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Minnesota Twins @ Cleveland Guardians
1988-07-31 · Day game · Cleveland Stadium · Att: 24045 · 79°F, sunny, dry · 2:46
Minnesota Twins defeated Cleveland Indians 12–4. Minnesota Twins put up 9 in the 6th. Freddie Toliver earned the win and Mark Portugal picked up the save. Tim Laudner went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14 | |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Freddie Toliver L: John Farrell SV: Mark Portugal
Umpires — HP: Tim Welke · 1B: Durwood Merrill · 2B: Terry Cooney · 3B: Ken Kaiser · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Gladden | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Bush | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Kirby Puckett | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Kent Hrbek | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Gary Gaetti | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Larkin | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Tim Laudner | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Lombardozzi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Gagne | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Moses | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Bullock | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Newman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cleveland Guardians — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ron Washington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Terry Francona | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Julio Franco | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Joe Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Hall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Cory Snyder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Upshaw | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brook Jacoby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Bando | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Paul Zuvella | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carmelo Castillo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Domingo Ramos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Freddie Toliver | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
 Mark Portugal | 3.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Cleveland Guardians — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Farrell | 5.0 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
 Bill Laskey | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Gordon | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Rick Rodriguez | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brad Havens | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dan Gladden: 8/F8
- Randy Bush: HP
- Kirby Puckett: 54(1)3/G5/GDP
Bot 1
- Ron Washington: K
- Terry Francona: S7/L7LS
- Julio Franco: S9/F9LS.1-2
- Joe Carter: 46(1)3/G4M/GDP
Top 2
- Kent Hrbek: S9/L89S
- Gary Gaetti: 5/P5DF
- Gene Larkin: D9/F89XD.1XH(942);B-3(THH)
- Tim Laudner: 9/F9
Bot 2
- Mel Hall: 6/P6D
- Cory Snyder: 53/G5
- Willie Upshaw: 13/G1
Top 3
- Steve Lombardozzi: 5/L5
- Greg Gagne: 13/BG1S
- Dan Gladden: D7/L7LD
- Randy Bush: 63/G6M
Bot 3
- Brook Jacoby: 8/L8D
- Chris Bando: K23
- Ron Washington: 9/L9
Top 4
- Kirby Puckett: K
- Kent Hrbek: 8/F78
- Gary Gaetti: 7/F7S
Bot 4
- Terry Francona: S9/G34
- Julio Franco: W.1-2
- Joe Carter: 4/P4
- Mel Hall: 36(1)3/G3/GDP
Top 5
- Gene Larkin: W
- Tim Laudner: HR/F78XD.1-H
- Steve Lombardozzi: 3/P3SF
- Greg Gagne: HR/7
- Dan Gladden: S7/L78.B-2(E7)
- Randy Bush: 5/P5F
- Kirby Puckett: K
Bot 5
- Cory Snyder: 9/F89
- Willie Upshaw: S9/L9S
- Brook Jacoby: 6/L6
- Chris Bando: 3/G3
Top 6
- Kent Hrbek: W
- Gary Gaetti: S7/L56.1-2
- Gene Larkin: S9/G34.2-3;1-2
- Tim Laudner: S9/L9S.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Steve Lombardozzi: E4/G34.3-H(RBI);2-H(NR);1-2;B-1
- Greg Gagne: 46(1)/FO/L4.2-3;B-1
- Dan Gladden: S9/L9S.3-H;1-2
- Randy Bush: S4/F9S.2-3;1-2
- Kirby Puckett: 36(1)/G34/FO.3-H(RBI)(UR);2-H(NR)(TUR);B-2(E6)
- Kent Hrbek: W
- Gary Gaetti: S8/G6M.2-H(TUR);1-2
- Gene Larkin: BK.2-3;1-2
- Gene Larkin: D8/L78D.3-H(TUR);2-H(TUR)
- Tim Laudner: 63/G6M
Bot 6
- Ron Washington: W
- Terry Francona: S7/L7S.1-2
- Julio Franco: W.2-3;1-2
- Joe Carter: 3/P3
- Mel Hall: S9/G34.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Cory Snyder: K
- Willie Upshaw: K
Top 7
- Steve Lombardozzi: 9/F9D
- Greg Gagne: E4/G4M.B-1
- Dan Gladden: 8/F8D
- Randy Bush: 3/G3
Bot 7
- Brook Jacoby: 4/P3D
- Chris Bando: W
- Paul Zuvella: 64(1)/G6M/FO
- Terry Francona: 7/F7
Top 8
- John Moses: S7/L7S
- Eric Bullock: 64(1)/G56/FO
- Al Newman: 46(1)3/G4M/GDP
Bot 8
- Julio Franco: W
- Carmelo Castillo: D7/L7LS.1-3
- Mel Hall: 63/G6.3-H;2-3
- Cory Snyder: 63/G56.3-H
- Willie Upshaw: 9/F9LS
Top 9
- Gene Larkin: 8/F78XD
- Tim Laudner: 8/F8D
- Steve Lombardozzi: 8/F8D
Bot 9
- Domingo Ramos: 43/G4M
- Chris Bando: 43/G4
- Paul Zuvella: 6/P4M