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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins
1988-05-07 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 33416 · 70°F, dome, dry · 2:43
Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 5–2. Minnesota Twins put up 3 in the 6th. Bert Blyleven earned the win. Kent Hrbek went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
W: Bert Blyleven L: Steve Ellsworth SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Vic Voltaggio · 1B: Dale Scott · 2B: Dan Morrison · 3B: Dave Phillips · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brady Anderson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marty Barrett | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Wade Boggs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dwight Evans | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Greenwell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Sam Horn | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Todd Benzinger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Cerone | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jody Reed | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Rice | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Gladden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Herr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kirby Puckett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kent Hrbek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Gene Larkin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Bush | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Greg Gagne | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Nieto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Ellsworth | 5.2 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
 Mike Smithson | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Blyleven | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Brady Anderson: 7/L78D
- Marty Barrett: S8/L8
- Wade Boggs: 46(1)3/G34/GDP
Bot 1
- Dan Gladden: D9/L89
- Tom Herr: 9/F89S
- Kirby Puckett: K
- Kent Hrbek: HR/F89XD.2-H
- Gary Gaetti: K
Top 2
- Dwight Evans: 2/P23F
- Mike Greenwell: W
- Sam Horn: 8/F8D
- Todd Benzinger: 43/G4
Bot 2
- Gene Larkin: 31/G3
- Randy Bush: 3/P3S
- Greg Gagne: K
Top 3
- Rick Cerone: 53/G5
- Jody Reed: T9/L9S
- Brady Anderson: K
- Marty Barrett: S8/L89S.3-H
- Wade Boggs: 46(1)/FO/G4
Bot 3
- Tom Nieto: K
- Dan Gladden: K
- Tom Herr: S9/G34
- Kirby Puckett: SB2.1-3(E4)
- Kirby Puckett: 4/P3D
Top 4
- Dwight Evans: S8/L8S
- Mike Greenwell: W.1-2
- Sam Horn: K
- Todd Benzinger: S8/L78S.2-H;1-2
- Rick Cerone: K
- Jody Reed: W.2-3;1-2
- Brady Anderson: 8/F8
Bot 4
- Kent Hrbek: W
- Gary Gaetti: 3/P23F
- Gene Larkin: WP.1-2
- Gene Larkin: 7/F7L
- Randy Bush: I
- Greg Gagne: 63/G6
Top 5
- Marty Barrett: S7/L78S
- Wade Boggs: 8/F78
- Dwight Evans: 6/P6D
- Mike Greenwell: 8/L8
Bot 5
- Tom Nieto: 31/G34
- Dan Gladden: 8/F78XD
- Tom Herr: W
- Kirby Puckett: S9/F89S.1-2
- Kent Hrbek: 63/G4M
Top 6
- Sam Horn: 53/G6M
- Todd Benzinger: 43/G34
- Rick Cerone: S8/G4M
- Jody Reed: 6/L6
Bot 6
- Gary Gaetti: 53/G5
- Gene Larkin: D9/L89XD
- Randy Bush: D9/F9D.2-H
- Greg Gagne: W
- Tom Nieto: 9/F9LF.2-3
- Dan Gladden: D7/L78D.3-H;1-H
- Tom Herr: 7/L7D
Top 7
- Brady Anderson: 8/F78
- Marty Barrett: HP
- Wade Boggs: CS2(26)
- Wade Boggs: 7/F7LF
Bot 7
- Kirby Puckett: K
- Kent Hrbek: 43/G4
- Gary Gaetti: K
Top 8
- Dwight Evans: 5/P5DF
- Mike Greenwell: 43/G34
- Sam Horn: K
Bot 8
- Gene Larkin: 7/F78S
- Randy Bush: S8/L89S
- Greg Gagne: SB2
- Greg Gagne: PO2(14)
- Greg Gagne: 7/F7D
Top 9
- Todd Benzinger: K
- Rick Cerone: K
- Jim Rice: 63/G6