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Minnesota Twins @ Boston Red Sox

1988-07-18 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 33397 Β· 86Β°F Β· Wind to LF Β· 3:16

Boston Red Sox defeated Minnesota Twins 6–5. Boston Red Sox put up 3 in the 6th. Dennis Lamp earned the win and Lee Smith picked up the save. Kent Hrbek went 4-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
MIN100011101515
BOS10002300611

W: Dennis Lamp   L: Bert Blyleven   SV: Lee Smith

Umpires β€” HP: Mark Johnson Β· 1B: Jim McKean Β· 2B: Mike Reilly Β· 3B: John Shulock Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Minnesota Twins β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Dan Gladden423111
Randy Bush501000
Kirby Puckett411100
Kent Hrbek514200
Gary Gaetti402011
Gene Larkin300020
Tim Laudner501100
Greg Gagne512000
Steve Lombardozzi300000
John Moses101000

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jody Reed522100
Marty Barrett411200
Wade Boggs411000
Mike Greenwell403100
Ellis Burks400001
Jim Rice311010
Todd Benzinger302000
Larry Parrish200100
Rich Gedman411000
Kevin Romine100001

Minnesota Twins β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Bert Blyleven5.21010
Juan Berenguer2.1102

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Steve Curry4.1730
Dennis Lamp2.0400
Bob Stanley1.2111
Lee Smith1.0301

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Dan Gladden: W
  • Randy Bush: 43/G4D.1-2
  • Kirby Puckett: 3/G.2-3
  • Kent Hrbek: S7/F7D.3-H
  • Gary Gaetti: D7/G5.1-3
  • Gene Larkin: I
  • Tim Laudner: 13/G1

Bot 1

  • Jody Reed: 43
  • Marty Barrett: 63/G56
  • Wade Boggs: D7/F7D
  • Mike Greenwell: S9/L89S.2-H
  • Ellis Burks: 43/G4M

Top 2

  • Greg Gagne: 43/G4S
  • Steve Lombardozzi: 8/P8S
  • Dan Gladden: D7/F7D
  • Randy Bush: 9/F9LD

Bot 2

  • Jim Rice: 9/F9D
  • Todd Benzinger: S9/L
  • Larry Parrish: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

  • Kirby Puckett: 8/L
  • Kent Hrbek: 7/F7D
  • Gary Gaetti: W
  • Gene Larkin: 8/L89

Bot 3

  • Rich Gedman: 31/G3
  • Jody Reed: 5/P25
  • Marty Barrett: 9/F9L

Top 4

  • Tim Laudner: 9/F
  • Greg Gagne: D8/L89.BX3(845)
  • Steve Lombardozzi: 8/F8XD

Bot 4

  • Wade Boggs: 13/G1
  • Mike Greenwell: D9/G3
  • Ellis Burks: 7/F7D.2-3
  • Jim Rice: W
  • Todd Benzinger: 9/F9D

Top 5

  • Dan Gladden: S8/L
  • Randy Bush: S8/G4M.1-3
  • Kirby Puckett: 8/SF.3-H
  • Kent Hrbek: S9/G34.1-2
  • Gary Gaetti: 8/F8XD.2-3
  • Gene Larkin: 4/L

Bot 5

  • Larry Parrish: 63/G6D
  • Rich Gedman: 9/F
  • Jody Reed: S7/L7D
  • Marty Barrett: HR.1-H
  • Wade Boggs: E6/G6.B-1
  • Mike Greenwell: S7/L78.1-2
  • Ellis Burks: 54(1)/G5/FO

Top 6

  • Tim Laudner: 63
  • Greg Gagne: D7/L7D
  • Steve Lombardozzi: 6/P7S
  • Dan Gladden: S7/G56.2-H;B-2(THH)
  • Randy Bush: 3/G3

Bot 6

  • Jim Rice: S8/L8S
  • Todd Benzinger: 13/SH.1-2
  • Larry Parrish: WP.2-3
  • Larry Parrish: 9/SF.3-H
  • Rich Gedman: D/L9LD
  • Jody Reed: S9/L9S.2-H;B-2(THH)
  • Marty Barrett: E8/P78S.2-H(UR)(NR);B-1
  • Wade Boggs: 8/L8S

Top 7

  • Kirby Puckett: 53
  • Kent Hrbek: HR
  • Gary Gaetti: D9/F8XD
  • Gene Larkin: W
  • Tim Laudner: 46(1)/FO/G34.2-3;B-1
  • Greg Gagne: 64(1)/FO/G56

Bot 7

  • Mike Greenwell: 5/P5F
  • Ellis Burks: K
  • Jim Rice: 9/F

Top 8

  • John Moses: S4/BG3S
  • Dan Gladden: K
  • Randy Bush: 7(B)63(1)/F7LD/DP

Bot 8

  • Todd Benzinger: D8/L89
  • Kevin Romine: K/BF
  • Rich Gedman: 8/F8S
  • Jody Reed: 13/G13

Top 9

  • Kirby Puckett: S8/L
  • Kent Hrbek: S7/G56.1-2
  • Gary Gaetti: K
  • Gene Larkin: 8/F89
  • Tim Laudner: D9/L9L.2-H;1-3
  • Greg Gagne: 8/F8S