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May 31, 1989

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Top 6 R H E
Twins 7 7 0
Royals 1 5 1
Top 6 R H E
Twins 7 7 0
Royals 1 5 1

Orlando Mercado Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .200
OBP .500 .333
At Bats 2 10
Hits 1 2
• Singles 1 2
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 0

Tom Gordon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 2 1
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Royals Stadium - May 31, 1989
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Tom Gordon
Bob Boone
Bill Buckner
Frank White
Kevin Seitzer
Kurt Stillwell
Bo Jackson
Jim Eisenreich
Danny Tartabull
Orlando Mercado

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 7 7 0 2
Kansas City Royals 1 5 1 4
Winning Pitcher Francisco Oliveras
Losing Pitcher Floyd Bannister
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 23,114
Time of Game 1 hour 36 minutes
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Count: 0-1, 2 Outs
Count: 0-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Mercado hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 6 Gladden hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 6 Larkin strikes out.
Top 6 Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Brian Harper. Dwyer takes first base on ball four. Gaetti moves to third. Castillo moves to second.
Top 6 Tom Gordon now pitching. Castillo bunts towards the mound. Gordon fields it and throws to third for the out. Gaetti moves to second.
Top 6 Gaetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Backman scores. Puckett moves to second.
Top 6 Puckett takes first base on ball four. Backman moves to second.
Top 6 Backman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Stillwell strikes out.
Bottom 5 Eisenreich hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Mercado hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 There goes Gladden. The slide. Boone applies the tag. Gladden is out.
Top 5 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White misplays the ball. That's an error on White. Harper scores. Larkin goes all the way around to score. Gladden moves to third.
Top 5 Larkin is hit by the pitch. Harper moves to second.
Top 5 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stillwell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 5 Castillo hits a fly ball into center field. Eisenreich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 White hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Buckner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bannister fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Puckett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Backman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Eisenreich scores. There goes Stillwell trying to get to third. Castillo throws the ball in to Gaetti, who tags Stillwell for the out.
Bottom 3 Seitzer strikes out.
Bottom 3 Stillwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Eisenreich moves to second.
Bottom 3 Eisenreich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 There goes Newman. The throw from Boone and he is out, Stillwell applying the tag.
Top 3 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Mercado hits a fly ball into left field. Jackson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bannister fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Boone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 White strikes out.
Bottom 2 Buckner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Tartabull moves to second.
Bottom 2 Tartabull hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Tabler hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Harper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. White scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Castillo moves to second.
Top 2 Castillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Gaetti strikes out.
Bottom 1 Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Seitzer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Stillwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Eisenreich moves to second.
Bottom 1 Eisenreich takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Buckner scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Puckett for the out.
Top 1 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Seitzer fields it and throws to first for the out.