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OAK
@CHW		3
2
TEX
@DET		9
6
CLE
@MIL		3
4		 
(10)
MIN
@NYY		9
4
CAL
@SEA		10
0
KCR
@TOR		8
15
HOU
@LAD		1
2
CHC
@PHI		5
3
MON
@PIT		5
4		 
(11)
CIN
@SDP		5
0
ATL
@SFG		7
2
ATL
@SFG		1
6
NYM
@STL		3
5
Sunday, April 16, 1989 2:40
, Yankee Stadium II
Attendance: 30,195, Time of Game: 2:36
Twins
9
6-4
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 3½ GB
 at Yankees
4
3-8
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 2½ GB
L: Tommy John (1-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  0  4   0  1  1   2  1  0    9 15  2
Yankees         0  0  1   0  1  0   1  1  0    4  9  1

Minnesota Twins

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dan Gladden LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .282 .641 14 6 -0.028 0.64 0.018 -0.046 -0.6 2 0
Wally Backman 2B 3 1 2 1 0 0 .300 .749 11 6 0.112 0.72 0.123 -0.010 0.7 2 3 SH
   Al Newman 2B 1 0 1 1 0 0 .286 .714 2 1 0.006 0.14 0.006 0.000 1.0 0 3
Kirby Puckett CF 4 2 2 0 1 0 .361 1.025 12 6 0.080 0.63 0.102 -0.022 -0.3 2 0 GDP
Gary Gaetti 3B 5 2 3 6 0 0 .357 .967 15 10 0.189 0.95 0.275 -0.086 3.8 1 2 2·HR,GDP
Kent Hrbek 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .286 .832 17 9 0.025 0.37 0.039 -0.014 0.1 7 1 HBP
   John Moses RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .667 1.750 2 1 0.001 0.01 0.001 0.000 0.3 2 0
Gene Larkin DH 5 1 2 0 0 0 .294 .810 7 6 -0.052 0.44 0.030 -0.083 -0.3 2B,GDP
Carmelo Castillo RF 3 0 2 1 0 0 .471 1.315 13 8 0.034 0.47 0.046 -0.012 0.7 2 0
   Randy Bush PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .263 .970 5 3 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.4 4 0
   Tim Laudner PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .174 .426 3 3 -0.001 0.03 0.000 -0.001 -0.2 1 0
Brian Harper C 3 1 0 0 0 0 .350 1.009 15 10 -0.039 0.41 0.002 -0.041 -0.3 2 0 HBP
Greg Gagne SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .242 .598 7 4 0.024 0.41 0.044 -0.020 0.4 2 3 GDP
Allan Anderson P 1
   German Gonzalez P
   Jeff Reardon P 1
Team Totals 38 9 15 9 2 3 .395 1.031 123 73 0.349 0.53 0.686 -0.337 4.7 27 14
2B: G Larkin (5, off T John).
HR: G Gaetti 2 (3, 2 off T John; 3rd inn, 2 on, 1 out to Deep LF; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep LF Line).
SH: W Backman (1, off T John).
HBP: B Harper (1, by D Righetti); K Hrbek (1, by T John).
TB: G Gaetti 9; G Larkin 3; C Castillo 2; W Backman 2; K Puckett 2; K Hrbek; A Newman; J Moses; G Gagne.
GIDP: G Gagne (1); K Puckett (1); G Larkin (1); G Gaetti (1).
RBI: G Gaetti 6 (11); W Backman (5); A Newman (1); C Castillo (8).
2-out RBI: G Gaetti 3.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 5 for 10.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Gagne-W Backman-K Hrbek.
E: B Harper (1); D Gladden (1).

