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Texas Rangers @ Minnesota Twins
1989-08-31 · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 18556 · dome, dry · 2:47
Minnesota Twins defeated Texas Rangers 8–6. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 5th. David West earned the win and Jeff Reardon picked up the save. Randy Bush went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | |
| MIN | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 |
W: David West L: Bobby Witt SV: Jeff Reardon
Umpires — HP: Rick Reed · 1B: Vic Voltaggio · 2B: Al Clark · 3B: Dave Phillips · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Texas Rangers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jeff Kunkel | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jack Daugherty | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Julio Franco | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ruben Sierra | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Fred Manrique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Pete Incaviglia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Steve Buechele | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Sundberg | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Cecil Espy | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Rick Leach | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Geno Petralli | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rafael Palmeiro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Harold Baines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Al Newman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Backman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Kirby Puckett | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kent Hrbek | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Brian Harper | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Randy Bush | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Dan Gladden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Chip Hale | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Greg Gagne | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Carmelo Castillo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Texas Rangers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bobby Witt | 7.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
 Craig McMurtry | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Kenny Rogers | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 David West | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
 Tim Drummond | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Jeff Reardon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jeff Kunkel: K
- Jack Daugherty: K
- Julio Franco: W
- Ruben Sierra: 5/L5
Bot 1
- Al Newman: W
- Wally Backman: W.1-2
- Kirby Puckett: K
- Kent Hrbek: 8/P8D
- Brian Harper: S8/F8S.2-H;1-2
- Randy Bush: 43/G4
Top 2
- Fred Manrique: 3/P3
- Pete Incaviglia: 3/P3DF
- Steve Buechele: 63/G56
Bot 2
- Dan Gladden: K
- Chip Hale: 43/G4
- Greg Gagne: 3/P3DF
Top 3
- Jim Sundberg: K
- Cecil Espy: K
- Jeff Kunkel: W
- Jack Daugherty: 9/F89
Bot 3
- Al Newman: S9/L9
- Wally Backman: W.1-2
- Kirby Puckett: 25(2)/FO/BG2.1-2
- Kent Hrbek: 3/G3.2-3;1-2
- Brian Harper: 9/P9LS
Top 4
- Julio Franco: S8/G46
- Ruben Sierra: W.1-2
- Fred Manrique: PO2(E2).2-3;1-2
- Fred Manrique: 7/F7D/SF.3-H
- Pete Incaviglia: 2/P2F
- Steve Buechele: D7/F7D.2-H
- Jim Sundberg: S8/G6M.2-H
- Cecil Espy: 54(1)/FO/G5
Bot 4
- Randy Bush: HR/F9D
- Dan Gladden: 8/F8D
- Chip Hale: 8/F8
- Greg Gagne: E5/G5.B-1
- Al Newman: S7/G56.1-2
- Wally Backman: 43/G4M
Top 5
- Jeff Kunkel: S8/L8
- Jack Daugherty: 26(1)3/BG2/GDP
- Julio Franco: 43/G4
Bot 5
- Kirby Puckett: S8/L8
- Kent Hrbek: 9/F9D
- Brian Harper: S8/L8.1-2
- Randy Bush: W.2-3;1-2
- Dan Gladden: S7/G56.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Chip Hale: 8/F8/SF.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Greg Gagne: 53/G5
Top 6
- Ruben Sierra: 8/F8
- Fred Manrique: K
- Pete Incaviglia: K
Bot 6
- Al Newman: 7/P7S
- Wally Backman: K
- Kirby Puckett: 7/F7S
Top 7
- Steve Buechele: D7/L7L
- Jim Sundberg: 43/G34.2-3
- Cecil Espy: 63/G6
- Jeff Kunkel: 6/L6
Bot 7
- Kent Hrbek: W
- Brian Harper: 34/BG3S/SH.1-2
- Randy Bush: I
- Dan Gladden: S8/L8.2-H;1X3(8354);B-2(TH3)
- Chip Hale: S7/L7.2-H;BX2(75342)
Top 8
- Jack Daugherty: S7/L56
- Julio Franco: 9/F9
- Ruben Sierra: 6/P8S
- Fred Manrique: 4/L34
Bot 8
- Greg Gagne: D8/F89XD
- Al Newman: 13/BG56S/SH.2-3
- Carmelo Castillo: S8/L8.3-H
- Kirby Puckett: POCS2(136)
- Kirby Puckett: D8/F89XD
- Kent Hrbek: S8/F8S.2-H
- Brian Harper: 9/F9L
Top 9
- Rick Leach: S7/L7
- Geno Petralli: S8/L89.1-3
- Rafael Palmeiro: W.1-2
- Cecil Espy: D7/F78XD.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Harold Baines: 63/G6.3-H;2-3
- Jack Daugherty: 4/P89S
- Julio Franco: 8/F8