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CAL  7
BAL  5
 DET  9
@CHW  3
 KCR  1
CLE  0
 MIL  4
TOR  2
 OAK  7
BOS  2
 NYY  4
@SEA  1
 MIN 10
@TEX  1
 STL  6
@ATL  4
 CIN  4
PIT  1
 CHC  3
@HOU  1
 MON  4
LAD  3
 SDP  6
@NYM  3
 SFG  3
@PHI  2
(11)
Standings at end of play this day

Arlington Stadium, Attendance: 10,286

 Wednesday, August 31, 1988, 7:35
Time of Game: 2:57
Twins
10
74-58
Won 1
2nd, 9 GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Twins           0  5  1   1  0  1   0  2  0   10 13  2
Rangers         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    1  8  1
W: Frank Viola (20-6), L: Paul Kilgus (11-12)
 Rangers
1
60-71
Lost 1
5th, 22½ GB

Batting Stats

Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Gladden LF                  5   1   0   1    1   0  .269  .724   31   17    0   0   
T Herr 2B                     5   2   3   2    0   0  .258  .666   16   11    1   2   2B
  S Lombardozzi 2B            0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .632              1   0   
K Puckett CF                  5   2   3   4    0   0  .348  .907   13   10    5   0   2·HR
G Larkin DH                   4   1   0   0    1   1  .289  .789   21   15    0   0   
K Hrbek 1B                    5   1   3   1    0   0  .309  .923   12    9    8   0   2B
T Laudner C                   4   0   2   2    1   0  .266  .772   25   10    9   1   2B
J Christensen RF              2   1   0   0    1   1  .296  .811   11    6    1   0   
  J Moses PH-RF               2   0   0   0    0   1  .303  .770    9    7    0   0   
G Gagne SS                    5   1   1   0    0   2  .244  .706   15   11    2   3   
A Newman 3B                   4   1   1   0    1   0  .257  .604   15    8    0   3   2B

F Viola P                                                                     0   1
  G Gonzalez P                                                                0   0
Totals                       41  10  13   0    5   5              168  104   27  10
Batting Events
2B: A Newman (4, off G Hoffman); T Laudner (16, off G Hoffman); T Herr (12, off P Kilgus); K Hrbek (26, off G Hoffman).
HR: K Puckett 2 (21, 2 off G Hoffman; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF; 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF).
TB: K Puckett 9; K Hrbek 4; T Herr 4; T Laudner 3; A Newman 2; G Gagne.
RBI: K Puckett 4 (97); T Laudner 2 (49); T Herr 2 (16); D Gladden (54); K Hrbek (71).
2-out RBI: T Herr 2; K Puckett 2; D Gladden; T Laudner; K Hrbek.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 6 for 13.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. A Newman-T Laudner-K Hrbek; T Herr-G Gagne-K Hrbek.
E: G Gagne (17); D Gladden (3).
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
O McDowell CF                 3   1   1   0    0   1  .250  .653    9    7    1   0   
  C Espy CF-SS                2   0   0   0    0   0  .249  .645    5    3    1   1   
S Fletcher SS                 2   0   1   0    1   0  .281  .690   12    6    1   1   
  G Petralli 3B               1   0   1   0    0   0  .314  .813    2    1    0   1   
R Sierra RF                   4   0   1   0    0   1  .247  .716   13    9    3   0   GDP
P Incaviglia LF               1   0   0   0    0   1  .251  .792    5    4    0   0   
  B Garbey LF                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .160  .414   15   10    2   0   GDP
P O'Brien 1B                  2   0   0   0    0   0  .289  .787    6    4    3   0   
  J Sundberg C                2   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .616    9    6    2   0   
M Stanley C-1B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .237  .627   13    6    7   0   
S Buechele 3B                 2   0   0   0    0   1  .261  .782    6    5    0   2   
  C Wilkerson 2B              2   0   0   0    0   1  .299  .718    4    4    1   1   
J Kunkel 2B-3B-SS-P           4   0   1   0    0   2  .272  .708   11   10    5   4   
B Brower DH-CF                3   0   2   0    1   1  .234  .607   20   12    1   0   

P Kilgus P                                                                    0   1
  G Hoffman P                                                                 0   0
  C McMurtry P                                                                0   0
  M Williams P                                                                0   0
Totals                       34   1   8   0    3   8              130   87   27  11
Batting Events
TB: B Brower 2; M Stanley; J Kunkel; G Petralli; S Fletcher; O McDowell; R Sierra.
GIDP: R Sierra (12); B Garbey (2).
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 1 for 7.
Fielding Events
E: G Petralli (9).

