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May 24, 1989

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Bottom 8 R H E
Twins 9 13 2
Blue Jays 4 9 1
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Twins 9 13 2
Blue Jays 4 9 1

Fred McGriff Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .295
OBP .667 .397
At Bats 2 156
Hits 1 46
• Singles 1 26
• Doubles 0 9
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 0 10
Walks 1 25
RBI’s 0 29

Steve Shields Season Stats

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Exhibition Stadium - May 24, 1989
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Strikeout
Steve Shields
Orlando Mercado
Randy Bush
Al Newman
Gary Gaetti
Greg Gagne
Dan Gladden
Kirby Puckett
John Moses
Fred McGriff
George Bell
Count: 3-2, 1 Out
Count: 3-2, 2 Outs

McGriff strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Bell hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Randy Bush now playing first base. Steve Shields now pitching. Gruber strikes out.
Top 8 Randy Bush pinch runs for Gene Larkin. Mercado hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Castillo hits a popup, foul, towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Larkin is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Gaetti strikes out.
Bottom 7 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wayne fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Felix 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 Gary Wayne now pitching. Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Puckett hits a line drive into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Gladden hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Brenly hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moseby strikes out.
Bottom 6 Borders hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Puckett. Borders reaches second base with a double. McGriff goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 6 McGriff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Moses hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Gagne strikes out.
Top 6 Tom Henke now pitching. Mercado strikes out.
Top 6 Castillo hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gruber strikes out.
Bottom 5 Fernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mercado settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Felix bunts towards the mound. Viola picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Viola. Felix moves to second.
Bottom 5 Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Larkin hits a line drive towards first. McGriff reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 There's a wild pitch. Puckett scores.
Top 5 Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field. Moseby settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Newman tags and scores. Puckett tags and moves to third.
Top 5 Puckett hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Puckett reaches second base with a double. Moses scores. Newman moves to third.
Top 5 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.
Top 5 Gladden strikes out.
Top 5 Moses hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gagne moves to third.
Top 5 DeWayne Buice now pitching. Gagne takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Brenly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Moseby strikes out.
Bottom 4 Orlando Mercado now catching. Borders hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jim Dwyer pinch hits for Tim Laudner. Dwyer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Liriano scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Castillo strikes out.
Top 4 Larkin takes first base on ball four. Newman moves to third. Puckett moves to second.
Top 4 Gaetti strikes out.
Top 4 Puckett hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Newman moves to second.
Top 4 Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 McGriff hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Bell hits a line drive towards third. Gaetti catches it and throws to first to double up Gruber.
Bottom 3 Gruber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 3 There goes Gladden. The throw from Brenly and he is out, Fernandez applying the tag.
Top 3 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez fields it and throws to home to get Moses. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 3 Moses hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Moses reaches third base with a triple.
Top 3 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Fernandez hits a popup towards third. Gaetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Felix hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Liriano hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 2 Laudner strikes out.
Top 2 Castillo strikes out.
Top 2 Larkin takes first base on ball four. Puckett moves to third. Gaetti moves to second.
Top 2 Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Puckett moves to second.
Top 2 Puckett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Newman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Newman for the out.
Bottom 1 Brenly hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moseby strikes out.
Bottom 1 Borders hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gruber scores. Bell scores. McGriff moves to third.
Bottom 1 McGriff takes first base on ball four. Gruber moves to third. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fernandez scores. Gruber moves to second.
Bottom 1 Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Fernandez moves to second.
Bottom 1 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Newman misplays the ball. That's an error on Newman. Felix moves to second.
Bottom 1 Felix hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 1 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 1 Moses hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Castillo scores. Laudner moves to second.
Top 1 Frank Wills now pitching. Gagne hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Laudner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Castillo moves to third.
Top 1 Castillo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Larkin scores.
Top 1 Larkin hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Brenly fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Brenly. Gaetti scores. Larkin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Gaetti hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moseby who is chasing the ball. Gaetti reaches third base with a triple. Puckett goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Puckett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gladden scores.
Top 1 Newman bunts towards the mound. Flanagan fields it and throws to first for the out. Gladden moves to third.
Top 1 Gladden hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Gladden reaches second base with a double.