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Oakland Athletics @ Minnesota Twins
1988-09-28 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 47620 · 68°F, dome, dry · 2:29
Oakland Athletics defeated Minnesota Twins 5–2. Oakland Athletics put up 4 in the 5th. Todd Burns earned the win and Dennis Eckersley picked up the save. Steve Lombardozzi went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Todd Burns L: Bert Blyleven SV: Dennis Eckersley
Umpires — HP: Tim McClelland · 1B: Tim Tschida · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Don Denkinger · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Luis Polonia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Stan Javier | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dave Parker | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Baylor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ron Hassey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Glenn Hubbard | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Doug Jennings | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Walt Weiss | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Terry Steinbach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Dave Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Gladden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Herr | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Randy Bush | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kirby Puckett | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gene Larkin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jim Dwyer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tim Laudner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Lombardozzi | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Newman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Bullock | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 John Moses | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Todd Burns | 7.2 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
 Rick Honeycutt | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gene Nelson | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dennis Eckersley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bert Blyleven | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Luis Polonia: 8/F89S
- Stan Javier: 7/F7S
- Dave Parker: 53/G5S
Bot 1
- Dan Gladden: 53/G5
- Tom Herr: K
- Randy Bush: K
Top 2
- Don Baylor: HP
- Ron Hassey: HP.1-2
- Glenn Hubbard: K
- Doug Jennings: S8/G1.2-H;1-2
- Tony Phillips: HP.2-3;1-2
- Walt Weiss: K
- Luis Polonia: K
Bot 2
- Kirby Puckett: 43/G34
- Gene Larkin: K
- Jim Dwyer: W
- Tim Laudner: 9/F89
Top 3
- Stan Javier: 43/G4
- Dave Parker: S7/L7S
- Don Baylor: 7/F7
- Terry Steinbach: K
Bot 3
- Steve Lombardozzi: S6/G6D
- Al Newman: 3/P13
- Dan Gladden: CS2(24)
- Dan Gladden: S1/G1S
- Tom Herr: CS2(26)
Top 4
- Glenn Hubbard: 3/P34
- Doug Jennings: 43/G34
- Tony Phillips: 41/G4S
Bot 4
- Tom Herr: S8/G1
- Randy Bush: 46(1)3/G4/GDP
- Kirby Puckett: S8/G1
- Gene Larkin: 3/G3
Top 5
- Walt Weiss: D9/F9D
- Luis Polonia: D7/L7L.2-H
- Stan Javier: S1/BG5S.2-3
- Dave Parker: S6/G1.3-H;1-2
- Don Baylor: WP.2-3;1-2
- Don Baylor: S9/G3.3-H;2-3
- Terry Steinbach: K
- Glenn Hubbard: 9/SF.3-H
- Doug Jennings: 7/F7
Bot 5
- Jim Dwyer: K
- Tim Laudner: 63/G6M
- Steve Lombardozzi: 8/F8S
Top 6
- Tony Phillips: 43/G4
- Walt Weiss: 9/F9
- Luis Polonia: 13/G23
Bot 6
- Al Newman: 9/F89D
- Dan Gladden: W
- Tom Herr: 46(1)/FO/G4M
- Randy Bush: K
Top 7
- Stan Javier: 6/L6
- Dave Parker: D8/L89D
- Don Baylor: 9/F89.2-3
- Terry Steinbach: W
- Glenn Hubbard: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 7
- Kirby Puckett: 9/F9
- Gene Larkin: 8/F8
- Jim Dwyer: 7/F7
Top 8
- Doug Jennings: 9/F9D
- Tony Phillips: 9/F89
- Walt Weiss: K
Bot 8
- Tim Laudner: 9/F9D
- Steve Lombardozzi: HR7/F7D/IPHR
- Al Newman: K
- Dan Gladden: D8/L8S
- Tom Herr: W
- Eric Bullock: S8/L8.2-H;1-2
- Kirby Puckett: K
Top 9
- Luis Polonia: 7/P7S
- Stan Javier: 43/G4
- Dave Henderson: W
- Don Baylor: 4/P9S
Bot 9
- Gene Larkin: 6/L6
- Jim Dwyer: 8/F78
- John Moses: K