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August 2, 1989

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Bottom 8 R H E
Twins 6 12 0
Yankees 7 10 1
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Twins 6 12 0
Yankees 7 10 1

Alvaro Espinoza Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .276
OBP .333 .302
At Bats 3 304
Hits 1 84
• Singles 1 72
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 11
RBI’s 0 25

Randy St. Claire Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 0 1
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Yankee Stadium - August 2, 1989
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Randy St. Claire
Brian Harper
Kent Hrbek
Al Newman
Gary Gaetti
Greg Gagne
Randy Bush
Kirby Puckett
Gene Larkin
Alvaro Espinoza
Count: 0-0, 1 Out
Count: 0-0, 2 Outs

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Geren hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 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.
Top 8 There goes Newman. The throw from Geren and he is safe. Newman steals second.
Top 8 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Velarde fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Phelps is walked intentionally.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 There goes Tolleson. The throw from Harper and he is safe. Tolleson steals third.
Bottom 7 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.
Bottom 7 Tolleson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Velarde bunts towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Velarde for the out. Espinoza moves to second.
Bottom 7 Juan Berenguer now pitching. Espinoza hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Geren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 7 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.
Top 7 Bush hits a popup towards third. Velarde settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Harper hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Phelps strikes out.
Bottom 6 Hall hits a fly ball into left field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mattingly hits a fly ball into left field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Polonia hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Castillo. Polonia reaches second base with a double. Tolleson scores.
Bottom 6 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.
Top 6 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Velarde fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCullers fields it and throws to first for the out. Gagne moves to second.
Top 6 Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Velarde strikes out.
Bottom 5 Espinoza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Geren hits a popup towards short. Gagne settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Laudner strikes out.
Top 5 Castillo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Harper moves to second.
Top 5 Harper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 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.
Top 5 Gaetti hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Top 5 Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Newman scores. Larkin moves to second.
Top 5 Larkin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Newman moves to third.
Top 5 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 McCullers spins and fires to second, with Espinoza covering, and Gagne is picked off.
Top 5 Gagne hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hall. Gagne reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Barfield strikes out.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Hall hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Mattingly hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Polonia moves to third.
Bottom 4 Polonia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 4 Laudner hits a line drive towards first. Mattingly reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Castillo hits a fly ball into left field. Polonia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Harper hits a line drive into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Tolleson hits a fly ball into right field. Larkin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Velarde hits a fly ball into left field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 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.
Top 3 Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 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.
Top 3 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. LaPoint fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Larkin moves to second.
Top 3 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tolleson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Newman strikes out.
Bottom 2 Geren hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Barfield strikes out.
Bottom 2 Phelps hits a fly ball into left field. Castillo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Castillo hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 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.
Top 2 Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Barfield. Hrbek reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 1 Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Larkin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Mattingly hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There goes Polonia. The throw from Harper and he is safe. Polonia steals second.
Bottom 1 Polonia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Tolleson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Espinoza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Hall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Newman takes first base on ball four.