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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins
1988-08-21 · Day game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 39073 · 92°F, dome, dry · 3:19
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 12–2. Minnesota Twins put up 6 in the 1st. Bert Blyleven earned the win. Tim Laudner went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| MIN | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 8 |
W: Bert Blyleven L: Charlie Hough SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: John Hirschbeck · 1B: Dale Scott · 2B: Rick Reed · 3B: Rich Garcia · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oddibe McDowell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Scott Fletcher | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete O'Brien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ruben Sierra | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Geno Petralli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cecil Espy | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Buechele | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Wilkerson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Kunkel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Mike Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Gladden | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Newman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kirby Puckett | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Kent Hrbek | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 Gene Larkin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Randy Bush | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Laudner | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Greg Gagne | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Lombardozzi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 John Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Herr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 John Christensen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charlie Hough | 4.0 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
 Ed Vande Berg | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dale Mohorcic | 2.2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Guy Hoffman | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Blyleven | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Roy Smith | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 German Gonzalez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Oddibe McDowell: 13/BG1
- Scott Fletcher: K
- Pete O'Brien: W
- Ruben Sierra: 7/F7LF
Bot 1
- Dan Gladden: 6/P5D
- Al Newman: S9/G34
- Kirby Puckett: W.1-2
- Kent Hrbek: D8/F89XD.2-H;1-H
- Gene Larkin: PB.2-3
- Gene Larkin: HP
- Randy Bush: S9/G34.3-H;1-3
- Tim Laudner: S9/P9S.3-H;1-3
- Greg Gagne: W.1-2
- Steve Lombardozzi: K
- Dan Gladden: S5/G5.3-H;2-H(E5)(UR);1-3
- Al Newman: 3/G3S
Top 2
- Geno Petralli: 43
- Cecil Espy: W
- Steve Buechele: 63/G6.1-2
- Curt Wilkerson: 43/G4M
Bot 2
- Kirby Puckett: W
- Kent Hrbek: PB.1-2
- Kent Hrbek: K
- Gene Larkin: K
- Randy Bush: 31/G34
Top 3
- Jeff Kunkel: K
- Oddibe McDowell: K
- Scott Fletcher: 63/G
Bot 3
- Tim Laudner: K23
- Greg Gagne: 63
- Steve Lombardozzi: W
- Dan Gladden: CS2(24)
Top 4
- Pete O'Brien: 43
- Ruben Sierra: W
- Geno Petralli: 7/F7S
- Cecil Espy: D7/L78D.1-H
- Steve Buechele: S8/L8S.2-H
- Curt Wilkerson: S7/L6.1-3
- Jeff Kunkel: K
Bot 4
- Dan Gladden: K
- Al Newman: 31/G3
- Kirby Puckett: 9/F89
Top 5
- Oddibe McDowell: K
- Scott Fletcher: 63
- Pete O'Brien: S7/L56
- Ruben Sierra: S7/L78.1-2
- Geno Petralli: 7/F7
Bot 5
- Kent Hrbek: W
- Gene Larkin: W.1-2
- Randy Bush: 6/P6
- Tim Laudner: W.2-3;1-2
- Greg Gagne: 64(1)/FO.3-H;2-H(E4/TH1)(UR)(NR);B-1
- Steve Lombardozzi: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
- Steve Lombardozzi: K
Top 6
- Cecil Espy: 7/F7L
- Steve Buechele: 53
- Curt Wilkerson: 7/F7
Bot 6
- Dan Gladden: W
- Al Newman: W.1-2
- Kirby Puckett: 64(1)/FO.2-3
- Kent Hrbek: 9/SF.3-H
- Gene Larkin: 5/FL
Top 7
- Jeff Kunkel: D8/L78
- Oddibe McDowell: K
- Scott Fletcher: 8/L8
- Pete O'Brien: 5/P5
Bot 7
- Randy Bush: 3/G3
- Tim Laudner: S7/L7
- Greg Gagne: 64(1)/FO/G6D
- Steve Lombardozzi: HP.1-2
- Dan Gladden: E5/G5.2-3;1-2;B-1
- Al Newman: 5(2)/FO/G5
Top 8
- Ruben Sierra: K
- Geno Petralli: K
- Cecil Espy: 8/F8S
Bot 8
- John Moses: 53
- Kent Hrbek: D/L78
- Tom Herr: 3/P3F
- John Christensen: HP
- Tim Laudner: HR/7.2-H;1-H
- Greg Gagne: 8/F8
Top 9
- Mike Stanley: 6/L
- Curt Wilkerson: K
- Jeff Kunkel: K
Notes & reviews
- Rangers manager Bobby Valentine ejected by 3B umpire Richie Garcia because time had been granted to batter Kirby Puckett before the second pitch