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Minnesota Twins @ 
Oakland Athletics
1987-04-13 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 14447 · 3:08
Oakland Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 6–3. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 8th. Jay Howell earned the win. Kirby Puckett went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
W: Jay Howell L: George Frazier SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dale Scott · 1B: Larry McCoy · 2B: Don Denkinger · 3B: Ted Hendry · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Newman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Randy Bush | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kirby Puckett | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Kent Hrbek | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Gary Gaetti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Brunansky | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Roy Smalley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Lombardozzi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Nieto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Mark Salas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Phillips | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Alfredo Griffin | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carney Lansford | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Ron Cey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jose Canseco | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Terry Steinbach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark McGwire | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mickey Tettleton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Stan Javier | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Reggie Jackson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dwayne Murphy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Viola | 6.2 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
 George Frazier | 1.1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eric Plunk | 7.0 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
 Jay Howell | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Newman: 63
- Randy Bush: 13
- Kirby Puckett: 43
Bot 1
- Tony Phillips: W
- Alfredo Griffin: CS2(134)
- Alfredo Griffin: 43
- Carney Lansford: 9
Top 2
- Kent Hrbek: W
- Gary Gaetti: 8
- Tom Brunansky: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Ron Cey: 4
- Jose Canseco: D8/L78D
- Terry Steinbach: 63
- Mark McGwire: 7/L
Top 3
- Roy Smalley: D9/L89D
- Steve Lombardozzi: 13(B)/BG.2-2
- Tom Nieto: 63
- Al Newman: WP.2-3
- Al Newman: W
- Randy Bush: 8
Bot 3
- Mickey Tettleton: 9
- Stan Javier: S2/BG/1S
- Tony Phillips: W.1-2
- Alfredo Griffin: 46(1)/FO/G.2-3;B-1
- Carney Lansford: S7/L56.3-H;1-2
- Ron Cey: W.2-3;1-2
- Jose Canseco: K
Top 4
- Kirby Puckett: K
- Kent Hrbek: 7
- Gary Gaetti: S7/G56
- Tom Brunansky: CS2(24)
Bot 4
- Terry Steinbach: 63
- Mark McGwire: W
- Mickey Tettleton: 3/FL
- Stan Javier: 3/FL
Top 5
- Tom Brunansky: K
- Roy Smalley: D7/L7L
- Steve Lombardozzi: 8
- Tom Nieto: K/C
Bot 5
- Tony Phillips: 3/G
- Alfredo Griffin: S5/G1
- Carney Lansford: 9
- Ron Cey: SB2
- Ron Cey: K
Top 6
- Al Newman: S8/G4M
- Randy Bush: FC4/G.1-2;B-1
- Kirby Puckett: WP.2-3;1-2
- Kirby Puckett: W
- Kent Hrbek: S9/G34.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Gary Gaetti: 7/L
- Tom Brunansky: K/C
- Roy Smalley: 5
Bot 6
- Jose Canseco: 8
- Terry Steinbach: 63
- Mark McGwire: W
- Mickey Tettleton: 3/FL
Top 7
- Steve Lombardozzi: 4
- Tom Nieto: W
- Al Newman: 63.1-2
- Randy Bush: 8
Bot 7
- Stan Javier: W
- Tony Phillips: 24/SH/G.1-2
- Alfredo Griffin: S9/L9S.2-H
- Carney Lansford: K/C
- Ron Cey: S8/L8.1-3
- Jose Canseco: S7/L7.3-H;1-2
- Terry Steinbach: 4(1)/FO/G
Top 8
- Kirby Puckett: HR/8
- Kent Hrbek: W
- Gary Gaetti: K
- Tom Brunansky: 9
- Roy Smalley: 53
Bot 8
- Reggie Jackson: S9/G34
- Mickey Tettleton: FC1/SH.1-3;B-1(E4)
- Mike Davis: K
- Tony Phillips: W.1-2
- Alfredo Griffin: K
- Carney Lansford: S8/G4M.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Dwayne Murphy: S8/L8.3-H;1-3
- Jose Canseco: 7
Top 9
- Steve Lombardozzi: K/C
- Mark Salas: K/C
- Al Newman: 8
Notes & reviews
- Steve Lombardozzi out for running out of baseline; Roy Smalley sent back to 2B