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Boston Red Sox @ Minnesota Twins
1985-08-31 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · 2:38
Minnesota Twins defeated Boston Red Sox 6–5. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 2nd. Bert Blyleven earned the win. Mike Easler went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| MIN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
W: Bert Blyleven L: Steve Crawford SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Terry Cooney · 1B: Derryl Cousins · 2B: John Shulock · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dwight Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Wade Boggs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Buckner | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Armas | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rich Gedman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Easler | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
 Marty Barrett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Steve Lyons | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jackie Gutierrez | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kirby Puckett | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Hatcher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kent Hrbek | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Brunansky | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Salas | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Stenhouse | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Roy Smalley | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ron Washington | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Alvaro Espinoza | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Bush | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Gaetti | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dave Engle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oil Can Boyd | 7.0 | 9 | 2 | 1 |
 Steve Crawford | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Blyleven | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dwight Evans: 4/FL
- Wade Boggs: 63
- Bill Buckner: S
- Tony Armas: K
Bot 1
- Kirby Puckett: D
- Mickey Hatcher: 13/SH.2-3
- Kent Hrbek: S.3-H
- Tom Brunansky: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Rich Gedman: 7
- Mike Easler: K
- Marty Barrett: 7
Bot 2
- Mark Salas: 31
- Mike Stenhouse: 3
- Roy Smalley: HP
- Ron Washington: S.1-2
- Alvaro Espinoza: D.2-H;1-H
- Kirby Puckett: E4.2-3;B-1
- Mickey Hatcher: 53
Top 3
- Steve Lyons: 3
- Jackie Gutierrez: 53
- Dwight Evans: 43
Bot 3
- Kent Hrbek: S
- Tom Brunansky: 6/L
- Mark Salas: 8
- Mike Stenhouse: 6
Top 4
- Wade Boggs: S
- Bill Buckner: 7/L
- Tony Armas: S.1-2
- Rich Gedman: 2/FL
- Mike Easler: 3/G
Bot 4
- Roy Smalley: 31
- Ron Washington: 7
- Alvaro Espinoza: 63
Top 5
- Marty Barrett: K
- Steve Lyons: 43
- Jackie Gutierrez: 7
Bot 5
- Kirby Puckett: S
- Mickey Hatcher: 9
- Kent Hrbek: S.1-2
- Randy Bush: S.2-H;1-2
- Mark Salas: 6
- Mike Stenhouse: K
Top 6
- Dwight Evans: K
- Wade Boggs: E4.B-1
- Bill Buckner: S.1-2
- Tony Armas: S.2-3;1-2
- Rich Gedman: K
- Mike Easler: HR.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
- Marty Barrett: 43
Bot 6
- Roy Smalley: W
- Ron Washington: 14/SH.1-2
- Alvaro Espinoza: 53
- Kirby Puckett: 9
Top 7
- Steve Lyons: D
- Jackie Gutierrez: 143.2-3
- Dwight Evans: 7/SF.3-H
- Wade Boggs: 3/G
Bot 7
- Mickey Hatcher: S
- Kent Hrbek: W.1-2
- Randy Bush: 1
- Mark Salas: 63.2-3;1-2
- Mike Stenhouse: 43
Top 8
- Bill Buckner: S
- Tony Armas: S.1-2
- Rich Gedman: 15(2)6(1)/GDP
- Mike Easler: 8
Bot 8
- Gary Gaetti: D
- Ron Washington: K
- Dave Engle: 53
- Kirby Puckett: K
Top 9
- Marty Barrett: E6.B-2
- Steve Lyons: 7
- Jackie Gutierrez: 7/L
- Dwight Evans: K
Bot 9
- Mickey Hatcher: W
- Kent Hrbek: 7/L
- Randy Bush: W.1-2
- Mark Salas: 25(2)/FO.1-2
- Mike Stenhouse: S.2-H;1-3;B-2
- Gary Gaetti: I
- Ron Washington: S.3-H;2-3;1-2