Pitching Stats

Minnesota Twins               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
F Viola, W (20-6)              7     5   1   0    3   5   0   2.36   28   96-64   39·13·12   10·10· 3· 0     67    -     0.49   0.13
G Gonzalez                     2     3   0   0    0   3   0   0.69    9   34-23   14· 5· 4    1· 5· 3· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         9     8   1   0    3   8   0          37  130-87   53·18·16   11·15· 6· 0           -  
Texas Rangers                 IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Kilgus, L (11-12)            1.2   4   5   5    3   0   0   3.97   12   42-20   14· 3· 3    5· 4· 3· 0     24    -     1.46  -0.34
G Hoffman                      4.1   6   3   3    2   3   2   5.49   21   77-47   33· 4·10    6· 9· 3· 1          1-0    0.16  -0.03
C McMurtry                     1     0   0   0    0   0   0   2.57    3    9-7     4· 0· 3    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.03   0.00
M Williams                     1     3   2   0    0   1   0   4.55    7   31-23   16· 2· 5    3· 3· 2· 0          0-0    0.02  -0.00
J Kunkel                       1     0   0   0    0   1   0   0.00    3    9-7     2· 4· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9    13  10   8    5   5   2          46  168-104  69·13·22   16·19· 8· 1          1-0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jim McKean, 1B - Ken Kaiser, 2B - John Shulock, 3B - Mike Reilly.
Time of Game: 2:57.
Attendance: 10,286.
Field Condition: Dry.
Start Time Weather: Night, No Precipitation.

Lineups

   Minnesota Twins                           Texas Rangers                                
1. Dan Gladden                  LF       1. Oddibe McDowell              CF
2. Tom Herr                     2B       2. Scott Fletcher               SS
3. Kirby Puckett                CF       3. Ruben Sierra                 RF
4. Gene Larkin                  DH       4. Pete Incaviglia              LF
5. Kent Hrbek                   1B       5. Pete O'Brien                 1B
6. Tim Laudner                   C       6. Mike Stanley                  C
7. John Christensen             RF       7. Steve Buechele               3B
8. Greg Gagne                   SS       8. Jeff Kunkel                  2B
9. Al Newman                    3B       9. Bob Brower                   DH

