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August 3, 1988

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 8 16 0
Blue Jays 3 7 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 8 16 0
Blue Jays 3 7 2

Ernie Whitt Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .241
OBP 1.000 .344
At Bats 1 257
Hits 1 62
• Singles 1 47
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 3 41
RBI’s 0 38

Jeff Reardon Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 3 26
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Exhibition Stadium - August 3, 1988
Out
Jeff Reardon
Tim Laudner
Kent Hrbek
Steve Lombardozzi
Gary Gaetti
Greg Gagne
Dan Gladden
Kirby Puckett
John Moses
Ernie Whitt
Tony Fernandez

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 8 16 0 9
Toronto Blue Jays 3 7 2 8
Winning Pitcher Keith Atherton
Losing Pitcher Jeff Musselman
Save Jeff Reardon
Game Winning RBI Steve Lombardozzi
Attendance 31,340
Time of Game 3 hours 8 minutes
Count: 0-1, 2 Outs
Count: 0-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Whitt hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Barfield strikes out.
Top 9 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gruber fields it and throws to first for the out. Gaetti scores. Laudner moves to second.
Top 9 Laudner takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Gaetti hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Barfield who is chasing the ball. Gaetti reaches third base with a triple. Puckett goes all the way around to score.
Top 9 Puckett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gruber hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 McGriff hits a line drive into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Jeff Reardon now pitching. John Moses now playing right field. Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Lombardozzi strikes out.
Top 8 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards first. McGriff scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gladden for the out.
Top 8 Bush hits a popup towards third. Gruber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Whitt takes first base on ball four. Fernandez moves to second.
Bottom 7 Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Lee takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Barfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Gagne hits a popup towards first. McGriff settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Larkin moves to third.
Top 7 Doug Bair now pitching. Laudner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Larkin hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leach. Larkin reaches second base with a double. Gaetti goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Gruber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bell moves to second.
Bottom 6 McGriff hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Laudner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Bell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Puckett hits a fly ball into right field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lombardozzi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Lombardozzi reaches second base with a double.
Top 6 Gladden strikes out.
Top 6 Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Whitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fernandez moves to third.
Bottom 5 Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Keith Atherton now pitching. Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 5 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Laudner moves to second.
Top 5 Laudner takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lee scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Barfield hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Leach hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bush. Leach reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Gruber strikes out.
Bottom 4 McGriff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 4 Bell strikes out.
Bottom 4 Mulliniks takes first base on ball four. Whitt moves to second.
Bottom 4 Randy Bush now playing right field. Whitt takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Gaetti hits a popup towards third. Gruber settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Puckett hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Puckett reaches second base with a double. Gladden scores. Lombardozzi scores.
Top 4 Lombardozzi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bell. Lombardozzi reaches second base with a double. Gladden moves to third.
Top 4 Gladden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wills fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 Randy Bush pinch hits for Mark Davidson. Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Gagne hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lee settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Fernandez hits a line drive towards short. Gagne reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Berenguer fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Barfield hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Hrbek hits a fly ball into left field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Frank Wills now pitching. Laudner strikes out.
Top 3 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gaetti moves to third.
Top 3 Gaetti hits a ball on the ground into left field. Bell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Bell. Gaetti moves to second.
Bottom 2 Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Gladden settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Gruber. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Gruber steals second.
Bottom 2 Gruber takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 McGriff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops it up and throws to first, with Berenguer covering, for the out.
Bottom 2 Bell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Puckett strikes out.
Top 2 Lombardozzi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gladden moves to second.
Top 2 Gladden hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 Davidson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Gagne hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mulliniks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lombardozzi fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Whitt takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Fernandez strikes out.
Top 1 Hrbek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Musselman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Laudner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Larkin trying to get to home. Barfield throws the ball in to Whitt who tags Larkin who's trying to score from second, for the out. Laudner moves to second.
Top 1 Larkin hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Gaetti scores. Larkin moves to second.
Top 1 Gaetti hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Bell fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Bell. Lombardozzi goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Puckett hits a fly ball into center field. Barfield settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lombardozzi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gladden scores.
Top 1 The ball gets by Whitt for a passed ball. Gladden moves to second.
Top 1 Gladden takes first base on ball four.