Top 1

• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wynegar vs. Frost
  
  Wynegar hits a fly ball into right field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilfong vs. Frost
  
  Wilfong strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Frost
  
  Smalley strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Zahn
  
  Carew strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lansford vs. Zahn
  
  Lansford hits a line drive into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Zahn
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landreaux vs. Frost
  
  Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Frost fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Adams vs. Frost
  
  Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Carew settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodwin vs. Frost
  
  Goodwin strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Zahn
  
  Baylor hits a fly ball into center field. Landreaux settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Zahn
  
  Downing takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Rudi vs. Zahn
  
  Rudi strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Grich vs. Zahn
  
  Grich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Powell vs. Frost
  
  Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jackson vs. Frost
  
  Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Castino vs. Frost
  
  Castino is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wynegar vs. Frost
  
  Wynegar hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rettenmund vs. Zahn
  
  Rettenmund hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Anderson vs. Zahn
  
  Anderson bunts in front of the plate. Wynegar fields it and throws to first for the out. Rettenmund moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Carew vs. Zahn
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lansford vs. Zahn
  
  Lansford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilfong vs. Frost
  
  Wilfong hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Frost
  
  Smalley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Grich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landreaux vs. Frost
  
  Landreaux hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lansford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ford vs. Zahn
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Baylor vs. Zahn
  
  Baylor hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Zahn
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Zahn
  
  Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Adams vs. Frost
  
  Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Grich scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodwin vs. Frost
  
  Goodwin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Ford. Goodwin reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Powell vs. Frost
  
  Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jackson vs. Frost
  
  Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Downing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grich vs. Zahn
  
  Grich hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Zahn, and towards Wilfong, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rettenmund vs. Zahn
  
  Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Anderson vs. Zahn
  
  Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castino vs. Frost
  
  Castino is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wynegar vs. Frost
  
  Wynegar hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lansford settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Wilfong vs. Frost
  
  Wilfong hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Smalley vs. Frost
  
  Smalley hits a line drive into right field. Rudi settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Carew vs. Zahn
  
  Carew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilfong scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lansford vs. Zahn
  
  Lansford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ford vs. Zahn
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. Lansford moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Baylor vs. Zahn
  
  Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and has Lansford trapped. There's the throw to Smalley who tags Lansford for the out. Ford moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Downing vs. Zahn
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Downing for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Landreaux vs. Frost
  
  Landreaux hits a fly ball towards center. Ford settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Ford. Landreaux moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 1 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Adams vs. Frost
  
  Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Landreaux scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Goodwin vs. Frost
  
  Goodwin bunts towards the mound. Frost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Powell vs. Frost
  
  Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Anderson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jackson vs. Frost
  
  Jackson hits a popup towards short. Anderson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Twins, 2 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Zahn
  
  Rudi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grich vs. Zahn
  
  Grich is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rettenmund vs. Zahn
  
  Rettenmund hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Twins, 2 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Castino vs. Frost
  
  Castino hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Wynegar vs. Frost
  
  Wynegar bunts in front of the plate. Downing fields it and throws to first for the out. Castino moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Wilfong vs. Frost
  
  Wilfong hits a fly ball into left field. Baylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Smalley vs. Frost
  
  Smalley is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Landreaux vs. Frost
  
  Landreaux hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rudi throws the ball in to Grich who tags Landreaux trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Castino scores. Smalley moves to third. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Anderson vs. Zahn
  
  Anderson bunts towards the mound. Zahn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Carew vs. Zahn
  
  Carew takes first base on ball four. Anderson moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lansford vs. Zahn
  
  Lansford bunts in front of the plate. Wynegar fields it and throws to first for the out. Anderson moves to third. Carew moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Ford vs. Marshall
  
  Mike Marshall now pitching.
  
  Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Marshall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Baylor vs. Marshall
  
  Baylor hits a ball on the ground towards first. Jackson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baylor for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Edwards vs. LaRoche
  
  Dave LaRoche now pitching. Dave Edwards pinch hits for Glenn Adams.
  
  Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Ford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Morales vs. LaRoche
  
  Jose Morales pinch hits for Danny Goodwin.
  
  Morales hits a ball on the ground towards first. Carew scoops it up and throws to first, with LaRoche covering, for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rivera vs. LaRoche
  
  Bombo Rivera pinch hits for Hosken Powell.
  
  Rivera strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Downing vs. Marshall
  
  Dave Edwards now playing right field. Bombo Rivera now playing left field.
  
  Downing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castino fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rudi vs. Marshall
  
  Rudi hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grich vs. Marshall
  
  Grich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Angels, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Aikens vs. Marshall
  
  Willie Aikens pinch hits for Merv Rettenmund.
  
  Aikens hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smalley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/27/1979 -- Minnesota at California (N)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    California         AB  R  H RBI
Wynegar B, c          3  0  0  0   Carew R, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Wilfong R, 2b         4  1  1  1   Lansford C, 3b        3  0  1  0   
Smalley R, ss         3  0  0  0   Ford D, cf            4  0  0  0   
Landreaux K, cf       4  1  1  1   Baylor D, lf          4  1  1  1   
Adams G, lf           3  0  1  1   Downing B, c          3  0  0  0   
Edwards D, ph-rf      1  0  0  0   Rudi J, rf            4  0  0  0   
Goodwin D, dh         3  0  1  0   Grich B, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Morales J, ph         1  0  0  0   Rettenmund M, dh      3  0  1  0   
Powell H, rf          3  0  0  0   Aikens W, ph          1  0  0  0   
Rivera B, ph-lf       1  0  0  0   Anderson J, ss        2  0  1  0   
Jackson R, 1b         3  0  1  0                                      
Castino J, 3b         3  1  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  3  6  3                        31  1  5  1

Minnesota        000 001 110 --  3
California       000 100 000 --  1

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Zahn G (W)            7.1  4  1  1  2  3
Marshall M (S)        1.2  1  0  0  0  0

  California           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Frost D (L)           8.0  6  3  2  1  5
LaRoche D             1.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Smalley R, Ford D
LOB -- Minnesota 4, California 7
2B -- Goodwin D
HR -- Baylor D, Wilfong R
SH -- Anderson J, Wynegar B, Lansford C
T -- 2:31
A -- 38945

    

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