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Atlanta Braves @ Minnesota Twins

1991-10-20 · 1991 World Series · Game 2 of 7 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Night game · Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome · Att: 55145 · dome, dry · 2:37

Minnesota Twins defeated Atlanta Braves 3–2. Minnesota Twins put up 2 in the 1st. Kevin Tapani earned the win and Rick Aguilera picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Kevin Tapani L: Tom Glavine SV: Rick Aguilera

Umpires — HP: Harry Wendelstedt · 1B: Drew Coble · 2B: Terry Tata · 3B: Rick Reed · LF: Ed Montague · RF: Don Denkinger

Atlanta Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Lonnie Smith	3	0	0	0	0
Terry Pendleton	4	0	2	0	1
Ron Gant	4	0	1	0	0
David Justice	4	1	1	0	0
Sid Bream	4	0	1	0	1
Brian Hunter	3	0	1	1	1
Greg Olson	4	1	1	0	1
Mark Lemke	3	0	0	0	1
Rafael Belliard	2	0	1	1	0
Tommy Gregg	1	0	0	0	1

Minnesota Twins — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dan Gladden	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chuck Knoblauch	3	1	0	0	1	0
Kirby Puckett	4	0	0	0	0	1
Chili Davis	3	1	1	2	0	0
Brian Harper	2	0	1	0	1	0
Shane Mack	3	0	0	0	0	2
Kent Hrbek	2	0	0	0	1	1
Scott Leius	3	1	1	1	0	0
Greg Gagne	3	0	1	0	0	1

Atlanta Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Glavine	8.0	4	3	6

Minnesota Twins — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kevin Tapani	8.0	7	0	3
Rick Aguilera	1.0	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lonnie Smith: 7/L78
Terry Pendleton: K
Ron Gant: 53/G56

Bot 1

Dan Gladden: E9/P89S.B-2
Chuck Knoblauch: W
Kirby Puckett: 5(2)3/GDP.1-2
Chili Davis: HR/F78XD.2-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Brian Harper: W
Shane Mack: 4(1)/FO/G4M

Top 2

David Justice: S9/L89
Sid Bream: D7/G5.1-3
Brian Hunter: 9/SF/F9L.3-H
Greg Olson: 63/G56
Mark Lemke: K/C

Bot 2

Kent Hrbek: W
Scott Leius: 14(1)3/GDP
Greg Gagne: 63/G6

Top 3

Rafael Belliard: 43/G4M
Lonnie Smith: E5/G56
Terry Pendleton: 8/F8XD
Ron Gant: S7/L56D.1-3;BX1(713)

Bot 3

Dan Gladden: K
Chuck Knoblauch: 43/G34
Kirby Puckett: K

Top 4

David Justice: 7/L
Sid Bream: 7/F7LS
Brian Hunter: 53

Bot 4

Chili Davis: 43/G4MD
Brian Harper: 53
Shane Mack: K/C

Top 5

Greg Olson: D8/L78D
Mark Lemke: 43.2-3
Rafael Belliard: 9/SF.3-H
Lonnie Smith: 9

Bot 5

Kent Hrbek: 9/L9D
Scott Leius: 8/F78XD
Greg Gagne: K

Top 6

Terry Pendleton: S7/L56D
Ron Gant: 8/F8D
David Justice: 36(1)/FO/G34S
Sid Bream: 43/G34D

Bot 6

Dan Gladden: 43/G4MD
Chuck Knoblauch: 53/G6S
Kirby Puckett: 63/G6M

Top 7

Brian Hunter: K
Greg Olson: 63/G6M
Mark Lemke: 7/L7L

Bot 7

Chili Davis: 53
Brian Harper: S8/L6D
Shane Mack: K
Kent Hrbek: K/C

Top 8

Rafael Belliard: S5/BG5S
Lonnie Smith: 34/SH/BG3S.1-2
Terry Pendleton: S3/G34S.2-3
Ron Gant: 2/P23F/FL
David Justice: 7/F78

Bot 8

Scott Leius: HR/F78XD
Greg Gagne: S8/L1
Dan Gladden: 8/F78
Chuck Knoblauch: BK.1-2
Chuck Knoblauch: 43/G4.2-3
Kirby Puckett: 63/G6M

Top 9

Sid Bream: K
Brian Hunter: S8/F8S
Greg Olson: K/C
Tommy Gregg: K/C

Notes & reviews

Easy popup Justice dropped in collision with Lemke
Gant was tagged out when he rounded 1B too far; Hrbek appeared to pull Gant off the bag when he applied the tag

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