Twins @ Rangers
August 30, 1988

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Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 6 7 1
Rangers 6 12 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Twins 6 7 1
Rangers 8 13 0

Cecil Espy Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .248
OBP .250 .283
At Bats 4 238
Hits 1 59
• Singles 1 42
• Doubles 0 11
• Triples 0 5
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 1 23

Juan Berenguer Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
8 3 1
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Arlington Stadium - August 30, 1988
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Home Run
Juan Berenguer
Tim Laudner
Kent Hrbek
Tom Herr
Al Newman
Greg Gagne
John Moses
Kirby Puckett
John Christensen
Cecil Espy
Bob Brower

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Minnesota Twins 6 7 1 9
Texas Rangers 8 13 0 10
Winning Pitcher Ed Vande Berg
Losing Pitcher Juan Berenguer
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Cecil Espy
Attendance 15,245
Time of Game 3 hours 24 minutes
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Count: 1-1, 1 Out
Count: 1-1, 1 Out

End of Game

Espy hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Incaviglia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Bob Brower pinch runs for Geno Petralli. There goes Brower. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Brower steals second.
Bottom 9 John Christensen now playing right field. Petralli takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 John Christensen pinch hits for Randy Bush. Christensen hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Top 9 Larkin takes first base on ball four. Puckett moves to second.
Top 9 Hrbek hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Ed Vande Berg now pitching. Herr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Sierra hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Bush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 O'Brien hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herr settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Fletcher bunts towards third. Newman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wilkerson moves to third.
Bottom 8 McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wilkerson moves to second.
Bottom 8 Wilkerson takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 There goes Moses. The throw from Petralli and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag.
Top 8 Moses is hit by the pitch.
Top 8 Newman bunts towards third. Buechele fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Gagne strikes out.
Bottom 7 Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Espy strikes out.
Bottom 7 Incaviglia strikes out.
Top 7 Laudner hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Bush takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Larkin strikes out.
Top 7 Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Petralli hits a popup into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wilkerson tags and scores.
Bottom 6 Juan Berenguer now pitching. O'Brien takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second.
Bottom 6 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Wilkerson moves to third.
Bottom 6 McDowell hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 6 Puckett strikes out.
Top 6 Herr hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herr for the out. Newman moves to third.
Top 6 Moses bunts towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moses for the out. Newman moves to second.
Top 6 Newman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Buechele hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herr reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Espy hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Incaviglia strikes out.
Bottom 5 Petralli hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Gagne hits a line drive into left field. Espy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Laudner takes first base on ball four. Bush moves to second.
Top 5 Bush hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 5 Larkin hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hrbek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 5 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wilkerson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Herr moves to second.
Top 5 Herr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Sierra hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 O'Brien hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats O'Brien for the out. Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 4 The umpire calls a balk on Portugal Fletcher moves to second.
Bottom 4 Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 McDowell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Moses hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Newman hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Bush scores. Laudner scores. Gagne moves to second.
Top 4 Gagne takes first base on ball four. Larkin scores. Bush moves to third. Laudner moves to second.
Top 4 Laudner takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Herr scores. Larkin moves to third. Bush moves to second.
Top 4 Bush takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 There's a wild pitch. Herr moves to third. Larkin moves to second.
Top 4 Larkin takes first base on ball four. Herr moves to second.
Top 4 Hrbek hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Puckett strikes out.
Top 4 Herr hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mark Portugal now pitching. Wilkerson strikes out.
Bottom 3 Buechele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gagne. Espy scores. Buechele moves to second.
Bottom 3 There goes Espy. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Espy steals second.
Bottom 3 Espy hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Incaviglia hits a popup, foul, towards third. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Petralli hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Sierra hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Moses hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Newman takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Gagne hits a popup, foul, towards first. O'Brien settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Laudner strikes out.
Bottom 2 O'Brien hits a fly ball into center field. Puckett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 The umpire calls a balk on Smith Fletcher moves to third.
Bottom 2 Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.
Bottom 2 McDowell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Newman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Wilkerson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hrbek scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wilkerson for the out.
Top 2 Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Sierra settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Larkin hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Larkin for the out.
Top 2 Hrbek hits a fly ball into center field. McDowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Buechele hits a fly ball into left field. Moses settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Espy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr fields it and throws to second for the out. Sierra scores. Petralli moves to third.
Bottom 1 Incaviglia takes first base on ball four. Sierra moves to third. Petralli moves to second.
Bottom 1 Petralli takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Sierra. The throw from Laudner and he is safe. Sierra steals second.
Bottom 1 Sierra hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gagne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 1 O'Brien hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 McDowell bunts, foul, towards the mound. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Puckett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Buechele fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Herr takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Moses hits a ball on the ground towards first. O'Brien scoops it up and throws to first, with Witt covering, for the out.