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Minnesota Twins @ 
Kansas City Royals
1989-05-31 · Night game · Kauffman Stadium · 6 innings · Att: 23114 · 1:36
Minnesota Twins defeated Kansas City Royals 7–1. Minnesota Twins put up 5 in the 6th. Francisco Oliveras earned the win. Dan Gladden went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | |
| KCA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
W: Francisco Oliveras L: Floyd Bannister SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Barnett · 1B: Vic Voltaggio · 2B: Dale Ford · 3B: Greg Kosc · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Newman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Backman | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kirby Puckett | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gary Gaetti | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Carmelo Castillo | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Brian Harper | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Larkin | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dan Gladden | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Orlando Mercado | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Dwyer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Kansas City Royals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Eisenreich | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Kurt Stillwell | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kevin Seitzer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bo Jackson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Pat Tabler | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny Tartabull | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Buckner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank White | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Boone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Francisco Oliveras | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
Kansas City Royals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Floyd Bannister | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
 Tom Gordon | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Al Newman: 53/G5
- Wally Backman: 53/G56
- Kirby Puckett: 3/G3
Bot 1
- Jim Eisenreich: W
- Kurt Stillwell: 43/G4M.1-2
- Kevin Seitzer: 3/P3DF
- Bo Jackson: 43/G4
Top 2
- Gary Gaetti: K
- Carmelo Castillo: S9/L89S
- Brian Harper: 43/G4.1-2
- Gene Larkin: 53/G5
Bot 2
- Pat Tabler: S8/L89S
- Danny Tartabull: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Bill Buckner: S8/G4M.1-2
- Frank White: K
- Bob Boone: 63/G6
Top 3
- Dan Gladden: 13/G1
- Orlando Mercado: 7/F78XD
- Al Newman: W
- Wally Backman: CS2(26)
Bot 3
- Jim Eisenreich: S8/G6M
- Kurt Stillwell: S7/L7.1-2
- Kevin Seitzer: K
- Bo Jackson: S9/L9.2-H;1X3(95)
- Pat Tabler: 53/G56
Top 4
- Wally Backman: K
- Kirby Puckett: S7/L7S
- Gary Gaetti: 14(1)3/GDP/G1
Bot 4
- Danny Tartabull: 53/G5
- Bill Buckner: 43/G4M
- Frank White: 3/P3F
Top 5
- Carmelo Castillo: 8/F78S
- Brian Harper: S6/G56D
- Gene Larkin: HP.1-2
- Dan Gladden: E4/G4.2-H(NR);1-H(NR);B-3
- Orlando Mercado: CSH(2)
- Orlando Mercado: S8/L8
- Al Newman: 8/F8
Bot 5
- Bob Boone: 53/G5
- Jim Eisenreich: 8/F8D
- Kurt Stillwell: K
Top 6
- Wally Backman: S7/L78S
- Kirby Puckett: W.1-2
- Gary Gaetti: S8/L8S.2-H;1-2
- Carmelo Castillo: 15(2)/FO/BG1S.1-2
- Jim Dwyer: W.2-3;1-2
- Gene Larkin: K
- Dan Gladden: HR/L7LD.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Orlando Mercado: 7/F7D
Notes & reviews
- game called with 1-0 count on Seitzer because of rain