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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 2, 1989
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 2, 1989 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1989 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave LaPoint |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tim Tschida 1B: Durwood Merrill 2B: Steve Palermo 3B: Don Denkinger |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Newman | Second Baseman |
| Gene Larkin | Right Fielder |
| Kirby Puckett | Center Fielder |
| Gary Gaetti | Third Baseman |
| Kent Hrbek | First Baseman |
| Brian Harper | Catcher |
| Carmelo Castillo | Left Fielder |
| Tim Laudner | DH |
| Greg Gagne | Shortstop |
| Tom Kelly | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Tolleson | Second Baseman |
| Luis Polonia | Left Fielder |
| Don Mattingly | First Baseman |
| Mel Hall | Right Fielder |
| Ken Phelps | DH |
| Jesse Barfield | Center Fielder |
| Bob Geren | Catcher |
| Alvaro Espinoza | Shortstop |
| Randy Velarde | Third Baseman |
| Dallas Green | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
August 2, 1989
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. LaPoint
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. LaPoint
Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. LaPoint
Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Gaetti vs. LaPoint
Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Smith
Tolleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Smith
Polonia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mattingly vs. Smith
There goes Polonia. The throw from Harper and he is safe. Polonia steals second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Mattingly vs. Smith
Mattingly hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Smith
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Larkin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. LaPoint
Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Barfield. Hrbek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Harper vs. LaPoint
Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Hrbek is safe. Hrbek moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Castillo vs. LaPoint
Castillo hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Laudner vs. LaPoint
Laudner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Polonia. Laudner reaches second base with a double. Polonia throws the ball in to Geren who tags Laudner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hrbek scores. Harper goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. LaPoint
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Smith
Phelps hits a fly ball into left field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Smith
Barfield strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Geren vs. Smith
Geren hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. LaPoint
Newman strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Larkin vs. LaPoint
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Puckett vs. LaPoint
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPoint fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. McCullers
Lance McCullers now pitching.
Gaetti hits a line drive into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Larkin moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1-3
Hrbek vs. McCullers
Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Smith
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Smith
Velarde hits a fly ball into left field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Smith
Tolleson hits a fly ball into right field. Larkin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. McCullers
Harper hits a line drive into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castillo vs. McCullers
Castillo hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. McCullers
Laudner hits a line drive towards first. Mattingly reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Polonia vs. Smith
Polonia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Mattingly vs. Smith
Mattingly hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Polonia moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Hall vs. Smith
Hall hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phelps vs. Smith
Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman fields it and throws to second for the out. Polonia scores. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Barfield vs. Smith
Barfield strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. McCullers
Gagne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hall. Gagne reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Newman vs. McCullers
McCullers spins and fires to second, with Espinoza covering, and Gagne is picked off. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Newman vs. McCullers
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. McCullers
Larkin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newman moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
Puckett vs. McCullers
Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Newman scores. Larkin moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
Gaetti vs. McCullers
Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. McCullers
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Harper vs. McCullers
Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castillo vs. McCullers
Castillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Harper moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Laudner vs. McCullers
Laudner strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Geren vs. Smith
Geren hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Smith
Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. Smith
Velarde strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. McCullers
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Newman vs. McCullers
Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. McCullers
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCullers fields it and throws to first for the out. Gagne moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Puckett vs. McCullers
Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Velarde fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tolleson vs. Smith
Tolleson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett who is chasing the ball. Tolleson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Polonia vs. Smith
Polonia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Castillo. Polonia reaches second base with a double. Tolleson scores. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Mattingly vs. Smith
Mattingly hits a fly ball into left field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Hall vs. Smith
Hall hits a fly ball into left field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Phelps vs. Smith
Phelps strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. McCullers
Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. McCullers
Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first, with McCullers covering, for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Harper vs. McCullers
Harper hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. McCullers
Randy Bush pinch hits for Carmelo Castillo.
McCullers spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on McCullers. Harper moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bush vs. McCullers
Bush hits a popup towards third. Velarde settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Barfield vs. Smith
Randy Bush now playing left field.
