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Retrosheet Boxscore: Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 2

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Minnesota Twins 7, Texas Rangers 2

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Game Played on Tuesday, September 17, 1985 (N) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome

TEX A    0  0  0    0  0  2    0  0  0  -   2  4  1
MIN A    0  2  1    0  2  2    0  0  x  -   7 14  0
BATTING
Texas Rangers                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Harrah 2b                     4   0   0   0       0   3       3   6
Slaught c                     4   1   1   0       0   0       4   0
O'Brien 1b                    4   1   2   2       0   0      10   0
Parrish dh                    4   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Ward lf                       4   0   0   0       0   1       1   0
Valentine rf                  3   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
Buechele 3b                   3   0   0   0       0   0       2   1
G. Wright cf                  3   0   1   0       0   0       2   0
Wilkerson ss                  2   0   0   0       1   0       0   5
Schmidt p                     0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Williams p                  0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Rozema p                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       31   2   4   2       1   6      24  13
FIELDING - 
E: Schmidt (3).
BATTING - 
2B: O'Brien (33,off Viola); G. Wright (13,off Viola).
HR: O'Brien (18,6th inning off Viola 1 on 1 out).
Team LOB: 3.
Minnesota Twins              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Puckett cf                    5   0   0   0       0   0       2   0
Stenhouse lf                  5   2   2   1       0   1       1   0
  Meier lf                    0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Hrbek 1b                      4   1   3   0       1   0      15   0
Brunansky rf                  5   1   2   2       0   1       1   0
Salas c                       4   1   1   0       0   1       6   0
Smalley dh                    4   0   2   2       0   0       0   0
Gaetti 3b                     3   1   1   1       1   0       0   2
Lombardozzi 2b                4   1   2   0       0   0       1   6
Gagne ss                      3   0   1   1       0   0       1   5
Viola p                       0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       37   7  14   7       2   3      27  13
BATTING - 
2B: Salas (18,off Schmidt); Smalley (19,off Williams); Brunansky (25,off Williams).
HR: Brunansky (26,3rd inning off Schmidt 0 on 2 out).
SF: Gagne (2,off Schmidt).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING - 
SB: Lombardozzi (1,2nd base off Schmidt/Slaught).
PITCHING
Texas Rangers                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Schmidt L(5-5)                4     8   5   4   1   1   1  21
Williams                      2     4   2   2   1   2   0  11
Rozema                        2     2   0   0   0   0   0   8
Totals                        8    14   7   6   2   3   1  40
Schmidt faced 2 batters in the 5th inning
Inherited Runners - Scored: Williams 2-2.
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Minnesota Twins              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Viola W(15-14)                9     4   2   2   1   6   1  32

Umpires: HP - Greg Kosc, 1B - Rick Reed, 2B - Tim McClelland, 3B - Rich Garcia
Time of Game: 2:23   Attendance: 8149
Starting Lineups:

   Texas Rangers                 Minnesota Twins          
1. Harrah              2b        Puckett             cf
2. Slaught             c         Stenhouse           lf
3. O'Brien             1b        Hrbek               1b
4. Parrish             dh        Brunansky           rf
5. Ward                lf        Salas               c
6. Valentine           rf        Smalley             dh
7. Buechele            3b        Gaetti              3b
8. G. Wright           cf        Lombardozzi         2b
9. Wilkerson           ss        Gagne               ss
   Schmidt             p         Viola               p

RANGERS 1ST: Harrah struck out; Slaught grounded out (shortstop
to first); O'Brien grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 1ST: Puckett grounded out (second to first); Stenhouse
grounded out (second to first); Hrbek singled; Brunansky forced
Hrbek (third to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins
0.

RANGERS 2ND: Parrish struck out; Ward grounded out (third to
first); Valentine flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Rangers 0, Twins 0.

TWINS 2ND: Salas doubled; Smalley grounded out (second to first)
[Salas to third]; Gaetti singled [Salas scored]; Gaetti advanced
to third (error by Schmidt); Lombardozzi singled [Gaetti stayed
at third]; Gagne hit a sacrifice fly to center [Gaetti scored
(unearned)]; Lombardozzi stole second; Puckett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 2 R (1 ER), 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0,
Twins 2.

RANGERS 3RD: Buechele flied out to center; G. Wright popped to
first in foul territory; Wilkerson walked; Harrah struck out; 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 2.

TWINS 3RD: Stenhouse struck out; Hrbek grounded out (second to
first); Brunansky homered; Salas popped to catcher in foul
territory; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

RANGERS 4TH: Slaught grounded out (shortstop to first); O'Brien
doubled; Parrish grounded out (second to first) [O'Brien to
third]; Ward grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 4TH: Smalley singled; Gaetti walked [Smalley to second];
Lombardozzi forced Smalley (pitcher to third) [Gaetti to second,
Lombardozzi to first]; Gagne grounded out (second to first)
[Gaetti to third, Lombardozzi to second]; Puckett grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

RANGERS 5TH: Valentine struck out; Buechele popped to first in
foul territory; G. Wright doubled; Wilkerson grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 3.

TWINS 5TH: Stenhouse singled; Hrbek singled [Stenhouse to
third]; WILLIAMS REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); Brunansky struck
out; Salas struck out; Smalley doubled [Stenhouse scored, Hrbek
scored]; Gaetti grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Rangers 0, Twins 5.

RANGERS 6TH: Harrah struck out; Slaught singled; O'Brien homered
[Slaught scored]; Parrish flied out to center; Ward struck out;
2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 5.

TWINS 6TH: Lombardozzi singled; Gagne flied out to right;
Puckett flied out to right; Stenhouse singled [Lombardozzi
scored]; Hrbek walked [Stenhouse to second]; Brunansky doubled
[Stenhouse scored, Hrbek to third]; Salas made an out to third;
2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 7.

RANGERS 7TH: Valentine grounded out (shortstop to first);
Buechele flied out to left; G. Wright grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 7TH: ROZEMA REPLACED WILLIAMS (PITCHING); Smalley grounded
out (shortstop to first); Gaetti grounded out (second to first);
Lombardozzi flied out to center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Rangers
2, Twins 7.

RANGERS 8TH: Wilkerson made an out to shortstop; Harrah lined to
second; Slaught grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 7.

TWINS 8TH: Gagne singled; Puckett forced Gagne (shortstop to
second) [Puckett to first]; Stenhouse flied out to left; Hrbek
singled [Puckett to second]; Brunansky made an out to second; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 7.

RANGERS 9TH: MEIER REPLACED STENHOUSE (PLAYING LF); O'Brien
grounded out (second to first); Parrish grounded out (second to
first); Ward grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Rangers 2, Twins 7.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Rangers          2   4   1    3
 Twins            7  14   0    9
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