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Minnesota Twins @ Texas Rangers
1988-08-31 · Night game · Arlington Stadium · Att: 10286 · night, dry · Wind from LF · 2:57
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 10–1. Minnesota Twins put up 5 in the 2nd. Frank Viola earned the win. Kirby Puckett went 3-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 13 | |
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
W: Frank Viola L: Paul Kilgus SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jim McKean · 1B: Ken Kaiser · 2B: John Shulock · 3B: Mike Reilly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dan Gladden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Tom Herr | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Kirby Puckett | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Larkin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kent Hrbek | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Laudner | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 John Christensen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Greg Gagne | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Al Newman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 John Moses | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oddibe McDowell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Scott Fletcher | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ruben Sierra | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Incaviglia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Stanley | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Steve Buechele | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Kunkel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bob Brower | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Barbaro Garbey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Curt Wilkerson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cecil Espy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Geno Petralli | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frank Viola | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
 German Gonzalez | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Paul Kilgus | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
 Guy Hoffman | 4.1 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
 Craig McMurtry | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mitch Williams | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Kunkel | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dan Gladden: 13/G1
- Tom Herr: S7/G56
- Kirby Puckett: 46(1)/FO
- Gene Larkin: 8/L78
Bot 1
- Oddibe McDowell: K
- Scott Fletcher: S8/G6M
- Ruben Sierra: 9/F9
- Pete Incaviglia: K
Top 2
- Kent Hrbek: 43/G34
- Tim Laudner: W
- John Christensen: W.1-2
- Greg Gagne: S8/L8.2-3;1-2
- Al Newman: 52(3)/FO/G5S.2-3;1-2
- Dan Gladden: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Tom Herr: D9/P9LS.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Kirby Puckett: S9/L89.3-H;2-H
- Gene Larkin: K
Bot 2
- Pete O'Brien: 4/P9LS
- Mike Stanley: 53/G5
- Steve Buechele: K
Top 3
- Kent Hrbek: D9/G3L
- Tim Laudner: D7/G5L.2-H
- John Christensen: K
- Greg Gagne: K
- Al Newman: W
- Dan Gladden: 4/P9S
Bot 3
- Jeff Kunkel: S8/L8S
- Bob Brower: W.1-2
- Oddibe McDowell: 43/G34.2-3;1-2
- Scott Fletcher: W
- Ruben Sierra: 52(3)3/G5S/GDP
Top 4
- Tom Herr: 9/F9
- Kirby Puckett: HR/7
- Gene Larkin: W
- Kent Hrbek: 4/P9S
- Tim Laudner: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Barbaro Garbey: 8/F78D
- Pete O'Brien: 3/P3S
- Mike Stanley: 13/G1
Top 5
- John Christensen: 53/G5
- Greg Gagne: 9/F9
- Al Newman: D7/L7L
- Dan Gladden: 7/F7D
Bot 5
- Steve Buechele: 63
- Jeff Kunkel: K
- Bob Brower: K
Top 6
- Tom Herr: 53
- Kirby Puckett: HR/F89XD
- Gene Larkin: 5/L
- Kent Hrbek: S9/L9L
- Tim Laudner: 54(1)/FO
Bot 6
- Oddibe McDowell: S8/G4M
- Scott Fletcher: E6/G6.1-2;B-1
- Ruben Sierra: S7/L78S.2-H(E7)(UR);1-2
- Barbaro Garbey: 46(1)3/G4/GDP.2-3
- Jim Sundberg: 53/G1
Top 7
- John Moses: 53
- Greg Gagne: 9/F9L
- Al Newman: 8/F8
Bot 7
- Mike Stanley: W
- Curt Wilkerson: 8/F8
- Jeff Kunkel: 8/F8XD
- Bob Brower: S9/L9S.1-2
- Cecil Espy: 8/F89XD
Top 8
- Dan Gladden: 7/P78
- Tom Herr: S7/L7
- Kirby Puckett: E5/G5S.1-2;B-1
- Gene Larkin: 46(1)/FO.2-3
- Kent Hrbek: S8/L89S.3-H(UR);1-3
- Tim Laudner: S7/G56.3-H(UR);1-2
- John Moses: K
Bot 8
- Geno Petralli: S9/L4
- Ruben Sierra: K
- Barbaro Garbey: 6/P8S
- Jim Sundberg: 8/F8D
Top 9
- Greg Gagne: K
- Al Newman: 63/G6M
- Dan Gladden: 8/P8S
Bot 9
- Mike Stanley: S9/L4D
- Curt Wilkerson: K
- Jeff Kunkel: K
- Bob Brower: S8/L89.1-3
- Cecil Espy: 64(1)/FO