BOSTON (12-7) @ MINNESOTA (11-8)
STARTING PITCHERS
5 .. 2-1 3.71 11XZ 3-0 1.20
BOS 301 000 200 6 8 2
MIN 100 001 100 3 7 0
2B BOS Petrocelli 3
MIN Carew 3 Versalles 4 Killebrew 2
HR BOS R. Smith 2 Demeter 2
RBI BOS Petrocelli 2(18) Demeter 2(3) R. Smith 8 Andrews 4
MIN Carew 6 Versalles 6 Killebrew 13
PITCHING LINE IO H HR BB SO R ER GSc
Bennett 5.2 5 0 0 1 2 1 54
Kaat 5 6 1 2 7 4 4 46
WP Bennett 3-1 3.18
LP Kaat 3-1 1.80
SV Wyatt (3)
It’s the rubber game between these first division clubs. Jim Kaat, who looks as if he picked up when he left off in 1966 when he won 25 games goes for the home club. Denny Bennett goes against him.
Reggie Smith got the game rocking with a moonshot into the bleachers to open the game. George Thomas walked and with 2 outs, Demeter singled him to third. Rico Oetrocelli drove both in with a ringing double putting up a three spot on Kaat. Bottom 1, Mike Andrews booted the first ball hit to him, one out later, Versalles drove him home with a double to the gap. Top three, the Sawx nicked Kitty for another run. Thomas took one off the elbow and Scott singled. Two outs later Andrews atoned for his miscues by singling in the run. Bottom 6, the Twinkies started something brewing as Tovar singled and two outs later raced home on Killebrew two bagger. Allison ripped a single to center getting Killer chugging along but third base coach Billy Martin put up the stop sign leaving runners on 1st and 3rd. Bennett the nailed Ron Clark Square in the back loading the bases. Dick Williams brought Dan Osinski to face the righty Andy Kosco, but Sam Mele countered with Ted Uhlaender. Osinski won the war getting Ted to ground out snuffing out the rally. Top 7, Don Demeter went yark on Jim Merritt bumping the lead to 6-2. Twins trick to claw its was back in on an RBI double by Carew but that would be all she wrote giving the Boston club the win and series.
STAR OF THE GAME 2-4 HR 2RBI
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