New York Yankees

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Rickey Henderson LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .300 .854 15 10 -0.025 0.71 0.031 -0.056 0.6 1 0 3B,SB
Steve Sax 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 .238 .649 12 9 -0.053 0.70 0.024 -0.077 -0.7 2 4 CS,SF
Don Mattingly 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .185 .583 18 13 -0.066 0.68 0.000 -0.066 -0.8 16 0
Steve Balboni DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .161 .510 10 6 -0.045 0.60 0.000 -0.045 -0.5
   Ken Phelps PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .214 .527 1 1 0.004 0.06 0.004 0.000 0.2
Don Slaught C 4 1 1 1 0 1 .270 .757 20 11 -0.015 0.37 0.016 -0.031 0.4 2 1 HR
Tom Brookens 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .138 .391 11 8 0.012 0.52 0.033 -0.021 0.1 0 2
   Mike Pagliarulo PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .053 .195 10 7 -0.004 0.17 0.000 -0.004 -0.2
Bob Brower RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 14 9 -0.087 0.76 0.000 -0.087 -1.1 1 0 GDP
   Mel Hall PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .513 2 2 -0.002 0.08 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
Alvaro Espinoza SS 2 1 1 0 1 0 .185 .443 8 4 0.002 0.29 0.014 -0.012 0.1 3 7
   Wayne Tolleson PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 1 -0.001 0.02 0.000 -0.001 -0.1
Roberto Kelly CF 3 1 2 0 0 0 .314 .797 9 5 0.128 0.62 0.135 -0.007 1.9 2 0
Tommy John P 3
   Lance McCullers P
   Dave Righetti P 1
Team Totals 33 4 9 2 1 2 .273 .710 131 86 -0.152 0.52 0.257 -0.409 -0.3 27 18
3B: R Henderson (1, off G Gonzalez).
HR: D Slaught (1, off A Anderson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).
SF: S Sax (2, off G Gonzalez).
TB: D Slaught 4; R Henderson 4; R Kelly 2; A Espinoza; T Brookens; K Phelps; S Sax.
GIDP: B Brower (1).
RBI: S Sax (7); D Slaught (7).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
DP: 4. A Espinoza-S Sax-D Mattingly; T Brookens-S Sax-D Mattingly; S Sax-A Espinoza-D Mattingly; A Espinoza-D Mattingly.
E: T Brookens (2).
Baserunning
SB: R Henderson (9, 2nd base off A Anderson/B Harper).
CS: S Sax (1, 2nd base by A Anderson POCS).

Minnesota Twins

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Allan Anderson, W (3-0) 7 7 3 1 1 2 1 1.29 27 101 66 45 6 15 10 14 6 0 56 0.142 0.64 0.3
German Gonzalez 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 1.42 5 17 10 7 0 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0.003 0.15 -0.5
Jeff Reardon 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 3 13 10 8 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.007 0.09 0.5
Team Totals 9 9 4 2 1 2 1 2.00 35 131 86 60 8 18 13 19 7 0 56 0 0 0.152 0.53 0.3

New York Yankees

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tommy John, L (1-2) 6.2 12 8 8 2 1 2 5.23 32 99 57 43 5 9 20 8 5 0 17 -0.344 0.69 -4.9
Lance McCullers 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.80 2 6 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0.001 0.06 0.2
Dave Righetti 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 12.60 9 18 12 7 3 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 -0.005 0.06 -0.0
Team Totals 9 15 9 8 2 3 2 8.00 43 123 73 53 9 11 25 11 7 0 17 1 0 -0.348 0.52 -4.7
Balks: G Gonzalez (3).
WP: None.
HBP: T John (1; K Hrbek); D Righetti (1; B Harper).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: A Anderson (1; S Sax, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mark Johnson, 1B - Al Clark, 2B - Dave Phillips, 3B - Rick Reed.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 30,195.
Field Condition: Soaked.
Start Time Weather: 50° F, Overcast, Rain.

Starting Lineups

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t3 1-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RRR MIN G. Gaetti T. John 18% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Backman Scores; Puckett Scores
t3 0-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R MIN W. Backman T. John 10% 62% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gagne Scores
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN G. Gaetti T. John -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN G. Larkin T. John -8% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
b5 1-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R NYY R. Kelly A. Anderson -7% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive); Espinoza Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Kelly to 3B