   Frank Viola                   P          Paul Kilgus                   P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t2 2 123 RR 7,(3-2)  16% 79% 1-0 MIN T. Herr P. Kilgus Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Gagne Scores; Newman Scores; Gladden to 3B
t2 2 123 R 5,(3-1)  10% 63% 0-0 MIN D. Gladden P. Kilgus Walk; Christensen Scores; Gagne to 3B; Newman to 2B
t2 2 -23 RR 2,(1-0)  10% 89% 3-0 MIN K. Puckett P. Kilgus Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gladden Scores; Herr Scores
t2 1 123 O 6,(3-2)  -8% 53% 0-0 MIN A. Newman P. Kilgus Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Christensen to 3B; Gagne to 2B
b3 1 123 OO 2,(1-0)  8% 95% 0-6 TEX R. Sierra F. Viola Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B (Weak 3B)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 48% 0-0 MIN D. Gladden P. Kilgus Groundout: P-1B
t1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  2% 50% 0-0 MIN T. Herr P. Kilgus Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
t1 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  -3% 47% 0-0 MIN K. Puckett P. Kilgus Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t1 2 1-- O 2,(1-0)  -2% 45% 0-0 MIN G. Larkin P. Kilgus Lineout: CF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rangers Batting, Tied 0-0, Twins' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  2% 47% 0-0 TEX O. McDowell F. Viola Strikeout Swinging
b1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  -2% 45% 0-0 TEX S. Fletcher F. Viola Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  3% 48% 0-0 TEX R. Sierra F. Viola Flyball: RF
b1 2 1-- O 5,(1-2)  2% 50% 0-0 TEX P. Incaviglia F. Viola Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 0, Rangers 0.
Top of the 2nd, Twins Batting, Tied 0-0, Rangers' Paul Kilgus facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 2,(0-1)  -2% 48% 0-0 MIN K. Hrbek P. Kilgus Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B)
t2 1 --- 4,(3-0)  3% 50% 0-0 MIN T. Laudner P. Kilgus Walk
t2 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  4% 54% 0-0 MIN J. Christensen P. Kilgus Walk; Laudner to 2B
t2 1 12- 3,(1-1)  6% 60% 0-0 MIN G. Gagne P. Kilgus Single to CF (Line Drive); Laudner to 3B; Christensen to 2B
t2 1 123 O 6,(3-2)  -8% 53% 0-0 MIN A. Newman P. Kilgus Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (Weak 3B); Christensen to 3B; Gagne to 2B
t2 2 123 R 5,(3-1)  10% 63% 0-0 MIN D. Gladden P. Kilgus Walk; Christensen Scores; Gagne to 3B; Newman to 2B
t2 2 123 RR 7,(3-2)  16% 79% 1-0 MIN T. Herr P. Kilgus Double to RF (Pop Fly to Short RF Line); Gagne Scores; Newman Scores; Gladden to 3B
t2 2 -23 RR 2,(1-0)  10% 89% 3-0 MIN K. Puckett P. Kilgus Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Gladden Scores; Herr Scores
Guy Hoffman replaces Paul Kilgus pitching
t2 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 88% 5-0 MIN G. Larkin G. Hoffman Strikeout Looking
5 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-5, Twins' Frank Viola facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- O 4,(2-1)  2% 90% 0-5 TEX P. O'Brien F. Viola Popfly: 2B (Short RF Line)
b2 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 90% 0-5 TEX M. Stanley F. Viola Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 2 --- O 5,(1-2)  1% 91% 0-5 TEX S. Buechele F. Viola Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Rangers 0.
Top of the 3rd, Twins Batting, Ahead 5-0, Rangers' Guy Hoffman facing 5-6-7
Barbaro Garbey replaces Pete Incaviglia playing LF batting 4th
t3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  2% 93% 5-0 MIN K. Hrbek G. Hoffman Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t3 0 -2- R 6,(3-2)  3% 95% 5-0 MIN T. Laudner G. Hoffman Double to LF (Ground Ball); Hrbek Scores
t3 0 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 95% 6-0 MIN J. Christensen G. Hoffman Strikeout Swinging
t3 1 -2- O 4,(1-2)  -1% 94% 6-0 MIN G. Gagne G. Hoffman Strikeout Swinging
t3 2 -2- 4,(3-0)  0% 94% 6-0 MIN A. Newman G. Hoffman Walk
t3 2 12- O 6,(2-2)  -1% 93% 6-0 MIN D. Gladden G. Hoffman Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-6, Twins' Frank Viola facing 8-9-1