Barfield hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bush. Barfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Geren vs. Smith
Geren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. Berenguer
Juan Berenguer now pitching.
Espinoza hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Velarde vs. Berenguer
Velarde bunts towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Velarde for the out. Espinoza moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Tolleson vs. Berenguer
Tolleson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Wayne
Gary Wayne now pitching. Roberto Kelly pinch hits for Luis Polonia.
Kelly hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Espinoza scores. Tolleson moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mattingly vs. Wayne
There goes Tolleson. The throw from Harper and he is safe. Tolleson steals third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
Mattingly vs. Wayne
Mattingly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Larkin. Mattingly reaches second base with a double. Tolleson scores. Kelly goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: -2-
Slaught vs. St. Claire
Don Slaught pinch hits for Mel Hall. Randy St. Claire now pitching.
Slaught hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Phelps vs. St. Claire
Phelps is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Barfield vs. St. Claire
Barfield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Laudner vs. Righetti
Hal Morris now playing left field. Roberto Kelly now playing center field. Jesse Barfield now playing right field. Dave Righetti now pitching.
Laudner strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gagne vs. Righetti
Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Velarde fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Newman vs. Righetti
Newman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Larkin vs. Righetti
There goes Newman. The throw from Geren and he is safe. Newman steals second. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Larkin vs. Righetti
Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolleson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Geren vs. St. Claire
Geren hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Espinoza vs. St. Claire
Espinoza hits a fly ball into left field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Velarde vs. St. Claire
Velarde hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Puckett vs. Righetti
Puckett hits a line drive into right field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gaetti vs. Righetti
Gaetti hits a fly ball into left field. Morris settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hrbek vs. Righetti
Hrbek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harper vs. Righetti
Doug Baker pinch runs for Kent Hrbek.
Harper hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Morris. Harper reaches second base with a double. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 6 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: -23
Moses vs. Righetti
Jim Dwyer pinch runs for Brian Harper. John Moses pinch hits for Randy Bush.
Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mattingly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1989, game 1 -- Minnesota at New York (D)
Minnesota AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Newman A, 2b 2 1 0 0 Tolleson W, 2b 3 2 1 0
Larkin G, rf 5 1 2 0 Polonia L, lf 3 1 3 1
Puckett K, cf 5 1 2 1 Kelly R, ph-cf 1 1 1 1
Gaetti G, 3b 5 1 1 3 Mattingly D, 1b 4 0 2 2
Hrbek K, 1b 5 1 2 0 Hall M, rf 3 0 0 0
Baker D, pr 0 0 0 0 Slaught D, ph 1 0 0 0
Harper B, c 5 1 3 0 Morris H, lf 0 0 0 0
Dwyer J, pr 0 0 0 0 Phelps K, dh 3 0 0 1
Castillo C, lf 3 0 1 0 Barfield J, cf-rf 4 1 1 0
Bush R, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Geren B, c 4 1 1 2
Moses J, ph 1 0 0 0 Espinoza A, ss 4 1 1 0
Laudner T, dh 4 0 1 2 Velarde R, 3b 3 0 0 0
Gagne G, ss 4 0 2 0
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40 6 14 6 33 7 10 7
Minnesota 020 040 000 -- 6
New York 000 101 50x -- 7
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Smith R* 6.0 7 4 4 0 4
Berenguer J 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Wayne G (L)+ 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
St. Claire R 1.2 0 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
LaPoint D 2.1 4 2 2 1 1
McCullers L (W) 4.2 8 4 4 1 1
Righetti D (S) 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
E -- McCullers L
LOB -- Minnesota 10, New York 5
2B -- Hrbek K, Laudner T, Gagne G, Polonia L, Harper B 2, Barfield J, Mattingly D
3B -- Tolleson W
HR -- Gaetti G, Geren B
SB -- Polonia L, Tolleson W, Newman A
SH -- Velarde R
T -- 2:46
A -- 0
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