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Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 8, 1969
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Minnesota Twins, played on August 8, 1969 at Memorial Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Minnesota Twins
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| Home Team |
Baltimore Orioles
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 8, 1969 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Minnesota Twins |
| Home Team | Baltimore Orioles |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Miller |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Tom Phoebus |
| Ballpark | Memorial Stadium |
| City | Baltimore |
| State | MD |
| Attendance | 20,487 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 6 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Stewart 1B: Marty Springstead 2B: Don Denkinger 3B: Red Flaherty |
Minnesota Twins Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ted Uhlaender | Center Fielder |
| Cesar Tovar | Second Baseman |
| Tony Oliva | Right Fielder |
| Harmon Killebrew | Third Baseman |
| Rich Reese | First Baseman |
| John Roseboro | Catcher |
| Graig Nettles | Left Fielder |
| Leo Cardenas | Shortstop |
| Bob Miller | Pitcher |
| Billy Martin | Manager |
Baltimore Orioles Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Don Buford | Left Fielder |
| Paul Blair | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | Right Fielder |
| Boog Powell | First Baseman |
| Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
| Davey Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Mark Belanger | Shortstop |
| Clay Dalrymple | Catcher |
| Tom Phoebus | Pitcher |
| Earl Weaver | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Twins
@ Orioles
Memorial Stadium
August 8, 1969
Top 1
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Phoebus
Oliva takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Phoebus
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Miller
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Miller
Blair hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Oliva is chasing the ball. Blair rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson hits a popup towards first. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Miller
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reese scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Phoebus
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Phoebus
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roseboro for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nettles vs. Phoebus
Nettles hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cardenas vs. Phoebus
Cardenas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Tovar settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Miller
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Miller
Belanger strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dalrymple vs. Miller
Dalrymple hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Phoebus vs. Miller
Phoebus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Phoebus
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Uhlaender moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 0 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Phoebus
Oliva hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Uhlaender scores. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Phoebus
There goes Oliva. The throw from Dalrymple and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Miller
Buford strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Miller
Blair hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Miller
There goes Blair. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Blair steals second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Powell vs. Hall
Tom Hall now pitching.
Powell hits a line drive towards short. Cardenas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Phoebus
Killebrew hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Phoebus
Reese hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Phoebus
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nettles vs. Phoebus
Nettles hits a fly ball into left field. Buford settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hall
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nettles. Johnson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Belanger vs. Hall
Belanger hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dalrymple vs. Hall
Dalrymple strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Phoebus vs. Hall
Phoebus hits a line drive into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Phoebus
Cardenas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Phoebus
Hall hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Phoebus
Uhlaender hits a ball on the ground towards short. Belanger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Buford vs. Hall
Buford hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hall
Blair hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Hall
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tovar vs. Phoebus
Tovar takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oliva vs. Phoebus
Oliva hits a fly ball into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Killebrew vs. Phoebus
Killebrew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tovar moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 1 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Phoebus
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Powell fields the ball and throws to Phoebus covering. Safe. Tovar scores. Killebrew moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roseboro vs. Phoebus
Roseboro hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Johnson fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Killebrew moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 2 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nettles vs. Phoebus
Nettles hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Killebrew scores. Roseboro moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cardenas vs. Leonhard
Dave Leonhard now pitching.
Cardenas hits a line drive into right field. Robinson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Hall
Robinson hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hall
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Belanger vs. Hall
Belanger hits a popup towards short. Cardenas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Etchebarren vs. Hall
Andy Etchebarren pinch hits for Clay Dalrymple.
Etchebarren hits a fly ball into center field. Uhlaender settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hall vs. Leonhard
Andy Etchebarren now catching.
Hall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Leonhard
Uhlaender hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Leonhard
Tovar hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salmon vs. Hall
Chico Salmon pinch hits for Dave Leonhard.