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O MIN D. Gladden T. John -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Deep SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  MIN W. Backman T. John 2% 50% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  MIN K. Puckett T. John 4% 54% Walk; Backman to 2B
t1 0-0 1 12- 3,(1-1)  OO MIN G. Gaetti T. John -9% 45% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Allan Anderson facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY R. Henderson A. Anderson 2% 47% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 5,(1-2)  NYY S. Sax A. Anderson -2% 45% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
b1 0-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O NYY D. Mattingly A. Anderson 3% 48% Flyball: CF (Short LF-CF)
b1 0-0 2 1-- O NYY S. Balboni A. Anderson 2% 50% Sax Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN K. Hrbek T. John 4% 54% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF)
t2 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OO MIN G. Larkin T. John -8% 46% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
t2 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN C. Castillo T. John 1% 47% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN B. Harper T. John -2% 45% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Allan Anderson facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY S. Balboni A. Anderson 2% 47% Popfly: 2B (Deep SS)
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY D. Slaught A. Anderson 2% 49% Strikeout Looking
b2 0-0 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O NYY T. Brookens A. Anderson 1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-3B Hole)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 0, Yankees 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Yankees' Tommy John facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN G. Gagne T. John 4% 54% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t3 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O MIN D. Gladden T. John -2% 52% Groundout: 3B-1B; Gagne to 2B
t3 0-0 1 -2- 3,(2-0)  R MIN W. Backman T. John 10% 62% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Gagne Scores
t3 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN K. Puckett T. John 6% 68% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Backman to 3B
t3 1-0 1 1-3 6,(3-2)  RRR MIN G. Gaetti T. John 18% 86% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Backman Scores; Puckett Scores
t3 4-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O MIN K. Hrbek T. John -1% 85% Strikeout Looking
t3 4-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O MIN G. Larkin T. John -0% 85% Lineout: RF (CF-RF)
4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-4, Twins' Allan Anderson facing 7-8-9
b3 0-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O NYY B. Brower A. Anderson 2% 87% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-4 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY A. Espinoza A. Anderson 1% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B (SS-3B Hole)
b3 0-4 2 --- 4,(2-1)  NYY R. Kelly A. Anderson -1% 87% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b3 0-4 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  NYY R. Henderson A. Anderson -2% 85% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Kelly to 3B
b3 0-4 2 1-3 2,(0-1)  R NYY S. Sax A. Anderson -5% 79% Henderson Steals 2B; Kelly Scores/Adv on E2 (throw)/unER
b3 1-4 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O NYY S. Sax A. Anderson 3% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Tommy John facing 7-8-9
t4 4-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O MIN C. Castillo T. John -1% 81% Groundout: P-1B
t4 4-1 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O MIN B. Harper T. John -1% 80% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t4 4-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O MIN G. Gagne T. John -1% 80% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Twins' Allan Anderson facing 3-4-5
b4 1-4 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY D. Mattingly A. Anderson 2% 82% Flyball: LF (LF Line)
b4 1-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY S. Balboni A. Anderson 2% 84% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
b4 1-4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O NYY D. Slaught A. Anderson 1% 85% Lineout: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 1.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 4-1, Yankees' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t5 4-1 0 --- 4,(3-0)  MIN D. Gladden T. John 2% 86% Walk
t5 4-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN W. Backman T. John -1% 86% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Gladden to 2B
t5 4-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O MIN K. Puckett T. John -2% 84% Groundout: P-1B
t5 4-1 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  R MIN G. Gaetti T. John 6% 90% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Gladden Scores
t5 5-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN K. Hrbek T. John -1% 89% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-5, Twins' Allan Anderson facing 6-7-8
b5 1-5 0 --- 3,(0-2)  NYY T. Brookens A. Anderson -3% 86% Single to LF (Line Drive)
b5 1-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  OO NYY B. Brower A. Anderson 6% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (SS-2B)
b5 1-5 2 --- 5,(3-1)  NYY A. Espinoza A. Anderson -1% 91% Walk
b5 1-5 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  R NYY R. Kelly A. Anderson -7% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive); Espinoza Scores/Adv on E7/No RBI/unER; Kelly to 3B
b5 2-5 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O NYY R. Henderson A. Anderson 3% 87% Flyball: CF
1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 2.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-2, Yankees' Tommy John facing 6-7-8
t6 5-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN G. Larkin T. John 3% 90% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t6 5-2 0 -2- 6,(2-2)  R MIN C. Castillo T. John 3% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Larkin Scores
