 'I wish it was always this
easy.'
