Starting Lineups:
Minnesota Twins New York Yankees
1. Knoblauch 2b Polonia lf
2. Becker cf Boggs 3b
3. Puckett rf James dh
4. P. Munoz dh O'Neill rf
5. Cordova lf Mattingly 1b
6. Masteller 1b B. Williams cf
7. Leius 3b Stanley c
8. Merullo c Fernandez ss
9. Reboulet ss Kelly 2b
Rodriguez p Kamieniecki p
TWINS 1ST: Knoblauch walked; Becker singled to left [Knoblauch
to second]; Puckett homered to left-center [Knoblauch scored,
Becker scored]; P. Munoz grounded out (shortstop to first);
Cordova singled to center; Masteller doubled [Cordova to third];
Leius was called out on strikes; Merullo grounded out (second to
first); 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 0.
YANKEES 1ST: Polonia singled to center; Boggs singled to right
[Polonia to third]; James singled to center [Polonia scored,
Boggs to third]; Rodriguez threw a wild pitch [James to second];
O'Neill singled to center [Boggs scored, James scored, O'Neill
to second (error by Merullo; assist by Becker)]; Mattingly flied
to center; B. Williams struck out; Stanley struck out; 3 R, 4 H,
1 E, 1 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 3.
TWINS 2ND: Reboulet popped to second; Knoblauch lined to first;
Becker flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 3, Yankees 3.
YANKEES 2ND: On a bunt Fernandez grounded out (pitcher to
first); Kelly popped to second; Polonia singled to shortstop;
Polonia stole second; Boggs singled to center [Polonia scored];
James forced Boggs (second to shortstop); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 3, Yankees 4.
TWINS 3RD: Puckett grounded out (third to first); P. Munoz
homered to right; Cordova popped to second; Masteller lined to
first; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 4.
YANKEES 3RD: O'Neill grounded out (second to first); Mattingly
flied to left; B. Williams singled to center; B. Williams was
caught stealing second (catcher to second); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB. Twins 4, Yankees 4.
TWINS 4TH: Leius grounded out (third to first); Merullo doubled
to left; Reboulet singled to left [Merullo scored]; Knoblauch
walked [Reboulet to second]; BANKHEAD REPLACED KAMIENIECKI
(PITCHING); Becker singled to left [Reboulet out at home (left
to catcher), Knoblauch to second]; Puckett flied to left; 1 R, 3
H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 4.
YANKEES 4TH: MEARES REPLACED REBOULET (PLAYING SS); Stanley
walked; Fernandez grounded out (first unassisted) [Stanley to
second]; Kelly lined to left; Polonia lined to first; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 4.
TWINS 5TH: P. Munoz walked; Cordova forced P. Munoz (shortstop
to second) [Cordova to first]; MACDONALD REPLACED BANKHEAD
(PITCHING); Masteller forced Cordova (second to shortstop)
[Masteller to first]; Leius forced Masteller (third to second);
0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 4.
YANKEES 5TH: GUARDADO REPLACED RODRIGUEZ (PITCHING); Boggs
grounded out (second to first); James grounded out (shortstop to
first); O'Neill struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5,
Yankees 4.
TWINS 6TH: Merullo singled to center; Meares forced Merullo
(shortstop to second) [Meares to first]; Knoblauch grounded out
(shortstop to second to first) [Meares to second]; Becker was
called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 4.
YANKEES 6TH: Mattingly lined to left; B. Williams grounded out
(shortstop to first); Stanley grounded out (third to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 5, Yankees 4.
TWINS 7TH: WICKMAN REPLACED MACDONALD (PITCHING); On a bunt
Puckett singled to pitcher; P. Munoz singled to center [Puckett
to third, P. Munoz to second (on throw)]; Cordova singled to
center [Puckett scored, P. Munoz scored]; Masteller grounded
into a double play (pitcher to shortstop to first) [Cordova out
at second]; Leius walked; Merullo struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1
LOB. Twins 7, Yankees 4.
YANKEES 7TH: Fernandez was called out on strikes; Kelly flied to
left; Polonia flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 7,
Yankees 4.
TWINS 8TH: Meares singled to third; Knoblauch singled to center
[Meares to third]; Becker singled to center [Meares scored,
Knoblauch to second]; the ball struck 2B umpire Dale Ford who
was positioned on the infield in front of 2B; the ball was dead
on the umpire interference, Chuck Knoblauch was awarded 2B and
Rich Becker 1B; Pat Meares was erroneously allowed to score,
even though he was not forced to advance; Puckett grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Knoblauch to
third, Becker out at second]; P. Munoz struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 4.
YANKEES 8TH: Boggs grounded out (second to first); LEYRITZ
BATTED FOR JAMES; Leyritz struck out; O'Neill struck out; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 4.
TWINS 9TH: LEYRITZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); HOWE REPLACED
WICKMAN (PITCHING); Cordova grounded out (shortstop to first);
Masteller grounded out (second to first); Leius singled to left;
Merullo forced Leius (first to shortstop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Twins 8, Yankees 4.
YANKEES 9TH: Mattingly singled to center; STEVENS REPLACED
GUARDADO (PITCHING); B. Williams walked [Mattingly to second];
Stanley singled to center [Mattingly to third, B. Williams to
second]; Fernandez lined out on a sacrifice fly to left
[Mattingly scored]; Kelly flied to right; Polonia forced Stanley
(shortstop to second); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Twins 8, Yankees 5.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Twins 8 16 1 9
Yankees 5 9 0 5
