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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 30, 1988
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and the Texas Rangers, played on May 30, 1988 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Texas Rangers
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| Home Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 30, 1988 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Texas Rangers |
| Home Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Russell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bert Blyleven |
| Ballpark | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
| City | Minneapolis |
| State | MN |
| Attendance | 40,300 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Don Denkinger 1B: Larry McCoy 2B: Drew Coble 3B: Tim McClelland |
Texas Rangers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Oddibe McDowell | Center Fielder |
| Scott Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Ruben Sierra | Right Fielder |
| Pete Incaviglia | Left Fielder |
| Pete O'Brien | First Baseman |
| Larry Parrish | DH |
| Geno Petralli | Catcher |
| Steve Buechele | Third Baseman |
| Curt Wilkerson | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | Left Fielder |
| Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Kent Hrbek | DH |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Randy Bush | Right Fielder |
| Gene Larkin | First Baseman |
| Tim Laudner | Catcher |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Rangers
@ Twins
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
May 30, 1988
Top 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Blyleven
McDowell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Blyleven
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. McDowell moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sierra vs. Blyleven
Sierra strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Incaviglia vs. Blyleven
There goes McDowell. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. McDowell steals third. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Incaviglia vs. Blyleven
Incaviglia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Russell
Gladden hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Russell
Herr strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Russell
Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Russell
Hrbek hits a popup towards third. Buechele settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Blyleven
O'Brien 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 -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Blyleven
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Blyleven
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Petralli for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Russell
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gaetti for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Russell
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Russell
Larkin hits a popup into left field for a base hit. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. Russell
Laudner hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Gagne vs. Russell
Gagne strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Buechele vs. Blyleven
Buechele hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Blyleven
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Blyleven
McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Blyleven
There goes McDowell. The throw from Laudner and he is out, Gagne applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Russell
Gladden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Russell
Herr hits a fly ball into left field. Incaviglia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Russell
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Blyleven
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Blyleven
Sierra strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Incaviglia vs. Blyleven
Incaviglia hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 0 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Blyleven
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Incaviglia moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 1 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parrish vs. Blyleven
Parrish hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Puckett. Parrish reaches second base with a double. Incaviglia scores. O'Brien goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Petralli vs. Blyleven
Petralli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Petralli for the out. Parrish moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: --3
Buechele vs. Blyleven
Buechele strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Russell
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hrbek for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Russell
Gaetti strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Russell
Bush strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Blyleven
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Blyleven
McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Blyleven
There goes McDowell. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. McDowell steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 3 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Blyleven
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McDowell scores. View Play -
Rangers, 4 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Blyleven
Sierra hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. Sierra reaches second base with a double. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Incaviglia vs. Blyleven
Incaviglia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
O'Brien vs. Portugal
Mark Portugal now pitching.
O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Russell
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Russell
Laudner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gagne vs. Russell
Gagne hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gladden vs. Russell
Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Portugal
Parrish strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Portugal
Petralli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Portugal
Buechele hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilkerson vs. Portugal
Wilkerson hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Russell
Herr hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Russell
Puckett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Russell
Hrbek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Puckett moves to third. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
Gaetti vs. Russell
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Portugal
McDowell hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Portugal
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Sierra vs. Portugal
Sierra 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
Bottom 7
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Russell
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Russell
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Russell
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Rangers, 5 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Incaviglia vs. Portugal
Incaviglia hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
O'Brien vs. Portugal
O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Parrish vs. Portugal
Parrish hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Petralli vs. Portugal
Petralli hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buechele vs. Portugal
The umpire calls a balk on Portugal Petralli moves to second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Buechele vs. Portugal
Buechele hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Russell
Cecil Espy now playing left field.
Gagne hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Gladden vs. Russell
Gladden hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Petralli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Russell
Herr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. Russell
Puckett hits a popup into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Hrbek vs. Russell
There goes Herr. The throw from Petralli and he is safe. Herr steals second. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Hrbek vs. Russell
Hrbek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. Russell
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Wilkerson vs. Best
Karl Best now pitching.
Wilkerson strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McDowell vs. Best
McDowell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Best
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Sierra vs. Best
Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mohorcic
Dale Mohorcic now pitching.
Bush strikes out. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. Mohorcic
Larkin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Rangers, 6 - Twins, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Laudner vs. Mohorcic
Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1988 -- Texas at Minnesota (D)
Texas AB R H RBI Minnesota AB R H RBI
McDowell O, cf 2 1 1 0 Gladden D, lf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher S, ss 5 2 2 1 Herr T, 2b 4 0 1 0
Sierra R, rf 5 0 1 1 Puckett K, cf 4 0 2 0
Incaviglia P, lf 3 2 2 1 Hrbek K, dh 3 0 1 0
Espy C, lf 0 0 0 0 Gaetti G, 3b 4 0 0 0
O'Brien P, 1b 4 1 1 1 Bush R, rf 3 0 0 0
Parrish L, dh 4 0 1 2 Larkin G, 1b 4 0 2 0
Petralli G, c 4 0 2 0 Laudner T, c 3 0 0 0
Buechele S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gagne G, ss 3 1 1 1
Wilkerson C, 2b 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 10 6 32 1 7 1
Texas 000 320 010 -- 6
Minnesota 000 000 010 -- 1
Texas IP H R ER BB SO
Russell J (W) 8.0 6 1 1 3 5
Mohorcic D 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L) 4.1 7 5 5 3 5
Portugal M 3.2 3 1 1 0 1
Best K 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
DP -- Texas 2, Minnesota 1
LOB -- Texas 6, Minnesota 7
2B -- Parrish L, Sierra R
HR -- Incaviglia P, Gagne G
SB -- McDowell O 2, Herr T
CS -- McDowell O
Balk -- Portugal M
T -- 2:46
A -- 40300
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