Salmon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar misplays the ball. That's an error on Tovar. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Hall
Buford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blair vs. Hall
Blair hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Worthington
Al Worthington now pitching.
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Twins, 3 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oliva vs. Lopez
Marcelino Lopez now pitching.
Oliva hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Killebrew vs. Lopez
Killebrew hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Lopez
Frank Quilici pinch runs for Harmon Killebrew.
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roseboro vs. Lopez
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nettles vs. Lopez
Nettles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Twins, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Worthington
Frank Quilici now playing third base. Bob Allison now playing first base.
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Tovar scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Worthington
Robinson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Worthington
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Nettles settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Belanger vs. Worthington
Belanger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cardenas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Twins, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cardenas vs. Lopez
Cardenas hits a fly ball into center field. Blair settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Worthington vs. Lopez
Worthington strikes out. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Uhlaender vs. Lopez
Uhlaender takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Twins, 4 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tovar vs. Lopez
Tovar hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Robinson. Tovar reaches second base with a double. Uhlaender goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oliva vs. Lopez
Oliva hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchebarren vs. Worthington
Etchebarren hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendricks vs. Worthington
Elrod Hendricks pinch hits for Marcelino Lopez.
Hendricks hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Buford vs. Worthington
Buford hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Etchebarren moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blair vs. Worthington
Blair takes first base on ball four. Etchebarren moves to third. Buford moves to second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Robinson vs. Perranoski
Ron Perranoski now pitching.
Robinson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Etchebarren scores. Buford scores. Blair moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Powell vs. Perranoski
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blair scores. Robinson moves to third. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Robinson vs. Perranoski
There goes Powell. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Powell steals second. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robinson vs. Perranoski
Robinson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Twins, 5 - Orioles, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Perranoski
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Oliva settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Robinson tags and scores. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1969 -- Minnesota at Baltimore (N)
Minnesota AB R H RBI Baltimore AB R H RBI
Uhlaender T, cf 4 2 2 0 Buford D, lf 5 1 1 0
Tovar C, 2b 4 1 1 1 Blair P, cf 4 2 3 1
Oliva T, rf 4 1 2 2 Robinson F, rf 3 1 1 2
Killebrew H, 3b 4 1 2 0 Powell B, 1b 5 0 1 1
Quilici F, pr-3b 0 0 0 0 Robinson B, 3b 4 1 1 1
Reese R, 1b 4 0 2 1 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 3 1
Allison B, 1b 0 0 0 0 Belanger M, ss 4 0 0 0
Roseboro J, c 4 0 0 0 Dalrymple C, c 2 0 1 0
Nettles G, lf 4 0 2 1 Etchebarren A, ph-c 2 1 1 0
Cardenas L, ss 4 0 0 0 Phoebus T, p 2 0 0 0
Miller B, p 1 0 0 0 Leonhard D, p 0 0 0 0
Hall T, p 2 0 0 0 Salmon C, ph 1 0 0 0
Worthington A, p 1 0 0 0 Lopez M, p 0 0 0 0
Perranoski R, p 0 0 0 0 Hendricks E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 11 5 37 6 12 6
Minnesota 001 002 011 -- 5
Baltimore 100 000 014 -- 6
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Minnesota IP H R ER BB SO
Miller B 2.1 4 1 1 1 2
Hall T 4.1 3 0 0 1 1
Worthington A 1.2 3 4 4 1 0
Perranoski R (L) 0.1 2 1 1 1 0
Baltimore IP H R ER BB SO
Phoebus T 5.2 8 3 3 2 1
Leonhard D 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
Lopez M (W) 2.0 2 2 2 1 3
E -- Tovar C, Johnson D
DP -- Minnesota 1, Baltimore 2
LOB -- Minnesota 7, Baltimore 10
2B -- Johnson D, Tovar C
HR -- Blair P, Oliva T, Robinson B
SB -- Blair P, Powell B
CS -- Oliva T
SF -- Johnson D
T -- 3:06
A -- 20487
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