Top 1

• Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Leibrandt
  
  Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gagne vs. Leibrandt
  
  Gagne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puckett vs. Leibrandt
  
  Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gagne moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Baylor vs. Leibrandt
  
  Baylor hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gagne scores. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brunansky vs. Leibrandt
  
  Brunansky takes first base on ball four. Baylor moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hrbek vs. Leibrandt
  
  Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Blyleven
  
  Wilson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Blyleven
  
  Seitzer takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brett vs. Blyleven
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tartabull vs. Blyleven
  
  There goes Seitzer. The throw from Laudner and he is out, Lombardozzi applying the tag. View Play 

Top 2

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gladden vs. Leibrandt
  
  Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardozzi vs. Leibrandt
  
  Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer juggles the ball. That's an error on Seitzer. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Laudner vs. Leibrandt
  
  Laudner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Blyleven
  
  Tartabull hits a fly ballTartabull hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Brunansky is chasing the ball. Tartabull rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Blyleven
  
  White hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Eisenreich vs. Blyleven
  
  Eisenreich hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Madison vs. Blyleven
  
  Madison hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Leibrandt
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gagne vs. Leibrandt
  
  Gagne hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Madison settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Madison. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gagne vs. Leibrandt
  
  Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puckett vs. Leibrandt
  
  Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pecota vs. Blyleven
  
  Pecota hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thurman vs. Blyleven
  
  Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Blyleven
  
  Wilson hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Leibrandt
  
  Baylor hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brunansky vs. Leibrandt
  
  Brunansky strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hrbek vs. Leibrandt
  
  Hrbek hits a popup towards short. Pecota settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Seitzer vs. Blyleven
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brett vs. Blyleven
  
  Brett hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tartabull vs. Blyleven
  
  Tartabull hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seitzer moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  White vs. Blyleven
  
  White hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gladden. White reaches second base with a double. Seitzer scores. Tartabull moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Eisenreich vs. Blyleven
  
  Eisenreich hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tartabull tags and scores. White tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Madison vs. Blyleven
  
  Madison strikes out. View Play 

Top 5

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gladden vs. Leibrandt
  
  Jamie Quirk now catching. Scotti Madison now playing first base.
  
  Gladden bunts towards the mound. Leibrandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardozzi vs. Leibrandt
  
  Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into right field. Tartabull settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Laudner vs. Leibrandt
  
  Laudner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Newman vs. Leibrandt
  
  Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pecota vs. Blyleven
  
  Pecota is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thurman vs. Blyleven
  
  Thurman takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wilson vs. Blyleven
  
  Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blyleven fields it and throws to first for the out. Thurman moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Seitzer vs. Blyleven
  
  Seitzer hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Brunansky. Seitzer reaches second base with a double. Thurman scores. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Quirk vs. Blyleven
  
  Quirk strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gagne vs. Leibrandt
  
  Gagne hits a fly ball into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puckett vs. Leibrandt
  
  Puckett is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Leibrandt
  
  Baylor strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tartabull vs. Blyleven
  
  Tartabull hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  White vs. Blyleven
  
  White takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Eisenreich vs. Blyleven
  
  Eisenreich 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 

Top 7

• Twins, 1 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brunansky vs. Leibrandt
  
  Brunansky hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hrbek vs. Leibrandt
  
  Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. Wilson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gladden vs. Leibrandt
  
  Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardozzi vs. Leibrandt
  
  Lombardozzi hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tartabull. Lombardozzi reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Laudner vs. Leibrandt
  
  Laudner hits a line drive into left field. Thurman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Madison vs. Blyleven
  
  Billy Beane now playing right field.
  
  Madison strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Pecota vs. Blyleven
  
  Pecota hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thurman vs. Blyleven
  
  Thurman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thurman for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Garber
  
  Gene Garber now pitching.
  
  Newman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gagne vs. Garber
  
  Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Puckett vs. Garber
  
  Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilson vs. Frazier
  
  George Frazier now pitching. Mark Davidson now playing center field.
  
  Wilson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Seitzer vs. Frazier
  
  There goes Wilson. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Wilson steals second. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Seitzer vs. Frazier
  
  Seitzer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Newman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Quirk vs. Frazier
  
  Quirk hits a fly ball into right field. Beane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilson moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Tartabull vs. Frazier
  
  Tartabull hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Garber
  
  Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pecota scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Beane vs. Garber
  
  Beane hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thurman. Beane reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hrbek vs. Garber
  
  Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Beane moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Royals, 4
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bush vs. Garber
  
  Randy Bush pinch hits for Dan Gladden.
  
  Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 10/3/1987 -- Minnesota at Kansas City (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Kansas City        AB  R  H RBI
Newman A, 3b          4  0  1  0   Wilson W, cf          3  0  0  0   
Gagne G, ss           4  1  1  0   Seitzer K, 3b         3  1  1  1   
Puckett K, cf         4  0  0  0   Brett G, 1b           2  0  0  0   
Davidson M, cf        0  0  0  0   Quirk J, c            2  0  0  0   
Baylor D, dh          4  0  1  1   Tartabull D, rf       4  2  2  1   
Brunansky T, rf       2  1  1  1   White F, 2b           2  0  1  1   
Beane B, rf           1  0  1  0   Eisenreich J, dh      2  0  0  1   
Hrbek K, 1b           4  0  0  0   Madison S, c-1b       3  0  0  0   
Gladden D, lf         3  0  0  0   Pecota B, ss          3  0  0  0   
Bush R, ph            1  0  0  0   Thurman G, lf         2  1  0  0   
Lombardozzi S, 2b     3  0  1  0                                      
Laudner T, c          3  0  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  2  7  2                        26  4  4  4

Minnesota        100 000 100 --  2
Kansas City      010 210 00x --  4

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Blyleven B (L)        7.0  4  4  2  3  4
Frazier G             1.0  0  0  0  1  0

  Kansas City          IP  H  R ER BB SO
Leibrandt C (W)       7.0  6  2  2  1  3
Garber G (S)          2.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Seitzer K, Madison S, Hrbek K
DP -- Minnesota 1, Kansas City 2
LOB -- Minnesota 5, Kansas City 3
2B -- White F, Seitzer K, Lombardozzi S, Beane B
HR -- Tartabull D, Brunansky T
SB -- Wilson W
CS -- Seitzer K
SF -- Eisenreich J
T -- 2:18
A -- 28082

    

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