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1987 World Series Game 2
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description 1987 MLB World Series Game 2 between St. Louis Cardinals and Minnesota Twins
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Managers

TmName
SLNWhitey_Herzog
MINTom_Kelly

WS Game 2 SLN MIN 1987-10-18

Starters

TmRankWAANameIPTier
SLN+172+1.62Danny Cox199.30.10
MIN+131+2.10Bert Blyleven267.00.23
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Start Time:8:25 night TOG:162

Attendance:55257

Line Score

TmLine ScoreRTBHE
SLN000 010 12041090
MIN010 601 00819100

Tier Combo Table

Tier variances range from +4 to -4 in Lineups/Pitcher columns below. These caps have been removed from display. The square root of a variance is standard deviation. Tier Combo integers are derived by subtacting Starter and Relief tiers from opposing team's lineup tier value shown in the table below.

Away/Home colors in tier column entries show which team is favored in that matchup and by how much. Tier Combo integers range from -6 to +6.

LineupsPitchersTC
SLN-0.05Bert Blyleven
-0.23=0
Relief MIN
--4.38=4
MIN0.29Danny Cox
-0.1=0
Relief SLN
-0.23=0
SLN WAAMIN WAA
2.09-0.17=2
SLN URMIN UR
1.48-0.04=1

1987 Team Status

TmWLBATPITCHURdPE
SLN956729.848.419.37.5NLC
MIN857717.3-50.73.314.3ALC

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