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FINAL
Aug 21, 1988

Box Score

123456789RHE
TEX000200000264
MIN60002103-1280
win:B. Blyleven (MIN)loss:C. Hough (TEX)
Texas Rangers logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Oddibe McDowellCF0400300.253
Barbaro GarbeyLF0000000.200
2Scott FletcherSS0400100.275
3Pete O'Brien1B1300010.287
4Ruben SierraRF1310110.238
5Geno PetralliC-3B0400100.302
6Cecil EspyLF-CF1311010.242
7Steve Buechele3B1301000.249
Mike StanleyC0100000.216
8Curtis Wilkerson2B1400100.315
9Jeff KunkelDH1400300.262
TOTAL633221030
Texas Rangers logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Charlie HoughRHP4.05865603.47
Ed Vande BergLHP0.10000102.76
Dale MohorcicRHP2.21111204.06
Guy HoffmanLHP1.02330014.70
TOTAL8.081210691
Minnesota Twins logoHITTINGHABRRBIKBBHRAVG
1Dan GladdenLF1411110.274
2Al Newman3B1410010.241
3Kirby PuckettCF0210020.347
John MosesCF0100000.309
4Kent Hrbek1B2333110.300
Brian HarperC0000000.333
5Gene LarkinDH0220110.292
Tom HerrPH0100000.269
6Randy BushRF1411000.257
John ChristensenPH-RF0010000.375
7Tim LaudnerC-1B3424111.267
8Greg GagneSS0401010.243
9Steve Lombardozzi2B0200210.220
TOTAL8311210691
Minnesota Twins logoPITCHINGIPHRERKBBHRERA
Bert BlylevenRHP6.05225305.18
Roy SmithRHP2.01003002.57
German GonzalezRHP1.00002000.00
TOTAL9.06221030

Scoring Summary

texmin
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    1
    Kent Hrbek doubles (20) on a fly ball to center fielder Oddibe McDowell. Al Newman scores. Kirby Puckett scores.[2 runs]
    02
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    1
    Randy Bush singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ruben Sierra. Kent Hrbek scores. Gene Larkin to 3rd.[1 run]
    03
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    1
    Tim Laudner singles on a pop up to right fielder Ruben Sierra. Gene Larkin scores. Randy Bush to 3rd.[1 run]
    04
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    1
    Dan Gladden singles on a ground ball to third baseman Steve Buechele. Randy Bush scores. Tim Laudner scores. Greg Gagne to 3rd. Fielding error by third baseman Steve Buechele.[2 runs]
    06
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    4
    Cecil Espy doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Dan Gladden. Ruben Sierra scores.[1 run]
    16
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    4
    Steve Buechele singles on a line drive to center fielder Kirby Puckett. Cecil Espy scores.[1 run]
    26
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    5
    Greg Gagne grounds into a force out, shortstop Scott Fletcher to second baseman Curtis Wilkerson. Kent Hrbek scores. Gene Larkin scores. Tim Laudner out at 2nd. Greg Gagne to 1st. Throwing error by second baseman Curtis Wilkerson.[2 runs]
    28
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    6
    Kent Hrbek out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Ruben Sierra. Dan Gladden scores.[1 run]
    29
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    8
    Tim Laudner hits a home run (12). Kent Hrbek scores. John Christensen scores.[3 runs]
    212

Play-by-Play

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  • TOP 1
  • Texas Rangers logo
    BUNT GROUNDOUT — Oddibe McDowell bunt grounds out, pitcher Bert Blyleven to first baseman Kent Hrbek.[1 out]
    00
  • Texas Rangers logo
    STRIKEOUT — Scott Fletcher strikes out swinging.[2 outs]
    00
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    WALK — Pete O'Brien walks.
    00
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    FLYOUT — Ruben Sierra flies out to left fielder Dan Gladden.[3 outs]
    00
  • BOTTOM 1
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    POP OUT — Dan Gladden pops out to shortstop Scott Fletcher.[1 out]
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    SINGLE — Al Newman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ruben Sierra.
    00
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    WALK — Kirby Puckett walks. Al Newman to 2nd.
    00
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    DOUBLE — Kent Hrbek doubles (20) on a fly ball to center fielder Oddibe McDowell. Al Newman scores. Kirby Puckett scores.[2 runs]
    02
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    HIT BY PITCH — Gene Larkin hit by pitch.
    02
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    SINGLE — Randy Bush singles on a ground ball to right fielder Ruben Sierra. Kent Hrbek scores. Gene Larkin to 3rd.[1 run]
    03
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    SINGLE — Tim Laudner singles on a pop up to right fielder Ruben Sierra. Gene Larkin scores. Randy Bush to 3rd.[1 run]
    04
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    WALK — Greg Gagne walks. Tim Laudner to 2nd.
    04
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    STRIKEOUT — Steve Lombardozzi called out on strikes.[2 outs]
    04
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    SINGLE — Dan Gladden singles on a ground ball to third baseman Steve Buechele. Randy Bush scores. Tim Laudner scores. Greg Gagne to 3rd. Fielding error by third baseman Steve Buechele.[2 runs]
    06
  • Minnesota Twins logo
    GROUNDOUT — Al Newman grounds out to first baseman Pete O'Brien.[3 outs]
    06
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Team Stats

2Runs12
6Hits8
4Errors0
.182Batting Avg.258
33At Bats31
2Extra-base Hits3
0Home Runs1
2Runs-Batted-In10
3Walks9
0Stolen Bases1
10Strikeouts6
7Left on Base8
8Total Bases13

Game Details

Sunday, August 21, 1988 · 4:33 AM
Target Field · Minneapolis, MN
attendance: 39,073 (101.4%)
weather: 92 degrees, dome