Starting Lineups:
Oakland Athletics Minnesota Twins
1. Polonia cf Bush rf
2. Lansford 3b Gagne ss
3. Canseco lf Puckett cf
4. McGwire 1b Hrbek 1b
5. M. Davis rf Gaetti 3b
6. Steinbach c Larkin dh
7. Jackson dh Brunansky lf
8. Bernazard 2b Lombardozzi 2b
9. Griffin ss Butera c
Lamp p Niekro p
ATHLETICS 1ST: Polonia grounded out (second to first); Lansford
grounded out (third to first); Canseco grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 0.
TWINS 1ST: Bush singled to left; Gagne singled to left [Bush to
second]; Lamp threw a wild pitch [Bush scored, Gagne to third];
Puckett singled to right [Gagne scored]; Hrbek forced Puckett
(second to shortstop); Gaetti doubled to right [Hrbek to third];
Larkin was walked intentionally; ECKERSLEY REPLACED LAMP
(PITCHING); Brunansky reached on an error by Griffin [Hrbek
scored, Gaetti scored (unearned) (no RBI), Larkin to third,
Brunansky to first]; Lombardozzi struck out; Butera struck out;
4 R (3 ER), 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 4.
ATHLETICS 2ND: McGwire made an out to second; M. Davis struck
out (catcher to first); Steinbach popped to first in foul
territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Twins 4.
TWINS 2ND: Bush made an out to shortstop; Gagne lined to third;
Puckett grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 4.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Jackson singled to left; Bernazard grounded into
a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Jackson out at
second]; Griffin flied out to left; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 0, Twins 4.
TWINS 3RD: Hrbek homered to right; Gaetti struck out; Larkin
doubled to right; Brunansky flied out to center; Lombardozzi
made an out to shortstop; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 0,
Twins 5.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Polonia reached on an error by Hrbek [Polonia to
second]; Polonia stole third; Lansford singled to left [Polonia
scored (unearned)]; Lansford stole second; Canseco grounded out
(second to shortstop to first) [Lansford to third]; Steve
Lombardozzi tipped ground ball to Greg Gagne; McGwire hit a
sacrifice fly to center [Lansford scored (unearned)]; M. Davis
grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB.
Athletics 2, Twins 5.
TWINS 4TH: Butera grounded out (pitcher to shortstop to first);
Bush singled to center; Gagne singled to left [Bush to second];
Puckett flied out to center; Hrbek was called out on strikes; 0
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 5.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Steinbach struck out; Jackson struck out;
Bernazard singled to center; Griffin grounded out (pitcher to
first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 5.
TWINS 5TH: Gaetti was hit by a pitch; both benches cleared
and brawl ensued; Larkin grounded out (third to first)
[Gaetti to second]; Brunansky doubled to center [Gaetti scored];
Lombardozzi singled to center [Brunansky scored]; Lombardozzi
stole second; Butera singled to left [Lombardozzi scored];
LEIPER REPLACED ECKERSLEY (PITCHING); DAVIDSON BATTED FOR BUSH;
Davidson flied out to center; Gagne grounded out (pitcher to
first); 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 8.
ATHLETICS 6TH: DAVIDSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); BRUNANSKY
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); On a bunt Polonia grounded out
(pitcher to first); Lansford grounded out (third to first);
Canseco walked; McGwire forced Canseco (third to second); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 8.
TWINS 6TH: Puckett walked; Hrbek forced Puckett (first to
shortstop) [Hrbek to second (error by Griffin)]; Leiper threw a
wild pitch [Hrbek to third]; Gaetti reached on an error by
Griffin [Hrbek scored (unearned) (no RBI), Gaetti to first];
Larkin struck out; Brunansky reached on an error by Bernazard
[Gaetti to third, Brunansky to first]; Lombardozzi grounded out
(shortstop to first); 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 3 E, 2 LOB. Athletics 2,
Twins 9.
ATHLETICS 7TH: M. Davis walked; Steinbach walked [M. Davis to
second]; Jackson lined into a double play (second to shortstop)
[M. Davis out at second]; Bernazard flied out to left; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 9.
TWINS 7TH: Butera lined to shortstop; Davidson grounded out
(second to first); Gagne tripled to left; Puckett flied out to
center; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 9.
ATHLETICS 8TH: Griffin popped to catcher in foul territory;
Polonia grounded out (first unassisted); Lansford flied out to
center; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 9.
TWINS 8TH: TETTLETON REPLACED LANSFORD (PLAYING C ); STEINBACH
CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 3B); GALLEGO REPLACED GRIFFIN
(PLAYING SS); Hrbek grounded out (shortstop to first); Gaetti
flied out to right; Larkin grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Twins 9.
ATHLETICS 9TH: Canseco walked; McGwire was hit by a pitch
[Canseco to second]; M. Davis singled to right [Canseco scored,
McGwire to third]; Steinbach singled to left [McGwire scored, M.
Davis to second]; SCHATZEDER REPLACED NIEKRO (PITCHING);
HENDERSON BATTED FOR JACKSON; Henderson flied out to right;
Bernazard grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to
first) [Steinbach out at second]; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Athletics 4, Twins 9.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Athletics 4 5 4 4
Twins 9 12 1 9