MLB
BOSTON RED SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
10/03/1979
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MLB
BOSTON RED SOX AT MINNESOTA TWINS
GAME ID: 4068 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3RD , 1979 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 7 2
Minnesota Twins 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 2 6 0
Blyleven, Minnesota Open CS Strong with 2-1 Win
The League Championship Series got off to a quiet start today, with the host Minnesota Twins taking a low-scoring 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox. Minnesota right-hander Bert Blyleven was marvelous at Metropolitan Stadium. The Twins now hold a 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 series.

Roy Smalley's at-bat in the bottom of the sixth was significant, coming with runners on 1st and 2nd and the game tied, 0-0. The Minnesota shortstop hit a run-scoring double off Rudy May to put the Twins up.

"We're one game closer to our goal," Minnesota manager Karl Olson said later. "It isn't any more complicated than that."

The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Thursday, October 4th , 1979.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE MINNESOTA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Rose 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .000 0 0
D. Evans RF 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .500 0 0
   a-R. Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000 0 0
   b-W. Nordhagen RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
J. Rice LF 4 1 2 0 0 1 1 .500 0 0
R. Jones CF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .250 0 1
D. Cash 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 0
   c-R. Hodges PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
C. Yastrzemski DH 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .000 0 0
G. Tenace C 3 0 1 0 1 2 2 .333 0 0
R. Burleson SS 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .333 0 0
J. Hart 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
Totals 31 1 7 1 3 9 12      
a - R. Smith pinch hit for D. Evans in the 6th
b - W. Nordhagen substituted for R. Smith in the 6th
c - R. Hodges pinch hit for D. Cash in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Evans (1, 1st Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Rice (1, 9th Inning off B. Blyleven, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Jones (1, 9th Inning off B. Blyleven, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Evans 2 , J. Rice 3 , R. Jones 2 , D. Cash , G. Tenace , R. Burleson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Jones , G. Tenace
GIDP: R. Burleson
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: R. Burleson (1)

FIELDING
Errors: W. Nordhagen , R. Burleson
Double Plays: 1 (Cash-Burleson-Rose)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. LeFlore CF 2 0 0 0 2 2 0 .000 0 0
A. Bannister RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 0 0
R. Carew 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 0
S. Kemp LF 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .500 0 0
R. Smalley SS 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .500 0 2
R. Monday DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000 0 0
J. Stearns C 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0
J. Cruz 2B 3 0 1 0 1 2 3 .333 0 0
T. Duncan 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 5 .000 0 0
Totals 29 2 6 2 7 8 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Smalley (1, 6th Inning off R. May, 2 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: A. Bannister , R. Carew , S. Kemp , R. Smalley 3 , J. Cruz
2-out RBI: R. Smalley
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Bannister , R. Carew , R. Monday , T. Duncan
GIDP: T. Duncan
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Cruz (1)
CS: J. Stearns (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Smalley-Cruz-Carew)
OF assists: 1 (LeFlore(Rose at 3rd base))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE MINNESOTA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. May L (0-1) 5.2 4 1 1 5 7 0 125 1.59   
W. Bogle 2.1 2 1 0 2 1 0 39 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. May 59
Batters Faced: R. May 26, W. Bogle 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. May 2-8, W. Bogle 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. May 125-69, W. Bogle 39-21
Inherited Runners - Scored: W. Bogle 3-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Blyleven W (1-0) 8.0 7 1 1 3 7 0 117 1.12   
B. Campbell SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Blyleven 68
Batters Faced: B. Blyleven 31, B. Campbell 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Blyleven 7-7, B. Campbell 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: B. Blyleven 117-70, B. Campbell 16-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Campbell 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Bert Blyleven
Ballpark: Metropolitan Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (56 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 47766
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