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June 7, 1989

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Twins 0 3 1
Athletics 1 4 1
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Athletics 1 4 1

Lance Blankenship Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .286
OBP .500 .318
At Bats 2 42
Hits 1 12
• Singles 1 9
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 2
RBI’s 0 2

Frank Viola Season Stats

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4 7 0
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Oakland-Alameda County Stadium - June 7, 1989
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Strikeout
Frank Viola
Orlando Mercado
Gene Larkin
Wally Backman
Gary Gaetti
Al Newman
John Moses
Kirby Puckett
Randy Bush
Lance Blankenship
Tony Phillips
Mike Gallego
Count: 2-2, 1 Out
Count: 2-2, 2 Outs

Blankenship strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 5 Phillips hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Arndt scores. Gallego moves to second.
Bottom 5 Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti juggles the ball. That's an error on Gaetti.
Bottom 5 Javier bunts towards the mound. Viola fields it and throws to first for the out. Arndt moves to second.
Bottom 5 Arndt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Mercado strikes out.
Top 5 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Phillips fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Larkin hits a fly ball into right field. Blankenship settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hubbard strikes out.
Bottom 4 Steinbach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 McGwire is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Bush hits a fly ball into center field. Henderson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground towards second. Hubbard scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 4 Dwyer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Henderson hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Blankenship hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Phillips moves to second.
Bottom 3 Phillips takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Gallego hits a ball on the ground towards short. Newman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Javier bunts in front of the plate. Mercado fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Blankenship settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Backman moves to third. Moses moves to second.
Top 3 Moses takes first base on ball four. Backman moves to second.
Top 3 Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard misplays the ball. That's an error on Hubbard.
Top 3 Mercado hits a fly ball into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Newman hits a fly ball into left field. Javier settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Arndt strikes out.
Bottom 2 Hubbard hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Steinbach hits a popup, foul, towards first. Larkin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Larkin strikes out.
Top 2 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McGwire strikes out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Henderson moves to second.
Bottom 1 Henderson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Blankenship strikes out.
Bottom 1 Phillips strikes out.
Top 1 Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Arndt scoops it up and throws to first, with Welch covering, for the out.
Top 1 Puckett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Blankenship. Puckett reaches second base with a double.
Top 1 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. Arndt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out.
Top 1 Backman bunts towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out.