ALCS Twins Down BoSox In Five. Await NLCS Champion.

 GAME 1: 

GWRBI-Gaetti
Game MVP:Gary Gaetti

Fenway Park    (03-15-2024 19:42:13)       Time 3:23, 61ø, Wind: 7 MPH Right to Left  Day Game

Oct 5, 1988                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Minnesota 1-0            2 0 3   0 0 0   0 0 0      5 11  0
1988 Boston 0-1               0 0 2   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  7  0

Recap

Min 1st: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.

Min      Gary Gaetti singled scoring Larkin to take the lead.  Min  1 Bos 0.

Min      Tim Laudner hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Min  2 Bos 0.

Min 3rd: Scored 3 runs on 3 hits and one walk.

Min      Gary Gaetti hit a 3 run HR(1).  Min  5 Bos 0.

Bos 3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.

Bos      Dwight Evans hit a solo HR(1).  Min  5 Bos 1.

Bos      Larry Parrish singled scoring 1.  Min  5 Bos 2.

Min  Randy Bush: 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs.

Min  John Moses: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

Min  Allan Anderson pitched 8 innings and picked up the win: 8 IP, 3 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He moves to 1-0 on the year.

Min  Jeff Reardon got the save, his 1st of the year.

Bos  Bruce Hurst pitched 3 solid innings and took the loss: 3 IP, 1 earned run, 4 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-1 on the year.

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GAME 2:

GWRBI-Boggs
Game MVP:Roger Clemens

Fenway Park    (03-15-2024 20:02:32)       Time 2:25, 53ø, Wind: 6 MPH Out to LCF  Night Game

Oct 6, 1988                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E
1988 Minnesota 1-1            0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      0  6  0
1988 Boston 1-1               0 0 0   0 0 2   0 0 -      2  8  1

Recap

Bos 6th: Scored 2 runs on 3 hits.

Bos      Wade Boggs doubled scoring Reed to take the lead.  Min  0 Bos 1.

Bos      Marty Barrett singled scoring Boggs.  Min  0 Bos 2.

Min  Randy Bush: 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs.

Min  John Moses: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

Bos  Roger Clemens pitched 6 innings and picked up the win: 6 IP, 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 9 K. He's now 1-0 on the season.

Bos  Lee Smith pitched the 9th to earn his 1st save.

Min  Bert Blyleven pitched 8 solid innings but took the loss: 2 earned runs, 8 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He drops to 0-1 on the season.

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GAME 3:

GWRBI-Hrbek
Game MVP:Frank Viola

HHH Metrodome    (03-15-2024 20:43:06)       Time 5:04, 69ø, Dome  Night Game

Oct 8, 1988                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9   10 11 12   13    R  H  E

1988 Boston 1-2               0 1 0   0 0 1   0 0 0    0  0  0    0    2  6  0
1988 Minnesota 2-1            0 0 1   0 1 0   0 0 0    0  0  0    2    4 16  1

Recap

Bos 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit, and an error.

Bos      Jim Rice hit a fly ball scoring 1 to take the lead.  Bos  1 Min 0.

Min 3rd: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and 2 walks.

Min      Tom Herr scored on a PB by Cerone to tie the score.  Bos  1 Min 1.

Min      Gary Gaetti DP with bases loaded, end 3rd.

Min 5th: Scored 1 run on 3 hits.

Min      Kent Hrbek singled scoring Larkin to take the lead.  Bos  1 Min 2.

Bos 6th: Scored 1 run on a hit and one walk.

Bos      Mike Greenwell hit a fly ball scoring 1 to tie the score.  Bos  2 Min 2.

Min 3th: Scored 2 runs on 2 hits.

Min      Kent Hrbek hit a 2 run HR(1) to win the game.  Bos  2 Min 4.

Min  Randy Bush: 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs.

Min  John Moses: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

Min  Freddie Toliver pitched 3 innings and picked up the win: 3 IP, 0 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 on the year.

Bos  Wes Gardner pitched 2 innings and took the loss: 2 IP, 1 earned run, 3 hits, 1 BB, 3 K. He drops to 0-1 on the season.

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GAME 4:

GWRBI-Moses

Game MVP:Kirby Puckett

HHH Metrodome    (03-15-2024 21:09:48)       Time 3:14, 70ø, Dome  Day Game

Oct 9, 1988                   1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1988 Boston 1-3               1 1 0   0 0 0   0 0 0      2  8  0

1988 Minnesota 3-1            0 0 1   0 0 2   0 1 -      4 12  2

Recap

Bos 1st: Scored 1 run on 2 hits, and an error.

Bos      Dwight Evans hit a grounder scoring 1, E6 to take the lead.  Bos  1 Min 0.

Min 1st: Failed to score on 3 walks.

Bos 2nd: Scored 1 run on a hit.

Bos      Rich Gedman hit a solo HR(1).  Bos  2 Min 0.

Min 3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 1 run on 3 hits and one walk.

Min      Gary Gaetti singled scoring Puckett.  Bos  2 Min 1.

Min 6th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and 2 walks.

Min      John Moses hit a 2 run HR(1) to take the lead.  Bos  2 Min 3.

Min 8th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits.

Min      Kirby Puckett hit a solo HR(1).  Bos  2 Min 4.

Min  Randy Bush: 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs.

Min  John Moses: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

Min  Les Straker pitched 7 innings and picked up the win: 7 IP, 1 earned run, 6 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 1-0 on the year.

Min  Jeff Reardon got the save, his 2nd of the year.

Bos  Mike Smithson pitched 2.1 innings and took the loss: 2.1 IP, 2 earned runs, 5 hits, 0 BB, 0 K. He's 0-1 on the year.

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GAME 5:

GWRBI-Hrbek

Game MVP:Allan Anderson

HHH Metrodome    (03-15-2024 21:32:19)       Time 3:07, 65ø, Dome  Night Game

Oct 10, 1988                  1 2 3   4 5 6   7 8 9      R  H  E

1988 Boston 1-4               0 0 0   0 0 0   0 0 1      1  5  1

1988 Minnesota 4-1            0 0 2   0 4 0   1 0 -      7 12  0

Recap

Min 3rd: Sent 7 batters to the plate scoring 2 runs on 3 hits and one walk.

Min      Kent Hrbek singled scoring 2 to take the lead.  Bos  0 Min 2.

Min 5th: Sent 8 batters to the plate scoring 4 runs on 4 hits and one walk.

Min      Randy Bush hit a solo HR(1).  Bos  0 Min 3.

Min      Dan Gladden singled scoring Puckett.  Bos  0 Min 4.

Min      Greg Gagne singled scoring 2.  Bos  0 Min 6.

Min 7th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Min      Greg Gagne singled scoring Gaetti.  Bos  0 Min 7.

Bos 9th: Scored 1 run on 2 hits and one walk.

Bos      Larry Parrish hit a fly ball scoring 1.  Bos  1 Min 7.

Min  Randy Bush: 2 for 5, HR, 2 runs.

Min  John Moses: 2 for 4, HR, 2 RBI.

Min  Allan Anderson pitched 8 innings and picked up the win: 8 IP, 3 hits, 0 BB, 1 K. He's 2-0 on the year.

Bos  Roger Clemens pitched 6 innings and took the loss: 6 IP, 6 earned runs, 9 hits, 2 BB, 9 K. He goes to 1-1 on the year.