Top 1

• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Gladden vs. Morris
  
  Gladden hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Backman vs. Morris
  
  Backman strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Puckett vs. Morris
  
  Puckett strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Williams vs. Anderson
  
  Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Lovullo vs. Anderson
  
  Lovullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitaker vs. Anderson
  
  Whitaker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Trammell vs. Anderson
  
  Trammell hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Whitaker moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
  Lynn vs. Anderson
  
  Lynn takes first base on ball four. Whitaker moves to third. Trammell moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  Brown vs. Anderson
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Hrbek vs. Morris
  
  Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Gaetti vs. Morris
  
  Gaetti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hrbek moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
  Bush vs. Morris
  
  Bush takes first base on ball four. Hrbek moves to third. Gaetti moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Larkin vs. Morris
  
  Larkin strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 0 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 123
  Harper vs. Morris
  
  Harper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hrbek scores. Gaetti scores. Bush moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gagne vs. Morris
  
  Gagne hits a line drive towards center. Williams catches it and throws to second to double up Bush. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Anderson
  
  Lemon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Moreland vs. Anderson
  
  Moreland hits a line drive into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Heath vs. Anderson
  
  Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Anderson
  
  Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lemon moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
  Lovullo vs. Anderson
  
  Lovullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields it and throws to third for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gladden vs. Morris
  
  Gladden hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Backman vs. Morris
  
  There goes Gladden. The throw from Heath and he is safe. Gladden steals second. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Backman vs. Morris
  
  Backman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gladden moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 2 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Puckett vs. Morris
  
  Puckett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Puckett reaches second base with a double. Gladden scores. Backman moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 3 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
  Hrbek vs. Morris
  
  Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Backman scores. Puckett moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Gaetti vs. Morris
  
  Gaetti strikes out. Heath drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Gaetti out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
  Bush vs. Morris
  
  Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
  Larkin vs. Morris
  
  There go the runners. The throw from Heath to Trammell covering second. The throw back to home, and Puckett is out at the plate. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Anderson
  
  Whitaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Trammell vs. Anderson
  
  Trammell strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Lynn vs. Anderson
  
  Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 4

• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Larkin vs. Morris
  
  Larkin hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynn. Larkin reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Harper vs. Morris
  
  Harper bunts between the mound and first base. Morris scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Harper for the out. Larkin moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
  Gagne vs. Morris
  
  Gagne hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Heath settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 4 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: --3
  Gladden vs. Morris
  
  Gladden hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Larkin scores. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
  Backman vs. Morris
  
  Backman takes first base on ball four. Gladden moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
  Puckett vs. Morris
  
  Puckett takes first base on ball four. Gladden moves to third. Backman moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
  Hrbek vs. Hudson
  
  Charles Hudson now pitching.
  
  Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Lynn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Anderson
  
  Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Anderson
  
  Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Moreland vs. Anderson
  
  Moreland hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Gaetti vs. Hudson
  
  Gaetti hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Bush vs. Hudson
  
  Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Larkin vs. Hudson
  
  Larkin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Harper vs. Hudson
  
  Harper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Anderson
  
  Heath hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Anderson
  
  Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lovullo vs. Anderson
  
  Lovullo hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Whitaker vs. Anderson
  
  Whitaker hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Gagne vs. Hudson
  
  Gagne hits a fly ball into right field. Lemon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gladden vs. Hudson
  
  Gladden hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Backman vs. Hudson
  
  Backman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitaker scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Trammell vs. Anderson
  
  Trammell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Lynn vs. Anderson
  
  Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Anderson covering, for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Anderson
  
  Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Twins, 5 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Puckett vs. Hudson
  
  Puckett hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Hrbek vs. Hudson
  
  Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lovullo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hrbek for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Gaetti vs. Hudson
  
  Gaetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Bush vs. Hudson
  
  Bush strikes out. There goes Gaetti. The throw from Heath to Trammell, and Gaetti is out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lemon vs. Anderson
  
  Lemon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gaetti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Moreland vs. Anderson
  
  Moreland hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Heath vs. Anderson
  
  Heath hits a fly ball into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Williams vs. Anderson
  
  Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Backman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Larkin vs. Henneman
  
  Mike Henneman now pitching.
  
  Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Henneman
  
  Harper hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Lynn. Harper reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 6 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Gagne vs. Henneman
  
  Gagne hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Gagne reaches second base with a double. Harper scores. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
  Gladden vs. Henneman
  
  Gladden takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Twins, 7 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Backman vs. Henneman
  
  Backman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gagne scores. Gladden moves to third. View Play 
• Twins, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1-3
  Puckett vs. Henneman
  
  Puckett takes first base on ball four. Backman moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 8 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
  Castillo vs. Hernandez
  
  Guillermo Hernandez now pitching. Carmelo Castillo pinch hits for Kent Hrbek.
  
  Castillo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play 
• Twins, 12 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Newman vs. Hernandez
  
  Al Newman pinch hits for Gary Gaetti.
  
  Newman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Williams. Newman reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Twins, 12 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Laudner vs. Hernandez
  
  Tim Laudner pinch hits for Randy Bush.
  
  Laudner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lynn. Laudner reaches second base with a double. Newman scores. View Play 
• Twins, 13 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Larkin vs. Hernandez
  
  Larkin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lynn throws the ball in to Brown who relays the ball to Whitaker who tags Larkin trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Laudner scores. View Play 
• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Harper vs. Hernandez
  
  Harper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Trammell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Lovullo vs. Gonzalez
  
  Carmelo Castillo now playing right field. Al Newman now playing third base. Tim Laudner now playing first base. John Moses now playing center fiel
  
  Lovullo strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Whitaker vs. Gonzalez
  
  Whitaker strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Trammell vs. Gonzalez
  
  Trammell strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Gagne vs. Gibson
  
  Paul Gibson now pitching. Al Pedrique now playing second base. Mike Brumley now playing shortstop. Bill Bean now playing left field.
  
  Gagne hits a fly ball into left field. Bean settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Gladden vs. Gibson
  
  Gladden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
  Backman vs. Gibson
  
  Backman strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Moses vs. Gibson
  
  Moses takes first base on ball four. Gladden moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
  Castillo vs. Gibson
  
  Castillo takes first base on ball four. Gladden moves to third. Moses moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
  Newman vs. Gibson
  
  Newman hits a fly ball into center field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bean vs. Wayne
  
  Gary Wayne now pitching.
  
  Bean strikes out. View Play 
• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Brown vs. Wayne
  
  Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
  Lemon vs. Wayne
  
  Lemon takes first base on ball four. Brown moves to second. View Play 
• Twins, 14 - Tigers, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Moreland vs. Wayne
  
  Moreland hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Backman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

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         Game of 4/11/1989 -- Minnesota at Detroit (D)

  Minnesota          AB  R  H RBI    Detroit            AB  R  H RBI
Gladden D, lf         5  2  3  1   Williams K, cf        4  0  2  0   
Backman W, 2b         5  2  2  1   Lovullo T, 1b         4  0  0  0   
Puckett K, cf         3  2  2  2   Whitaker L, 2b        4  0  1  0   
Moses J, cf           0  0  0  0   Pedrique A, 2b        0  0  0  0   
Hrbek K, 1b           4  1  1  1   Trammell A, ss        4  0  1  0   
Castillo C, ph-rf     1  1  1  4   Brumley M, ss         0  0  0  0   
Gaetti G, 3b          4  1  2  0   Lynn F, lf            2  0  0  0   
Newman A, ph-3b       2  1  1  0   Bean B, lf            1  0  0  0   
Bush R, rf            2  0  0  0   Brown C, 3b           4  0  1  0   
Laudner T, ph-1b      1  1  1  1   Lemon C, rf           3  0  1  0   
Larkin G, dh          5  1  3  1   Moreland K, dh        4  0  1  0   
Harper B, c           4  1  2  2   Heath M, c            3  0  1  0   
Gagne G, ss           5  1  1  1                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     41 14 19 14                        33  0  8  0

Minnesota        022 100 180 -- 14
Detroit          000 000 000 --  0

  Minnesota            IP  H  R ER BB SO
Anderson A (W)        7.0  7  0  0  1  1
Gonzalez G            1.0  0  0  0  0  3
Wayne G               1.0  1  0  0  1  1

  Detroit              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Morris J (L)          3.2  8  5  5  4  4
Hudson C              3.1  3  1  1  0  1
Henneman M            0.1  3  5  5  2  0
Hernandez G           0.2  4  3  3  0  0
Gibson P              1.0  1  0  0  2  1

DP -- Minnesota 2, Detroit 2
LOB -- Minnesota 9, Detroit 8
2B -- Puckett K, Larkin G, Harper B, Gagne G, Newman A, Laudner T
HR -- Puckett K, Castillo C
SB -- Gladden D
CS -- Puckett K, Gaetti G
SH -- Harper B
T -- 2:51
A -- 9968

    

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