Top 1

• Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bush vs. Akerfelds
  
  Bush is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gagne vs. Akerfelds
  
  Gagne is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puckett vs. Akerfelds
  
  Puckett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Butler. Puckett reaches second base with a double. Gagne goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Larkin vs. Akerfelds
  
  Larkin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Puckett scores. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gaetti vs. Akerfelds
  
  Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Straker
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Franco vs. Straker
  
  Franco hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tabler vs. Straker
  
  Tabler hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carter vs. Straker
  
  Carter hits a line drive into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Akerfelds
  
  Smalley strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brunansky vs. Akerfelds
  
  Brunansky hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardozzi vs. Akerfelds
  
  Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Akerfelds fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hall vs. Straker
  
  Hall 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 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jacoby vs. Straker
  
  Jacoby hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Straker
  
  Snyder strikes out. View Play 

Top 3

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Butera vs. Akerfelds
  
  Butera hits a line drive towards third. Jacoby reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bush vs. Akerfelds
  
  Bush is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gagne vs. Akerfelds
  
  Gagne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hinzo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puckett vs. Akerfelds
  
  Puckett hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Straker
  
  Bando hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hinzo vs. Straker
  
  Hinzo strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Butler vs. Straker
  
  Butler takes first base on ball four. Bando moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Franco vs. Straker
  
  Franco hits a ball on the ground towards first. Larkin scoops it up and throws to first, with Straker covering, for the out. Bando moves to third. Butler moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Tabler vs. Straker
  
  Tabler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Larkin vs. Akerfelds
  
  Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Snyder settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gaetti vs. Akerfelds
  
  Gaetti strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Akerfelds
  
  Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carter vs. Straker
  
  Carter hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hall vs. Straker
  
  Hall 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 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jacoby vs. Straker
  
  Jacoby hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Straker
  
  Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Brunansky vs. Akerfelds
  
  Brunansky hits a fly ball into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardozzi vs. Akerfelds
  
  Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jacoby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Butera vs. Akerfelds
  
  Butera hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bando settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Straker
  
  Bando 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 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hinzo vs. Straker
  
  Hinzo 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 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Straker
  
  Butler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bush vs. Akerfelds
  
  Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gagne vs. Akerfelds
  
  Gagne hits a line drive into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puckett vs. Akerfelds
  
  Puckett hits a line drive into left field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Larkin vs. Akerfelds
  
  Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Butler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Franco vs. Straker
  
  Franco hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Tabler vs. Straker
  
  Tabler strikes out. There goes Franco. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Carter vs. Straker
  
  Carter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and has Franco trapped. There's the throw to Lombardozzi who tags Franco for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hall vs. Straker
  
  There goes Carter. The throw from Butera and he is out, Gagne applying the tag. View Play 

Top 7

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gaetti vs. Akerfelds
  
  Gaetti hits a line drive towards short. Franco reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Akerfelds
  
  Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brunansky vs. Akerfelds
  
  Brunansky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franco fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lombardozzi vs. Akerfelds
  
  Lombardozzi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jacoby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hall vs. Straker
  
  Hall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jacoby vs. Straker
  
  Jacoby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Straker
  
  Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bando vs. Straker
  
  Bando hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hinzo vs. Straker
  
  Hinzo strikes out. View Play 

Top 8

• Twins, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gladden vs. Akerfelds
  
  Dan Gladden pinch hits for Sal Butera.
  
  Gladden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bush vs. Akerfelds
  
  Akerfelds fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Akerfelds. Gladden moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bush vs. Akerfelds
  
  Bush hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Snyder throws the ball in to Franco who tags Bush trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gladden scores. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gagne vs. Akerfelds
  
  Gagne hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Puckett vs. Jones
  
  Doug Jones now pitching.
  
  Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gagne moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Larkin vs. Jones
  
  Larkin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gagne scores. Puckett moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gaetti vs. Jones
  
  Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Franco fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Butler vs. Berenguer
  
  Juan Berenguer now pitching. Mark Davidson now playing left field. Tom Brunansky now playing right field. Tom Nieto now catching.
  
  Butler hits a fly ball into left field. Davidson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Franco vs. Berenguer
  
  Franco 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 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Tabler vs. Berenguer
  
  Tabler hits a fly ball into right field. Brunansky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Jones
  
  Smalley hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Brunansky vs. Jones
  
  Al Newman pinch runs for Roy Smalley.
  
  Brunansky takes first base on ball four. Newman moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lombardozzi vs. Jones
  
  Lombardozzi bunts towards first. Carter scoops it up and throws to first, with Hinzo covering, for the out. Newman moves to third. Brunansky moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Hrbek vs. Jones
  
  Kent Hrbek pinch hits for Tom Nieto.
  
  Hrbek is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Baylor vs. Jones
  
  Don Baylor pinch hits for Mark Davidson. Chris Pittaro pinch runs for Kent Hrbek.
  
  Baylor hits a fly ball towards right. Snyder catches it and throws to home to double up Newman. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carter vs. Berenguer
  
  Billy Beane now playing right field. Tom Brunansky now playing left field. Tim Laudner now catching.
  
  Carter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hall vs. Berenguer
  
  Hall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jacoby vs. Berenguer
  
  Jacoby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett who is chasing the ball. Jacoby reaches third base with a triple. Hall goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Indians, 4
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Snyder vs. Berenguer
  
  Junior Noboa pinch runs for Brook Jacoby.
  
  Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Beane settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Noboa tags and scores. View Play 

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         Game of 9/12/1987 -- Minnesota at Cleveland (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Cleveland          AB  R  H RBI
Bush R, rf            3  0  2  1   Butler B, cf          3  0  1  0   
Davidson M, lf        0  0  0  0   Franco J, ss          4  0  1  0   
Baylor D, ph          1  0  0  0   Tabler P, dh          4  0  0  0   
Beane B, rf           0  0  0  0   Carter J, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Gagne G, ss           3  2  1  0   Hall M, lf            4  2  2  1   
Puckett K, cf         4  1  2  1   Jacoby B, 3b          4  1  2  2   
Larkin G, 1b          4  0  2  2   Noboa J, pr           0  1  0  0   
Gaetti G, 3b          4  0  0  0   Snyder C, rf          3  0  0  1   
Smalley R, dh         4  0  2  0   Bando C, c            3  1  2  1   
Newman A, pr          0  0  0  0   Hinzo T, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Brunansky , lf-rf-lf  3  0  0  0                                      
Lombardozzi S, 2b     3  0  0  0                                      
Butera S, c           2  0  0  0                                      
Gladden D, ph         1  1  1  0                                      
Nieto T, c            0  0  0  0                                      
Hrbek K, ph           0  0  0  0                                      
Pittaro C, pr         0  0  0  0                                      
Laudner T, c          0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  4 10  4                        32  5  8  5

Minnesota        200 000 020 --  4
Cleveland        000 100 202 --  5
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Straker L             7.0  6  3  3  1  4
Berenguer J (L)       1.2  2  2  2  0  0

  Cleveland            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Akerfelds D           7.1  7  4  4  0  3
Jones D (W)           1.2  3  0  0  2  0

E -- Akerfelds D
DP -- Cleveland 3
LOB -- Minnesota 6, Cleveland 3
2B -- Puckett K
3B -- Jacoby B
HR -- Jacoby B, Hall M, Bando C
SB -- Franco J
CS -- Carter J
SH -- Lombardozzi S
SF -- Snyder C
HBP -- by Akerfelds D (Gagne G), by Akerfelds D (Bush R)
T -- 2:25
A -- 9156

    

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