b3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  -2% 91% 0-6 TEX J. Kunkel F. Viola Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
b3 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  -3% 88% 0-6 TEX B. Brower F. Viola Walk; Kunkel to 2B
b3 0 12- O 4,(1-2)  1% 89% 0-6 TEX O. McDowell F. Viola Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Kunkel to 3B; Brower to 2B
b3 1 -23 4,(3-0)  -2% 88% 0-6 TEX S. Fletcher F. Viola Walk
b3 1 123 OO 2,(1-0)  8% 95% 0-6 TEX R. Sierra F. Viola Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-C-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 6, Rangers 0.
Top of the 4th, Twins Batting, Ahead 6-0, Rangers' Guy Hoffman facing 2-3-4
t4 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 95% 6-0 MIN T. Herr G. Hoffman Flyball: RF
t4 1 --- R 4,(1-2)  2% 97% 6-0 MIN K. Puckett G. Hoffman Home Run
t4 1 --- 11,(3-2)  0% 97% 7-0 MIN G. Larkin G. Hoffman Walk
t4 1 1-- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 97% 7-0 MIN K. Hrbek G. Hoffman Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
t4 2 1-- O 5,(3-1)  -0% 97% 7-0 MIN T. Laudner G. Hoffman Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Twins' Frank Viola facing 4-5-6
b4 0 --- O 8,(3-2)  1% 97% 0-7 TEX B. Garbey F. Viola Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
b4 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  0% 98% 0-7 TEX P. O'Brien F. Viola Popfly: 1B (Weak 1B)
b4 2 --- O 3,(1-1)  0% 98% 0-7 TEX M. Stanley F. Viola Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 0.
Top of the 5th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rangers' Guy Hoffman facing 7-8-9
t5 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 98% 7-0 MIN J. Christensen G. Hoffman Groundout: 3B-1B
t5 1 --- O 3,(2-0)  -0% 98% 7-0 MIN G. Gagne G. Hoffman Flyball: RF
t5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  0% 98% 7-0 MIN A. Newman G. Hoffman Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t5 2 -2- O 4,(2-1)  -0% 97% 7-0 MIN D. Gladden G. Hoffman Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-7, Twins' Frank Viola facing 7-8-9
b5 0 --- O 1,(0-0)  1% 98% 0-7 TEX S. Buechele F. Viola Groundout: SS-1B
b5 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 98% 0-7 TEX J. Kunkel F. Viola Strikeout Looking
b5 2 --- O 4,(0-2)  0% 99% 0-7 TEX B. Brower F. Viola Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 7, Rangers 0.
Top of the 6th, Twins Batting, Ahead 7-0, Rangers' Guy Hoffman facing 2-3-4
Jim Sundberg replaces Pete O'Brien (1B) playing C batting 5th; Mike Stanley moves from C to 1B; Curtis Wilkerson replaces Steve Buechele (3B) playing 2B batting 7th; Jeff Kunkel moves from 2B to 3B
t6 0 --- O 2,(1-0)  -0% 99% 7-0 MIN T. Herr G. Hoffman Groundout: 3B-1B
t6 1 --- R 1,(0-0)  1% 99% 7-0 MIN K. Puckett G. Hoffman Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
t6 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  -0% 99% 8-0 MIN G. Larkin G. Hoffman Lineout: 3B
t6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  0% 99% 8-0 MIN K. Hrbek G. Hoffman Single to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
t6 2 1-- O 3,(2-0)  -0% 99% 8-0 MIN T. Laudner G. Hoffman Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Rangers Batting, Behind 0-8, Twins' Frank Viola facing 1-2-3
b6 0 --- 1,(0-0)  -1% 99% 0-8 TEX O. McDowell F. Viola Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b6 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  -1% 98% 0-8 TEX S. Fletcher F. Viola Reached on E6 (Ground Ball); McDowell to 2B; Fletcher to 1B
b6 0 12- R 3,(1-1)  -2% 96% 0-8 TEX R. Sierra F. Viola Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); McDowell Scores/Adv on E7/unER; Fletcher to 2B
b6 0 12- OO 4,(1-2)  3% 99% 1-8 TEX B. Garbey F. Viola Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B; Fletcher to 3B
b6 2 --3 O 5,(2-2)  0% 99% 1-8 TEX J. Sundberg F. Viola Groundout: 3B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 1.
Top of the 7th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Rangers' Craig McMurtry facing 7-8-9
