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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 8, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Toronto Blue Jays, played on April 8, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | April 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Toronto Blue Jays
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 8, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Toronto Blue Jays |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Stieb |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 53,067 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Durwood Merrill 1B: Joe Brinkman 2B: Terry Cooney 3B: Tim Welke |
Toronto Blue Jays Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Nelson Liriano | Second Baseman |
| Lloyd Moseby | Center Fielder |
| Tony Fernandez | Shortstop |
| George Bell | Left Fielder |
| Rance Mulliniks | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Whitt | Catcher |
| Jesse Barfield | Right Fielder |
| Fred McGriff | First Baseman |
| Rick Leach | DH |
| Jimy Williams | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Randy Bush | DH |
| Tom Brunansky | Right Fielder |
| Tom Nieto | Catcher |
| Steve Lombardozzi | Second Baseman |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Blue Jays
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 8, 1988
Top 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Liriano vs. Blyleven
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Blyleven
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Stieb
Gladden hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Stieb
Gagne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Stieb
There goes Gagne. The throw from Whitt and he is safe. Gagne steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. Stieb
There's a wild pitch. Gagne moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Puckett vs. Stieb
Puckett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Hrbek vs. Stieb
Hrbek hits a line drive towards first. McGriff catches it and steps on first to double up Puckett. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Gaetti vs. Stieb
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Mulliniks vs. Blyleven
Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Whitt hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Stieb
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Stieb
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez misplays the ball. That's an error on Fernandez. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieto vs. Stieb
The ball gets by Whitt for a passed ball. Brunansky moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Nieto vs. Stieb
Nieto hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brunansky moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Lombardozzi vs. Stieb
Lombardozzi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gladden vs. Stieb
Gladden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brunansky scores. Lombardozzi moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 12-
Gagne vs. Stieb
Gagne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Liriano settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Blyleven
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Blyleven
McGriff hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Blyleven
Leach hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Brunansky fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Brunansky. Leach moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Liriano vs. Blyleven
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Stieb
Puckett strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Stieb
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hrbek for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Stieb
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Blyleven
There goes Moseby. The throw from Nieto and he is safe. Moseby steals second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 0 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Blyleven
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Moseby scores. Fernandez moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Mulliniks vs. Blyleven
The umpire calls a balk on Blyleven Fernandez moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Mulliniks vs. Blyleven
Mulliniks strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Whitt vs. Blyleven
Whitt hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitt for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Stieb
Bush hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Stieb
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nieto vs. Stieb
There goes Brunansky. The throw from Whitt and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Nieto vs. Stieb
Nieto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lombardozzi vs. Stieb
Lombardozzi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby. Lombardozzi reaches second base with a double. Nieto moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -23
Gladden vs. Stieb
Gladden strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Blyleven
Barfield hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
McGriff vs. Blyleven
McGriff hits a line drive towards center. Puckett catches it and throws to first to double up Barfield. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Blyleven
Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Blyleven
Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Stieb
Gagne strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Stieb
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Stieb
Hrbek hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Blue Jays, 1 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moseby vs. Blyleven
Moseby hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Blyleven
Fernandez strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Blyleven
Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Blyleven
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Stieb
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Stieb
Bush hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Brunansky vs. Stieb
Brunansky hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Nieto vs. Stieb
Nieto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Whitt hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Berenguer
Barfield hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
McGriff vs. Berenguer
McGriff hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Stieb
Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Moseby who is chasing the ball. Lombardozzi reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Gladden vs. Eichhorn
Mark Eichhorn now pitching.
Gladden hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Gladden reaches second base with a double. Lombardozzi scores. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gagne vs. Eichhorn
Gagne bunts towards the mound. Eichhorn fields it and throws to first for the out. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Puckett vs. Eichhorn
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: --3
Hrbek vs. Wells
David Wells now pitching.
There goes Gladden, trying to steal home. The slide, and he is safe. Gladden steals home. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Wells
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Barfield. Hrbek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. Wells
Gaetti is walked intentionally. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. Wells
Gene Larkin pinch hits for Randy Bush.
Larkin takes first base on ball four. Hrbek moves to third. Gaetti moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Brunansky vs. Wells
Brunansky strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Berenguer
Leach hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Liriano vs. Berenguer
Liriano strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Moseby vs. Berenguer
The umpire calls a balk on Berenguer Leach moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Moseby vs. Berenguer
Moseby strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Berenguer
There's a wild pitch. Leach moves to third. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Fernandez vs. Berenguer
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bell vs. Reardon
Jeff Reardon now pitching.
Bell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Nieto vs. Wells
Nieto strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lombardozzi vs. Wells
Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Wells
Gladden hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Wells
Gagne hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Wells scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gagne for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Mulliniks vs. Reardon
Mulliniks hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Whitt vs. Reardon
Whitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Reardon
The umpire calls a balk on Reardon Whitt moves to second. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Barfield vs. Reardon
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
McGriff vs. Reardon
McGriff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Blue Jays, 2 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Reardon
Leach hits a line drive towards left. Gladden chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Gladden. Whitt scores. McGriff moves to third. Leach moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Blue Jays, 3 - Twins, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Beniquez vs. Reardon
Juan Beniquez pinch hits for Nelson Liriano.
Beniquez hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/8/1988 -- Toronto at Minnesota (N)
Toronto AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
Liriano N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gladden D, lf 5 3 4 4
Beniquez J, ph 1 0 0 0 Gagne G, ss 4 0 1 0
Moseby L, cf 4 2 2 1 Puckett K, cf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez T, ss 3 0 1 1 Hrbek K, 1b 4 0 1 0
Bell G, lf 3 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 3 1 1 1
Mulliniks R, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bush R, dh 3 0 0 0
Whitt E, c 4 1 1 0 Larkin G, ph 0 0 0 0
Barfield J, rf 4 0 1 0 Brunansky T, rf 4 1 2 0
McGriff F, 1b 3 0 0 0 Nieto T, c 3 0 0 0
Leach R, dh 4 0 3 0 Lombardozzi S, 2b 3 1 2 0
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34 3 8 2 32 6 11 5
Toronto 000 101 001 -- 3
Minnesota 110 001 21x -- 6
Toronto IP H R ER BB SO
Stieb D (L)* 6.0 8 4 3 3 3
Eichhorn M 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
Wells D 1.1 2 1 1 2 2
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (W) 6.0 6 2 2 1 3
Berenguer J 1.2 1 0 0 1 2
Reardon J (S) 1.1 1 1 0 1 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 7th
E -- Fernandez T, Brunansky T, Gladden D
DP -- Toronto 2, Minnesota 2
LOB -- Toronto 7, Minnesota 8
2B -- Leach R, Lombardozzi S, Gladden D, Hrbek K
3B -- Lombardozzi S
HR -- Gladden D 2, Moseby L, Gaetti G
SB -- Gagne G, Moseby L, Gladden D
CS -- Brunansky T
SH -- Gagne G
WP -- Stieb D, Berenguer J
Balk -- Blyleven B, Berenguer J, Reardon J
PB -- Whitt E
T -- 3:14
A -- 53067
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