t6 6-2 0 1-- 5,(0-2)  O MIN B. Harper T. John -1% 93% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t6 6-2 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  OO MIN G. Gagne T. John -1% 91% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-1B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-6, Twins' Allan Anderson facing 2-3-4
b6 2-6 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O NYY S. Sax A. Anderson 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
b6 2-6 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O NYY D. Mattingly A. Anderson 1% 94% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b6 2-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O NYY S. Balboni A. Anderson 1% 95% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 6, Yankees 2.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-2, Yankees' Tommy John facing 1-2-3
t7 6-2 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN D. Gladden T. John -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t7 6-2 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O MIN W. Backman T. John -0% 94% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 6-2 2 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN K. Puckett T. John 0% 94% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t7 6-2 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR MIN G. Gaetti T. John 4% 98% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Puckett Scores
t7 8-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  MIN K. Hrbek T. John 0% 98% Hit By Pitch
Lance McCullers replaces Tommy John pitching
t7 8-2 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN G. Larkin L. McCullers 0% 99% Single to RF (Line Drive); Hrbek to 2B
Randy Bush pinch hits for Carmelo Castillo (RF) batting 7th
t7 8-2 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O MIN R. Bush L. McCullers -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-8, Twins' Allan Anderson facing 5-6-7
Randy Bush moves from PH to 1B
Al Newman replaces Wally Backman playing 2B batting 2nd
John Moses replaces Kent Hrbek (1B) playing RF batting 5th
b7 2-8 0 --- 4,(1-2)  R NYY D. Slaught A. Anderson -2% 97% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b7 3-8 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY T. Brookens A. Anderson 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 3-8 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O NYY B. Brower A. Anderson 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B
b7 3-8 2 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY A. Espinoza A. Anderson -0% 98% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b7 3-8 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O NYY R. Kelly A. Anderson 1% 98% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B (SS-2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 3.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-3, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 8-9-1
Dave Righetti replaces Lance McCullers pitching
t8 8-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  MIN B. Harper D. Righetti 0% 99% Hit By Pitch
t8 8-3 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  MIN G. Gagne D. Righetti 0% 99% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Harper to 2B
t8 8-3 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O MIN D. Gladden D. Righetti -0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF); Harper to 3B
t8 8-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  R MIN A. Newman D. Righetti 1% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Harper Scores/unER; Gagne to 3B
t8 9-3 1 1-3 2,(1-0)  OO MIN K. Puckett D. Righetti -0% 99% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Yankees 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-9, Twins' German Gonzalez facing 1-2-3
German Gonzalez replaces Allan Anderson pitching
b8 3-9 0 --- 4,(2-1)  NYY R. Henderson G. Gonzalez -1% 98% Triple to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b8 3-9 0 --3 2,(0-1)  RO NYY S. Sax G. Gonzalez 1% 99% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Henderson Scores
b8 4-9 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O NYY D. Mattingly G. Gonzalez 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B
Ken Phelps pinch hits for Steve Balboni (DH) batting 4th
b8 4-9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  NYY K. Phelps G. Gonzalez -0% 99% Single to 3B (Bunt to SS-3B Hole)
b8 4-9 2 1-- 5,(3-2)  NYY D. Slaught G. Gonzalez -0% 99% Balk; Phelps to 2B
b8 4-9 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O NYY D. Slaught G. Gonzalez 1% 99% Popfly: 1B (Deep 1B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Yankees 4.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 9-4, Yankees' Dave Righetti facing 4-5-6
t9 9-4 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O MIN G. Gaetti D. Righetti -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t9 9-4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  MIN J. Moses D. Righetti 0% 99% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t9 9-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O MIN G. Larkin D. Righetti -0% 99% Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
Tim Laudner pinch hits for Randy Bush (1B) batting 7th
t9 9-4 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O MIN T. Laudner D. Righetti -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 9, Yankees 4.
Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-9, Twins' Jeff Reardon facing 6-7-8
Jeff Reardon replaces German Gonzalez pitching
Tim Laudner moves from PH to 1B
Mike Pagliarulo pinch hits for Tom Brookens (3B) batting 6th
b9 4-9 0 --- 10,(3-2)  O NYY M. Pagliarulo J. Reardon 0% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
Mel Hall pinch hits for Bob Brower (RF) batting 7th
b9 4-9 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O NYY M. Hall J. Reardon 0% 100% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
Wayne Tolleson pinch hits for Alvaro Espinoza (SS) batting 8th
b9 4-9 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O NYY W. Tolleson J. Reardon 0% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 9, Yankees 4.

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