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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins

1989-05-27 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 30893 · 72°F, dome, dry · 2:55

Texas Rangers defeated Minnesota Twins 5–3. Texas Rangers put up 3 in the 2nd. Kevin Brown earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
TEX	1	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	11
MIN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	6

W: Kevin Brown L: Allan Anderson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Mark Johnson · 1B: Rick Reed · 2B: Al Clark · 3B: Dave Phillips · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Texas Rangers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jeff Kunkel	4	2	2	1	0	1
Scott Fletcher	4	0	1	1	0	0
Rafael Palmeiro	4	0	2	2	0	0
Ruben Sierra	5	0	1	0	0	1
Julio Franco	4	0	0	0	1	0
Buddy Bell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Incaviglia	4	1	2	0	0	1
Steve Buechele	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jim Sundberg	3	0	1	0	0	0
Cecil Espy	3	1	1	0	0	0
Rick Leach	1	0	0	0	0	0

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Newman	4	1	1	0	0	1
Wally Backman	3	0	2	1	1	0
Kirby Puckett	4	0	0	0	0	2
Randy Bush	3	0	0	1	0	0
Gene Larkin	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Dwyer	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dan Gladden	4	0	0	0	0	1
Tim Laudner	3	0	1	1	0	2
Greg Gagne	3	1	1	0	0	0
John Moses	1	0	0	0	0	0

Texas Rangers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Brown	9.0	6	1	7

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Allan Anderson	2.0	6	1	0
Juan Berenguer	3.2	3	0	3
Gary Wayne	3.0	2	0	0
Jeff Reardon	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jeff Kunkel: S7/L7S
Scott Fletcher: D9/L9LS.1-3
Rafael Palmeiro: 8/SF/F8.3-H;2-3
Ruben Sierra: 6/P6D
Julio Franco: W
Buddy Bell: 64(1)/FO/G6

Bot 1

Al Newman: K
Wally Backman: W
Kirby Puckett: 36(1)/FO/G3
Randy Bush: 6/P6M

Top 2

Pete Incaviglia: D7/L78S
Steve Buechele: D9/F9D.2-H
Jim Sundberg: 9/F9S
Jeff Kunkel: D9/L9L.2-H
Scott Fletcher: 53/G5
Rafael Palmeiro: D9/L9L.2-H
Ruben Sierra: 7/F7D

Bot 2

Gene Larkin: 63/G6
Jim Dwyer: S9/L89S.B-2(E9)
Dan Gladden: E5/G5.2-3
Tim Laudner: S8/L8S.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Greg Gagne: 9/L9/LDP.3XH(92)

Top 3

Julio Franco: 63/G6M
Buddy Bell: 3/P34
Pete Incaviglia: 4/P34D

Bot 3

Al Newman: 8/F8
Wally Backman: 13/G1
Kirby Puckett: K

Top 4

Cecil Espy: D9/L34D
Jim Sundberg: FC1/SH/BG15.2-3;B-1
Jeff Kunkel: K
Scott Fletcher: 9/SF/L9D.3-H
Rafael Palmeiro: S9/L9S.1-3
Ruben Sierra: K

Bot 4

Randy Bush: 53/BG5S
Gene Larkin: 7/F78
Jim Dwyer: 63/G6M

Top 5

Julio Franco: 9/F9L
Buddy Bell: 53/G5
Pete Incaviglia: K+WP.B-1
Cecil Espy: 46(1)/FO/G4

Bot 5

Dan Gladden: K
Tim Laudner: K
Greg Gagne: 53/G5

Top 6

Jim Sundberg: S7/G56
Jeff Kunkel: 53/SH/BG5S.1-2
Scott Fletcher: WP.2-3
Scott Fletcher: 63/G6M
Rafael Palmeiro: 5/P5F

Bot 6

Al Newman: 8/F8
Wally Backman: S5/BG5S
Kirby Puckett: K
Randy Bush: 7/F78

Top 7

Ruben Sierra: 6/P6D
Julio Franco: 63/G6
Buddy Bell: 8/F8D

Bot 7

Gene Larkin: E4/G4
Jim Dwyer: K
Dan Gladden: PB.1-2
Dan Gladden: 43/G4M.2-3
Tim Laudner: K

Top 8

Pete Incaviglia: D9/L89
Cecil Espy: 6/L
Jim Sundberg: FC5/G5.2X3(545)
Jeff Kunkel: 13/G1

Bot 8

Greg Gagne: S8/G6M
Al Newman: S7/L78S.1-3
Wally Backman: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
Kirby Puckett: 13/G1.2-3;1-2
Randy Bush: 8/SF/F8D.3-H;2-3
Gene Larkin: 9/L89D

Top 9

Scott Fletcher: 8/L8S
Rafael Palmeiro: 31/G3
Ruben Sierra: S8/G4M
Julio Franco: E4/G4.1-3
Rick Leach: 7/F7

Bot 9

Jim Dwyer: 53/G56
Dan Gladden: 9/F9S
John Moses: 163/G6M

Notes & reviews

as Steve Buechele crossed the plate, catcher Brian Harper accused Buechele of stealing signs; as a fight started, both benches cleared; the game was delayed 10 minutes; Buechele and Harper ejected by HP umpire Mark Johnson

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