Craig McMurtry replaces Guy Hoffman pitching; Geno Petralli replaces Scott Fletcher (SS) playing 3B batting 2nd; Jeff Kunkel moves from 3B to SS; Cecil Espy replaces Oddibe McDowell playing CF batting 1st; John Moses pinch hits for John Christensen (RF) batting 7th
t7 0 --- O 6,(2-2)  -0% 99% 8-1 MIN J. Moses C. McMurtry Groundout: 3B-1B
t7 1 --- O 2,(0-1)  0% 99% 8-1 MIN G. Gagne C. McMurtry Flyball: RF (RF Line)
t7 2 --- O 1,(0-0)  -0% 99% 8-1 MIN A. Newman C. McMurtry Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-8, Twins' Frank Viola facing 6-7-8
John Moses moves from PH to RF
b7 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -1% 98% 1-8 TEX M. Stanley F. Viola Walk
b7 0 1-- O 1,(0-0)  1% 99% 1-8 TEX C. Wilkerson F. Viola Flyball: CF
b7 1 1-- O 2,(0-1)  0% 99% 1-8 TEX J. Kunkel F. Viola Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b7 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  -0% 99% 1-8 TEX B. Brower F. Viola Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Stanley to 2B
b7 2 12- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 1-8 TEX C. Espy F. Viola Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Rangers 1.
Top of the 8th, Twins Batting, Ahead 8-1, Rangers' Mitch Williams facing 1-2-3
Mitch Williams replaces Craig McMurtry pitching
t8 0 --- O 9,(3-2)  0% 100% 8-1 MIN D. Gladden M. Williams Popfly: LF (LF-CF)
t8 1 --- 5,(1-2)  0% 100% 8-1 MIN T. Herr M. Williams Single to LF (Line Drive)
t8 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 8-1 MIN K. Puckett M. Williams Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Herr to 2B; Puckett to 1B
t8 1 12- O 2,(0-1)  -0% 100% 8-1 MIN G. Larkin M. Williams Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Herr to 3B
t8 2 1-3 R 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 8-1 MIN K. Hrbek M. Williams Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF-RF); Herr Scores/unER; Larkin to 3B
t8 2 1-3 R 7,(3-2)  0% 100% 9-1 MIN T. Laudner M. Williams Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole); Larkin Scores/unER; Hrbek to 2B
t8 2 12- O 3,(0-2)  0% 100% 10-1 MIN J. Moses M. Williams Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 8th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-10, Twins' German Gonzalez facing 2-3-4
German Gonzalez replaces Frank Viola pitching; Steve Lombardozzi replaces Tom Herr playing 2B batting 2nd
b8 0 --- 2,(1-0)  -0% 100% 1-10 TEX G. Petralli G. Gonzalez Single to RF (Line Drive)
b8 0 1-- O 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 1-10 TEX R. Sierra G. Gonzalez Strikeout Swinging
b8 1 1-- O 3,(1-1)  0% 100% 1-10 TEX B. Garbey G. Gonzalez Popfly: SS (Short CF)
b8 2 1-- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 1-10 TEX J. Sundberg G. Gonzalez Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 1.
Top of the 9th, Twins Batting, Ahead 10-1, Rangers' Jeff Kunkel facing 8-9-1
Jeff Kunkel moves from SS to P; Cecil Espy moves from CF to SS; Bob Brower moves from DH to CF (team loses DH)
t9 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  0% 100% 10-1 MIN G. Gagne J. Kunkel Strikeout Swinging
t9 1 --- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 10-1 MIN A. Newman J. Kunkel Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t9 2 --- O 5,(2-2)  0% 100% 10-1 MIN D. Gladden J. Kunkel Popfly: CF (Short CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 1.
Bottom of the 9th, Rangers Batting, Behind 1-10, Twins' German Gonzalez facing 6-7-8
b9 0 --- 3,(2-0)  -0% 100% 1-10 TEX M. Stanley G. Gonzalez Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B)
b9 0 1-- O 3,(0-2)  0% 100% 1-10 TEX C. Wilkerson G. Gonzalez Strikeout Swinging
b9 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  0% 100% 1-10 TEX J. Kunkel G. Gonzalez Strikeout Swinging
b9 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  0% 100% 1-10 TEX B. Brower G. Gonzalez Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Stanley to 3B
b9 2 1-3 O 4,(2-1)  0% 100% 1-10 TEX C. Espy G. Gonzalez Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Twins 10, Rangers 1.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

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