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Orioles
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 27, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Baltimore Orioles, played on April 27, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
Date | April 27, 1988 |
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Visiting Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 27, 1988 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Baltimore Orioles |
Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Scott McGregor |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
City | Minneapolis |
State | MN |
Attendance | 17,757 |
Time of Game | 3 hours 14 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Barnett 1B: Derryl Cousins 2B: Rocky Roe 3B: Greg Kosc |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jeff Stone | Left Fielder |
Billy Ripken | Second Baseman |
Cal Ripken | Shortstop |
Eddie Murray | First Baseman |
Fred Lynn | Center Fielder |
Larry Sheets | DH |
Keith Hughes | Right Fielder |
Terry Kennedy | Catcher |
Craig Worthington | Third Baseman |
Frank Robinson | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
Gene Larkin | DH |
Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
Tim Laudner | Catcher |
Mark Davidson | Right Fielder |
Al Newman | Shortstop |
Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Orioles
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
April 27, 1988
Top 1
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Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Blyleven
Stone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Blyleven
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Stone moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Ripken vs. Blyleven
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Stone scores. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Blyleven
Murray strikes out. There goes Ripken. Here's the throw, and he's safe. There goes Ripken. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Lynn vs. Blyleven
Lynn strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -23
Sheets vs. Blyleven
Sheets takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Hughes vs. Blyleven
Hughes hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ripken scores. Ripken scores. Sheets moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Blyleven
There's a wild pitch. Sheets moves to third. Hughes moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Kennedy vs. Blyleven
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. McGregor
Gladden hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. McGregor
Herr hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gladden moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Puckett vs. McGregor
Puckett hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Gladden scores. Herr moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. McGregor
Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Hughes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herr tags and scores. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. McGregor
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. McGregor
Puckett is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 2
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Orioles, 3 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Blyleven
Worthington hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Blyleven
Stone strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Blyleven
Ripken strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Blyleven
Ripken takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Murray vs. Blyleven
Murray hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Davidson throws the ball in to Herr who relays the ball to Newman who tags Murray trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Ripken moves to third. View Play
Bottom 2
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. McGregor
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Hughes. Hrbek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Laudner vs. McGregor
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hrbek moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Davidson vs. McGregor
Davidson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off McGregor, and towards Ripken, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Hrbek scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Newman vs. McGregor
Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Blyleven
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Blyleven
Sheets strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Blyleven
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hughes for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. McGregor
Gladden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. McGregor
Herr strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. McGregor
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Hughes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. McGregor
There goes Gladden. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Gladden steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Gaetti vs. McGregor
Gaetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Larkin vs. McGregor
Larkin hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Blyleven
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Blyleven
Worthington strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Blyleven
Stone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. McGregor
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hrbek for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. McGregor
Laudner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Davidson vs. McGregor
Davidson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first, with McGregor covering, for the out. Laudner moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. McGregor
Newman hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Laudner scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Bautista
Jose Bautista now pitching.
There goes Newman. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Newman steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Gladden vs. Bautista
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Worthington fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Blyleven
Ripken hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Blyleven
Ripken strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Murray vs. Blyleven
Murray hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Blyleven
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Bautista
Herr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Bautista
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Hughes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Bautista
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Stone settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Bautista
Larkin is hit by the pitch. Herr moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Hrbek vs. Bautista
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Murray scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hrbek for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Blyleven
Sheets takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Blyleven
Hughes hits a line drive into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Blyleven
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Bautista
Laudner strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Bautista
John Moses pinch hits for Mark Davidson.
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Bautista
There goes Moses. The throw from Kennedy and he is safe. Moses steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Bautista
Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moses moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Gladden vs. Bautista
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bautista fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Berenguer
John Moses now playing right field. Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Worthington strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Stone vs. Berenguer
Stone takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Berenguer
There goes Stone. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Stone steals second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Ripken vs. Berenguer
There goes Stone. The throw from Laudner and he is out, Gaetti applying the tag. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ripken vs. Berenguer
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Berenguer
Ripken takes first base on ball four. Ripken moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Murray vs. Berenguer
Murray hits a popup towards first. Hrbek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Bautista
Joe Orsulak now playing left field.
Herr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Bautista
Puckett hits a fly ball into center field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. Bautista
Gaetti strikes out. There goes Herr. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Bautista
The umpire calls a balk on Bautista Herr moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Larkin vs. Bautista
Larkin hits a line drive towards first. The ball bounces off Murray, and towards Ripken, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lynn vs. Berenguer
Lynn hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sheets vs. Berenguer
Sheets hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Berenguer
Hughes strikes out. There goes Sheets. The throw from Laudner to Newman, and Sheets is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Scherrer
Bill Scherrer now pitching.
Hrbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Scherrer
Laudner hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moses vs. Scherrer
Moses takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. Scherrer
The umpire calls a balk on Scherrer Moses moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. Sisk
Doug Sisk now pitching.
Newman buntsHughes throws the ball in to Worthington who tags Newman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Moses scores. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Sisk
Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ripken scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Sisk
Herr hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Sisk
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Hughes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Berenguer
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Berenguer
Worthington strikes out. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Orsulak vs. Berenguer
Orsulak hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Ripken vs. Berenguer
Ripken takes first base on ball four. Orsulak moves to second. View Play -
Orioles, 4 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Ripken vs. Atherton
Keith Atherton now pitching.
Ripken hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Orsulak scores. Ripken moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 5 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Murray vs. Atherton
Murray hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ripken scores. Ripken moves to third. View Play -
Orioles, 6 - Twins, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Lynn vs. Atherton
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/27/1988 -- Baltimore at Minnesota (N) Baltimore AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI Stone J, lf 2 1 0 0 Gladden D, lf 5 1 2 0 Orsulak J, lf 1 1 1 0 Herr T, 2b 5 1 4 0 Ripken B, 2b 4 2 2 0 Puckett K, cf 5 0 1 1 Ripken C, ss 3 1 2 2 Gaetti G, 3b 2 0 0 1 Murray E, 1b 5 0 3 1 Larkin G, dh 3 0 0 0 Lynn F, cf 5 0 0 0 Hrbek K, 1b 4 2 2 1 Sheets L, dh 2 0 1 0 Laudner T, c 4 2 2 1 Hughes K, rf 4 0 1 2 Davidson M, rf 2 0 0 1 Kennedy T, c 4 0 0 0 Moses J, ph-rf 0 1 0 0 Worthington C, 3b 4 1 1 1 Newman A, ss 4 0 2 1 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 6 11 6 34 7 13 6 Baltimore 310 000 002 -- 6 Minnesota 210 100 03x -- 7 Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO McGregor S 3.2 7 4 4 1 1 Bautista J 3.1 2 0 0 1 2 Scherrer B (L)* 0.0 2 3 3 1 0 Sisk D 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO Blyleven B 6.0 6 4 4 4 8 Berenguer J (W) 2.2 3 2 2 3 3 Atherton K (S) 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th E -- Sisk D DP -- Minnesota 2 LOB -- Baltimore 8, Minnesota 8 2B -- Hrbek K HR -- Worthington C, Hrbek K, Laudner T SB -- Ripken C, Ripken B, Gladden D, Newman A, Moses J, Stone J, Herr T CS -- Puckett K, Stone J, Sheets L SF -- Gaetti G HBP -- by Bautista J (Larkin G) WP -- Blyleven B Balk -- Bautista J, Scherrer B T -- 3:14 A -- 17757
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