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Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers
1988-05-22 · Day game · Arlington Stadium · 69°F · 3:04
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 15–5. Minnesota Twins put up 7 in the 7th. Les Straker 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 16 | |
| TEX | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
W: Les Straker L: Charlie Hough SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Dave Phillips · 1B: Vic Voltaggio · 2B: Dale Scott · 3B: Al Clark · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 John Moses | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Herr | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kirby Puckett | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Kent Hrbek | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Gaetti | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Bush | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Gene Larkin | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tim Laudner | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Newman | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Mark Davidson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Lombardozzi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oddibe McDowell | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Scott Fletcher | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ruben Sierra | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Incaviglia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Pete O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Larry Parrish | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Geno Petralli | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Steve Buechele | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Wilkerson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Steve Kemp | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jim Steels | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Cecil Espy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jerry Browne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Stanley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Les Straker | 6.1 | 9 | 5 | 3 |
 Mark Portugal | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charlie Hough | 5.1 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
 Jose Cecena | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Fossas | 0.1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Dale Mohorcic | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mitch Williams | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- John Moses: 3/G
- Tom Herr: 53/G56
- Kirby Puckett: K
Bot 1
- Oddibe McDowell: W
- Scott Fletcher: W.1-2
- Ruben Sierra: 36(1)/FO/G34.2-3
- Pete Incaviglia: BK.3-H;1-2
- Pete Incaviglia: 7/L7
- Pete O'Brien: 43
Top 2
- Kent Hrbek: 8/F
- Gary Gaetti: 63/G56
- Randy Bush: W
- Gene Larkin: SB2
- Gene Larkin: D9/F9D.2-H
- Tim Laudner: HR/7.2-H
- Al Newman: 3/G
Bot 2
- Larry Parrish: S7/G56
- Geno Petralli: 46(1)3/GDP
- Steve Buechele: S9/L9S
- Curt Wilkerson: D9/F9LD.1-H
- Oddibe McDowell: 7/F
Top 3
- John Moses: 43
- Tom Herr: 7/F7S
- Kirby Puckett: S7/G56
- Kent Hrbek: 13/G1
Bot 3
- Scott Fletcher: S6/G6D
- Ruben Sierra: S3/G34.1-2
- Pete Incaviglia: 54(1)3/G56/GDP.2-3
- Pete O'Brien: I
- Larry Parrish: K
Top 4
- Gary Gaetti: 63/G56
- Randy Bush: W
- Gene Larkin: BK.1-2
- Gene Larkin: K
- Tim Laudner: S9/G34.2-H
- Al Newman: 8/L
Bot 4
- Geno Petralli: 8/F8D
- Steve Buechele: 43/G34
- Curt Wilkerson: K
Top 5
- John Moses: 7/F7D
- Tom Herr: D7/L78S
- Kirby Puckett: S8/G1.2-H
- Kent Hrbek: 3/P23F
- Gary Gaetti: 64(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Oddibe McDowell: 8/F
- Scott Fletcher: 5/P7LF
- Ruben Sierra: K
Top 6
- Randy Bush: S7/L
- Gene Larkin: 9/L
- Tim Laudner: D7/L5.1-3
- Al Newman: S3/G34.3-H;2-3
- John Moses: W.1-2
- Tom Herr: 36(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
- Kirby Puckett: E5/G5.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2;B-1
- Kent Hrbek: 6/P6M
Bot 6
- Pete Incaviglia: S6/L6
- Pete O'Brien: 36(1)3/GDP
- Larry Parrish: D7/L7LD
- Geno Petralli: 43
Top 7
- Gary Gaetti: S7/G56
- Randy Bush: S9/L.1-2
- Gene Larkin: E3/G3D.2-H;1-3;B-2
- Tim Laudner: 7/SF.3-H
- Al Newman: S8/L1.2-H(UR)
- John Moses: S7/P7S.1-2
- Tom Herr: 43.2-3;1-2
- Kirby Puckett: D9/L3.3-H(UR);2-H(TUR)
- Kent Hrbek: W
- Gary Gaetti: S8/L.2-H(TUR);1-2
- Mark Davidson: D7/L7LD.2-H(TUR);1-3
- Gene Larkin: 3/G
Bot 7
- Steve Kemp: W
- Curt Wilkerson: 3/G.1-2
- Oddibe McDowell: W
- Scott Fletcher: S5/BG5.2-3;1-2
- Jim Steels: S9/L.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Cecil Espy: WP.2-3;1-2
- Cecil Espy: K
- Jerry Browne: K23
Top 8
- Tim Laudner: 5/L
- Al Newman: 43
- John Moses: 9/F
Bot 8
- Larry Parrish: 9/F
- Geno Petralli: 43
- Steve Kemp: K
Top 9
- Tom Herr: 4/P9LS
- Steve Lombardozzi: 43
- Kent Hrbek: 7/L
Bot 9
- Curt Wilkerson: 7/F
- Oddibe McDowell: HR/9
- Mike Stanley: 8/P8S
- Jim Steels: 4/L
Notes & reviews
- Rangers manager Bobby Valentine ejected by HP umpire Dave Phillips