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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
1987-04-08 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 12577 · 2:46
Minnesota Twins defeated Oakland Athletics 4–1. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 1st. Frank Viola earned the win and Jeff Reardon picked up the save. Tom Brunansky went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
| MIN | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
W: Frank Viola L: Eric Plunk SV: Jeff Reardon
Umpires — HP: Steve Palermo · 1B: Ken Kaiser · 2B: Dan Morrison · 3B: Dave Phillips · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mike Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tony Phillips | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Carney Lansford | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Canseco | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Ron Cey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Mark McGwire | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Terry Steinbach | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Javier | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Alfredo Griffin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Steve Lombardozzi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Randy Bush | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kirby Puckett | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kent Hrbek | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Brunansky | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Roy Smalley | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greg Gagne | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Nieto | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Plunk | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
 Rick Rodriguez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Viola | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
 Keith Atherton | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jeff Reardon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mike Davis: K
- Tony Phillips: K
- Carney Lansford: K
Bot 1
- Steve Lombardozzi: W
- Randy Bush: S8/L8S.1-2
- Kirby Puckett: 13.2-3;1-2
- Kent Hrbek: 53.3-H;2-3
- Gary Gaetti: WP.3-H
- Gary Gaetti: 63
Top 2
- Jose Canseco: K
- Ron Cey: K
- Mark McGwire: K
Bot 2
- Tom Brunansky: K
- Roy Smalley: D7/F7D
- Greg Gagne: K23/C
- Tom Nieto: K
Top 3
- Terry Steinbach: 7
- Stan Javier: K
- Alfredo Griffin: 4/P
Bot 3
- Steve Lombardozzi: 43
- Randy Bush: 8
- Kirby Puckett: S7/G56
- Kent Hrbek: S9/L9S.1-3
- Gary Gaetti: 64(1)/FO
Top 4
- Mike Davis: 43
- Tony Phillips: W
- Carney Lansford: 54(1)/FO
- Jose Canseco: K
Bot 4
- Tom Brunansky: HR/L7L
- Roy Smalley: 3/G
- Greg Gagne: 3/FL
- Tom Nieto: 53
Top 5
- Ron Cey: W
- Mark McGwire: K
- Terry Steinbach: 64(1)/FO
- Stan Javier: S9/L34.1-2
- Alfredo Griffin: S6/G6S.2-3;1-2
- Mike Davis: 31
Bot 5
- Steve Lombardozzi: E6/G.B-1
- Randy Bush: BK.1-2
- Randy Bush: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
- Kirby Puckett: D7/L7L.1-H(E4)(UR)(NR)
- Kent Hrbek: W
- Gary Gaetti: 4/P
- Tom Brunansky: 5(2)/FO
Top 6
- Tony Phillips: W
- Carney Lansford: S4/F9S.1X3(456)
- Jose Canseco: S9/L9S.1-3
- Ron Cey: BK.3-H;1-2
- Ron Cey: K
- Mark McGwire: K
Bot 6
- Roy Smalley: K
- Greg Gagne: DGR/F78
- Tom Nieto: W
- Steve Lombardozzi: 5(2)/FO.1-3;B-1(E5/TH1)
- Randy Bush: 8
Top 7
- Terry Steinbach: S8/L8S
- Dwayne Murphy: 5/FL
- Alfredo Griffin: 8
- Mike Davis: 31
Bot 7
- Kirby Puckett: HP
- Kent Hrbek: 4/P
- Gary Gaetti: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 8
- Tony Phillips: 7
- Carney Lansford: W
- Jose Canseco: K/C
- Reggie Jackson: SB2
- Reggie Jackson: 8
Bot 8
- Tom Brunansky: W
- Roy Smalley: 6(1)3/GDP
- Greg Gagne: S7/G4M
- Tom Nieto: 7
Top 9
- Mark McGwire: 9
- Terry Steinbach: 9
- Dwayne Murphy: 7
Notes & reviews
- Kirby Puckett caught ball over wall